Break With Six Left
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
The last few hands of the level brought no further action and the final six players headed into the first scheduled 10-minute break.
2017 PokerStars Festival Manila
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Festival Manila
Buy-in
55,000 PHP
Prize Pool
28,809,000 PHP
Entries
594
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
Updated Counts After Level 26
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
2,400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
||
|
2,160,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
1,825,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
1,220,000
-255,000
|
-255,000 |
|
1,170,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Sam Razavi Eliminated in 6th Place (PHP1,170,000)
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
The very first hand back after the break saw the field reduced by one more, with the United Kingdom’s Sam Razavi falling at the hand’s of Finland’s Antti Halme.
It was Halme the man in the driver’s seat, accelerating to 130,000 from the cutoff and action folded around to Razavi in the big blind, who put his foot on the gas pedal and moved all-in for 1,170,000 in total.
The Finn made an extremely speedy call, usually never a good sign if you are the player who has just pulled the trigger, and the cards were turned over.
Sam Razavi: 
Antti Halme: 
Halme was in front as a 70-30 favorite and the 
flop kept the Finn in the lead. The 
turn left Razavi drawing to the deck’s three remaining aces and the 
river brought the Brit’s tournament to a close. Razavi departed in sixth place for a PHP1,170,000 (~$23,238) payday and Halme stacked up to 3,330,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,330,000
1,170,000
|
1,170,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Falcon Shoves Into Halme and Bansal
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Uday Bansal raised to 125,000 from the button and Antti Halme in the small blind as well as Michael Falcon in the big blind called. The flop came 
and the action checked to Bansal, who continued for 90,000. Halme check-raised to 250,000 and Falcon then moved all in for 1,715,000.
"Is that around 1.7 million?" Bansal asked and gave it some thought, after one minute of consideration he folded and Halme did so with a shaking head. Falcon looked over at the Finn, who said "I had something."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,100,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
3,200,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
|
2,400,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
Jaehyun Lim Eliminated in 5th Place (PHP1,500,000)
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
The bust outs are coming thick and fast now and the final table is now down to four. It was Mike Takayama the man thinning the field, opening the action with a raise to 150,000 from under-the-gun and Korea’s Jaehyun Lim moved all-in for around 900,000 in total. Takayama called immediately and the cards were revealed.
Mike Takayama: 
Jaehyun Lim: 
Lim was the at-risk player and Takayama held the best hand which improved even further when the flop fell 
to give the Filipino top two pairs, though Lim had gutshot straight outs.
The 
turn saw these outs reduced slightly as Takayama picked up a backdoor heart draw and the 
river saw the hometown hero improve to a full house and he stacked up to 3,550,000 while Lim headed for the cash desk to collect the equivalent of $29,792.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,550,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Bansal Takes from Falcon
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Uday Bansal raised to 130,000 and Michael Falcon called in the big blind. Both players checked the 
flop and Falcon bet the turn for 175,000, which Bansal called. After the 
river, Falcon bet 400,000 and Bansal tossed in a chip for the call.
Falcon showed 
and Bansal had that beat with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,200,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
2,100,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
Falcon Scores a Big Double
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Uday Bansal raised from the cutoff and called a three-bet to 305,000 by Michael Falcon in the small blind. The flop came 
and Falcon checked before Bansal bet 375,000. Falcon moved all in and Bansal quickly called.
Michael Falcon:
Uday Bansal:
Both the turn and the river were blanks and Falcon doubled for 1,580,000. Bansal took a hit, but remains the comfortable chip leader with more than twice as many chips as Falcon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,200,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
|
|
3,900,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
The Hand That Had it All
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
The players are pulling out all the stops here with Uday Bansal and Michael Falcon making moves and counter moves against each other to drive the watching rail wild.
It was Bansal’s turn to juice the action with a button raise, making it 135,000 to go with Falcon making the call from the big blind to take play heads-up to 
flop.
Falcon checked it over to Bansal, who continuation bet 160,000. Falcon slid out a check-raise to 375,00 and the Indian player looked at his opponent calculatingly for a minute and made the call.
The turn paired the board and brought a check from Falcon, opening the door for Bansal to bet out 340,000. Falcon reached for chips once more, busting out the rarely seen double check-raise and made it 800,000 to go and action was back on Bansal.
After 30-seconds in the tank, the Indian player announced all-in and it was Falcon’s turn to think. Eventually, the Dane folded and Bansal triumphantly slapped down 
for a stone cold bluff to a round of applause from the watching rail.
Falcon took down the blinds and antes the next hand and Antti Halme won the next hand after defending his big blind against a Falcon under-the-gun 125,000 raise. The Finn check called Falcon’s 125,000 c-bet on a flop of and the 
turn and river were both checked.
Falcon showed 
and Halme won the pot with 
to climb to 2.6 million while Falcon dropped to 2.83 million and the players have just gone on a short 5-minute break with the field stacking up as follows:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,900,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
3,350,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,830,000
-1,070,000
|
-1,070,000 |
|
|
2,600,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
Halme Takes from Bansal
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Mike Takayama won a small limped pot on the river when betting 100,000, as Michael Falcon called and mucked to the of Falcon.
Then, Uday Bansal made it 150,000 to go from the small blind and Antti Halme called in the big blind. The flop came 
and Bansal continued for 150,000, which Halme called. The turn was checked and Bansal check-folded the 
turn to a bet of 275,000 by Halme.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,600,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
|
3,500,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,950,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
2,600,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |