Warm-up (12,500 PHP)

Having just doubled up his opponent previously, Seonghun Jeong once again faced Ashley Patterson, this time for his last 50,000.

In for a flip, Jeong dodged bubble elimination, having found a pair on board Q♥ 2♦ 3♣ A♥ Q♣ .

With a pot of 32,000 in the middle across board A♥ 2♥ T♥ 4♠ , Ashley Patterson sent out a hefty bet of 28,000, and gladly called off his remaining 60,000 after Seonghun Jeong moved all-in.

Seonghun Jeong A♠ T♠

Ashley Patterson Q♥ 8♥

Crushed against Patterson's flopped flush, Jeong took the blow after failing to catch up on river 8♠ .

A blind vs blind battle saw 30,000 in the middle across board 8♥ T♠ 4♣ T♥ Q♣ . Ashley Patterson checked to Joseph Talamayan, prompting him to bet 8,000. Patterson decided to raise to 40,000, only to book the loss with 2♥ 2♠ as Talamayan made the call with trip tens T♦ 6♣ .

With a pot of 54,000 centered around board 8♥ J♦ K♠ 4♥ , Ashley Patterson made a go for it with a bet of 40,000. Yongseok Park check jammed for 58,000 more, and showed set of jacks J♥ J♠ after Patterson slipped the fold.

With 29 players left holding onto their seats, that means only five more eliminations are due before the day wraps up, with 24 survivors advancing onto Day 2. A total of 43 players are geared to cut a share of the PHP 3,019,610 (~USD 51,690) prize pool, 19 already qualified from today's initial flight.

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With a pot of 35,500 centered around board 2♥ 9♣ Q♥ 2♠ T♠ , Ashley Patterson made a final attempt for it with a bet of 25,000. Jaegill Choi behind, found the call with two pair J♠ T♥ , and locked in the win as Patterson revealed a busted flush draw A♥ 5♥ .

Andrei Vavilonskii opened 3,000 utg and was joined by both players on the blinds - Ashley Patterson and Jaegill Choi, onto flop K♥ 8♦ 7♠ . Vavilonskii continued for 3,500, check called by both to turn 5♠ . Action checked round to river 3♦ , where Choi led 7,500.

Patterson called him down with J♦ J♠ , and shipped the pot as Choi revealed pair of eights A♠ 8♣ .