Main Event (45,000 PHP)

Euryd Rivera defended his big blind against Ju Won Chung's 8,000 hijack open, and check called 12,000 on flop 5♣ K♦ 8♠ . Chung followed with another 30,000 on turn 2♣ , convincing Rivera to give it up and save his chips.

Kim Enriquez opened utg and called off Euryd Rivera's 38,000 all-in from the big blind, putting the latter at risk.

Running a flip, Rivera's pocket pair held on board T♠ 7♦ Q♣ Q♠ 8♥ , shipping him the much needed double up.

Today's Main Event Flight B action is set to close once the field is down to 15 players. That means only six more eliminations are due before bagging time. Stacking atop is local runner Jester Intia, trailed closely behind by Kunlong Yu.

Chip Counts

Jester Intia opened 2,400 utg, and was joined by three other players on flop 5♦ Q♥ 7♥ . Intia continued for 3,800, weeding out none onto turn 3♦ . Euryd Rivera on the big blind, this time led for 16,000, and faced a raise from Intia to 43,000. All else folded, pushing Rivera to tank jam his entire 84,000 stack. Intia gladly obliged with a set 5♠ 5♣ and left Rivera's top pair K♦ Q♦ crushed all the way through river 6♣ .

Manila Megastack Main Event Flight B players are off for a 40 minute dinner break, with action set to resume at 8:20 p.m. Registration will close by the end of Level 10.

Top Chip Counts

A blind vs blind battle brewed a pot of 5,400 even before flop 4♣ 3♥ 8♠ landed on the felt. Both checked round to turn 8♣ , where Richard Marquez bet 3,100. Euryd Rivera called behind, and bet a final 7,500 on river Q♠ . Marquez check called with K♥ K♣ , and found it good against Rivera's top pair Q♣ 6♠ .