Okada Millions (8,000 PHP)

Big day at the PokerStars LIVE Okada Manila Millions flagship tournanemt, Okada Millions, with 263 storming in for the third entry flight. This boosted the prize pool past its PHP 5M guarantee, and with four more flights to complete, it is headed for a record breaker!

The bubble burst before the ninth hour with Junghyun Lee knocking out Gilson Chan on a flip. This determined the final 31 survivors advancing to the money round. Commanding the counts was the lone Saudi Arabian player in the field, Fahad Alanazi, with a massive 598,000 (59 bb) in chips. Alanazi was already the leader when he exploited the bubble round to send him surging well over half a mil.

Though not close but bagging a commendable second in chips was Singapore's Norbert Koh with 498,000 and local player Arnel Caquejo rounding out the top three with 352,000. Another qualifier was Warm Up champion Richard Marquez, though it cost him a second bullet. And Singapore's Ajay Abrol became the first double qualifier having also bagged at Flight B. Abrol amassed a larger stack today of 286,000 which means his other 92,000 stack will be removed from play at Day 2.

Among the fallen was two-time champion Jose Colada however he still has time to make the grade at the remaining flights.

The survivors have a day's rest before returning on April 13 for the final race to glory. They join the 45 qualifiers from the first two flights with Christian Lortie Cloutier still the player to catch with 700,000 in chips.

Flight A: 202 entries / 24 ITM

Flight B: 171 entries / 21 ITM

Flight C: 263 entries / 31 ITM

Gary Guerrero has been railroading the table and has just claimed another head. Following a limp from small blind James Dela Cruz, Guerrero raises 4000 from the big blind. Cruz answers with a shove for 32,300 that still doesn't scare away Guerrero.

At showdown, Cruz has 7♣ 7♦ and Guerrero is flipping with J♠ 9♠ . The money card comes at the flop and holds throughout 9♣ 6♦ 5♦ Q♥ Q♠ .

Jaeheung Ju makes it 800 from under the gun and cutoff Gary Guerrero with his big stack calls for a flop Q♣ 3♥ T♥ . Ju sends out 1100 and Guerrero calls. When the turn Q♦ pairs the board, both players check until the river 8♣ where Ju slides out 2500. Guerrero gives up his hand.

Kim Enriquez takes control again for 600 and finds one caller until the big blind Gary Guerrero challenges with a three-bet of 1600. The two in the hand make the call then they all check the flop 5♠ K♦ K♣ . On the turn 7♠ , Guerrero comes out for 2000 and only Enriquez gives him action however on the river 9♠ , Enriquez decides to fold to Guerrero's 6000 bet.

Four players are in for 500 each and check it through to the turn board 2♥ 7♦ 6♥ A♥ . No more checking for preflop raiser Gary Guerrero who makes it 800 to continue. Micheal Colby and Sangyoon Kim call then all three return to checking on the river 8♦ . Colby shows A♣ K♦ and claims the pot.