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

Juhyung Lee goes all in after Cheng Wen Huang shoves and opens up the Gus Hansen T♠ 2♣ . He is up against K♥ 9♦ . No help comes for Lee instead Huang lands a fast pair as the board completes 9♥ 6♥ 8♠ A♣ 3♣ .

With 32 remaining, it is now bubble time. One bust needed before they bag up Flight C.

Emil Dela Paz is dealt A♥ T♦ and raises to 2000, big blind Cheng Wen Huang has A♣ Q♠ and just flats. Both players connect on the flop A♠ 5♠ 8♠ but check the all spade board. On the turn J♣ , Paz test-bets 3000 and Huang check-calls. They return to checking on the river 6♦ and Huang wins with a higher kicker.

Cheng Wen Huang raises 600 from under the gun and gets called by the button John David and the big blind. Huang slides out 1100 at the flop 3♦ 7♥ 9♥ and only David continues. Both players keep it light on the turn T♠ and river 2♠ with no bets on the table to show their hole cards.

Huang is first and has K♦ 7♦ pair and wins the pot as David mucks.