Main Event (45,000 PHP)

David Rene Mar opens 55,000 from the HJ and takes BB Daijiro Tomoto to the flop Q♣ K♣ 2♦ where a 35,000 c-bet gets called to see the turn A♣ . David Rene Mar puts his opponent all-in, who pays up with his remaining 225,000 but is at risk of being taken out of the tournament, showing Q♥ T♣ against David's A♥ Q♦ . The dealer only has a blank to offer 8♥ and sends Daijiro Tomoto on his way.

Daijiro Tomoto opens 25,000 from CO and Benjamin Ebarle defends his big blind to lay eyes on the action flop J♠ K♥ Q♣ . Donk-jamming 97,000 with A♣ A♠ , Benjamin Ebarle has to evade six outs when called by Daijiro Tomoto with T♣ 6♣ . The dealer grants his wish, completing the board Q♥ 6♦ for a much needed double up.

Flight C had 250 entries with the top 38 advancing and Jonald Garcia emerging as the chip leader, bagging a whopping 709,000 in chips with a late charge including the last minute eliminations of Robert Yamashita and Jeffrey Pamplona. Sehoon Jin finished 2nd with 478,000 and Alvir Inocentes came in third with 434,000. Those three will also start day 2 as overall chip leaders.

Another heads up gets initiated by Alvir Inocentes with a 2,400 raise from +1 and Tomoto Daijiro defending big blind for the flop 4♥ J♦ J♣ . A 1,900 c-bet and a call go into the middle for the turn 9♣ to be revealed and Tomoto Daijiro takes over the reins with a 2,500 lead that completes the board 8♠ . Tomoto slows down with a check, just to put his foot on the gas again when faced with a 6,500 bet from Alvir Inocentes for a check-raise 15,000 that takes down the pot.