Warm-up (5,000 PHP)

Filipino Czar Ian Marcos tangles with short stack Seitaro Aso of Japan who just happens to have A♣ A♦ against his 9♠ 8♠ .

Marcos almost got it done when the first four community cards went 7♥ 8♣ J♦ 9♥ to get two pairs, but the river brings in the J♠ to give the Japanese player a higher two pairs and an extended lease on his tournament life.

Right after that, ultra short stack Ioannis Athiniotis of Greece is all-in from the BB for a mere 11,000 with 7♣ 7♠ against Korea’s Sung Younghwan who has A♦ 9♦ .

Athiniotis is immediately granted more table time on the flop: 7♥ 8♣ J♦ and although the Greek’s set could still be trounced if a ren arrives, it did not as the 9♥ and the J♠ complete the runout.

Flight B still has 35 players remaining.