Main Event

After nine hours of play, Flight B wrapped up with another 156 entries added to the Main Event tally with only 24 survivors making it through to Day 2. USA's Kyle Anderson leads the charge, having bagged a mighty 673,000 (134 BB) stack after dominating the last hour of today's games. Anderson stormed to the lead and delivered at least three eliminations by the final two levels to find the largest bag and return strong on Saturday's Day 2.

Stay tuned for the chip counts and recap of the day.

Button Kim Dong Il opened to 11,000 and called off vs small blind Tracy Crisostomo's 51,000 all-in. Running a race, the board 7♣ 9♣ 5♥ Q♠ A♥ favored Kim's overcards, leaving Crisostomo headed for the exit as the day's bubble.

Utg+1 Ampatuan Badrudin opened to 10,000, called by small blind Li Yinding Jack. Big blind Kim Myungjoon sent out a three bet to 25,000 and saw both players complete for a three way pot. Flop came 3♣ 2♣ 9♥ and Kim continued for another 17,000. Both Ampatuan and Li make the call, revealing turn 3♠ . Checked to Ampatuan, he fired 23,000, check called only by Li. By river K♦, Ampatuan chucked out a final 100,000 and Li surrenders, saving his 22 BB behind.

Cutoff Rintalahti Jussi open shoved his 27,000 stack with J♦ J♥ and was called by big blind Jonald Garcia with 9♠ 9♥ . The board K♦ J♠ 4♣ 4♥ 3♣ quickly ran a boat for Rintalahti to bounce back up to 12 BB.

Five players limped in with big blind Rintalahti Jussi all-in for his last 4,000. Action was checked all the way down to river 3♦ 5♥ 6♥ J♥ 8♥ with Jussi showing 7♥ 4♥ for a straight flush to dodge elimination right on bubble time.

Utg+1 Kyle Anderson opened to 13,000, joined by big blind Pak Jeonghun on flop J♦ 8♠ 4♦ . Anderson continued for 30,000, and called off his opponent's check jam for 80,000 total with K♣ J♣ . Pak with 6♥ 6♠ , is in big trouble with no hope seen on either turn 9♣ or river 5♠ for his elimination two spots short of the money.

Utg Ishibashi Tsuyoshi opened to 16,000, called by the cutoff. Big blind Rintalahti Jussi moved all-iin for 112,000 and saw Ishibashi call off for his 100,000 stack. In search of an ace, Rintalahti's previous double up was shortlived after the board K♠ Q♣ 6♣ 2♥ 5♥ left him in pieces.

Utg Rintalahti Jussi shoved his remaining 52,000 in with A♦ Q♣ and was called by button Jonald Garcia with A♦ 9♠ . In great shape, Rintalahti cruised to a double up after no bad beats were seen on board J♥ 4♦ 7♦ 2♠ 2♣ .

Button Pak Jeonghun opened to 9,000 and called a 26,000 three bet from big blind Kyle Anderson. On flop 6♥ 2♥ 3♠ , Pak was quick to give it up after Anderson moved all-in. Anderson shows Q♣ Q♠ .

Cutoff Kyle Anderson opened to 16,000 and saw Kitamura Keita complete from the big blind to see flop K♠ 9♦ 6♥ . Checked to Anderson, he bet all-in, leaving Kitamura to call off his remaining 56,000 with Q♥ T♥ . Drawing to a straight, Anderson's A♣ A♠ piled in the win after the turn 7♦ and river K♣ bricked for his opponent.

Utg Kitamura Keita flicked in his 35,000 stack with J♠ T♣ and was called by big blind Yoo Gyeong Tae with 5♦ 5♥ . At risk, Kitamura dodged elimination after the board 8♣ 9♦ 2♦ J♣ 7♦ landed him a straight for a much needed double up.

With 42,000 in the middle on flop 8♣ K♥ 3♦ , small blind Looi Tek Wye Jonathan check called a 15,000 bet from Kyle Anderson. Turn came 5♠ and Anderson bet all-in with Looi check calling once more for his 75,000 behind. Anderson tables A♥ A♦ , crushing his opponent's K♣ J♦ all the way to river 4♣ .

Utg Kitamura Keita pushed all-in for his 84,000 stack with T♥ 9♦ and was called by two shorter stacks behind - Yun Jaesung with A♣ 6♣ and Tracy Crisostomo with A♥ 5♥ . The board ran 9♣ J♥ 8♠ A♠ K♦ , earning both short stack players a split pot.

With an open and a call in front of him, small blind Ampatuan Badrudin fired a three bet to 26,000 and called off original raiser Setoguchi Masataka's 101,000 all-in. Up for a flip, the board 6♥ Q♦ 7♣ 6♠ 4♦ missed Setoguchi's overcards entirely to send him packing from the Main Event games.

Cutoff Li Yinding Jack opened to 8,000 and saw Ampatuan Badrudin defend his big blind to see flop 6♣ 7♣ 3♥ . Ampatuan led for 10,000, called by the raiser. Turn K♣ and river 3♦ were checked through, revealing Ampatuan's K♥ 8♥ . Li mucks and Ampatuan claims the pot.

With a 60,000 pot in the middle on board 6♦ T♣ 8♣ 3♦ , action was seen on Jharome Pena firing an all-in for 66,000, called by Li Yinding Jack behind with A♣ A♠ . Pena with A♦ 9♦ , is drawing for a third diamond which unfortunately didn't come on river 3♣ for his elimination.

Cutoff Jason Cruz opened to 7,000 and saw Jonald Garcia defend his big blind. Flop Q♠ 6♠ 9♣ was checked by both players, peeling turn 3♥ . Garcia led for 10,000, called by Cruz. River came 7♥ and went check check with Garcia showing J♠ 7♠ to take it down against Cruz's A♣ J♥ .

Hijack James Daniel Soriano opened to 8,000, called by button Jonald Garcia along with the big blind. On flop 3♥ 5♠ 7♦ , Soriano continued for 15,000 and saw Garcia continue to turn Q♠ . Soriano however, check folded not long after his opponent sent out an 18,000 bet.

Utg Kyle Anderson opened to 6,000, called behind by Kim Dong Il and the button. Action on flop 3♦ 4♠ 5♠ was checked through, revealing turn 7♣ . Anderson this time, led for 16,000 and Kim put in the call. By river Q♣ , Anderson churned out another 50,000 and showed A♦ 6♦ for a straight after his opponent folded.

Kang Myeonghwa defended his big blind vs Tracy Crisostomo's button open and headed to flop T♠ 3♠ 5♥ . Kang proceeded with a check raise to 40,000 after Crisostomo fired a cbet of 15,000. Crisostomo folds and shows T♦ .

Following three limps and a raise, big blind Kim Myungjoon pushed all-in for 28,000 with A♠ A♦ and faced Ampatuan Badrudin's A♣ K♦ . A huge favorite, Kim cruised to victory after the board Q♣ J♦ 7♠ Q♦ 3♣ ran on the felt.

Having lost a set over set situation just two hands prior, Alvir Inocentes was crippled down to 9 big blinds where he went with 8♦ 8♠ for his remaining chips against an open from Charella Nerissa. Charella makes the call with K♦ 9♦ for a flip and locked in the win after spiking two pair on board K♥ T♥ 9♠ A♥ 5♠ .

Facing an open, Jason Cruz stuffed in his remaining 53,000 with A♠ J♣ and was called behind by big blind Li Yinding Jack with A♣ K♥ . Dominated, Cruz luckily spiked a jack on board J♦ 7♠ 4♥ 3♠ 7♦ for a full double up.

Utg+2 Kim Myungjoon opened to 5,500 and saw button Lenart Ecarma and the big blind come along on flop A♣ K♦ 5♣ . Kim continued for 11,000, called by Ecarma. On turn 3♠ , Kim barreled another 16,000 and shortly called Ecarma's 60,500 all-in with A♠ 2♠ . Drawing dead against Ecarma's A♦ 3♦ , Kim forked over the pot and is crippled down to 3 BB.

Action began with an utg open, followed by two all-ins - Philip Reyes for 31,000 and button Lee Kyunghwan for a lesser 17,500. Raiser folds and the two run the board 7♣ 5♥ 7♥ 8♣ Q♦ . Lee's pocket pair holds for the win, leaving Reyes down to 6 BB.

Utg+2 Kang Myeonghwa opened to 5,000 and faced a three bet to 12,500 from button Aznar Ramdrick. Kang bumped it up further to 30,000, and Aznar makes the call. On flop K♠ 2♣ 7♠ , Kang bet 45,000 and shortly called off Aznar's all-in for 75,000 total. Aznar shows A♦ K♠ but is instantly crushed after Kang revealed A♦ A♣ . The turn 5♥ and river J♠ seal Aznar's fate, sending him out of the flight entirely.

Utg+2 Jonald Garcia opened to 4,500, called by the hijack. Button Park Seungjin sent out a three bet to 25,000 and saw only Garcia continue. On flop 9♥ 9♣ 8♥ , Garcia bet for Park's remaining 18,000 with the latter making the call with J♠ J♦ . Garcia with 7♠ 7♣ is behind, up until the turn 6♦ and river T♠ earned him a straight to steal the win and knock his opponent out.

A blind vs blind back and forth saw both Lemmor Patulot and Jesus Rivera commit their stacks preflop with pocket jacks. Tabling the same hand, both players chop it up and move on to the next deal.

Utg Cen Zhuoyue opened to 4,000 and saw small blind Alvir Inocentes come along on flop J♥ 6♣ T♦ . Cen sent out a 5,000 bet, and another 10,000 on turn 7♦ with Inocentes throwing in the fold after the second barrel.

Utg+2 Kitamura Keita opened to 4,500, called by a player behind. Button Yun Jaesung then fired a three bet to 13,000 and completed after Kitamura clicked back to 27,500. On flop 7♣ 5♦ 3♣ , Kitamura bet all-in, Yun with a tank fold. Kitamura shows 5♥ and scoops up the pot.

Utg+1 Sasaki Akihiro opened to 2,500, joined by three other players on flop 5♦ 6♥ 7♠ . Checked to Choi Jaeki, he bet 2,500 and saw all three continue to turn 5♣ . Choi bet his remaining 1,800 and went to showdown after all three flicked in the 1.5 BB. Choi shows 4♦ 3♦ and claims the pot with a seven high straight.

Utg Norbert Koh went with A♥ 9♥ for his last 12,800 and was called by small blind Hyeon Junho with K♣ J♦ . In for a race, the flop instantly landed Hyeon a pair of jacks, only for the river J♣ 7♣ 2♥ 6♦ A♠ to turn the tables and give Koh the win with a better pair.

Utg Choi Jaeki opened to 3,000 and defended against Kitamura Keita's raise to 6,500. Flop came 7♠ 5♦ 4♠ and Choi stuffed his in his remaining 7,000 , snap called by his opponent with K♠ Q♠ . Choi with 6♠ 2♠ , was in search of a straight which luckily landed on river 3♣ to spare him from elimination.

Cutoff Edgar Asehan opened to 2,800 and called button Ampatuan Badrudin's three bet to 8,500. Action on board 9♦ 9♠ 7♠ 3♣ A♥ was checked all the way to the river where Ampatuan eventually sent out a 10,000 bet. Asehan quickly gives it up, shipping the pot to his opponent.

A burly 55,000 pot already brewed in the middle on board 9♥ 7♦ 3♣ 2♦ . Small blind Andy Chan bet all-in for 36,600 and was called by Pablo Ramon with A♥ 3♥ . Chan is ahead with J♦ J♣ and locked in the win after the river 2♥ spared no bad beats.

A three way three bet pot led by button Kim Jaejoong built a pot of 23,100 and revealed flop K♣ K♦ Q♣ . Checked to Kim, he pushed all-in for 18,800 and was called by big blind Aznar Ramdrick with A♠ Q♥ . Kim with 8♦ 8♥ , was left drawing slim to eventually succumb after the runout felted no eights costing him his tournament life.

Utg+1 Tiang Luok Ronny Lee limp called Suya Lee's 13,700 all-in with T♥ T♣ and faced his opponent's overcards K♠ Q♣ . In for a flip, the board T♠ 3♣ 6♥ 8♦ A♦ quickly ran in favor of the pocket pair, knocking Lee out of the qualifier.

Button Yun Jaesung defended his 3,000 open vs small blind Saito Tetsunori's 9,500 three bet and saw flop T♣ 9♣ 6♣ . Saito continued for 6,000 and shoved in his 31,000 stack after Yun pulled a raise to 15,000. Yun makes the call with T♥ T♠ for top set, crushing Saito's A♠ A♦. The turn 4♥ and river 8♦ offer no help, sending Saito out of the Main Event Flight B games.

Following an open, cutoff Ampatuan Badrudin sent out a three bet to 7,700 and called off after big blind Setoguchi Masataka stuffed in his 28,200 stack. The board ran K♠ J♥ 6♠ K♦ 4♣ , earning Setoguchi a quick double up to 51 BB.

With a pot of 15,000 already in the middle on flop 5♥ 8♥ 3♣ , action was seen on Paulsen Kai with a check raise all-in for 26,200 against Yun Jaesung's 5,500 bet. Yun makes the call with 9♣ 9♠ ahead of his opponent's 7♥ 7♠ , and shortly delivered the elimination after the river A♦ completed the board.

Utg opened to 2,200, called by two players behind. Button Kim Jaejoong squeezed all-in for 22,100 and picked up a 9 BB boost after none of his opponents made the call.

Utg+1 Jose Jay Padilla opened to 2,500, called by Jae Yi Chang behind. On flop 3♣ K♥ 3♦ , Padilla continued for 2,500 and another 3,000 on turn 3♥ . Chang called two streets and went on to fire an 11,000 bet on river Q♥ after Padilla checked. Padilla gives up the fight and folds.

A blind vs blind battle saw 33,000 in the middle on board J♦ A♥ 2♦ 5♣ Q♦ . Checked to Edison Yu, he fired an overbet of 38,000 and was called by Kang Myeonghwa with A♦ 5♠ . Yu shows J♥ T♠ , dwindling down to 25 BB.

Utg Sasaki Akihiro opened to 2,000, called by two opponents behind. Small blind Ganbold Battulga pushed all-in for 8,500 total and was followed by another all-in from the raiser for 20,200. The two others opt out, revealing Ganbold's 4♦ 4♣ against Sasaki's K♠ J♦ . In for a flip, the board J♣ T♣ 2♦ 9♦ 2♥ quickly favored Sasaki's overcards for the win.

Utg Alvir Inocentes opened to 2,200 and saw both players on the blinds complete to see flop 9♦ Q♠ 6♣ . Checked to Inocentes, he continued for 2,600, called by the small blind. Action on Eldee Lim, he raised all-in for 17,300 and picked up the pot after both opponents threw in the fold.

Utg+1 Jacky Ho opened to 2,000, joined by three other players on flop A♥ 4♦ 9♥ . Ho continued for 2,000, check called by small blind Yun Jaesung. On turn 5♠ , Ho barreled another 11,000 and shortly called off for his 12,000 behind after Yun check raised all-in. Yun shows A♦ 4♣ , crushed against Ho's better two pair A♣ 5♣ . The river 6♦ completed the board, sealing the win for Ho.

Another all-in preflop situation saw Ampatuan Badrudin in trouble after getting his last 38,000 with J♠ J♥ against Li Yinding Jack's A♥ A♠ . The board Q♦ 8♥ 6♠ Q♥ T♦ offered no help, sending Ampatuan for the rails in quick fashion.

Utg Moon Young Chan shoved his remaining 12,000 with A♥ Q♥ and faced small blind Keyes David Matthew's J♥ J♦ . Up for a flip, the flop J♣ 4♦ 8♥ 9♦ Q♠ instantly left Moon in rough shape, eventually knocking him out from the Flight B running.

Utg+1 James Dela Cruz open shoved his last 11,400 with K♠ J♣ and was up against Edgar Asehan's A♣ K♥ . Dominated, Dela Cruz was left headed towards the exit after the board Q♥ 6♣ 2♠ 8♠ 7♣ left his opponent's ace high good for the taking.

Facing an open and a call, Kang Myeonghwa sent out a three bet to 4,600 from the big blind. Both opponents completed yet shortly folded on flop 8♣ 7♣ 4♦ after Kang continued for 9,500.

A multiway raised pot revealed flop T♦ 5♦ 2♥ . Action was checked through to turn 6♦ where big blind Ampatuan Badrudin led for 3,000, called only by Fu Zhenbo Alang. Both players checked down river K♦ , allowing Ampatuan to show down A♣ 6♣ to take the pot.

Facing an open and a call, button Suya Lee stuffed his remaining 8,500 with T♣ T♦ and was called by raiser Suzuki Masayuki with 9♥ 9♣ . A huge underdog, Suzuki slipped down to 43 BB after the board J♠ 4♠ 2♠ 4♥ 6♣ steered clear of any nines.

A four bet pot between Son Changnam and Kyle Anderson rolled flop Q♠ T♦ 7♦ . Son churned out a 15,000 bet, called by his opponent. On turn J♣ , both stacks rushed to the middle and shortly revealed both players' Ace Kings for a split pot.

Utg opened to 1,800, called by three more behind. Big blind James Dela Cruz squeezed all-in for 17,400 and picked up the pot uncontested.

Utg James Dela Cruz opened to 1,200, joined by three other players on flop 2♣ A♠ 5♥ . Dela Cruz continued for 2,000, called only by button Lenart Ecarma. Turn T♦ went check check, moving on to river T♣ . Checked to Ecarma, he sent out a 5,000 bet and Dela Cruz folds.

Utg opened to 1,300, called by Wu Hao Kai and big blind Shinohara Rio to see flop J♦ 3♦ 3♥ . Checked to Wu, he bet 2,300 and was followed by a raise to 6,000 from Shinohara. Wu completes and sees turn 9♦ . Shinohara sends out another 10,000 and called off for his tournament life after Wu moved all-in. Wu shows A♦ Q♦ for a flush with the river 4♠ sealing his win against Shinohara's A♣ 3♣ .

Four players limped in and saw big blind Charella Nerissa bump it up to 3,000, called only by Arvin Tamilsilvam. On board 5♣ 5♥ 6♠ J♣ 7♠ , Charella barreled all three streets with Tamilsilvam calling all the way to the river only to muck after Charella revealed premium pair Q♠ Q♦ .

A six way raised pot rolled flop K♣ K♠ 7♣ . Action was checked through to turn 3♠ where Wu Hao Kai bet 3,800, check called by Jason Cruz. On river 2♠ , Cruz led for 20,000 and saw his opponent call off his remaining chips with K♥ J♦ . Cruz shows a busted draw 6♣ 4♣ and chips down to 90 BB.

Button Gosai Diven opened to 1,200 and was met with a three bet to 4,200 from big blind Jason Cruz. Gosai answered with an all-in, leaving Cruz to call off for his 25,800 stack with A♠ Q♣ . Gosai is ahead with K♣ K♥ up until the board K♦ J♦ Q♠ T♥ 8♦ rolled a straight for Cruz to take it down.

With 13,700 in the pot on 4♣ 6♥ J♦ 9♦ , Ryan Jerico Platon was seen check calling an all-in for 13,500 from Norbert Koh behind. Koh shows A♦ J♠ for top pair and remained a huge favorite through river T♣ against Platon's Q♥ 9♥ for a nice double up.

Facing an open and two calls in front, small blind Anthony Wong squeezed to 2,500 and saw raiser Bonifacio Mondalo click back to 6,200. Wong continues and sees flop Q♣ 6♠ 2♠ but shortly folded after Mondalo sent out a bet of 4,500.

Utg Suya Lee opened to 800, joined by three other players on flop 8♠ 4♠ 2♠ . Lee continued for 1,500, called only by Suzuki Masayuki. On turn 9♠ , Lee check folded after Suzuki sent out a hefty 5,000 bet.

Button Villanueva Shayne Blanco open shoved for 18,500, followed by another all-in for 7,400 from Moon Young Chan and a final call from big blind Hun An. The board ran 5♠ 6♦ 5♠ 2♥ A♥ , earning Moon a triple up and Hun the side pot.

Utg Lawrence Neil opened to 1,000 and saw Kumar Mahesh Max throw in his remaining 2,400. Two other callers follow behind, prompting Neil to squeeze to 9,000. Both players complete for a four way pot on flop Q♥ 2♣ 2♦ . Checked to Pablo Ramon, he bet 9,000 and quickly headed to showdown after no calls were seen for the side pot. Kumar shows A♥ 8♦ and succumbed to his defeat against Pablo's A♣ Q♦ after the runout failed to save him from elimination.

With an open and a call in front of him, small blind Rene Mar David fired a three bet to 2,500 and saw both opponents complete. On flop 2♠ 8♦ 7♥ , David continued for 5,000, called by original raiser Mateo Kevin. Turn J♠ and river T♥ were checked through, revealing David's Q♥ Q♣ crushed against Mateo's turned set J♥ J♦ for the win.

Utg Redentor Edoc opened to 1,000, joined by three other players on flop Q♦ 2♦ 8♠ . Action was checked to hijack Setoguchi Masataka who bet 1,500. Big blind Lawrence Neil bumped it up and saw only Edoc make the call. Turn came 7♠ and Neil pushed in his remaining 8,700. Edoc calls with K♦ 7♦ and took the loss after the river 4♥ completed the board. Neil with two pair Q♣ 8♣ claims the boost and climbs to 78 BB.

Utg Edison Yu opened to 1,500 and called 3,000 more after Suya Lee fired a three bet behind. Flop came 8♦ 9♦ 4♦ , checked through to turn 9♥ . Lee this time, sent out a 3,500 bet and checked river 9♠ for showdown. Yu shows Q♠ Q♣ and rakes it in after Lee threw his hand in the muck.

Button Son Changnam defended his open vs small blind Anderson Kyle's three bet to 2,700 and headed to flop J♣ T♦ 2♣ . Anderson led for 1,500 and another 7,500 on turn J♥ with Son calling behind on both streets. No slowing down, Anderson shoved for 18,400 on river 5♥ , convincing Son to finally give it up.

A raised multiway pot with flop 6♥ 5♣ 4♥ was checked to button Ireneo Javalera who bet 1,200. Two opponents make the call, continuing to turn 7♣ . All three checked it through, revealing river T♠ . Lenart Ecarma fired a bet of 2,500 and was called by Javalera behind for showdown. Ecarma tables A♦ 7♥ , crushed against Javalera's 6♠ 6♦ .

Utg+2 Son Changnam opened to 800, called behind by Algerico Tabacon. Flop J♣ 2♦ 8♥ saw Son continue for 800 and another 1,600 on turn 4♣ . Tabacon called one street but gave it up after Son pulled another bet.

Cutoff Redentor Edoc opened to 800, called by button Kumar Chauhan Mahesh Max along with the big blind. On flop 8♣ 6♣ 2♠ , Edoc continued for 2,000, called behind by Kumar. Turn A♠ saw Edoc gun for another 2,500 and check the river K♥ for showdown. Edoc shows 9♣ 8♥ , no good against his opponent's 8♦ T♥ .

A three way all-in ensued revealing board A♦ 7♣ 8♠ 2♦ 8♥ . Yoo is a massive favorite with his rockets crushing both premium pairs to propel him right into the lead.

A three way raised pot went on to see flop A♠ 4♠ 5♣ . Action was checked to raiser Gosai Diven who bet 1,000, check called by Jeremy Catalig. Turn 7♠ was checked through, revealing river 2♦ . Catalig this time, led for 3,300 and picked up the pot after Diven slipped his hand in the muck.

With 12,000 in the middle on board 7♦ 6♣ A♠ J♥ , action was checked to Park Chiwon Han who sent out a pot size bet. Big blind Fu Zhenbo Alang shoved all-in for 34,200 total and raked it in with no showdown after Park threw in the fold.

Utg Brian Mok opened the action, called by button Charella Nerissa along with the small blind. On flop 5♥ 7♥ 3♦ , Mok continued for 1,200 and was raised by Charella to 3,000. Mok completes and proceeds to check call both turn J♣ and river 3♥, only to see Charella reveal 5♦ 5♠ for a set. Mok mucks and takes the loss.

Facing a limp and a raise, button Xiong Cheng raised it up to 1,700 and saw both opponents complete. Cheng continued for 4,200 on flop 9♣ 9♥ T♠ and quickly picked up the pot after no calls were made.

With 11,100 in the middle, Keyes David Mattew pushed all-in for 14,500 on flop K♦ T♦ 5♦ and was called by Lenart Ecarma with J♦ J♥ . Keyes is ahead with A♣ K♠ but was sent out of the Main Event games shortly after the turn J♣ and river 7♦ turned up on the felt.

Following an open and a call, button Alvin Toh Wei Min flicked in his last 2,400 with A♠ A♦ and was called by raiser Hun An with Q♥ Q♠ . Board ran J♠ T♣ 3♣ K♦ K♣ , allowing Toh to bounce back to 25 BB.

Four players headed to flop 8♣ 7♥ K♠ where action was checked to button Tabacon Algerico who bet 1,000. Both Charlla Nerissa and Mok Brian made the call, revealing turn T♥ . All three checked it through and saw 3♦ complete the board. Big blind Mok led for 1,500, Tabacon with a final call. Mok shows T♣ 6♠ , no good against Tabacon's K♦ 6♥ .

With two limps in front, small blind Antonio Abesamis bumped it up to 1,500 and revealed flop J♦ J♠ J♣ . Abesamis check called a 500 bet from Robert Williams, and headed to showdown after both turn 6♥ and river K♥ was checked through. Abesamis shows T♦ T♣ , good against Williams' A♠ 9♠ .

Cutoff Alvin Toh Wei Min defended his open and called a three bet to 1,500 from big blind Pablo Ramon. On flop 6♣ 9♥ Q♥ , Pablo check called for 1,500 and another 2,500 on turn 7♣ . By river 8♣ , Pablo check called for his last 23,500 with A♣ T♣ and scooped up the pot after Toh showed 6♠ 6♥ .

Paul Tirnovean raised to 300 and saw both players on the blinds defend. Flop came 7♣ 5♠ 6♥, checked through to turn T♥. Big blind George Salud led out for 1,000, called by the raiser. On river K♥, Salud check folded after Tirnovean fired a final 1,500.

Flight B action begins, good luck to all the players!

The APPT Manila Warm Up festivities at Okada Manila, Philippines is in full swing with Flight B of the PHP 5,000,000 (~USD 85,290) guaranteed Main Event playing down today. Buy in is set at PHP 16,500 (~USD 280), earning runners a stack of 30,000 equivalent to 300x the starting blinds to work through 30 minute levels. The first heat on schedule wrapped up with 88 entries recorded across registration and only 14 players surviving through to the next round. Benhur Ybarsabal currently leads the pack having bagged an impressive 338,000 (68BB) from yesterday's qualifying round.

Action starts at 13:00 with the flight concluding once the field has dwindled to 15% (ITM).

Dates: July 10 – 14, 2024

Buy in: PHP 16,500 (~USD 280)

Guarantee: PHP 5,000,000 (~USD 85,290)

ITM: 15% of the field

Flight A: 88 entries / 14 ITM

Flight B: Thursday, July 11

Flight C: Friday, July 12

Flight D Turbo: Friday, July 12

Day 2: Saturday, July 13

Final Day: Sunday, July 14