APPT Manila Main Event (80,000 PHILIPPINE PESO)

Takuya Morita is now the third player to end up on Daniel Benor's chopping block. Hand opens with hijack Benor raising 160,000, small blind Morita calls. On the flop Q♥ 6♥ 2♠ , Benor continues with a 150,000 bet, Morita check-raises 600,000, Benor shoves his massive stack, Morita tank-calls 1,300,00 using two time extensions.

Morita's top pair holds on the turn 9♠ , however with the river A♣ , Benor overtakes to end Morita's run in 15th place.

Tran Huy Hoang min-raises from utg and heads to the flop 5♥ 7♥ T♠ with caller Takuya Morita from the big blind. Tran c-bets 130,000, Morita answers with a 400,000 check-raise and wins the pot without challenge from Tran.

Small blind Takuya Morita limps in and big blind Daniel Benor checks and head to a flop 7♣ 6♦ K♥ . Morita leads out 20,000, Benor raises 55,000, Morita calls. The turn 7♦ , Morita passes the betting to Benor who continues for 110,000, Morita raises 220,000, Benor calls to bring the river 2♣ . Morita jumps out with a shove and wins the pot without further challenge.

Button Takuya Morita opens 35000, small blind Daniel Benor three-bets 115,000, Morita calls. On a flop T♦ A♦ 8♥ , Benor continues for 70,000, Morita calls it then both check the turn A♣ and river 3♦ . Benor shows T♥ 8♦ , Morita mucks.

From utg, James Dela Cruz opens, small blind Morita Takuya calls, big blinds Timothy Kuok makes it 55,000, Cruz calls and Takuya folds. The flop comes 8♥ 7♥ 8♠ , Kuok continues for 40,000, Cruz calls, then both knock the turn A♥ . On the river 7♣ , Cruz shoves 79,000, Kuok tanks using up one time-bank then gives up his hand.

From utg+1 Takuya Morita min-raises, hijack Shayne Villanueva and small blind Chris Luwei call for a flop 3♠ 9♠ Q♥ . Morita continues 3500, Villanueva makes it 16,000, Luwei folds, Morita calls and they head to the turn K♣ . Villanueva continues the big bets laying out 20,000, Morita check-calls. With the river T♣ , both players opt to check.

Villanueva collects the pot with two pair.