Main Event (16,500 PHP)

Cutoff Kyle Anderson opened to 16,000 and saw Kitamura Keita complete from the big blind to see flop K♠ 9♦ 6♥ . Checked to Anderson, he bet all-in, leaving Kitamura to call off his remaining 56,000 with Q♥ T♥ . Drawing to a straight, Anderson's A♣ A♠ piled in the win after the turn 7♦ and river K♣ bricked for his opponent.

Utg Kitamura Keita flicked in his 35,000 stack with J♠ T♣ and was called by big blind Yoo Gyeong Tae with 5♦ 5♥ . At risk, Kitamura dodged elimination after the board 8♣ 9♦ 2♦ J♣ 7♦ landed him a straight for a much needed double up.

Utg Kitamura Keita pushed all-in for his 84,000 stack with T♥ 9♦ and was called by two shorter stacks behind - Yun Jaesung with A♣ 6♣ and Tracy Crisostomo with A♥ 5♥ . The board ran 9♣ J♥ 8♠ A♠ K♦ , earning both short stack players a split pot.

Utg+2 Kitamura Keita opened to 4,500, called by a player behind. Button Yun Jaesung then fired a three bet to 13,000 and completed after Kitamura clicked back to 27,500. On flop 7♣ 5♦ 3♣ , Kitamura bet all-in, Yun with a tank fold. Kitamura shows 5♥ and scoops up the pot.

Utg Choi Jaeki opened to 3,000 and defended against Kitamura Keita's raise to 6,500. Flop came 7♠ 5♦ 4♠ and Choi stuffed his in his remaining 7,000 , snap called by his opponent with K♠ Q♠ . Choi with 6♠ 2♠ , was in search of a straight which luckily landed on river 3♣ to spare him from elimination.

Kitamura Keita raises to 6,000 from UTG and gets three callers to see a flop of Q♥ 2♥ 3♥ . Kitamura c-bets 11,500 and gets one caller before Oleg Mordassov raises to 35,000 at the button. Big blind calls then Kitamura re-raises all-in for 70,000 to isolate the play with the other two players folding.

Kitamura Keita K♠ K♣

Oleg Mordassov 10h 9♥

Kitamura is drawing dead on the turn J♣ against Mordassov's flush and is eliminated.

Fukuhara Shinya opens 3600 from under the gun, Kitamura Keita pumps it to 17,000, Shinya makes the call. The flop comes 2♦ 6♦ 8♠ , Shinya check calls 4,700 c-bet of Kitamura. The turn 9♣ sees a 22,500 bet by Kitamura, Shinya folds.

Hwang Yoontae raises to 2,000 from cutoff, button Kitamura Keita re-raises to 6,000, Hwang calls and both head to the flop 10h A♥ 4♠ . Kitamura c-bets 3800, Hwang check-raises all-in for 14,000, Kitamura calls with a gutsy 10s 5♠ mid pair while Hwang shows 6♥ 7♥ flush draw. Hwang lands his flush on the turn 4♥ , Kitamura has outs for the full house. The river 10c is one of Kitamura's outs to rail Hwang.

Ivan De La Cruz enters and immediately gets in the action. Hand opens with utg Kitamura Keita raising to 1,200, Cruz re-raises to 3,000, Kitamura calls and both players see a flop 8♥ 6♠ 5♣ . Dela Cruz c-bets 3,000 and is called. On the J♥ turn, he fires 5,400 and Kitamura quickly folds.