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.

With two players seeing a board of Q♥ 7♥ A♠ 2♥ Q♠ and 19,000 in the middle Shawn Philip Benitez bet 7,000 from the big blind and Yoonseung Han raised to 31,000 from early position, leaving just 11,000 behind. Benitez moved all in with a covering stack and Han called.

Han had a pair with K♥ K♦ but Benitez had him beat with A♥ 9♥ for the nut-flush to send Han to the rail and claim the last of his chips.

Man Chung Tsui raised to 400 from the small blind and Shawn Philip Benitez defended from the big blind. Both players checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of A♦ 3♣ 3♠ Q♥ J♦ . Tsui bet 600 and Benitez called. Tsui showed K♣ J♠ for third pair and Benitez mucked his hand.