The board read 
with 13,400 in the middle.
Shizi Xiao bet 6,700 from the small blind and Yosuke Iwata was sitting in the tank in the cutoff. In the meantime, Xiao kept looking down at the table area right in front of him. After a while, Iwata opted to fold and Xiao quickly raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | |
|
25,500 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Kenichi Takarabe won the Red Dragon Main Event back in 2010 when it was still part of the Macau Poker Cup for HK$ 617,700 ($79,297) and has taken his seat here in Manila.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
First, the board read 
and Ge Jin bet 2,500 from the big blind and got called by Yuexin Wang on the button. Jin tabled 
for the flopped set of queens and the rivered full house for Wang to muck his hand.
The hand after, Wontae Lee limped in from the middle position and action folded to Jin in the small blind who made it 400. The big blind called and so did Lee.
The flop came 
, Jin continued with a bet of 600, the big blind folded and Lee raised to 2,000 which Jin called.
The turn brought them the , Jin slowed down and checked. Lee fired a bet of 8,000 over the line and Jin went along.
The river completed the board with the 
and Jin checked for the last time. Lee shoved for 10,400. Jin confirmed the amount, cut out calling chips, and then decided to call but flicked his cards into the muck when Lee tabled 
for the full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,100 | 42,100 |
|
|
9,500 | 9,500 |
|
|
8,000 | 8,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Ionut Stochita raised to 300 from the button and Chan Woo Min defended his big blind.
The flop came 
, Min check-called the quick continuation-bet of 300 of Stochita.
The turn brought them the and Min checked again. Stochita bet 700 this time and that was enough for Min to fold to.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000 | |
|
|
29,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
The board read 
with 1,100 in the middle already. Ryoji Takahashi checked his big blind and Liang Song bet 500 on the button which Takahashi called.
The river completed the board with the and both players quickly checked through it for Takahashi to claim the pot with for the turned straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,100 | |
|
29,000 |
The players have been welcomed to the tables and the dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal with the button in Seat 2.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
