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Anastasios Pavlou opens from utg, John Costiniano defends the big blind then heads to a flop 2♦ 6♥ 3♥ . Pavlou continues 125,000, Costiniano check-raises 425,000, Pavlou jams over 3.7 Million, Costiniano calls with much less behind.

Costiniano misses on the turn 7♦ and river T♦ to exit in 4th place.

Small blind John Costiniano limps and big blind Anastasios Pavlou checks. On a flop 3♥ K♠ 5♦ , Costiniano bets 50,000, Pavlou calls, then both check the turn 5♣ .On the river 4♠ , Costiniano bangs out 125,000, Pavlou calls. Costiniano shows K♣ T♠ top pair which is behind Pavlou's Q♣ 5♠ trips.

From the small blind, Mike Takayama calls a raise and heads to the flop with button Seonghun Jeong and big blind John Costiniano. At the flop 6♣ T♠ 9♠ , Jeong c-bets 50,000 , blinds call again. On the turn 6♥ , Takayama checks once more then folds to Costiniano 120,000 bet while Jeong calls. No bets on the river 7♠ . Jeong flips T♦ Q♣ and rakes it in.

Preflop battle begins with utg Florencio Campomanes bumping it up to 90,000, cutoff Edgar Asehan three-bets 150,000, small blind John Costiniano four-bets 550,000, Campomanes five-bets 1,100,000, no takers.

Small blind Mike Takayama limps, John Costiniano checks, both players check the flop 2♦ A♥ 3♠ . On the turn 6♣ , Costiniano bets 30,000, Takayama check-calls to bring the river 9♥ . Takayama leads out 150,000, Costiniano calls, Takayama isn't bluffing this time with A♠ K♣ top pair.

Heavy preflop action opens with cutoff John Costiniano min-raising, buttton Anastasios Pavlou three-bets 140,000, small blind Florencio Campomanes four-bets 310,000, Costiniano gets out of the way while Pavlou slides out the call.

On the flop 6♣ 7♥ 6♦ , Campomanes fires 180,000, Pavlou calls, to bring the turn 2♠ .Campomanes sends out 355,000 and this time, Pavlou gives it up.

From utg, John Costiniano bumps it up to 60,000, the blinds call, flop comes 5♦ 3♣ T♣ . Action is checked to Costiniano and he bets 65,000, small blind folds, big blind Mike Takayama raises 190,000, Costiniano assesses then folds.

Seonghun Jeong opens from cutoff and John Costiniano defend his big blind. Both check the flop J♦ 4♦ 6♠ , Costiniano bets 90,000 on the turn T♦ , Jeong charges back 220,000, Costiniano flats. On the river 9♣ , Costiniano check-calls Jeong's 400,000 bet. Jeong flips over a bluff and plunges.

John Costiniano raises 60,000 from cutoff, small blind Florencio Campomanes re-raises 170,000, back to Costiniano who fires a four-bet of 450,000 and wins the pot without further challenge.

Utg John Costiniano opens 60,000 and big blind Mike Takayama defends. Both check to the river T♥ 7♥ J♥ J♦ 3♦ , Takayama leads out 85,000, Costiniano calls, Takayama flips over 4♠ 9♠ bluff, Costiniano wins the pot with T♦ 9♦ .

Utg+2 John Costiniano opens 50,000, Seonghun Jeong defends the big blind. Costiniano continues 55,000 on a flop A♠ 9♥ 8♣ , Jeong check-calls. The turn T♠ sees a larger 145,000 bet from Costiniano, Jeong replies with a check-raise all in for 400,000, Costiniano covers and calls.

Race leader John Costiniano opens 50,000 then calls button Seonghun Jeong's 160,000 three-bet. Flop J♦ A♦ 9♥ sees more chips in the pot with Costiniano check-calling 80,000. The turn 7♠ , Costiniano leads out 220,000, Jeong gives up his hand.

Platon misses the board completely to fall in 13th place while Costiniano soars to 2,000,000.

Utg John Costiniano opens 40,000, button Florencio Campomanes and big blind Guo Zhan Xi defend their positions. Flop comes 2♥ A♠ K♣ , Costiniano continues for another 40,000, only Campomanes joins for a turn card 4♣ . Costiniano checks it, Campomanes fires 90,000 which is enough for Costiniano to fold.

From utg, Benjamin Ebarle opens 24,000 and the blinds call. The flop 3♣ 4♠ 6♣ is checked around. The turn 2♠ sees a bet of 43,000 from Costiniano that's called. On the river 7♣ , blinds check, Ebarle bets 102,000, no callers.

Button William Ysmael opens 25,000 then calls small blind John Costiniano's 95,000 re-raise. Off to the flop 5♠ 3♥ K♣ , Costiniano fires 66,000 and Ysmael surrenders his hand.

Guo Zhan Xi opens 20,000, Marius Zalpys calls, small blind John Costiniano three-bets 75,000, only Zalpys calls for a flop Q♣ K♦ 5♣ . Costiniano fires 55,000 and wins the pot with no further challenge.