Victor Chong pushed a short stack of fewer than 20 blinds with the 
and was called by Eng Soon Ewe with the 
from one seat over. The board came 
and the pair held up to eliminate Chong.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
Busted |
Chi-Jen Chu checked the 
turn and then called a bet worth 180,000 by Wai Leong Chan. The fell on the river and Chu now pushed all-in for 429,000. Leong asked for an exact count and folded thereafter.
The same table brought another big pot soon after in which Paul Phua skyrocketed near the top of the leaderboard as Day 1 nears an end. According to the table, Phua had flopped a full house while Kannapong Thanarattrakul held trips and that left the latter on fumes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,150,000
1,495,000
|
1,495,000 |
|
||
|
1,100,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
750,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
35,000
1,165,000
|
1,165,000 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
With the re-entries of Dung Tien Pham and Eng Siang Ewe, the field reached 78 entries. Another player bought in already but hasn't taken a seat yet, which means the record of the first edition in Malaysia has now been equaled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
500,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
Heads-up to the 
turn, Jun Wah Yap checked and Phachara Wongwichit made it 38,000 to go. A check-raise to 120,000 by Yap did the trick to win the pot without any further resistance as Wongwichit surrendered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
475,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
365,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 12
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Eng Soon Ewe chipped up further with a knockout while Wai Loon Ng took care of Vamerdino Magsakay, potentially becoming one of the candidates for the Day 1 chip lead. Paul Phua doubled with aces to jump above the average.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,750,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
1,650,000
530,000
|
530,000 |
|
1,350,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,150,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
950,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
|
750,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
750,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
700,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
650,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
500,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
130,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
120,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
In a three-bet pot to the 
flop with around 300,000 in the middle, Jun Hao Wu bet 90,000 out of the big blind. Popiyukkul then jammed for 320,000 on the button and Wu snap-called.
Supitong Popiyukkul: 
Jun Hao Wu: 
The turn and 
river kept Popiyukkul in the lead as he doubled to nearly one million in chips again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
960,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
320,000 |
With some 440,000 in the middle to the 
turn, Wai Leong Chan in the small blind pushed all-in for 564,000. Chi-Jen "Justin" Chu was the only opponent on the button and used three time banks before folding.
Shortly after, Chu was on the button and called a bet worth 125,000 by Chi Zhang in the small blind with the turn reading . Zhang checked the on the river and Chu now bet 260,000 for most of his stack. Zhang required three time banks, too, and opted to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
820,000
670,000
|
670,000 |
|
590,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
||
With up to 76 entries, the tournament is now just four entries shy of surpassing the attendance of the inaugural Poker Dream Super High Roller earlier this year in Kuala Lumpur. Tossapat Chunharas and Ming San Chung both entered in the penultimate level while the late registration remains open until the start of Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Lee Wee Liew raised to 25,000 and Florencio Campomanes then pushed all-in for 131,000 from one seat over. All opponents folded and Liew reluctantly called without using a time bank.
Florencio Campomanes: 
Lee Wee Liew: 
The mighty pair fell behind after the flop and nothing changed anymore on the 
turn nor 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
290,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
