Main Event

The bubble round didn’t last long with Ricardo Singapan eliminating a player. The hand sees cutoff Singapan raise to 17,000, small blind three-bet shoves, back to Singapan who calls and shows J♣ J♠ . Small blind opens A♠ K♠ for a flip. The board runs out T♦ 7♣ 2♠ 6♥ Q♦ . Singapan’s jacks ship it to end Day 1C. 

Main Event - Live Updates - Day 1C

Date: May 29 to June 4, 2023 Buy in: PHP 15,000 (~US$ 270) Guarantee: PHP 3,000,000 (~US$ 53,320) Day 1A: 144 entries / 22 ITM Day 1B: 220 entries / 33 ITM Day 1C: 382 entries / 58 ITM Total entries: 746 Prize pool: PHP 9,551,784 (~US$ 170,918) ITM: 113 players

1st prize: PHP 1,762,000 + APPT Manila Main Event Package worth PHP 105,000 2nd prize: PHP 1,075,000 + APPT Manila Main Event Seat worth PHP 65,000

Blinds are up and the field is down to 59 players which means it is bubble time.

Hijack Ricardo Torres raises to 13,000, big blind Yukiko Ogisawara three bet jams, Torres calls. Yukiko ahead K♦ K♣ of Torres’ Q♥ J♠ . The board runs Q♦ 5♠ 4♥ 4♠ 4♣ for a higher full house to Yukiko and a double up. Torres drops to 5 big blinds. 

Hijack shoves, cutoff calls, big blind Takashi Shioho three-bets all in, again cutoff calls for a three-way showdown. Hijack J♦ J♣ , cutoff A♣ Q♥ , Shioho Q♠ Q♦ . The board runs K♦ 9♣ 4♣ Q♣ 7♦ , Shioho wins the pot as one player goes bust.

Blinds are up and the field has trimmed some more. Only eight spots to the money round. 64 remaining.

Hijack Jody Kitchen goes all in with 4♠ 4♣ , Jose Colada attempts to eliminate with A♠ T♣ . The flip goes to Kitchen on a board running 8♣ 3♦ A♥ 4♦ 2♦ .

Three way all in preflop, lojack John Philip Baider with A♥ K♦ , button player shortest with Q♣ J♣ , small blind Allan Daypuyart with J♠ T♦ . The board runs low 5♥ 5♦ 2♠ 7♠ 4♣ for big slick to hold and tripl up.

Blinds are up again. Sixteen players go bust on the previous round to bring the field down to 80 players. The race is for one of the final 58 spots into Day 2.

All in preflop, Chua Xue Wei with A♦ K♦ , Rick Jason Ambata A♣ 7♣ , Chua further improves to a flush on the board 3♦ 2♦ 3♠ Q♣ 8♦ for a double up.

All in preflop, cutoff with K♦ T♦ , button Alex Goh with A♠ A♥ , and short stacked small blind with J♥ 2♣ . The board runs A♣ K♥ 2♠ 7♦ K♠ for a sweet boat to Goh to ship it all. 

Under the gun limps, lojack Mark De Vera raises to 12,000, back to utg who calls. At the flop 6♥ 8♦ 2♦ , De Vera c-bets 1000, utg check-raises all in, De Vera calls and shows A♠ K♦ over cards. Utg is also drawing with T♠ 9♠ . The turn K♠ gives De Vera a pair and with the river 6♦ , De Vera rails one and rises to 100,000. 

Blinds are up and the field is dropping fast. Only 96 players remaining. 58 players are guaranteed a spot into Day 2.

On a board showing 5♥ A♣ 2♥ 4♠ and 60,000 in the pot, big blind Khoo Fong Chee checks, hijack Lee Soochang shoves, Khoo calls. Lee opens K♦ K♣ , Khoo has 7♦ 6♠ open ended, The river 7♣ is a double up for Lee. 

Under the gun player goes all in and nearly steals the blinds and antes with Gerardo Lubas III defending. Utg has A♦ 7♣ , Lubas with 9♣ 9♠ , the board runs T♣ 7♦ 4♠ Q♠ 5♦ . Lubas rails one and rises to 90,000. 

Another all in face-off with under the gun / short stacked Li Chien Lee risking it holding 8♥ 6♣ and small blind putting the heat on with J♣ T♣ . With the board running 8♦ 6♠ 7♦ 4♠ 2♥ , Lee is saved to rise to 40,000. 

Under the gun raises to 5500, hijack calls, small blind David Tai (CTP / Asia Poker Arena founder) three-bets to 35,000, utg four-bets all in, hijack folds, Tai calls. Utg opens A♠ T♠ , Tai ahead with A♥ Q♠ . The board runs 2♦ J♥ 3♦ 5♠ 6♣ , Tai has the better spread to ship it and rail one in the process. 

Blinds are up, 1500-3000 ante 3000. Out of the 112 remaining players vying for one of the 58 spots into Day 2. In the lead is Richard Marquez with 350,000 in chips.

Three players are all in by the river K♦ 9♥ 8♠ 7♦ 9♣ . Button Kazuki Yamashita wins the main pot with J♥ T♣ straight, player nicknamed Jenjen claims the side pot with T♠ 6♠ straight, and small blind A♠ A♥ is eliminated. 

Blinds are up, 125 players remaining. They race down to 58 remaining before bagging up.

All in preflop, Lee Soochang with A♥ A♣ dominates utg+1 J♣ J♠ . Lee further improves on a board 6♥ J♥ T♦ A♠ Q♠ to ship it and send one packing. 

Action folds to the button who jams, small blind Richard Ko challenges, big blind folds. Button opens Q♣ 9♣ , Ko has A♣ K♦ , the board runs 7♣ 5♥ J♣ 4♦ 7♠ . Button is eliminated and Ko chips up to 170,000. 

By the flop 8♣ 8♥ 7♣ and 170,000 in the pot, hijack player Chua Feng Ji bets his last 5000 and cutoff Ruzzel Jose calls the very affordable bet. Chua has K♦ K♣ overpair, Jose with A♠ K♥ air. The turn K♠ and river 6♦ further improves Chua for a double up to 180,000. 

Preflop all in with under the gun holding A♥ T♣ and hijack Richard Ko looking to rail with K♣ J♠ . With the board running J♦ 2♦ 5♠ 5♣ 8♥ , Ko spikes a pair to clean out a player and rise to 140,000. 

The race is on for a spot into Day 2. Only 58 players will go through and join the 55 players from the previous flights. We will also have the official prize pool and payouts shortly.

Registration for the Main Event has closed! Day 1C pulled in 382 entries, which was more than the combined total of the first two flights. The event drew a 746 entries total for a prize pool of over PHP 9.5 Million, making it the richest Manila Super Series in history. A total of 58 players qualify for ITM and advance to the next round.

Hijack Ronnie Jimenez goes all in with A♣ T♠ and is challenged by the small blind with K♠ Q♠ . The board runs out Q♥ J♣ J♦ A♠ 8♦ for a higher pair to Jimenez and a double up. 

Short stacks continue to shove hoping for a double or bust and re-enter before reg closes. Hijack player raises, button Jonald Garcia three-bets all in, back to hijack who goes all in with A♥ 4♥ . Garcia opens K♦ J♥ . The board runs 6♣ 7♠ K♠ 7♦ Q♣ , Garcia outdraws to claim the pot and rail one.

Three way all in preflop with short stack Allan Daypuyart A♠ A♥ , big stack Chua Xue Wei J♠ J♥ and the mid stacked player 8♣ 8♠ . With the board running 3♥ 3♣ T♥ Q♠ Q♥ , Daypuyart scores the main pot for a triple up, Chua wins the side pot while railing one in the process.

This is the last level to join the Main Event. The pot continues to brew and is now at PHP 9.1 Million with a combined total of 714 entries. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 620pm so make sure to jump in before it closes! Buy in is PHP 15,000

Preflop all in with short stacked cutoff holding A♥ 2♥ and Ronnie Jimenez defending the big blind with 7♦ 8♦ . With the board running T♦ 6♥ 2♦ 7♥ J♠ , Jimenez ships it and sends one packing. 

Next to send it all in is Danilo Ola and the big blind player. Ola ahead with K♠ J♠ , bb with K♦ 9♠ , both players connect on the board K♥ T♥ 5♣ 3♣ 4♦ . Ola has the higher five-card spread to ship a double up.

More preflop shoves taking place with Kuei Yang Chen and Ricardo Torres going head to head. It is a flip with Chen holding A♦ J♠ and Torres 5♣ 5♠ . With the board running 3♠ A♣ J♥ Q♥ 4♣ , Chen doubles through to 20,000.

On a board showing T♥ 4♥ 8♣ A♠ and 30,000 in the pot, under the gun Noguero Izquierdo bets 10,000, button player jams, back to Izquierdo who makes the call and opens T♠ 9♠ top pair. Button player has Q♦ J♣ gut shot and overcards. The river 5♠ is not one of the outs for the button to bust out.

Blinds are up again which means two levels left of late registration. The count is 300 entries with the prize pool now at PHP 8.4 Million. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 6:20pm. Buy in is PHP 15,000.

Cutoff player shoves preflop with K♣ T♠ , big blind Lia Po Hsun calls with K♠ Q♥ , the board runs 6♦ J♥ 7♥ K♥ 4♣ for Lia’s higher kicker booting out a player. 

Preflop betting war begins with under the gun +1 raising to 2500, cutoff Munkherdene calls, big blind Richard Marquez three-bets all in, back to utg+1 who opts to fold while Munkherdene calls to put Marquez at risk of elimination. Marquez opens T♠ T♥ and is flipping against Munkherdene’s A♥ Q♥ . With the board running 9♥ K♥ 4♠ 3♠ A♦ , Munkherdene connects on the river to rail Marquez.

After paying a double up to Hernan Villa, Janno Alvarez is down to 14,000 and finds luck on his side. He comes from behind with 6♦ 6♣ flush against a player’s 7♥ 7♠ set on a board 7♣ 5♣ 3♣ J♣ 4♥ .

On a flop 5♥ 3♥ 9♠ and 16,000 in the pot, Hernan Villa and Janno Alvarez find themselves all in. Cutoff Alvarez ahead with 6♦ 6♥ against big blind Villa’s 5♠ 7♠ , the turn comes 2♣ and the river 5♦ for trips to Villa for a lucky double up.

Blinds are up, only three rounds left to register. 299 entries so far. The pot has grown to PHP 8.4 Million. The prize pool to beat is PHP 9.54 Million amassed back at Manila Super Series 6 in 2018. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 6:20pm. Buy in is PHP 15,000.

All in preflop, Allan Daypuyart with A♦ Q♣ that dominates Christopher Pasion’s A♣ 5♣ , the board runs K♠ 3♣ T♠ 4♠ 5♥ for a pair to Pasion on the river. He avoids the rail and climbs to 30,000.

Two players stare down a board A♥ Q♦ 8♠ A♦ 5♣ and 26,000 in the pot. Small blind John Jay Magadan bets 10,100, utg+1 calls, Magadan has A♣ J♦ trips, his opponent mucks and is down to 5000.

On a flop 5♣ 7♥ 4♥ and 12,000 in the pot, Chen Shao Ching and button player are all in. Chen with 6♥ 9♥ draw and button with J♥ 8♥ higher flush draw, the turn Q♠ is no help to either player but the river 3♠ is an out for Chen to complete the straight. Chen ships it and rails one in the process.

By the turn 9♦ 3♣ T♣ J♦ with 20,000 in the pot, small blind Victor Zhuchkov check-raises from 8000 by the button player to make it 40,000. Button calls for everything behind. Zhuchkov opens K♥ Q♣ straight, button with T♠ T♥ set, the river A♥ doesn’t pair the board for Zhuchkov to ship it and rail the button.

Blinds are up again, event now enters Level 7. The field has grown to 265 entries which means the pot has now spilled over PHP 8 Million and continues to rise. The prize pool to beat is PHP 9.54 Million amassed back at Manila Super Series 6 in 2018. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 6:20pm. Buy in is PHP 15,000.

Player nicknamed Ho Sn and another player have built a pot of 36,000 by the river T♥ 9♣ 9♠ J♣ A♣ . Under the gun +1 bets 10,000, hijack Ho Sn shoves, utg+1 calls for everything and opens 8♠ 7♠ straight. Ho Sn ships it with K♦ Q♦ higher straight.

Another preflop all in, Stefano Giuriolo has the nuts A♣ A♠ against an at risk player with Q♠ Q♣ . The board runs low to send one packing and Giuriolo to chip up to 65,000.

lexis Cruz scores a player’s stack. It was all in preflop with Cruz A♥ K♦ flipping against a player’s J♣ J♠ . The board was Q♥ K♥ Q♦ 5♠ 7♠ .

Teng I Huang raises to 1600 from hijack, cutoff calls, button player three-bet jams, back to Huang who joins with all his chips, cutoff folds. Huang opens 8♠ 9♠ , button with A♦ K♠ . The board runs to Huang’s favor 3♥ Q♦ 9♣ 2♠ 8♣ . Huang outdraws big slick to ship it and rail one in the process.

Blinds are up and so is the field with 223 entries and rising. With the screens flashing 223 entries, that means Day 1C has surpassed the Day 1B count. Only five levels left to join the action. The pot is now at PHP 7.5 Million. For all those fence sitters, make sure to get in before registration closes at the start of Level 11, which is at 6:20pm. Buy in is PHP 15,000.

From under the gun How Wee Meng raises to 1000, lojack player three-bet shoves, small blind and Meng both call. At the flop T♣ 4♣ 6♣ , sb checks, Meng bets 5000 for a side pot but sb folds. Meng opens 4♠ 6♠ two pair, lojack with A♥ J♦ , the turn 3♦ and river K♦ completes the board. Meng ships it and boots lojack.

Under the gun Li Chien Lin raises to 1500, utg+1 three-bets all in, small blind calls, back to Li who also calls. Both sb and Li check down the board 7♥ 4♠ 8♥ 4♣ Q♥ , Li opens A♥ Q♣ and ships the pot while railing one in the process.

Lojack raises to 1300, hijack and cutoff call, small blind Battulga Ganbold three-bets to 8200, back to initial raiser lojack who shoves. only Battulga joins and puts himself at risk of elimination. Lojack A♥ J♠ opens, Battulga way ahead with A♣ A♠ , the board runs 2♠ 2♦ 9♠ 3♦ 4♣ , Battulga doubles up.

We missed the action but on a board showing 6♣ 4♣ T♥ 2♦ 3♣ , big blind Khoo Fong Chee has T♣ 7♣ flush to ship the pot and rail two players - under the gun K♥ K♣ and utg+1 J♥ J♣ .

Blinds are up, 180 entries up to this point and rising. Still plenty of time to sign up. Prize pool is currently pushing into PHP 7 Million. Don’t miss out! Buy in is PHP 15,000. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 at 6:20pm.

Jae Chang raises to 1100 from lojack, button player calls, big blinds three-bet shoves, back to Chang who four-bets to 7100, button opts to get out of the way. Chang opens A♠ 6♠ , big blind has K♥ J♠ . The board runs 9♠ 5♦ 4♠ 6♥ 2♦

Two players stare down a board 5♠ 8♠ 2♥ Q♥ 2♣ and 20,000 in the pot, small blind Rick Jason Ambata shoves holding K♠ 2♠ trips, lojack has A♥ A♠ . Ambata ships it for a double up.

Blinds are up again and number of entries as well with 151 flashing on the screens. It will be a big one today so for all those fence sitters, time to sign up. Buy in is PHP 15,000. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 at 6:20pm.

After a preflop war, Xin Wang is all in from cutoff with T♠ T♣ for around 13,000 and dominates small blind’s 8♦ 8♠ . With the board running Q♣ J♠ A♦ 3♦ 7♣ , the higher pocket pair holds for a double up to Wang.

By the turn 2♦ 3♦ T♦ 9♣ , two players have built a pot of 36,000. Under the gun checks, button Jing Fang Lin bets near pot of 26,700, utg goes all in with less chips and shows Q♣ Q♠ . Jing opens A♦ 5♦ flush, utg is drawing dead. The river was 2♠ .

It’s a classic flip with defending champion Joseph Santos holding Q♥ Q♣ and Yu Chiu Hu with A♥ K♦ , the board is 8♥ Q♠ 9♥ A♠ 2♣ for the ladies to stand firm and earn Santos a double up.

Blinds have gone up! The previous level saw the headcount cross over 100 with 120 entries currently flashing on the screens. It will be a big one today so for all those fence sitters, time to sign up. Buy in is PHP 15,000. The prize pool is well over PHP 6.2 Million and rising fast. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 at 6:20pm.

Under the gun down in chips, decides to shove with Q♣ 9♣ , lojack Stefano Giuriolo calls with A♣ K♣ , the board runs K♠ 5♦ Q♠ 6♠ 3♠ . Giuriolo ships it while busting utg in the process.

On a board showing 4♦ 2♦ 9♦ J♠ and 15,000 in the pot, under the gun Noguero Izquierdo bets it all, lojack player calls. Izquierdo opens 9♠ 9♣ set, lojack has A♠ A♣ , the the river Q♠ is a double up for Izquierdo as he cracks aces. 

From hijack, Khoo Fong Chee raises to 800 then four-bets all in after big blind three-bets to 3000. Big blind calls with less chips. Khoo opens Q♦ Q♥ , big blind with A♠ Q♣ , the board runs 9♦ K♠ 2♣ 7♣ 5♥ . Khoo ships it and rails one.

The field has more than doubled with 59 entries and rising. This is the last flight to enter this event. If you haven’t heard, the pot is now over PHP 4.6 Million. To enter, buy in is PHP 15,000. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 at 6:20pm.

Heavy action on the first level with Chen Shao Ching already banking a double up. It opened with hijack Jerson Quiras raising to 5000, cutoff Chen three-bet all in, Quiras with the call. Chen opens A♠ [qc}, Quiras J♥ J♦ it’s a flip. The board runs 8♣ A♥ 7♥ 3♦ T♠ for a higher pair to Chen.