Kickoff (16,500 PHP)

Renato Villanueva defended his big blind vs Feridoun Farboud's 12,000 open and headed to flop J♣ 3♣ Q♠ . Action checked round to turn Q♠ , where Villanueva led 17,000. Farboud called behind, yet gave it up after Villanueva fired a final 38,000 on river 9♦ .

Villanueva showed bluff 7♣ 2♠ as he scooped up the pot.

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.

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Following an open, a call, a three bet and another call, Feridoun Farboud threw in a cold four bet from the big blind to 30,000. Everyone else folded, shipping Farboud all the dead money in the middle.

Harish Kumar Asnani raised 700 vs a limp and was called by three other players behind. Utg limper Feridoun Farboud bumped it up to 3,700, pushing only the big blind off the action. On flop 4♥ Q♠ 3♣ , Farboud led for 10,000, followed with an all-in for his last 14,300 on turn 2♥ .

Asnani called to showdown with top pair Q♣ T♣ and was crushed to see his opponent table overpair K♥ K♣ . River A♥ made no difference, shipping Farboud the double up his way.

Feridoun Farboud opened to 400 on the cutoff, joined by both players on the blinds. Action on flop 6♣ K♥ 2♦ was checked round to turn 3♣ , where George Salud led 800 off the big blind. Both opponents threw in the fold, earning Salud the pot straight away.