Kick-off (16,500 PHP)

With that we have the final 11 players advancing to Day 2 of the Kick-off on the books, making it a total of 50 out of 337 over all three flights.

Without us noticing, Elmer Kalaquian fought his way to the top, bagging a respectable 370,000, Christopher Mateo - who just missed the cut-off in Flight B finishing in 33rd earlier in the day - close on his heels with 359,000 and Manuel Geronimo, who was very active throughout the whole day, coming in 3rd with 318,000 to his name.

The action will continue tomorrow at noon with the final 50 battling it out until the last player standing.

Here are the complete chip counts of Flight C :

On the other table we have Shirai Hiroto at risk, being all-in for 52,000 from HJ with K♥ J♠ and a call behind from Anthony Castro with K♣ Q♠ to dominate. The dealer delivers another bubble hitting the felt with 9♥ A♠ 3♣ 5♣ T♦ to close the day with 11 instead of 12 players advancing to Day 2.

With less than one blind, Jeffrey Pamplona goes all-in for 9,000 from UTG, Jegal Gun limps from CO and BB Geronimo Manuel waving his option to see the flop T♣ 8♣ 5♥ get checked down to the river 5♣ 2♥ and the players show their cards.

HJ Gambhir Birangat jams 45,000 with 3♦ 3♠ and SB Shirai Hiroto doing the same for 80,000 to successfully isolate with A♦ J♥ . All eyes on the dealer tabling 5♣ 5♥ T♦ 3♥ Q♣ to stay one away from the bubble still.

Cambodia Main Event Champ Christopher Mateo open jams 150,000 from CO with Q♥ Q♣ , gets called by Ivan Goh behind for 110,000 holding T♦ T♠ and the dealer prefers the bigger pair, flipping over A♠ 5♦ K♣ 3♣ 5♥ , eliminating Ivan Goh in the process.

SB Tracy Crisostomo puts the last 37,000 in the middle with K♠ 3♠, call from Jegal Gun in BB flipping over A♦ 9♦ and the dealer hits the felt with K♦ A♠ 5♣ T♦ Q♣ to send Tracy Crisostomo packing.

Jegal Gun jams for 33,500 from UTG and SB Ivan Goh shoves 60,000 over the top to successfully isolate, putting the dealer to work.

Picking up the action on the turn T♣ 9♠ T♠ 4♣ with 42,000 in the pot we see Jegal Gun put forth 11,000 in position with 6♣ 6♠ and a call from Ivan Goh, flipping over 7♦ 7♥ to take home the pot.

With two limps in front, BB Shirai Hiroto min-raises to 12,000 from the BB and only

SB Marcial Lou pays to see the flop 4♠ 2♥ 8♠ . He decides to donk-shove his remaining 50,000 with an open ender 3♥ 5♥ , quickly gets called by Shirai Hiroto tabling Q♣ Q♠ and the dealer seals Marcial Lou's exit flipping over K♦ T♠ .

Aratea Pee Jay is starting the action with an all-in from UTG, Magnotti Joseph going over the top with a 61,500 jam of his own and button Manuel Geronimo calls off for a three way race with two players at risk.

HJ Manuel Geronimo opens for 10,000 with BB Soriano James Daniel announcing all-in for 60,000 with 7♣ 7♦ which quickly gets called by Manuel Geronimo showing Q♠ Q♣ . The dealer has no help for the lower pair and the field inches one position closer to Day 2.

We are picking up the action at level 16 with the field down to 27/78 players until there are 12 left to qualify for Day 2 tomorrow. Late registration closed at 20:40 local.