Warm-up (12,500 PHP)

June Nuestro opened 15,000 utg+1 and was joined by two other players on flop 6♦ 4♥ J♣ . Minsub So on the small blind, led 20,000, pushing one out the pot. Nuestro on the other hand, answered with an all-in for 73,000 more and won the pot straight away.

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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Following the loss, Minsub So open jammed 61,000 utg+1, and was looked up by Crisanto Hernandez on the small blind.

Running a race, So dodged a potential elimination, having landed two pair on board J♣ K♣ 2♠ 7♠ 5♥ to survive through.

Tamon Nakamura shoved 50,500 from the big blind and saw Minsub So on the button rise to the challenge.

Nakamura ahead, secured the victory on board 7♣ 8♠ 6♥ 6♦ A♠ , bumping him back up to over 30 big blinds.