APPT National (60,000 PHP)

With action folded to the D of Jonathan Chetty, the South African decides to steal the blinds and the ante by going all-in for 485,000. However, Filipino pro Flo Campomanes also goes all-in for his remaining 410,000.

Chetty flips over A♠ 9♠ while Campomanes shows 5♥ 5♦ .

The South African immediately builds a death trap when the flop comes 4♠ T♠ Q♠ for the nut flush. Needing running cards to overcome the deficit, Campomanes had a glimmer of hope when the T♥ came on the turn to pair the board and bring in a potential full house. However, all hopes were dashed when the J♣ becomes the river card and reduces the field to ten players remaining.

American Brett Kennedy raises from the HJ to 60,000 and the action is folded around to the BB of Filipino pro Flo Campomanes who defends.

The flop is A♦ 3♣ A♠ as both players check. The turn is the T♥ and Campomanes checks again. Kennedy fires 35,000 as Campomanes calls. The river card is the 4♣ . Campomanes checks a third time and the American puts in a river bet of 115,000.

The next action is a fold by the Filipino who has his stack down to 400,000.

Joris Michl of the Netherlands has the action folded to him on the CO and makes a raise to 40,000. It is folded to the BB of former Day 1C chip leader Flo Campomanes of the Philippines who chooses to defend his BB.

The flop comes K♣ 5♥ 7♣ as Campomanes checks. Michl CBets to 40,000 and gets a call from his opponent. The turn is the 7♥ and this time the Filipino donks out for 80,000. Michl calls. The river is the 8♦ as Campomanes once again checks. The Dutchman bets 100,000 and is called by Campomanes.

To everyone's surprise, Michl tables A♣ A♦ . Campomanes mucks.

Here's a look at the top stacks before entering the next blind level:

Here are the top ten in chips thus far:

After coming back slowly from near annihilation, Thijs Hilberts of the Netherlands 3-bet all-in an early position raise from Filipino pro Flo Campomanes.

Hilberts shows K♥ K♣ while Campomanes tables A♣ T♣ .

The flop did nothing to help the Filipino as it came: J♣ 2♠ 5♣ and when the K♦ arrived on the turn, Campomanes was drawing dead. The 2♦ on the river was the coup de grace as the full house allows Hilberts to double through and continue his rise to relevance.

Filipino pro Renniel Galvez opens the action from UTG for 24,000 and gets 3-bet by Chen Zhen of China to 56,000 in the CO. Waiting in the D is another Filipino pro in Flo Campomanes who 4-bets it to 120,000. Galvez folds but Chen takes it a step further by 5-betting to 230,000. Campomanes decides to fold.

In one preflop move, the Chinese player is able to take chips from two of the toughest Filipinos in the competition.

Here are the chip-leaders entering the upcoming blinds - 4,000/8,000 (8,000):

Raising from UTG, Japan's Yoshihiro Naoki raises to 13,000 and gets called by local bet Flo Campomanes in the D and Thomas Ward of New Zealand in the BB.

The flop comes 5♠ 4♣ A♥ . All check. The turn is the 4♥ as it is checked to Campomanes who leads out for 42,000. Ward calls and Naoki folds. It is heads up to the river of the 6♥ as both check.

Ward flips over A♦ 3♥ for top pair and a not so sexy kicker. Campomanes mucks.

Thijs Hilberts from the Netherlands raises from the HJ to 13,000 and gets a call from Filipino poker ace Flo Campomanes who defends his BB.

The flop is 5♣ 2♦ 3♣ as both players check. The turn is the 9♥ and this time Campomanes leads out for 21,000. Hilberts calls. The river is the Q♥ . Both players check.

Campomanes shows A♦ 5♦ for top pair on the flop . Hilberts folds and falls below the 100,000 mark.