Kickoff (16,500 PHP)

Anthony Castro flicked in his last 27,000 on the cutoff, followed by another all-in from Rey Roca for 90,000. Masakazu Miyamoto put in the final call on the big blind, making it a three way showdown.

Castro ahead, instead booked the loss as board 9♠ 5♥ 6♥ 9♥ 2♣ rolled trip nines for Roca.

A blind vs blind battle saw Anthony Castro limp call Paul Coles's 111,000 all-in, putting the latter at risk.

Coles in search of an ace, immediately found one on board 6♠ A♠ Q♦ 3♥ 7♣ , keeping him in the Kickoff games.

Edgar Asehan opened 15,000 on the button and called Anthony Castro's all-in for 63,000 total.

Up for a flip, board 8♥ 3♠ 4♠ Q♣ 9♦ landed Castro's way, earning him more room to maneuver across the last few levels.

With 29 players left holding on to their seats, that means the day is about to close with 9 more eliminations to go before is reached. 20 players are set to advance to Day 2, joining yesterday's 10-survivor qualifier list.

Chip Counts

Anthony Castro opened utg+1 and called a 15,000 three bet from Chirag Shah right behind. Action on flop J♦ 6♥ 2♠ checked round to turn K♣ , where Castro led for 6,000. Shah bumped it up to 13,500, enough to get Castro to lay it down.