Main Event (16,500 PHP)

Philip Baider delivered a double knockout during the late round to bag up the largest stack of Flight C of 628,000. This put him second rank in the overall Day 2 lineup. 44 players advanced to the ITM round. Stay tuned for the recap.

Small blind Michael Gabby Concepcion pushes all-in, big blind Zoughi Benyamin calls with less (68,000).

Michael Gabby Concepcion A♠ 7♠

Zoughi Benyamin T♠ T♣

Board runs A♦ 2♦ K♣ Q♦ 3♠ to give Concepcion a pair of Aces and Zoughi the boot as the stone cold bubble.

Larry Latigay raises 20,000 and gets a call from Lin Wei Chen on the small blind. Flop comes 8♦ 9♦ T♥ , Lin check-raises from 15,000 to 40,000, Latigay moves all-in for his remaining chips with Chen making the call.

Latigay shows A♦ T♦ for top pair and a flush draw, Chen ahead with 8♠ 8♥ set. The turn comes 7♣ and river J♠ comes J♠ for a straight on the board to split the pot and Latigay to survive.

Tiang Luok Ronny Lee pushes all-in for his last 31,000 and finds two callers. The board is checked through the turn A♠ K♦ 5♥ 9♠ . On the river 2♦ , Kevin Mateo fires 100,000 but no side bet interest. All in player Tiang shows A♥ 9♦ for two pair, Mateo shows 9♣ 9♥ set to end Tiang.

Action folds to the small blind Terasaka Hioraki who raises 13,000 big blind Lemmor Patulot defends from the big blind and flop comes 7♣ 6♣ 7♥ . Terasaka fires 13,000, Patulot raises to 32,000, Terasaka calls. On the turn 2♦ , Patulot jams 52,000, Terasaka calls. Both have the small pair.

Terasaka Hiroaki T♦ 2♠

Lemmor Patulot K♠ 2♥

The river 3♦ does not improve Terasaka, Patulot's kicker plays.

Choi Jaeki min-raises and Terasaka Hiroaki defends from the big blind. Both see a flop 5♦ T♠ 9♣ . Choi bets12,000 that's called. On the 8♠ turn, Choi fires another 20,000, this time Terasaka check-raises to 56,000, Choi calls. On the 4♥ river, Terasaka shoves all-in to put Choi at risk. Choi tanks for a good 5 minutes before putting the rest of his 73,000 in the pot.

Choi shows K♠ 9♠ for a pair of nines, but is outclassed by the 6♣ 7♥ of Terasaka making an overkill straight from four to ten, also ending Choi's tournament life.

Terasaka Hiroaki: 375,000

Choi Jaeki: busted

Level 17 is underway with 55 players remaining to battle it out for the 44 Day 2 qualifying spots. Blinds are now at 3,000/6,000 with 6,000 antes.

Philip Reyes calls the 32,000 re-raise from Acdal Aj Cris on the small blind for both to see a flop of 9♣ 7♣ 3♥ . Acdal continues with a 32,000 bet and Reyes calls. Both check the turn 9♥ and river 2♣ . Acdal shows 8♦ 8♣ which is enough for Reyes to muck his cards.

Philip Reyes: 220,000

Acdal Aj Cris: 320,000

Mun Fei Chow calls Yamahana Shunta's all-in re-raise for 83,000 for a showdown.

Mun Fei Chow A♥ Q♥

Yamahana Shunta 6♦ 6♥

The board runs A♦ 9♠ T♥ 5♥ 7♣ with Chow winning the coin flip to send Yamahana to the rail.

Jose Drilon moves all-in for 79,000, Lee Junhui calls .

Jose Drilon: K♣ 7♣

Lee Junhui: K♠ J♠

Board runs A♠ 3♥ 6♣ K♦ 5♠ with Drilon's pair kings out-kicked, ending his tournament run.

Jose Drilon: out

Lee Junhui: 270,000

Redenter Edoc min-raises, gets re-raised by Cen Zhuoyue to 30,000, then shoves all-in. Zhuoyue folds to fight another day.

Redentor Edoc raises 12,000 and Naotsugu Kimura defends from the big blind. Both players check the T♣ 9♠ 3♥ flop. Kimura fires 12,000 on the turn 2♠ , Edoc calls. Kimura fires 16,000 on the river K♠ , Edoc calls again. Kimura shows K♥ J♥ ,Edoc shows a K♣ but mucks the second card to award Kimura the pot.

Naotsugu: 176,000

Redentor Edoc: 270,000

Larry Latigay min-raises then calls the 30,000 re-raise by Lin Wei Chen for both to see a flop of A♠ A♦ 2♣ . Latigay leads with 10,000 and gets a call from Chen. Both check the A♣ on the turn. Latigay checks the 5♠ on the river and folds after Chen fires a bet of 70,000.

Larry Latigay: 232,000

Lin Wei Chen: 185,000

Level 16 is on its way with 64 players still fighting for the top 44 spots to qualify into Day 2. Blinds are at 2,000/5,000 with 5,000 antes.

Jason Magbanua opens, Fiyama Takahiro three-bets 18,000, Mun Fei Chow four-bets a huge 43,000, no takers.

Cezar Quiambao comes in for a min-raise at early position and eventually completes the 24,000 re-raise from small blind Kurushima Hiroya. Kurushima c-bets 12,000 on a T♣ 6♠ 5♦ flop then folds to Quiambao's 42,000 raise.

Cezar Quiambao raises to 9,000 from under the gun and finds Kurushima Hiroya as the lone caller at cut-off. Quiambao c-bets 12,000 the J♦ A♥ 4♠ flop and is called by Hiroya to see a 6♦ turn. Quiambao fires off 25,000 to be called again. Both check the river 6♠ . Quiambao shows K♠ Q♣ which loses out to Hiroya's A♠ T♦ .

Tracy Crisostomo raises 18,000 then folds to Yoshida Nozomu's 36,000 three-bet. Crisostomo flashs Q♠ Q♥ laydown while Nozomu complimented her folding instincts by showing K♣ K♥.

Tracy Crisostomo: 146,000

Yoshida Nozomu: 258,000

Anthony Castro raises to 6,500 from under the gun and gets three callers. All players check the T♦ A♦ 6♦ flop. On the turn 5♣ , Choo Kai Ping leads the bet for 7,500, only Castro continues. Both players check the river J♦ . Ping shows A♠ J♣ for two pair, Castro mucks.

Choo Kai Ping: 90,000

Anthony Castro: 52,500

Rotholz Hal Oscar's opens then calls Terasaka Hiroaki 14,500 big blind re-raise. Both check the flop A♦ T♠ 8♥ . Terasaka check-calls 16,000 for the A♠ turn then fires 20,000 with on the river J♦ . Rotholz folds to award Terasaka the pot.

Level 14 is on its way with 86 still playing until 44 remain standing to qualify for Day 2. Blinds are now at 1,500/3,000 with 3,000 antes.

Larry Latigay and Benyamin Zoughi limp in, small blind Setoguchi Masataka raises to 9,500. Latigay three-bets 31,500. Both players fold and Latigay wins the pot without a flop.

Cezar Quiambao min-raises and Kida Kohei defends from the big blind. Flop arrives 5♥ K♥ 9♣. Kohei check-raises from 5,000 to 10,000 with Quiambao completing to see a Q♥ turn. Quiambao bets 15,5000, Kohei check-folds.

Cezar Quiambao raises 6,500 from the small blind then calls the re-raise of 16,500 from Anthony Castro on the big blind. Flop comes K♣ 7♠ 9♦ , Quiambao check folds to Castro's 8,000 c-bet.

97 players remain to start Level 13 with blinds at 1,000/2,500 with antes of 2,500. The field will play on until 44 remain.

Three players in on a raised pot, flop runs K♦ J♠ 6♠ . Small blind Fiyama Takahiro c-bets 10,000, utg James Zaragoza shoves 22,500, button folds, Fiyama calls.

James Zaragoza Q♥ J♣

Fiyama Takahiro K♠ Q♦

The turn 6♥ and river 7♠ keep Fiyama ahead to send Zaragoza packing.

Xiong Cheng makes it 4,500 and Hirano Ayato defends at the big blind. Flop comes Q♦ 2♣ J♣ , Hirano check-raises 7,500 to make it 17,000 to continue. Xiong calls. On the turn 3♦ , Hirano pushes all-in for 52,000 and that's enough to rake it in.

Registration closes at 290 entries, 118 players remaining. ITM is at 44 players. Level 11 kicks off with blinds at 1,000/1,500 and antes of 1,500.

From cutoff Fiyama Takahiro opens 2800 and big blind Alexis Lim defends. Lim c-bets 2000 on the flop 6♥ 8♥ 5♦ , Lim check-rasies 5000, Fiyama calls. The turn A♣ , Lim bets 12,500, Fiyama shoves, Lim snap-calls and flips over 8♠ 6♠ two pair. Fiyama shows K♦ K♠ . The T♦ river is no help to Fiyama to pay up.

Hoyong Jeong raises 3,000 and Jhun Michael Aballa defends the big blind. Both check to the river board 9♦ 9♣ 8♠ 7♥ A♥ . Hoyong bets 5000, Aballa calls then mucks to Hoyong's A♠ J♣ .

Yamahana Shunta opens then calls Kida Kohei's 7000 re-raise. Both check the flop 6♣ 5♣ Q♦ , then Shunta fires 5000 on the turn 4♣ and wins it on the river 9♥ with an uncalled 20,000 bet.

Two callers join raiser Gerardo Lubas to the flop K♣ T♥ A♠ . Action is checked to Tracy Crisostomo who value bets 3800, only Lubas challenges with an 8000 raise, Crisostomo calls and the turn comes 8♣ . Lubas c-bets 8000 again then calls Crisostomo's 19,500 shove.

The river 10c is does not improve Crisostomo to bump the rail.

Park Seunghoon raises to 2,600 from the button and Shinohara Rio defends the big blind for both to see a flop of J♣ K♥ 6♥. Shinohara check-raises Park's 3,000 to 8,000 and gets a call to enter the turn 4♣. Shinohara leads out for 16,000 and Park calls to see a river A♥. Shinohara check-calls for his remaining 18,000 after Park bets 25,000.

Park shows A♠ A♣ for a set of aces to defeat the pair of kings from the K♦ J♦ of Shinohara and send him home.

Following a utg raise, James Zaragoza calls, button Algerico Tabacon re-raises to 6,500, only Zaragoza continues to see a flop of T♦ 3♥ 6♣ . Zaragoza then leads with 10,000 and quickly claims the pot.

Chen Zhining opens 2,600 from the cutoff, Wang Chen-Yao calls, big blind Mar Rene David re-raise 9,500, Chen folds, Wang four-bet shoes 26,000. David folds.

251 registered players start Level 9 with the blinds at 600/1,200 and antes of 1,200. The deadline for registration is coming soon at the end of Level 10.

Jaeki Choi and Jeong Hoyong call a 2000 raise and flop runs A♠ 2♥ 2♣ . Choi bets 3000 and only Hoyong check-calls. On the turn J♠ , another 4500 from Choi that's again check-called. The river J♥ , Hoyong leads out 9500, Choi shoves 38,000, Hoyong has him covered and calls. Choi flips 7♠ 2♠ full house, Hoyong has him beat with K♥ J♣ higher full house.

Following a raise by Furi Homma that's called, Joochang Lee goes all in for 4900 and finds two callers who check the flop 6♦ 5♠ 3♣ . On the turn 2♣ , Jaeki Choi induces a side bet of 5000 but Homma folds. Choi shows 3♠ 3♥ set , Lee with J♣ J♥ , the river 7♠ is no help to Lee.

Furi Homma: 29,000

Choi Jaeki: 55,000

Lee Joochang: busted

From under the gun, Joven Huerto opens 1800 and finds three players to go to the flop Q♠ T♥ 4♠ . Huerto c-bets 5,000, Marco Almerez raises 12,500, two folds follow, then Huerto jams. Almerez calls.

Huerto shows Q♣ T♣ two pair, Almerez behind with A♣ A♦ , the turn 2♥ and river T♠ only help Huerto to land another double up.

Level 7 is kicking off with a total of 208 registered players. The registration window is closing soon at the end of Level 10. Blinds are now at 400/800 with antes of 800.

Three players in on a 7000 three-bet by hijack Takahiro Fiyama, flop runs A♦ J♦ 7♥ . Takahiro c-bets 5000, one player folds, Chris Ching Chua check-raises all in for 20,200. Takahiro calls for heads up. Chua shows K♦ T♦ , Takahiro ahead A♥ Q♣ , the turn K♠ and river 2♣ does not improve Chua and is eliminated.

Alvin Inocentes opens1,200, Shinohara Rio re-raises 4,000, Terence Liew Yao Lun shoves for 13,800, Inocentes gets out of the way with Shimohara making the call.

Rio Shimohara A♥ Q♠

Terence Liew Yao Lun K♠ K♦

The board runs 9♣ 3♠ 4♣ J♦ 8♦ with Liew's Kings holding for a double-up.

Under the gun Aj Cris Acdal opens then call Ricardo Torres' 3200 three-bet. Both players check the flop of A♣ 2♠ 5♥ . Acdal leads 3,000 on the turn 7♥ that's called. Acdal bets 6,100 on the river 3♥, Torres challenges again, Acdal shows A♦ 7♦ for top two pair while Torres' cards take a dive in the muck.

Two players call Michael Capinpuyan 1400 raise and flop comes A♥ 3♣ 6♣. Capinpuyan c-bets 1700 and is joined to the turn Q♣ by Jewoong Wang. This time Capinpuyan checks, Jewoong bets 2,500 which is enough to claim the pot.

Level 6 is under way with blinds at 300/600 and an ante of 600. Entries at the break make the total to 177 so far. Registration is still open until the end of Level 10.

Five levels are done so far as the players enter their first short break. 177 entries are listed so far with more expected to beat the registration deadline at the end of Level 10.

Aloysius Tan opens 1500 and finds two callers to proceed to the flop Q♠ 8♦ 2♥ . Tan c-bets 6,000 , Anthony Wright calls. On the turn A♦, Tan shoves 14,300, Wright opts to surrender the pot.

Mid position Sean Sullivan raises 1,000 then calls Nachor Vivencio Jr. 2800 three-bet. Sullivan check-calls Vivencio's 3500 c-bet on the flop 8♠ 7♠ 8♦ then pushes out Vivencio on the turn T♠ .

Sean Sullivan: 38,300

Nachor Vivencio Jr.: 19,000

Following an early position raise, Brian Mok re-raises to 3,000, cutoff Tabacon Algerico and initial raiser call. At the flop of T♦ 3♣ 8♣ , Mok c-bets 2,500, Tabacon raises to 6,000, only Mok tosses in the call to proceed to the turn 9♠ . Another bet by Tabacon of 12,000 is called then both check the river K♦ . Mok shows 4♠ 4♦ which loses out to Tabacon's J♣ 10c .

Ye Jong Jean opens 1200 from hijack with players at the cut-off and the dealer joining in. All three check the K♣ K♠ 9♥ flop and the Q♦ turn. At the 8♦ river, action is checked to Farboud Feridoun Fred, who fires 1,500. Jean makes the call. Farboud shows Q♥ Q♠ full house and rakes it in.

Level 5 is underway with 151 players registered so far. More are expected to join before the registration deadline at the end of Level 10. Blinds are now at 200/500 with 500 antes.

Arvin Tamilsilvam opens 1,000 from mid-position, button Joven Huerto calls and flop lands K♠ 9♠ J♥ . Tamilsilvam checks then calls Huerto's 1,500 bet to move to the turn Q♦ . This time Tamilvisan check-raises Huerto's 2,500 to 12,000, Huerto bows out. Tamilsilvam kindly shows T♥ for a straight while Huerto returns the gesture showing his two-pair laydown K♦ Q♣.

Hijack David Matthew Keyes raises to 1,100 and is looked up three players. The Q♣ K♣ 9♠ flop is checked around to cutoff Aj Cris Acdal, who fires 2,100. Only Keyes calls and they head to the turn 2♣ . Acdal continues with a 3,500 bet and takes it down with no further challenge.

Button Heng Seng Lau raises to 900, both blinds call, flop runs 6♦ 9♥ Q♠ . The blinds check to Lau who bets 2,500, big blind Tiang Luok Ronny Lee is the lone caller to proceed to the turn 8♦ . Lau sends out 6,000 which is enough to take down the pot.

Wei Chen Lin raises from under the gun to 1,000 with the next two seats making the call before small blind Xiong Cheng re-raises to 5,500. Only Lin makes the call to the flop 8♦ 7♠ 5♥ . Cheng leads out 7,500, Chen's not interested.

Thomas Lamb opens then finds one caller before small blind Miyatake Makoto three-bets 2100. Only Lamb continues and heads to a flop A♥ 8♦ 5♣ . Miyatake c-bets 2,800 and Lamb calls again. However on the turn 2♥ , Lamb opts to fold to Miyatake's 5,000 bet.

From cutoff, Jeoffrey Sibal calls big blind Homma Furi's three-bet of 3,000 and see a Q♠ 4♣ 7♥ flop. Homma c-bets 2,000 and Sibal calls to go on to the turn 9♦ . This time Fui fires 5,000 and Sibal folds.

There are now 116 entries so far as we kick off Level 4. Blinds are now at 200/400 with an ante of 400. Registration is still open until the end of Level 10.

Lee Junhui raises 800 from cutoff, big blind Jeffrey Calonge three-bets 2,600, Lee four-bets 7,000, Calonge ends the preflop battle with a call. Lee continues with a 4,000 bet on the flop T♠ 6♥ 2♥ flop then another 8,000 on the turn 4♣ , both are called. On the river 7♥ , Calonge checks, Lee pushes 30,000, putting Calonge all-in for his remaining 8,200. Calonge risks it then shows J♠ J♦ . Lee flips over K♥ K♦ to send Calonge packing.