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

Ingeol Lim three-bet 12,000 from hijack and initial raiser Mark Solsona tosses in the difference. When the board runs Q♠ 8♠ 8♦ J♣ , Liim bets 15,000 and 25,000 both of which are called by Solsona. They then slow down to checking on the river 2♥ .

Solsona shows K♠ Q♥ top pair, Lim has A♦ Q♣ for top pair higher kicker.

Mark Solsona is on his second bullet and opens 2500 that finds two callers. When the flop comes 9♦ 4♦ 3♣ , Solsona continues for 3000 and only Manabu Takeuchi tosses in the call then both pass on the K♠ turn for a free look at the river J♠ . Solsona leads out again, laying out 6600. This time Takeuchi believes and surrenders his hand.

Short stacked Mark Solsona is down to 9 bb and goes all in with A♠ T♦ . He is called by Ajay Abrol with 9♣ 9♠ for a flip, The board runs low 5♥ 4♠ 8♦ 5♣ 2♥ to send Solsona out of the field.