APL Main Event (65,000 PHP)

Suguru Sawada opened 26,000 on the hijack and put out 73,000 more following an all-in from Seungjun Lee two seats after.

Up for a race, Sawada kept ahead all through board A♣ K♦ 7♣ J♥ 8♥ , knocking one off the counts once again.

Suguru Sawada opened 25,000 early position and was joined by Jessie Leonarez on the small blind.

On flop 5♥ 7♥ 2♦ , Leonarez led all-in for 57,000 and was called by Sawada for a showdown.

Leonarez 3♦ 3♠

Sawada K♦ 7♦

Sawada ahead, scooped up the pot as runout 5♦ 9♥ sealed him the win.

With action folded to the blinds, Suguru Sawada kicked off the action with an open and called for his tournament life (284,000) after Sangjin An pushed all-in.

Sawada at risk, instantly spiked a set, sealing the win on board 9♦ 5♠ 3♠ 2♥ 3♥ . Two hands later, Sawada finished off An , shooting his stack up to nearly 90 big blinds.

Suguru Sawada opened 12,000 early position and Carlo Calingasan completed on the big blind.

Action was checked round to turn 9♣ 7♦ 8♦ 8♣ , where Calingasan led 12,000. Sawada called behind and paid another 18,000 on river 3♠ , only to muck as Calingasan showed two pair Q♣ 7♣ .

Carlo Calingasan opened in early position and called a 24,000 raise from Suguru Sawada behind. On flop 2♠ K♣ Q♣ , Calingasan check jammed against Sawada's 15,000 cbet and shipped the pot straight away.

Hochung Song open shoved 48,500 on the button and was looked up by Suguru Sawada on the small blind.

A 50-50 situation, Song immediately had his hopes crushed as board J♥ 6♦ 8♠ 2♣ T♠ landed Sawada top set.