August 28, 2026 - 12:30 PM
By Christian Zetzsche
Day 2 Chip Leader Lester Edoc
After 12 levels of 60 minutes each, the 54 hopefuls out of an 383 entry strong field in the 2026 Gods of Poker Manila Main Event have been whittled down to the final 12 hopefuls. They are all very much in contention for the biggest slices of the PHP 30 Million guaranteed prize pool but a duo of very well-known local poker pros sits atop the leaderboard with their eyes firmly set on victory.
Having survived their respective five starting flights, all players who returned to their seats inside of the Grand Ballroom at the City of Dreams Manila Luxury Hotel Resort & Casino in Metro Manila had locked up a cash prize already.
It was most certainly fitting to the theme of The Arena of Champions when they returned to action with a staggering 86 big blinds average. That came to play thanks to the roll-back of the Cronus Structure, and the nine-handed final table was narrowly missed just like the guarantee by a mere 17 entries which ensured a small overlay for all contestants.
When the clock hit midnight and they bagged up the chips, Lester Edoc (10,885,000) and Marc Rivera (9,020,000) had accumulated the most chips and plenty of knockouts along the way. Rivera even sent his nephew Nikolas Rivera to the payout desk on the final three tables in one of many memorable hands throughout the penultimate tournament day.
Marc Rivera
Dutch player Joris Michl stormed the weather of hyper-active Viet An Nguyen many a times and soared to third place with 7,140,000 - good enough for 71 big blinds for the final day.
Among the survivors are also Dakota Anderson (5,620,000), John Matsuda (3,280,000), Dmitrii Belikov (2,325,000), Aleksei Zhukov (1,715,000) and start-of-the-day chip leader Mc Yeldarb Mantos (925,000).
Seat Assignments for the Final Day
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 21 | 1 | Mc Yeldarb Mantos | Philippines | 925,000 | 9 |
| 21 | 4 | Joris Michl | Netherlands | 7,140,000 | 71 |
| 21 | 5 | Dmitrii Belikov | Russia | 2,325,000 | 23 |
| 21 | 6 | Lester Edoc | Philippines | 10,885,000 | 109 |
| 21 | 7 | Aleksei Zhukov | Russia | 1,715,000 | 17 |
| 21 | 8 | Joven Huerto | Philippines | 2,105,000 | 21 |
| 19 | 1 | Dakota Anderson | United States | 5,620,000 | 56 |
| 19 | 2 | John Matsuda | Philippines | 3,280,000 | 33 |
| 19 | 4 | Marc Rivera | Philippines | 9,020,000 | 90 |
| 19 | 5 | Sangjin An | South Korea | 580,000 | 6 |
| 19 | 6 | Manoj Pentakota | India | 1,395,000 | 14 |
| 19 | 7 | Thanh Cao Nguyen | Vietnam | 1,350,000 | 14 |
With the early bagging prior to the final table, the final dozen hopefuls keep their seats and will redraw one last time for new seats when the final nine players have been reached. The final day is slated to recommence at 12.30 p.m. local time with level 17, featuring blinds of 50,000-100,000/100,000 and the levels will be 60 minutes through.
All finalists have locked up at least PHP 433,200 for their efforts and the winner can look forward to a payday of PHP 6,304,500 (∼ USD 101,322). The conclusion of the flagship Main Event can be followed on the Gods of Poker Youtube channel with cards-up coverage and commentary on a 30-minute security delay.
By Christian Zetzsche
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Lester Edoc | Philippines | 10,885,000 | 109 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Marc Rivera | Philippines | 9,020,000 | 90 |
| 3 | Joris Michl | Netherlands | 7,140,000 | 71 |
| 4 | Dakota Anderson | United States | 5,620,000 | 56 |
| 5 | John Matsuda | Philippines | 3,280,000 | 33 |
| 6 | Dmitrii Belikov | Russia | 2,325,000 | 23 |
| 7 | Joven Huerto | Philippines | 2,105,000 | 21 |
| 8 | Aleksei Zhukov | Russia | 1,715,000 | 17 |
| 9 | Manoj Pentakota | India | 1,395,000 | 14 |
| 10 | Thanh Cao Nguyen | Vietnam | 1,350,000 | 14 |
| 11 | Mc Yeldarb Mantos | Philippines | 925,000 | 9 |
| 12 | Sangjin An | South Korea | 580,000 | 6 |
Level 16:
40K/80K (80K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Earlier today, Gods of Poker founder Lloyd Fontillas had announced via microphone that it was the intention to play down to the final table but if that was going to be too late, they would stop at midnight.
The end of level 16 came a few minutes before midnight and once the players went into their next scheduled 15-minute break, they were informed that all final 12 players would bag up their chips for the night and come back at 12.30 p.m. local time for the final day of the Main Event.
Stay tuned for the final chip counts and recap of today's action.
Level 16:
40K/80K (80K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Dmitrii Belikov made it 160,000 to go on the button with his 9 ♠️ 9 ♣️ and Lester Edoc flatted Q ♥️ 10 ♠️ in the small blind.
The K ♠️ 7 ♦️ 6 ♠️ flop was checked by Edoc, Belikov bet 150,000 and Edoc called.
That led them to the 9 ♦️ turn on which Edoc bet 350,000 with his new found double gutshot. Belikov pushed for around 1,300,000 and Edoc opted to fold.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Lester Edoc | 10,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Dmitrii Belikov | 2,400,000 |
Level 16:
40K/80K (80K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Aleksei Zhukov opened the Q ♣️ J ♦️ from under the gun and was called by Joven Huerto in the hijack with the A ♥️ 7 ♥️ .
The :Qs. 5 ♦️ 3 ♥️ flop gave Zhukov the lead and he bet 125,000, Huerto stuck around. Zhukov bet the 4 ♠️ turn for 175,000 and Huerto called once more with his double gutshot by now.
The K ♠️ came on the river and Zhukov was undeterred to bet 225,000 with 570,000 behind, Huerto now gave up.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Joven Huerto | 2,300,000 |
|---|---|
| Aleksei Zhukov | 1,900,000 |
Level 16:
40K/80K (80K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Manoj Pentakota got an open shove through and then raised to 160,000 in the cutoff. Thanh Cao Nguyen jammed for 655,000 on the button and Pentakota called once it had folded to him.
Thanh Cao Nguyen: K ♦️ J ♥️
Manoj Pentakota: A ♥️ 8 ♠️
The Q ♦️ 7 ♦️ 3 ♠️ 6 ♦️ 8 ♦️ runout came to the rescue for Nguyen, who rivered a flush to survive.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Thanh Cao Nguyen | 1,510,000 |
|---|---|
| Manoj Pentakota | 1,340,000 |
Level 16:
40K/80K (80K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
On the outer table, Manoj Pentakota defended his big blind and check-called once before he bet the Q ♣️ 6 ♦️ 4 ♠️ J ♥️ 3 ♠️ river for 420,000. Marc Rivera called on the button and Pentakota declared king-high, which Rivera had beat with the A ♣️ Q ♠️ .
One hand later, Dakota Anderson opened to 160,000 and Pentakota in the small blind three-bet to 450,000. Anderson jammed and two time banks later, Pentakota folded.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Marc Rivera | 7,700,000 |
|---|---|
| Dakota Anderson | 6,100,000 |
| Manoj Pentakota | 1,750,000 |
Level 16:
40K/80K (80K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
The stream table showed a single-raised pot to the J ♠️ 6 ♦️ 2 ♦️ and Joris Michl checked in the big blind with the A ♦️ 9 ♦️ . Lester Edoc bet from the hijack from the hijack for 150,000 with K ♠️ 8 ♣️ and Michl called.
That led them to the 9 ♣️ turn on which Michl check-called for 475,000. Both checked through the 8 ♦️ river as the trap of Michl didn't work, Edoc checked behind and was shown the nut flush with a big smile.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Lester Edoc | 11,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Joris Michl | 7,100,000 |
Level 16:
40K/80K (80K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Joris Michl made it 160,000 to go with the 9 ♦️ 9 ♣️ and Joven Huerto only called in the big blind with his J ♠️ J ♦️ . The A ♣️ 3 ♦️ 2 ♠️ flop was checked to Michl, who bet 160,000.
Huerto wasn't folding yet and came along to the 7 ♠️ turn. They checked to the 6 ♥️ river and checked once more for Huerto to win the pot.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Joris Michl | 6,300,000 |
|---|---|
| Joven Huerto | 2,800,000 |
Level 16:
40K/80K (80K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Joris Michl opened to 160,000 with the K ♦️ 7 ♦️ and Lester Edoc called in the small blind holding the 8 ♣️ 5 ♣️ . Aleksei Zhukov three-bet to 795,000 with 100,000 behind in the big blind with his 7 ♠️ 7 ♣️ . Both folded and Zhukov climbed to around 1.3 million in chips.
Level 16:
40K/80K (80K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
In a three-bet pot to the Q ♦️ 6 ♥️ 3 ♣️ flop, Dakota Anderson check-called a bet of 325,000 by John Matsuda and checked the 4 ♠️ on the turn. Matsuda now bet 750,000 and Anderson folded.
He raised the next hand for Thanh Cao Nguyen to defend from the big blind and check-call two streets with the second bet worth 200,000 on the K ♣️ J ♦️ 2 ♣️ 10 ♣️ turn. They checked the 10 ♥️ river and Nguyen showed the K ♠️ :Qh; , Anderson won the chips back with his K ♥️ J ♣️ .
| Player | Chip Count |
| Dakota Anderson | 5,400,000 |
|---|---|
| John Matsuda | 4,400,000 |
| Thanh Cao Nguyen | 845,000 |
Level 16:
40K/80K (80K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Lester Edoc raised to 200,000 with the 9 ♠️ 9 ♥️ and Gary Thompson then jammed on the button for 1,400,000.
Joris Michl in the small blind flat-called and Edoc folded.
Gary Thompson: A ♠️ Q ♥️
Joris Michl: K ♠️ K ♥️
The :TRs: 5 ♣️ 3 ♥️ 6 ♥️ 9 ♦️ board sent Thompson to the rail in 13th place for PHP 433,200 while Edoc grinned that he would have hit a set.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Joris Michl | 6,100,000 |
|---|---|
| Gary Thompson | 0 |
Level 16:
40K/80K (80K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Lester Edoc min-raised to 160,000 with J ♥️ J ♣️ and Joris Michl came along with 8 ♦️ 7 ♦️ in the big blind. Michl's open-ender on the 10 ♥️ 9 ♥️ 9 ♠️ was worth a check-call for 150,000 before they checked the 10 ♣️ turn.
Michl bet the 2 ♠️ river for 380,000 and Edoc folded.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Lester Edoc | 11,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Joris Michl | 5,100,000 |
Level 16:
40K/80K (80K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Joven Huerto opened to 160,000 first to act holding the K ♥️ K ♣️ and Joris Michl just flatted the A ♦️ Q ♦️ in the cutoff.
The A ♠️ J ♠️ 4 ♠️ flop was checked to the 9 ♦️ turn. Huerto bet 150,000 and Michl called.
Following the 9 ♥️ river, Huerto bet another 250,000 and Michl reluctantly folded what turned out to be the best hand.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Joris Michl | 4,900,000 |
|---|---|
| Joven Huerto | 2,100,000 |
Level 16:
40K/80K (80K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
At the start of the new level, Marc Rivera limped the button and Sangjin An did so from the small blind. Manoj Pentakota in the big blind raised to 320,000 and Rivera called, An folded.
The 10 ♣️ 10 ♥️ 7 ♣️ flop saw Pentakota check and Rivera bet 450,000.
Pentakota checked his cards again and used a time bank extension before he folded.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Marc Rivera | 5,820,000 |
|---|---|
| Manoj Pentakota | 2,870,000 |
| Sangjin An | 1,800,000 |
Level 16:
40K/80K (80K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Gary Thompson min-raised the 9 ♠️ 9 ♦️ in the cutoff for Dmitrii Belikov in the small blind with K ♣️ Q ♣️ and Lester Edoc in the big blind with the J ♥️ 6 ♦️ both called.
They checked the Q ♦️ 8 ♥️ 7 ♥️ flop to the 4 ♣️ turn. Edoc now bet 225,000 with his gutshot and picked up two callers to the 5 ♦️ river.
Edoc made his straight and bet 550,000 for Thompson to fold.
Belikov check-called and was shown the bad news for his top pair.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Lester Edoc | 11,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Dmitrii Belikov | 2,200,000 |
| Gary Thompson | 1,600,000 |
Level 16:
40K/80K (80K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
In a battle of the blinds, Joris Michl opened to 205,000 with the A ♥️ K ♣️ and Dmitrii Belikov called from the big blind with K ♦️ 10 ♣️ to see the A ♦️ K ♥️ 4 ♠️ flop.
Michl bet 175,000 to get called and did so again for 460,000 on the J ♦️ turn.
After the 9 ♥️ river, Michl fired a third barrel for 1,100,000 and Belikov used one time bank before folding.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Joris Michl | 5,200,000 |
|---|---|
| Dmitrii Belikov | 3,100,000 |
Level 35:
0/0 (0 BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
With the next level nearly coming to an end, Young Min Kang pushed all-in for 710,000 from under the gun. The action folded all the way to Thanh Cao Nguyen in the big blind and he called.
Young Min Kang: 4 ♠️ 4 ♦️
Thanh Cao Nguyen: A ♠️ Q ♦️
"Fair fight," someone else on the outer table said.
Kang remained ahead on the K ♠️ 8 ♣️ 2 ♦️ flop and 10 ♣️ turn. Nguyen needed an ace, queen or jack to deal the final blow and found the A ♦️ river to do so.
Kang departed in 14th place for PHP 368,700.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Thanh Cao Nguyen | 2,100,000 |
|---|---|
| Young Min Kang | 0 |
Level 15:
30K/60K (60K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Joven Huerto pushed all-in for the last 580,000 on the button and Gary Thompson called in the big blind.
Joven Huerto: K ♣️ Q ♠️
Gary Thompson: K ♥️ J ♣️
The A ♠️ Q ♣️ 5 ♠️ flop paired up Huerto and Thompson had a gutshot. No change came with the 3 ♥️ turn and 5 ♣️ river top drag Thompson further into the danger zone.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Gary Thompson | 1,900,000 |
|---|---|
| Joven Huerto | 1,200,000 |
Level 15:
30K/60K (60K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Kohki Iwata made it 120,000 to go with the K ♥️ K ♦️ and Joris Michl one seat over in the cutoff three-bet to 350,000 with the 10 ♣️ 10 ♦️ . Lester Edoc four-bet to 900,000 with K ♣️ Q ♥️ in the small blind thereafter.
It folded back to Iwata who pushed all-in for 1,900,000 and Michl folded. Edoc was priced in and asked for a count, then called.
The 7 ♠️ .4c: 2 ♣️ flop didn't provide much help yet but Edoc increased his equity on the Q ♣️ turn with a pair and flush draw. Sure enough, the Q ♦️ came on the river to send Iwata out in 15th place for PHP 368,700 in brutal fashion.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Lester Edoc | 9,700,000 |
|---|---|
| Joris Michl | 4,600,000 |
| Kohki Iwata | 0 |
Level 15:
30K/60K (60K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Dakota Anderson had raised and was called by both players in the blinds to see a flop of K ♣️ 5 ♥️ 4 ♠️ . Thanh Cao Nguyen and Young Min Kang checked, Anderson bet 150,000 and Nguyen was the only caller.
Nguyen check-called another bet on the 10 ♣️ turn and checked the Q ♣️ river. Anderson checked behind somewhat reluctantly and Nguyen exposed his A ♠️ Q ♦️ , which Anderson had beat with the A ♥️ K ♦️ for a pair of kings.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Dakota Anderson | 4,850,000 |
|---|---|
| Thanh Cao Nguyen | 1,175,000 |
| Young Min Kang | 750,000 |
Level 15:
30K/60K (60K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Viet An Nguyen once again raised to 1,000,000 and kept 495,000 chips behind. Dmitrii Belikov in the hijack pushed all-in for 1,900,000 and Nguyen called, then already walked away from the table.
Viet An Nguyen: 5 ♥️ 5 ♣️
Dmitrii Belikov: 10 ♦️ 10 ♣️
The K ♠️ K ♣️ 6 ♠️ A ♦️ 4 ♦️ board ended the run of Nguyen in 16th place for PHP 323,700.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Dmitrii Belikov | 3,600,000 |
|---|---|
| Viet An Nguyen | 0 |
Level 15:
30K/60K (60K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Sangjin An raised to 120,000 and then folded when John Matsuda in the big blind three-bet to 545,000.
Matsuda limped in next to the J ♦️ 7 ♠️ 6 ♣️ flop and bet 60,000, Marc Rivera called. On the K ♥️ turn they checked and Matsuda's bet of 85,000 on the K ♦️ river went through uncalled.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Marc Rivera | 4,450,000 |
|---|---|
| John Matsuda | 3,220,000 |
| Sangjin An | 1,900,000 |
Level 15:
30K/60K (60K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Dakota Anderson raised from under the gun and instantly called the shove by Young Min Kang in the small blind for 435,000.
Young Min Kang: A ♠️ J ♦️
Dakota Anderson: K ♠️ K ♥️
One jack came on the J ♠️ 6 ♣️ 4 ♣️ flop. The 6 ♥️ turn had Kang on the verge of elimination but he spiked the A ♦️ river.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Dakota Anderson | 4,350,000 |
|---|---|
| Young Min Kang | 990,000 |
Level 15:
30K/60K (60K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Viet An Nguyen raised to 1,000,000 with the 8 ♥️ 8 ♦️ and Joris Michl folded the Q ♣️ J ♦️ in the small blind. Dmitrii Belikov in the big blind laid down the 4 ♥️ 4 ♦️ and Nguyen stole the blinds.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Joris Michl | 4,900,000 |
|---|---|
| Dmitrii Belikov | 2,100,000 |
| Viet An Nguyen | 1,500,000 |
Level 15:
30K/60K (60K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
In a single-raised pot to the A ♥️ 7 ♦️ 4 ♦️ flop, Gary Thompson bet for Sangjin An to call. They checked the 4 ♥️ turn and Thompson checked the 8 ♦️ river as well.
An bet 450,000 and forced out the Irishman.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Gary Thompson | 2,950,000 |
|---|---|
| Sangjin An | 1,950,000 |
Level 15:
30K/60K (60K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Kohki Iwata check-raised toe 9 ♠️ 6 ♠️ 5 ♥️ flop to 250,000 and Lester Edoc called without his cards being shown. The 2 ♠️ turn was checked and Iwata also checked the 8 ♥️ river with his 10 ♦️ 8 ♣️ in the big blind.
Edoc was told to put the cards in the reader and his K ♥️ 6 ♥️ was exposed which he checked behind to award the pot to Iwata.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Lester Edoc | 7,600,000 |
|---|---|
| Kohki Iwata | 2,100,000 |
Level 15:
30K/60K (60K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
The outer table hasn't been producing any major action yet in the new level and the only somewhat interesting hand saw Manoj Pentakota raise to 125,000 and pick up one call.
John Matsuda three-bet to 625,000 in the small blind and took down the pot.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Manoj Pentakota | 4,100,000 |
|---|---|
| Gary Thompson | 3,400,000 |
| John Matsuda | 3,400,000 |
Level 15:
30K/60K (60K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Kokhi Iwata raised to 120,000 with the J ♣️ 10 ♣️ and Mc Yeldarb Mantos defended the K ♦️ 3 ♦️ in the big blind to flop bottom pair on the 8 ♣️ 7 ♥️ 3 ♣️ flop. Mantos check-called for 110,000 and the 2 ♦️ turn kept him in the lead.
Mantos checked and Iwata checked back to the 9 ♠️ river which gave him the nuts.
Mantos checked, Iwata bet 255,000 and was not paid off.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Mc Yeldarb Mantos | 1,900,000 |
|---|---|
| Kohki Iwata | 1,700,000 |
Level 14:
25K/50K (50K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
On the outer table, Fendy Kosasih moved all-in for the last 230,000 and Samuel Schwarz three-bet to 500,000 in the next seat. Viet An Nguyen then four-bet to 1,000,000 in the cutoff and Lester Edoc five-bet jammed from the big blind.
Schwarz folded and Nguyen let go of his J ♠️ J ♦️ as well.
Fendy Kosasih: K ♥️ Q ♣️
Lester Edoc: A ♥️ K ♣️
The A ♣️ 10 ♣️ 5 ♦️ 4 ♦️ Q ♦️ board sent Kosasih out in 19th place, just shy of the final two tables.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Lester Edoc | 5,250,000 |
|---|---|
| Viet An Nguyen | 2,825,000 |
| Samuel Schwarz | 880,000 |
| Fendy Kosasih | 0 |
Level 14:
25K/50K (50K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Joderek Bautista opened to 100,000 from an early position and John Matsuda three-bet in the small blind. It folded back to Bautista and he moved all-in for Matsuda to snap-call.
Joderek Bautista: A ♣️ 9 ♣️
John Matsuda: K ♥️ K ♣️
The J ♣️ 10 ♣️ 7 ♦️ flop was a nail-biter for Matsuda as Bautista picked up the straight and flush draw. He also had the ace to go with it but the J ♦️ turn and 2 ♠️ river were both blanks.
Both stacks were counted and the 1,855,000 of Matsuda covered to reduce the field to the last 19 players.
| Player | Chip Count |
| John Matsuda | 3,450,000 |
|---|---|
| Joderek Bautista | 0 |
Level 15:
30K/60K (60K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
In real time, the action is back underway with level 15 which features new blinds of 30,000-60,000/60,000 and there are 16 players remaining.
In order to match the delay of the live stream, all updates of the outer table will now follow the same 30-minute delay for the remainder of the night.
Level 14:
25K/50K (50K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Young Min Kang raised to 100,000 with the A ♦️ J ♠️ and Marc Rivera called in the cutoff with the A ♥️ 10 ♥️ . The 10 ♣️ 7 ♣️ 5 ♥️ flop saw Kang continue for 110,000 and pick up a call.
Kang then check-called the 4 ♦️ turn for 100,000 and the Q ♦️ on the river was checked, awarding the pot to Rivera.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Marc Rivra | 4,400,000 |
|---|---|
| Young Min Kang | 585,000 |
Level 14:
25K/50K (50K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
In a battle of the blinds, Dmitrii Belikov limp-raised to 525,000 and Lester Edoc called. On the J ♦️ 7 ♥️ 5 ♦️ both players checked. Belikov check-called the 8 ♣️ turn for 475,000 and the 4 ♣️ river was checked.
Belikov tabled the A ♦️ Q ♦️ for thje missed nut flush draw and Edoc raked in the pot with A ♠️ J ♣️ for a pair of jacks shortly before they went on another 15-minute break.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Lester Edoc | 8,500,000 |
|---|---|
| Dmitrii Belikov | 2,050,000 |
Level 14:
25K/50K (50K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Dakota Anderson raised to 100,000 with the K ♠️ K ♥️ on the button and John Matsuda called in the small blind with Q ♠️ J ♣️ . Marc Rivera three-bet to 450,000 with the 9 ♠️ 9 ♥️ and Anderson then four-bet to 1,300,000.
Matsuda got out of the way and Rivera reluctantly called.
The A ♥️ 10 ♠️ 7 ♥️ flop was checked by Rivera, and Anderson bet 500,000. That won the pot right there as Rivera folded.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Dakota Anderson | 4,700,000 |
|---|---|
| Marc Rivera | 4,100,000 |
| John Matsuda | 3,400,000 |
Level 14:
25K/50K (50K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Samuel Schwarz jammed his short stack on the outer table and was called by Lester Edoc.
Samuel Schwarz: A ♦️ 2 ♦️
Lester Edoc: A ♠️ K ♥️
The J ♦️ 7 ♣️ 4 ♦️ flop was a sweat and the 4 ♣️ turn gave some chop outs. However, the A ♥️ river made sure the kicker played and Edoc scored another knockout.
Schwarz succumbed in 17th place for PHP 323,700.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Lester Edoc | 7,700,000 |
|---|---|
| Samuel Schwarz | 0 |
Level 14:
25K/50K (50K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Aleksei Zhukov jammed for the last 610,000 on the button and initial raiser Viet An Nguyen quickly called with the covering stack.
Aleksei Zhukov: A ♥️ Q ♥️
Viet An Nguyen: Q ♣️ 10 ♣️
The A ♦️ J ♦️ 4 ♠️ Q ♦️ A ♣️ runout kept Zhukov in the lead all the way.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Aleksei Zhukov | 1,400,000 |
|---|---|
| Viet An Nguyen | 1,250,000 |
Level 14:
25K/50K (50K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
In three-way action to the K ♣️ 5 ♦️ 4 ♣️ flop, Jonald Garcia checked and Viet An Nguyen bet 220,000. Lester Edoc called and Garcia then check-jammed from the big blind.
Nguyen folded and later said he had king-queen, while Edoc called.
Jonald Garcia: 10 ♣️ 5 ♣️
Lester Edoc: K ♠️ J ♠️
The 6 ♦️ turn and 8 ♠️ river were blanks for Garcia, who departed in 18th place for PHP 284,100.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Lester Edoc | 7,300,000 |
|---|---|
| Viet An Nguyen | 1,725,000 |
| Jonald Garcia | 0 |
Level 14:
25K/50K (50K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
On the final two tables, Kohki Iwata pushed all-in for around 700,000 and Viet An Nguyen three-bet behind to force out everyone else.
Kohki Iwata: K ♦️ 10 ♦️
Viet An Nguyen: A ♥️ K ♠️
The 7 ♦️ 5 ♣️ 2 ♦️ flop brought the flush sweat and the 10 ♠️ turn paired up Iwata, the J ♥️ river was a brick.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kohki Iwata | 1,550,000 |
|---|---|
| Viet An Nguyen | 2,150,000 |
Level 14:
25K/50K (50K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Young Min Kang raised to 100,000 from under the gun with the K ♦️ J ♦️ and Marc Rivera three-bet the button to 300,000. Oliver Lirio then jammed for 1,200,000 in the big blind and Kang folded.
Rivera gave it a lot of thought and called.
Oliver Lirio: A ♦️ K ♣️
Marc Rivera: 9 ♠️ 9 ♣️
The Q ♦️ 9 ♥️ 8 ♣️ flop gave Rivera middle set and the 8 ♠️ turn locked up the exit of Lirio, making the 3 ♥️ river a formality.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Marc Rivera | 5,600,000 |
|---|---|
| Oliver Lirio | 0 |
Level 14:
25K/50K (50K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
The new level has already kicked off and Viet An Nguyen has come back to his usual super aggressive style. He bet the Q ♦️ 7 ♦️ 4 ♠️ A ♠️ turn for 250,000 and Samuel Schwarz in the big blind very reluctantly folded.
Nguyen flashed a queen before collecting the pot.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Viet An Nguyen | 3,300,000 |
|---|---|
| Samuel Schwarz | 1,825,000 |
Level 13:
20K/40K (40K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
In a battle of the blinds, Joris Michl check-called for 175,000 on the 9 ♦️ 8 ♥️ 6 ♣️ 5 ♣️ turn and did so again for 425,000 on the 3 ♦️ river.
Belikov tabled the K ♥️ 7 ♦️ for the straight and won the pot.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Joris Michl | 4,350,000 |
|---|---|
| Dmitrii Belikov | 3,400,000 |
Level 13:
20K/40K (40K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Young Min Kang raised to 85,000 with the A ♦️ J ♥️ and was called by Gary Thompson in the small blind with the Q ♥️ J ♣️ . They checked the A ♥️ K ♥️ K ♠️ flop to the 4 ♥️ turn on which Kang bet 125,000 and Thompson raised to 360,000, Kang called.
Thompson bet 550,000 with the highest flush and Kang paid it off.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Gary Thompson | 4,200,000 |
|---|---|
| Young Min Kang | 920,000 |
Level 14:
25K/50K (50K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Marc Rivera squeezed to 400,000 preflop with the A ♣️ 9 ♦️ in the big blind and initial raiser Oliver Lirio called with the 4 ♠️ 4 ♥️ while Dakota Anderson folded the K ♦️ Q ♦️ on the button.
The flop brought Q ♠️ 10 ♣️ 2 ♠️ and Rivera continued for 275,000, which Lirio called. After the 10 ♦️ turn, Rivera checked and Lirio checked to the 8 ♦️ river.
Rivera bet 800,000 and Lirio folded the best hand.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Marc Rivera | 4,200,000 |
|---|---|
| Dakota Anderson | 1,700,000 |
| Oliver Lirio | 1,400,000 |
Level 13:
20K/40K (40K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Viet An Nguyen raised to 80,000 from under the gun and then called a three-bet to 240,000 by Joris Michl in the nextz seat.
On the J ♣️ 7 ♠️ 2 ♥️ flop, Nguyen check-called for 175,000 and did so again for 500,000 on the 4 ♦️ turn.
That led to the Q ♣️ river on which Nguyen checked again. Michl bet 1,100,000 and was eventually called to show the J ♥️ J ♦️ for a set of jacks.
Nguyen was not too pleased and said after the hand he had called with pocket sevens.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Joris Michl | 5,400,000 |
|---|---|
| Viet An Nguyen | 2,600,000 |
Level 13:
20K/40K (40K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Fendy Kosasih jammed for 330,000 from under the gun and Hernan Villa called all-in for thje last 70,000 in the hijack. Dmitrii Belikov then called in the small blind and Lester Edoc rubbed his hands before checking the cards.
Edoc then checked, reraised to 1,000,000 and Belikov gave him a "why?" stare with a smirk before he folded.
Hernan Villa: 10 ♥️ 9 ♥️
Fendy Kosasih: A ♥️ K ♠️
Lester Edoc: Q ♠️ Q ♥️
The K ♥️ K ♣️ J ♦️ flop pulled Kosasih into the lead but he was drawing very thin on the Q ♣️ turn when Edoc boated up. Villa was drawing dead to the J ♥️ river, which somehow gave Kosasih the triple up.
Villa had only seen his straight and initially celebrated before he collected the payout slip. Kosasih also didn't see his miracle escape either, but held the higher full house to survive.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Lester Edoc | 3,250,000 |
|---|---|
| Dmitrii Belikov | 2,290,000 |
| Fendy Kosasih | 1,100,000 |
| Hernan Villa | 0 |
Level 13:
20K/40K (40K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Joven Huerto raised to 80,000 with the K ♣️ J ♥️ and Marc Rivera just called. Sangjin An then three-bet to 300,000 in the cutoff and Nikolas Rivera pushed all-in for 735,000. Huerto folded and Rivera then jammed, An called to put two players at risk.
Nikolas Rivera: Qd: Q ♣️
Marc Rivera: A ♥️ A ♣️
Sangjin An: Q ♠️ Q ♥️
The 7d: 6 ♦️ 5 ♣️ Ts: 5 ♦️ board sent the shorter Rivera, who is actually his nephew, to the rail while a new chip leader emerged on the stream table.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Marc Rivera | 3,300,000 |
|---|---|
| Sangjin An | 1,400,000 |
| Nikolas Rivera | 0 |
Level 13:
20K/40K (40K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
On a flop of 8 ♦️ 4 ♥️ 3 ♣️ , Samuel Schwarz check-raised and was all-in for 1,180,000 against Hernan Villa.
Samuel Schwarz: J ♣️ 8 ♣️
Hernan Villa: Q ♥️ Q ♠️
The K ♠️ turn was a blank but the 8 ♠️ river improved Schwarz to trips, he jumped out of the chair in celebration while Villa was left devastated and very short.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Samuel Schwarz | 2,550,000 |
|---|---|
| Hernan Villa | 160,000 |
Level 13:
20K/40K (40K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Joemark Vasay moved all-in for a stack of around 330,000 and was quickly called by Aleksei Zhukov.
Joemark Vasay: 10 ♦️ 9 ♦️
Aleksei Zhukov: A ♣️ J ♣️
The A ♦️ Q ♣️ 3 ♣️ flop was bad for Vasay but he caught some hope with the 8 ♦️ turn. However, there was no miracle on the 6 ♥️ river and Vasay departed in 24th place for PHP 223,500.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Aleksei Zhukov | 1,850,000 |
|---|---|
| Joemark Vasay | 0 |
Level 13:
20K/40K (40K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Down to a very short stack, Fendy Kosasih pushed all-in and was called by Joris Michl in the big blind.
Fendy Kosasih: Q ♥️ 9 ♠️
Joris Michl: J ♦️ 8 ♣️
The ;K ♣️ K ♠️ 9 ♣️ 9 ♥️ J ♣️ board gave Kosasih a full house for the double.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Joris Michl | 3,200,000 |
|---|---|
| Fendy Kosasih | 375,000 |
Level 13:
20K/40K (40K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Young Min Kang raised to 100,000 with the A ♣️ 3 ♣️ and Gary Thompson defended the big blind with the Q ♥️ 3 ♥️ with the latter flopping gin on Q ♠️ 9 ♥️ 8 ♥️ . Kang bet 55,000 and Thompson called.
They checked the 9 ♦️ turn to the 5 ♣️ river on which Kang checked. Thompson bet 220,000 and Kang tank-called to lose a portion of his stack.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Gary Thompson | 3,100,000 |
|---|---|
| Young Min Kang | 2,200,000 |
Level 13:
20K/40K (40K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Joris Michl raised to 80,000 from under the gun and Mc Yeldarb Mantos on the button three-bet to 250,000. Viet An Nguyen in the big blind pondered about his next move but folded, whereas Michl called.
The 10 ♥️ 5 ♥️ 2 ♣️ flop was checked by Michl, Mantos bet 175,000 and won the pot.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Mc Yeldarb Mantos | 1,775,000 |
|---|---|
| Joris Michl | 3,550,000 |
Level 13:
20K/40K (40K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
For the first time in what seems like an eternity, the average has dropped below 50 big blinds at the start of level 13 with new blinds of 20,000-40,000/40,000.
On the former feature table, Jonald Garcia jammed a short stack with the A ♦️ J ♦️ and Aleksei Zhukov called with the A ♣️ J ♣️ .
The chopped on the A ♥️ Q ♥️ 8 ♥️ J ♦️ 5 ♣️ board.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Aleksei Zhukov | 1,700,000 |
|---|---|
| Jonald Garcia | 425,000 |
Level 12:
15K/30K (30K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
At almost the same time on both outer tables, two players were eliminated to bring the field down to the last 24 players upon completion of level 12.
Moses Saquing had nursed a short stack for an extended period and busted, and he was followed to the rail by Tom Verbruggen in a massive cooler.
Verbruggen opened to 60,000 from under the gun and Viet An Nguyen called. Lester Edoc three-bet to 300,000 in the big blind and Verbruggen then jammed for around 1.6 million.
Nguyen folded and Edoc snapped it off.
Tom Verbruggen: K ♦️ K ♥️
Lester Edoc: A ♣️ A ♦️
The 8 ♦️ 5 ♥️ 2 ♠️ J ♣️ Q ♠️ board ended the run of Verbruggen in 25th place for PHP 223,500.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Viet An Nguyen | 4,100,000 |
|---|---|
| Lester Edoc | 3,890,000 |
| Tom Verbruggen | 0 |
| Moses Saquing | 0 |
Level 12:
15K/30K (30K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Just before the end of the level, Nikolas Rivera had raised from under the gun and Oliver Lirio defended from the big blind. Lirio check-called the 9 ♦️ 7 ♠️ 4 ♠️ 4 ♦️ turn for 100,000 and they checked the 8 ♦️ on the river.
Lirio tabled the 6 ♣️ 5 ♥️ for the straight and Rivera mucked with a sigh.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Oliver Lirio | 1,700,000 |
|---|---|
| Nikolas Rivera | 930,000 |
Level 12:
15K/30K (30K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Joven Huerto four-bet jammed for 705,000 total and that sent Oliver Lirio in the cutoff in a world of hurt, as he had three-bet to 225,000. After using two time banks, Lirio called.
Joven Huerto: As: A ♣️
Oliver Lirio: 9 ♣️ 9 ♦️
The pocket aces held on the K ♥️ J ♥️ 3 ♠️ 6 ♦️ 8 ♣️ board for Huerto to surpass Lirio.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Joven Huerto | 1,485,000 |
|---|---|
| Oliver Lirio | 1,150,000 |
Level 12:
15K/30K (30K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Over on the live stream table, Ben Hur Ybarsabal pushed all-in for his short stack with the A ♠️ 9 ♦️ and was called by Thanh Cao Nguyen, who had the K ♣️ Q ♣️ in the small blind.
The A ♣️ 7 ♥️ 5 ♠️ flop was great for Ybarsabal, but the J ♣️ turn and 9 ♣️ river gave Nguyen the flush.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Thanh Cao Nguyen | 1,800,000 |
|---|---|
| Ben Hur Ybarsabal | 0 |
Level 12:
15K/30K (30K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Viet An Nguyen raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and Joris Michl three-bet to 175,000 on the button for Nguyen to call. On the K ♦️ 5 ♦️ 2 ♥️ flop, Nguyen check-raised from 85,000 to 200,000 on the flop and Michl stuck around.
The 10 ♥️ came on the turn and Nguyen fired a bet of 375,000. Michl used a time bank and raised to 900,000, which forced out Nguyen after he also used extra time.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Joris Michl | 3,750,000 |
|---|---|
| Viet An Nguyen | 3,500,000 |
Level 12:
15K/30K (30K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Over on the outer tables, the turn showed K ♠️ J ♦️ 4 ♦️ 2 ♥️ and Samuel Schwarz check-called a bet of 175,000 by Lester Edoc. He then led the 7 ♣️ river for 110,000 and Edoc raised to 300,000.
Schwarz folded and was shown the 10 ♥️ ... .
The final three tables have since been reached with nine players each seated in the sixth level of the day.
Shortly after the hand, there was a brief unscheduled break to fix some technical issues with the stream.
Level 12:
15K/30K (30K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Alvir Inocentes raised to 60,000 with the Q ♣️ 10 ♣️ from under the gun and Joderek Bautista defended the big blind with the J ♦️ 4 ♣️ . They checked to the A ♥️ K ♦️ 4 ♠️ 7 ♠️ turn on which Bautista bet 60,000.
Inocentes only had 55,000 behind and elected to fold on the three table bubble.
He was then forced all.-in for 55,000 in the big blind with the J ♦️ 5 ♠️ next.
Manoj Pentakota raised to 60,000 with the K ♣️ 8 ♥️ and Bautista in the small blind called 10 ♥️ 2 ♣️ . The Q ♣️ 10 ♣️ 10 ♠️ flop saw Bautista check, Pentakota bet and folded to a chedck-raise.
Inocentes needed a miracle of running jacks but the 6 ♣️ turn and A ♠️ river ended his run.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Manoj Pentakota | 2,600,000 |
|---|---|
| Joderek Bautista | 2,500,000 |
| Alvir Inocentes | 0 |
Level 12:
15K/30K (30K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
On the final four tables with 28 players remaining and a cash of PHP 201,800 secured, the next pay jump is in sight and the breaking of a table with the next elimination.
The action has slowed down significantly with the exception of clobbering chip leader Viet An Nguyen, who continues to torment all opponents.
In a single-raised pot without the chip leader, Joven Huerto check-raised the K ♣️ 6 ♥️ 5 ♣️ J ♣️ turn from 75,000 to 205,000. Joemark Vasay in the next seat jammed for 340,000 from under the gun and Huerto had a very dry smile on the face.
Huerto eventually folded and both stacks were nearly even.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Joemark Vasay | 800,000 |
|---|---|
| Joven Huerto | 750,000 |
Level 12:
15K/30K (30K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Joderek Bautista raised to 75,000 from an early position and then called the all-in of Joseph Magnotti for 190,000, while table big stack John Matsuda in the big blind folded the 9 ♥️ 9 ♣️ .
Joseph Magnotti: A ♥️ J ♦️
Joderek Bautista: K ♠️ 10 ♦️
The Q ♥️ 10 ♠️ 5 ♦️ 6 ♦️ 7 ♥️ board ended the run of Magnotti in 29th place for PHP 201,600.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Joderek Bautista | 2,300,000 |
|---|---|
| John Matsuda | 1,700,000 |
| Joseph Magnotti | 0 |
Level 11:
10K/25K (25K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Viet An Nguyen had taken some value off Sumay Mishra when he bet the 7 ♣️ 3 ♥️ 2 ♥️ 3 ♠️ 9 ♣️ river for 145,000. Mishra called and mucked when he was shown the A ♥️ 9 ♥️
Soon after, Mishra was all-in and Nguyen looked him up.
Sumay Mishra: J ♦️ J ♠️
Viet An Nguyen: A ♥️ 10 ♣️
The 10 ♥️ 9 ♥️ 4 ♥️ flop gave Nguyen top pair and the nut flush draw. "Good flop," he said.
On the 5 ♠️ turn, he added "not good turn" before instantly exclaiming "good river" moments before the 10 ♦️ struck on the river to knock out Mishra.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Viet An Nguyen | 4,300,000 |
|---|---|
| Sumay Mishra | 0 |
Level 9:
8K/16K (16K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
A short-stacked Joseph Magnotti was spotted raking in a double with K ♥️ Q ♥️ off Ben Hur Ybarsabal when he made top pair on the Q ♦️ J ♣️ 2 ♦️ 6 ♥️ 4 ♥️ runout.
Shortly after, Edgar Asehan three-bet jammed a very short stack and Lester Edoc called.
Edgar Asehan: A ♠️ 2 ♣️
Lester Edoc: 5 ♠️ 3 ♠️
The 8 ♣️ 6 ♠️ 2 ♥️ J ♠️ 9 ♣️ board was not without sweat but Asehan held on to double for 151,000 only.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Lester Edoc | 1,150,000 |
|---|---|
| Joseph Magnotti | 450,000 |
| Edgar Asehan | 340,000 |
| Ben Hur Ybarsabal | 235,000 |
Level 11:
10K/25K (25K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Oliver Lirio called a raise by Francisco Zufia and the latter then went broke on the 8 ♠️ 5 ♦️ 2 ♣️ flop for around half a million to find himself in rough shape with the A ♣️ Q ♣️ .
Lirio had the 8 ♥️ 8 ♦️ for the top set and the 3 ♠️ turn was a little sweat before the A ♥️ on the river sent Zufia out in 31st place.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Oliver Lirio | 1,975,000 |
|---|---|
| Francisco Zufia |
0 |
Level 11:
10K/25K (25K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Joseph Magnotti was down to only 120,000 in the hijack and Ben Hur Ybarsabal called in the big blind.
Joseph Magnotti: A ♠️ 10 ♦️
Ben Hur Ybarsabal: J ♦️ 8 ♣️
The J ♣️ 7 ♠️ 4 ♣️ flop instantly improved Ybarsabal and the 10 ♣️ turn only gave Magnotti an inferior pair. However, the A ♥️ river brought the urgently needed double.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Ben Hur Ybarsabal | 655,000 |
|---|---|
| Joseph Magnotti | 275,000 |
Level 11:
10K/25K (25K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
The very aggressive and hot run of Viet An Nguyen had continued on the live stream table with crazy four-bet and five-bet action to leave the player from Vietnam atop the leaderboard.
However, he just took a hit when looking up the preflop all-in by Joven Huerto for 455,000.
Joven Huerto: Q ♣️ Q ♥️
Viet An Nguyen: 9 ♥️ 9 ♦️
The board ran out J ♦️ 10 ♠️ 7 ♥️ 10 ♣️ 5 ♥️ and Huerto stayed in contention.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Viet An Nguyen | 2,750,000 |
|---|---|
| Joven Huerto | 965,000 |
Level 11:
10K/25K (25K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Dakota Anderson raised to 50,000 and Marc Rivera flat-called. David Erquiaga in the big blind then three-bet to 500,000 with around half of that behind. Anderson folded and Rivera jammed, Erquiaga called all-in.
David Erquiaga: J ♦️ J ♥️
Marc Rivera: Q ♣️ Q ♠️
"How are you guys always flatting queens against me," Anderson exclaimed as that had happened before with a big pot emerging after.
Erquiaga found no escape on the K ♠️ 8 ♥️ 6 ♦️ 5 ♥️ 7 ♦️ runout and that spelled the end for him on the final four tables.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Marc Rivera | 2,350,000 |
|---|---|
| Dakota Anderson | 1,525,000 |
| David Erquiaga | 0 |
Level 11:
10K/25K (25K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Sumay Mishra on the button fired three barrels on the 9 ♥️ 7 ♦️ 2 ♠️ 5 ♠️ J ♥️ board against Thanh Cao Nguyen. His final push was for 535,000 and Nguyen used three time banks before he folded.
Soon after, Moses Saquing raised off a short stack and Joris Michl three-bet. Mishra four-bet behind and Saquing called all-in, Michl called the small four-bet.
The two active players checked to the Q ♦️ J ♣️ 6 ♣️ 6 ♦️ 5 ♠️ river on which Michl bet 130,000 and Mishra called.
Saquing could finally expose his A ♣️ A ♦️ for the triple up and Mishra won the side pot off Michl with 10 ♣️ 10 ♠️ versus 9 ♣️ 9 ♥️ .
| Player | Chip Count |
| Joris Michl | 2,150,000 |
|---|---|
| Thanh Cao Nguyen | 1,375,000 |
| Sumay Mishra | 1,275,000 |
| Moses Saquing | 625,000 |
Level 11:
10K/25K (25K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
In a battle of the blinds, Yohn Paredes jammed for 355,000 with the K ♣️ 7 ♦️ and was called by Kohki Iwata with the Q ♣️ J ♥️ in the big blind.
The 6 ♣️ 6 ♦️ 5 ♣️ flop kept Paredes ahead but the J ♦️ turn changed things around. No help came on the Q ♠️ river as Iwata made queens and jacks.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kohki Iwata | 1,100,000 |
|---|---|
| Yohn Paredes | 0 |
Level 11:
10K/25K (25K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Ben Hur Ybarsabal raised to 50,000 in the cutoff with the 7 ♥️ 6 ♠️ and Joderek Bautista defended the Q ♣️ 9 ♣️ in the big blind. On the Q ♥️ 7 ♦️ 3 ♥️ flop, Bautista check-called for 30,000 and they checked the 5 ♣️ turn as well as the 3 ♦️ river for Bautista to win the pot.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Joderek Bautista | 2,100,00 |
|---|---|
| Ben Hur Ybarsabal | 800,000 |
Level 11:
10K/25K (25K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
The action started with a raise to 50,000 by Joemark Vasay and Joris Michl made it 150,000 to go. Back on Vasay he four-bet to 350,000 only for Michl to make it 1,150,000 to go, which covered Vasay.
No call followed and Michl added more chips.
| Player | Chip Coun |
| Joris Michl | 2,500,000 |
|---|---|
| Joemark Vasay | 525,000 |
Level 11:
10K/25K (25K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
The 33 remaining players returned from their second 15-minute break and the new blinds for level 11 are 10,000-25,000 with a big blind ante of 25,000. There are still more than 56 big blinds on average and a new white T-100,000 chip has been introduced.
Below are some of those who have a few of them in their stack.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Viet An Nguyen | 3,450,000 |
|---|---|
| Hernan Villa | 2,700,000 |
| Young Min Kang | 2,700,000 |
| Dmitrii Belikov | 2,600,000 |
| Joris Michl | 2,200,000 |
| Thanh Cao Nguyen | 1,650,000 |
| Tom Verbruggen | 1,600,000 |
Level 10:
10K/20K (20K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
The stack of Kenneth Isip had plummeted to only 180,000 on the feature table and he jammed from the cutoff once to steal the blinds.
He was then at 230,000 when he jammed from under the gun and Joemark Vasay asked or a count before he reluctantly called.
Keneth Isip: A ♥️ Q ♣️
Joemark Vasay: A ♠️ A ♦️
The trap of luring in others didn't work and right before the break, the 8 ♠️ 6 ♠️ 3 ♦️ 3 ♣️ 8 ♣️ runout sent Isip to the payout desk.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Joemark Vasay | 952,000 |
|---|---|
| Kenneth Isip | 0 |
Level 10:
10K/20K (20K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Table short stack Kohki Iwata defended the big blind against John Matsuda and got the last 178,000 into the middle on the J ♣️ 4 ♣️ 2 ♦️ flop, Matsuda looked him up.
Kohki Iwata: J ♠️ 4 ♥️
John Matsuda: A ♣️ 9 ♣️
The 8 ♦️ turn and 5 ♠️ river were blanks and Iwata doubled prior to the second break which started with 33 players remaining.
| Player | Chip Count |
| John Matsuda | 990,000 |
|---|---|
| Kohki Iwata | 500,000 |
Level 10:
10K/20K (20K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Stevie Moon was all-in with a shorter stack and up against Fendy Kosasih in what turned out to be a classic coin flip.
Stevie Moon: 10 ♠️ 10 ♣️
Fendy Kosasih: A ♣️ K ♠️
The 9 ♠️ 5 ♥️ 2 ♣️ K ♥️ 5 ♦️ board delivered the king on the turn to send Moon out in 35th place for PHP 186,300.
Level 10:
10K/20K (20K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Joseph Magnotti raised to 40,000 and called a three-bet to 105,000 by John Matsuda. On th A ♦️ Q ♦️ 5 ♥️ flop, Magnotti check-called for 55,000 and checked the 3 ♥️ turn, Matsuda checked back.
On the 2 ♠️ river, Magnotti checked again and Matsuda bet 180,000. That won the pot without showdown and Matsuda flashed the A ♠️ A ♣️ for the top set.
| Player | Chip Count |
| John Matsuda | 1,225,000 |
|---|---|
| Joseph Magnotti | 365,000 |
Level 10:
10K/20K (20K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Sangjin An and David Erquiaga had battled several times and one larger pot had gone to the A ♦️ K ♠️ 2 ♠️ J ♦️ Q ♥️ river. With the four liner on the board, An jammed and Erquiaga asked for a count.
The shove was for 1,084,000 and Erquiaga folded.
Soon after they were involved in a single-raised pot only that checked the 9 ♥️ 7 ♥️ 7 ♣️ flop to the 10 ♦️ turn. Erquiaga bet 105,000 and An folded.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Sangjin An | 2,150,000 |
|---|---|
| David Erquiaga | 1,500,000 |
Level 10:
10K/20K (20K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Prior to the new players arriving at their table, Mc Yeldarb Mantos and Hernan Villa were involved in a larger pot.
Mantos bet the 7 ♦️ 6 ♣️ 6 ♠️ J ♥️ J ♦️ river for 200,000 and Villa gave it some thought before he slammed calling chips on the table.
"Ace nine?" he asked and Mantos never showed, as he opted to surrender and muck the cards.
Villa proudly showed his hero call with the A ♦️ and also exposed the 2 ♣️ as well.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Hernan Villa | 2,350,000 |
|---|---|
| Mc Yeldarb Mantos | 1,950,000 |
Level 10:
10K/20K (20K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Jester Intia jammed the last 182,000 and was called only by Oliver Lirio in the small blind on a pay jump with 36 players remaining.
Jester Intia: A ♣️ 10 ♦️
Oliver Lirio: 8 ♠️ 8 ♣️
Intia called for a ten but found none on the J ♦️ 4 ♣️ 3 ♠️ K ♣️ 5 ♥️ board to exit in 36th place for PHP 175,200.
Level 10:
10K/20K (20K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Three players had their chips in the middle and India's Manoj Pentakota had the chance to send two of the locals to the rail as the only player with a pocket pair.
Ben Hur Ybarsabal: A ♥️ Q ♠️
Renniel Galvez: A ♣️ K ♣️
Manoj Pentakota: 10 ♦️ 10 ♠️
Ybarsabal asked for a queen and got his wish granted on the J ♦️ 7 ♦️ 3 ♠️ Q ♣️ turn.
"Pair the board!" he demanded and the dealer obliged with the 3 ♦️ river.
Ybarsabal tripled for 271,000 while Galvez was knocked out in the side pot by Pentakota.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Manoj Pentakota | 2,200,000 |
|---|---|
| Ben Hur Ybarsabal | 550,000 |
| Renniel Galvez | 0 |
Level 10:
10K/20K (20K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
David Wang had been eliminated recently and there was another all-in and call on their table right after.
On a 6 ♠️ 3 ♣️ 2 ♦️ flop, Tom Verbruggen check-raised from 50,000 to 180,000 and he instantly called the all-in of Edgar Asehan.
Edgar Asehan: A ♦️ 6 ♦️
Tom Verbruggen: 7 ♥️ 7 ♣️
The over pair held for Verbruggen on the 8 ♠️ turn and 5 ♠️ river.
Alexander Allen followed right after, having been unable to grind up his severe short stack.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Tom Verbruggen | 1,425,000 |
|---|---|
| Edgar Asehan | 0 |
| David Wang | 0 |
Level 9:
8K/16K (16K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Jonald Garcia opened to 36,000 with the A ♥️ K ♠️ and Eunseok Choi called from the small blind with the 9 ♣️ 7 ♣️ to see a flop of A ♠️ K ♦️ 3 ♣️ go check, check.
Choi led the 6 ♣️ turn for 30,000 and called a raise to 106,000 by Garcia, which led them to the 7 ♥️ river.
Choi had missed his flush draw and made a pair of sevens. He jammed for 398,000 and Garcia snap-called with two blinds more to send the South Korean to the rail.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Jonald Garcia | 1,100,000 |
|---|---|
| Eunseok Choi | 0 |
Level 9:
8K/16K (16K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Dakota Anderson raised and Nikolas Rivera flat-called on the button. Young Min Kang then three-bet to 125,000 in the small blind and Anderson called. Rivera four-bet jammed for 481,000 and Kang burned through several time banks before he folded, Anderson called.
Nikolas Rivera: Q ♥️ Q ♠️
Dakota Anderson: J ♣️ J ♥️
The 10 ♠️ 7 ♠️ 6 ♣️ 3 ♠️ 7 ♣️ board dented Anderson's stack.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Young Min Kang | 2,210,000 |
|---|---|
| Dakota Anderson | 1,210,000 |
| Nikolas Rivera | 1,100,000 |
Level 9:
8K/16K (16K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Tatsuki Usami three-bet jammed the button for under 20 big blinds for 297,000 total and Mc Yeldarb Mantos called in the big blind, the initial raiser folded.
Tatsuki Usami: J ♠️ J ♥️
Mc Yeldarb Mantos: A ♣️ A ♠️
The 9 ♥️ 8 ♦️ 2 ♣️ 8 ♥️ K ♥️ board brought no help and that spelled the end for Usami.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Mc Yeldarb Mantos | 2,700,000 |
|---|---|
| Tatsuki Usami | 0 |
Level 9:
8K/16K (16K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
The cards were already on their backs on the A ♥️ J ♦️ 10 ♠️ 10 ♦️ turn when Juden Francisco got his last 20,000 in with the K ♠️ J ♠️ .
Samuel Schwarz had that covered and beat with the A ♣️ 9 ♣️ and the K ♣️ river changed nothing.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Samuel Schwarz | 800,000 |
|---|---|
| Juden Francisco |
0 |
Level 9:
8K/16K (16K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Renniel Galvez raised to 32,000 and Lloyd Locsin three-bet jammed for 126,000. John Mastsuda, Manoj Pentakota and Galvez all called to then check the 8 ♥️ 7 ♦️ 4 ♦️ flop.
On the 6 ♣️ turn, Pentakota bet 150,000 to isolate.
"Do you have a five?" Locsin asked and Pentakota shook his head.
Lloyd Locsin: K ♠️ K ♥️
Manoj Pentakota: 8 ♠️ 8 ♣️
Pentakota had flopped the top set and the J ♠️ river sent Locsin out before the final five tables were set in motion. He collected PHP 156,900 before Aj Acdal took his seat and busted to earn the pay jump to PHP 165,900.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Manoj Pentakota | 1,800,000 |
|---|---|
| John Matsuda | 460,000 |
| Renniel Galvez | 420,000 |
| Aj Acdal | 0 |
| Lloyd Locsin | 0 |
Level 9:
8K/16K (16K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Steven three-bet jammed his short stack on the button and was called by Oliver Lirio in the big blind as well as Moses Saquing in the cutoff. They checked the 10 ♣️ 7 ♦️ 5 ♥️ flop and 5 ♣️ turn to the Q ♠️ river.
Saquing bet 80,000 for Lirio to call, who then mucked ace-ten in the process.
Saquing showed his Q ♥️ 9 ♣️ and won the pot, as Steven's A ♣️ 8 ♥️ was no good for the Indonesian to depart.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Oliver Lirio | 1,560,000 |
|---|---|
| Moses Saquing | 625,000 |
| Steven | 0 |
Level 9:
8K/16K (16K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Steven pushed all-in for the last 111,000 with the A ♥️ 6 ♠️ and Tom Verbruggen in the big blind called holding the A ♦️ 6 ♥️ . They had a sweat going on the K ♥️ K ♦️ Q ♥️ 8 ♦️ 9 ♣️ board and chopped.
At the same time one table over, the cards of John Costiniano were in the muck already and the chips were pushed to Hernan Villa. His 8 ♦️ 8 ♥️ came out on top of the Q ♣️ 7 ♣️ 6 ♦️ 5 ♣️ 7 ♠️ runout.
A hot minute later, there was a knockout on the new feature table which you can find out in half an hour from now. There are 46 players left and the average is at a mammoth 62 big blinds.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Hernan Villa | 1,450,000 |
|---|---|
| Tom Verbruggen | 750,000 |
| Steven | 130,000 |
| John Costiniano | 0 |
Level 9:
8K/16K (16K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Right after coming back from the break on the new feature table, James Bonnano raised the button to 32,000 with the 7 ♦️ 6 ♦️ and Thanh Cao Nguyen defended the big blind with the 8 ♣️ 2 ♠️ with a three-betz to 64,000, which Bonnano called.
The 8 ♥️ 7 ♠️ 5 ♥️ flop saw Nguyen bet 60,000 and Bonnano called as they headed to the 8 ♠️ turn.
Nguyen bet 175,000 and called the shove by Bonnano for 491,000 in a matter of a second with his trips eights.
The K ♣️ river was a blank and Nguyen left Bonnano speechless.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Thanh Cao Nguyen | 2,200,000 |
|---|---|
| James Bonnano | 0 |
Level 9:
8K/16K (16K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Lloyd Locsin jammed the cutoff for the last 184,000 and was called by John Matsuda on the button.
Lloyd Locsin: Q ♠️ 5 ♣️
John Matsuda: A ♥️ 9 ♠️
"This is not a bounty bro," Manoj Pentakota told Matsuda when he saw the call with ace-nine.
The J ♦️ 10 ♣️ 8 ♠️ 5 ♥️ J ♥️ board improved Locsin for the double.
| Player | Chip Count |
| John Matsuda | 580,000 |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Locsin | 430,000 |
Level 9:
8K/16K (16K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
The players are back in their seats and the live stream table switched to table 19 with table 22 returning to the outer field.
Below are some of the largest stacks from the outer tables with the action back underway at new blinds of 8,000-16,000/16,000 and 48 players remaining.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Young Min Kang | 2,600,000 |
|---|---|
| Mc Yeldarb Mantos | 2,350,000 |
| Aleksei Zhukov | 2,350,000 |
| Dmitrii Belikov | 2,275,000 |
| Gary Thompson | 2,050,0900 |
| Manoj Pentakota | 1,770,000 |
Level 8:
6K/12K (12K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Aleksei Zhukov raised to 24,000 with the K ♥️ K ♣️ and Sangjin An was among three players to come along with the 7 ♦️ 2 ♦️ in the small blind.
On the J ♦️ 10 ♣️ 10 ♦️ flop, An and Francisco Zufia with the Q ♠️ 9 ♠️ called Zhukov's bet of 35,000 and they headed to the 3 ♠️ turn. Zhukov now made it 65,000 to go and only An check-called to miss his flush on the 2 ♥️ river.
An checked and Zhukov bet 225,000 to pick up a very reluctant call and drag in the healthy poker.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Aleksei Zhukov | 2,400,000 |
|---|---|
| Sangjin An | 566,000 |
Level 8:
6K/12K (12K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Oliver Lirio bet the 9 ♦️ 7 ♠️ 4 ♣️ 3 ♥️ J ♦️; river for 300,000 and Indonesia's Steven called for a big portion of his stack. Lirio tabled the 6 ♥️ 5 ♥️ for the straight and scooped the pot.
In the meanwhile, Alexander Allen was down to 79,000 and got them in with the A ♦️ 6 ♥️ . Dakota Anderson called with the 3 ♣️ 3 ♥️ having min-raised.
The A ♠️ A ♥️ 8 ♥️ Q ♠️ K ♣️ board gave Allen the double.
Soon after, the remaining 48 players went on their first break of the day. Only six players have been eliminated so far.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Oliver Lirio | 1,670,000 |
|---|---|
| Dakotaa Anderson | 1,550,000 |
| Alexander Allen | 190,000 |
| Steven | 118,000 |
Level 8:
6K/12K (12K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
In a three-way pot to the K ♠️ 10 ♦️ 2 ♦️ flop, John Costiniano in the small blind bet 109,000. Mc Yeldarb Mantos called in an early position and Gary Thompson in the hijack then made it 275,000 to go. Costiniano called and Mantos folded.
They got the chips in after the 5 ♥️ turn via open shove by Costiniano with Thompson at risk calling for 500,000.
Gary Thompson: 10 ♥️ 10 ♠️
John Costiniano: A ♥️ K ♥️
The river was the 2 ♠️ and Thompson skyrocketed up on the leaderboard.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Gary Thompson | 2,050,000 |
|---|---|
| Mc Yeldarb Mantos | 2,275,000 |
| John Costiniano | 370,000 |
Level 8:
6K/12K (12K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Alexander Allen three-bet to 80,000 and then called the all-in of Marc Rivera for 303,000 total.
Marc Rivera: K ♣️ K ♦️
Alexander Allen: Q ♦️ Q ♥️
The A ♦️ A ♥️ K ♥️ flop gave Rivera kings full and he had nothing to fear on the 9 ♣️ turn and 2 ♥️ river.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Marc Rivera | 650,000 |
|---|---|
| Alexander Allen | 85,000 |
Level 8:
6K/12K (12K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Gary Thompson raised and David Wang three-bet to 75,000. Thompson jammed and Wang quickly folded.
Lester Edoc then opened to 25,000 and John Costiniano three-bet to 80,000 in the next seat for Edoc to call. On the 6 ♦️ 4 ♠️ 3 ♥️ flop, Edoc checked and then folded when Costiniano bet the same 80,000.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Mc Yeldarb Mantos | 2,540,000 |
|---|---|
| Lester Edoc | 1,350,000 |
| John Costiniano | 1,250,000 |
| Gary Thompson | 825,000 |
| David Wang | 350,000 |
Level 8:
6K/12K (12K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
It had been a slippery slope for Seunghee Park on the outer tables and his stack of nearly 1.2 million to begin with was knocked down all the way to around 350,000.
David Erquiaga arrived half an hour late for the restart and picked up a lot of chips at his table before they got it in for a 700,000 chip pot flip in the second level of the day.
Seunghee Park: A ♦️ K ♣️
David Erquiaga: 3 ♥️ 3 ♦️
The Q ♠️ 10 ♠️ 5 ♠️ 6 ♠️ 9 ♦️ board kept the mighty pair ahead and Park was gone in 50th place. Ramon Mendis, nursing a short stack throughout, followed thereafter for the same payout of PHP 156,900.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Young Min Kang | 2,500,000 |
|---|---|
| Dakota Anderson | 1,550,000 |
| David Erquiaga | 1,550,000 |
| Sumay Mishra | 1,350,000 |
| Alexander Allen | 525,000 |
| Seunghee Park | 0 |
| Ramon Mendis | 0 |
Level 8:
6K/12K (12K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Picking up the action on the J ♥️ 10 ♣️ 2 ♣️ flop, Ben Hur Ybarsabal checked and Renniel Galvez bet 31,000. Ybarsabal check-raised to 85,000 and Galvez called.
Ybarsabal then jammed the 8 ♦️ turn for 184,000 and Galvez used one time bank before he folded.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Renniel Galvez | 740,000 |
|---|---|
| Ben Hur Ybarsabal | 450,000 |
Level 8:
6K/12K (12K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Just after the new blinds were announced, Lloyd Locsin got his last 10 big blinds into the middle and Manoj Pentakota called.
Lloyd Locsin: A ♥️ 3 ♥️
Manoj Pentakota: A ♣️ J ♦️
The inferior ace turned a wheel on the 10 ♣️ 5 ♦️ 2 ♥️ 4 ♦️ 8 ♣️ runout for the double.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Manoj Pentakota | 1,160,000 |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Locsin | 260,000 |
Level 7:
5K/10K (10K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Over on the outer tables, Renato Villanuena had been "chipped down" to around 330,000 - still very healthy 33 big blinds - when he got them into the middle against Kenneth Isip.
Renato Villanueva: Q ♦️ Q ♣️
Kenneth Isip: A ♥️ A ♠️
The setup hand sent Villanueva to the rail on the 8 ♥️ 6 ♥️ 6 ♠️ 4 ♦️ 5 ♠️ sent Villanueva out in 52nd place for PHP 156,900.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kenneth Isip | 1,220,000 |
|---|---|
| Renato Villanueva | 0 |
Level 7:
5K/10K (10K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Rodolfo Dela Fuente raised to 20,000 with the 10 ♠️ 9 ♣️ and Aleksei Zhukov three-bet to 110,000 with the A ♥️ 5 ♥️ in the big blind. Dela Fuente in the cutoff called and they headed to the A ♠️ 9 ♦️ 4 ♥️ flop.
Zhukov bet 75,000 and Dela Fuente called. After the J ♦️ turn, Zhukov checked for Dela Fuente to bet 175,000 and Zhukov called to see the 5 ♦️ on the river give him two pair albeit with a flush draw.
Dela Fuente jammed all-in for 574,000 and Zhukov tank-called to send Dela Fuente to the rail after he came in with nearly 130 big blinds.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Aleksei Zhukov | 2,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Rodolfo Dela Fuente | 0 |
Level 7:
5K/10K (10K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Dakota Anderson raised and Sumay Mishra called. Seunghee Park then three-bet to 80,000 and Anderson called. Mishra had other plans and squeezed to 220,000 for Park to give up.
Anderson groaned, went into the tank and used two time banks before he folded.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Sumay Mishra | 1,800,000 |
|---|---|
| Dakota Anderson | 1,600,000 |
| Seunghee Park | 525,000 |
Level 7:
5K/10K (10K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
San Kang was the first player to bust on the feature table and Emmanuel Derecho followed with an "putang ina" moment. He three-bet jammed into Francisco Zufia who min-raised and then called the shove.
Emmanuel Derecho: K ♠️ K ♦️
Francisco Zufia: A ♦️ 10 ♥️
The kings were cracked on the J ♣️ 10 ♣️ 10 ♠️ 7 ♣️ 9 ♠️ runout as Zufia flopped trips tens.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Francisco Zufia | 1,150,000 |
|---|---|
| Emmanuel Derecho | 0 |
Level 7:
5K/10K (10K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Sangjin An raised to 20,000 with the A ♠️ Q ♣️ and San Kang three-bet jammed the button for 146,000 with the superior A ♥️ K ♠️ . Emmanuel Derecho had a decision in the small blind with the 10 ♠️ 10 ♦️ and folded, An called.
The Q ♦️ J ♣️ 10 ♣️ A ♣️ A ♦️ board gave Kang broadway on the turn but An hit a full house on the river.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Sangjin An | 1,000,000 |
|---|---|
| San Kang | 0 |
Level 7:
5K/10K (10K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
In a duel cutoff versus button, Dakota Anderson check-called the A ♥️ 5 ♠️ 3 ♦️ flop for 50,000 and the 7 ♣️ turn for 120,000. Anderson then jammed the J ♣️ river and Intia went into the tank with around 346,000 behind.
He used three time banks and folded.
"Ace king?" Anderson asked and Intia replied "ace queen".
| Player | Chip Count |
| Dakota Anderson | 1,640,000 |
|---|---|
| Jester Intia | 346,000 |
Level 7:
5K/10K (10K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Emmanuel Derecho raised to 20,000 with the K ♥️ Q ♦️ and Rodolfo Dela Fuente three-bet to 45,000 with his A ♥️ K ♣️ , which only Dmitrii Belikov called holding the 6 ♠️ 6 ♥️ .
On the J ♠️ 6 ♣️ 4 ♥️ flop, Dela Fuente floated and check-called for 35,000 before doing so again on the J ♣️ turn for 145,000.
Dela Fuente bet the 5 ♣️ river for 200,000 and Belikov moved all-in to force an expensive fold from just ace-high.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Dmitrii Belikov | 2,300,000 |
|---|---|
| Rodolfo Dela Fuente | 766,0000 |
Level 7:
5K/10K (10K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
With the incredibly deep-stacked action at the tables, there has been no elimination yet and two double ups including one on the live stream table.
The pots are still quite big at times and the latest example unfolded between Sumay Mishra and Seunghee Park. On the 8 ♦️ 4 ♦️ 3 ♥️ 5 ♥️ 10 ♦️ river, the flop flush draw came in and Mishra bet 400,000.
Park tank-called and was shown the 5 ♠️ 5 ♣️ for a set. He sighed and exposed the A ♠️ A ♦️ for a pair of aces with the nut flush blocker.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Sumay Mishra | 1,675,000 |
|---|---|
| Seunghee Park | 685,000 |
Level 7:
5K/10K (10K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Three ways to the K ♣️ 7 ♠️ 5 ♣️ 3 ♠️ turn, Ramon Mendis bet 40,000 and Renniel Galvez raised to 110,000. John Matsuda called and Mendis used two time banks before he folded.
The 4 ♣️ river was checked and Galvez tabled his A ♦️ 9 ♦️ for complete air, Matsuda won the pot with the K ♦️ Q ♥️ for top pair.
| Player | Chip Count |
| John Matsuda | 840,000 |
|---|---|
| Renniel Galvez | 835,000 |
| Ramon Mendis | 190,000 |
Level 7:
5K/10K (10K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Emmanuel Derecho three-bet jammed for 135,000 with the 9 ♠️ 9 ♦️ and Francisco Zufia called with A ♥️ Q ♣️ from under the gun.
The K ♠️ 10 ♥️ 9 ♥️ 3 ♥️ 2 ♠️ river kept the Aussie resident in the mix.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Francisco Zufia | 862,000 |
|---|---|
| Emmanuel Derecho | 295,000 |
Level 7:
5K/10K (10K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
On the tail end of a 10 ♠️ 5 ♦️ :3: 7 ♦️ J ♦️ board, Thanh Cao Nguyen called an overbet by Eunseok Choi and was shown the K ♠️ 9 ♣️ for a bluff. Nguyen had that beat with the 5 ♣️ 4 ♠️ for just a pair of fives to reach seven digits.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Thanh Cao Nguyen | 1,040,000 |
|---|---|
| Eunseok Choi | 700,000 |
Level 7:
5K/10K (10K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Three ways to the A ♦️ 8 ♥️ 6 ♦️ flop, Aj Acdal and Tom Verbruggen checked out of the blinds. Oliver Lirio bet 15,000 and Acdal called before Verbruggen jammed for 238,000 total.
Lirio asked for a count and then called when it was deemed to be for 213,000. They had to recount however and Lirio asked "can I take my chips back?"
"Up to you" Verbruggen smirked.
Lirio did call the shove though, and Acdal folded.
Tom Verbruggen: J ♦️ 8 ♦️
Oliver Lirio: Q ♦️ Q ♣️
"Give me black," Lirio asked and the 8 ♠️ turn as well as K ♠️ river were black ... just that Verbruggen made trips.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Oliver Lirio | 1,240,000 |
|---|---|
| Tom Verbruggen | 530,000 |
Level 7:
5K/10K (10K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Almost all players are back in their seats and the action has resumed with blinds of 5,000-10,000 and a big blind ante of 10,000.
Table 22 has been chosen for the start of the live stream and you can follow all of the action on the Gods Of Poker YouTube channel.
The full seat draw and updated counts of everyone still left can be found right here.
The min-cash is worth PHP 152,700 and the next small pay jump already follows after the first elimination. All payouts can be found on the website as well.
Level 16:
40K/80K (80K BBA)By Christian Zetzsche
Following a min-raise to 160,000 by Lester Edoc with the A ♠️ 10 ♥️ in the cutoff, Mc Yeldarb Mantos called in the big blind with K ♠️ 10 ♦️ .
The A ♦️ 10 ♣️ 7 ♠️ flop gave both players a pair and Mantos check-called for 80,000 to then do so again for 225,000 on the J ♥️ turn.
His gutshot didn't came on the 3 ♣️ river and Mantos checked the third street in a row. Edoc bet 450,000 and Mantos used a time bank, checked his cards multiple times and folded.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Lester Edoc | 11,300,000 |
|---|---|
| Mc Yeldarb Mantos | 1,200,00 |
By Christian Zetzsche
At 12.30 p.m. local time, 54 players out of 383 entries will return for Day 2 of the 2026 Gods of Poker Manila PHP 82,500 Main Event and they will be battling for slices of the PHP 30 Million guaranteed prize pool. After a surge with 216 entries across the final two flights yesterday, only a small overlay of 17 entries came to be but all those in the money
will be taking advantage of the extra value.
Leading the way with a staggering 2,609,000 in chips is Flight D chip leader Mc Yeldarb Mantos who managed to surpass Flight C end boss Viet An Nguyen (2,515,000). Young Min Kang (2,398,000) also emerged with a massive stack from the penultimate flight while Flight E chip leader Oliver Lirio is sixth on the leaderboard with 1,634,000.
Top 10 Chip Counts for Day 2:
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Mc Yeldarb Mantos | Philippines | 2,609,000 | 261 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Viet An Nguyen | Vietnam | 2,515,000 | 252 |
| 3 | Young Min Kang | South Korea | 2,398,000 | 240 |
| 4 | Dmitrii Belikov | Russia | 1,890,000 | 189 |
| 5 | John Costiniano | Philippines | 1,773,000 | 178 |
| 6 | Oliver Lirio | Philippines | 1,634,000 | 163 |
| 7 | Dakota Anderson | United States | 1,389,000 | 139 |
| 8 | Rodolfo Dela Fuente | Philippines | 1,296,000 | 130 |
| 9 | Aleksei Zhukov | Russia | 1,221,000 | 122 |
| 10 | Seunghee Park | South Korea | 1,219,000 | 122 |
Fendy Kosasih, who already has two titles and a runner-up place to his name, returns with 1,178,000 in chips and was responsible for the Flight E bubble to burst in a three-way all-in.
Other notables who have locked up a cash prize are Joris Michl (1,041,000), Gary Thompson (960,000), leaderboard contender Alvir Inocentes (958,000), David Erquiaga (846,000), Lester Edoc (713,000) and David Wang (500,000) to name all but a few.
With the Cronus Structure in play, the blinds roll back to the earliest finish across the three flights and that happened to be Flight B with 5,000-10,000/10,000 to change the dynamics especially compared to the tense bubble of the final two flights, which had gone up to as high as 30,000-60,000/60,000.
For Day 2, the levels last 60 minutes each and six tables of nine players each will return to action. The payouts will be announced when the action resumes and the action is also live-streamed on the Gods Of Poker YouTube channel with a delay of 30 minutes.
Whether or not the nine-handed final table can be reached today remains to be seen, since it is a very deep-stacked affair on the penultimate day of the flagship tournament at The Arena of Champions in Manila.
