PokerStars LIVE Manila Super Series 22 Main Event Kicks Off And Early Highlights

After six days of action, the 22nd edition of PokerStars LIVE Manila Super Series - MAIN EVENT  kicks off at 12pm at world class luxury resort Okada Manila in the Philippines. Running from today June 12 until the last day of the festival on June 15, 2025, this is the tournament everyone has been gearing up for where a minimum ₱10 Million (~US$ 180,000) has been promised. And as always, the buy-in is friendly to everyone, costing only ₱18,500 (~US$ 320) to enter. With PokerStars low-stakes events always attracting a large crowd, players can expect plenty of action ahead, from the first shuffle to the final showdown. 

MSS 22 – Player Guide
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Manila Super Series Main Event

Now in its 22nd iteration, the Manila Super Series Main Event continues to be one hot title, and this in particular has an added reward. The champion will receive an APPT Manila Main Event Package worth ₱125,000 (taken from the prize pool). But of course the cash prize will always be the biggest drawing power. To emphasize the possibilities, one year ago, the MSS 20 edition set a new record of 1,277 entries, ballooning the prize pool to ₱21.8 Million. Japan's Chogo Kento walked away with a massive ₱3,550,000, equivalent to around US$ 61,000. 

Past Winners

One player looking to seize that opportunity is MSS 11 champion Alexis Lim, the only past champion spotted in the field on the previous days. Another player to watch for is Japan's Masafumi Kimura whose success at PokerStars LIVE Manila events continues. Backed by two Manila Megastack titles since December, Kimura bagged another two, making him the first multi-winner of the series. We have those results in the highlights down the page.

MSS 22 Main Event Schedule

• Dates: June 12-15, 2025

• Buy in: ₱18,500 (~USD 320)

• Guarantee: ₱10,000,000 (~USD 180,000)

• ITM: 15% of the field

• Flight A: Thursday, June 12

• Flight B: Friday, June 13

• Flight C: Saturday, June 14

• Flight D [20/15]: Saturday, June 14

• Day 2/ Final: Sunday, June 15

Players begin with a 30,000 stack which is 300 times the opening blinds. Flight A, B, and C will see blinds increase every 30 minutes while Flight D is a faster 20 minutes, and even faster once registration closes, increasing every 15 minutes. All flights bag up at ITM of 15% of the field.

Follow the action via the MSS 22 - Live Updates.

Manila Super Series 22 Halfway Highlights

Out of the 39 game roster, 21 spadies have already been claimed. As mentioned, Masafumi Kimura clinched two events. He won the Run-It-Twice Turbo side event on opening day then followed it up with a second win at the Warm Up major. Also locking up a key event was Yen Huang Ting at the Turbo Flight. At the side games, six events pulled in over 100 entries. The Early Bird drew the largest of 300 entries and the Megastack fielded 277.