Main Event (45,000 PHP)

Barry Wong Tsun Hin pushed his last 35,500 in the middle and was challenged by button raiser Mastaka Setoguchi.

Wong in great form, locked in the win on board 6♦ J♥ K♣ T♥ 2♠ , earning him more room to maneuver.

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

Facing an open and a call, Mike Takayama squeezed to 25,000 on the big blind, leaving himself with 2,000 behind. Initial raiser Masataka Setoguchi took the spot and Takayama flicked in the rest.

Takayama in rough shape, stepped off the arena as board 8♣ J♦ Q♠ T♠ 7♠ sealed his elimination.

Masataka Setoguchi opened 1,200 on the cutoff and was called behind by Frederic Fauchereau on the button along with Yew Fai Wong and Jongbea Jang on the blinds.

Setoguchi bet 1,500 on flop 6♦ 7♠ K♣ , to which all three continued, revealing turn A♣ . Action checked round to river A♣ , where Setoguchi gunned for a final 6,500. All three opted to fold, relinquishing the pot to Setoguchi with no showdown.