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.