PokerStars Red Dragon (70,000 PHP)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.