Warm-up (5,000 PHP)

Once again, Jonathan Duque of the Philippines is on the cusp of once again being on the donation end of reviving the tournament life of yet another endangered specie as Korea’s Sung Younghwan tables A♠ K♣ after Duque called his alleged desperation heave with A♥ 8♠ .

However, Duque defies the odds and snatches the edge on the flop: 5♦ 8♦ 6♥ . The turn is the A♦ but Sung finds the K♦ on the river as the Korean’s higher aces up allows him at least another orbit.

That’s twice in a row Duque has chips taken away from him.

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.