Manila Megastack 17 Day 2 highlights: Niroshan Loganathan, Wallac Chan Wai top multi-day events; Anthony Gabitan, Lee Woobeen win spadies

 

Action packed day at PokerStars LIVE Manila with Day 2 of Manila Megastack 17 lighting up the tables at Okada Manila. Two events were the star attractions – Deepstack Challenge and Kickoff – both events highlighted by a ₱ 3 Million guarantee. Additionally, two side events closed the night with Anthony Gabitan and Lee Woobeen lifting coveted PS spade trophies. Here are the highlights.

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Manila Megastack – Schedule

Deepstack Challenge – Day 1 results

The Deepstack Challenge was the first of the big buy in tournaments scheduled. While it a attracted a decent 53 entries, it was not enough to pump up the pot past the guarantee. Day 1 wrapped up with Canadian player Niroshan Loganathan knocking out Joshua Figuerres on the bubble with spiking the King against on a board . Figuerres three-bet shoved on the turn then missed the river.

Loganathan has the best chance of locking up this event as he enters the final day with a massive 134 bb stack. The seven returning players are guaranteed ₱ 48,000 but the top prize ₱ 933,000 (~$16,840) is the target. Follow the final day action via the live updates.

Date: December 4 to 5, 2023
Buy in: ₱ 55,000 (~$1,000)
Guarantee: ₱ 3,000,000 (~$54,150)
Entries: 53
Prize pool: ₱ 3,000,000 (~$54,150)
ITM: 7 places

Chip Counts

Loganathan Niroshan	806,000
Reyes Jaime Ramon	374,000
Cardyn Nicolas	276,000
Wang Weixuan	202,000
Shin Hyeonho	182,000
Say John Carlo	132,000
Wu Shenghao	48,000

Payouts

1	₱933,000
2	₱675,000
3	₱430,000
4	₱326,000
5	₱252,000
6	₱193,000
7	₱156,000

Kickoff – Flight A results

First flight of the Kickoff attracted 140 entries with only 21 advancing to the next round. Well known Filipino Joseph Sia eliminated Jose Ruzzel on the bubble to with dominating and bagged up a healthy 25 bb stack. Claiming the flight leader status was Hong Kong’s Wallac Chan Wai with 48 bb at bagging time.

The survivors have a day break before returning to action on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 for the final day. They await the results of Flight B and Flight C, both taking place on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.

Date: December 4, 2023
Buy in: ₱ 15,000 (~$270)
Guarantee: ₱ 3,000,000 (~$54,150)
Flight A: 140 entries / 21 ITM

Chip Counts

1	Wallac Chan Wai	384,000
2	Hara Yosuke	342,000
3	Boccaletti Paolo	336,000
4	Canale Kier	312,000
5	Young Thomas	291,000
6	Kyung Ho Moon	268,000
7	Fandialan Prolan	268,000
8	Henriquez Antonio	258,000
9	Zhuchkov Viktor	232,000
10	Sia Joseph	207,000
11	Ching Li Lok	205,000
12	Shah Chirag	170,000
13	Dela Cruz John	162,000
14	Chang Jae Yi	140,000
15	Galvez Renniel	112,000
16	Inocentes Alvir	96,000
17	Cerbito Marciel	94,000
18	Chua Bernard	89,000
19	Khoang Quoc Cuong	85,000
20	Elliott Paul John	74,000
21	Sequito Rodrigo	73,000

Anthony Gabitan wins Deepstack

Filipino Anthony Gabitan snatched his career third PS spade trophy at the Deepstack event, outlasting the 83 entry field. He defeated Finland’s Toni Voulle at heads up to pocket the ₱ 194,788 (~$3,515) top prize.

Before the money started flowing, Voulle doubled up during the bubble round with winning the flip against Josh Chargualaf’s pocket Sixes, and dominating Christopher Mateo’s Ace-Eight offsuit. The bubble came down on David Chargualaf whose top two pair was outdrawn by Robert Kuang‘s straight on a board .

Leading up to heads up, Gabitan  delivered a double knockout – Kuang (9th) and James Moriles (8th) – with dominating and . As more players dropped out, Voulle eliminated Chargualaf in 3rd place with running into . This gave Voulle a 2:1 chip advantage against Gabitan entering heads up.

Gabitan’s heads up skill proved better than Voulle’s as he successfully grinded to overtake. The final hand was straight over on a final board .

Date: December 4, 2023
Buy in: ₱ 10,000 (~$180)
Entries: 83 (64 unique)
Prize pool: ₱ 708,488 (~$12,790)
ITM: 11 places

Event #5: Deepstack Full Payouts

1	Anthony Gabitan	Philippines	₱194,788
2	Toni Voulle	Finland	₱138,500
3	shua Chargualaf	United States	₱90,700
4	Darrell Griffith	United States	₱69,800
5	Christopher Mateo	Philippines	₱55,300
6	Ernesto Thorne	Perù	₱43,200
7	Mun Leong Cheong	Singapore	₱34,000
8	James Moriles	Philippines	₱26,600
9	Robert Kuang	Philippines	₱20,200
10	Shun Samura	Japan	₱17,700
11	Alexis Lim	Philippines	₱17,700

Woobeen Lee knocks out 10 players at KO Bounty Hyper Turbo

South Korea’s Woobeen Lee did a demolition job at the Knockout Bounty Hyper Turbo sending ten players to dust to capture his maiden PS title and a payout of ₱ 69,892. In addition, he earned ₱ 55,000 in bounties to bring his grand total winnings to ₱ 124,892 (~$2,255).

On Lee’s road to victory, he eliminated Andrey Pozdnyakov on the bubble in a stunning full house over trips. Lee had , Pozdnyakov , board was . Backed by a large stack at the final table, Lee proceeded to rail Darren Yu in 3rd place with outdrawing on a board . To win it, Lee eliminated Chierro De Leon on a bittersweet one card flush over on a board .

Date: December 4, 2023
Buy in: ₱ 10,000 (~$180)
Entries: 72 (59 unique)
Prize pool: ₱ 254,592 (~$5,000)
ITM: 11 places

Event #8: Knockout Hyper Turbo Full Payouts

1	Woobeen Lee	South Korea	₱69,892
2	Chierro De Leon	Philippines	₱49,800
3	Darren Yu	Philippines	₱32,600
4	Jonald Garcia	Philippines	₱25,100
5	Lenart Ecarma	Philippines	₱19,900
6	Karen Talamayan	Philippines	₱15,500
7	Tsuchiya Masahiko	Japan	₱12,200
8	Nohjun Park	South Korea	₱9,500
9	Jayvon Carreon	Philippines	₱7,300
10	Winifred Obedoza	Philippines	₱6,400
11	Ka Tsun Johnny Luk	Hong Kong	₱6,400