Main Event (45,000 PHILIPPINE PESO)

In a Blind versus Blind battle, Canada's Thomas Lee sees an opportunity to steal the blinds and ante to keep himself afloat and shoved in the SB. Tasuko Maruo of Japan, however, surmised his opponent was shoving light and made the call.

When the cards were flipped over, it is revealed that Lee holds A♥ 8♣ and was ahead of Maruo's calling hand of K♦ T♦ .

The flop looked favorable for the Canadian: 2♦ 4♣ 3♥ . But then the T♥ appeared on the turn and Lee could not catch any of his outs of the river as it came 4♦ .

Maruo's win knocks Lee out the competition for Day 1A.

Newly crowned Deepstack champion Edilberto "Duroy" Gopez of the Philippines immediately gets thrust into action against Canadian Thomas Lee and initially Korea's Park Jinkyu as Lee raises from UTG for 600. But Park 3-bets to 3,000 and this was greeted by a 4-bet from Gopez to 4,800. Lee calls and Park folds.

The flop comes 5♥ 8♦ K♥. Gopez leads out for 5,000 and gets a call from Lee.

The turn is the Q♦ to which Gopez unleashes another bet of 10,000. Lee folds.

Gopez has arrived.