APL Main Event (65,000 PHP)

Kevin Mateo opened 3,200 mid position and was met with an 11,000 three bet from Sin Yong Il on the small blind. Mateo answered with a raise to 22,200 and Il completed.

On flop 6♦ 8♠ T♠ , Mateo wasted no time getting his stack in the middle, sending Il deep into the tank. Il eventually called off for his entire 59,800 with Q♦ Q♥ and was up against Mateo's A♠ K♠ .

Drawing either to a spade or overcards, Mateo locked one up right on the turn A♣ , with the river T♥ sealing the win for the Filipino runner.

Kyeongmin Lee defended his early open and called a 3,500 three bet from Sin Yong Il on the small blind.

Action on flop A♠ T♥ 4♣ was checked round to turn 9♥ , where Lee gunned a bet of 6,500. Il check raised to 17,000, and showed A♥ A♣ shortly after Lee slipped the fold.

John Tech opened on the cutoff and saw both Miura Shinya and Sin Yong Il complete their blinds.

On flop 9♠ 8♠ 5♣ , Shinya wasted no time throwing a 1,500 bet, called by Il onto turn T♠ . Shinya this time, check called a 2,500 bet from his opponent, and faced no more on river 7♦ for a showdown.

Shinya revealed two pair 9♣ 8♦ , no good against Il's better T♣ 5♠ .

Sin Yong Il opened on the hijack and called a 2,000 three bet from Yoo Gyeong Tae right behind.

On flop 6♠ 3♣ 4♦ , Il check called another 2,000, revealing turn 5♦ . Both checked it through to river 8♣ , where Il paid a final 3,000, only to muck as Yoo showed overpair T♥ T♣ .