Kickoff (16,500 PHP)

Martin Gonzales defended his big blind against Ilia Timofeev's 23,000 hijack open, and went on to battle on board T♦ A♣ 6♣ J♣ 8♥ . Timofeev triple barreled - 23,000, 60,000, and a final all-in, with Gonzales calling all the way down with top pair A♦ 5♣ .

Timofeev revealed nut straight K♦ Q♠ , eliminating Gonzales as the stone cold bubble and closing the day's action at the same time.

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

Martin Gonzales opened 1,300 utg, joined by both players on the blinds onto flop A♥ 9♦ 4♣ . Action checked round to turn 8♦ , where Woobeen Lee on the small blind led 1,500. Big blind called behind, followed by a raise to 4,500 from Gonzales. Only Lee continued to river 3♥ , yet gave it up as Gonzales pulled the triger.