Main Event (20,000 PHP)

Small blind Mariano Balfagon pushed all-in for 3,000,000 with A♦ 8♣ and was called by big blind Lee Woosang with K♠ Q♠ . The board ran 6♠ 8♠ A♠ 4♣ Q♥ , giving Lee a flopped flush to knock his opponent out.

Mariano Balfagon defended his big blind against mp Ronato Alcano’s open and headed to flop Q♥ K♣ A♣ . Alcano continued for 1,000,000 and Balfagon check raised all-in for 90,000 more. Inocentes flicks it in and shows K♦ Q♣ , crushed against his opponent’s J♥ T♠ . The turn 7♣ and river 9♦ offered no help, leaving Alcano to bag the loss.

After a grueling 11 hours of Day 2 action, the Main Event games wrapped up with the final nine players set led by local runner Ronato Alcano. Alcano stacks a mighty 7,710,000, having delivered two eliminations right by the last half hour of the day. Coming in close second is South Korea’s Kim Bok with a slightly lesser yet equally impressive 7,350,000 chip count to start the final day festivities.

Each player returning to the felt is now guaranteed a minimum payout of PHP 321,944 and a fighting chance to claim the PHP 3,670,000 top prize! Action resumes at 16:00 where a new MSS champion will be crowned by the end of the night.

Button Alvir Inocentes shoved his 1,165,000 stack in with T♣ T♦ and was called by big blind Mariano Balfagon with 9♦ 9♥ . A great spot for Inocentes, the board 5♦ 8♦ 3♦ 9♣ 2♣ quickly earned him a nice double up to stay in the game.

Mariano Balfagon raises preflop then jams on the flop 9♣ 7♦ 2♠ . Moon Kyung Ho calls with less and is ahead Q♦ 9♦ to Balfagon's A♦ 6♠ . The turn K♠ changes nothing but the river A♠ improves Balfagon to rail Moon.