APL Main Event (65,000 PHP)

Two more 60-minute levels is left at play with all survivors by the end of Level 11 advancing to Day 2 this Saturday, March 1st. More than half the field has been dusted with only 29 runners currently remaining in battle.

Registration will be open for late entrants, all the way before the start of Day 2.

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With a pot of 18,000 on the line across board A♥ J♥ 4♥ T♦ , Hoseung Jung gunned for a bet of 8,000, yet folded after Seitaro Aso demanded for the rest.

With 12,500 in the middle across board 4♥ 9♥ 2♠ Q♥ , turn action was caught on Seitaro Aso on the big blind, leading out for 8,000. Sehyeon Kim called behind and faced a final 12,000 from his opponent on river J♦ .

Kim took a minute and went on to jam his remaining 29,600, only to be called by Aso with a flush J♥ 2♥ , crushing his ace-high A♥ K♣ entirely.

With two limpers ahead, Seitaro Aso bumped up the action to 3,800 on the button and saw both continue to flop 6♥ 7♣ 8♦ . Action checked round to turn Q♣ , where Seyoon Lim bet 3,100. Aso raised to 10,000, and flicked in 4,000 more after Lim came back with an all-in.

Lim T♥ 9♥

Aso A♣ 5♣

Lim ahead with a flopped straight, unfortunately bound for the exit as river 4♣ filled up Aso's flush to take it down.

Seitaro Aso opened 1,200 early position and received a call from Sehyeon Kim on the cutoff.

On flop 7♠ 9♥ 7♦ , Aso continued for 1,500 and put out 3,000 more following a raise from Kim. Both checked down turn 7♣ and river K♥ , revealing Aso's A♣ Q♥ good for the win.

With 6,700 in the middle across board 5♦ 6♣ 7♠ A♦ 9♥ , Seitaro Aso on the big blind gunned for an overbet of 8,000. Sehyeon Kim tank called behind, only to muck as Aso turned over a straight K♠ 8♠ .

A five way three bet pot led by Younghoon Kim dealt a flop of 9♠ 3♣ 5♥ . Kim continued for 5,500, called by Seitaro Aso on the button. Action back to Byungchan Oh, he fired a check raise to 16,200 and saw Kim raise all-in. Aso stepped away while Oh snap called for his remaining 21,100 with a set.

Kim 9♥ 7♥

Oh 3♥ 3♠

Drawing only to a runner runner, Kim forked over a chunk of his stack after turn K♦ and river 5♦ left him entirely behind.

Seitaro Aso opened utg and called a 2,200 three bet from Sehyeon Kim on the cutoff.

On flop A♥ K♥ T♦ , Aso check called a 3,000 cbet from his opponent and went on to lead 7,000 on turn 4♥ . Kim tank called, and was put to the test by Aso with a bigger 20,000 on river 8♦ . Kim gave it some more thought and eventually found the call with two pair K♣ T♣ , good for the pot as Aso showed J♠ J♣ .

Seitaro Aso defended his cutoff open and called a 3,200 three bet from Yongsoek Choi on the big blind.

On flop A♥ 7♥ J♦ , Choi continued for 2,000 and called 6,000 more following a raise from Aso. Both players wasted no time getting their stacks in the middle on turn 4♠ , Aso slightly covering his opponent.

Choi A♠ K♥

Aso A♣ J♥

Aso well ahead with two pair, scooped up the win as river 4♣ completed the board, sending Choi out of the Main Event games early on.