Main Event (18,500 PHP)

With the prize pool at the end of Day 1C’s registration at PhP14,812,521 (~US$263,780), Day 1D is underway and later it will be determined how much the final payouts will be as Day 1C’s 396 is the most of the three qualifiers thus far and brought in 59 new players that are already ITM and moving on to Day 2.

Unlike the previous Day 1s, however, Canada’s Niroshan Loganathan was a steady force after picking up the chip lead before the midway mark of the competition and despite several upheavals—mostly from the Filipino layers—he was able to build on it and coast until the end.

Loganathan was believed to have burst the bubble when he busted Filipino Alexis Lim. But it proved to be the penultimate elimination as the bubble was burst not long after when Singapore’s Thomas Po called the shove of Filipino short-stack Mark Anthony Chua who went all-in with A♠ T♠ and was behind all the way against Po’s A♠ J♦ as the board blanked out ensuring the final 59 who will be moving on.

The Canadian finished hostilities with 679,000 in chips while being pursued by three Filipinos in Kevin Mateo in second with 485,000, Richard Marquez in third with 451,000 and Mark Solsona with 441,000. Fifth place was held by Taiwan’s Lin Yu Hsien for 408,000.

A total of 140 now comprise those seeing action in Day 2 which takes place tomorrow (June 15) still at 12:00NN (UCT+8).

Day 1D is still ongoing.

In an ongoing hand with already 60,000 in the pot and a flop reading 3♥ 2♥ Q♥ , Ajay Abrol of India moves all-in from UTG for his last 68,000 and is covered by the Philippines’ Isabelo Braza who makes the call.

Abrol tables A♣ 5♥ for a gutshot and a baby flush draw while Braza shows A♦ Q♣ for top pair-top kicker.

The turn card is the J♣ but then the river produces the 7♥ to give the Indian the connection on the flush and the double against his Filipino opponent.

Taciano Malabanan of the Philippines opens it up from UTG for 700 and gets called by fellow Filipino Jessie Trance in the CO. India’s Ajay Abrol, however, 3-bets it to 1,700 from the D and gets called by another Filipino is Carloz Clemente in the BB and the aforementioned players behind.

The flop is 2♣ T♣ 6♣ as it is checked back to Abrol who fires 2,500. The Filipinos fold.