Name: Main Event Flight A
Start: 2025-02-06
End: 2025-02-06

Manila Super Series 21

Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

2025.02.06 - 2025.02.09

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Maurillo Bulauitan

Philippines

Bounty

Blind level

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Entries

24/155

Total Chips

4,650,000

Average

193,750

Flight A

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2/6/2025, 1:56:19 PM

David Erquiaga Bags Main Event A Lead

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

David Erquiaga - Main Event A chip leader

The 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 ErquiagaPhilippines	433,000(72 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	371,000(62 BB)
KG Kiril Gelev (Alex)Canada	358,000(60 BB)
JP Jean Paul BerdejoPeru	278,000(46 BB)
MC Man Chung TsuiHong Kong	265,000(44 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	247,000(41 BB)
FF Fred Farboud FeridounUnited States of America	243,000(41 BB)
SK Siddharth KariaIndia	218,000(36 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussian Federation	213,000(36 BB)
AB Andrea BurzioItaly	211,000(35 BB)
BS Billy SorianoPhilippines	194,000(32 BB)
MM Makoto MiyatakeJapan	191,000(32 BB)
RB Raphael BulaongPhilippines	180,000(30 BB)
EF Emanuel FlorendoPhilippines	173,000(29 BB)
JT John Tech (2)Philippines	159,000(27 BB)
SP Shawn Philip BenitezPhilippines	146,000(24 BB)
NC Nemesio CarneroUnited States of America	129,000(22 BB)
NM Nichols ManaloPhilippines	116,000(19 BB)
JC Juhoon ChungKorea (Republic of)	113,000(19 BB)
GS George SaludPhilippines	100,000(17 BB)
MG Muthukumaran GovindasamyMalaysia	100,000(17 BB)
TA Taeil AhnKorea (Republic of)	82,000(14 BB)
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	79,000(13 BB)
MB Maurillo BulauitanPhilippines	72,000(12 BB)

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2/6/2025, 6:49:07 AM

Top Stacks

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Player	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	104,200(174 BB)
MC Man Chung TsuiHong Kong	93,000(155 BB)
GS George SaludPhilippines	92,000(153 BB)
HS Hui SunHong Kong	86,300(144 BB)
MB Maurillo BulauitanPhilippines	73,200(122 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussian Federation	73,000(122 BB)
FF Fred Farboud FeridounUnited States of America	70,600(118 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	69,000(115 BB)
J Jeong SeonghunKorea (Republic of)	57,300(96 BB)
ZL Zackary LazarusCanada	56,700(95 BB)
AL Alexis Lim (2)Philippines	55,000(92 BB)
CW Chan WallacHong Kong	53,700(90 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	52,000(87 BB)
KY Kazuki YamashitaJapan	48,700(81 BB)
MC Marciel CerbitoPhilippines	47,500(79 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	46,500(78 BB)
BL Bonghyun LeeKorea (Republic of)	46,300(77 BB)
RB Raphael BulaongPhilippines	42,000(70 BB)
HJ Henry JunJapan	41,300(69 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	41,300(69 BB)
CK Charis KarydakisGreece	39,400(66 BB)

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2/6/2025, 4:07:47 AM

Bulauitan Wins Early Hand

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Maurillo Bulauitan

A player on the button opened to 300 and was called by Maurillo Bulauitan in the small blind before Ma Carmen Esdaile three-bet to 1,000 from the big blind. The button folded while Bulauitan called.

Both players checked the 4♣ 7♠ K♠ flop leading to the 2♠ turn. Bulauitan bet 600 and Esdaile called. Bulauita bet another 600 on the 8♥ river and Esdaile called again.

Player	Hand	Chips
MB Maurillo BulauitanPhilippines	K♥Q♥ SB	32,600(326 BB)
MC Ma Carmen EsdailePhilippines	Q♣Q♠ BB	27,700(277 BB)