Main Event (45,000 PHP)

Only four more eliminations are left on the table with 20 players out of the 24 remaining guaranteed a spot into the Day 2 Final games.

Chip Count Update

Kosei Oguri opened utg and called Edgar Asehan's 13,500 button three bet. Action on flop 5♣ A♥ A♣ checked round to turn 7♠ , where Oguri led for 12,000. Asehan found no reason to continue and gave up the pot to his Japanese opponent.

Another blind vs blind situation saw Jayden Zalac limp call an 8,000 raise from Edgar Asehan right behind.

Asehan continued for 5,500 on flop 5♣ 6♠ K♦ and put out 9,500 more following a check raise from his opponent. On turn 5♥ , Zalac checked once more, and decided to just call Asehan's 8,000 bet.

No more chips went in on river 9♥ , revealing Zalac's A♠ 2♥ , no good against Asehan's two pair K♥ T♠ .

In Ho Song flicked in his last 15,000 against an utg open and was called by Edgar Asehan on the small blind. Initial raiser opted out, leaving the two to showdown.

Song in rough shape, had his hopes up as the turn Q♣ 2♠ J♦ 9♦ landed him a set, but was ultimately crushed as the river K♣ turned the advantage back to Asehan.

In Ho Song opened utg and called a 9,000 three bet from Edgar Asehan on the button.

On board 3♠ 4♥ A♦ K♥ , Song check called two streets - 5,500 and 14,000, from the aggressor and faced a final all-in on river Q♣ . Song failed to continue, shipping Asehan a boost to his already healthy stack.

River action on a completed board of Q♠ 9♥ A♠ 5♦ J♠ was caught on Edgar Asehan with an all-in in an attempt to secure the 26,700 pot. Muhammad Darmawan check called for his entire 24,100 with a flush 7♠ 6♠ and shipped the win as Asehan showed a mere pair of jacks K♦ J♥ .

Edgar Asehan opened 800 utg and was joined by three opponents onto flop T♣ 6♥ 5♠ . Checked to Asehan, he bet 1,500, called by both Shota Sekigawa and Taeil Yun on the big blind. Asehan barreled another 5,100 on turn J♠ , enough to get both to slip their hands back to the dealer.