2017 PokerStars Festival Manila

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Festival Manila

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
4,676,000 PHP
Event Info
Buy-in
55,000 PHP
Prize Pool
28,809,000 PHP
Entries
594
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Seven Hands Before First Flop on Table One

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Kenneth Buck moved all-in on the very first hand but found no customers, flashing the table {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}.

Germany��s Raphael Gall raised the action to 70,000 from the cutoff the next hand but folded when Uday Bansal re-raised to 170,000 from the small blind.

Buck shoved again and found no customers once more, flashing {a-Spades}{k-Spades} this time. Yo Seb Rhee took down the next pot with a pre-flop raise and then Duc Nguyen got a walk from Buck in the big blind, and then walked Raphael Gall the hand after.

We were treated to the first flop of the day the hand afterward, with Hoa Thinh Nguyen opening the action to 70,000 from middle position and Rhee called from the big blind.

Rhee checked the {4-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} flop over to Nguyen, who took it down with a continuation bet and that��s all we have so far.

Tags: Duc NguyenHoa Thinh NguyenKenneth BuckRaphael GallUday BansalYo Seb Rhee

Razavi Above a Million

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Sam Razavi defended his big blind against a raise by Antti Halme and bet the {9-Clubs}{7-Spades}{5-Diamonds} flop for 70,000, which Halme called. On the {A-Clubs} turn, both players checked and Razavi then bet the {5-Clubs} river for 400,000 with 235,000 behind. Halme folded and Razavi bumped his stack above one million.

Player Chips Progress
Antti Halme fi
Antti Halme
1,900,000
-230,000
-230,000
Sam Razavi gb
Sam Razavi
1,100,000
325,000
325,000

Tags: Antti HalmeSam Razavi

Corbin White Eliminated in 14th Place (PHP285,000)

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Corbin White
Corbin White

Sam Razavi raised and showed {7-Hearts}{7-Spades} when all opponents folded, while over on the other table Kenneth Buck's shove went through and he showed pocket queens.

Then, Corbin White raised to 65,000 and chip leader Michael Falcon three-bet to 150,000 in the small blind. White moved all in and the 150,000 were pulled into the middle. Falcon had to call another 455,000 and did so after brief consideration.

Corbin White: {A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}
Michael Falcon: {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}

The board ran out {K-Spades}{10-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} and White had to settle for 14th place and a payday of PHP285,000, which equals approximately $5,661.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Falcon dk
Michael Falcon
4,500,000
680,000
680,000
Corbin White us
Corbin White
Busted

Tags: Corbin WhiteKenneth BuckMichael FalconSam Razavi

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

Falcon Flying High as Final Day of the PokerStars Festival Manila Dawns

Chip leader Michael Falcon
Chip leader Michael Falcon

Just 14 players remain out of the 594-strong field in the PokerStars Festival Manila Main Event, with play re-starting at 2pm local time (GMT+7) on Monday 7 August.

All 14 remaining players are guaranteed a payday of at least ?285,000 (~$5,663) but it is the trophy, title and ?5,515,000 (~$109,563) first prize that all will have their eye on.

The man flying high is Day 1b frontrunner Michael Falcon who ran hotter than the sun for the majority of Day 2, busting players left, right and centre to bag up an absolutely monstrous 3,820,000 in chips �C nearly 1 million more than next closest rival Uday Bansal who finished the day with a stack of 2,950,000.

Finland��s Antti Halme rounds out the top three after gunning down Chi Thinh Nguyen with pocket aces shortly after the last five hands were announced in the early hours of Sunday night/Monday morning. Halme bagged 2,130,000 in chips �C the only other player to have more than 2 million �C with the rest of the field stacking up as follows:

Day 3 Redraw:

TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
11Raphael GallGermany430,00014
12Yo Seb RheeJapan1,765,00059
13empty---
14Uday BansalIndia2,950,00098
15Hoa Thinh NguyenVietnam1,055,00035
16Andre PetersGermany1,260,00042
17Kenneth BuckAustralia455,00015
18Duc NguyenVietnam150,0005
      
21Tien Than NguyenVietnam675,00023
22Jaehyun LimSouth Korea1,140,00038
23Michael FalconDenmark3,820,000127
24empty---
25Sam RazaviUnited Kingdom775,00026
26Mike TakayamaPhilippines745,00025
27Corbin WhiteUnited States620,00021
28Antti HalmeFinland2,130,00071

Blinds will be starting at 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 running ante and the levels have been extended from 60-minutes to 75-minutes when the cards are back in motion. You can read a full recap of the Day 2 action here.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor in the Grand Ballroom at the City of Dreams casino until a champion is crowned and will be bringing you all the action as it happens. Stick around and we��ll see who has what it takes to become the first everPokerStars Festival Manila Main Event champion.

Tags: Andre PetersAntti HalmeChi Thinh NguyenCorbin WhiteDuc NguyenHoa Thinh NguyenJaehyun LimKenneth BuckMichael FalconMike TakayamaRaphael GallSam RazaviThinh Nguyen ChiUday BansalYo Seb Rhee

Main Event

Day 3 Started