Main Event (18,500 PHP)

The action folds to the blinds where Australia’s Nicholas Andrews shoves his last 37,000 from the SB and gets called in the BB by Choi Si Wai of Korea.

Andrews tables A♦ K♥ and dominates Choi’s A♣ J♠ .

The first four community cards go in favor of the Australian: T♣ 3♦ 3♣ 8♥ but the river card produces the J♣ and eliminates Andrews from further contention in Day 1A.

Choi’s win brings his stack closer to the century mark.

With a pot of 10,700 and a board reading 6♦ 6♣ 7♥ K♣ A♦ , Australia’s Nicholas Andrews bets 20,000 and is raised to 65,000 by Ryuki Shirase of Japan. Andrews snap calls.

Shirase shows K♠ K♥ for a full house on the turn while the Australian turns over 7♦ 7♠ for a lower full house on the flop.

The loss on the set up drops Andrews’ stack considerably as Shirase breaches the double century chip mark.