PokerStars Red Dragon (70,000 PHP)

It's Reskallah's turn to open shove and go for the jugular, but Tan calls it goes to showdown.

King high is all it took for the Frenchman to finally take the title against the Malaysian. Aladin Reskallah is the champion of the Pokerstars Red Dragon event!

Reskallah wins the trophy and PhP4,230,000 (~US$72,228) while Tan takes the runner-up prize of PhP3,500,000 (US$59,763).

Dodging all of his opponent's outs, the Frenchman now gains a sizeable advantage as Tan is now down to barely over ten BBs.

Reskallah limps from the D/SB and Tan checks his option in the BB.

The flop is 5♣ T 4♥ as both check. The turn is the Q♥ . Tan checks but the Frenchman fires a bet of 300,000 as Tan calls. The river is the A♣ . The Malaysian checks a third time and Reskallah unloads 1,100,000. Tan goes into the tank and is forced to use a Time Bank card. He eventually calls.

Reskallah shows A♦ Q♣ for two pairs on the river. Tan mucks.

They are almost even stack again.

While still behind on chips, the Frenchman at the very least gains more ammo to make several more stands.

The flopped set gives the Malaysian not only a new lease on life, but the chip lead anew.

Tan raises from D/SB and Reskallah calls.

The flop is 9♥ T♦ 5♣ as Reskallah checks. Tan CBets to 200,000 and Reskallah calls. The turn is the T♥ and the Frenchman checks again. Tan now puts in 550,000. Reskallah still calls. The river is the A♣ and Reskallah checks for the thrd time. Now the Malaysian unloads 1,200,000. Reskallah quickly calls.

Tan quickly mucks as Reskallah shows J♣ T♣ for trips on the turn.

That hand now gives the Frenchman almost a 3-1 chip advantage.

Tjan on the D/SB makes a biggish raise to 300,000. Reskallah calls.

The flop is 5♥ 5♦ 8♠ as Reskallah checks. Tjan CBets to 200,000 and gets called. The turn is the 5♠ and now both check. The river is the K♣ . Reskallah checks a third time as Tjan bets 300,000. Reskallah calls again.

Tjan shows 3♦ 3♥ for a full house on the turn. The Frenchman mucks.

Reskallah opens from D/SB for 200,000 and Tjan calls.

The flop is 6♣ 5♣ 5♦ . Tjan leads out for 250,000. Reskallah calls. The turn is the J♦ and this time both check. The river is the Q♥ . Tjan bets 375,000 but gets raised by Reskallah to 900,000. Tjan makes the call.

The Frenchman tables Q♣ 8♦ for top pair on the river. Tjan shows K♣ 5♠ for trips on the flop.

Round one goes to the Malaysian as he retakes the lead.

Heading into the final duel, the Frenchman holds a slight lead over the Malaysian.

Tjan wins the flip and pads his chip lead. The Malaysian also assures the three players remaining of at least PhP2,130,000 (~US$36,851).

Czardy Rivera of the Philippines opens from UTG to 260,000 and the man he took chips from barely an orbit ago is now in the BB as Malaysia's Joshua Tjan makes the call.

It goes to a flop of 7♣ 7♦ 4♣ as Tjan checks. Rivera CBets to 120,000. Tjan check-raises to 300,000 as Rivera burns two Time Bank cards and eventually 3-bet shoves. Tjan snap calls.

Rivera shows J♣ 9♣ for a flush draw while Tjan has 8♥ 7♠ for trips on the flop.

The turn card gives the Filipino one of his outs as the Q♣ completes his flush. But then the river card arrives: the 7♥ to give the Malaysian quads and boot out one of the most seasoned veterans at the Final Table.

With the redemption of chips, Tjan is once again the chip leader.

The final four is now guaranteed PhP1,640,000 (~US$28,374).

The double up by the Filipino further damages the stack of the former chip leader who is now down to a still serviceable 18 BBs. Rivera regains artillery to just over 17 BBs.

In hat was shaping up to be Filipinos Clash III, Alfonso Baja opens anew from UTG for 160,000. However, chip leader Joshua Tjan of Malaysia chooses to call from the SB. Rivera joins in from his BB.

The flop is Q♥ Q♦ 7♠ as the blinds check. Baja CBets to 85,000 and gets a call from the Malaysian. Rivera exits the hand. The turn card is the 6♥ . Tjan checks again as Baja continues his assault with a bet of 225,000. Tjan chooses to fold.

Baja flips over 7♣ 7♥, showing that he filled up on the flop. The win now ties the Filipino for the chip lead with the Malaysian.

The action is folded to France's Aladin Reskallah who raises from the CO for 160,000 and gets a call right beside him on the D from chip leader Joshua Tjan of Malaysia.

The flop comes Q♦ 5♦ 7♦ as Reskallah checks. Tjan takes the betting lead and fires on the monochrome board for 120,000. The Frenchman calls. The turn is the K♥ as once again Reskallah checks. The Malaysian keeps the guns ablaze, this time for 450,000 and still gets a call from Reskallah. The river card is the 8♥ and Reskallah checks a third time. Tjan chooses to just check behind.

Reskallah flips over K♦ Q♥ for two pairs on the turn. Tjan mucks.

Opening from UTG, Filipino pro Czardy Rivera brings it up to 120,000 and gets a call on the D from Japan's Takashi Yagura. However, chip leader Joshua Tjan of Malaysia tests the resolve of those in the pot by 3-betting to 380,000. Rivera stops to think and eventually burns a Time Bank card before opting to call. Yagura also joins.

The flop comes 9♦ 9♠ 7♦ . Tjan slows down and checks as and so does Rivera. It's now Yagura's turn to go into the tank and uses a Time Bank card before betting 375,000. Tjan folds but the Filipino calls. The turn is the 7♣ as the board now double pairs. Rivera then declares he is all-in. Yagura decides to fold.

After spewing chips at the onset of the Final Table, Filipino Sergius Santos had the action folded to him on the HJ and limped. Chip leader Joshua Tjan of Malaysia raises to 150,000. It is folded back to Santos who 3-bets all-in for remaining stack of 900,000. Tjan snap calls.

The elimination Santos now assures the last eight players remaining of pocketing PhP615,000 (~US$10,640).

The player eliminated will be pocketing PhP510,000 (~US$8,824).

The next bust out will be receiving PhP425,000 (~US$7,353).

Chip leader Joshua Tjan of Malaysia makes a raise from early position to 60,000 and gets called by countryman Yan Wen Yee in the HJ.

The flop is 4♥ 8♣ 8♥ . Both players check. The turn is the T♥ as Tjan checks again. Yee tests the waters with a bet of 75,000. Tjan calls. The river is the 6♦ and suddenly the bet sizing for Yee changes as he unleashes 300,000. This sends Tjan into the tank and uses two Time Bank cards before calling.

Yee is obliged to show Q♣ J♣ for a missed gutshot on the turn. Tjan turns over K♦ K♠ to now breach the two million chip mark and pad his lead over the competition.

Everyone still in is guaranteed PhP350,000 (~US$6,055).

John Joseph Panish of the United States opens from the HJ for 40,000 and gets called by Malaysian Joshua Tjan. In the BB, Tomoyuki Yoshimiya of Japan re-raises all-in for his remaining 45,000. Panish and Tjan call to double team.

Both players opt not to create a side pot as they check down the board of J♠ 7♠ 2♥ and then A♦ J♣ .

Panish shows K♦ Q♠ while Tjan tables 9♥ 9♠. Yoshimiya busts holding 6♥ 6♠ .

Tjan is now a legitimate contender for the chip lead anew.

Mehra loses the flip and gets booted out after just making into the leaderboard. Tjan is the new chip leader.

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It is folded around to the CO of Malaysia's Joshua Tjan and he raises to 32,000. In the SB Rishi Mehra of Singapore makes the call.

The flop comes Q♥ T♦ 6♣ as Mehra donks in for 45,000. Tjan calls. The turn card is the T♥ and this time but check. The river is the A♥ as the Singaporean fires 55,000. Tjan raises to 145,000. Mehra opts to fold.

With the action folded to the D, Malaysia's Joshua Tjan raises to 25,000 and gets 3-bet by on the SB by Giam Jian Hui of Singapore for 65,000. Meanwhile, Japan's Tomoyuki Yoshimiya makes a 4-bet all-in to 337,000. Tjan snap calls for his remaining 270,000 as Giam opts to fold.

The T♠ appearing on the turn was a sweat card for the Malaysian but in the end his aces hold for a much needed double up while Yoshimiya's stack is now on the respirator.

American Joey Weissman opens from UTG for 25,000 and get 3-bet all-in by Joshua Tjan of Malaysia, putting his remaining 175,000 on the line. Folded back to Weissman, he decides to call.

Tjan stayed ahead on the flop, lost the lead on the turn and hit his two-outer on the river to keep him in the competition. Weissman loses more than half his stack in the hand.