Main Event
Day 3 Started
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
Falcon Flying High as Final Day of the PokerStars Festival Manila Dawns
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:
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Raphael Gall | Germany | 430,000 | 14 |
| 1 | 2 | Yo Seb Rhee | Japan | 1,765,000 | 59 |
| 1 | 3 | empty | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Uday Bansal | India | 2,950,000 | 98 |
| 1 | 5 | Hoa Thinh Nguyen | Vietnam | 1,055,000 | 35 |
| 1 | 6 | Andre Peters | Germany | 1,260,000 | 42 |
| 1 | 7 | Kenneth Buck | Australia | 455,000 | 15 |
| 1 | 8 | Duc Nguyen | Vietnam | 150,000 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | Tien Than Nguyen | Vietnam | 675,000 | 23 |
| 2 | 2 | Jaehyun Lim | South Korea | 1,140,000 | 38 |
| 2 | 3 | Michael Falcon | Denmark | 3,820,000 | 127 |
| 2 | 4 | empty | - | - | - |
| 2 | 5 | Sam Razavi | United Kingdom | 775,000 | 26 |
| 2 | 6 | Mike Takayama | Philippines | 745,000 | 25 |
| 2 | 7 | Corbin White | United States | 620,000 | 21 |
| 2 | 8 | Antti Halme | Finland | 2,130,000 | 71 |
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.
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Corbin White Eliminated in 14th Place (PHP285,000)
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Sam Razavi raised and showed 
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: 
Michael Falcon: 
The board ran out 
and White had to settle for 14th place and a payday of PHP285,000, which equals approximately $5,661.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,500,000 | 680,000 |
|
Busted |
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 
flop for 70,000, which Halme called. On the turn, both players checked and Razavi then bet the 
river for 400,000 with 235,000 behind. Halme folded and Razavi bumped his stack above one million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000 | -230,000 |
|
1,100,000 | 325,000 |
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 
.
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 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 
flop over to Nguyen, who took it down with a continuation bet and that’s all we have so far.
Nguyen Finds a Double
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Duc Nguyen shoved for his last 135,000 from early position and the action folded to Andre Peters in the big blind, The German took some time and eventually called.
Duc Nguyen: 
Andre Peters: 
The board came 
and the Vietnamese doubled, but remains in the last spot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
845,000 | -415,000 |
|
330,000 | 180,000 |
Razavi Shows a Bluff Against Falcon
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Jaehyun Lim was the initial raiser from under the gun and picked up two callers in Michael Falcon from the cutoff and Sam Razavi on the button. After a flop of 
, the trio invested 100,000 each and the 
fell on the turn. Lim checked and Falcon bet 200,000, which Razavi called and scared off Lim.
The 
river brought a check by Falcon and Razavi moved all in. After two minutes, Razavi said in table chat "I show if you show" and the Dane folded 
for a pair of tens face up. Razavi flashed 
for a busted open-ended straight draw and claimed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,000,000 | -500,000 |
|
|
1,675,000 | 575,000 |
|
900,000 | -280,000 |
Falcon Pushes Out Halme
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Antti Halme raised to 65,000 and Michael Falcon called on the button. The flop fell 
, which both players checked.
After the turn, Halme checked, while Falcon bet 75,000. Halme's check-raise to 200,000 was met by a click back to 400,000 by Falcon and Halme called before checking the 
river. Falcon took the chance and bet hefty 800,000, and Halme folded after some consideration.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,650,000 | 650,000 |
|
|
1,600,000 | -300,000 |
Raphael Gall Eliminated in 13th Place (PHP322,000)
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Action folded around to Germany’s Raphael Gall on the button and he moved all-in for roughly 450,000 and was quickly called by big blind Uday Bansal.
Raphael Gall:
Uday Bansal:
It was left to a good old-fashioned race to decide Gall’s fate and the flop fell 
to keep the Indian player in front. Gall received no help on the or the river and departed in 13th, taking home the equivalent of $6,399 while Bansal stacked up to 3.25 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,250,000 | 300,000 |
|
Busted |