Main Event

Players are on a break. Currently leading is Simon Burns with 194k. Fidel Castro running second with around 160k. We are down to half the field with 88 remaining out of the 176 that entered.

Button player Yuka Asaka raised to 2500, sb called, bb three-bet to 8k, Asaka jammed, no callers.

Around 9k was already in the pot, Duy Ho had 4k in front of him but faced Pete Chen’s 30.7k shove. Asking Chen if he wanted a call, Chen said it didn’t matter either way. Duy folded.

Players have returned from the one hour dinner break. Registration closed at the start of Level 7. 176 players turned up today which means there is an overlay of around 21 players. We will have the prize pool and payouts once that’s been announced.

Players are on a one hour dinner break. 175 players is the count. Registration closes at the end of the break. Current chip leader is Fidel Castro from General Santos down south in the Philippines. He sits with around 190k.

More players have descended upon the Main Event. Among those in the new arrivals are Markus Garberg, Gabriel Carter, Luen Hei Kwok, Euryd Rivera, Julian Hasse, and Martin Gonzales.

New arrivals… Marc Rivera, Czardy Rivera, Mike Takayama, Pete Chen, and Marvin Rettenmaier, Cao Ngoc Anh. We are at 155 players.

We have surpassed Day 1B entries of 143…. we are currently at 145 players with three more hours of registration open. According to the organizers, the number needed to meet the PHP 20M guarantee is 400. With a combined 203 from the first two starting heats, 197 is needed today. More of course would be better. Notables out there to acknowledge, Sumit Sapra, Henrik Tollefsen, Jae Wook Shin, and Konstantin Pogodin.

New round. We have eclipsed the century mark with 118 players registered so far. Only four have dropped out so lots of players out there pacing. It will be a long day with 10 levels to be played out. Registration stays open until the start of Level 7. There will be a one hour dinner break just before that to give players time to make their way this evening.

New arrivals include Ang Boon Seng, Kah Boon Teh, Carlo Calingasan, Jin Yong, and Emmanuel Segismundo.

Notable players that have arrived in this level were Kannapong Thannarattrakul, Shyh Chyn Lim, and Lim Yohwan.

First level of the day is done and dusted. 50 players were out there. More are lined up to take their seats. Among the arrivals were Linh Tran, Le Ngoc Khanh, Frederic Fauchereau, Nguyen Chi Thinh, and Yuka Asaka.

The first fifteen minutes has pulled in 25 players so far. That number will surely grow as the day progresses. Seen at the felt are Pham Bao, Jim Bonanno, Duy Ho, Marcuss Liow, and Jae Chang.