Main Event (45,000 PHILIPPINE PESO)

Meet the 38 players who advanced to Day 2

Filipino Raphael Bulaong has the action folded to him in the CO and raises to 700. He gets called by Park Jinkyu of Korea (D) and fellow Filipino Marvin de la Cruz (BB).

The flop is 9♠ 8♥ 7♠ as all check.

The turn is the T♥ . De la Cruz checks and Bulaong leads out for 1,700 for still gets called by both gentlemen.

The river is the 5♠ and this time Bulaong blasts 4,200 into the middle. Park folds but de la Cruz calls.

Bulaong shows Q♠ J♣ for a gutshot connection on the turn. De la Cruz mucks his hand.

Korea's Choi Jin Woo opens the action from the HJ with a raise to 1,100 and gets a caller in George Salud of the Philippines. Meanwhile, another Korean in Park Jinkyu bumps it up to 5,400 from the D. Both Choi and Salud make the call.

The flop comes 9♦ J♦ 8♥ . Both Choi and Salud check then Park CBets to 5,000.

Choi calls and Salud folds.

The turn is the 4♣ . This time both Koreans check.

The river card is the A♦ and once again both Koreans check.

Choi turns over A♠ Q♥ and Park mucks.

After American Kevin Guibout limped from UTG, Filipino Jeremy Catalig raises to 500 and gets calls from fellow local Alfredo Boligor (D), Korea's Park Jinkyu (BB) and Guibout as well.

The flop goes 4♣ J♣ T♣ as it is checked back to the initial raiser and Catalig leads out for 1,200 on the monochrome board. Boligor folds but Park and Guibout stay in.

The turn is the 7♠ . Park and Guibout check again and Catalig fires 2,500. This time Guibout gets out of the way, but Park still calls.

The river brings the A♠ . Park checks again and Catalig unloads 5,500 which is quickly called by the Korean.

With Catalig first to show, he reluctantly turns over Q♠ 3♣ for a missed flush while much to the surprise of everyone, Park flips over 7♦ 7♥ , hitting a set on the flop and extracting almost 10,000 from the Filipino's stack.

Raising from the CO, Filipino Edilberto "Duroy" Gopez opens for 700 and gets two customers in Thomas Lee of Canada in the D and Korean Park Jinkyu.

The flop is 9♥ 8♦ J♥ . Park checks, Gopez CBets for 1,500 as Lee folds. Park makes the call.

The turn is the 2♣ . Once again, Park checks and calls Gopez's bet, this time for 4,000.

The river is the 8♠ . Park checks a third street and Gopez goes all in covering Park. The Korean calls.

Gopez shows T♣ 7♣ for a flopped straight. Park mucks.

In less than one orbit, Gopez is the early chip leader of the Main Event.