Main Event

Folded to the HJ, Filipino ace Vam Magsakay raises to 2,700 and is called by Filipino-Australian Emmanuel Derecho (D), Japan's Ito Kazuki (SB) and Tomoya Kakihara (BB).

The flop is Q♣ 5♥ A♠ as it gets checked around to Derecho who leads out for 4,200. Kazuki is the only one who calls.

Heads Up to the turn of 6♣ , Kazuki checks again as Derecho unleashes 15,000 which is still called by Kazuki.

The river card is the K♦ and this time Derecho puts his opponent all in with a bet of 100,000. Kazuki still calls for his tournament life.

Derecho excitedly turns over J♣ T♣ for a made Broadway straight via gutshot on the river. An astonished Kazuki gets booted out holdng A♦ 8♣ .

Derecho later said that he knew he was going to win that hand even before it started, hence the heavy betting until the end when his prediction finally happened.

With Day 1A transitioning to Level 6, defending champion Henrik Tollefsen of Norway raises from the Button to 1,400 and is met with a call from Filipino Vam Magsakay.

The flop comes 5♠ Q♦ 6♥ to which Magsakay checks. The Norwegian fires 1,200 and gets the call.

The turn is the 3♣ and Tollefsen bets 3,000 and still gets a call from Magsakay.

The river produces the T♣ and this time both players check.

Magsakay unveils Q♠ 7♣ as Tollefsen mucks and is now down to less than 20 BBs.

Brandon Mifsud of Malta had recently doubled up but dropped down again so deep that he needed another miracle double up to stay alive and found just that against Filipino ace Vam Magsakay.

In a pot originally raised to 2,000 by Hong Kong's Harish Asnani from the D, Magsakay 3-bet in the SB to 5,200. Misfud in the BB makes a 4-bet shove for his remaining 15,800 as Asnani quickly folded but got the call from Magsakay.

Misfud shows A♠ 6♣ while Magsakay brandishes A♥ K♠, completely dominating his Maltese foe.

The flop came 5♣ Q♥ A♦ but the turn was the 6♠ and Misfud never looked back as the 7♦ comes on the river.

It was the second time Misfud outdrew his opponent while being behind preflop.