Kick-off (16,500 PHP)

With almost all his chips in the middle by being BB, Christopher Mateo puts in the remaining 275,000 with Q♦ 3♠ and SB Limper Keijiro Shimojo calls with A♠ A♣ . Mateo improves on 2♠ T♣ 2♥ T♦ Q♣ , but still falls short to his opponent's rockets.

Jamming 1,000,000 with A♦ T♠ from the button, Chris Pasion is in good spirits after a call from BB Christopher Mateo who shows A♠ 9♠ . The dealer delivers all blanks in the form of 7♣ 6♠ Q♣ 6♥ 8♦ to make Chris Pasion's kicker count.

With Christopher Mateo opening 200,000 from UTG and BB Keijiro Shimojo pumping it up to 500,000, the dealer tables 5♠ 7♦ J♠ and Keijiro Shimojo lays out a 600,000 c-bet that puts Christopher Mateo deep in the tank. He lets it go after consuming three time banks, adding to the leaders gap on the field.

Christopher Mateo puts 150,000 in the middle from the button, holding K♥ Q♥ , to induce a 420,000 jam From BB Chris Pasion with A♣ Q♠ and the dealer gives us 2♦ A♦ 8♣ 7♥ 9♥ granting the short stack another double up.

Keijiro Shimojo continues to bully with a button open to 105,000 and both blinds defending to give us the flop 5♣ 3♠ 3♥ . Checked to the turn 8♠ , BB Christopher Mateo puts in a winning bet of 100,000 to move up the leader board.

Christopher Mateo is at it again with a 80,000 raise from +1, inducing a 190,000 three-bet from BB Quijano Anacleto to reveal the flop 9♣ J♣ 6♣ . A small 90,000 c-bet takes it down for Quijano Anacleto.

With a raise to 85,000 from +2 Christopher Mateo and BB Keijiro Shimojo pumping it up to 250,000 we go to the flop 7♥ 2♦ 8♣ . One 150,000 c-bet and a call take us to the river Q♥ J♠ , with Keijiro Shimojo tabling T♦ T♥ to scoop the pot.

Starting with a limp from Johnson Tan in +2, CO, SB and BB come along for the ride to the flop 9♦ A♠ 6♣ and four additional checks to the turn 5♦ . SB Christopher Mateo takes the reins with a lead of 75,000, called by CO Keijiro Shimojo and BB Nichols Manalo to the river A♦ . Betting 250,000, Nichols Manalo scares the other players away to bank and decent pot.

Christopher Mateo initiates the action with a 90,000 raise from +1, Dalipe Jess puts his last 70,000 into the middle for a call in BU and Elmer Kalaquian goes over the top from BB with 410,000. A quick call from Mateo sends the dealer to work.

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 :

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.

With Michael Bueza pumping it up to 20,000 from the button and Christopher Mateo jamming 93,000 behind we have the dealer take center stage once more.

Fresh from his Main Event victory in Cambodia, Mateo Christopher starts us off with 2,100 from the button, countered by SB Balciunas Dalius' 6,000 and the dealer tables 2♦ 6♦ 7♦ . A 3,000 c-bet and a call reveal the turn 3♣ . Check-raise allin for Balciunas Dalius with Q♥ Q♦ to put Mateo Christopher all-in who is ahead with 7♥ 2♥ . The river A♠ doesn't change anything and Mateo doubles.