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

Yire Choi initiates the action with a raise of 3000 that find four players to join to the flop A♠ 8♣ 9♣ . Choi is given the go-ahead to bet which he does for 7000, only Micheal Colby calls. Both players check the turn J♥ to reach the river A♥ . Choi resumes for 20,000 and this time Colby lets go of his hand.

Three players call Kento Nakamura's 1000 raise preflop to build a decent 4500 pot. Action continues on the flop K♠ 9♦ 4♦ with a bet of 1000 from Nakamura. Two players fold while Micheal Colby check-raises 4000. Nakamura calls and they head to the turn 6♠ where Colby announces all in for 15,300. Nakamura lets go of his hand.

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.

Defending the big blind, Sangyoon Kim calls Micheal Colby's 300 raise and sees a flop 5♣ 7♥ 6♥ . After Colby continues for 300, Kim check-raises 800 and it's called. Kim checks again on the turn 2♥ and this time Colby checks back. On the river A♥ , Kim changes up and leads out 1600, Colby lets go of his hand.