Main Event (16,500 PHP)

After the ICM deal, Redentor Edoc was crowned champion for having the most chips. Congratulations!

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Players have quickly agreed on an ICM deal and opted not to play it out. The bigger stacked Redentor Edoc wins PHP 1,455,000 and Ron Ryan Mesina takes home PHP 1,375,000. Both players win a package to the APPT Manila Main Event worth PHP 120,000.

On a limped pot, flop comes 3♠ 5♠ 7♥ , big blind Oleg Mordassov bets 200,000 and small blind Redentor Edoc check-calls. No bets land on the turn 8♥ . The river 4♠ sees Edoc lead out 250,000, Mordassov folds.

Redentor Edoc defends the big blind on a raise by Wei Chen Lin and see a flop Q♣ 7♠ 8♣ . Lin c-bts 500,000, Edoc check-raises all in for 1,800,000, Lin snap calls and shows A♥ 8♥ . Edoc has K♣ T♣ . The turn 7♣ gives Edoc the flush and doubles up. River was J♥ .

Cutoff Redentor Edoc opens 250,000, Oleg Mordassov makes it 650,000, Edoc tanks using a time bank then calls. At the flop 2♣ J♦ T♦ Mordassov bets 550,000 and claims the pot.

Kyle Anderson opens from utg, hijack Redentor Edoc three-bets 600,000, cutoff Oleg Mordassov calls, Anderson gets out of the way. Flop lands 9♠ 4♦ 3♣ , Edoc sends out 550,000 and Mordassov calls again. The turn T♠ , Edoc tank-folds to Mordassov's 1,000,000 bet. Edoc shows A♠ K♣ .

Ron Ryan Mesina opens and two others join to the flop 3♥ J♦ 4♥ . Action checks to cutoff Redentor Edoc who bets 250,000, small blind Wei Chen Lin check-raises 500,000, Mesina folds, Edoc uses a time-bank then folds as well.

On a raised pot preflop, Ron Ryan Mesina check-calls Redentor Edoc's c-bet of 150,000 on a flop A♣ 9♥ T♠ . Both check the turn 8♦ tjem Mesina leads out 300,000 on the river A♦ . Edoc snap-calls then mucks to A♠ T♦ .

Redentor Edoc is on a roll with another big pot claimed, He opens from button and heads to the flop ac 3♣ 6♥ . Edoc c-bets 250,000 and only small blind Oleg Mordassov calls. On the turn J♠ , Mordassov leads out 1,100,000, Edoc jams, Mordassov gives up his hand.

Redentor Edoc opens and is called by Hiroaki Terasaka. On the flop K♣ 8♦ 5♠ , Edoc continues for 125,000 then calls Hiroaki's check-raise of 300,000. The turn 6♠ Edoc shoves and wins it after Hiroaki tank-folds.

Utg+2 Redentor Edoc opens and big blind Kurushima Hiroya calls then leads out 100,000 on the flop 7♣ 2♦ 4♦ . Edoc answers with 375,000, Kurushima calls. On the turn K♥ , Edoc sends out 550,000 and Kurushima check-calls. Both check the river. Kurushima shows J♦ 7♦ flopped top pair which is good as Edoc mucks.

Utg+2 Kurushima Hiroya opens and heads to the flop 6♣ 5♠ 2♠ with two callers. They all check to the turn 7♠ , then Kurushima bets 250,000. Only Wei Chen Lin continues to the river 3♣ . Both check. Lin has A♥ 2♣ , Kurushima's pocket pair 8♣ 8♠ is better.

Utg+2 Badrudin Ampatuan opens 140,000, small blind Redentor Edoc three-bets 400,000, Ampatuan calls and head to the flop Q♠ T♥ 8♥ . Edoc fires another 400,000, Ampatuan raises 1,000,000, Edoc jams (1,795,000), Ampatuan gives up his stake on the pot.

Facing a raise by Kurushia Hiroya, big bind Redentor Edoc defends and proceeds to check-call bet of 100,000, 250,000 on the flop and turn Q♣ 7♦ 3♦ A♣ . Both players check the river J♥ . Edoc has Q♦ J♣ , Kurushima mucks.

Small blind Redentor Edoc open shoves, big blind Philip Baider calls for his last 6 bb and shows Q♠ 7♦ . Edoc is ahead Q♦ 8♦ . The board runs A♥ 4♦ 2♠ A♦ 3♥ , Edoc's kicker plays to end Baider's run in 10th place.

Utg Wei Chen Lin min-raises and small blind Redento Edoc calls to see a flop A♠ 3♠ 6♣ . Lin continues for 125,000, Edoc check-calls. No bets land on the turn 7♣ to drop the river A♣ . Edoc leads out 250,000, Lin calls. Edoc opens Q♥ Q♠ but not good enough against Lin's A♦ 2♦ trips.

Button player Redentor Edoc opens 185,000, Wei Chen Lin three-bets 380,000, Edoc calls and they head to the flop 8♠ 4♣ 3♣ . Lin continues with 250,000 which is enough to induce a fold.

Action folds to the small blind Mark Remnant, he min-raises, big blind Redentor Edoc defends. Both players check the flop and turn to complete the board J♥ 8♠ Q♣ T♠ K♦ . Remnant bets 80,000, Edoc raises 300,000, Remnant uses one time extension then calls. Edoc shows the winning A♣ 6♠ straight.

Utg+2 Redentor Edoc makes it 90,000 then calls cutoff Philip Baider's 225,000 three-bet. On a flop 3♠ 9♥ 8♣ , Baider sends out 250,000, Edoc lets go of his hand.

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.

Redenter Edoc min-raises, gets re-raised by Cen Zhuoyue to 30,000, then shoves all-in. Zhuoyue folds to fight another day.

Redentor Edoc raises 12,000 and Naotsugu Kimura defends from the big blind. Both players check the T♣ 9♠ 3♥ flop. Kimura fires 12,000 on the turn 2♠ , Edoc calls. Kimura fires 16,000 on the river K♠ , Edoc calls again. Kimura shows K♥ J♥ ,Edoc shows a K♣ but mucks the second card to award Kimura the pot.

Naotsugu: 176,000

Redentor Edoc: 270,000

Utg Redentor Edoc opened to 1,000, joined by three other players on flop Q♦ 2♦ 8♠ . Action was checked to hijack Setoguchi Masataka who bet 1,500. Big blind Lawrence Neil bumped it up and saw only Edoc make the call. Turn came 7♠ and Neil pushed in his remaining 8,700. Edoc calls with K♦ 7♦ and took the loss after the river 4♥ completed the board. Neil with two pair Q♣ 8♣ claims the boost and climbs to 78 BB.

Cutoff Redentor Edoc opened to 800, called by button Kumar Chauhan Mahesh Max along with the big blind. On flop 8♣ 6♣ 2♠ , Edoc continued for 2,000, called behind by Kumar. Turn A♠ saw Edoc gun for another 2,500 and check the river K♥ for showdown. Edoc shows 9♣ 8♥ , no good against his opponent's 8♦ T♥ .