APPT National ($900)

Quan Qiu min-opens from CO and Francisco Sanchez decides to call from the SB. Heads up to the flop T♣ 8♠ 4♦ with Quan picking up the action making it 50,000. Check-raise to 125,000 by Sanchez, Quan jams 525,000 with J♦ 9♦ and Sanchez pays with K♦ K♥ . Eight outs and a dream are denied by the dealer, showing T♠ 9♣ and sending Quan home.

Quan Qiu in the small blind puts all the chips in front, putting BB Jeorge Lagatuz all-in, who calls for his remaining 265,000 and flips over A♦ 8♦ with Qiu showing K♠ 9♥ . The board runs A♠ 8♥ K♣ 2♥ 6♦ , giving Lagatuz two pair and a double up.

Haile Rafik Kuo picks up T♠ T♥ in the HJ and doesn't lose much time to go all-in for 150,000. Quan Qiu wakes up with A♠ A♦ in the SB and eliminates Kuo after the board runs 5♠ 2♦ 5♦ A♣ T♣ .