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.

David Erguiaga opened to 12,000 from early position and Muthukumaran Govindasamy defended from the big blind.

The flop came 6♣ 2♣ 8♦ . Govindasamy check-folded to a 10,000 continuation bet from Erguiaga who took down his third consecutive pot.

With two players seeing a board of 8♣ K♦ T♣ and 5,800 in the middle Keijiro Shimojo checked from the small blind, a player in the big blind checked and Muthukumaran Govindasamy bet 1,600 from the hijack. Both opponents made the call. Govindasamy bet 3,600 when checked to on the 8♦ turn and this time only Shimojo called. On the 4♦ river Shimojo checked and folded to a third barrel of 5,500 from Govindasamy.

Both players had premium pocket pairs but Govindasamy remained ahead with his pocket kings on the runout to double up through Tan.