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Registration is officially closed for Flight B of PokerStars Red Dragon (PHP 25M GTD)! A total of 260 international entries chucked in the PHP 70,000 (~US$ 1,200) buy-in to join this prestigious poker event at the Okada Manila. Ten 40-minute levels are in the record books with 120 hopefuls still keeping their seats for a chance to be part of the payout from the guaranteed PHP 25,000,000 (~US$ 428,300).

Play will continue until 39 players are left. Those 39 will pack their chips and bring them back tomorrow for the PokerStars Red Dragon (PHP 25M GTD) Day 2 Final along with the 22 other survivors of Flight A. There's still a lot of poker to play among the 120 that remain. After 10 levels, leading the field in chips is Edilberto Gopez of the Philippines with a stack of 230,0000. Malaysian pro Yan Wen Yee is a breath away with 227,000. Rounding up the top three is Lifu Huang of China with 210,000.

PokerStars Red Dragon (PHP 25M GTD) (Flight B, October 26)

Date(s): Oct 25 to 27, 2024

Buy in: PHP 70,000 (~US$ 1,200)

Entries: 260

Guarantee: PHP 25,000,000 (~US$ 428,300)

ITM: 39

Starting Stack: 30,000

Total Chips: 7,800,000

Average Stack: 64,700

Players Remaining: 120

Flight B PokerStars Red Dragon (PHP 25M GTD)

Blinds: 500/1000 Ante 1000 (Level 8)

Bao Pham made a raise to 2,200 from first position and then called a 5,800 re-raise from Huu Dung Nguyen on the button. The two see a flop of K♥ 8♦ 8♥ and pass on the betting to see a free 5♣ on the turn. Pham took a moment to play with the chips before counting off 6,000 for a bet. Nguyen stopped playing with the chips and threw cards to the muck.

Buy in: PHP 60,000 (~US$ 1,050)

Guarantee: PHP 15,000,000 (~US$ 262,000)

Starting stack: 30,000

Level increases: 30 minutes

ITM: 29 places

End of Registration: start of Level 11 / 5:30pm

Current entries: 192

Chips in play: 5,760,000

Average stack: 52,364

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante 1,200