Vamerdino Magsakay Leads 281 Survivors into Okada Manila Millions Main Event Day 2

All seven starting flights of the Okada Manila Millions Main Event have now concluded at PokerStars LIVE Manila, with 281 survivors set to return for Day 2 today at 1:00 PM. Leading the combined field is the Philippines’ Vamerdino Magsakay , who topped Day 1G with 792,000. A five-time APT title winner with nearly USD 900,000 in career earnings, Magsakay is one of the most decorated players in the Filipino poker scene and will enter Day 2 as a genuine contender for the title. Close behind are Edgar Asehan (653,000), who led Day 1B, and Kim Enriquez (651,000), who led Day 1A.

Overall Top Ten Chip Counts Heading into Day 2

How the Final Flights Unfolded

Across the seven starting flights, the guarantee was smashed early, as the PHP 6,000,000 GTD was officially broken during Day 1C, with the prize pool continuing to climb through the final flights. Day 1C saw Reynaldo Ong lead 47 survivors with 540,000, while the evening Day 1D was topped by Japan’s Mitsuki Tomozawa with 576,000. Day 1E drew the largest single flight of the series with 498 entries, led by Christopher Pasion with 586,000. Day 1F produced one of the tightest top threes of the series, with Japan’s Akihiro Kawaguchi (620,000), the Philippines’ Joshua Figuerres (618,000) and Indonesia’s Jackson Jackson (616,000) separated by just 4,000 chips. The turbo final flight, Day 1G, was headlined by Magsakay’s 792,000 stack.

Day 1E: One-Outer Quads and a Single-Chip Survivor

Day 1E drew the largest single flight of the series with 498 entries, and it delivered some of the most dramatic moments of the entire festival. Early on, Arnel Casquejo woke up with pocket aces in a five-bet pot to send Ryosuke Nakano back to the registration desk in just the second hand of the flight.

The standout hand of the day, arguably of the entire series, came when Shohei Nakazato flopped a set of aces only to be cracked by Taegyu Lee‘s one-outer on the river, Lee spiking quads to leave the table stunned.

The bubble produced its own share of drama, with several short stacks exchanging doubles in quick succession before Summer Fulmer drew the short straw, her king-deuce unable to improve against pocket fours to end her run as the sole bubble player.

Among the notable survivors, Jeffrey Aleta bagged a single 1,000 chip to advance to Day 2, while Singaporean Gilson Chan, who bubbled Day 1C , bounced back to bag 174,000 and secure a payout.

Martijn Boerenbrink Secured the Super Stack Turbo Freezeout Title

The Netherlands’ Martijn Boerenbrink won Event #38, the Super Stack Turbo Freezeout, for PHP 99,084 (~USD 1,610) from a field of 88 entries. Japan’s Ryo Yuki finished as runner-up for PHP 66,000 (~USD 1,070), with the Philippines’ Ellezer Castillo taking third for PHP 44,000 (~USD 715).

#38 Super Stack Turbo - Freezeout (5,000 PHP)

Total Prize USD

$6,095

Total Prize

₱375,584

Entries

88

ITM

10

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	₱99,084 $1,610	MB Martijn Boerenbrink Netherlands	385.25
2	₱66,000 $1,070	RY Ryo Yuki Japan	272.41
3	₱44,000 $715	EC Ellezer Castillo Philippines	222.42
4	₱36,500 $590	SC Siddharth Chikkanayakanahalli India	192.62
5	₱29,500 $480	SA Sai Ashish Jana India	172.29
6	₱25,500 $415	BY Benhur Ybarsabal Philippines	157.28
7	₱22,000 $355	RP Ruizhi Pang China	145.61
8	₱18,500 $300	AY Amos Yi Zhu Wei Singapore	136.21
9	₱14,500 $235	KK Ka Kei Tsang Hong Kong	128.42

Check the 11 Payouts & Results ...

Today’s Schedule

Day 2 of the Okada Manila Millions Main Event gets underway at 1:00 PM with 30-minute levels, bringing together all 281 survivors, who will playing down to the final table. Players who bust from Day 2 can re-enter the Mystery Bounty event, which continues today with Day 1B at 12:00 PM and Day 1C at 5:00 PM. Additional side events include the Superstack Freezeout (#40) at 12:00 PM, Pot Limit Omaha (#41) at 3:00 PM, Swap Hold’em Turbo (#43) at 8:00 PM, and the NLH 10/10/10 (#44) at 9:00 PM.

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