Okada Millions (8,000 PHP)

Flight E of Okada Millions drew the largest crowd yet of 310 entries with many of the past fallouts returning further boosted by an international contingent of Japanese, Koreans, and Europeans. Just under eight hours of play, Terry Gonzaga delivered the bubble, knocking out Chinese player Shi Shanbang and leaving the final 37 players to bag up. Gonzaga earned the sixth largest stack of the flight, and though commendable, it was a far distance from the leader Anacleto Quijano.

Quijano went on a tear during the seventh hour, railing multiple players and raking in pots in succession. One of his last pots was calling out Jasper David's bluff with three overcards to his small pocket pair. He bagged up a monstrous 853,000 stack to be the only player so far to overtake Flight A leader Christian Lortie Cloutier in the cumulative Day 2 counts.

Also making it through were Acharya Anant and Gary Guerrero, both players joining Ajay Abrol in bagging up multiple stacks.

The survivors have an overnight's rest and will return at 12pm tomorrow for the final race to the title. The prize pool is currently past PHP 10M setting a new record for this event. With registration still open for the final Flight G, we will have the official attendance and prize pool once they have been announced.

The cumulative entries at the end of this flight was 1168 with 139 players into the ITM round.

Flight A: 202 entries / 24 ITM

Flight B: 171 entries / 21 ITM

Flight C: 263 entries / 31 ITM

Flight D: 222 entries / 26 ITM

Flight E: 310 entries / 37 ITM

David Deltreuilh opens for 5500, button Jinwoo Park and big blind Harry Halim call. At the flop 5♠ K♦ 4♠ , Deltreuilh continues for 7500 and both Park and Halim pay to see the turn 4♣ . Action then checks to the button Park who bets 13,000, only Halim continues to the river J♥ where both players opt to check.

Halim flips over T♠ 7♠ missed draw, Park claims the pot with K♥ Q♣ top pair.

David Deltreuilh is dealt A♥ A♦ again and three-bets to 7500. Initial raiser Sato Taiga has Q♠ Q♥ and four-bets 17,000. Deltreuilh pushes all in and Taiga snap-calls for everything behind.

With the board running well for Deltreuilh, A♣ T♥ 9♥ 7♠ T♠ , Taiga goes bust.

Action folds around to small blind David Deltreuilh, he pushes with J♥ 8♠ and big blind Yohan Lee with just 11 bb risks with 8♣ 9♦ . With the board running J♠ 3♣ 7♣ 5♦ 8♥ , Lee is eliminated.

Following a raise from Redentor Edoc that's called by the button, David Deltreuilh three-bets 9000. Only Edoc calls then calls another 6500 bet from Deltreuilh on the flop K♦ 9♦ 5♦ . With the turn 4♦ , both players check and do the same on the river 4♥ . Deltreuilh turns over A♠ A♥ and wins the pot.

David Deltreuilh has A♥ J♣ and raises 1600 from hijack. Button player John Jay Magadan likes his J♦ 9♣ and calls. The flop 7♠ J♥ 3♠ pairs up both players with Deltreuilh way ahead. He checks to Magadan who bets 2300. Deltreuilh raises 7500, Magadan calls and the see the turn come 6♣ . Deltreuilh leads out with a jam of 16,800, Magadan has slightly more and can't resist.

The river 3♣ doesn't improve Magadan to get out-kicked as Deltreuilh banks a double.