Defending Champion William Ysmael In Final 9 Of Manila Megastack 20 Main Event

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In just under eight hours of play, Day 2 of the PokerStars LIVE Manila Megastack 20 Main Event saw the 77 player field trim down to the final 9 with four local boys in the lineup. At the top were Richard Marquez and Alvir Inocentes, both players just 8 bb apart, and ranked third was the defending champion William Ysmael, looking to make history.

Manila Megastack 20 Main Event

With 512 total entries across four flights resulting in a prize pool of PHP 20,113,920 (~US$ 342,500), the Manila Megastack 20 Main Event is down to nine finalists that will continue to fight over the lion’s share payout of PHP 3,713,920 (~US$ 63,200). Taking place at world class Okada Manila in the Philippines, play will resume at 13:00 local time on Sunday, December 8, with everyone guaranteed PHP 370,000 (~US$ 6,390).

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Main Event Review

Date: December 4 to 8, 2024
Buy in: PHP 45,000 (~US$ 770)
Guarantee: PHP 20,000,000 (~US$ 340,000)
Entries: 512
Prize pool: PHP 20,113,920 (~US$ 342,500)
ITM: 78 players

Final Table Leaders

Having reached the Final 9 down from 77 that started Day 2, Richard Marquez came to life towards the end running up a massive chip lead – including a blind battle against Andy Chan that started with a limp and ended with him triple barreling to scoop the pot without showdown. This netted Marquez 20 big blinds to eventually bag up 3,070,000 (77 bb) in first.

Running a close second with 2,825,000 (71 bb) in chips was Alvir Inocentes, the only player to successfully bag up multiple stacks to earn him the 78th place payout. Entering Day 2 with a strong stack, Inocentes fluctuated throughout the day then mounted a late charge that included the last minute elimination of Christopher Mateo on the final table bubble.

In third rank was defending champion William Ysmael with 2,305,000 (58 bb) in chips however getting there was no easy task. Needing to win a few flips, a timely flush that railed Gun Jegal ensured him a spot at the final table.

Though not in the upper half of the rung, the most impressive performance of the day was by Andy Chan who entered with just 5 bb, the lowest in the leaderboard, then turned it into a final table seat with 1,305,000 (33 bb). He is ranked 6th.

Final 9 Players

Rank	Player	Stack	BB
1	Richard Marquez	3,070,000	77
2	Alvir Inocentes	2,825,000	71
3	William Ysmael	2,305,000	58
4	Rene Mar David	1,645,000	41
5	Ronald Yusuf	1,460,000	37
6	Andy Chan	1,305,000	33
7	Oliver Duran	980,000	25
8	Sham Wing Sheuk	960,000	24
9	Yohei Katsuragawa	850,000	21

Remaining Payouts

Place	Payouts in PHP	In USD
1	3,713,920	63,237
2	2,320,000	39,503
3	1,660,000	28,265
4	1,275,000	21,710
5	980,000	16,687
6	755,000	12,855
7	580,000	9,876
8	445,000	7,577
9	370,000	6,300

Among the Fallouts

Starting the day as massive chip leader, Jonald Garcia continued to chip up and was second in chip by the time the field downsized to 29 players. However, from then on, things fell apart when he three-bet jammed A♠9♠, called by Rene Mar David’s lesser A♥8♣, that got lucky on the board 8♣9♠|A♣8♥10♥. The massive beat close to the final table resulted in an 11th place finish for Garcia, earning PHP310,000/~$5,353.

Running hot at the series was Francisco Sanchez who was ranked in the upper five however was stopped in 47th place. Several spots up the rung was Sehoon Jin who could only turn his second ranked stack at the start of Day 2 into a 43rd place finish.

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