Feng Ji Chua moved all in for 15,300 from the small blind and found himself a caller, the players turned over their hands.
Feng Ji Chua: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
as Chua's full house took down the pot and secured a double up through his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000 |
The turned board read 
and two players checked to Ying Xin in the cutoff who bet 4,200 into a pot around 8,500. The big blind player was the lone caller and the river fell the .
Both players checked, the big blind player turned over 
for a pair of sevens and Xin tabled 
for a pair of nines, giving her the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,500 |
The player under the gun opened to 1,500. Joven Huerto, in middle position, was the only caller.
The flop came 
. The player under the gun bet 2,000. Huerto raised to 4,500. His opponent added the remainder to call.
The turn brought the and was checked around to the river. The player under the gun fired 8,000. Huerto quickly called. The player under the gun showed 
and Huerto turned over 
to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
Last year’s PokerStars Festival Main Event set the record for the largest international tournament with a buy-in of ₱30,000 or more in the history of the Philippines, attracting 594 entrants with a buy-in of ₱55,000, generating a ₱28.8 million prize pool. Uday Bansal walked away with the win and ₱4,676,000 ($92,747).
This was the record until the Manila Megastack 9, which ran in May 2018, beat this with 696 entries, though with a lower buy-in of ₱30,000 and a prize pool of ₱18,228,240. Ignatius Meng conquered them all and took home ₱4,000,000 ($77,173) and a PSPC Platinum Pass worth $30,000!
Meng is actually playing the Main Event and will be looking to add another win to his list. If he does happen to win, the PSPC Platinum Pass would actually be handed over to the runner-up as only one PSPC Pass can be awarded to each player.
So with the 604 Day 1a entrants and the 623 Day 1b entrants (with 1b late reg still open until 1:15 am) for combined entries of 1,227 (which is not the final number yet), it means the 2018 APPT Manila Main Event has now set a new record which is almost double of the previous record!
Players are now gone on a 15-minute break to clear their heads.
The board read 
, a player in the cutoff bet 4,500 into a pot around 15,000 and Pyeonggyu Jin took his time from the button before making the call.
His opponent tabled 
for a pair of queens with a missed flush draw and Jin turned over for a pair of aces, giving him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,500 |
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[Removed:321] Samara, in the hijack, limped. The player on the cutoff raised to 1,275. The big blind called. Samara added the remainder to call as well.
On a flop of 
, the big blind checked. Samara led with a bet of 3,000. Both his opponents stuck around with a call.
The turn was the . The big blind checked again. Samara fired another bet of 7,000. His opponents gave up their hands. Samara showed the before raking in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
A player under the gun limped, Piet Pape raised to 1,750 and the under the gun player made the call. The flop came down 
, action checked to Pape who bet 1,250 and his opponent made the call.
The 
came on the turn, action checked to Pape who pushed in a bet of 4,500 and again his opponent made the call. The river was the 
and action checked to Pape who fired in 15,500.
His opponent made the fold and Pape added to his already impressive stack halfway through the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
138,500 |
Chen Jiaqi opened to 1,100 on the cutoff. The player in the big blind three-bet shoved for 9,225. Jiaqi went deep into the tank, but proceeded to make the call.
Chen Jiaqi: 
Opponent:
The board ran 
and Jiaqi's kicker played, to send his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000 |
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