Manila Megastack 17: Ashley Patterson bags second festival trophy; Zhong Szetho, Jayvon Carreon, and Bao Sheng Woon claim last few spadies

On its tail end, the Manila Megastack 17 held at Okada Manila, Philippines is wrapping up its festival with its last few events playing down this December 12th. The ten-day lineup showcased a total of 44 tournaments including the additional PHP 100,000 NLH added on to yesterday’s schedule. The last guaranteed tournament SuperStack, played through with United Kingdom’s Ashley Patterson claiming his second title in the series, the first one being a freezeout version of the same event. Joining him on the pedestal were winners Zhong Szetho, Jayvon Carreon, and Bao Sheng Woon, who similarly bagged coveted PokerStars spade trophies.

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Event #35: SuperStack: Ashley Patterson – PHP 396,816 (~USD 7,130)

Hoisting a PHP 500,000 (~USD 8,995) guarantee, Event #35: SuperStack drew in a total of 308 entries to boost the prize pool to almost four times in value. Out of the strong attendance, only 39 runners cut a share of the PHP 1,971,816 (~USD 35,470) pot, each guaranteed a minimum payout of PHP 14,000 (~USD 250). The money trickled in following the exit of Mini Main Event champion Daisuke Kanai. Kanai got his remaining chips in with and faced Park Chang’s for a flip. At risk, Kanai exited as the bubble after Park turned a set to lock in the win.

The final round went on to see Ashley Patterson survive all the way to three handed play where he busted Filipino pro Emmanuel Segismundo in a lucky runout. Folded to Patterson on the small blind, he jammed onto Segismundo’s big blind who called down with . Already ahead, Segismundo flopped the nut straight on yet was short lived after the runout ran a runner runner heart for Patterson’sflush. With the advantage against Philippines’ Joseph Santos, the two instead broke a deal where Patterson would claim the trophy along with the top payout.

Date: December 11, 2023
Buy-in: PHP 7,500 (~USD 135)
Guarantee: PHP 500,000 (~USD 8,995)
Prize pool: PHP 1,971,816 (~USD 35,470)
Entries: 308
ITM: 39 players

Event #35: SuperStack Final Table Results

Event #36: Knockout Turbo: Zhong Szetho – PHP 167,916 (~USD 3,020)

A fan-favorite variant, Event #36: Knockout Turbo attracted a total of 81 entries with 11 players claiming a piece of the PHP 610,416 (~USD 10,980) action. Germany’s Jonas Rothmund fell one spot short of the money after running into a blind vs blind battle against Hong Kong’s Chan Wai Wallac. Chan pushed a four bet jam preflop with and saw Rothmund call off his remaining stack with . A huge underdog, Rothmund found some hope after turning a flush draw on , but eventually bricked the river to seal his elimination.

The final table was a quick stop for Zhong Szetho who dominated the games all the way down to the title. A crucial pot boosted Szetho to the top beginning with Kirill Gladchenko who shoved his last 4 big blinds in with , and was called by both Szetho and Hong Saebyeok. Szetho triple barreled all-in on for the side pot with Hong calling down all three streets. Turned out all three ran two-pairs, Szetho with for the win. By this time, Szetho stacked almost 50% of the chips in play and went on to bust Chan, Hong, and Alexander Ungria Jr. in third, fourth and fifth place respectively.

Onto heads up, Szetho carried in a 7:1 chip advantage and shortly secured the victory after winning a flip to finish off Singapore’s Zi Sheng Teo. The final hand saw Teo shove his remaining 7 big blinds with , called by Szetho with . Szetho bagged the win and added Teo’s bounty to his 11 PHP 1,000 (~USD 18) bounty count to bring his total winnings to PHP 179,916 (~USD 3,230).

Date: December 11, 2023
Buy-in: PHP 10,000 (~USD 180)
Prize pool: PHP 610,416 (~USD 10,980)
Entries: 81
ITM: 11 players

Event #36: Knockout Turbo Full Payouts

Event #37: Hyper Turbo: Jayvon Carreon – PHP 74,740 (~USD 1,340)

On his first anniversary of playing poker, Philippines’ Jayvon Carreon clinched his first spade trophy after taking down Event #37: Hyper Turbo. Carreon outlasted the 55-entry field and beat Germany’s Kern Arne in heads up play to bag the win. The duel saw Carreon overtake his opponent after running against Arne’s . Carreon flopped a set and claimed the lead to eventually secure a career first victory. The final hand saw Arne get it in with for his last 13 big blinds and faced Carreon’s on board . Carreon managed to run a flush and knocked his opponent out in runner up finish.

Date: December 11, 2023
Buy-in: PHP 5,000 (~USD 90)
Prize pool: PHP 234,740 (~USD 4,220)
Entries: 55
ITM: 7 players

Event #37: Hyper Turbo Full Payouts

Event #44: ₱100,000 NLH: Bao Sheng Woon – PHP 491,640 (~USD 8,840)

An additional event not included in the original schedule, Event #44: ₱100,000 NLH welcomed only 11 players join in on the action. Despite the small field, Singapore’s Bao Sheng Woon still bagged a nice profit and took home PHP 491,640 (~USD 8,840) in winnings after crushing the final table. The money bubble saw Oka Katsumi fall short in 4th place after slamming his 15 big blind stack with right into Miyoung Cho’s . Cho however, would go on to miss his chance at a trophy after being crushed by Woon in heads up play. The final hand saw Cho all-in with against Woon’s where the board ran to close out the tournament and secure the win for Woon.

Date: December 11, 2023
Buy-in: PHP 100,000 (~USD 1,800)
Prize pool: PHP 981,640 (~USD 17,660)
Entries: 11
ITM: 3 players

Event #44: ₱100,000 NLH Full Payouts