The 15th edition of the PokerStars LIVE Manila Megastack is in full swing at Okada Manila, Philippines. Doors blasted open on November 28 with a 2-day No Limit Hold’em (NLH) Kickoff event and concluded with South Korea’s Seong Jeon besting the 410 entrants to nab his share of the ₱5,249,640 (~$92,820) prize pool amounting to ₱856,140 (~$15,138). This was Jeon’s first ever title outside of home soil.
Final Table Payouts – ₱15,000 NLH Kickoff Event
Place
Player
Prize
1
Seong Jeon (South Korea)
₱856,140
2
Dzmitry Budai (Russia)
₱800,000
3
Jonathan Tek Wye Looi (Malaysia)
₱459,000
4
Randee Clybouw (Philippines)
₱364,500
5
Meng Xuan Ang (Singapore)
₱286,000
6
Hok Hei Ngai (Hong Kong)
₱224,000
7
Akitoshi Okuda (Japan)
₱168,500
8
Alvin Jeff Sembrano (Philippines)
₱119,500
9
Rommel Angeles (Philippines)
₱95,500
The opening event was followed by a ₱10 KBuy-in NLH Freezeout that drew 80 players who competed over the ₱682,880 (~$12,075) prize pool. Ahmed Ibrahimi of Morocco emerged the victor for his first ever spade trophy and ₱187,300 (~$3,317) to bring his total live earnings to over US$360k.
Payouts – ₱10,000 NLH Freezeout
Place
Player
Prize
1
Ahmed Ibrahimi (Morocco)
₱187,300
2
Kento Chogo (Japan)
₱133,600
3
Edgar Asehan (Philippines)
₱87,500
4
Maggy Mae Cenon (Philippines)
₱67,300
5
Raymundo Gomez (Philippines)
₱53,300
6
Darren Yu (Philippines)
₱41,700
7
Keith Basso (USA)
₱32,800
8
Takayuki Fukagawa (Japan)
₱25,700
9
Hyeonggon Im (South Korea)
₱19,480
10
Joseroy Jeremias Jr (Philippines)
₱17,100
11
Emmanuel Segismundo (Philippines)
₱17,100
The series runs until December 5 in Okada Manila, Philippines, spanning 17 events and a total guaranteed prize pool of ₱17 Million (~$300,585). With the searing opening, it is only proper to end the series with a much larger boom.
The much-anticipated Main Event will book-end the series with three Day 1 heats starting on December 2, culminating with the final table on December 5. Buy in is ₱35,000 (~$620) with a single re-entry allowed per day. Heavy competition can be expected over the ₱10 Million (~$176,815) guaranteed prize pool and the 2023 APPT Event Package worth ₱100K for the winner. If the Kickoff event was any indication of what’s to come, then that prize pool is bound to reach a mouthwatering level.
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*Article by Aris Aquino
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