Main Event (45,000 PHP)

Yusuf Cassidy starts off the action with a 40,000 open from +2 and BB Masakazu Miyamoto jams 218,000 with A♦ Q♦ .Yusuf Cassidy makes the call with T♦ T♠ and we have another flip on our hands. The dealer waits until the river 5♣ 3♠ K♦ 8♠ A♥ to let Masakazu Miyamoto know he can stay in his seat.

Miyamoto Masakazu kicks us off with a 25,000 open from UTG to take CO and BB on a trip to the flop 9♣ K♠ Q♣ and continues for 33,000. Only CO Yusuf Cassidy sticks around to see the turn T♣ to slide in a lead of 75,000 when checked to him. The preflop aggressor finds the call with the aid of a time bank and the board completes 5♦ . With another check in front, Yusuf Cassidy pulls the trigger for a 790,000 jam and Miyamoto Masakazu lets it go.

Flight C had 250 entries with the top 38 advancing and Jonald Garcia emerging as the chip leader, bagging a whopping 709,000 in chips with a late charge including the last minute eliminations of Robert Yamashita and Jeffrey Pamplona. Sehoon Jin finished 2nd with 478,000 and Alvir Inocentes came in third with 434,000. Those three will also start day 2 as overall chip leaders.

Miyamoto Masakazu starts off with a raise to 7,000 from UTG, followed by a 27,000 three-bet from +1 Thomas Lee and Miyamoto Masakazu puts down the hammer with a 95,000 four-bet to end the action preflop.

With 60 players out of the 250 starting field still standing and 38 making the cutoff for Day 2 tomorrow the top chip counts are as follows :