Okada Millions (8,000 PHP)

Flight E of Okada Millions drew the largest crowd yet of 310 entries with many of the past fallouts returning further boosted by an international contingent of Japanese, Koreans, and Europeans. Just under eight hours of play, Terry Gonzaga delivered the bubble, knocking out Chinese player Shi Shanbang and leaving the final 37 players to bag up. Gonzaga earned the sixth largest stack of the flight, and though commendable, it was a far distance from the leader Anacleto Quijano.

Quijano went on a tear during the seventh hour, railing multiple players and raking in pots in succession. One of his last pots was calling out Jasper David's bluff with three overcards to his small pocket pair. He bagged up a monstrous 853,000 stack to be the only player so far to overtake Flight A leader Christian Lortie Cloutier in the cumulative Day 2 counts.

Also making it through were Acharya Anant and Gary Guerrero, both players joining Ajay Abrol in bagging up multiple stacks.

The survivors have an overnight's rest and will return at 12pm tomorrow for the final race to the title. The prize pool is currently past PHP 10M setting a new record for this event. With registration still open for the final Flight G, we will have the official attendance and prize pool once they have been announced.

The cumulative entries at the end of this flight was 1168 with 139 players into the ITM round.

Flight A: 202 entries / 24 ITM

Flight B: 171 entries / 21 ITM

Flight C: 263 entries / 31 ITM

Flight D: 222 entries / 26 ITM

Flight E: 310 entries / 37 ITM

Yukitaka Todate raises 5000 from early position and finds one caller from cutoff until small blind Hosho Takashi three-bets 16,500. Todate calls while cutoff folds. At the flop 3♠ 2♥ T♦ , Takashi fires 12,000 and Todate calls then both players check the turn J♠ . When the river falls 4♠ , Takashi comes out firing again for 30,000 and this time it sees no challenge from Todate.

With T♠ 8♠ on hand, Gilson Chan raises from early position. Several spots over Hosho Takashi calls from hijack. At the flop T♦ 5♥ 8♥ , Chan checks to trap with top two pair, Takashi takes the bait and bets 5000. Chan raises 11,100, and Takashi calls. On the turn T♥ , Chan checks again and Takashi checks back. With a full house, Chan value-bets 8,800 on the river 5♦, Takashi snap-calls then mucks.

Shono Ogake raises 1200 from cutoff and three players join in. At the flop 4♦ 9♦ 4♣ , Ogake continues for 3000 and sees only Hosho Takashi make the call. On the turn 9♣ , Ogake fires a third barrel of 7000, Takashi answers with a check-raise all in and well covers Ogake who opts out and save what's left behind.