Main Event (16,500 PHP)

Guillermo Ricarte opens 7,000 from under the gun, button Mark Almusajin re-raises to 21,000. Guillermo makes the call and both players see a flop of K♥ K♠ 6♥ . Guillermo check calls a 15,000 bet. On the turn 2♦ , Guillermo checks again, Almusjin bets out 37,000, Guillermo raises all-in for 90,000 to push out Almusajin.

From cutoff, Ricarte Guillermo makes it 5,000 gets three callers to see a flop of 4♦ Q♠ 7♠ . Guillermo c-bets for 12,000 and is called only by Fukihara Shinya. Guillermo fires again 19,000 at the 9♣ turn, Shinya opts to fold.

From utg, Jason Cruz opens 2600 and gets action from two callers. On the flop 2♥ 2♠ 3♠ , Cruz c-bets 2200, button Badrudin Ampatuan raises 8000, small blind Guillermo Ricarte folds, Cruz calls. Both players check the turn A♥ . Cruz fires 5700 on the river, gets a call from Ampatuan, Cruz shows A♠ 3♦ for two pair and Ampatuan mucks his hand.

Jason Cruz: 53,000

Badrudin Ampatuan: 67,000

Ricarte Guillermo: 33,000

Utg+1 Kim Kunwoo DK opens 2600, cutoff Guillermo Ricarte calls, button Liao Po Hsun three-bets 10,500, Kim folds, Ricarte four-bet jams and Liao takes the risk for less chips.

Guillermo Ricarte A♣ Q♣

Liao Po Hsun 9♣ 9♠

The board runs Q♣ 4♠ 9♦ A♠ 2♦, giving some hope for Ricarte heading to the river, but not enough to defeat Liao's set.