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Philippines, Okada Manila
Flight A
Ciklamini Patrik continues to chip up
An all-in preflop situation, Ciklamini Patrik got his 195,000 stack in with Q♦ Q♣ and faced Andrew Nguyen’s A♦ K♠ . A classic NLH flip, the board Q♠ J♠ 2♥ 7♥ 4♣ quickly favored Ciklamini, saving him from elimination.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 390,000(98 BB) | 60,000 | |
| 145,000(36 BB) | 7,000 |
Nakanishi Hirotaka falls short
Utg+1 Nakanishi Hirotaka open shoved his 35,000 stack in with K♣ Q♥ and was called by Ciklamini Patrik with A♠ T♣ . Up for a race, the board ran 8♥ 7♥ 2♦ T♦ J♠ , leaving Nakanishi’s king high headed for the muck.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 330,000(110 BB) | -15,000 | |
busted |
Break Time!
38/176 players remain in the running with the day set to conclude at 27 players remaining.
Top Chip Counts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 345,000(115 BB) | -45,000 | |
| 330,000(110 BB) | 140,000 | |
| 330,000(110 BB) | 210,000 | |
| 305,000(102 BB) | 125,000 | |
| 275,000(92 BB) | -45,000 |
Ciklamini Patrik rises to the top
Cutoff Ciklamini Patrik completed his raise following a 15,000 three bet from button Leon Alf Marlon. Flop T♠ 3♣ K♠ saw Ciklamini check call 12,000 and another 22,000 on turn A♣ . River J♠ completed the board and Ciklamini this time, bet all-in, called by Leon for his remaining 95,000. Ciklamini reveals 8♠ 9♠ for a rivered flush, good against Leon’s Q♥ J♣ turned straight.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 390,000(156 BB) | 159,000 | |
busted | -100,000 |
Shin Hyeonho tops the first Main Event flight!
Main Event - Flight A - Live Updates
After nearly 11 hours of play, action on today’s Main Event Flight A has concluded with 27 players making it through to Day 2 out of the 176-entry field. South Korea’s Shin Hyeonho leads the pack with a 511,000 chip count after delivering at least four crucial eliminations throughout the day. Joining him are ₱25K NLH Turbo winner Christopher Mateo, last season’s Manila Megastack Kickoff champion Alvir Inocentes, and Philippines #1 All-Time Money Lister Marc Rivera.
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 511,000(102 BB) | 511,000 | |
| 445,000(89 BB) | 445,000 | |
| 423,000(85 BB) | 423,000 | |
| 407,000(81 BB) | 407,000 | |
| 352,000(70 BB) | 352,000 | |
| 260,000(52 BB) | 260,000 | |
| 256,000(51 BB) | 256,000 | |
| 250,000(50 BB) | 250,000 | |
| 245,000(49 BB) | 245,000 | |
| 235,000(47 BB) | 235,000 | |
| 231,000(46 BB) | 231,000 | |
| 218,000(44 BB) | 218,000 | |
| 216,000(43 BB) | 216,000 | |
| 203,000(41 BB) | 203,000 | |
| 151,000(30 BB) | 151,000 | |
| 105,000(21 BB) | 105,000 | |
| 103,000(21 BB) | 103,000 | |
| 86,000(17 BB) | 86,000 | |
| 80,000(16 BB) | 80,000 | |
| 79,000(16 BB) | 79,000 | |
| 79,000(16 BB) | 79,000 | |
LJ | 79,000(16 BB) | 79,000 |
| 73,000(15 BB) | 73,000 | |
| 64,000(13 BB) | 64,000 | |
| 48,000(10 BB) | 48,000 | |
| 46,000(9 BB) | 46,000 | |
| 36,000(7 BB) | 36,000 |