Gursimran Brar defended the big blind against a button raise worth 27,000 by Renato Villanueva and they both checked the 9♣7♥2♠ flop to the 9♠ turn. Brar now bet 25,000 and Villanueva used one time bank before raising to 80,000, which forced out Brar.
In a three-bet pot to the J♣5♥2♥ flop, Renato Villanueva checked in the cutoff and Qi Xia bet 50,000 after pondering about the next move for a short time. Villanueva moved all-in and Xia snap-called.
Qi Xia: A♥A♣ 
Renato Villanueva: Q♠J♠
The 8♠ turn and 4♦ river were both blanks and former severe short stack Xia doubled once more.
Edilberto Gopez raised to 25,000 and Marlon Laxamana called before table short stack Rene David jammed for 81,000 on top of that. The initial raiser called and Laxamana folded.
Rene David: J♣J♠
Edilberto Gopez: 5♠5♣
The dominated pair instantly found a set in the window of the A♣7♠5♦ flop and Gopez said "sorry bro".
Nothing changed with the 6♣ turn and Gopez even made quads with the 5♥ river to dispatch David in 21st place.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | Rene David | Philippines | 105,000 | 9 |
| 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 4 | Badrudin Ampatuan | Philippines | 844,000 | 70 |
| 1 | 5 | Diana Tan | Philippines | 250,000 | 21 |
| 1 | 6 | Edilberto Gopez | Philippines | 1,075,000 | 90 |
| 1 | 7 | Alexis Lim | Philippines | 905,000 | 75 |
| 1 | 8 | Seung Hyun Han | South Korea | 795,000 | 66 |
| 1 | 9 | Marlon Laxamana | Philippines | 1,174,000 | 98 |
| 2 | 1 | Marciel Cerbito | Philippines | 565,000 | 47 |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | Henrik Tollefsen | Norway | 505,000 | 42 |
| 2 | 4 | Renato Villanueva | Philippines | 635,000 | 53 |
| 2 | 5 | Qi Xia | China | 360,000 | 30 |
| 2 | 6 | Gursimran Brar | India | 1,023,000 | 85 |
| 2 | 7 | ||||
| 2 | 8 | Patrick Clarke | Ireland | 291,000 | 24 |
| 2 | 9 | Benjamin Ebarle | Philippines | 294,000 | 25 |
| 3 | 1 | Tsun Yin Wong | Hong Kong | 925,000 | 77 |
| 3 | 2 | Michael Concepcion | Philippines | 540,000 | 45 |
| 3 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | 4 | ||||
| 3 | 5 | AJ Acdal | Philippines | 645,000 | 54 |
| 3 | 6 | Christopher Pasion | Philippines | 805,000 | 67 |
| 3 | 7 | Ivan Dela Cruz | Philippines | 630,000 | 53 |
| 3 | 8 | Ronn Mesina | Philippines | 495,000 | 41 |
| 3 | 9 | Hyunsik Nam | South Korea | 870,000 | 73 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
With a still incredible average of 57 big blinds, the remaining 21 players have been sent on a scheduled 15-minute break during which some of the smaller chip denominations will be coloured up. Each hopeful still in contention also receives one additional time bank.
On the tail end of a 7♦3♥2♠5♥K♠ board, Hyunsik Nam checked out of the big blind. Michael Concepcion bet 60,000 from an early position and Nam sighed before he tossed in a single chip for the call.
Concepcion tabled the J♠7♠ and his opponent was relieved, as Nam held the superior kicker in A♦7♥.
Soon after his previous double-up on a severe short stack, Paul Tirnovean was at risk once more and looked up by AJ Acdal.
Paul Tirnovean: A♣9♦
AJ Acdal: 4♣4♦
Thje K♦K♠3♠7♠Q♣ runout provided no help and Tirnovean bowed out in 22nd place on a pay jump for PHP 120,800.
Paul Tirnovean got his last four big blinds in with A♠7♠ against the 10♦9♣ of Tsun Yin Wong and held thanks to the A♥J♠2♦Q♦5♥ runout.
Qi Xia was at risk for 139,000 with Q♥Q♣ and Henrik Tollefsen had the inferior pocket pair in 8♣8♠. The 10♠10♦9♣4♦2♦ board changed nothing whatsoever.
The next shorter stack - if one may say so for 25 big blinds - to get the chips into the middle was Rodolf Ramo and he was up against Tsun Yin Wong in the following coin flip.
Rodolf Ramo: 10♠10♥
Tsun Yin Wong: A♠Q♠
The K♠6♥2♠ flop gave the flush draw on top but instead, Wong hit running aces with the A♣ turn and A♦ river to knock out Ramo.
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