APPT High Roller (250,000 PHILIPPINE PESO)

Gary Thompson raises 50,000 then calls small blind Yamato Nakai's 215,000 shove. Thompson has A♦ 7♥ , Yamato A♣ 8♠ , board runs J♣ 9♠ J♦ 4♦ 8♦ . Nakai doubles through.

The river 4♥ doesn't improve Crivell for Nakai's straight to hold and double up.

From the button Gary Thompson raises, big blind Patrick Crivell calls and they head to the flop 6♠ Hs 5♦ . Thompson c-bets 30,000, Crivell check-raises 105,000, Thompson calls, the turn is 3♥ . Crivell leads out 205,000, Thompson tanks using up a time bank then folds.

Jun Beum Chun raises 25,000 and big blind Gary Thompson calls. Chun continues for 18,000 on the flop Q♦ 2♠ 6♣ , Thompson check-calls. The turn 6♦ , Thompson leads out 26,000, Chun calls. Both check the river 8♠ , Thompson flips over A♦ 8♣ , Chun claims it with T♣ T♥ .

From the button, Gary Thompson opens 20,000 and big blind Yamato Nakai calls. Thompson c-bets 13,000 at the flop 6♠ 3♠ J♠ , Nakai check-calls. The turn Q♥ is checked to bring the river K♦ . Nakai lead out 20,000, Thompson raises 80,000, Nakai calls and shows the winning K♣ J♥ two pair. Thompson shows A♣ 9♣ .

Oliver Krefeldt raises 10,000, button Youhyun Kim and big blind Gary Thompson call. They all check to the turn 3♦ Q♠ 4♦ K♥ , check-check to Kim who lays out 18,000, called by both . The river A♣ , Krefeldt bets 45,000, no callers.

On a board showing 8♠ 9♠ K♠ and 29,000 in the pot, small blind Youhyun Kim bets 7000, big blind Gary Thompson calls, both check the turn 2♦ to bring the river 5♠ . Kim bets 12,000, Thompson uses a time-bank then raises 57,000, Kim folds.

Gary Thompson raises 6000 from utg and the blinds Youhyun Kim and Im Heesoo call. On a flop 6♠ 3♣ 7♠ , Kim checks, Im Heesoo jams 126,500, Thompson and Kim call for the turn Q♥ . Thompson kicks off the side pot with a 38,000 bet, Kim calls, but on the river 6♦ , Kim folds to the 88,000 bet.

Catching the action with two players staring down a board J♣ 5♥ J♥ with Gary Thompson check-raising Kenneth Kong's 6000 bet to make it 18,000 to continue. Kong calls to see the turn A♣ . Thompson leads out 23,500, Kong call again. On the T♥ river, Thompson slides out 26,000, Kong shoves 83,000, Thompson tanks using up two time-banks then calls. Thompson ship is with the full house denying Kong's bluff.

Battulga Ganbold raises 4000, Finn Penderak and Gary Thompson call. The board is checked to the river J♦ 9♥ 9♠ 7♠ 3♦ . Penderak bets 8000, Thompson folds, Ganbold calls then mucks to T♣ 9♣ pair.

With Thompson showing the nut flush, Torres is drawing dead.

Gary Thompson opens for 1300 and finds two callers to see a flop 3♥ 5♠ K♥ . Thompson continues for 1500, Raju Jaruplavath calls while big blind Finn Penderak folds. Thompson continues on the turn 3♣ laying out 3000 that's called. They then check the river T♦ . Thompson's 9♠ 9♥ bests Jaruplavath's 8♥ 8♠ .

Sultanov's cowboys hold to double up.

From hijack, William Ysmael opens 900 and big blind Gary Thompson defends. Thompson check-calls Ysmael's 1600 bet at the flop 8♥ T♥ 2♣ , then both check the turn 3♥ for a river card 3♦ . Thompson leads out 3500, Ysmael raises 9500, Thompson folds.

Facing a raise that's called, button Gary Thompson three-bets 3200, initial raiser from utg Kei Okuda and hijack Seonguk Huh both call. At the flop 6♥ K♥ J♦ , action is checked to Thompson who continues for 3500, Okuda calls, Huh raises 14,000, Thompson tanks for one time-bank then folds, Okuda tanks for two time-banks then folds as well.

From utg, Taeho Lee raises 600, hijack Gary Thompson re-raises 2200, Lee makes it 10,000, Thompson calls to end the opening betting round. On a flop 9♠ 7♦ Q♥ . Lee continues for 11,000 and wins the pot without further challenge from Thompson.