Warm-up (12,500 PHP)

Tamon Nakamura opened 12,000 on the hijack, called by Renniel Galvez on the button. Ma Carmen Esdaile on the big blind, flicked in her last 24,000, and saw both continue to flop J♣ A♥ Q♦ . Nakamura led 23,000, leaving Galvez to quickly surrender and the two off to showdown.

Tamon Nakamura Q♥ J♥

Ma Carmen Esdaile 6♥ 6♣

Down to two outs, Esdaile headed out as the stone cold bubble shortly after missing to improve on either turn 5♠ or river 5♦ .

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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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.

Po Xiang Jun Thomas opened on the button, and called off for his entire 103,000 after Tamon Nakamura moved all-in.

A pocket pair clash, Nakamura's sixes were no match against Po's ladies all through board 8♦ T♥ 2♦ Q♥ 9♣ , crippling him in the process.

Craig Jones squeezed on the big blind for his remaining 28,500 and was looked up by Tamon Nakamura right beside.

In great shape, Jones was crushed to see his opponent land a pair on board 2♣ 6♥ J♦ 8♦ T♣ to deliver his bust.