PS LIVE Manila Megastack 18: Day 6 and Day 7 winners
The thrill continues at PokerStars LIVE in the Philippines with the 18th edition of Manila Megastack completing another round of side events. To date, 26 out of the 49 trophies have now been claimed. The latest winners are listed below. You can also view the results via link provided.
PS Manila Megastack 18 – Festival Results
PS Manila Megastack 18 – Player Guide
PS Manila Megastack 18 – Photos
Check out the highlights here:
The festival has been ongoing since February 15 and will run through February 25, 2024. The crown jewel Main Event featuring a PHP 20 Million guarantee took center stage on February 21, 2024 with Day 1A drawing 176 entries. The heat wrapped up at 27 remaining led by Korean young gun Hyeonho Shin with 118 bb . Read up on the action via the live updates link.
Side Event winners
Ingus Arajs wins Super Stack
Ingus Arajs outlasted the 123 entry field of the Super Stack to claim his maiden live title and a career high payout of PHP 404,092 (~USD 7,220). Arajs was the first player from Latvia to win at the ongoing series.
Date: February 20, 2024
Buy in: PHP 15,000 (~USD 180)
Entries: 123 (95 unique)
Prize Pool: PHP 1,574,892 (~USD 28,140)
ITM: 17 places
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in PH₱ |
| 1 | Ingus Arajs | Latvia | ₱ 404,092 |
| 2 | Raymundo Gomez | Philippines | ₱ 252,500 |
| 3 | Thomas Young | Indonesia | ₱ 180,300 |
| 4 | Yonghyun Park | Korea, South | ₱ 138,700 |
| 5 | Elmer Kalaquian | Philippines | ₱ 106,700 |
| 6 | Alvir Inocentes | Philippines | ₱ 82,100 |
| 7 | Benjamin Ebarle | Philippines | ₱ 64,900 |
| 8 | Jonald Garcia | Philippines | ₱ 54,100 |
| 9 | Mathias Schell | Ireland | ₱ 45,100 |
Jinlong Hu wins the flip at Single Day High Roller
No stranger to winning, China’s Jinlong Hu lifted his career fourth PS spade after winning the flip at heads up against fellow countryman Haitao Luan. Leading up to the final two, Jinlong was on a tear, delivering the bubble then eliminating Christopher Mateo (4th) and Lester Edoc (3rd). The final two quickly agreed to an ICM deal then flipped for the trophy. To spice it up, Luan had to win the first two flips against the massive chip leader Jinlong. But it was not to be. Jinlong won the first flip to be crowned champion.
Date: February 20, 2024
Buy in: PHP 100,000 (~USD 1,800)
Entries: 16 (11 unique)
Prize Pool: PHP 1,396,800 (~USD 24,960)
ITM: 4 places
*Heads up ICM deal, flipped for the trophy
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in PH₱ |
| 1 | Jinlong Hu | China | ₱ 544,000 |
| 2 | Luan Haitao | China | ₱ 433,800 |
| 3 | Lester Edoc | Philippines | ₱ 251,000 |
| 4 | Christopher Mateo | Philippines | ₱ 168,000 |
Israel on the board as Ben Gur takes down KO PLO Bounty
Ben Gur put Israel on the board after defeating Hyung Kim Tae at heads up of the KO PLO Bounty event. This was Gur’s first PS live win. He pocketed the PHP 232,536 champion’s purse plus seven bounties amounting to PHP 35,000 for a grand total PHP 267,536 (~USD 4,780).
Date: February 20, 2024
Buy in: PHP 20,000 (~USD 360)
Entries: 63
Prize Pool: PHP 1,075,536 (~USD 24,960)
ITM: 8 places
*Bounties not included in the payouts
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in PH₱ |
| 1 | Ben Gur | Israel | ₱ 232,536 |
| 2 | Hyung Kim Tae | Korea, South | ₱ 152,000 |
| 3 | Wallac Chan Wai | Hong Kong | ₱ 110,000 |
| 4 | Ng Kwan Tung Karen | Hong Kong | ₱ 84,000 |
| 5 | Tech John | Philippines | ₱ 65,000 |
| 6 | Anderhofstadt Leon Alf Marlon | Germany | ₱ 49,000 |
| 7 | Cho Min Ho | Korea, South | ₱ 38,000 |
| 8 | Hong Seulki | Korea, South | ₱ 30,000 |
Elmer Kalaquian wins 25K NLH Turbo
At the 25K NLH, Filipino player Elmer Kalaquian denied two time series winner Keijiro Shimojo at heads up to claim his first ever PS spade and a payout of PHP 178,275 (~USD 3,185). Shimojo had to settle for a runner up finish and PHP 112,000. The event drew 19 entries with the top 4 earning a cut of the PHP 414,675 prize pool.
Date: February 20, 2024
Buy in: PHP 25,000 (~USD 450)
Entries: 19
Prize Pool: PHP 414,675 (~USD 7,410)
ITM: 4 places
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in PH₱ |
| 1 | Elmer Kalaquian | Philippines | ₱ 178,275 |
| 2 | Shimojo Keijiro | Japan | ₱ 112,000 |
| 3 | Cheun Eui Ho | Korea, South | ₱ 74,600 |
| 4 | Vebruggen Tom Henricus | Netherlands | ₱ 49,800 |
Rommel Angeles wins Hot Turbo
The four day Hot Turbo event was definitely one hot ticket with 297 turning up over three flights to build a richer PHP 2,535,192 (~USD 45,300) prize pool. 40 players advanced to Day 2, each one guaranteed to cash. Chip leader Lester Edoc was stopped in 13th place while Rommel Angeles entered the final table at the top of the counts. By heads up, Angeles found himself behind the aggressive Li Jun but one double up switched them up with 
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. This was Angeles career fifth PS spade trophy and PHP 506,000 (~USD 9,040).
Date: February 18 to 21, 2024
Buy in: PHP 10,000 (~USD 180)
Guarantee: PHP 2,000,000 (~USD 35,700)
Entries: 297
Prize pool: PHP 2,535,192 (~USD 45,300)
ITM: 40 players
| Place | Player | Flag |
Payout in PH₱
|
| 1 | Rommel Angeles | Philippines |
₱ 506,000
|
| 2 | Jun Li | United Kingdom |
₱ 335,000
|
| 3 | Chen Chien Wen | Taiwan |
₱ 245,500
|
| 4 | Vivencio Nachor Jr. | Philippines | ₱ 197,500 |
| 5 | Raymundo Gomez | Philippines |
₱ 154,500
|
| 6 | Ivan Dela Cruz | Philippines | ₱ 116,500 |
| 7 | John Clyde Tan | Philippines | ₱ 84,500 |
| 8 | Nam Hyungwoo | Korea, South | ₱ 61,500 |
| 9 | Sangjin An | Korea, South | ₱ 50,192 |
Head to the Festival Results tab for the full payouts
Korea dominates NLH final table, Sehoon Jin ships it
The NLH drew 19 entries with only 5 players earning a piece of the PHP 414,675 prize pool. Koreans dominated the action, with four players advancing to the final table. By ITM, Sehoon Jin was ahead and went on to claim the title on an ICM heads up deal. For his monstrous stack, Sehoon was awarded the PS spadie and the larger payout of PHP 181,232 (~USD 3,240). Runner upPhenix Oesterstroem earned PHP 150,000 (~USD 2,680). This was Sehoon’s career first PS title and first triumph outside of home turf Korea.
Date: February 21, 2024
Buy in: PHP 25,000 (~USD 450)
Entries: 19
Prize Pool: PHP 414,675 (~USD 7,410)
ITM: 4 places
*Heads up ICM deal, chip leader awarded the trophy
| Place | Player | Flag | Payouts |
| 1 | Jin Sehoon | Korea |
₱ 181,232*
|
| 2 | Oesterstroem Phenix | Sweden |
₱ 150,000*
|
| 3 | Ishibashi Tsuyoshi | Japan | ₱ 86,000 |
| 4 | Jinsung Chung | Korea | ₱ 62,000 |
| 5 | Cho Min Ho | Korea | ₱ 50,000 |
Yonghyun Park holds takes down the Freezeout
The Freezeout event attracted 34 players for a prize pool of PHP 890,460 (~USD 15,900). For a majority of the day, UK’s Stephen Nathan dominated the chip counts until the final table. At five handed, Korea’s Yonghyun Park sucked out on Ryuhei Nakagawawith 
spiking the two-outer to dust . Park went on to rail Akito Mori next then claimed the win on a heads up ICM deal with Nathan.
Date: February 21, 2024
Buy in: PHP 30,000 (~USD 540)
Players: 34
Prize pool: PHP 890,460 (~USD 15,900)
ITM: 6 places
*Heads up ICM deal, chip leader awarded the trophy
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in PH₱ |
| 1 | Yonghyun Park | Korea, South | ₱ 268,460* |
| 2 | Stephen Nathan | United Kingdom | ₱ 240,000* |
| 3 | Akito Mori | Japan | ₱ 138,000 |
| 4 | Tane Hiroyuki | Japan | ₱ 102,000 |
| 5 | Ryuhei Nakagawa | Japan | ₱ 80,000 |
| 6 | Ryo Oikawa | Japan | ₱ 62,000 |
