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

PokerStars Live

Michihiko Matsuda

Japan

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, 11:35:36 AM

Top Stacks

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Player	Chips
KG Kiril GelevCanada	293,000(73 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	286,000(72 BB)
JP Jean Paul BerdejoPeru	266,000(67 BB)
SP Shawn Philip BenitezPhilippines	201,000(50 BB)
MC Man Chung TsuiHong Kong	194,000(49 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussian Federation	175,500(44 BB)
EF Emanuel FlorendoPhilippines	173,000(43 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	170,000(43 BB)
KC Kento ChogoJapan	168,000(42 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	161,000(40 BB)
GS George SaludPhilippines	161,000(40 BB)
JC Juhoon ChungKorea (Republic of)	159,000(40 BB)
CJ Craig Jones (2)United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	159,000(40 BB)
TA Taeil AhnKorea (Republic of)	155,000(39 BB)
FF Fred Farboud FeridounUnited States of America	150,000(38 BB)
JT John Tech (2)Philippines	138,000(35 BB)
MG Muthukumaran GovindasamyMalaysia	137,000(34 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	136,000(34 BB)
SK Siddharth KariaIndia	135,000(34 BB)
MM Makoto MiyatakeJapan	110,000(28 BB)

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2/6/2025, 11:05:17 AM

Karia Doubles Through Matsuda

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Siddharth Karia

Michihiko Matsuda opened to 6,000 from under the gun and Siddharth Karia three-bet shoved for 30,000 from the hijack. Matsuda called with a covering stack to put Karia at risk.

Siddharth Karai: 8♣ 8♦

Michihiko Matsuda: A♠ J♠

The board ran out T♦ 8♠ 3♦ J♥ K♥ giving Karia a set of eights to double up through Matsuda.

Player	Chips
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	86,000(29 BB)
SK Siddharth KariaIndia	67,500(23 BB)

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2/6/2025, 9:30:38 AM

Big Stacks

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Player	Chips
CJ Craig Jones (2)United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	205,000(137 BB)
JC Juhoon ChungKorea (Republic of)	175,000(117 BB)
TA Taeil AhnKorea (Republic of)	155,000(103 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussian Federation	138,000(92 BB)
MT Mickael Taillepierre	138,000(92 BB)
KG Kiril GelevCanada	127,000(85 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	125,000(83 BB)
SD Sung Do Kwok	125,000(83 BB)
SK Siddharth KariaIndia	123,000(82 BB)
JT John Tech (2)Philippines	123,000(82 BB)
GS George SaludPhilippines	121,000(81 BB)
MG Muthukumaran GovindasamyMalaysia	119,000(79 BB)
ZL Zhiqiang LiuChina	114,000(76 BB)
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	111,000(74 BB)
EF Emanuel FlorendoPhilippines	108,000(72 BB)
KC Kento ChogoJapan	98,000(65 BB)
MM Makoto MiyatakeJapan	97,500(65 BB)
MC Man Chung TsuiHong Kong	96,000(64 BB)
JP Jeffrey PamplonaPhilippines	93,000(62 BB)
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussian Federation	92,000(61 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	91,000(61 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	87,500(58 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	87,000(58 BB)
AY Akihiro YamadaJapan	75,500(50 BB)
ZL Zackary LazarusCanada	73,000(49 BB)
JY Jeongyeol YuKorea (Republic of)	71,000(47 BB)
JP Jeffrey Ponce (2)Philippines	70,000(47 BB)
SP Shawn Philip BenitezPhilippines	69,000(46 BB)
NM Nichols ManaloPhilippines	55,000(37 BB)

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2/6/2025, 7:49:27 AM

Matsuda Steals It On The River

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Michihiko Matsuda

With two players seeing a board of A♠ 8♣ 7♥ 9♣ and 7,000 in the middle, Michihiko Matsuda checked from the big blind and Kimura Yasuaki bet 2,000 from the button. Matsuda raised to 10,000 and Yasuaki called. Matsuda continued for 15,000 on the J♣ turn and this time Yasuaki folded.

Player	Chips
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	85,600(107 BB)
YK Yasuaki KimuraJapan	63,000(79 BB)