Main Event (16,500 PHP)

Benhur Ybarsabal raises to 12,000 for middle position and Lortie Christian defends his BB with a call as both players see a flop of Q♠ 5♦ 3♦ . Lortie leads out 12,000, Ybarsabal raises all-in for 131,000. Lortie calls.

Ybarsabal reveals K♦ K♥ , Lortie is behind with Q♦ 2♠ then quickly improves on the turn 2♣ . Ybarsabal is on the verge of elimination. The river 3♣ says no as it give Ybarsabal the higher two pair for a huge double up.

Benhur Ybarsabal: 293,000

Christian Lortie: 150,000

Benhur Ybarsabal makes it 8,000 at cut-off only to face a 24,000 three-bet by big blind Lortie Christian. Ybarsabal calls and they go to a flop A♦ K♥ 7♠ . Lortie bets out 20,000 and Ybarsabal calls. Both players check the turn 7♣ on the turn and river T♣ . Ybarsabal shows J♥ J♦ , Lortie shows A♠ 4♥ with the pair of aces enough to take down the pot.

Christian Lortie raises 6000 from the button then calls small blind Oleg Mordassov's re-raise of 18,000. At the flop of 5♥ 4♦ 6♣ , Mordassov check-calls a 21,000 bet then check folds the 36,000 bet on the turn 7♣ .

Christian Lortie raises to 6,000 from the button and Hun An defends his big blind. Hun An check calls a 5,000 bet on a flop of 4♦ 4♠ 7♣ , then again check calls a 17,500 bet on the 5♦ turn. By the river 7♦, Lortie shoves, Hun An check calls for his tournament life.

Hun An raises to 5,000 from UTG and gets both blinds to call. Christian Lortie and Oleg Mordassov check call the 6,000 bet from Hun An on the A♦ 3♦ K♣ flop. The turn falls T♣ and small blind Lortie leads out 32,500. Big blind Mordassov calls as Hun An avoids. Both players check the J♦ on the river.

Lortie shows Q♦ J♣ and Mordassov shows Q♣ J♥, both hitting the nut straight and halving the pot.

Christian Lortie opens 4500 from utg and big blind Lee Han Sic defends. Both check the flop 6♣ 8♣ 4♥ then Lee bets 5000 on the turn 3♥ . Lortie answers with a huge 80,000 raise, Lee folds and shows 2♣ 2♦ which was ahead of Lortie's Q♥ J♥ bluff.

Heavy preflop action opens with Brian Mok limping from under the gun, Diven Gosai in the next seat raises to 2,000, button Jason Marhen Simbre calls, big blind Lortie Cloutier Christian pushes all-in for 18,500, no callers.

Christian Lortie raises to 300 from mid-position then calls button player Moon Young Chan's 1,100 re-raise. At the flop of 3♥ 4♣ 5♠. Lortie check-raises Chan's 700 bet making it 3,000 to continue, Chan calls. The turn A♠ sees Lortie lead with 6,500 and Chan snap calls. More bets on the river K♠ with Lortie shoving, Chan calls. Lortie shows 4♦ 3♦ for the low two-pair while Chan shows A♣ K♣, bagging runners to make top two-pair.

Moon Yang Chan raises from under the gun to 300, Fujii Ryo and Lortie Cloutier Christian call from small blind the big blind respectively. Fujii checks the flop 8♠ 4♣ Q♦, Lortie bets 600, both opponents call. On the turn 5♥, Lortie fires 2,200, only Fujii continues as Chan folds. The river J♣. Lortie triple barrels 6,500 and wins the pot uncontested.