In this report, we will delve into the victory of Richard Marquez and Edgaras Kausinis, who recently triumphed in the PokerStars Manila Megastack 20 Main Event and USOP Grand Finale Super High Roller. Here is a recap of the events:
2024 Manila Megastack Main Event Final Table Recap
Richard Marquez emerged victorious at the Manila Megastack 20 Main Event, keeping the title and trophy at home, and collecting the first-place prize of PHP 3,713,920 (~$64,141). This was Marquez’s third poker title of the year, after winning an APT and the Manila Megastack title earlier this year. With this victory, he now has brought his career earnings of $830,778.
The PHP 45k (~$770) buy-in event attracted 512 entrants across four starting flights, crushing the PHP 20 Million GTD for PHP 20,113,920 (~$342,500) total prize pool. A total of 78 players made it to the money. Marquez’s road to victory was nothing short of remarkable. Despite leading the table, he soon came down in terms of stacks after going up against defending champion William Ysmael. However, he bounced back after sending out Ysmael in 3rd place.
Heads-up was quick and short, lasting for just five hands. The final hand saw Rene Mar David jamming his last chip stacks with seven-three and Marquez called the all-in holding jack-eight. The dry board favored the jack-eight of Marquez, locking up his victory. Rene Mar collected PHP 2,320,000 (~$57,000) for the runner-up finish.
Final Table Payouts
| Rank | Player | Total Prize (USD) | Prize In PHP |
| 1st | Richard Marquez | $63,237 | 3,713,920 |
| 2nd | Rene Mar David | $57,000 | 2,320,000 |
| 3rd | William Ysmael | $40,000 | 1,660,000 |
| 4th | Alvir Inocenes | $30,700 | 1,275,000 |
| 5th | Yusuf Cassidy | $24,000 | 980,000 |
| 6th | Andy Chan | $19,000 | 755,000 |
| 7th | Sham Wing Sheuk | $15,100 | 580,000 |
| 8th | Oliver Duran | $11,400 | 445,000 |
| 9th | Yohei Katsuragawa | $8,400 | 370,000 |
Edgaras Kausinis Wins USOP Grand Finale Super High Roller
Lithuania’s Edgaras Kausinis triumphed in Asian Soil. Kausinis won the 2024 USOP Grand Finale Super High Roller event, taking his first Asian poker title and trophy, as well as his career second-ever six-figure payday of VND 2.7 Billion (~$109,206). The victory has now boosted his career earnings to nearly $350k.
The VND 2.4 Billion (~$94,600) buy-in registered 160 entrants, generating VND 12 Billion (~$457,000) in total prize pool. Of the 160 players, 24 players shared the prize pool. Kausinis faced Azizjon Rakhimov with a 3:1 chip disadvantage. A turning point in the heads-up battle came when Kausinis doubled up with a flush, taking the chip lead.
He soon locked up the victory, as he called the all-in of Rakhimov. Rakhimov showed up his ace-four against the pocket tens of Kausinis. Kausini’s hand held up to eliminate Rakhimov in second place.
Final Table Payouts
| Rank | Player | Total Prize (USD) | Prize In PHP |
| 1st | Edgaras Kausinis | $109,206 | 2,770,000,000 |
| 2nd | Azizjon Rakhimov | $73,448 | 1,863,000,000 |
| 3rd | Yee Lee | $54,130 | 1,373,000,000 |
| 4th | Xinyin Xu | $39,819 | 1,010,000,000 |
| 5th | Yuxiang Yu | $29,963 | 760,000,000 |
| 6th | Hari Varma | $22,669 | 575,000,000 |
| 7th | Ryan Hong | $17,544 | 445,000,000 |
| 8th | Kilian Kramer | $13,799 | 350,000,000 |
| 9th | Jianfeng Sun | $10,921 | 277,000,000 |
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