Richest PokerStars LIVE Manila Megastack pays out over PHP 88 Million (~$1.5M)

PokerStars LIVE Manilaclosed out its richest Manila Megastack series to date paying out over PHP 88 Million (~USD 1.5 Million) across 36 events. Running from February 15 to 25, 2024, the 18th edition took place at the brand’s hub in Okada Manila in the Philippine metropolis.

As seen at previous editions, a solid force of Japanese players participated, walking away with an impressive eight trophies. This was topped by the large contingent of locals that snatched up twelve of the coveted PS spades.

The highlight of course was the Main Event which set out to be the richest, and easily delivered. The event generated a record prize pool of PHP 36,034,345 (~USD 644,500), exceeding its previous record by a substantial PHP 9.5 Million. Norway’s Henrik Tollefsen emerged victorious, locking up his second PokerStars LIVE Asia major and a noteworthy PHP 5,651,000 (~USD 100,500) payout.

Norway’s Henrik Tollefsen wins the richest PS LIVE Manila Megastack 18 Main Event for PHP 5,651,000 (~USD 101K)

PS Manila Megagstack 18 – Coverage
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Festival numbers

Date: February 15 to 25, 2024
Venue: Okada Manila, Philippines
Trophy events: 36
Festival prize pool: PHP 88,383,870 (~USD 1,580,110)
Record Main Event: PHP 36,034,345 (~USD 644,500)
Main Event champion: Henrik Tollefsen – Norway – PHP 5,651,000 (~USD 100,600)
Multi-winners: Keijiro Shimojo (2), Anthony Cierco (2), Lester Edoc (2), David Erquiaga (2), Kenichi Nomoto (2)
Trophy by Flag: Philippines (12), Japan (8), South Korea (2), France (3), Singapore (2), Norway (1), Northern Mariana Islands (1), Taiwan (1), Latvia (1), China (1), Israel (1), Germany (1), Netherlands (1), Thailand (1)

Upcoming events by PokerStars LIVE Manila

PokerStars LIVE Manila has seven more events lined up for the rest of the year. Make sure to mark them on your calendars. All of the events will be held at Okada Manila.