Main Event (16,500 PHP)

Action folds to the small blind Liao Po Hsun who raises 55,000, big blind Redentor Edoc defends and they head to the flop A♥ 9♥ 4♣ . Liao c-bets 40,000, Edoc calls then both check the turn 8♥ . On the river 5♦ , Liao drops 70,000, Edoc calls then mucks to Liao's winning A♣ J♦ trips.

Utg Ashley Patterson raises to 6,500, small blind Liao Pu Hsun calls to see a flop 5♠ 9♠ 4♥ . Liao leads out 7,000, Patterson calls. Liao continues with a 25,000 bet on the turn 6♥ turn, this time Patterson folds.

Ashley Patterson: 110,000

Liao Pu Hsun: 150,000

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.

Seonghun Park raises to 1,600 and both blinds call to head to the flop K♥ 9♠ 4♥ . Blinds check Park who c-bets 3,500 and finds one caller in big blind Liao Po Hsun. On the turn 8♦ , Park bets 9000 and wins then and there.

Chip leader Mark Almusajin raises to 1,400 from under the gun, hijack Liao Po Hsun re-raises to 5,200, Almusajin calls, and both players see a flop Q♠ 8♣ 5♣ . Almusajin check-calls the 3,500 bet then both players check the 7♣ turn and river 5♠ . Almusajin shows 9♦ 8♦ pair, Liao mucks.