PokerStars Red Dragon (70,000 PHP)

After a three-way ICM deal, the top two stacks flipped for the trophy. Lester Edoc was the luckiest . Congraulations to the new champion!

The final three players have agreed on an ICM deal.

Mike Takayama - PHP 3,735,000 (~USD 63,923)

Lester Edoc - PHP 3,735,000 (~USD 63,923)

Jose Colada - PHP 2,720,000 (~USD 46,550)

Takayama and Edoc will also be awarded a package to the APPT Championship worth PHP 200,000.

Utg Jose Colada makes it 105,000 and big blind Mike Takayama calls. Takayama checks the flop K♥ Q♣ K♣ then calls Colada's 100,000 bet. The turn 8♣ is checked to bring the river T♠ . Colada fires 225,000, Takayama check-calls then mucks to Colada's A♠ J♣ straight.

Czar Ian Marcos opens 85,000, big blind Jose Colada makes it 225,000, Marcos calls. Colada continues at the flop 2♥ J♣ Q♥ for 155,000, Marcos raises 505,000, Colada folds.

Chip leader Mike Takayama opens 90,000, small blind Li Lok Ching re-raises 275,000, Takayama flats. Ching continues 200,000 on the flop 2♦ T♦ 6♠ , Takayama calls. The turn 6♣ is checked leading to the river T♣ . Takayama bets 440,000, Ching gives up his hand.

Both players hit the flop, Colada lands trips on the turn and prematurely celebrates and is stunned by the 9♥ river for higher full house to Haverkamp.

Lai Xin Hua opens 60,000, Ronald Haverkamp three-bets 200,000, big blind Mike Takayama flats, and Lai opts to fold. The flop J♣ 6♥ 6♠ is checked, Takayama bets 300,000 on the turn 4♣ , no takers.

Czar Ian Marcos limp from the small blind and Lester Edoc checks. Marcos bets 55,000 at the flop T♠ A♥ 6♣ , Edoc calls. Marcos fires 100,000 on the turn J♥ , Edoc raises 500,000, Marcos calls for his last 265,000.

With the turn 3♦ and river 5♥ , Marquez exits in 9th place.

From utg+1 Mike Takayama opens 60,000 only to get re-raised by small blind Li Lok Ching. Takayama calls the 190,000, the flop comes J♣ 7♦ 4♣ . Ching continues 140,000, Takayama calls. The turn 5♦ is checked, Takayama fires 350,000 on the river T♠ . Ching folds.

Card rush for Li Lok Ching to send another player to the exit. Next to go was Vinayak Bajaj with A♥ 9♦ unable to improve against Q♣ Q♥ .

Catching the action with the flop laid out 8♥ 9♠ J♣ and 165,000 in the pot, Vamerdino Magsakay bets 55,000, Li Lok Ching check-raises 140,000, Magsakay uses two three time banks then shoves, Ching calls and had the nuts.

Magsakay's trips defeat Seitaro's top pair to ship it and send Seitaro out in 12th place.

End of the road for Martin Gonzales with Jose Colada cleaning him out. Hand opens with a raise from hijack Gonzales, button Colada three-bets 160,000, Gonzales calls. At the flop T♥ Q♥ 4♦ , check from Gonzales, Colada c-bets 250,000, Gonzales jams 780,000. Colada snap-calls and shows A♣ A♥ . Gonzales has a draw with 5♥ 6♥ . The turn T♣ and river T♠ only help Colada to oust Gonzales in 13th place.

Utg Park Seonghun raises 55,000, big blind Ronald Haverkamp three-bets 175,000, Park calls and head to the flop T♦ 9♦ J♠ . Following a check, Park bets 290,000, Haverkamp shoves 640,000, Park calls.

Michael De Leon opens and small blind Park Seonghun joins to the flop 9♥ J♠ T♥ . Park opts to lead out 40,000, De Leon three-bets, Park answers with a four-bets, De Leon shoves the entire load of 615,000. Park calls and covers De Leon.

Czar Ian Marcos min-raises, big blind Daniel Benor calls leaving just 3 bb behind. At the flop 3♥ 4♥ 5♦ , Benor sends it all in and Marcos calls.

Just last level, Jose Colada was down to 6 bb and has now risen to over a million in chips. His latest pot was the shocking takedown of Ronato Alcano.

Hand opens with utg Colada raising 55,000, Alcano and Martin Gonzales call. Colada continues for 85,000 on a flop 2♠ 5♦ T♥ , only Alcano joins to the turn 3♠ . Colada jams and Alcano calls for his tournament life.

Takayama's cowboys stay ahead throughout for a double up as Benor plunges to 11 bb.

After calling a raise preflop, Martin Gonzales takes command of the hand first raising 125,000 on a flop T♠ 4♦ 7♣ that's called by Ronato Alcano. On the turn 8♣ another 140,000 from Gonzales that Alcano check-calls. Gonzales fires a third barrel of 170,000 on the river T♦ , this time Alcano gives up his stake on the pot.

Cutoff Michael De Leon raises 50,000, button Daniel Benor three-bets 130,000, De Leon four-bets 330,000, Benor surrenders his hand.

Benor doubles through while Rosete plunges to 1.5 bb. Next hand, Benor takes the rest of Rosete's chips.

Kho stays ahead for a double up.

Four players build a pot of 108,000 and head to a flop 9♦ 8♣ K♦ . Blinds check to hijack Czar Ian Marcos who bets 56,000, Lai Xin Hua calls, small blind checks, big blind Uday Duggal shoves for 107,000. Back to Marcos with a bigger jam of 518,000, Hua uses up five time-banks then makes the with 199,000 behind.

The turn 2♦ secures the nut flush for Hua and with the river 6♦ , Hua ships it while railing Duggal in the process.

Preflop battle begins with Mike Takayama's 27,000 raise, button Vinayak Bajaj three-bets 72,000, Takayama four-bets back 230,000, Bajaj shoves and covers. Takayama tanks using up one time-bank then folds.

Looking good through the turn, a king turns up on the river to finish off Osuna in 25th place.

An Ace in the window holds for Kho to double up.

The turn A♣ and river 3♠ completes the board. Duggal's kicker plays to rail Uhara.

Richard Marquez is heard across the venue as he celebrates his win against Francisco Osuna. Hand opens with utg Osuna raising 20,000 that's called by small blind Marquez. Osuna bets 25,000 at the flop 9♣ 5♥ 3♥ , Marquez check-raises 90,000, Osuna calls. More chips dumped at the turn 2♣ with Marquez leading out 150,000, Osuna shoving 480,000, and Marquez calling with less behind.

Marquez is ahead with two pair while Osuna has a flush draw. The river Q♥ is not one of Osuna's outs for a huge double up to Marquez.

From utg+1 Victor Chong opens, cutoff Rommel Angeles calls, big blind Seonghun Park bumps it up to 100,000, only Chong chooses to continue to the flop J♠ Q♣ Q♠ . Park resumes with a 25,000 bet, Chong answers with a 75,000 raise, Park calls and they head to the turn J♥ . Sending the action to Chong, he bets 75,000 again, this time Park opts to surrender his hand.

Looking bleak for Benor, the river queen saves him and doubles up.

Gabriel Roh opens and Maxwell Rosete calls. A♠ the board completes 2♣ 4♠ Q♣ 3♠ 8♥ , Roh bets 16,000, 37,000 that's check-called by Rosete. Then both knock on the river. Roh has Q♦ T♠ to pair to win the pot.