APPT Super High Roller (500,000 PHILIPPINE PESO)

From button Gary Thompson min-raises and big blind Mike Takayama calls. On a flop K♥ 5♠ 4♣ , Thompson c-bets 75,000 and Takayama check-calls. The turn 6♠ and river K♣ sees no bets. Takayama shows A♥ 2♠ , Thompson ahs A♠ 9♠ for his kicker to play.

Small blind Marc Rivera limps then calls big blind Gary Thompson's 150,000 raise. When the board completes J♦ J♥ K♣ A♣ 5♥ , Rivera proceeds to check-call every street 80,000, 330,000, 800,000, both players tanking first on the river.

Thompson opens Q♣ J♣ trips , Rivera ships it with Q♠ T♥ straight.

Gary Thompson on a heater claiming four pots in succession. First one he defends the big blind from utg Michael Soyza's 100,000 raise. Both check the flop K♣ J♥ 8♦ . Thompson leads out 90,000 on the turn J♠ and wins the pot.

Now on the small blind, Thompson raises 150,000, this time Soyza defends the big blind. Flop runs A♣ T♦ 3♠ , Thompson continues for 100,000, Soyza snap-folds.

A larger pot next, Thompson raises 100,000 on the button and Takayama defends the big blind. Takayama check-calls 75,000 on a flop J♦ 3♦ 9♣ then check-calls 235,000 on the turn J♣ . Both check the river K♥ . Thompson flips over K♠ 7♦ top pair, Takayama shows his 9♦ 8♣ .

The fourth pot Thompson three-bets 280,00 from cutoff, Marc Rivera gives up his 100,000 raise.

From hijack, Vamerdino Magsakay min-raises, big blind Gary Thompson defends. The board is checked to the river T♠ 9♣ 7♥ K♥ 5♦ . Magsakay bets 50,000, Thompson check-calls. Magsakay shows Q♠ Q♥ and wins it over Thompson's T♥ 8♣ .

Following the win, Magsakay raises the next two hands and steals the blinds and antes to cross over a million.

Edgar Asehan opens 50,000 and is joined to the flop by lojack Quang Huy Nguyen and big blind Gary Thompson. They check the flop A♦ 6♠ K♥ . On the turn 8♣ action is checked to Nguyen, he bets 50,000 that only Thompson calls. The river T♦ , Nguyen bets 105,000, this time Thompson uses two time banks then calls and wins with top pair.

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.

Having lost a pot to Mike Takayama, Quang Huy Nguyen enters a raised pot by Gary Thompson with Marc Rviera also joining in. On a flop 8♣ 6♦ 5♣ , action is checked to Nguyen who bets 75,000 which is good enough to win the pot.