The final starting flight of the PokerStars Red Dragon Manila Main Event which is Day 1c with 20-minute levels is set to start soon. This will be the final chance for players to make it through to Day 2. The PokerNews live reporting team will mainly be focusing on Day 1b and provide occasional updates for Day 1c.
The player in the hijack had shoved for 23,300 and so did Quang Huy Pham for more in the cutoff. The rest of the table folded.
Hijack: 
Quang Huy Pham: 
The board ran out 
for Pham to turn the higher pair of aces to eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
69,000 |
The board read 
with around 20,000 in the middle.
Hiroaki Manabe bet 5,000 from the small blind and Dong Chen quickly called in the big blind. Manabe tabled 
for two pair but Chen held 
for the same two pair but with the higher kicker to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
107,500 | |
|
43,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
33,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
21,300 | |
The turbo edition Day 1c has already attracted 40 entries in the first level of the day with 39 players remaining.
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Xi Yang was sitting in the small blind when she took out Kun Han Lee on the button with while Lee held 
on the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000 | |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
222,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
|
||
|
217,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
200,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
174,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
155,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
|
||
|
155,000
116,000
|
116,000 |
|
|
148,000 | |
|
147,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
|
130,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
125,000 | |
|
|
111,000 | |
|
109,000 | |
|
95,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Tom Alner, unfortunately, couldn't make his second bullet work either in Day 1b and will go play Day 1c now.
Other familiar players who played Day Day 1a and/or 1b but are now seated on one of the Day 1c tables include Ceesvin Abdulla, Seungmook Jung, Edgar Kim, Thai Le, Nang Quang Nguyen, Yuwen Pan, John Tech, and Liang Song for example.
Day 1c has already attracted 71 entries.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
250,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
||
|
240,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
230,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
220,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
210,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
