Dela Fuente Tops Flight B; Korea Advances Times Three
By Christian Zetzsche
The second flight of the 2026 Gods Of Poker Manila Main Event has concluded inside of the Grand Ballroom of the five-star City of Dreams Manila Luxury Hotel Resort & Casino. Another five players entered before the start to bring the field size up to 39 entries and the top six finishers were guaranteed a portion of the PHP 30 Million prize pool.
Five of the six to make it through after a rather short-lived final day of this split flight already had chips at their disposal the previous evening. However, Australia's David Wang had been busy in other High Roller contests and claimed the trophy in Event #46 Hyper Turbo High Roller that he took advantage of the late registration prior to the start with 30 big blinds.
Within the first two hours of play, Wang had increased his stack more than five-fold and knocked out at least two opponents including John Tech. The Aussie didn't stay at the top of the leaderboard for the entire duration but still advanced with a very healthy 500,000 in the end.
Instead, it was Rodolfo Dela Fuente who soared to the top of the chip counts after he burst the bubble. On the last table, Dela Fuente cold four-bet jammed pocket aces for a ton of big blinds and three-bettor Lukasz Jankowski called with kings only to get shown the bad news. Dela Fuente then three-bet called the four-bet shove of Taiwan's Cheng-Pin Hsu and remained ahead all the way with ace-king versus ace-queen to bag up 1,296,000.
The bubble burst at blinds of 5,000-10,000 / 10,000 and that means the restart of Day 2 in the money will roll back to at least that level. It appears to be very unlikely that any of the remaining flights will reach their money stage earlier, however.
South Korea's Seunghee Park had topped Day 1 the previous evening and carried over the momentum to advance with 1,219,000. He was joined among the six survivors by fellow countrymen Eunseok Choi (1,007,000) and San Kang (171,000). Jonald Garcia completes the line-up of those making it through with 482,000 in chips.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Rodolfo Dela Fuente | Philippines | 1,296,000 | 130 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Seunghee Park | South Korea | 1,219,000 | 122 |
| 3 | Eunseok Choi | South Korea | 1,007,000 | 100 |
| 4 | David Wang | Australia | 500,000 | 50 |
| 5 | Jonald Garcia | Philippines | 482,000 | 48 |
| 6 | San Kang | South Korea | 171,000 | 17 |
Notable casualties included Shenglai Zhang, Aj Acdal, David Erquiaga, Dmitrii Belikov, Rudy Edenata and Ronald Haverkamp. They all had the chance to jump into Flight C which kicked off at 2 p.m. local time, some of which then successfully made the cut to join the Flight B survivors.
Level 7:
5K/10K (10K BBA)End-of-Flight B Chip Counts
By Christian Zetzsche
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Rodolfo Dela Fuente | Philippines | 1,296,000 | 130 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Seunghee Park | South Korea | 1,219,000 | 122 |
| 3 | Eunseok Choi | South Korea | 1,007,000 | 100 |
| 4 | David Wang | Australia | 500,000 | 50 |
| 5 | Jonald Garcia | Philippines | 482,000 | 48 |
| 6 | San Kang | South Korea | 171,000 | 17 |
Level 7:
5K/10K (10K BBA)Hsu Eliminated by Dela Fuente on the Flight B Bubble
By Christian Zetzsche
Cheng-Pin Hsu
Cheng-Pin Hsu raised to 20,000 and Rodolfo Dela Fuente three-bet to 60,000 thereafter in the cutoff. It folded back to Hsu declared all-in, after which Dela Fuente asked for a count. The shove was for 322,000 and Dela Fuente called to put everyone on their feet.
Cheng-Pin Hsu: A ♥️ Q ♣️
Rodolfo Dela Fuente: A ♣️ K ♥️
The kicker played on the 10 ♠️ 8 ♥️ 3 ♥️; 7 ♠️ 8 ♠️ runout and the Flight B bubble burst with 36:27 minutes left in level seven at blinds of 5,000-10,000 / 10,000.
This means the blinds for Day 2 will roll back to the start of this level unless another flight bursts their bubble even earlier.
Full chip counts are to follow shortly, a recap of today is published later tonight once the Flight C action has concluded as well.
Level 7:
5K/10K (10K BBA)The Flight B Bubble Has Been Reached
By Christian Zetzsche
Ville Pohjalainen
Three ways to the Q ♦️ 7 ♥️ 5 ♣️ K ♣️ turn, Rodolfo Dela Fuente in the big blind checked and Jonald Garcia bet 80,000 from an early position. Cheng-Pin Hsu called and Dela Fuente folded.
Garcia then used one time bank on the A ♦️ river before he moved all-in, Hsu called.
"Do you have a set?" Dela Fuente asked instantly but that wasn't the case while he exposed his A ♠️ 7 ♦️ for rivered aces and sevens. Hsu only had K ♥️ Q ♥️ for turned two pair and paid off the double worth 88,000.
Soon after that, Ville Pohjalainen jammed for 62,000 from under the gun and was called by Seunghee Park in the small blind.
Ville Pohjalainen: 4 ♠️ 4 ♦️
Seunghee Park: 10 ♦️ 10 ♠️
The 10 ♥️ 9 ♥️ 8 ♣️ flop gave Park an overwhelming lead, the 9 ♠️ turn and A ♣️ river sealed the exit of the Finn two spots away from reaching Day 2.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Seunghee Park | 1,200,000 |
|---|---|
| Rodolfo Dela Fuente | 965,000 |
| Jonald Garcia | 490,000 |
| Cheng-Pin Hsu | 320,000 |
| Ville Pohjalainen | 0 |
Level 7:
5K/10K (10K BBA)The Chip Leaders Get Closer
By Christian Zetzsche
In a three-bet pot to the K ♥️ 8 ♣️ 7 ♣️ flop with some 140,000 in the middle, Eunseok Choi checked and Seunghee Park bet 50,000. Choi then check-raised to 106,000 and Park folded.
One hand later, Ville Pohjalainen defended the big blind against David Wang from under the gun and check-folded the 7 ♣️ 4 ♦️ 2 ♥️ flop to a bet of 16,000.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Seunghee Park | 1,125,000 |
|---|---|
| Eunseok Choi | 1,040,000 |
| David Wang | 554,000 |
| Ville Pohjalainen | 65,000 |
Level 6:
4K/8K (8K BBA)Jankowski Gets Tormented By the Deck
By Christian Zetzsche
Lukasz Jankowski
Seunghee Park raised to 16,000 from under the gun and Lukasz Jankowski three-bet to 48,000. The action folded to Rodolfo Dela Fuente in the big blind and he simply jammed for almost 700,000. Park folded and Jankowski called all-in for nearly 300,000.
Lukasz Jankowski: K ♥️ K ♠️
Rodolfo Dela Fuente: A ♥️ A ♦️
The 9 ♣️ 7 ♦️ 6 ♣️ 9 ♦️ 8 ♥️ board ended the run of Jankowski three spots away from reaching the money via this flight. It was the last hand before they went on a scheduled 15-minute break and they are now down to the final eight.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Seunghee Park | 1,207,000 |
|---|---|
| Rodolfo Dela Fuente | 1,064,000 |
| Lukasz Jankowski | 0 |
Level 6:
4K/8K (8K BBA)When It Rains, It Pours
By Christian Zetzsche
Chip leader Seunghee Park raised to 100,000 on the button and then called the all-in of Jonald Garcia in the small blind for little more.
Garcia's K ♠️ J ♣️ were up against 10 ♣️ 9 ♥️ and the double was denied on the A ♥️ Q ♥️ 3 ♥️ 3 ♠️ Q ♦️ board. Garcia gasped a brief "puta" which you may guess what it means in Tagalog.
Garcia jammed soon after to steal the blinds.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Seunghee Park | 1,230,000 |
|---|---|
| Jonald Garcia | 170,000 |
| Ville Pohjalainen | 85,000 |
Level 6:
4K/8K (8K BBA)Hsu Doubles Off Garcia
By Christian Zetzsche
Cheng-Pin Hsu
Jonald Garcia raised from an early position for Cheng-Pin Hsu in the cutoff and Rodolfo Dela Fuente out of the big blind to call.
The 8 ♠️ 7 ♦️ 4 ♣️ flop was checked by Dela Fuente, Garcia bet 25,000 and called a raise to 60,000 by Hsu while Dela Fuente folded.
Garcia then jammed the 4 ♠️ turn and Hsu beat him into the pot.
Cheng-Pin Hsu: 8 ♥️ 8 ♣️
Jonald Garcia: K ♠️ K ♣️
Garcia needed a king but found none on the 2 ♥️ river.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Rodolfo Dela Fuente | 770,000 |
|---|---|
| Cheng-Pin Hsu | 471,000 |
| Jonald Garcia | 148,000 |
Level 6:
4K/8K (8K BBA)Choi Chips Up Against Garcia
By Christian Zetzsche
Eunseok Choi
Jonald Garcia raised it up for Eunseok Choi to call out of the blinds. They checked the 3 ♣️ 2 ♠️ 2 ♦️ flop to the Q ♣️ turn. Choi bet 13,000 to get called and bet the 10 ♥️ river for 33,000, Garcia folded and shook his
| Player | Champion |
| Eunseok Choi | 890,000 |
|---|---|
| Jonald Garcia | 375,000 |
Level 6:
4K/8K (8K BBA)Prepare for a Longer (Pre) Bubble Period
By Christian Zetzsche
Seunghee Park
With around 25 minutes left in the sixth tournament level and fourth for today, the average is a staggering 65 big blinds and they are on a full ring table.
Seunghee Park continues to lead as only chip millionaire and got a raise through against Lukasz Jankowski on the 8 ♦️ 3 ♥️ 2 ♥️ J ♦️ turn when the Pole bet 16,000 and folded to 35,000.
One hand later, table short stack Ville Pohjalainen jammed for 109,000 in the cutoff and won the blinds.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Seunghee Park | 1,171,000 |
|---|---|
| Lukasz Jankowski | 356,000 |
| Ville Pohjalainen | 129,000 |
Level 6:
4K/8K (8K BBA)Two Quick Eliminations Bring the Final Nine
By Christian Zetzsche
While Flight C is on the first break with 39 players out of 44 entries remaining, Flight B is suddenly down to the final nine out of 39 entries with the top six set to advance.
First to go was Shenglai Zhang who three-bet jammed a severe short stack of 24,000 to get called by Eunseok Choi and Seunghee Park. Choi check-folded the Q ♣️ Q ♥️ 6 ♥️ flop to a bet of 25,000.
Shenglai Zhang: J ♦️ 9 ♠️
Seunghee Park: Q ♦️ 10 ♦️
The 5 ♥️ turn and 8 ♣️ river sealed Zhang's fate.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Seunghee Park | 1,125,000 |
|---|---|
| Eunseok Choi | 885,000 |
| Shenglai Zhang | 0 |
Moments later on the other table, Aj Acdal opened to 65,000 off ten big blinds from under the gun and then called all-in when Rodolfo Dela Fuente jammed in the big blind.
Aj Acdal: A ♣️ 5 ♦️
Rodolfo Dela Fuente: A ♥️ A ♦️
The J ♥️ 7 ♥️ 5 ♣️ 6 ♦️ 2 ♥️ board provided no miracle upset.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Rodolfo Dela Fuente | 730,000 |
|---|---|
| Aj Acdal | 0 |
Level 6:
4K/8K (8K BBA)Garcia Bad Beats Rivera
By Christian Zetzsche
Czardy Rivera
Jonald Garcia jammed from the small blind into the big blind of Czardy Rivera, who called all-in for around 20 big blinds.
Czardy Rivera: A ♥️ Q ♦️
Jonald Garcia: K ♣️ J ♦️
The 9 ♣️ 9 ♥️ 4 ♦️ K ♦️ 10 ♦️ board gave Garcia the improvement he needed and Rivera headed out with a vivid sigh.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Jonald Garcia | 375,000 |
|---|---|
| Czardy Rivera | 0 |
Level 6:
4K/8K (8K BBA)Zhang and Acdal on the Ropes
By Christian Zetzsche
Aj Acdal
Aj Acdal raised to 16,000 and San Kang called on the button, as did Rodolfo Dela Fuente in the big blind.
On the 8 ♠️ 5 ♠️ 4 ♠️ flop, Dela Fuente checked and Acdal bet 15,000. Kang folded and Dela Fuente check-raised to 35,000 for Acdal to call. Dela Fuente bet the 10 ♦️ turn for 40,000 and Acdal reluctantly folded to get shown the K ♠️ 2 ♠️ for the king-high flush.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Rodolfo Dela Fuente | 680,000 |
|---|---|
| San Kang | 275,000 |
| Aj Acdal | 110,000 |
Shenglai Zhang
One table over, Shenglai Zhang check-jammed the 9 ♣️ 7 ♠️ 5 ♥️ flop out of the big blind and Jonald Garcia called all-in for 90,000 on the button. Garcia was ahead with 10 ♣️ 10 ♦️ versus 7 ♥️ 3 ♥️ and it remained to be that way on the 4 ♦️ turn and 2 ♦️ river.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Jonald Garcia | 220,000 |
|---|---|
| Shenglai Zhang | 35,000 |
Level 5:
3K/6K (6K BBA)No More Dave Spade in Flight C
By Christian Zetzsche
David Erquiaga
David Erquiaga had previously lost a portion of his stack and then had no more Choi-ce but to get it in preflop with the 10 ♦️ 8 ♦️ to get called by Eunseok Choi who had the 9 ♦️ 9 ♣️ for a pocket pair.
There was a sweat with the :as: Q ♦️ 5 ♦️ flop but the 7 ♥️ turn and K ♠️ river were both blanks.
One table over, Aj Acdal raised to 18,000 and then folded when Cheng-Pin Hsu jammed for 288,000.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Seunghee Park | 1,070,000 |
|---|---|
| Eunseok Choi | 873,000 |
| Cheng-Pin Hsu | 305,000 |
| Aj Acdal | 185,000 |
| David Erquiaga | 0 |
Level 5:
3K/6K (6K BBA)Park Is Running Away With the Lead
By Christian Zetzsche
Seunghee Park
On the river of a K ♣️ 5 ♥️ 3 ♠️ :ks: 9 ♣️ board, Czardy Rivera paid off a chunky bet by chip leader Seunghee Park and was shown the K ♦️ 6 ♣️ for trips kings by Park, who soared to seven figures as a result.
Rivera was left shorter, as was Aj Acdal one table over when Rodolfo Dela Fuente check-raised and then bet an eight-high board with three spades by the turn. Dela Fuente got another 50,000 value on the river and showed A ♠️ 6 ♠️ for the ace-high flush.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Seunghee Park | 1,100,000 |
|---|---|
| Rodolfo Dela Fuente | 600,000 |
| Aj Acdal | 215,000 |
| Czardy Rivera | 135,000 |
Level 5:
3K/6K (6K BBA)Hsu Holds for a Double
By Christian Zetzsche
Cheng-Pin Hsu
On a flop of 5 ♠️ 2 ♠️ 2 ♥️ , Aj Acdal called the all-in of Cheng-Pin Hsu for around 80,000 with the 10 ♠️ 9 ♠️ for the flush draw. Hsu was at risk with A ♦️ K ♦️ and held thanks to the 8 ♦️ turn and J ♣️ river.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Aj Acdal | 315,000 |
|---|---|
| Cheng-Pin Hsu | 190,000 |
Level 5:
3K/6K (6K BBA)Miettinen Eliminated by Park
By Christian Zetzsche
Petteri Miettinen
Eunseok Choi jammed for around 280,000 on the K ♦️ Q ♠️ 10 ♠️ 10 ♥️ turn when David Wang bet 80,000 and the Aussie asked for a count before he folded.
Shortly after, Seunghee Park raise-called the all-in of Petteri Miettinen for 82,000.
Petteri Miettinen: J ♣️ J ♥️
Seunghee Park: K ♠️ Q ♥️
The flip went to the big stack on the K ♣️ 9 ♣️ 5 ♥️ 3 ♦️ 10 ♦️ board and Park scored the knockout.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Seunghee Park | 825,000 |
|---|---|
| David Wang | 590,000 |
| Eunseok Choi | 480,000 |
| Petteri Miettinen | 0 |
Level 5:
3K/6K (6K BBA)Two All-In Without A Call
By Christian Zetzsche
The new level kicked off with two all-ins but neither came with a call. Ville Pohjalainen had dropped to only 93,000 and three-bet jammed into San Kang, who asked for a count and folded.
Jonald Garcia was also down to a similar amount one table over and got the shove through, leaving both players on around 20 big blinds.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Ville Pohjalainen | 120,000 |
|---|---|
| Jonald Garcia | 120,000 |
Level 4:
2.5K/5K (5K BBA)Hsu Doubles Before the First Break
By Christian Zetzsche
Cheng-Pin Hsu
Shenglai Zhang raised to 10,500 from under the gun and Aj Acdal called in the small blind. Cheng-Pin Hsu then jammed for 63,000 in the big blind and Zhang called, Acdal folded.
Cheng-Pin Hsu: 3 ♣️ 3 ♥️
Shenglai Zhang: A ♠️ K ♥️
The pocket pair held on the 8 ♣️ 8 ♦️ 5 ♥️ 9 ♦️ 7 ♠️ board and Hsu doubled in the last hand of the second level, which concluded with 14 players left. They are racing off the T-500 chips now as they are no longer needed for this flight.
In the meanwhile, Flight C is underway with two tables running early into the first level. Both the first and second level last 120 minutes - two hours each - before the late registration closes.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Aj Acdal | 417,000 |
|---|---|
| Shenglai Zhang | 282,000 |
| Cheng-Pin Hsu | 142,000 |
Level 4:
2.5K/5K (5K BBA)Wang Back Into the Top Spot
By Christian Zetzsche
In a duel cutoff versus button, David Wang raised and called a three-bet by Seunghee Park to see a flop of A ♣️ 8 ♦️ 3 ♣️ . Wang check-called for 18,000 and then did so again for 50,000 on the 5 ♦️ turn.
With the four liner on the 2 ♥️ river appearing, both players checked and Wang's A ♠️ Q ♥️ won the pot.
| Player | Chip Count |
| David Wang | 750,000 |
|---|---|
| Seunghee Park | 618,000 |
Level 4:
2.5K/5K (5K BBA)Wang and Jankowski Take Pots
By Christian Zetzsche
Lukasz Jankowski
On a heads-up turn of 10 ♠️ 9 ♦️ 5 ♦️ 8 ♥️ , Czardy Rivera in the big blind checked and then called a bet of 33,000 by David Wang in the cutoff. Rivera also checked the 5 ♠️ river and Wang then bumped it up to 115,000.
Upon using two time bank extensions, Rivera folded and Wang claimed the pot.
One table over, Lukasz Jankowski three-bet preflop from the button and AJ Acdal called. Acdal check-called the Q ♥️ 10 ♦️ 3 ♦️ flop for 27,000 before they checked down the 9 ♣️ turn and 8 ♠️ river.
Acdal tabled the 5 ♥️ 5 ♠️ and Jankowski had that beat with A ♣️ Q ♠️ for the flopped top pair.
| Player | Chip Count |
| David Wang | 700,000 |
|---|---|
| Czardy Rivera | 460,000 |
| AJ Acdal | 420,000 |
| Lukasz Jankowski | 335,000 |
Level 3:
2K/4K (4K BBA)Oh Bluff Where Art Thou?
By Christian Zetzsche
David Erquiaga
Apologies for missing the action until the river of a K ♣️ K ♦️ 4 ♦️ 10 ♠️ Q ♥️ board between David Erquiaga from under the gun and Seunghee Park in the cutoff but the table chat at the end made for quite a funny update.
Erquiaga had checked with a healthy 40 big blinds behind and Park pulled the trigger by moving forward his entire stack of T-25,000 chips. Erquiaga used two time banks and folded, Park claimed the pot with a smirk.
"If you have a bluff you have to show," Erquiaga said and then put the possible hands of Park on J ♦️ 9 ♦️ .
Czardy Rivery guess it to be A ♦️ 9 ♦️ for the straight and nut flush blocker but Park didn't reveal anything ... yet.
"Did you have a pocket?" the Korean asked and Erquiaga replied "two pair".
"Ace king maybe?" Park added and then claimed he had king ten for the turned full house.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Seunghee Park | 750,000 |
|---|---|
| Czardy Rivera | 484,000 |
| David Erquiaga | 220,000 |
Level 3:
2K/4K (4K BBA)Sixty Seven Big Blinds Deep
By Christian Zetzsche
Just to show you how deep the Cronus Structure really is - even if perhaps not used to for many players especially in Asia just yet - the second level on Day 2 has a staggering 67 big blinds average with 14 players out of 39 entries remaining.
Well below that average is Poland's Lukasz Jankowski but his 225,000 is still a very solid 45 big blinds. He just three-bet an open raise to 10,000 and a call to 45,000, which forced out both opponents including Shenglai Zhang one seat over.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Shenglai Zhang | 334,000 |
|---|---|
| Lukasz Jankowski | 225,000 |
Level 3:
2K/4K (4K BBA)Wang Takes Over the Lead
By Christian Zetzsche
David Wang
There are 14 players remaining and the top six will advance to Day 2. A new chip leader has emerged as David Wang now holds the most chips albeit by just a small margin.
He won a pot that could have blown up a lot more if Eunseok Choi had three-bet preflop. Instead, Choi just called and check-called the 10 ♣️ 7 ♣️ 9 ♦️ 6 ♥️ J ♥️ river for 12,000. Wang tabled the K ♥️ K ♦️ and Choi mucked queens.
Petteri Miettinen then three-bet to 30,000 and Jonald Garcia called. They checked to the J ♠️ 8 ♣️ 7 ♥️ J ♣️ turn on which Garcia bet 125,000 and Miettinen folded with a dry smile on the face.
We are in the second level of the day with blinds of 2,500-5,000/5,000.
| Player | Chip Count |
| David Wang | 675,000 |
|---|---|
| Seunghee Park | 650,000 |
| Czardy Rivera | 550,000 |
| Eunseok Choi | 345,000 |
| Petteri Miettinen | 130,000 |
Level 3:
2K/4K (4K BBA)Belikov Eliminated by Hsu
By Christian Zetzsche
Dmitrii Belikov
Cheng-Pin Hsu raised to 8,000 and San Kang three-bet the button to 22,500. Dmitrii Belikov then called in the big blind with one T-5,000 chip behind. Hsu reraised to 60,000 and Kang folded, Belikov instantly called.
Dmitrii Belikov: A ♣️ 10 ♠️
Cheng-Pin Hsu: A ♦️ Q ♠️
The Q ♣️ 9 ♠️ 7 ♥️ flop left Belikov on the ropes and his elimination was locked up with the 2 ♥️ turn and 2 ♠️ river.
| Player | Chip Count |
| San Kang | 275,000 |
|---|---|
| Cheng-Pin Hsu | 189,000 |
| Dmitrii Belikov | 0 |
Level 3:
2K/4K (4K BBA)Acdal Scoops a Big Three-Way Pot
By Christian Zetzsche
AJ Acdal
Three ways to the Q ♦️ 9 ♦️ 7 ♣️ 2 ♦️ turn, AJ Acdal bet 37,000 in the small blind and was called by both Lukasz Jankowski and San Kang.
Acdal checked the 5 ♠️ on the river and Jankowski bet 85,000. Kang went deep into the tank and folded after using two time banks while Acdal reluctantly called.
Jankowski tabled the Q ♣️ 9 ♣️ for the top two pair but Acdal had the 9 ♥️ 9 ♠️ for a set of nines.
| Player | Chip Count |
| AJ Acdal | 490,000 |
|---|---|
| San Kang | 280,000 |
| Lukasz Jankowski | 195,000 |
Level 3:
2K/4K (4K BBA)Edenata Eliminated by Wang
By Christian Zetzsche
Rudy Edenata
Jonald Garcia opened to 8,500 and Rudy Edenata then jammed for 99,000 in the small blind. David Wang asked for a count and went all-in over the top, forcing out Garcia.
Rudy Edenata: K ♣️ 9d:
Jonald Garcia: 10 ♠️ 10 ♦️
The 8 ♥️ 5 ♠️ 3 ♦️ 4 ♥️ J ♣️ board changed nothing to send Edenata out and likely right into the next High Roller Event.
| Player | Chip Count |
| David Wang | 400,000 |
|---|---|
| Rudy Edenata | 0 |
Level 3:
2K/4K (4K BBA)Haverkamp and Kang To the Rail
By Christian Zetzsche
Ronald Haverkamp
Ronald Haverkamp jammed for 57,000 with the 4 ♥️ 4 ♦️ and was called by Czardy Rivera, who tabled the A ♠️ J ♠️ . The board ran out J ♣️ 6 ♦️ 3 ♥️ J ♥️ 5 ♦️ and Haverkamp was gone.
Soon after on the same table, Young Min Kang flipped against David Erquiaga.
Young Min Kang: 4 ♦️ 4 ♣️
David Erquiaga: A ♦️ Q ♣️
The 7 ♥️ 6 ♦️ 3 ♣️ 10 ♦️ Q ♦️ board gave Erquiaga the superior pair on the river.
Young Min Kang
| Player | Chip Count |
| Czardy Rivera | 380,000 |
|---|---|
| David Erquiaga | 250,000 |
| Young Min Kang | 0 |
| Ronald Haverkamp | 0 |
Level 3:
2K/4K (4K BBA)Choi Back to Barreling
By Christian Zetzsche
Eunseok Choi
Eunseok Choi raised preflop and was called by Jonald Garcia on the button, who then also called another bet of 7,000 on the K ♠️ 8 ♣️ 2 ♦️ flop. Choi bet the 5 ♠️ turn for 33,500 and Garcia folded.
In the meanwhile, David Erquiaga has chipped up nicely since the restart while chip leader Seunghee Park lost a bunch.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Seunghee Park | 700,000 |
|---|---|
| Eunseok Choi | 405,000 |
| David Erquiaga | 195,000 |
| Jonald Garcia | 195,000 |
Level 3:
2K/4K (4K BBA)Wang Fires Into Dela Fuente
By Christian Zetzsche
David Wang
With the field down to 18 players, the third table broke and they are now full-ring.
David Wang has continued his steaming hot start and won another pot, this time without showdown. He three-bet against Rodolfo Dela Fuente who called and then check-called the K ♠️ Q ♣️ 5 ♥️ flop for 16,000.
On the 5 ♦️ turn, Dela Fuente checked again and Wang's bet of 60,000 took it down as Dela Fuente folded the A ♦️ J ♦️ face-up.
| Player | Chip Count |
| David Wang | 290,000 |
|---|---|
| Rodolfo Dela Fuente | 220,000 |
Level 3:
2K/4K (4K BBA)Out and About for Thompson
By Christian Zetzsche
Gary Thompson
The second player to get his chips into the middle was Gary Thompson, who was at risk on the 10 ♣️ 8 ♠️ 5 ♦️ 7 ♠️ turn with the A ♥️ 10 ♦️ . As soon as AJ Acdal tabled the 5 ♣️ 5 ♥️ for a set of fives, Thompson was already out of his seat and on the way out of the Grand Ballroom before the 6 ♠️ came on the river.
| Player | Chip Count |
| AJ Acdal | 250,000 |
|---|---|
| Gary Thompson | 0 |
Level 3:
2K/4K (4K BBA)Tech Falls to Wang
By Christian Zetzsche
John Tech
David Wang already chipped up in the first five minutes to grow his re-entry stack and then raised to 8,000 before snap-calling the all-in of John Tech for around 60,000.
John Tech: A ♠️ 9d:
David Wang: 10 ♦️ 10 ♥️
No ace arrived on the J ♣️ 7 ♥️ 3 ♣️ 2 ♠️ 2 ♥️ board to send Tech out very early.
| Player | Chip Count |
| David Wang | 210,000 |
|---|---|
| John Tech | 0 |
Level 3:
2K/4K (4K BBA)Five New Entries for Flight B
By Christian Zetzsche
Six players bought into Day 2 to increase the field size to 39 entries of which 20 players now remain and the new faces are almost exclusively High Roller contenders of the festival so far. Rudy Edenata, David Wang, and Gary Thompson were joined by David Erquiaga and Taiwan's Cheng-Pin Hsu.
Two Main Event Flights Scheduled for Today
By Christian Zetzsche
At 12:30 p.m. local time, the 2026 Gods of Poker Manila Main Event continues with Day 2 of Flight B, which has attracted 34 entries throughout the nine hours of deep-stacked poker play yesterday. Only 15 players bagged up chips last night and South Korea's Seunghee Lee is so far way out in front with a towering stack of 757,500.
He will be the man to catch inside of the Grand Ballroom at the five star City of Dreams Manila Luxury Hotel Resort & Casino but his advance to the money stages is far from certain, as each of the five flights in the flagship tournament is playing down to the top 13.5% of the field to be secured a cash prize.
Second in chips is Finland's Petteri Miettinen (424,500), while fellow South Korean Eunseok Choi (393,000) is in third. Shenglai Zhang, who has already won a trophy during The Arena of Champions, returns with 388,000 followed by Pandora's Mystery Bounty runner-up Lukasz Jankowski with 369,000.
Flight B Chip Counts for Day 2:
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blind Day 2 |
| 1 | Seunghee Lee | South Korea | 757,500 | 189 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Petteri Miettinen | Finland | 424,500 | 106 |
| 3 | Eunseok Choi | South Korea | 393,000 | 98 |
| 4 | Shenglai Zhang | China | 388,000 | 97 |
| 5 | Lukasz Jankowski | Poland | 369,000 | 92 |
| 6 | San Kang | South Korea | 355,000 | 89 |
| 7 | Czardy Rivera | Philippines | 322,000 | 80 |
| 8 | Ville Pohjalainen | Finland | 253,500 | 63 |
| 9 | Jonald Garcia | Philippines | 206,000 | 51 |
| 10 | Rodolfo Dela Fuente | Philippines | 188,000 | 47 |
| 11 | AJ Acdal | Philippines | 149,000 | 37 |
| 12 | John Tech | Philippines | 95,000 | 24 |
| 13 | Ronald Haverkamp | Netherlands | 85,000 | 21 |
| 14 | Young Min Kang | South Korea | 81,500 | 20 |
| 15 | Dmitrii Belikov | Russia | 59,500 | 15 |
Among the shorter stacks making it through are John Tech (95,000) and Ronald Haverkamp (85,000) whereas the late registration for Flight B is still open until the cards go back in the air at half past noon.
The recommencing blinds will be 2,000-4,000 with a big blind ante of 4,000 and that gives all late entrants a total of 30 big blinds. Each level for Day 2 of Flight B features a duration of 60 minutes each.
Flight C is also scheduled to run alongside tomorrow as well with the start set for 2 p.m. local time. Two 120-minute levels of late registration are followed by 35-minute levels until the bubble has burst which may actually happen at nearly the same time for both flights today.
The final two flights take place tomorrow on Thursday, August 27, 2026 and represent the last chance to enter the PHP 82,500 buy-in, which comes with a massive PHP 30 Million guarantee. Don't wait too late, as the late registration closes much earlier than all traditional tournaments thanks to the Cronus Structure!