Main Event (45,000 PHILIPPINE PESO)

Just when Bailey Fusco of Australia was heading into cruise control after two fortuitous double-ups earlier in the day, he becomes the next casualty as he engaged in a 5-bet battle with China's Li Xinjing ultimately ending in both players going all in preflop.

Fusco tables KcQh while Li shows he dominates his opponent with A♦ Q♠ .

The run out is 8♥ 5♣ 6♦ 2♦ T♠ to send Fusco running to the cage as the ongoing break is the level for re-entry for Day 1A.

Celebrated Filipino pro Christopher "Big Time" Mateo raises to 2,500 from the HJ and is re-popped to 7,000 by Australia's Bailey Fusco--one of the biggest stacks of the tournament thus far. Mateo opts to call.

The flop is K♠ 9♣ 7♦ as Mateo checks. Fusco unleashes a CBet of 6,000 which is instantly called by the Filipino.

The turn shows the 2♥ to which Mateo check-calls the 16,000 second barrel by Fusco.

The river unveils the Q♣ . Mateo checks a third time and this time Fusco empties the clip by going all in for 24,600. Mateo ponders and chooses to fold, but not before losing more than half his stack in the exchange against the Australian.

Now at Level 3 (blinds at 100/300 - 300 BB Ante), Bailey Fusco raises from the CO for 700 but local bet Marciel Cerbito makes a wild 3-bet against the Australian for 6,700. Fusco calls.

The flop is 4♥ 8♣ A♥ .

Cerbito bets 6,000 as Fusco calls.

The turn is 3♠ . Cerbito fires another bet, this time for 7,000. Fusco still makes the call.

The river is the 2♣ . This time, both players check.

Cerbito reveals his K♣ K♥ but loses to Fusco's A♣ J♦ .

The Filipino is now reduced to a stack that is slightly above 20 BBs.

Raising from UTG for 300 is Bailey Fusco of Australia but gets re-raised by Japan's Shota Urai at the D for 900. Fusco calls.

The flop shows A♠ 7♠ 5♠ .

Fusco checks and Urai leads out for 1,000. Fusco calls.

The turn brings out the Q♣. Once again Fusco check-calls Urai's bet, this time for 3,500.

The river produces the Q♠ (a one card flush showing on the board).

Fusco once again checks and Urai unloads half his remaining stack for 12,000. Fusco takes a moment to reassess but eventually calls.

The Australian shows A♦ J♠ . Urai sheepishly mucks his hand.

Ireland's Pang Ying raises from the D to 300 and gets called by Bailey Fusco of Australia in the SB and American Jonathan Studer in the BB.

The flop comes 6♦ A♦ 3♠ . The blinds check as Pang leads out for another 300. The blinds call.

The turn is the 5♣ as once again the blinds check and Pang unloads a second barrel for 1,100. Fusco folds but Studer still sticks around.

The river card is the Q♥ as both remaining players check.

Pang tables A♥ J♣ . Studer mucks his hand.