Park Dominates Main Event Flight B Alongside Seven Side Event Winners at GOP Manila

Day 5 of GOP Manila 2026 brought a full schedule of multi-flight action in the Main Event and Titan Stack High Roller, while Todd Hansen led the side events by taking home two Omaha trophies.

Park Dominates Main Event Flight B

Seunghee Park dominated the late stages of Flight B to turn his 120,000 starting stack into a massive 757,500, headlined by a crucial turned full house that crippled Ville Pohjalainen (253,500).

Finland ‘s Petteri Miettinen (424,500) and South Korea ‘s Eunseok Choi (393,000) rounded out the top three stacks. All surviving players will look to convert their strong starts into official Day 2 bags by reaching the top 13.5% of the field.

Flight B Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts:

With two flights down and three still to come, entries remain behind the pace needed to cover the PHP 30,000,000 guarantee outright, leaving the Main Event on track for a sizeable overlay .

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Titan Stack High Roller Opening Flights Conclude

Meanwhile, high-roller crushers battled across two flights in Event #40 Titan Stack High Roller (PHP 275,000) as both major events played down toward the money. Muk Pin Lai went from the shortest stack on the Flight A table to successfully survive ITM.

Mixed-game action kicked off early with Event #38 Omaha Dealer’s Choice (PHP 33,000), attracting 16 entries to generate a PHP 460,800 prize pool. Todd Hansen navigated the four-handed payout field to capture the trophy along with the PHP 150,000 top cash prize. Later, he secured his second title of the day in Event #45, the 6-Card PL Omaha Hyper Turbo (PHP 13,200), taking another trophy with a prize of PHP 120,900.

#38 Omaha Dealer's Choice (33,000 PHP)

Total Prize USD

$7,465

Total Prize

460.8K PHP

Entries

16

ITM

4

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	₱150,000 $2,430	TH Todd Hansen United States of America	310.24
2	₱103,600 $1,680	MG Martijn Gerrits Netherlands	219.37
3	₱103,600 $1,680	YZ Yichen Zhu China	179.12
4	₱103,600 $1,680	JH Jimi Hyvonen Finland	155.12

Ryan Tan Claims NL Hold’em Victory

Midday No-Limit Hold’em players turned out for Event #39 NL Hold’em (PHP 22,000), building a PHP 576,000 prize pool across 30 entries. Ryan Tan proved unstoppable at the final table, outlasting five paid places to earn the title and the PHP 230,400 first-place prize.

#39 NL Hold’em (22,000 PHP)

Total Prize USD

$9,330

Total Prize

576K PHP

Entries

30

ITM

5

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	₱230,400 $3,730	RT Ryan Tan Philippines	371.09
2	₱138,200 $2,240	BM Bonifacio Mondalo Jr Philippines	262.40
3	₱92,200 $1,495	CL Christian Lortie Canada	214.25
4	₱65,800 $1,065	AD Allan Daypuyart Philippines	185.55
5	₱49,400 $800	TC Thanh Cao Nguyen Viet Nam	165.96

Steven Triumphs in Titan Stack Turbo

Fast-paced action continued in Event #41 Titan Stack Turbo (PHP 22,000) as 18 entries created a PHP 345,600 prize pool. Indonesian player Steven conquered the three-handed money bubble to walk away with the trophy and the PHP 172,800 top payout.

#41 Titan Stack - Turbo (22,000 PHP)

Total Prize USD

$5,600

Total Prize

345.6K PHP

Entries

18

ITM

3

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	₱172,800 $2,800	S Steven Indonesia	287.48
2	₱103,700 $1,680	JL Jaeil Lee South Korea	203.28
3	₱69,100 $1,120	LW Lavonne Watkins United States of America	165.98

Alexander Firsov Scores 5-Card PLO Double Board Bomb Pot Title

High-stakes wild-card dynamics took center stage in Event #42 5-Card PL Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot Turbo (PHP 16,500). The event logged 26 entries for a PHP 374,400 prize pool, ending with Alexander Firsov taking down the tournament to secure PHP 163,800 and the trophy.

#42 5-Card PL Omaha - Double Board Bomb Pot - Turbo (16,500 PHP)

Total Prize USD

$6,065

Total Prize

374.4K PHP

Entries

26

ITM

4

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	₱163,800 $2,655	AF Alexander Firsov Russia	313.89
2	₱98,300 $1,590	JH Jimi Hyvonen Finland	221.95
3	₱65,500 $1,060	CM Chihiro Manabe Japan	181.22
4	₱46,800 $760	ER Euryd Rivera Philippines	156.94

Trophies Elsewhere on Day 5

The late-night turbo schedule brought three swift victories. Thanh Cao Nguyen captured Event #44 Hyper Turbo Bomb Pot (PHP 16,500) for PHP 86,400. Finally, David Wang locked up Event #46 Hyper Turbo High Roller (PHP 55,000) to collect the PHP 192,000 winner-take-all top prize.

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