Main Event (16,500 PHP)

Kevin Mateo opens 12,000 and heads to the flop 6♣ 7♠ J♥ with two callers. Mateo c-bets 16,000 and is called by both. With a larger 25,000 bet on the turn J♦ , only Oleg Mordassov continues to the river 7♦ . Mateo barrels 45,000, this time Oleg Mordassov raises 100,000, Mateo puts on the brakes and folds.

Tiang Luok Ronny Lee pushes all-in for his last 31,000 and finds two callers. The board is checked through the turn A♠ K♦ 5♥ 9♠ . On the river 2♦ , Kevin Mateo fires 100,000 but no side bet interest. All in player Tiang shows A♥ 9♦ for two pair, Mateo shows 9♣ 9♥ set to end Tiang.

With an open and a call in front of him, small blind Rene Mar David fired a three bet to 2,500 and saw both opponents complete. On flop 2♠ 8♦ 7♥ , David continued for 5,000, called by original raiser Mateo Kevin. Turn J♠ and river T♥ were checked through, revealing David's Q♥ Q♣ crushed against Mateo's turned set J♥ J♦ for the win.

Kevin Mateo raises to 1,400 from under the gun and is joined by three callers to the flop A♣ 5♣ J♦ . Everyone checks to bring the turn K♠ . Mateo c-bets 6000 and wins with no one interested.

Kevin Mateo: 40,000

Moon Young Chan: 85,000

Renato Alcano: 40,000

Benigno Ledina: 41,000

From cutoff, Kevin Mateo raises, big blind Meneleo Gloria makes it 2,000 to play, Mateo calls and both see a flop K♦ 6♥ 5♥ . Gloria leads for 1,200, Mateo raises to 3,500, Gloria calls and the turn 7♦ drops. Gloria checks to Mateo who again bets out 6,400, Gloria opts to fold.

Kevin Mateo makes it 500 from hijack. two players call, then big blind Kevin Mendoza re-raises to 1,500. All players call for four players to the flop A♠ 3♥ T♥ . Mendoza, c-bets 1,500 into the pot. Mateo and cutoff call, back to small blind Hun An who check-raises all-in 31,000. No takers but Mateo. Hun An shows Q♥ J♥ draw, Mateo with A♣ 3♠ two pair. The turn 3♦ seals the win for Mateo with a full house and Hun An is drawing dead. Hun An exits the tournament.