Kickoff (16,500 PHP)

None of Shirase's 15 outs show up on the river 2♥ , making Patulot the current chip leader.

Former chip leader Shirase Ryuki opens 12,00 from the button and big blind Tim Gerwig defends to see the flop T♦ 9♦ J♦ . Shirase's 12,000 c-bet gets check-raised to 36,000 and a call treats us with the turn 8♦ where Gerwig leads 37,000 with a straight flush Q♦ 2♦ and snaps his remaining 130,000 when Shirase puts him all-in with J♠ T♣ . The 4♥ is a formality and Tim Gerwig banks the biggest pot of the night so far.

Under the gun Shirase Ryuki gets us going with a raise to 4,500 and takes both blinds to the flop 9♦ 4♦ J♣ that gets rejected and the turn 4♣ hits the felt. David Rene Mar leads 8,000 from the small blind, the big blind folds and Shirase pays up to see the river T♣ . Mar tries to bluff with his missed flush draw 6♦ 8♦ , making it 26,000, but Shirase calls with A♥ 9♣ and increases his gap to the rest of the field even more.

Having breached the PHP 3,000,000 guaranteed prize pool already and one more Flight getting ready to start right now, the remaining 70 players are all gunning to get one of today's 20 qualification spots to come back tomorrow at 1pm for Day 2 fighting for the crown.

With 12,800 in the pot on the turn J♦ 8♠ 8♣ 5♦ , big blind Shirase Ryuki leads 8,500, Roxanne Victorino calls from the hijack ant the board completes 7♦ where Shirase's 40,000 bet sends Victorino in the tank before she lets it go.

Picking up the action on the three way turn A♥ A♦ 4♦ 3♥ with 34,800 up for grabs Ilia Timofeev bets 10,000 from +1, Shirase Ryuki raises to 20,000, big blind Roxanne Victorino calls and Ilia puts in his last 10,000. The river Q♠ gets checked with Roxanne coming out on top holding K♥ K♣ against Ilia's K♦ Q♦ and Ryuki's 3♦ 7♦ missed flush draws.