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

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 – 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 – the only other player to have more than 2 million – 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