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We are down to the last day one flight of the PokerStars Live Manila Anniversary Special Main Event P2M Guarantee. Alike the previous flights, late registration is open until the end of level 12 and regulation play will conclude five minutes into level 20. Random updates for this flight will be posted right here. We will also be posting updates on the prize pool.

7:45PM: One away care of Sato

Nice big pile of chips splashed in the middle of the table with five players in an unraised pot. The dealer felted [tc][2s][5c] and instantly the sb player was all in for 8600 behind. Action folded to Sato who smooth-called while the Ronald Dimaano folded. It was a showdown with Sato ahead with [jd][td] against a flush draw of [qc][7c]. The turn of [7s] and river of [5d] kept Sato on top and he railed one while taking all his chips.

7:30PM: Mente rails Youkyoung Kim

It was a tough one for Youkyoung Kim, and in the end, her choice led to her demise. It began with her raise to 1600, three-bet to 3200 by Renato Villanueva, then called by Joey Mente and Kim. At the flop of [8d][2c][9d], Kim checked to Villanueva who bet 6k. Mente and Kim called. At the turn of [4d], action checked to Mente who slid out 12k. Tanking for a bit was Kim who had less than the bet. She finally called and Villanueva folded. Mente had [ad][qd] for the nut flush and Kim had [jd][jh]. Drawing dead, she was out and Mente won a nice pot.

7:15PM: Makedon denies one from De Leon

From the small blind, Alexander Makedon and Mike De Leon called the cutoff player's raise of 2k. At the flop of [kd][7c][kc], Makedon checked to De Leon who bet 3k. The cutoff folded and Makedon called. On the turn of [4d], both checked. On the river of [9d], Makedon bet 6k and De Leon folded. When the chips were shipped to Makedon, De Leon tried to get a read on Makedon's hand and the conversation was tentative with Makedon not revealing much.

7:00PM: Sasaki with a push out bet

Action on this hand began with the hijack player raising to 1600, called by Kunal Shetty on the cutoff, then three-bet to 5100 by Kazuki Sasaki. The hijack player called while Shetty folded. The flop ran [qd][6d][4d], the hijack checked to Sasaki on the button who bet a hefty 25k. He won without a challenge.

6:45PM: Camacho spikes a happy river; Araniel's eliminated on a bluff

In a raised pot, a total of 4200 preflop, the board ran [3h][tc][6h]. Digno Camacho bet 3500 then got pushed by his opponent to 10k. Camacho quickly snapped all in sending his challenger into the tank. With only another 4k to call, he eventually did. Camacho had [ad][ac] against [5c][3c]. Although Camacho was ahead, the turn of [5d] gave his opponent two pair, however, it was short-lived. The river of [6s] gave Camacho a higher two pair and he exclaimed in celebration.

Catching the action on a completed board of 4-3-2-K-3, Noel Araniel shoved. After his opponent tanked for a bit, he eventually called and eliminated Araniel with his pocket eights against Araniel's ace-six bluff.

6:30PM: Samarita out early

Dan Samarita came to our table to tell us of his early bust out. He had [qd][jd] on a board that had the nine and ten of diamonds at the flop. One thing led to another, he was all in and hoped to hit one of his many outs. None of it materialized and Samarita was eliminated.

6:15PM: Dimaano rails two, climbs to 50k

Ronald Dimaano raised on the utg seat three times the blinds to 600 and was called by four players until action landed on Maria Cristina Argao who shoved. Dimaano decided to join her, and so did the next player. The rest folded. Argao had pocket sixes, Dimaano had ace-king, and the other player had pocket queens. The board saw a king at the flop which held up the entire way. Dimaano up to around 50k and sent two packing.

6:00PM: Lee calls to the end for a pair

Hakju Lee raised to 500 preflop and was called by both players on the blinds, one of whom was Jae Chul Chang. At the flop of [8s][td][4d], everyone checked. At the turn of [tc], Chang bet 1100 and was called by Lee. On the river of [qh], Chang bet 1300 and Lee called once more. Lee won with his [ks][qs] top pair against Chang's [8h][6h].

5:45PM: Double up flush for Dimaano; Runas earns a pot

Spades are good to Ronald Dimaano who had [ts][4s] and not only did he hit top pair but he also had a flush draw that eventually connected and got paid with a double up.

Tofie Runas was in a raised pot with three other players. The board ran [9c][9h][2c] and everyone checked. At the turn of [jd], Runas bet 1075 and won without a challenge.

5:15PM: Pangan gets banged up

Luke Pangan came up and told us how he got crippled so early in the tournament. He had ace-queen nut straight on a board of king-jack-ten with two hearts. Despite the heavy betting to the river, his challenger called him and a heart spiked on the river. Pangan lost to a flush. When he chatted with us, he just doubled up with his ace-four landing a straight against pocket queens.

5:00PM: Notables on the felt

Final flight has begun! Tables are all full. Several players well-recognized in the Asian circuit are at the felt such as Edilberto Gopez, RJ Villanueva, Luke Pangan, Regie Ann Delos Reyes, Jae Chul Chang, and Seung Soo Jeon to mentin a few.

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