Main Event (18,500 PHP)

David Erquiaga opened to 200,000 from the cutoff, Lemmor Patulot three-bet to 820,000 from the big blind, Erquiaga shoved with a covering stack and Patulot, who started the hand with 1,600,000, made the call for his tournament life.

The board ran out J♥ Q♥ Q♠ K♦ 4♦ giving Erquiaga two pair, kings and queens to end Patulot’s run in fifth place.

Lemmor Patulot limped in from the small blind and Ko Okubo checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked the A♦ 6♦ 6♥ flop leading to the 7♥ turn. Patulot check-called an 80,000 bet from Okubo.

On the 6♣ river Patulot checked, Okubo bet 220,000 and Patulot snap-called. Okubo was playing the board with 4♠ 2♦ while Patulot had a full house with A♥ T♦ to win the pot.

Lemmor Patulot limped in from the small blind and Ko Okubo checked from the big blind. The flop came 3♠ 9♦ A♥ and Patulot bet 100,000. Okubo raised to 220,000 and Patulot called.

Patulot check-called a 350,000 bet on the J♦ turn before both players checked the K♥ river. Patulot had 5♦ 4♦ for missed flush and straight draws while Okubo had T♦ 7♣ for just ten-high to win the pot.

Emanuel Florendo opened to 160,000 from the small blind and Lemmor Patulot defended from the big blind. Florendo bet 175,000 on the 4♠ 7♦ J♠ flop and Patulot called.

Both players checked the T♠ turn leading to the 3♠ river. Florendo bet 200,000 and Patulot burned through one time bank before calling.

Florendo had a flush with 8♠ 8♣ but Patulot had a higher flush with K♥ Q♠ to win the pot.

Rancy Cyril Lee limped in from the hijack, Emanuel Florendo raised to 120,000 from the small blind, Lemmor Patulot called from the big blind and Lee called.

All three players checked the Q♠ 5♠ 6♦ flop leading to the 5♥ turn. Florendo bet 125,000 and both opponents called. On the J♥ river Florendo checked, Patulot bet 405,000 and both opponents folded.

Lemmor Patulot opened to 90,000 from middle position and Maurillo Bulauitan defended from the big blind. Both players checked the 6♣ T♥ K♦ flop leading to the 6♥ turn. Bulauitan bet 100,000 and Patulot called.

Bulauitan bet 175,000 on the A♦ river. Patulot shoved for 425,000 and Bulauitan called, slightly covering his opponent.

Bulauitan had K♥ Q♦ for two pair but Patulot had a boat with A♣ 6♠ to win the pot.

In a preflop confrontation Lemmor Patulot was all in for 460,000 from the hijack and up against David Erquiaga who covered him from the big blind.

Erquiaga made top pair on the 3♥ 8♦ K♥ 9♣ A♣ runout but Patulot had flopped a set of kings to secure the double up through Erquiaga.

Lemmor Patulot opened to 23,000 from early position and Ko Okubo defended from the big blind. The flop came 5♣ 5♥ 9♠ and Okubo checked. Lemmor bet 18,000, Okubo check-raised to 42,000 and Patulot called.

Okubo continued for 20,000 on the 9♣ turn and Patulot called again. On the K♠ river Okubo shoved and Patulot, who had 95,000 behind, opted to fold.

Four starting flights have come and gone and now the final day is upon us for the Manila Super Series 21 ₱18,500 Main Event here at Okada Manila. The Main Event attracted 703 total entries and 107 players have managed to make it to Day 2 where all players are now in the money.

Rancy Cyril Lee comes into the day with the chip lead after finishing Flight B with a staggering 804,000. Lee well ahead of his closest competitors JC Mariano (595,000) and Flight chip leader Ko Okubo (459,000). Flight D chip leader Kazuki Hane and Nina Taisuke round out the top five with 446,000 and 437,000 respectively.

Two previous Main Event winners remain in contention, albeit with short stacks. Jason Magbanua sits at 76,000 and will be chasing his second Main Event title here in Manila while Joemark Vasay comes into the day with 53,000 and will be aiming to spin that stack up towards a historic third Main Event victory.

Somuchpoker will be on site to provide all the action from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned at the end of the night.