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.

Hsun Sun Chi has climbed up significantly since the previous hand we reported. One of his winning hands was in a battle of the blinds against Yuki Miyakura.

From the small blind, Chi opened 20,000 and Miyakura defended. On the flop 6♣ 3♦ Q♦ , Miyakura test-bet 16,000 and Chi check-called. Both players then checked the turn A♥ . On the river 8♦ , Chi jumped out with a 50,000 bet and won the pot uncontested.

Yuki Miyakura takes the reins from cutoff with a raise of 12,000, Shunsuke Takata on the big blind defends to bring the action to the next stage. At the flop T♠ 9♣ 2♥ , Miyakura barrels 8000 and Takata check-calls. On the turn 6♠ comes another 19,000 from Miyakura and this time Takata surrenders his hand.