Kickoff (16,500 PHP)

Rene Mar David opened 100,000 on the cutoff, and called 120,000 more following an all-in from Paul Coles behind.

In for a flip, board 2♥ 6♦ 3♦ A♦ 2♣ felted none of Coles's overcards, knocking him out as the final table bubble.

Paul Coles opened on the cutoff and called Rene Mar David's 430,000 all-in from the big blind.

Dominated, Coles booked the loss as board A♦ Q♦ T♣ 5♣ 7♠ turned up on the felt.

Renato Villanueva opened 60,000 utg and was met with a 190,000 three bet from Paul Coles on the cutoff. Villanueva answered with an all-in, leaving Coles to take a minute before throwing in the fold.

Paul Coles defended his big blind against Renato Villanueva's 65,000 button open, and faced another 55,000 bet on flop 8♠ 9♣ 7♥ . Coles responded with an all-in for 570,000, enough to get Villanueva to let it go.

A three way raised pot saw the aggressor continue for 25,000 on flop 4♥ A♠ 9♦ . Both Roland Ferrer and Paul Coles made the call, revealing turn Q♦ . Action checked to Ferrer, who bet 25,000. Only Coles stuck around to river 6♣ , where he led a final 50,000. Ferrer paid the price with top pair A♣ T♠ , no good against Coles's two pair A♦ 4♦ .

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.

Ho Tai Tsai opened 14,000 utg, called by Paul Coles on the button. Masakazu Miyamoto on the big blind, raised to 65,000 and was met back with an all-in from Tsai. Both opponents opted out, shipping Tsai the dead money in the middle.