Main Event (45,000 PHP)

Flight A action is close to wrapping up, with five more eliminations to go before bagging time. 13 players out of the 83-entry field are set to advance to Day 2 on Sunday, January 26. Leading the charge is local grinder Mark Almusajin, who has consistently kept the lead all throughout the day.

Chip Counts

A button vs big blind battle brewed a pot of 9,700 in the middle on flop J♥ 6♣ A♥ . Kyoungsun Lee bet 5,000, and called Ma Carmen Esdaile's check jam for 9,400 more.

Ma Carmen Esdaile A♠ 7♣

Kyoungsun Lee Q♥ J♠

Esdaile with the advantage, secured the double up as her top pair held through on runout 9♣ 3♦ .

With a pot of 11,800 in the middle on flop J♥ K♦ 3♣ , Ma Carmen Esdaile bet 5,500, and was check called by Roxanne Victorino on the big blind. Esdaile followed with an all-in on turn Q♣ , called by Victorino for her last 9,000.

Ma Carmen Esdaile J♠ J♣

Roxanne Victorino A♥ 7♥

Victorino with a draw, found one of her outs on river T♣ , sparing her from elimination.

On his second bullet, John Constiniano raised all-in on the big blind and saw cutoff raiser Ma Carmen Esdaile call off for her entire 14,100.

In for a flip, board 6♠ 4♠ 6♥ 9♦ K♥ instantly left Constiniano drawing dead against quads, costing him half his stack straight away.

William Jones opened on the cutoff and called a 1,200 three bet from Ma Carmen Esdaile on the big blind. On board 9♦ J♠ 2♣ T♦ A♣ , Esdaile check called all three streets - 1,200, 2,100 and 3,500, and mucked as Jones showed two pair A♥ J♥ .