Main Event

Utg Aoyama Takanobu opened to 16,000, called behind by Butch Bautista. The two head on to the flop A♠ 4♠ 3♣ and Takanobu continued for 34,000. Bautista fired a raise to 86,000, Takanobu clicked back to 150,000, and Bautista pushed the final all-in for his opponent’s 171,000 behind. Takanobu folds, giving up the fight as the bubble approaches.

Day 1C registration for Manila Super Series 18 Main Event is now closed with a whopping total of 525 entries collected for the last flight on schedule. A record breaking prize pool of PHP 13,239,336 has been generated across three starting flights, making this season’s Main Event festivities the richest in its 18-installment history. Day 1C play will conclude after 15% of the field (ITM} or 79 players remain.

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Facing an open and a call, small blind Nino Carlo Mercado fired a three bet to 7,500 total and was called by both players. Flop came 8♣ 4♦ 2♣ , Mercado continued with another 7,500, original raiser folds, and button Aoyama Takanobu moved all-in. Mercado makes the call with overpair Q♦ Q♣ . Takanobu with K♥ Q♠ , lost his chance to win the pot after his three outer missed on runout 6♥ 3♦ .

With 11,400 in the middle on flop 9♣ 5♣ 3♠ , Kim Minsu check-raised all-in with Q♣ T♣ and was called by Aoyama Takanobu with A♣ 3♣ . Turn 6♣ immediately killed any hopes for Kim as his lower flush sent him to the rails.

Utg Kim Yonggoo opened to 1,600, raised to 3,200 behind by chip leader Aoyama Takanobu. Kim completes and check-calls a flop bet of 4,500 on 7♥ 7♣ 5♠ . Turn K♣ went check-check and Kim led out 5,000 on the river 9♦ . Aoyama called the final bet but mucked quickly after Kim showed A♣ 5♣ .