The first-ever PokerStars Festival Manila u20b155,000 (~$1,092) Main Event wrapped up Monday at the PokerStars LIVE poker room with Uday Bansal being crowned the champion. Bansal won the largest international tournament in the history of the Philippines with a buy-in of PHP30,000; the 594-entry easily surpassed the u20b120 million (~$397,230) guarantee.
PokerStars Festival Manila Main Event Final Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (PHP) | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uday Bansal | India | 4,676,000* | 92,793* |
| 2 | Antti Halme | Finland | 4,273,000* | 84,797* |
| 3 | Michael Falcon | Denmark | 2,456,000 | 48,780 |
| 4 | Mike Takayama | Philippines | 1,900,000 | 37,737 |
| 5 | Jaehyun Lim | South Korea | 1,500,000 | 29,792 |
| 6 | Sam Razavi | United Kingdom | 1,170,000 | 23,238 |
| 7 | Kenneth Buck | Australia | 870,000 | 17,280 |
| 8 | Hoa Thinh Nguyen | Vietnam | 596,000 | 11,837 |
| 9 | Tien Than Nguyen | Vietnam | 470,000 | 9,335 |
After three starting days and the penultimate tournament day, only 14 players remained when the action resumed on Monday.