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

Takayama and Halme Pick Off Falcon

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

The first hand of the final table saw hometown hero Mike Takayama open the action from early position with a raise to 90,000 and Michael Falcon defended from the big blind to take play heads-up to a flop of {4-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}.

Both players checked and the {4-Clubs} came in on the turn and Falcon, first to act, led out for 135,000 and Takayama slid out a quick call to bring in the {7-Diamonds} river.

Falcon fired once more, this time for 225,000 and Takayama instantly threw out a single yellow 5k chip to represent the call and Falcon folded immediately.

The next hand it was Antti Halme who opened the action from the button with a raise to 85,000 and Falcon running over from this other final table in the PokerStars Cup in time to make the call from the small blind.

The flop came down {7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and Falcon checked the action over to the Finn, who c-bet 80,000 and was quickly called.

The {5-Clubs} turn saw Falcon try and wrest the initiative in the hand and he now led out for 150,000 with Halme making a quick call and the {j-Spades} river completed the hand.

Falcon did not take long to lead out with another bet, making it 350,000 to go and Halme sat motionless in his chair with his jacket covering his mouth while he mulled over the decision. Should the Finn call and lose he would drop down to 1.2 million in chips.

Eventually, Halme slid out the call and Falcon turned over {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for a missed backdoor club draw, meaning Halme’s {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} was enough to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michael Falcon dk
Michael Falcon
5,025,000
-1,110,000
-1,110,000
Profile photo of Antti Halme fi
Antti Halme
2,600,000
605,000
605,000
Profile photo of Mike Takayama ph
Mike Takayama
1,100,000
495,000
495,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Mike TakayamaMichael FalconAntti Halme