Warm-up (5,000 PHP)

Two Filipinos lock horns as Domingo Opelenio opens from UTG for 5,000 and is 3-bet on the D by Juan Sobrevega to 17,000. Opelenio 4-bet shoves and gets called.

Opelenio unveils J♣ J♦ while Sobrevega’s tournament life is in the balance with A♣ K♣ .

The flop gives Sobrevega an answered prayer: T♥ 5♠ A♦ . Opelenio needs to hit a set to turn the tide. However, the turn is the Q♠ and now Opelenio does not want to see a set but one of the three remaining Kings in the deck. The set does come from Opelenio on the river as the J♥ hits, but that also gives Sobrevega a Broadway straight for the win and the double up.

Opelenio is back to where he started the day, but now has less than ten BBs.

Malaysia’s Lim Kok Leong goes for it all as he open shoves his last 25,500 in the +1 position and is called by local bet Chierro de Leon from the CO for less, putting his remaining 18,000 in the middle of the table. In the BB, Filipino Renato Villanueva sees the pot and determines that there is no further preflop action so he joins in. Villanueva covers both.

Lim turns over A♦ T♦ while de Leon shows A♠ J♠ . Way behind is Villanueva’s Q♣ J♥ .

The flop, though, flipped the script: Q♠ T♣ 3♥ as suddenly Villanueva takes the lead with top pair, Lim needs to hit a four-outer and de Leon is praying to nail a gutshot. The turn is the 3♠ and the river card is the 5♣ as Villanueva successfully KOs two players and pads his chip count to come into the big stack conversation.

Hernan Villa of the Philippines swings for the fences as it is folded to him on the CO for his remaining 20,000 as Korea’s Jeong Seonghun also shoves his last 33,000 when it gets to him on the SB. However, waiting in the BB is another Filipino in Jason Nocon who decides to call. Nocon covers both.

Villa tables 7♣ 7♦ while Jeong shows A♦ J♠ . Nocon turns over A♣ K♦ .

Nocon immediately becomes the favorite on the flop: K♠ 9♥ K♥ . Villa needs to hit a two-outer while Jeong needs running cards to stay alive. Both go drawing dead on the turn as the A♠ appears to complete a full house for Nocon. The 2♣ on the river solidifies matters as Villa and Jeong are officially out of the tournament and Nocon now has six-figures in chips.

Ryoma Fukui of Japan opens from the +2 position for 4,000 and it gets folded to Filipina Maria Gonzales who 3-bet shoves her remaining 11,500 from the HJ. It gets back to Fukui who makes the call.

Gonzales unveils A♦ K♦ which dominates her Japanese opponent’s A♣ T♠ .

The runout goes: 9♠ 6♥ 8♥ Q♠ 3♣ as Gonzales stays in contention and all but cripples Fukui.

In a hand already in progress, the board reads J♦ T♣ 6♠ with 18,000 in the pot.

In the SB is Sweden’s Henrik Lindahl who bets 8,000 to which James dela Cruz of the Philippines—in the BB—makes the call. The turn is the T♦ Lindahl unloads again, this time for 12,000 as de la Cruz still calls. The river card is the 4♦ to which the Swede takes his time before blasting 20,500. The Filipino calls.

Lindahl shows A♥ J♠ for top pair-top kicker on the flop. De la Cruz mucks, but not before losing a huge chunk of his chips in the loss.

In another battle of the Philippines, Michael Cheng opens from the LJ for 3,000 and gets a re-raise from Alex Yao in the BB to 8,000. Cheng calls.

The flop comes J♠ 9♣ 4♥ as Yao continues firing, this time for 4,000. Cheng stays sticky. The turn is the 5♣ as now Yao moves all-in for 25,000. Cheng goes into the tank and can’t pull the trigger.

At the end of the registration period, a total of 227 entries were logged leading to the official prize pool of PhP1,707,200 (~US$30,600) which is more than double the original GTD prize pool of PhP780,000 (~US$13,980).

We now await the announcement of how many from this qualifying session will join the 27 who advanced from Flight A.

Michael Manlapaz of the Philippines open shoves from UTG and it folds to the LJ where fellow Filipino David Ang calls for his last 38,000.

Manlapaz tables T♣ 8♠ while Ang is coin-flipping with 4♥ 4♠ .

The runout goes: Q♦ Q♣ 5♦ K♣ and then T♦ as Manlapaz rivers a higher pair and sends Ang to the sidelines with still enough time to re-enter.

The Philippines’ Anacleto Quijano opens from UTG for 2,500 and gets re-raised all-in James Allan of the United States in the LJ for his last 18,000. Japan’s Shun Oikawa 4-bets all-in from the BB to isolate, but Quijano also jumps in with his tournament life on the line.

Allan shows K♣ J♣ while Oikawa has T♣ T♦ . Quijano is behind with 7♣ 7♠ .

The flop all but put matters to rest: K♠ 4♠ T♥ as the Japanese player’s flopped set requires his opponents to capture running cards for a miracle comeback. The turn is the 5♠ which now renders Allan out of it, but gives Quijano additional outs spade outs. The river is the 7♦ as Quijano goes down to lose set over set and joins Allan in trying to get one more entry in before registration closes.

Japan’s Nobusayu Sato opens from the HJ to 2,500 and it gets folded to the SB where Andrew Xu of Australia who 3-bet shoves his last 30,300. Sato calls.

Xu tables 8♦ 8♣ while Sato has him crushed with T♦ T♠ .

Sato even has his Australian opponent more crushed when the flop shows T♥ 7♥ 5♣ for top set and the turn card being the 2♥ has Xu drawing dead. The river card is the J♣ to officially eject Xu but he still has time to re-enter as Level 9 is in its twilight.

The action is folded to the HJ where Lemmor Patulot of the Philippines raises it to 2,400 and it gets to the BB of fellow Filipino David Ang who opts to defend.

The flop is A♦ K♠ J♣ as Ang checks. Patulot continues for 2,500 but Ang check-raises his adversary to 6,500. Patulot comes back with a 3-bet to 15,000 to which Ang chooses to call. The turn is the Q♦ and after all the fireworks after the flop, both opt to check. The river is the 6♦ as Ang checks again. This time, Patulot goes all-in for his remaining 17,100. Ang makes the call.

Patulot flips over 4♦ 2♦ for a completed backdoor flush while Ang is in disbelief as he shows A♣ J♦ for Aces up on the flop.

The loss reduces Ang’s stack significantly.

In a battle of two Filipinos, Alexis Lim and Marciel Cerbito put it all in the middle preflop.

Lim flips over 7♣ 7♦ while Cerbito shows A♣ K♠ in a coin-flip for the latter’s tournament life.

The runout goes: T♠ T♣ 9♠ 8♦ 5♦ as Cerbito is bounced.

The action starts with a raise from UTG to 1,600 followed by a 3-bet from Filipino Elmer Kalaquian in the +1 position to 4,600. Katsuhito Kawai of Japan calls from the HJ and another Filipino in Wendell Jhanin Barte make the call. The original raiser joins in as well.

The flop comes 2♠ 5♠ 6♣ as it is checked to Kalaquian who moves all-in and is promptly called by both Kawai and Barte. The initial raiser folds.

Kalaquian shows A♠ 3♠ for the nut flush/straight flush draw, Kawai tables T♣ T♦ for the lead with an over-pair to the board while Barte also has a flush draw but it is with the Q♠ J♠ . Kalaquian covers both.

The turn card gives Barte the edge as the Q♦ appears, giving the Filipino top pair. However, the river is the T♠ to complete Kalaquian’s nut flush as he bounces two from the competition and closes in on the century chip mark.

Korea’s Kim Sangbum opens from the +2 position for 2,000 and gets greeted by a 3-bet shove from Michael Bueza of the Philippines from the SB for his last 10,700. Kim calls.

Bueza turns over 7♦ 7♥ while the Korean shows a superior pocket pair in 9♠ 9♦ .

The flop has Bueza drawing dead as it comes 7♣ 9♣ 9♥ as Kim flops quads versus the Filipino’s full house. The next two community cards are the J♦ and the 3♦ to make Bueza’s brutal ouster official.

From the +1 position, Filipino John Philip Baider makes a bold move by open shoving his stack of 24,700 but gets called by compatriot Renato Villanueva in the HJ.

Baider shows A♣ J♦ and is crushed to discover that Villanueva has him dominated with A♦ Q♣ .

The poker gods have other plans, though, as the first three community cards are J♣ 9♣ 6♦ as Baider pairs his Jack. The turn is the 4♠ and the river is the K♠ as the loss via outdraw sends Villanueva’s stack spiraling downwards.

Noel Llamedo of the Philippines opens from UTG for 2,000 and gets three callers.

The flop goes Q♦ 2♠ A♦ as it is checked back to Llamedo who continues firing for 3,000. Fellow Filipino James de la Cruz—who called preflop from the HJ—makes the call. The two others step aside. It is now Heads Up to the turn where the 2♥ shows up. Both check, The river is the 9♣ and no further action ensues.

Llamedo turns over Q♠ T♠ while de la Cruz shows Q♣ J♦ which normally should win but their kickers don’t play on this board.

Filipino Raymundo Gomez has it folded to him on the D and raises it 1,600 as the blinds decide to call.

The flop is 4♦ J♦ 8♣ as Australia's Qi Xia in the SB and Patrick Noonan of Ireland in the BB opt to check. Gomez CBets for 2,200 as Qi calls. The Irishman then check-raises it to 7,200. Both his opponents lay it down.

Noonan shows the J♠ .

From the +1 position, Jose Cheung of the Philippines raises it to 1,200 but fellow Filipino George Salud 3-bets from the HJ to 4,300. A Filipina in Maria Gonzales makes the call from the BB and so does Cheung.

The flop is 4♥ 3♣ 2♥ as Gonzales and Cheung check. Salud empties the clip by going all-in for his remaining 15,100. Both of his opponents fold.

The Philippines’ David Lenard Ang opens from the +2 position for 1,500 and gets two callers in fellow Filipino Jonathan Duque on the D and Kim Sangbum of Korea in the BB.

The flop comes 3♠ Q♠ 7♦ as Kim checks. Ang CBets for 2,500 ang can’t shake off both as they call. The turn card is the J♣ as Kim checks a second time. This time, Ang slows down and also checks. Duque then assumes the betting lead and fires 4,500. Kim folds but Ang calls. It is now Heads Up between the two Filipinos to the river where the 5♥ appears. Ang checks and Duque unloads 6,500. Ang gives it some thought before electing to make the call.

Duque unfurls 7♣ 5♣ for two pairs on the river. Ang mucks.

The action is folded to the HJ where Han Seongbae of Korea attempts to make the most of his second bullet by putting all his chips in the middle. However, Japan’s Kaisei Kawabata covers him and calls his shove from the CO.

Han is delighted to see that his A♦ K♥ dominates Kawabata’s A♠ Q♠ .

The runout goes: 4♣ 9♥ 7♦ 8♣ 7♠ as Han instantly doubles up his reload but for Kawabata, his stack becomes almost unplayable.

In another ongoing pot with 13,500 in the middle, the board reads Q♥ Q♠ T♠ 6♠ 8♥ .

Malaysia’s Lim Kok Leong checks from his BB and Raymundo Gomez of the Philippines bets 6,000 from the HJ. Lim proceeds to check-raise all-in for his last 11,100. Gomez snap calls.

Lim flips over K♠ 3♠ for a flush on the turn while the Filipino shows Q♦ 8♣ for a full house on the river, sending the Malaysian back to the registration area for a re-entry ticket.

The river card has already been dealt and board goes 4♠ Q♦ 7♥ T♥ 5♦ as Eman Segismundo of the Philippines bets out 7,000 from his SB spot. His opponent is Korea’s Kim Jongsu who makles the call from the +1 position.

Segismundo turns over 7♦ 7♠ for mid-set on the flop as Kim mucks.

The bet size was indicative of the trap.

Filipina Jes Fernandez opens the action from the +1 position for 800 and gets called by Lee Seoha of Korea in the +2. At the CO, Filipino James de la Cruz 3-bets it to 3,100. Both his opponents make the call.

The flop comes 7♥ 4♦ 6♠ as all three players check. The turn is the T♠ and this time, Fernandez leads out for 5,500. Lee raises all-in for his remaining 6,100 as de la Cruz exits.

Fernandez turns over Q♠ Q♥ for an over pair to the board while Lee shows 8♥ 2♥ for a flopped gutshot that improved to a double-gutter on the turn.

The river blanks out for the Korean as the T♦ appears to send him to the sidelines for the moment.

More K-Drama to report as a brewing pot is already at the turn with a board of A♥ 4♦ T♥ 4♣ and 18,500 in the middle.

Korea’s Lee Seoha is in the SB and checks while his opponent and compatriot Oh Minho in the +1 position does the same. The river card is the 6♦ as Lee bets 7,500. Oh goes into the tank and decides to call.

Lee instantly mucks his hand and Oh wins the pot. No information was shared in the missed bluff.

Michael Wookju Chung has the action folded to him in the LJ and raises it 900. At the D, fellow Korean Han Seongbae goes over the top all-in for 13,000. It gets folded back to Chung who puts himself at risk with a call for his last 11,900.

Han shows T♦ T♣ while Chung turns over Q♠ T♠ .

Chung immediately turned the tables on the flop: A♦ Q♣ 7♥ and the last two community cards were of no help to Han as the 6♦ and the 4♠ completed the runout.

Han’s stack is all but decimated while Chung inches back to near the starting stack.

Japan’s Nubuyasu Sato opens from the +1 position for 600 and gets called by Han Seongbae of Korea in the +2. It gets folded to the BB of another Korean in Michael Wookju Chung and the man known as “The Ripper” 3-bets the duo to 1,500. Both call.

The flop is 5♦ 3♥ 9♣ as Chung decides to check. Sato also defaults to Han to takes the betting lead for 2,100. Both of his opponents stick around. The turn is the K♦ as once again it is checked to Han who once again bets, this time for 5,500. Now, Chung folds but Sato still calls. The river card is the 4♠ as suddenly Sato declares he is all-in for 12,800. Han goes into the tank and eventually releases his hand.

The Japanese player turns over 9♠ 9♦ for top set on the flop.

The action begins with a limp from the +1 position followed by another limp from Germ de Haas of the Netherlands from the CO. From the BB, Korea’s Kyu Suk Shin raises it to 800 and gets both limpers to call.

The flop goes A♠ K♣ J♥ as Kyu continues for 2,000. The original limper folds but de Haas is still in there. The turn is the 2♦ as this time, Kyu makes it 3,000. The Dutchman opts to lay it down.

Korea’s Michael “Ripper” Wookju Chung opens from UTG for 600 and gets re-raised right at the +1 position by Sho Sakui of Japan to 1,800. Chung calls.

The flop comes 5♥ 6♣ 2♣ as both players check. The turn is the T♣ and now Chung bets 1,500. Sakui makes the call. The river is the 3♠ as Chung checks. The Japanese player fires 6,500 and gets snap called by Chung.

Sakui tables K♣ Q♣ for a flush on the turn. The Korean mucks.

How many will advance to Day 2 from this set of competitors?

Warm-Up Flight B is off and running and the opening blinds are 100/200 as everyone starts off with a 25,000 stack. Participants will play 20-minute levels and registration will remain open until the end of Level 10.

After 27 players made it through to Day 2 of the competition, another set of hopefuls (and perhaps repeat aspirants) see action today in Flight B of (Event 3B) the Warm-Up event of Manila Super Stack here Pokerstars Live at Okada Manila.

Cards take flight at 5:00PM (UCT+8).

A total 175 entries grace yesterday’s Flight A with Korea’s Han Seung Hyun leading the pack with 461,000 in chips.

The PhP5,000 (~US$90) multiple re-entry event will still have the same structure wherein the blinds begin at 100/200 and players start with a 25,000 stack (125 BBs). The levels are 20 minutes long and registration will remain open until the end of Level 10.