APPT National (60,000 PHP)

Going all-in preflop is the case again here as India's Anju Abrol takes on Joris Michl of the Netherlands. Abrol flips over A♠ K♣ after her last 364,000 went to the middle of the table. Unfortunately for her, Michl shows A♦ A♥ .

The runout goes: 2♣ 6♣ 4♦ 9♥ 8♥ busting out the Indian lady as Michl inches closer to the Final Table.

With only two Indian players remaining, it would be inevitable that they lock horns at some point.

With the action folded to the HJ, Anju Abrol raises to 48,000 and is met with a 3-bet shove from countrymate Karia Siddharth to 324,000. Abroi makes the call.

Siddharth shows Q♣ Q♠ while Abrol has A♥ J♥ .

The flop gave Abrol additional outs: J♦ 5♠ 3♥ but the turn of T♦ and the river of 7♠ did nothing to change the outcome of a double up for Siddharth and the crippling of Abrol. The Indian showdown, for now, favors the gentleman over the lady.

Here are the top ten in chips thus far:

Just when it appears that Filipino contender Mark de la Cruz is about to join the leaders, he suffers a huge hit.

Germany's Daniel Smiljkovic opens the action from UTG for 24,000 and it gets folded around to the HJ of India's Anju Abrol who makes the call. De la Cruz attempts to steal the pot by 3-betting to 90,000. Smiljkovic decides to fold but Abrol 4-bets all-in and is called by the Filipino.

The Indian tables A♠ K♠ while de la Cruz shows Q♥ Q♦ .

The flop favored Abrol immediately as it came 2♠ 7♠ K♣ and no help came on the subsequent community cards of 3♥ and 4♣ .

De la Cruz lost almost half his stack in the outdraw and Abrol is the one that is now approaching the seven figure mark.