Main Event

Utg Gerges Kyrillos opened to 33,000, called by button Butch Bautista. Flop came 8♦ T♥ 3♥ and saw Kyrillos check-call a 31,000 bet from Bautista. Kyrillos checked the turn T♦ , prompting a 50,000 bet from his opponent. This time, Kyrillos raised to 125,000 and Bautista answered with a bigger 300,000. Kyrillos moved all-in for 89,000 more, called once more behind.

Kyrillos T♠ T♣ Bautista 5♥ 5♦

With quads, Bautista was left drawing dead and lost over 28 BB from his stack from the hand alone.

First break of the day sees 90 players left in contention for the PHP 2,400,000 (~USD 42,232) top prize. Remaining players are now guaranteed a minimum payout of PHP 30,000.

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Main Event - Live Updates - Day 1C

The third and last flight for the Manila Super Series 18 Main Event has closed the action with 79 players qualifying into Day 2. Today’s pack will join the 77 runners from Day 1A and Day 1B combined, in contention for the PHP 13,239,336 (~USD 233,240) prize pool. All remaining players are guaranteed a minimum payout upon their return to the felt tomorrow at 13:00 sharp.

Local runner Butch Bautista ends the day as the flight’s chip leader with a stack of 630,000. Bautista scored the boost minutes before the bubble burst after pushing Aoyama Takanobu to fold half of his remaining stack to the money.

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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.