Warm-up (5,000 PHP)

The final hand of Flight B has the Philippines’ Lemmor Patulot open for 21,000 from UTG which is followed by an all-in declaration from fellow Filipino Jose Cheung from the +1 position for 45,000. It gets folded to massive chip leader Patrick Noonan of Ireland who makes the call from the BB. Patulot joins in.

The flop is 5♦ 6♦ K♠ as both check. The turn is the 5♥ as this time, Noonan leads out for 60,000. Patulot folds and the two remaining combatants now show cards.

Cheung tables J♦ T♥ while the Irishman shows A♣ 5♠. Cheung is drawing dead. The bubble has burst. The arrival of the 3♦ on the river signifies the end of the excruciating Hand-for-Hand saga and now 34 players from this session make it through to Day 2.

From the +1 position, Jose Cheung of the Philippines raises it to 1,200 but fellow Filipino George Salud 3-bets from the HJ to 4,300. A Filipina in Maria Gonzales makes the call from the BB and so does Cheung.

The flop is 4♥ 3♣ 2♥ as Gonzales and Cheung check. Salud empties the clip by going all-in for his remaining 15,100. Both of his opponents fold.