Philippines, Manila
Manila Megastack Warm Up
The Manila Megastack Warm-Up 2026 schedule covers November 23–25 at Okada Manila in Parañaque. This three-day, pre-festival series offers two routes to the Manila Megastack 25 Main Event: a Mega Qualifier listing five seats guaranteed and a Win Your Seat (WYS) at 100K Chips Mega Qualifier listing 10 seats guaranteed. The November 25 WYS qualifier has a PHP 5,300 buy-in and PHP 450,000 guarantee. The Warm-Up is a separate event from the main Manila Megastack 25 festival, which follows later in November and December. See the SMP Manila Megastack 25 calendar page for parent-series details.
Warm-Up Schedule Highlights
These selected events show the Warm-Up’s key formats and Main Event qualification options; the complete event list and start times remain on the organizer’s page.
Event | Dates | Buy-in | Guarantee |
Main Event Mega Qualifier Step 1 | Nov 23 & 24 | PHP 700 | 5 seats per event |
Deepstack, Flights A & B | Nov 23–24 | PHP 4,500 | PHP 500K |
Survivor Knockout | Nov 24–25 | PHP 4,000 | PHP 750K |
Win Your Seat (WYS) at 100K Chips Mega Qualifier | Nov 25 | PHP 5,300 | 10 seats; PHP 450K |
The full official Manila Megastack Warm-Up schedule includes the day-by-day events. The organizer lists the Manila Megastack 25 Main Event for December 3–7, with a PHP 45,000 buy-in and PHP 20 million guarantee.
Venue and Player Information
Okada Manila is in Entertainment City, Parañaque, around 8 km from NAIA. SMP’s venue guide states guests must be at least 21 and present valid government ID or a passport for registration. The organizer’s Warm-Up page says 3% of tournament and satellite prize pools is allocated to staffing costs. It also states that tournaments are subject to regulatory approval and that guarantees do not apply during fortuitous events. See the Okada Manila poker venue guide for location information.
Related Manila Megastack Coverage
For historical context, the earlier 2026 Manila Megastack 24 Main Event drew 848 entries; Marvin Cerbito won PHP 5.75 million. Read the SMP event results and series recap. SMP’s 2025 Manila Megastack 23 page lists 5,679 entries and PHP 35.6 million in guarantees for that parent festival; those figures are not Warm-Up results. 2025 event page
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