Main Event

Cut off Beaudoux Bertrand Zo open shoved all-in for his 125,000 stack and was called behind by Amada Reiji.

Beaudoux 5♠ 7♥ Amada K♣ Q♦

Needing to improve with seven-high, Beaudoux found no help from the board T♦ 8♦ J♠ A♣ 6♣ , eliminating him shortly. Amada takes the pot with the nut straight and adds the 8.5BB boost to his stack.

Utg John Tech opened to 35,000 and called off for his remaining 370,000 behind after Beaudoux Bertrand Zo slammed all-in one seat behind.

Beaudoux J♣ J♠ Tech Q♥ Q♣

An 80% favorite, Tech easily bagged the double following a queen-high board turned up on the felt.

With all the chips in the middle, Robert Lim was seen drawing thin after running his small pocket pair 5♠ 5♥ smashed right into Beaudoux Bertrand Zo’s A♣ A♥ . The ace-high board was more than enough to send Lim packing as Beaudoux piled in the 30BB pot.

41 players remain in the running out of the 198 total entries recorded. Day 1A play ends after ITM is reached at 30 players.

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A three-way all-in preflop ensued with Beaudoux Bertrand Zo covering both short stacked Marc Rivera and Choi Hyeonwoo.

Zo Q♣ Q♦ Rivera A♠ T♥ Choi A♦ Q♠

A nine high board 6♦ 9♥ 7♥ 3♣ 7♦ faced up with Zo’s two pair queens and sevens, enough to send both players out.

Registration is closed for Day 1A with a total of 198 entries recorded and a generated prize pool of PHP 2,535,192. Remaining field will play down to ITM at 30 players to cap the first flight on schedule.

Big stacks spotted:

Utg Beaudoux Bertrand Zo opened and called button Yuki Watanabe’s three-bet to 2,200. Flop revealed K♦ 3♣ 2♦ which saw all the chips quickly pushed in the middle within a few minutes.

Zo K♠ 2♠ Watanabe A♦ A♣

Runout came 9♠ 5♥ , leaving Zo’s flopped two pair ahead all the way.

A four-way pot beginning with an open from Christopher Mateo, the flop 6♥ 2♠ T♥ saw all the chips pile in the middle after action was checked to Beaudoux Bertrand Zo on the button. Zo bet 3,500, Kaktsuka Tetsuya called, and was raised by Mateo to 15,000. Hugh made the call behind and Zo raised all-in over the top. Mateo folds and Hugh makes the call.

Beaudoux Bertrand Zo T♣ T♠ Sule Hugh K♣ K♥

A 3♣ 2♣ runout completed the board, improving Zo’s flopped set to a better full house.

Action began with an open from Won Jongmin to 700, called by Sule Hugh behind. On the button, Beaudoux Bertrand Zo raised to 2,100 and both players made the call. Flop came 7♠ T♠ 9♦ and Won led out a 3,500 bet. Hugh folds and Zo raised all-in. Won snaps with the nuts J♣ 8♣ , leaving Zo’s K♠ K♦ drawing dead.