Final Day
Edgar Asehan Out In 6th Place - PHP 1,251,000

First player to cash is Edgar Asehan in 6th place. Asehan three-bet all in for his last 12 bb and is challenged by initial raiser Gary Thompson. At the runout, Thompson's pocket pair holds.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
EA Edgar Asehan | A♠3♦ | busted |
GT Gary Thompson | 9♠9♦ | 3,245,000(81 BB) |
Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MT Mike Takayama | 2,430,000(61 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson | 2,100,000(53 BB) |
CS Christopher Soyza | 1,670,000(42 BB) |
MR Marc Rivera | 1,550,000(39 BB) |
EA Edgar Asehan | 1,055,000(26 BB) |
AP Alfie Poetra | 920,000(23 BB) |
Alfie Poetra Sends Asehan Tanking

Hijack Alfie Poetra opens 80,000, Edgar Asehan calls from the small blind. Poetra c-bets 45,000 at the flop K♥ Q♣ 4♦ , Asehan check-calls for a turn 7♦ . Check from Asehan, Poetra contemplates then bets 215,000, Asehan tanks for a time-bank then folds.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
EA Edgar Asehan | 1,050,000(26 BB) |
AP Alfie Poetra | 930,000(23 BB) |
Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MT Mike Takayama | 3,350,000(84 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson | 1,590,000(40 BB) |
MR Marc Rivera | 1,540,000(39 BB) |
EA Edgar Asehan | 1,250,000(31 BB) |
CS Christopher Soyza | 755,000(19 BB) |
AP Alfie Poetra | 735,000(18 BB) |
VM Vamerdino Magsakay | 295,000(7 BB) |
Edgar Asehan Triple Barrel For The Pot

Edgar Asehan takes command, raising preflop then betting the flop and turn 4♦ T♦ J♠ T♥ , Quang Huy Nguyen and Vamerdino Magsakay call the 60,000 flop bet then fold to the 175,000 turn bet.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
EA Edgar Asehan | 995,000(33 BB) |
VM Vamerdino Magsakay | 935,000(31 BB) |
QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 320,000(11 BB) |
Chip Counts At The New Level
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MT Mike Takayama | 2,895,000(97 BB) |
CS Christopher Soyza | 1,410,000(47 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson | 1,210,000(40 BB) |
MR Marc Rivera | 920,000(31 BB) |
EA Edgar Asehan | 795,000(27 BB) |
VM Vamerdino Magsakay | 780,000(26 BB) |
AP Alfie Poetra | 710,000(24 BB) |
QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 490,000(16 BB) |
WT William Teoh | 290,000(10 BB) |
Marc Rivera Rakes It With Top Pair

Three player see a flop A♦ 2♠ 3♥ , Edgar Asehan c-bets 60,000 and is check-called by the blinds Marc Rivera and William Teoh. They all check the turn Q♥ . Teoh bets 100,000 on the river 2♦ , Asehan folds, Rivera check-calls and wins with top pair.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
MR Marc Rivera | A♥9♥ | 920,000(37 BB) |
EA Edgar Asehan | 795,000(32 BB) | |
WT William Teoh | 3♠5♠ | 290,000(12 BB) |
Players Getting Shove Through

William Teoh goes to a flop 8♦ 9♣ K♠ with two other players then jams 330,000, no takers.
Edgar Asehan opens 50,000, Mike Takayama three-bets 115,000, Asehan replies with shove of 715,000, Takayama tosses his hand in the muck.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
EA Edgar Asehan | 880,000(35 BB) |
WT William Teoh | 515,000(21 BB) |
Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MT Mike Takayama | 3,270,000(131 BB) |
CS Christopher Soyza | 1,470,000(59 BB) |
EA Edgar Asehan | 825,000(33 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson | 810,000(32 BB) |
AP Alfie Poetra | 795,000(32 BB) |
VM Vamerdino Magsakay | 780,000(31 BB) |
MR Marc Rivera | 540,000(22 BB) |
QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 525,000(21 BB) |
WT William Teoh | 480,000(19 BB) |
Nut Flush For Mike Takayama

Gary Thompson opens 50,000, button Edgar Asehan and big blind Mike Takayama join to the flop J♦ T♠ 9♦ . No bets land for a free turn K♦ .Takayama leads out 100,000, only Thompson calls. Same action on the river 5♦ with Takayama betting 475,000, Thompson calls and shows T♦ 8♦ flush that's behind Takayama's A♦ 2♦ nut flush.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MT Mike Takayama | 3,270,000(131 BB) |
EA Edgar Asehan | 835,000(33 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson | 735,000(29 BB) |
Edgar Asehan Denies The Split

Edgar Asehan three-bets all in for 450,000 and is called by initial raiser Gary Thompson. Both show ace-king and seems to be a split until a flurry of clubs come out to grant Asehan the double up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
EA Edgar Asehan | A♣K♥ | 960,000(38 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson | A♦K♠ | 1,460,000(58 BB) |
Quang Huy Nguyen Climbing
Quang Huy Nguyen opens 40,000, two players call, then all check to the turn A♥ J♥ 5♦ 3♥ . Nguyen leads out 110,000, no callers.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 905,000(45 BB) |
VM Vamerdino Magsakay | 655,000(33 BB) |
EA Edgar Asehan | 505,000(25 BB) |
Final 9 Players

Player | Chips |
---|---|
GT Gary Thompson | 2,000,000(100 BB) |
MT Mike Takayama | 1,840,000(92 BB) |
CS Christopher Soyza | 1,545,000(77 BB) |
QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 1,145,000(57 BB) |
AP Alfie Poetra | 680,000(34 BB) |
VM Vamerdino Magsakay | 635,000(32 BB) |
EA Edgar Asehan | 565,000(28 BB) |
WT William Teoh | 560,000(28 BB) |
MR Marc Rivera | 530,000(27 BB) |
Ngo Khoa Anh Eliminated

First casualty has been delivered with Ngo Khoa Anh biting the bullet. He open shoves 130,000 then falls to Edgar Asehan's aces.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
EA Edgar Asehan | A♥A♠ D | 565,000(28 BB) |
NK Ngo Khoa Anh | A♦7♥ CO | busted |