APPT National (40,000 PHILIPPINE PESO)

From utg, Vivencio Nachor opens 175,000 and big blind Seokchul Hwang calls. Heavy action on a flop T♦ K♥ 5♥ kicked off by Nachor for 125,000, Hwang check-raises 300,000, Nachor three-bets 525,000, Hwang folds.

At the new level, Seungcheol Choi picks up three pots. First pot sees Kaoru Kishimoto limp and Choi check. The board is checked to the rive 6♠ 2♦ 8♠ A♦ J♠ . Choi bets 100,000, Kishimoto calls then mucks to J♦ 9♦ pair.

Next hand, Choi raise from the small blind and Seokchul Hwang folds. Moving to the button position, Choi opens 200,000 and wins the blind and ante.

Vivencio Nachor successfully defends his blinds. From the big blind, he bumps it up to 210,000 and small blind limper Seokchul Hwang folds.

Now on the small blind, Nachor limps in and big blind Kaoru Kishimoto checks his option. Both check the flop 7♠ T♦ 5♣ . Nachor bets 80,000 on the turn Q♠ and 105,000 on the river 3♠ , Kishimoto calls both then mucks to Nachor's 7♦ 8♥ pair.

Back to back pots for the leader Vivencio Nachor. First pot, he opens 180,000 from utg and cutoff Kaoru Kishimoto calls. Nachor c-bets the flop 9♦ 6♣ 3♦ , Kishimoto calls the 175,000. On the turn A♥ , Nacho sends out 275,000 and wins it on the fold.

Following that hand, Seokchul Hwang raises 200,000 from the small blind and big blind Nachor defends. Hwang continues for another 200,000 on the flop 4s3c 8♦ , Nachor hits back with 425,000 raise, Hwang folds.

From utg, Seokchul Hwang opens 175,000 and big blind Keng Yong Tan calls it for a flop 5♥ 3♥ 6♠ . Hwang continues for 100,000, Tang check-calls to see a turn 8♦ . Tan opts to lead out 175,000, Hwang answers with a 500,000 raise,

Vivencio Nachor is pulling away from the pack with several pots taken down at the flop. His latest was earned preflop with utg+1 Keng Yong Tan raising 120,000 called by hijack Seokchul Hwang, then cutoff Nachor three-bets 370,000. No callers.

Kaoru Kishimoto opens 125,000, Seokchul Hwang three-bets 275,000, Kishimoto four-bets 650,000, Hwang gives up his hand.

Kaoru Kishimoto opens 100,000 from late position, small blind Seokchul Hwang calls it for a flop 8♠ 8♥ Q♦ . Hwang leads out 100,000, Kishimoto calls then folds on the turn 3♠ after a 200,000 bet from Hwang.

After the two opening hands, Seokchul Hwang raises the next two and finds no callers to steal the blinds and antes.

Vivencio Nachor opens for 50,000 and finds two callers to the flop 8♣ 3♥ K♠ . Nachor leads 60,000, Li Mu Ze calls as Seokchul Hwang folds. Turn 6♥ is checked by both. Nachor also checks the river 4♦ , Li bets 100,000, gets called. Nachor shows 7♠ 7♦ and wins the pot.

Seokchul Hwang opens 55,000 and is called by Vivencio Nachor and Seungcheol Choi. Flop comes Q♥ 5♦ 7♣ , Hwang continues for 100,000, Nachor raises 220,000, Choi folds, Hwang thinks about it then folds as well.

Sitting with a mountain of chips at one point, Zhiyu Wang plunges then falls in two hands against Seokchul Hwang. First one Wang opens 32,000, Hwang defends the big blind. The board goes on to complete 7♦ K♦ 6♦ 4♣ J♦ , Wang calls down Hwang's 50,000, 100,000, and 300,000 bets. Hwang opens A♦ 9♥ , Wang mucks.

Next encounter, opens a huge 142,000, Hwang three-bets 300,000 which covers Wang (242,000) who calls.