Action packed day at PokerStars LIVE Manila with Day 2 of Manila Megastack 17 lighting up the tables at Okada Manila. Two events were the star attractions – Deepstack Challenge and Kickoff – both events highlighted by a ₱ 3 Million guarantee. Additionally, two side events closed the night with Anthony Gabitan and Lee Woobeen lifting coveted PS spade trophies. Here are the highlights.
Manila Megastack – Coverage
Manila Megastack – Festival Results
Manila Megastack – Schedule
Deepstack Challenge – Day 1 results
The Deepstack Challenge was the first of the big buy in tournaments scheduled. While it a attracted a decent 53 entries, it was not enough to pump up the pot past the guarantee. Day 1 wrapped up with Canadian player Niroshan Loganathan knocking out Joshua Figuerres on the bubble with 
spiking the King against 
on a board 
. Figuerres three-bet shoved on the turn then missed the river.
Loganathan has the best chance of locking up this event as he enters the final day with a massive 134 bb stack. The seven returning players are guaranteed ₱ 48,000 but the top prize ₱ 933,000 (~$16,840) is the target. Follow the final day action via the live updates.
Date: December 4 to 5, 2023
Buy in: ₱ 55,000 (~$1,000)
Guarantee: ₱ 3,000,000 (~$54,150)
Entries: 53
Prize pool: ₱ 3,000,000 (~$54,150)
ITM: 7 places
| Loganathan Niroshan | ₱ 806,000 |
| Reyes Jaime Ramon | ₱ 374,000 |
| Cardyn Nicolas | ₱ 276,000 |
| Wang Weixuan | ₱ 202,000 |
| Shin Hyeonho | ₱ 182,000 |
| Say John Carlo | ₱ 132,000 |
| Wu Shenghao | ₱ 48,000 |
Payouts
| 1 | ₱ 933,000 |
| 2 | ₱ 675,000 |
| 3 | ₱ 430,000 |
| 4 | ₱ 326,000 |
| 5 | ₱ 252,000 |
| 6 | ₱ 193,000 |
| 7 | ₱ 156,000 |
Kickoff – Flight A results
First flight of the Kickoff attracted 140 entries with only 21 advancing to the next round. Well known Filipino Joseph Sia eliminated Jose Ruzzel on the bubble to with 
dominating 
and bagged up a healthy 25 bb stack. Claiming the flight leader status was Hong Kong’s Wallac Chan Wai with 48 bb at bagging time.
The survivors have a day break before returning to action on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 for the final day. They await the results of Flight B and Flight C, both taking place on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.
Date: December 4, 2023
Buy in: ₱ 15,000 (~$270)
Guarantee: ₱ 3,000,000 (~$54,150)
Flight A: 140 entries / 21 ITM
| 1 | Wallac Chan Wai | 384,000 |
| 2 | Hara Yosuke | 342,000 |
| 3 | Boccaletti Paolo | 336,000 |
| 4 | Canale Kier | 312,000 |
| 5 | Young Thomas | 291,000 |
| 6 | Kyung Ho Moon | 268,000 |
| 7 | Fandialan Prolan | 268,000 |
| 8 | Henriquez Antonio | 258,000 |
| 9 | Zhuchkov Viktor | 232,000 |
| 10 | Sia Joseph | 207,000 |
| 11 | Ching Li Lok | 205,000 |
| 12 | Shah Chirag | 170,000 |
| 13 | Dela Cruz John | 162,000 |
| 14 | Chang Jae Yi | 140,000 |
| 15 | Galvez Renniel | 112,000 |
| 16 | Inocentes Alvir | 96,000 |
| 17 | Cerbito Marciel | 94,000 |
| 18 | Chua Bernard | 89,000 |
| 19 | Khoang Quoc Cuong | 85,000 |
| 20 | Elliott Paul John | 74,000 |
| 21 | Sequito Rodrigo | 73,000 |
Anthony Gabitan wins Deepstack
Filipino Anthony Gabitan snatched his career third PS spade trophy at the Deepstack event, outlasting the 83 entry field. He defeated Finland’s Toni Voulle at heads up to pocket the ₱ 194,788 (~$3,515) top prize.
Before the money started flowing, Voulle doubled up during the bubble round with 
winning the flip against Josh Chargualaf’s pocket Sixes, and 
dominating Christopher Mateo’s Ace-Eight offsuit. The bubble came down on David Chargualaf whose 
top two pair was outdrawn by Robert Kuang‘s 
straight on a board 
.
Leading up to heads up, Gabitan delivered a double knockout – Kuang (9th) and James Moriles (8th) – with 
dominating 
and 
. As more players dropped out, Voulle eliminated Chargualaf in 3rd place with 
running into . This gave Voulle a 2:1 chip advantage against Gabitan entering heads up.
Gabitan’s heads up skill proved better than Voulle’s as he successfully grinded to overtake. The final hand was 
straight over 
on a final board 
.
Date: December 4, 2023
Buy in: ₱ 10,000 (~$180)
Entries: 83 (64 unique)
Prize pool: ₱ 708,488 (~$12,790)
ITM: 11 places
| 1 | Anthony Gabitan | Philippines | ₱ 194,788 |
| 2 | Toni Voulle | Finland | ₱ 138,500 |
| 3 | shua Chargualaf | United States | ₱ 90,700 |
| 4 | Darrell Griffith | United States | ₱ 69,800 |
| 5 | Christopher Mateo | Philippines | ₱ 55,300 |
| 6 | Ernesto Thorne | Perù | ₱ 43,200 |
| 7 | Mun Leong Cheong | Singapore | ₱ 34,000 |
| 8 | James Moriles | Philippines | ₱ 26,600 |
| 9 | Robert Kuang | Philippines | ₱ 20,200 |
| 10 | Shun Samura | Japan | ₱ 17,700 |
| 11 | Alexis Lim | Philippines | ₱ 17,700 |
Woobeen Lee knocks out 10 players at KO Bounty Hyper Turbo
South Korea’s Woobeen Lee did a demolition job at the Knockout Bounty Hyper Turbo sending ten players to dust to capture his maiden PS title and a payout of ₱ 69,892. In addition, he earned ₱ 55,000 in bounties to bring his grand total winnings to ₱ 124,892 (~$2,255).
On Lee’s road to victory, he eliminated Andrey Pozdnyakov on the bubble in a stunning full house over trips. Lee had , Pozdnyakov , board was 
. Backed by a large stack at the final table, Lee proceeded to rail Darren Yu in 3rd place with 
outdrawing 
on a board . To win it, Lee eliminated Chierro De Leon on a bittersweet one card flush 
over on a board 
.
Date: December 4, 2023
Buy in: ₱ 10,000 (~$180)
Entries: 72 (59 unique)
Prize pool: ₱ 254,592 (~$5,000)
ITM: 11 places
| 1 | Woobeen Le | South Korea | ₱ 69,892 |
| 2 | Chierro De Leon | Philippines | ₱ 49,800 |
| 3 | Darren Yu | Philippines | ₱ 32,600 |
| 4 | Jonald Garcia | Philippines | ₱ 25,100 |
| 5 | Lenart Ecarma | Philippines | ₱ 19,900 |
| 6 | Karen Talamayan | Philippines | ₱ 15,500 |
| 7 | Tsuchiya Masahiko | Japan | ₱ 12,200 |
| 8 | Nohjun Park | South Korea | ₱ 9,500 |
| 9 | Jayvon Carreon | Philippines | ₱ 7,300 |
| 10 | Winifred Obedoza | Philippines | ₱ 6,400 |
| 11 | Ka Tsun Johnny Luk | Hong Kong | ₱ 6,400 |
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