Okada Micro (4,500 PHP)

Flight C of the Okada Micro is a wrap! At the top of the counts was Nikolas Rivera who steadily climbed the ranks throughout the day, trailing behind young gun Maxwell Rosete as the bubble round approached.

Rivera eventually surged ahead after bursting the bubble, eliminating Bumyeol Lee to overtake and finish as flight leader with 532,000 in chips. This not only put him at the top of the Day 2 qualifiers list but also set the benchmark for the ongoing final flight. Rosete was very close behind, bagging an equally strong 524,000 for second in chips.

Flight C drew the largest turnout of 158 entries, and when combined with the two earlier flights, it easily surpassed the PHP 1M guarantee. From this flight, 19 players advanced to the ITM round.

Flight A: 115 entries / 14 qualifiers

Flight B: 121 entries / 15 qualifiers

Flight C: 158 entries / 19 qualifiers

Buy-in: PHP 4500 (~$80)

Guarantee: PHP 1,000,000 (~$17,500)

Entries: ongoing

Prize pool: TBA

Scroll below for the flight's action.

A small group of players from Fiji made the journey to the Philippines, and according to Romit Raj Banfai, they were inspired to come on the recommendation of fellow Fijian and PokerStars Live regular Vijay Singh.

Is this your first time in the Philippines? And how has your experience been so far?

"Yes it is my first time to visit and the experience has been great so far. This is also my first ever tournament so I'm really excited. I usually just play poker with a bunch of friends."

What do you think of the players here, the game, and will you continue to play here?

"The players are good and very friendly. There are also a lot of players from different countries. I like it. I will definitely play more here and try to be consistent."

Banfai had to rush off to the action and was the last remaining player representing Fiji in this flight.

Upon showing, it's a cooler with Banfai's aces way ahead and holds at the runout to secure a full reload.