Day 2
Matsuda Michihiko dominated

Utg Matsuda Michihiko opened and called off for his 90,000 stack with 9♦ 9♣ after Piedragoza Michael Philip moved all-in. Piedragoza reveals better pocket pair J♣ J♠ and cruises to a win after the board 2♥ T♣ Q♦ 3♦ T♦ steered clear of Matsuda’s outs.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
236,000(30 BB) | 141,000 | |
busted | -207,000 |
Day 1B
Kirill Gladchenko reigns as Flight B chip leader
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Following eight hours of play, Kirill Gladchenko tops Flight B bringing in a 458,000 chip count into Day 2. Gladchenko built a stack after doubling up with pocket kings late in the game and continued to play aggressively to land the top spot. 22 other players join the Russian runner including local pros Christopher Mateo, Michael Kim Enriquez, and Bonifacio Mondalo.
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
458,000(92 BB) | 458,000 | |
419,000(84 BB) | 419,000 | |
403,000(81 BB) | 403,000 | |
361,000(72 BB) | 361,000 | |
354,000(71 BB) | 199,000 | |
322,000(64 BB) | ||
276,000(55 BB) | -24,000 | |
272,000(54 BB) | 152,000 | |
235,000(47 BB) | 235,000 | |
207,000(41 BB) | -3,000 | |
202,000(40 BB) | 62,000 | |
178,000(36 BB) | -22,000 | |
163,000(33 BB) | 163,000 | |
137,000(27 BB) | 137,000 | |
133,000(27 BB) | 133,000 | |
124,000(25 BB) | 124,000 | |
111,000(22 BB) | 66,000 | |
111,000(22 BB) | -169,000 | |
95,000(19 BB) | 95,000 | |
93,000(19 BB) | 93,000 | |
84,000(17 BB) | -6,000 | |
68,000(14 BB) | 68,000 | |
10,000(2 BB) | 10,000 |
Philip Reyes heads for the rails

Facing an utg open, Philip Reyes stuffed his 55,000 stack in with A♣ J♣ and faced big blind Matsuda Michihiko’s J♠ J♦ . Gunning for an ace, the nine high board 7♥ 6♣ 9♠ 7♣ 2♦ was unable to save Reyes from elimination, leaving Matsuda’s pocket jacks for the win.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
210,000(42 BB) | 70,000 | |
busted |
Christopher Mateo jams it in

Christopher Mateo called a 9,000 cutoff open from Matsuda Michihiko and headed to flop J♠ 7♠ T♣ . Mateo bet all-in for 24,000 and claimed the pot shortly after Matsuda threw in the fold.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
140,000(35 BB) | 140,000 | |
48,000(12 BB) | 48,000 |