Main Event (45,000 PHP)

A three way pot saw action on flop 9♥ 8♣ 5♣ check to Nayeon Cho on the button, pushing him to fire a 20,000 bet. Jingxiang Ong called on the big blind and check called another 25,000 on turn 5♦ .

On river 6♣ , Cho gunned for a final 115,000 and revealed a full house 8♦ 8♥ just as Cho decided to give up the pot.

Nayeon Cho defended his big blind against Le Ngoc Khanh's 16,000 cutoff open, and check called another 10,000 on flop 8♥ T♠ T♣ . Both checked turn 4♥ through to river 6♥ , where Cho led for 20,000. Khanh tank called with ace-high A♥ J♣ and found it good against Cho's K♣ 5♣ .

A crucial pot with over 400,000 in the middle went Le Ngoc Khanh's way with his ace-king reigning supreme over Naeyon Cho's pocket tens on a king-high board. Khanh's recent boost sees him surge up the ranks and take the Flight C lead.

A four way raised pot read a flop of 7♦ 8♠ 6♣ . Action checked to Nayeon Cho on the button, prompting him to bet 13,000. Only Leonardo Drago called to see turn 6♠ , where he went ahead and led all-in for his remaining 30,000.

Cho called down with K♣ 8♣ , putting Drago at risk with a combo draw A♠ 5♠ . River 4♠ completed Drago's flush, earning him the clean double up to which big stacked Cho afforded.

Donghyun Kim defended his open and called an 18,000 raise from Nayeon Cho on the small blind. On flop K♠ A♦ T♠ , Cho check called 11,500, yet folded on turn 4♥ as Kim pulled another 35,000.

Initial action between Janno Alvarez and Nayeon Cho brewed a pot of 6,900 in the middle. Alvarez continued for 1,800 on flop J♠ 3♥ T♦ , mistakenly minraised by Cho to 3,600. Alvarez came back with another raise to 7,000 and followed with a 9,000 bet on turn 6♦ . Cho answered with an all-in, snap called by his opponent with an open ender.

Cho J♦ 9♦

Alvarez K♦ Q♠

River 4♦ bricked for Alvarez, earning Cho the sizeable boost while Alvarez headed for the door.

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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Following an open and three calls, Nayeon Cho squeezed on the big blind to 1,200 and weeded only one off the pot. Cho went for a triple barrel - 1,100, 1,500 and a final 2,100, on board J♥ 4♣ 5♥ 5♦ 3♣ , with Mario Michaels calling behind the first two streets.

Michaels went for a river raise to 7,800 and was caught with a bluff K♥ 9♥ after Cho made the call. Cho showed two pair A♦ 4♥ , earning him the pot.