Flight A
David Erquiaga Bags Main Event A Lead
David Erquiaga - Main Event A chip leaderThe first of four starting flights has ended in the Manila Super Series ₱18,500 Main Event at Okada Manila. Flight A featured 155 entrants and by the end of the night only 24 players managed to find a bag and advance to Day 2.
David Erquiaga finished the night with the chip lead after bagging 433,000. Erquiaga is most closely followed by Patrick Wahlquist (371,000) while Alex Gelev rounds out the top three with 358,000.
There are still three more starting flights to go. Flight B takes place tomorrow at noon while Flight C takes place on February 8 at noon. Later that evening the final flight, featuring a turbo structure, will begin at 6:00 p.m.
Somuchpoker will be on sight to provide all the action throughout the Main Event.
Chip Counts - 24 players
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
DE David Erquiaga ![Philippines [PHL]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ph.svg "Philippines [PHL]"){kind=small} Philippines | 433,000(72 BB) |
PW Patrick Wahlquist ![Denmark [DNK]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/dk.svg "Denmark [DNK]"){kind=small} Denmark | 371,000(62 BB) |
KG Kiril Gelev (Alex) ![Canada [CAN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ca.svg "Canada [CAN]"){kind=small} Canada | 358,000(60 BB) |
JP | 278,000(46 BB) |
MC Man Chung Tsui ![Hong Kong [HKG]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/hk.svg "Hong Kong [HKG]"){kind=small} Hong Kong | 265,000(44 BB) |
MR Maxwell Rosete Philippines | 247,000(41 BB) |
FF Fred Farboud Feridoun ![United States of America [USA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/us.svg "United States of America [USA]"){kind=small} United States of America | 243,000(41 BB) |
SK Siddharth Karia ![India [IND]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/in.svg "India [IND]"){kind=small} India | 218,000(36 BB) |
IT Ilia Timofeev ![Russian Federation [RUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ru.svg "Russian Federation [RUS]"){kind=small} Russian Federation | 213,000(36 BB) |
AB Andrea Burzio ![Italy [ITA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/it.svg "Italy [ITA]"){kind=small} Italy | 211,000(35 BB) |
BS Billy Soriano Philippines | 194,000(32 BB) |
MM Makoto Miyatake ![Japan [JPN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/jp.svg "Japan [JPN]"){kind=small} Japan | 191,000(32 BB) |
RB Raphael Bulaong Philippines | 180,000(30 BB) |
EF Emanuel Florendo Philippines | 173,000(29 BB) |
JT John Tech (2) Philippines | 159,000(27 BB) |
SP Shawn Philip Benitez Philippines | 146,000(24 BB) |
NC Nemesio Carnero United States of America | 129,000(22 BB) |
NM Nichols Manalo Philippines | 116,000(19 BB) |
JC Juhoon Chung ![Korea (Republic of) [KOR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kr.svg "Korea (Republic of) [KOR]"){kind=small} Korea (Republic of) | 113,000(19 BB) |
GS George Salud Philippines | 100,000(17 BB) |
MG Muthukumaran Govindasamy ![Malaysia [MYS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/my.svg "Malaysia [MYS]"){kind=small} Malaysia | 100,000(17 BB) |
TA Taeil Ahn Korea (Republic of) | 82,000(14 BB) |
ID Ionut Dragomir ![Romania [ROU]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ro.svg "Romania [ROU]"){kind=small} Romania | 79,000(13 BB) |
MB Maurillo Bulauitan Philippines | 72,000(12 BB) |
![Peru [PER]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/pe.svg "Peru [PER]"){kind=small}
PeruMiyatake Rivers a Boat
Makoto MiyatakeIn a preflop confrontation Makoto Miyatake was all in from the cutoff for 62,000 and up against Christian Lortie who covered him from early position. At the runout, Miyatake’s pocket tens held up and he doubled up through Lortie.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
MM Makoto Miyatake Japan | T♦T♥ CO | 139,000(23 BB) |
CL Christian Lortie Canada | A♦7♦ UTG+1 | 72,000(12 BB) |
Top Stacks
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
KG Kiril Gelev Canada | 293,000(73 BB) |
DE David Erquiaga Philippines | 286,000(72 BB) |
JP | 266,000(67 BB) |
SP Shawn Philip Benitez Philippines | 201,000(50 BB) |
MC Man Chung Tsui Hong Kong | 194,000(49 BB) |
IT Ilia Timofeev Russian Federation | 175,500(44 BB) |
EF Emanuel Florendo Philippines | 173,000(43 BB) |
MR Maxwell Rosete Philippines | 170,000(43 BB) |
KC Kento Chogo Japan | 168,000(42 BB) |
CL Christian Lortie Canada | 161,000(40 BB) |
GS George Salud Philippines | 161,000(40 BB) |
JC Juhoon Chung Korea (Republic of) | 159,000(40 BB) |
CJ Craig Jones (2) ![United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/gb.svg "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]"){kind=small} United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 159,000(40 BB) |
TA Taeil Ahn Korea (Republic of) | 155,000(39 BB) |
FF Fred Farboud Feridoun United States of America | 150,000(38 BB) |
JT John Tech (2) Philippines | 138,000(35 BB) |
MG Muthukumaran Govindasamy Malaysia | 137,000(34 BB) |
MM Michihiko Matsuda Japan | 136,000(34 BB) |
SK Siddharth Karia India | 135,000(34 BB) |
MM Makoto Miyatake Japan | 110,000(28 BB) |
Tsui Doubles With Rockets
Man Chung Tsui Man Chung Tsui limped in from under the gun, Makoto Miyatake shoved for 55,000 from early position and Tsui called with a covering stack.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
MC Man Chung Tsui Hong Kong | J♠T♣ UTG | 169,000(56 BB) |
MM Makoto Miyatake Japan | A♦A♥ UTG+1 | 117,500(39 BB) |
Miyatake’s pocket aces remain ahead on the runout and he doubles up through Tsui.
Miyatake Survives For The Boost
Makoto MiyatakeMakoto Miyatake shoved from under the gun for 33,000 and Man Chung Tsui called from the big blind with a covering stack to put him at risk.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
MM Makoto Miyatake Japan | A♠7♣ UTG | 69,500(28 BB) |
MC Man Chung Tsui Hong Kong | 9♠9♣ BB | 85,000(34 BB) |
Miyatake went on to flop top pair and remained ahead to double up through Tsui.