APPT Open (60,000 PHP)

The third and final flight to the APPT Open is in the books. 21 players survived the fifteen rounds with Filipino Hernan Villa bagging the chip lead. Stay tuned for the recap.

Wei Chen Lin opens 8500 and big blind Hernan Villa defends. Lin continues for 800 on the flop 3♥ 8♦ A♦ , Villa folds.

Elmido misses and busts.

Guo Zhan Xi raises 5000, button Wang Zhiyu and big blind Jester Intia call. At the flop Q♣ 2♣ 9♣ , players check to Wang who bets 6000, Intia calls, Gou raises 21,000, no takers.

Wei Chen Lin calls Bok Kim's 6000 raise then calls 12,000 on the flop 2♠ 6♣ A♣ . Facing a 14,000 bet on the turn T♣ , Lin check-raises 60,000 which is enough to induce a fold.

Hijack opens 5000 and heads to the flop 3♦ 6♥ 3♠ with three callers. Jester Intia bets 14,000, only Hernando Elmido calls. The turn 8♠ and river 8♦ were checked. Elmido opens T♣ 3♣ full house, Intia mucked.

Thomas Ward raises 5000 and button Tadashi Ogawa calls. Both players check the flop J♥ K♥ 8♠ leading to the turn 8♣ which Ward bets 8000. Ogawa calls and the river comes 8♥ . Ward sends out 60,000 and wins it unchallenged.

Mark Vergara opens then calls a three-bet of 9500 from Bonifacio Mondalo. At the flop 6♣ K♦ 4♦ , Mondalo continues for 7000, Vergara check-raises all in for 36,000, Mondalo folds.

Following a raise by Mark Amparo that's called, big blind Jester Intia defends to make it three to the flop 5♣ T♠ J♠ . Amparo continues for 12,000, cutoff folds, Intia check-calls. The turn A♣ is checked leading to the river T♥ . Intia bets 27,000, Amparo calls, Intia flips over T♣ 8♠ trips , Amparo mucks.