Kickoff (16,500 PHP)

Michael Calunsod opened to 4,500 from under the gun and Tan Wee Jie defended the big blind. Jie check-jammed for 37,000 and Calunsod snapped it off after he had continued for 4,000.

Jie's open-ender was dead on the turn to make the river a formality.

After their previous big clash that vaulted Sergei Korzhenko into the top spot, he then doubled Tan Wee Jie. In a 2,500-raised pot to the flop, they get it in with Jie at risk for 23,800. Jie's superior flush draw is already ahead and the turn seals the double.

Sergei Korzhenko raised to 2,200 for Tan Wee Jie in the cutoff and Badrudin Ampatuan in the big blind to call. They all checked the eight-high flop to the king on the turn. Korzhenko's bet of 12,000 was called by Jie, Ampatuan then jammed for 53,500 and Korzhenko called for 100 chips fewer. The two pair of Ampatuan could not improve and he was left with a chip and a chair.

Tan Wee Jie made it 3,200 to go and was called only by Sergei Korzhenko in the big blind. Korzhenko check-called the flop for 3,800 and the turn for 8,000. They checked the river and Jie showed his set of sevens to win the pot.

Seonghun Jeong raised to receive two callers in the hijack and on the button. Tan Wee Jie three-bet to 3,500 in the big blind, then called Jeong's four-bet to 8,500. Jie's bet of 3,500 on the flop was called and they checked the turn. On the river, Jie check-called the shove of Jeong for 12,700 with ace-queen for top pair and top kicker, catching Jeong on a move with ace-king high.

Three ways to the eight-high flop, the hijack folded when Yashiro Naoki in the big blind bet 6,000 into 15,200. Tan Wee Jie in the cutoff raised to 20,000 and Naoki called. Jie jammed the turn for 28,200 and Naoki check-called for 26,000 to find his kings in prime shape.

However, the dreadful eight on the river sent Naoki to the rail with a bad beat story to tell.

Tan Wee Jie raised to 600 from under the gun, Jongmin Kim three-bet the button to 1,900 and then called Jie's four-bet to 5,600. They checked the flop and Jie bet the turn for 12,000, Kim called. Jie jammed the river with his top set and Kim called it off to become the first casualty of Day 1a.