Main Event (45,000 PHP)

Making it 15,000 form UTG, Fransisco Sanchez continues to four-bet for 105,000 after BB Richard Marquez pumped it to 43,000 and then filling up to have two big stacks share the flop 2♦ 6♥ 7♣ . Checked to Sanchez, another 80,000 go over the line that are called for the turn 4♠ and another check from Marquez. Sanchez slides out 125,000 that gets met with a check-raise-jam of 560,000 and goes deep in the tank, but lets it go with the aid of a time bank and Richard Marquez shows nines while scooping up the pot.

After another 15 levels of Day 1 play in the Main Event are under our belts we reached the final 19 out of a starting field of 126 advancing to Day 2 on Saturday 13:00.

With the top 5 eclipsing yesterdays Flight A chip leader we saw Mystery Bounty's biggest winner Fransisco Sanchez come out on top with 379,000 to his name, after another stellar performance. In close quarters we have 2nd in chips Kim Jaejoong bagging 367,000 and David Rene Mar in 3rd with 341,000.

For all the players missing out today, we have Flight C on Friday at 13:00 with the usual 10 levels of late registration until around 20:10.

Enjoy the rest of your night and see you tomorrow for another round of live updates!

Our 19 qualifiers all in on place:

Fransisco Sanchez opens 8,000 from CO and An Seung Yong defends BB for the flop K♥ 3♣ J♦ . A 7,000 c-bet leaves the leaders stack and gets called to reveal the turn 6♠ that gets checked to the river K♦ . Not scared of the big stack, An Seung Yong slides out 16,500 out of position and takes down the pot.

Having been down to a single 1,000 chip, Darren Moves is somehow still standing and wagers his reacquired 32,000 with A♥ K♥ from the button. Chip leader Fransisco Sanchez calls with A♣ Q♥ , cant hit on 2♣ J♠ K♦ 6♥ 8♥ and breathes new life into Darren Moves' tournament ambitions.

With 24 out of 126 remaining we are inching closer to the cut-off with 19 players qualifying for day 2. Here are the top chip counts: