Warm-up (5,000 PHP)

Joining a hand already in progress, the board reads 2♣ 3♠ 2♠ 8♥ with a pot of already 12,800.

Alma Aguila of the Philippines checks her option from UTG while fellow Filipino Alex Yao bets 4,600 from the +2 position. Korea’s Jaehyoun Ahn calls from the CO as Aguila also calls. The river card is the 7♥ . Aguila checks again and this time, Yao ships it for his remaining 17,700. Ahn also shoves for his last 14,800. The Filipina snap calls.

Yao shows 3♥ 3♦ for a boat on the flop while A♥ has K♣ Q♦ for a complete miss.

Aguila turns over 2♦ 2♥ for quads on the flop and the cooler send Yao to the sidelines, joined by Ahn.

Aguila now has almost 80,000 in chips and we’re still in Level 1.

In the very next hand, Naresh Thakker Karan of India makes an early position raise to 600 from the +1 and gets greeted with a 3-bet to 1,700 by Korea’s Jaehyoun “Spike” Ahn in the SB. Karan calls.

The flop is A♥ 3♠ 8♥ as Ahn fires again, this time for 2,200. The Indian makes the call. The turn is the 7♥ and both err on the side of caution by checking. The river is the 5♥ and no further action ensues.

Ahn tables A♣ K♦ for top pair, top kicker while Karan shows 6♥ 6♠ for a runner-runner one-card flush.

Jayantilal Jain raises it to 600 from the D and gets a call from the player in the SB. Korea’s Jaehyoun “Spike” Ahn 3-bets it to 2,200. Jain and the SB call.

The flop is J♣ 2♦ 7♠ as the SB checks. Ahn unloads anew, this time for 3,500 and gets no callers.