Main Event (18,500 PHP)

Sasaki Ho of Japan commits his remaining stack of 14,000 into the pot from the +1 position and gets two callers in Oleg Mordassov of Switzerland in the HJ and Korea’s Park Sangsub in the BB.

The flop comes K♠ 5♣ J♦ as Park checks. Mordassov bets 12,000 and gets called as the side pot builds. The turn card is the 5♥ and suddenly the Korean goes all-in. Mordassov makes the quick call for his last 82,000.

Ho shows A♥ 7♠ while the Swiss player turns over K♥ J♣ for top two pairs on the flop. Park flips over 5♦ 2♦ for trips on the turn and the lead. The river card is the 6♠ to send Ho and Mordassov to the sidelines for good in Day 1A.

With the win, Park is now the Day 1A chip leader.

Switzerland’s Oleg Mordassov opens from the +1 position for 3,000 and it folds to the D where Son Changman of Korea 3-bet shoves his last 21,600. It gets back to Mordassov who makes the call.

Son learns he is in a coin-flip for his tournament life as he tables J♦ J♥ against his opponent’s K♦ Q♠ .

The flop instantly gave the edge to the Swiss player: 3♥ K♥ Q♠ but it was immediately restored on the turn as the J♣ gives Son a set. Needing to hit any King or Queen to reverse the impending outcome, the 7♦ arrives on the river to give the Korean a new lease on life and sending Mordassov’s stack to about 15 BBs in the process.

Taiwan’s Liu Yu has it folded to him in the LJ and he raises it to 1,000. Oleg Mordassov of Switzerland makes the call from the SB and the BB comes along for the ride.

The flop is 9♣ Q♦ Q♣ as Mordassov donks for 400. The BB folds but Liu makes the call. It is Heads-Up to the turn which produces the J♠ The Swiss player fires anew, this time for 1,700 and still gets called. The river is the 8♥ and this time no further action ensues.

Mordassov flips over 4♣ 3♣ for a missed flush draw while Liu shows A♦ K♠ , calling all the way with Big Slick.