APPT Main Event ($1,650)

David Erquiaga jams his last 117,000 from HJ and Frank Lillis fills up his big blind.

William Lius three-bets 8000 and still doesn't shake initial raiser Frank Lillis and caller Mike Takayama. On the flop T♣ 5♣ J♣ , Lius c-bets 12,000, Lillis calls and Takayama leaves them to it. The turn Q♦ Lius slows down and checks, Lillis is fired up and takes control for 15,500, Lius calls it to see the river 8♠ . Lillis barrels 35,000, and wins the pot without a showdown.

When the flop lands, Bilodeau spikes the lucky two outer that holds to the end to avoid the rail.

Frank Lillis raises preflop and is called by Mike Takayama. Both check it to the turn 4♣ A♥ 8♥ Q♣ , Lillis bets 10,000, Takayama pays it to see the river 6♥ . Lillis picks up chips again and bets 20,000, Takayama replies with a shove of 62,000, Lillis doesn't bite.

Defending the big blind, Frank Lillis check-calls aggressor David Anstice on a flop and turn Q♦ 2♠ A♠ 4♣ for 1800 and 7000. On the river 5♠ , Lillis puts the brakes on Anstice with an 8000 bet. Anstice folds.

Following that hand, Lillis rails Alexandra Vorobyeva and steals some from Haisheng Qiu to take the lead.

The action is folded to the CO where Ireland’s Frank Lillis raises to 900. Renniel Galvez of the Philippines is his last hurdle but chooses to defend his BB.

The flop is 5♦ 9♦ A♦ as Galvez checks. Lillis CBets 800 and the Filipino makes the call. The turn is the 7♦. The Irishman unloads 1,400. This time, Galvez opts to fold.