Main Event (45,000 PHP)

With a pot of 11,700 in the middle on flop J♠ J♥ 9♥ , three way action was checked to Tatsuhiko Hayashi on the button, prompting him to bet 4,000. Both Hiroki Kajiwara and Jihun Choi made the call, and headed to turn 4♥ . All three checked it through to river J♣ , where Choi gunned for a final 15,000.

Hayashi, holding the stone-cold nuts with A♥ J♦ , mistakenly just called, and as a result, received a six-hand penalty. His quads of jacks however, ultimately crushed Choi's Q♥ Q♠ , securing him the pot and a brief break before he returned to action.

Smashing turnout so far with 166 entries already in the books by today's first break. That number has already exceeded yesterday's turnout and is expected to further increase as the day winds down.

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Another three players limped ahead and faced a 2,500 raise from Jihun Choi on the big blind. Myunghwan Han and Hiroki Kajiwara continued to flop A♠ 4♣ 6♥ but also surrendered after Choi fired a bet of 5,500.