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

Four players have built a pot of 72,000 before the flop runs 8♣ 6♣ 6♠ . Chip leader Fahad Alanazi continues for 38,000 and only finds one customer in Junghyun Lee. On the turn 4♣ , Alanazi barrels another 87,000, and Lee lets him have the pot.

Action checks around to Si Wai Choi on the button and with K♣ K♠ on hand, a 12,000 raise is sent out. Both blinds call then they all check it to the turn 4♠ 6♦ 4♦ 7♥ . Small blind Junghyun Lee takes a chance for 25,000, only Choi continues to the river T♣ where they both go back to checking. Choi quickly shows cowboys and Lee mucks.