Name: Main Event Flight A
Start: 2025-02-06
End: 2025-02-06

Manila Super Series 21

Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #23

2025.02.06 - 2025.02.09

PokerStars Live

Kento Chogo

Japan

Blind level

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Entries

24/155

Total Chips

4,650,000

Average

193,750

Flight A

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2/6/2025, 11:50:56 AM

Wahlquist Scoops The Three-Way

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Patrick Wahlquist

Kento Chogo moved all in for a short 27,000 from under the gun, Patrick Wahlquist shoved over the top for 50,000 from the hijack and Shuhei Hiroshima called with a covering stack to put both players at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
KC Kento ChogoJapan	A♦8♦ UTG	busted
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	A♣Q♣ HJ	135,000(34 BB)
SH Shuhei HiroshimaJapan	A♥J♥ SB	47,000(12 BB)

Board:3♣4♥T♥8♣T♣

Wahlquist was good at showdown with ace-high and the best kicker to knock out Chogo and leave secure nearly a full triple up.

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2/6/2025, 11:35:36 AM

Top Stacks

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Player	Chips
KG Kiril GelevCanada	293,000(73 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	286,000(72 BB)
JP Jean Paul BerdejoPeru	266,000(67 BB)
SP Shawn Philip BenitezPhilippines	201,000(50 BB)
MC Man Chung TsuiHong Kong	194,000(49 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussian Federation	175,500(44 BB)
EF Emanuel FlorendoPhilippines	173,000(43 BB)
MR Maxwell RosetePhilippines	170,000(43 BB)
KC Kento ChogoJapan	168,000(42 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	161,000(40 BB)
GS George SaludPhilippines	161,000(40 BB)
JC Juhoon ChungKorea (Republic of)	159,000(40 BB)
CJ Craig Jones (2)United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	159,000(40 BB)
TA Taeil AhnKorea (Republic of)	155,000(39 BB)
FF Fred Farboud FeridounUnited States of America	150,000(38 BB)
JT John Tech (2)Philippines	138,000(35 BB)
MG Muthukumaran GovindasamyMalaysia	137,000(34 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	136,000(34 BB)
SK Siddharth KariaIndia	135,000(34 BB)
MM Makoto MiyatakeJapan	110,000(28 BB)

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2/6/2025, 10:47:34 AM

Chogo Puts Yu to the Test

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Kento Chogo

Jeongyeol Yu opened to 5,000 from early position and Kento Chogo called from the hijack. The flop came 9♦ A♥ Q♠ . Yu checked, Chogo bet 4,000, Yu check-raised to 11,000, Chogo sent it back with a re-raise to 29,000 and Yu called to halt the battle. Yu checked the 8♠ turn, Chogo moved all in and Yu folded.

Player	Chips
KC Kento ChogoJapan	124,000(50 BB)
JY Jeongyeol YuKorea (Republic of)	67,500(27 BB)

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2/6/2025, 9:30:38 AM

Big Stacks

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Player	Chips
CJ Craig Jones (2)United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	205,000(137 BB)
JC Juhoon ChungKorea (Republic of)	175,000(117 BB)
TA Taeil AhnKorea (Republic of)	155,000(103 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussian Federation	138,000(92 BB)
MT Mickael Taillepierre	138,000(92 BB)
KG Kiril GelevCanada	127,000(85 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	125,000(83 BB)
SD Sung Do Kwok	125,000(83 BB)
SK Siddharth KariaIndia	123,000(82 BB)
JT John Tech (2)Philippines	123,000(82 BB)
GS George SaludPhilippines	121,000(81 BB)
MG Muthukumaran GovindasamyMalaysia	119,000(79 BB)
ZL Zhiqiang LiuChina	114,000(76 BB)
ID Ionut DragomirRomania	111,000(74 BB)
EF Emanuel FlorendoPhilippines	108,000(72 BB)
KC Kento ChogoJapan	98,000(65 BB)
MM Makoto MiyatakeJapan	97,500(65 BB)
MC Man Chung TsuiHong Kong	96,000(64 BB)
JP Jeffrey PamplonaPhilippines	93,000(62 BB)
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussian Federation	92,000(61 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	91,000(61 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	87,500(58 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	87,000(58 BB)
AY Akihiro YamadaJapan	75,500(50 BB)
ZL Zackary LazarusCanada	73,000(49 BB)
JY Jeongyeol YuKorea (Republic of)	71,000(47 BB)
JP Jeffrey Ponce (2)Philippines	70,000(47 BB)
SP Shawn Philip BenitezPhilippines	69,000(46 BB)
NM Nichols ManaloPhilippines	55,000(37 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/6/2025, 8:34:20 AM

Decent Pot For Ahn

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Taeil Anh

Kento Chogo opened to 2,500 from the button and was called by Taeil Ahn in the small blind and a player in the big blind. The flop came K♥ 7♠ K♠ and action checked around to Chogo who bet 4,500. Only Ahn called. Both players checked the 3♠ turn and 9♣ river. Ahn showed two pair with A♦ 7♦ and Chogo flashed the 7♣ from his hand before mucking.

Player	Chips
KC Kento ChogoJapan	87,500(73 BB)
TA Taeil AhnKorea (Republic of)	34,500(29 BB)