Main Event (45,000 PHP)

Renato Villanueva committed 75,000 on the cutoff, leaving himself with 1,000 behind. Joris Michl on the big blind, stepped up to the challenge, and called the rest on flop A♠ 3♠ Q♥ .

Renato Villanueva K♠ Q♦

Joris Michl A♣ 7♣

Michl ahead with top pair, delivered the final blow as runout 2♠ 3♥ completed the board, eliminating Villanueva as the flight's stone cold bubble.

The day is close to wrapping up with only 15 players out of the 77-entry field left standing. Three more eliminations are due before the runners reach for bags with 12 players advancing through to Day 2.

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Jason Ng Tze Wei flicked in his last 13,500 against an open, and saw initial raiser Renato Villianueva and Anthony Castro on the big blind, come along on flop 9♥ 6♠ 9♣ . Action checked round to turn 3♣ , where Villanueva bet 10,000. Castro called, building up a side pot, and went on to lead 22,500 on river J♠ .

Villanueva made the call with A♠ Q♦ high, good against Castro's busted straight draw 8♦ 7♦ for the side pot. Wei however, locked in the main pot with two pair A♦ 3♦ , earning him a triple up.