Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

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Blind level

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Entries

25/163

Total Chips

4,890,000

Average

195,600

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 5:25:39 PM

Hane Bags Flight D Chip Lead in Manila Super Series Main Event

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Kazuki Hane

The final flight of the Manila Super Series ₱18,500 Main Event has ended here at Okada Manila. Flight D attracted 162 entrants, bringing the total field size across four starting flights to 703. By the end of the night just 25 players remained in Flight D, meaning 107 total players have advanced to Day 2 and are in the money.

Kazuki Hane finished the night with the Flight D chip lead after bagging 446,000. Hane is most closely followed by Ludovic Lehaut (434,000) while Ryuki Shirase rounds out the top three with 398,000.

The fields combine for Day 2 tomorrow at noon and the plan is to play down to a winner. Stay tuned as the Somuchpoker team will be on hand to bring you all the action from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned at the end of the night.

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 5:10:30 PM

End of Day 1D - Chip Counts

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Player	Chips
KH Kazuki HaneJapan	446,000(37 BB)
LL Ludovic LehautFrance	434,000(36 BB)
RS Ryuki ShiraseJapan	398,000(33 BB)
JA Janno AlvarezPhilippines	381,000(32 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	328,000(27 BB)
YH Yang HyunminSouth Korea	270,000(23 BB)
PD Peter DaNorway	260,000(22 BB)
MN Masahiro NakamuraJapan	255,000(21 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	253,000(21 BB)
GB Ganbold BattulgaMongolia	239,000(20 BB)
SD Sung Do KwokSouth Korea	194,000(16 BB)
KW Kim WhanSouth Korea	190,000(16 BB)
DY Darren YuPhilippines	152,000(13 BB)
RM Richard MagaroPhilippines	136,000(11 BB)
IS Ighani SohielUnited States of America	123,000(10 BB)
AH Ayesh HettiAustralia	122,000(10 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	117,000(10 BB)
MC Marciel CerbitoPhilippines	105,000(9 BB)
JY Jun YongjinSouth Korea	91,000(8 BB)
LM Lee MackSingapore	91,000(8 BB)
PB Patrick BarnayFrance	88,000(7 BB)
MY Mera YukinariJapan	84,000(7 BB)
JA Junghyun AnSouth Korea	64,000(5 BB)
HH Hironobu HasegawaJapan	41,000(3 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	28,000(2 BB)

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

20 minutes

Remaining Players: 25/163

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 4:51:27 PM

Nakamura Eliminates Colada on Stone Bubble

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Masahiro Nakamura

Jose Colada

Masahiro Nakamura shoved from under the gun for 124,000 and Jose Colada called with his stack of 101,000 from the hijack, putting himself at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	A♦7♦	busted
MN Masahiro NakamuraJapan	7♥7♠	255,000(26 BB)

Nakamura’s sevens held up on the Q♦ 5♥ J♥ 3♦ 3♥ runout and he took the pot while Colada was eliminated on the stone bubble.

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 4:49:57 PM

Shirase Hero Calls Correctly

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Darren Yu opened to 30,000 from the button and Ryuki Shirase defended from the big blind.

Both players checked the J♥ Q♥ 5♠ flop leading to the 2♣ turn. Shirase check-called a 35,000 bet from Yu.

Shirase check-called another bet from Yu on the 3♦ river, this time for 100,000. Yu had a missed gutshot with K♥ 9♣ while Shirase had just bottom pair with 6♦ 2♦ to win the pot.

Player	Chips
RS Ryuki ShiraseJapan	398,000(40 BB)
DY Darren YuPhilippines	140,000(14 BB)

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 4:47:03 PM

Bubble Time as Chien Falls to Kim

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Peter Da

Wen Chen Chien shoved for 12,000 from under the gun, Peter Da raised for 25,000 from early position and Jung Whan Kim re-shoved for 91,000 from the hijack. Da called with a covering stack to put both players at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
KW Kim WhanSouth Korea	K♥K♠	224,000(22 BB)
PD Peter DaNorway	A♥6♠	262,000(26 BB)
CC Chien ChenTaiwan	Q♣6♣	busted

Kim’s kings stayed in front on the 9♥ 5♣ 7♥ J♥ 9♣ runout and he took the pot while Chien was sent to the rail two spots shy of making the money.

Players area now on the stone bubble with 26 remaining and 25 players advancing to day 2.

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 4:44:42 PM

An’s Kings Chopped Up

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Ighani Sohiel shoved for 41,000, Battulga Ganbold re-shoved for 87,000 and Junghyun Wolf an called from the big blind with a covering stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
IS Ighani SohielUnited States of America	A♣3♠	69,000(7 BB)
GB Ganbold BattulgaMongolia	A♠T♦	161,000(16 BB)
JA Junghyun AnSouth Korea	K♥K♣	226,000(23 BB)

The board ran out 6♠ J♥ K♦ T♥ Q♥ giving both Battulga and Ighani a Broadway straight to chop the pot against An’s set of kings.

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

20 minutes

Remaining Players: 32/163

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 4:41:35 PM

Barnay KOs Javalera

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Patrick Barnay limped in from the button, a player in the small blind limped behind, Junj Javalera shoved for 44,000 from the big blind, Barnay called and the small blind folded.

Player	Hand	Chips
JJ Junj JavaleraPhilippines	J♠T♣	busted
PB Patrick BarnayFrance	A♠J♥	113,000(11 BB)

Board:Q♦J♦K♥4♥8♣

Both players had a pair of jacks but Barnay had the best kicker to send Javalera to the rail.

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 4:21:14 PM

Top Stacks

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Player	Chips
LL Ludovic LehautFrance	346,000(43 BB)
PD Peter DaNorway	318,000(40 BB)
JA Junghyun AnSouth Korea	287,000(36 BB)
JA Janno AlvarezPhilippines	278,000(35 BB)
DY Darren YuPhilippines	272,000(34 BB)
MN Masahiro NakamuraJapan	270,000(34 BB)
RS Ryuki ShiraseJapan	248,000(31 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	248,000(31 BB)
SD Sung Do KwokSouth Korea	240,000(30 BB)
YH Yang HyunminSouth Korea	239,000(30 BB)
KH Kazuki HaneJapan	200,000(25 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	197,000(25 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	183,000(23 BB)
RM Richard MagaroPhilippines	120,000(15 BB)
KW Kim WhanSouth Korea	111,000(14 BB)
AH Ayesh HettiAustralia	106,000(13 BB)
RF Roland FerrerPhilippines	105,000(13 BB)
JY Jun Yongjin	96,000(12 BB)
LM Lee MackSingapore	91,000(11 BB)
PS Pham Song HauViet Nam	89,000(11 BB)
JM Jose Mack	85,000(11 BB)
PB Patrick BarnayFrance	84,000(11 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	82,000(10 BB)
CC Chien ChenTaiwan	80,000(10 BB)
JC Jose ColadaPhilippines	76,000(10 BB)
HH Hironobu HasegawaJapan	66,000(8 BB)
GB Ganbold BattulgaMongolia	65,000(8 BB)
MC Marciel CerbitoPhilippines	53,000(7 BB)
DL De Leon Chierro	48,000(6 BB)
JJ Junj JavaleraPhilippines	41,000(5 BB)
IS Ighani SohielUnited States of America	40,000(5 BB)
HY Han Yoonseung	17,000(2 BB)

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 4:17:44 PM

Yang Bailed out on the River

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

In a preflop confrontation Hyunmin Yang was all in for 109,500 from the cutoff and up against Chierro De Leon on the button who covered him.

Player	Hand	Chips
YH Yang HyunminSouth Korea	A♥J♥	239,000(30 BB)
DL De Leon Chierro	9♣9♦	47,000(6 BB)

The 5♥ 3♥ 9♠ K♦ 7♥ runout gave De Leon a set but Yang had the nut-flush to double up.

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 4:13:00 PM

Chien Doubles Through Akbarpoor

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Abdullah Akbarpoor opened to 16,000 from under the gun, Wen Chen Chien shoved for 36,500 from the cutoff and Akbarpoor called with a covering stack.

Wen Chen Chien: A♠ 8♠

The 5♥ 9♥ 3♦ A♥ K♦ runout gave Chien top pair to double through Akbarpoor.

Player	Chips
CC Chien ChenTaiwan	93,000(12 BB)
AA Abdullah AkbarpoorIran	88,000(11 BB)

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

20 minutes

Remaining Players: 37/163

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 4:09:45 PM

Da Knocks Out Song

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

Peter Da

Hochung Song shoved for 85,500 from early position and Peter Da called from the hijack.

Player	Hand	Chips
PD Peter DaNorway	T♦T♣	343,000(57 BB)
HS Hochung SongSouth Korea	A♣6♣	busted

Board:6♥3♠9♦7♠2♦

Da was good at showdown with his pair of tens to send Song to the rail and take the pot.

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

20 minutes

Remaining Players: 41/163

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 4:06:49 PM

Nakamura Sends Off Lee

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Masahiro Nakamura

With two players seeing a board of 5♣ 2♣ 2♥ K♠ and 27,000 in the middle Minjae Lee checked from the big blind and Masahiro Nakamura bet 15,000 from the button. Lee shoved for 65,000 and Nakamura called with a covering stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
MN Masahiro NakamuraJapan	A♥K♣	296,000(59 BB)
LM Lee MinjaeSouth Korea	9♣6♣	busted

Lee missed his flush draw on the 4♥ turn and was eliminated while Nakamura took the pot

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 4:03:54 PM

Yu Scores a Double Knockout

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Benhur Ybarsabal shoved for 20,500 from the hijack, Darren Yu called from the button, Marc Gagne re-shoved for 55,500 from the small blind and Yu called covering both players.

Player	Hand	Chips
BY Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines	A♦J♦	busted
DY Darren YuPhilippines	A♠Q♠	180,000(36 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	8♥8♦	busted

The board ran out A♣ T♣ 5♥ 4♠ Q♦ riving Yu top two pair to send both players to the rail.

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 4:01:30 PM

Kim Gets a Four-Bet Shove Through

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Jung Whan Kim opened to 12,000, Junghyun Wolf An three-bet to 39,000 from the big blind. Kim four-bet shoved for 130,000 and An folded.

Player	Chips
KW Kim WhanSouth Korea	174,000(35 BB)
JA Junghyun AnSouth Korea	117,000(23 BB)

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 3:57:12 PM

Nakamura Knocks Out Son

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Masahiro Nakamura

Masahiro Nakamura opened to 10,000 and Seunghyeon Son shoved for 34,500 from the big blind. Nakamura called with a covering stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
SS Seunghyeon SonSouth Korea	A♥Q♥	busted
MN Masahiro Nakamura	A♦K♠	232,000(46 BB)

The A♣ T♠ 2♥ 5♣ 9♠ runout gave both players top pair but Nakamura had the best kicker to send Son to the rail and win the pot.

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

20 minutes

Remaining Players: 51/163

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 3:52:01 PM

Kerzhenko Falls to Tan

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Ryan Tan

Ryan Tan opened to 11,000 from early position and Sergei Korzhenko defended from the big blind. The flop came K♣ 4♣ J♥ and Korzhenko checked. Tan bet 8,000, Korzhenko shoved for 24,500 and Tan called with a covering stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	A♠T♦	78,000(31 BB)
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	J♠9♣	busted

The T♣ A♦ runout gave Tan two pair to eliminate Kerzhenko.

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 3:50:06 PM

Maegawa Doubles Through Chen

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Yuya Maegawa shoved for 31,500 from the button and Yu Fong Chen called from the big blind with his stack of 22,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
YM Yuya Maegawa	A♣J♣	59,500(24 BB)
YC Yufong ChenTaiwan	K♠4♣	busted

The board ran out 7♦ 8♥ 6♥ A♦ 3♣ giving Maegawa top pair to double up through Chen.

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 3:47:40 PM

Ganbold Calls Two Bets from Da

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Peter Da

Peter Da opened to 8,000 from the hijack and Battulga Ganbold called from the big blind. The flop came 4♣ K♠ 2♣ and Ganbold check-called a 5,500 bet from Da.

Both players checked the 4♠ turn leading to the Q♠ river. Ganbold check-called a 17,000 bet from Da.

Da showed two pair with Q♥ J♠ but Ganbold had him beat with K♦ T♦ to win the pot.

Player	Chips
PD Peter DaNorway	228,500(91 BB)
GB Ganbold BattulgaMongolia	138,000(55 BB)

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 3:44:05 PM

Sohiel Doubles Through Pham

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Ighani Sohiel shoved for 38,500 from the button and Song Hau Pham called from the big blind with a covering stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
IS Ighani SohielUnited States of America	9♠4♦	81,000(32 BB)
PS Pham Song Hau	A♥Q♥	5,500(2 BB)

The board ran out 4♣ 3♦ 7♥ 8♦ 2♠ giving Sohiel a pair of fours to double through Pham.

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 3:41:42 PM

Ferrer Gets Value With Straight

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Roland Ferrer

Hui Sun opened to 6,000 from early position and Roland Don Ferrer called from the hijack. Both players checked the J♥ 9♣ Q♠ flop leading to the 8♠ turn. Sun bet 8,000 and Ferrer called.

Sun continued for 15,000 on the 2♠ river and Ferrer raised to 40,000. Sun called. Ferrer showed K♠ T♠ for a straight and Sun mucked.

Player	Chips
RF Roland FerrerPhilippines	138,000(55 BB)
HS Hui SunHong Kong	48,000(19 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/8/2025, 3:03:40 PM

Lortie Runs into Aces

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Ludovic Lehaut

Ludovic Lehaut opened for 6,500 from the cutoff and Christian Lortie shoved for 59,000 from the big blind. Lehaut called with a covering stack to put Lortie at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
CL Christian LortieCanada	K♣J♥	busted
LL Ludovic LehautFrance	A♦A♠	236,000(94 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/8/2025, 3:02:55 PM

Late Registration Concludes

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Late registration is over for the last starting flight of the Main Event. Flight D attracted 163 entries bringing the total entries across all starting flights to 703. That field generated a prize pool of ₱11,133,078, eclipsing the ₱10,000,000 guarantee.

25 players will advance from Flight D and make the money, That, along with the 37 players who bagged flight C, will brings the total remaining players to 107 going into Day 2.

TriciaTricia

2/8/2025, 2:57:55 PM

Shimoyawa Eliminated by Garcia

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Jonald Garcia

Tsubasa Shimoyawa shoved for 51,000 from the hijack and Jonald Garcia called from the small blind with a covering stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
TS Tsubasa Shimoyawa	7♥7♦	busted
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	Q♥Q♦	152,000(61 BB)

The A♥ 8♦ Q♣ K♥ 6♦ runout gave Garcia a set of queens to eliminate Shimoyawa.

TriciaTricia

2/8/2025, 2:52:26 PM

Shimoyawa Flips His Way to a Double

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Ashley Patterson

In a preflop confrontation Tsubasa Shimoyawa was all in for 23,000 from the small blind and up against Ashley Patterson who had a covering stack from the hijack.

Player	Hand	Chips
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	A♠J♥	86,500(35 BB)
TS Tsubasa Shimoyawa	6♠6♥	32,000(13 BB)

The sixes held up on the K♥ 7♥ 9♣ 7♠ 3♥ runout allowing Shimoyawa to double up.

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

20 minutes

Remaining Players: 77/163

TriciaTricia

2/8/2025, 2:34:16 PM

Montalbano Doubles Through Astorga

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Martin Astorga opened to 4,000 from the cutoff and Nicola Montalbano shoved for 21,000 from the small blind. Astorga called with a covering stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
NM Nicola MontalbanoItaly	A♣7♣	46,000(23 BB)
MA Martin AstorgaPhilippines	A♦6♦	16,500(8 BB)

The 9♦ J♣ 2♣ 9♣ 2♦ runout gave Montalbano the nut-flush to double up through Astorga.

TriciaTricia

2/8/2025, 2:33:19 PM

Aballa Doubles Through Song

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

In a preflop confrontation Jhun Michael Aballa was all in from the hijack for 29,500 and up against Hochung Song who had him covered from under the gun.

Player	Hand	Chips
JA Jhun AballaPhilippines	8♠8♦	busted
HS Hochung SongSouth Korea	A♥K♠	118,000(79 BB)

The board ran out 3♥ J♥ 8♣ 2♥ Q♦ giving Aballa a set to double up.

TriciaTricia

2/8/2025, 2:29:01 PM

Ysmael Gets Paid With the Nuts

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

William Ysmael

William Ysmael opened to 4,000 from under the gun and Yuji Tsuboi defended from the big blind. The flop came K♣ J♣ A♣ and Tsuboi check-called a 3,000 bet from Ysmael.

Tsuboi bet 6,000 on the Q♠ turn and Ysmael called. On the 4♦ river Tsuboi shoved with a covering stack and Ysmael called off with his remaining 47,000.

Tsuboi showed two pair with J♦ 4♥ but Ysmael had flopped the nut-flush with qc 8♣ to win the pot.

Player	Chips
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	123,000(82 BB)
YT Yuji Tsuboi	97,000(65 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/8/2025, 2:22:17 PM

Alvarez Triples Up With Set Over Set Over Top Pair

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

Janno Alvarez

Ryan Tan opened to 3,000 from the hijack, Janno Alvarez three-bet to 8,000 from the cutoff, Ryuki Shirase called from the button and Yan called.

The flop came K♣ 7♦ 9♥ and action checked around to Alvarez who bet 5,500, receiving a call from both opponents.

On the 3♦ turn Tan checked, Alvarez moved all in for 14,000, Shirase raised to 35,000, Tan shoved for 53,000 and Shirase called with a covering stack to put both players at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
JA Janno AlvarezPhilippines	9♦9♠	86,500(58 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	7♥7♣	78,000(52 BB)
RS Ryuki ShiraseJapan	A♥K♠	106,000(71 BB)

Shirase was drawing dead with top pair, Tan had only one out with a set of sevens and Alvarez was a massive favorite with a set of nines. After the case seven failed to appear on the K♦ river Alvarez tripled up.

TriciaTricia

2/8/2025, 2:17:58 PM

Kwok Decimates Nguyen

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

Sung Do Kwok

Linda Nguyen shoved for 52,000 from the hijack and Sung Do Kwok, who had 50,500, called from the big blind with a covering stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
SD Sung Do KwokSouth Korea	Q♥Q♦	103,500(69 BB)
LN Linda Nguyen (2)Canada	T♦T♠	1,500(1 BB)

Kwok had Nguyen dominated and after the A♦ K♣ 3♠ J♦ K♦ runout he doubled up while Nguyen was left with less than one big blind.

TriciaTricia

2/8/2025, 2:06:49 PM

Wong Gets One Street of Value

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

Barry Wong Tsun Hin

Ashley Patterson opened to 3,500 from early position and Tsun Hin Barry Wong three-bet to 10,000 from the small blind. Patterson called.

The flop came Q♣ Q♦ 9♣ and Wong fired a 6,000 continuation bet that was called by Patterson.

Both players checked the 8♠ turn and 7♥ river. Wong turned over two pair with T♦ T♥ and Patterson mucked.

Player	Chips
BW Barry Wong Tsun HinHong Kong	96,500(64 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	84,000(56 BB)

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

20 minutes

Remaining Players: 95/162

TriciaTricia

2/8/2025, 8:22:16 AM

Last Chance in Manila Super Series 21 Main Event Begins at 6:00 p.m.

The last of four starting flights in the Manila Super Series 21 ₱18,500 Main Event kicks off today at 6:00 p.m. local time here at Okada Manila. So far the Main Event has attracted 296 entrants entrants across the first two starting flights, and 45 players have already managed to find a bag and advance to Day 2. Flight C is currently underway at the time of writing, having started earlier today at noon.

Rancy Cyril Lee currently holds the chip lead from the first two starting flights after finishing Flight B with 804,000. Other top stacks from the first two starting flights include JC Mariano (595,000) and Flight A Chip Leader David Erquiaga (433,000).

Unlike the first three starting flights, which had 30 minute levels, Flight D features a turbo structure. Late registration will be open for the first ten levels, which will be 20 minutes. After that all remaining levels will be 15 minutes until just 12% of the field remains, at which point all remaining players will be in the money and advance to Day 2.

Live coverage for Flight D begins as soon as Flight C concludes so be sure to stay tuned to Somuchpoker as we bring you all the action for the last two starting flights of the Main Event.