Day 3 ends! Final 8 formed with Niroshan Loganathan up top


With the fall of Filipino pro Lester Edoc in 9th place, Day 3 of the Main Event concluded. Congratulations to the Final 8 qualifiers! They return on Tuesday, May 3 at 130pm for the final race to the title and the huge Php 4,004,100 first place cash. We will have a recap for you shortly. For now, scroll through our live updates for all the big action.

Final 8 players by seat

Seat Player Country Chips
1 Niroshan Loganathan Canada 1,855,000
2 Renniel Galvez Philippines 1,455,000
3 Moses Saquing Philippines 358,000
4 Ryan Jerico Platon Philippines 1,483,000
5 Richard Marquez Philippines 556,000
6 Shunpoker Japan 1,383,000
7 Jae Chang Korea 1,491,000
8 Kai Tse Hong Kong 676,000

Average stack: 1,156,250
Chips in play: 9,250,000 
Opening blinds: Level 25 – 12K-24K-24K BB Ante (4:57 remaining)

Remaining payouts

1st Php 4,004,100
2nd Php 2,669,300
3rd Php 1,885,700
4th Php 1,340,300
5th Php 1,002,300
6th Php 773,600
7th Php 614,300
8th Php 500,500