Main Event (18,500 PHP)

The first of four starting flights has ended in the Manila Super Series ₱18,500 Main Event at Okada Manila. Flight A featured 155 entrants and by the end of the night only 24 players managed to find a bag and advance to Day 2.

David Erquiaga finished the night with the chip lead after bagging 433,000. Erquiaga is most closely followed by Patrick Wahlquist (371,000) while Alex Gelev rounds out the top three with 358,000.

There are still three more starting flights to go. Flight B takes place tomorrow at noon while Flight C takes place on February 8 at noon. Later that evening the final flight, featuring a turbo structure, will begin at 6:00 p.m.

Somuchpoker will be on sight to provide all the action throughout the Main Event.

Craig Jones moved all in for 64,000 from the cutoff and John Tech called from the big blind with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Craig Jones: A♥ Q♣

John Tech: 5♦ 5♥

Jones found no help on the T♣ 2♥ 8♠ 4♣ 3♥ runout and was eliminated on the stone bubble while Tech took down his last pot of the evening.

Tech flopped a set and improved to a full house on the runout to double up through Lortie.