APT High Roller (200,000 PHP)

Hand 118 Teng Hoo, in the small blind, shoved 2,500,000 chips all-in for his tournament life and got called by Alexander Lynskey in big blind.

Teng Hoo: K♣ J♠

Alexander Lynskey: Q♥ 4♥

The flop came down 7♥ A♥ 8♦ . Hoo was ahead but needed to evade Lynskey's out as he had a flush draw. The 2♦ turn retained the status quo but the T♥ on the river sealed Hoo's fate, eliminating him at 3rd place.

Hand 110 Alexander Lynskey with nine-seven off completed and Daniel Neilson nine-four suited checked. the flop came doesn J♣ A♦ 6♥ . Lynskey bet 200,000 and won the pot.

Hand 111 Neilson limped with 7♦ 4♥ and Teng Hoo checked with ;9h: :5: . The flop dropped Q♥ 4♠ J♣ . Neilson bet 200,000 and won the pot.

Hand 112 Neilson on the button raised to 400, 000 with 9♦ 9♣ . Lynskey called with J♥ 7♠ . The flop dropped 5♥ 5♦ 7♥ Lynskey raise to 750,000 and Neilson called. Lynskey continued with 675,000 on the 4♠ turn. Neilson called. The river 8♥ got another 375,000 bet from Lynskey which Neilson calmly called. Neilson won the pot.

Hand 106 Teng Yang Hoo limped with 8♠ 8♦ and Alexander Lynskey checked with K♦ 7♦ Flop came Q♥ A♥ J♣ Both checked and saw a T♥ turn. Lynskey bet the minimum and Hoo folded.

Hand 107 Hoo raised to 400,000 with A♦ Q♠ and Daniel Neilson called in the big blind with 4♥ 2♥ . Flop came 4♣ 9♦ 3♥ . Neilson check-called the 200,000 bet to see a 5♣ turn. Neilson led with 300,000 and Hoo called to see a K♣ river. Both checked and Neilson showed to scoop 980,000

Hand 108 Lynskey raised to 400,000 with K♦ 7♣ and Hoo jammed with K♥ 9♠ Lynskey moved out of the way.

Hand 109 Neilson raised to 400,000 with K♣ 4♣ and Hoo shoved all in with A♠ K♦ . Neilson folded to give Hoo the pot.

Hand 90 Alexander Lynskey raised to 320,000 from under the gun with Q♥ 6♥ . Daniel Neilson three-bet to 2,000,000 from the small blind with pocket kings and found no action from Lynskey to scoop the pot.

Hand 91 Neilson raised to 320,00 from the button with A♣ 2♣ and bagged the blinds.

Hand 92 Teng Yang Hoo min-raised from the button with pocket fives and took down the blinds.

Hand 93 Lynskey raised to 320,000 from the button with A♦ 8♥ . Neilson shoved 2,500,000 with J♦ T♦ . and Lynskey called. Flop came 2♥ Q♠ T♣ . The turn came T♠ and the river 9♦ was a formality. Neilson doubled up to take the chip lead and Lynskey is crippled.

Hand 89 Alexander Lynskey shoved 3,100,000 all-in at the dealer button and got a similar reply from the man on his left in the small blind position, Gary Thompson, at risk of his tournament life.

Gary Thompson: K♦ Q♣

Alexander Lynskey: J♦ 8♦

The flop dropped 4♦ 5♠ J♣ giving Lynskey a pair with the board. Thompson was praying to hit oe of his overcards but the turn 7♠ and the river 3♥ didn't give it to him, forcing him to exit the tournament.

Hand 78 Alexander Lynskey shoved all in with 9♠ 2♦ and won the pot.

Hand 79 Jason Lau went open-jammed all-in with his one 5,000-chip with T♥ 5♥ . and Lynskey with Q♣ 5♣ raised to 240,000 in cut-off. Daniel Neilson shoved all-in with K♦ Q♦ in big blind which forced Lynskey to fold his hand. The board showed A♣ J♥ 5♦ 6♥ 6♠ . Lau doubled up with a chip and a chair.

Hand 80 Lau, under-the-gun, went all-in again with 9♠ 8♦ with 14,000. Gary Thompson, on the button, three-bet to 600,000 with K♦ J♠ forcing the blinds to fold. The board showed 3♠ T♣ 9♥ 4♠ 9♣ . Lau doubled up once again.

Hand 81 Lynskey raised to 240,000 in hi-jack with A♦ 7♥ and won the pot.

Hand 58 Alexander Linskey went all-in from the cutoff with K♣ Q♦ for 4,100,000 and Gary Thompson made the call for his tournament life holding K♦ J♥ . The board unfurled 3♦ 2♦ 8♠ J♦ A♦ , giving Thompson a double up.

Hand 59 Lynskey woke up with Q♥ Q♦ in the hole and opened the hijack to 200,000 and won the pot.

Hand 60 Lynskey raised to 200,000 with A♥ 3♥ and got a 2,300,000 chip all-in shove from Teng Hoo for his queens and won the pot.

Hand 61 Teng Hoo with A♦ 7♠ raised to 1,900,000 and won the pot.

Hand 53 Alexander Lynskey raised to 200,000 from middle position, and when the action folded to Jason Magbanua in the big blind, he shoved all-in for 1,200,000 chips, putting his tournament life on the line. It was an easy call for Lynskey.

Jason Magbanua: K♦ Q♦

Alexander Lynskey: A♣ Q♥

The dealer flopped 2♠ J♠ 6♠ , keeping Lynskey in the lead and offering no help to Magbanua. Still hoping to hit one of his outs, Magbanua watched as the dealer dealt the 5♣ turn. The A♠ river sealed Lynskey’s victory, and Magbanua was eliminated, hitting the rail.

Hand 41 Vamerdino Magsakay with K♠ J♥ raised to 200,000 at cut-off and got a three-bet from Alexander Lynskey to 320,000 with A♥ A♣ and won the pot.

Hand 42 Lynskey with Q♦ T♥ shoved all-in in small blind and won the pot.

Hand 43 Gary Thompson raised to 160,000 with A♦ 6♠ and got an all-in shove for 2,400,000 from Teng Hoo with nine-seven suited. Thompson folded.

Hand 44 Lynskey opened to 160,000 with A♥ 7♣ and got a call from Daniel Neilson with Q♦ 9♦ on the button. The flop showed 4♦ Q♥ 6♠ , Neilson bet 110,000 after action was passed to him and won the pot.

Hand 45 Jason Magbanua got a walk.

Hand 46 Lynskey raised to 160,000 with A♥ J♠ under-the-gun and Jason Lau shoved all-in with A♣ 8♣ for 560,000 and got called by Lynskey. The board displayed 2♣ T♣ 2♥ 4♣ 8♥ . Lau doubled up.

Hand 47 Magsakay raised to 800,000 with ace-eight offsuit and won the pot.

Hand 35 Alexander Lynskey opened Q♣ 3♦ in middle position and Teng Hoo shoved all-in with A♥ K♦ . Lynskey called. The board displayed 5♥ 5♠ 6♥ 2♥ A♦ which doubled Hoo up.

Hand 36 Lynskey raised to 160,000 with Q♦ 5♦ and Jason Lau shoved all-in from the small blind with Q♥ 8♥ . Lynskey called. The board displayed 5♠ 8♣ 4♠ T♠ 2♠ . Lau doubled up.

Hand 37 Lynskey raised to 1,600,000 with his T♠ T♥ in middle position and Hoo shoved all-in for 1,200,000 with J♠ J♦ in the cutoff. Lynskey called. The board showed K♥ 5♠ 3♣ J♥ J♣ . Hoo won the pot with his quads.

Hand 38 Lynskey raised to 160,000 with A♠ 9♣ under the gun and won the pot.

Hand 31 Action folded to Alexander Lynskey in the small blind, who raised to 200,000 and stole the big blinds.

Hand 32 Teng Hoo raised to 160,000 with A♦ Q♦ from early position and Gary Thompson calls in the big blind with A♥ 8♣ . The flop came 9♣ 7♥ T♣ where both checked to see a J♣ on the turn. Thompson bet 100,000 and Hoo matched to see a 5♦ river. Thompson fired 290,000 and Hoo called. Thompson's straight scooped the pot.

Hand 33 Lynskey shoved all-in from the cut-off with 6♣ 4♣ and took down the blinds.

Hand 34 Lynskey raised all-in from the hijack and took more blinds.

Hand 24 Jason Magbanua raised to 120,000 with A♠ T♠ and Daniel Neilson defended his big blind with K♠ 3♠ . The flop came 9♥ K♥ 8♥ where both checked. The turn came 7♣ and both checked again and saw a J♦ river. Neilson checked and Magbanua bet 110,000 with his straight. Neilson folded.

Hand 25 Yuhang Chen raised from under the gun with A♣ T♦ and everyone folded.

Hand 26 Alexander Lynskey raised the minimum from middle position with A♠ 9♦ and Chen called from the big blind. The flop came K♥ 6♥ 3♥ where Chen checked and Lynskey bet 60,000. Chen called and saw a 5♠ on the turn. Both checked. The river came Q♦ and both checked again. Lynskey showed the better hand to scoop the pot.

Hand 27 Magbanua min-raised 120,000 from under the gun. Lynskey three-bet to 300,000 with A♦ T♠ , which earned him the pot.

Hand 28 Lynskey raised to 120,000 with A♥ 3♣ and was three-bet by Neilson to 300,000 with A♣ 9♣ . Lynskey folded.

Hand 29 Lynskey raised to 120,000 with A♦ 2♠ and won the pot.

Hand 30 Vamerdino Magsakay completed with Q♦ 9♦ and Lynskey checked with Q♣ 8♠ . The flop was 3♣ 8♥ A♠ . Magsakay bet 60,000 and Lynskey called. The 5♦ was checked by both players. Magsakay bet 125,000 on the K♦ river and got called by Lynskey, who won the pot.

Hand 20 Jason Lau with A♦ 3♣ raised to 120,000 on the button and Vamerdino Magsakay shoved all-in with K♥ Q♠ in the big blind and won the pot.

Hand 21 Jason Magbanua raised to 100,000 on the button with J♠ 8♠ and got called by Alexander Lynskey with 9♣ 5♠ . Both saw the flop K♠ K♥ 3♥ where Lynskey checked and Magbanua bet 75,000 and won the pot.

Hand 22 Lynskey completed in the small blind with 4♣ 3♠ and Jordan Westmorland in the big blind checked with A♣ 9♥ . The flop 5♦ 9♠ 9♦ was checked by Lynskey and Westmorland bet 60,000 and won the pot.

Hand 23 Daniel Neilson raised to 120,000 with A♦ T♦ and won the pot.

Hand 16 Alexander Lynskey raised 125,000 from the hijack and collected the blinds.

Hand 17 Vamerdino Magsakay min-raised from early position with 7♠ 7♦ and Lynskey three-bet to 250,000 with Q♣ 7♣ . Magsakay called to see a flop of Q♦ 4♦ K♥ , pairing Lynskey's queen. Magsakay checked and folded when Lynskey bet out only 60,000.

Hand 18 Jason Magbanua min-raised to 120,000 with K♥ Q♠ from under the gun and Lynskey called with A♥ 2♥ two seats down. Both saw a flop of 3♠ 4♣ K♠ , giving Magabanua top pair. Magbanua check-called Lynskey's 60,000 bet to see a J♣ on the turn. Magbanua check-raised all-in for 660,000 over the 160,000 bet of Lynskey, who immediately gave up.

Hand 11 Alexander Lynskey with 2♠ 2♦ under the gun raised to 100,000. Daniel Neilson with 9♠ 9♦ three-bet to 620,000 and won the pot.

Hand 12 Gary Thompson raised to 100,000 with A♥ T♣ and got called by Lynskey in the big blind. Both players checked the flop of K♥ Q♣ A♣ . Both players checked the turn Q♦ and the 7♦ river and Thompson scooped the pot with his ace.

Hand 8 Alexander Lynskey min-raised with Q♥ J♠ from the hi-jack and Daniel Neilson three-bet to 450,000 from the button. Lynskey folded.

Hand 9 Teng Hoo min-raised to 100,000 with king-queen off from the button and took the blinds.

Hand 10 Lynskey raised from early position with A♥ T♦ . Jason Lau shoved all-in from the big-blind and Lysnkey made the call for a showdown. The flop came 6♣ K♥ K♠ then Lysnkey ace paired with an A♦ on the turn. Lau stood up, ready to leave, but the river threw a 7♥ for a set to double him up.

Alexander Lynskey holds a commanding chip lead heading into the final table, but he can convert his lead into a Bronze Lion Trophy?

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Xin Ann Lim opened to 100,000 from under the gun and Alexander Lynskey three-bet the button to 275,000. Lim called.

They went to a flop of Q♥ 6♦ 7♠ where Lim led out with a bet of 150,000, which Lysnkey called to the 8♠ turn. Lim kept up the aggression with a bet of 375,000, which Lynskey called.

A 4♦ landed on the river and Lim unloaded a third bet into the pot of 275,000. Lynskey riffled his chips for a while and used some extra time before he shipped his stack into the pot. Lim had around 600,000 behind and rechecked his cards as he leaned back in his chair, pondering his decision.

A towering stack belonging to Lim was pushed into the pot, but it wasn't chips. Instead, all of his time-bank cards were moved in while Lim mulled it over. Lim needed just a few 30-second extensions before he finally made a decision, and called.

Lynskey then showed Q♠ 5♠ for a rivered straight, which beat the 7♥ 7♦ of Lim, who had flopped a set.

What a pot for Lynskey, but disaster for Lim who becomes the final table bubble boy.

Alexander Lynskey shoved from the small blind and Chaoui Mehdi made the call for his tournament life from the big blind for around 330,000.

Chaoui Mehdi: J♣ T♥

Alexander Lynskey: A♥ T♦

Mehdi was dominated and couldn't reverse the situation as the 2♥ 7♥ 7♠ 7♣ 8♦ runout meant he was eliminated just shy of the final table.

Alexander Lynskey made it 100,000 from the hijack and Chaoui Mehdi made it 450,000 from the cutoff, leaving himself just 35,000 behind. Lynskey then shoved, and Mehdi called off his stack.

Chaoui Mehdi: A♥ 6♥

Alexander Lynskey: K♥ T♥

Mehdi was marginally in the lead, but probably didn't feel comfortable being the at-risk player. However, the runout of 5♦ J♦ 4♠ 2♣ 3♥ gave him a straight, and earned him a double-up.

Abraham Ceesvin looked down at his cards on the button and decided they were good enough to play, then shoved around 365,000. Alexander Lynskey shoved from the small blind, which forced the big blind to fold.

Abraham Ceesvin: K♠ Q♥

Alexander Lynskey: K♦ J♣

Ceesvin was a in a fantastic spot to double up, and his hand stayed in the lead on the 3♦ 3♠ 7♠ flop. However, a devastating J♥ on the turn propelled Lynskey in front, leaving Ceesvin with three shots at survival.

An 8♦ on the river wasn't what Ceesvin needed, and he was eliminated in the unlucky 13th place.

In a battle of the blinds, small blind Andrew Lynskey and big blind Chaoui Mehdi checked on a flop of 2♦ J♥ 3♣ to see a T♣ on the turn.

Lynskey check-called the 75,000 bet from Mehdi to see a 4♦ on the river. Both decided not to put any more chips in. Lynskey flipped 8♣ 8♥ while Mehdi mucked. The win grew Lynskey's stack even more while Mehdi's stack sunk.

Alexander Lynskey opened for 60,000, and Yuhang Chen called. When the action folded to the blinds, Abraham Ceesvin re-raised to 100,000, leaving himself with only 48,000 chips behind. Lynskey responded with a four-bet to 180,000. Chen considered his options and then made the call, creating a 65,000 side pot.

The dealer flopped J♥ 9♦ 8♦ , and both players checked. Lynskey kept up the pressure by betting 160,000 on the 5♥ turn. Chen called.

On the river 4♦ , Lynskey continued, which perplexed Chen. He took some time to consider the hand, using a time bank card. In the end, he mucked his hand, and Lynskey scooped the 385,000 side pot.

Abraham Ceesvin: K♣ J♣

Alexander Lynskey: K♦ J♠

With identical hands, Ceesvin and Lynskey chopped the main pot.

After around fifteen episodes of hand-for-hand play, short-stacked Chi Wai Law shoved from the small blind for 120,000 and Alexander Lynskey quickly called from the big blind.

Chi Wai Law: K♠ 9♥

Alexander Lynskey: Q♣ 7♣

Law had to wait around to watch his fate unravel as there was still play on the outer two tables. Eventually, the floor gave permission for the dealer to start running the board.

Lynskey took the lead on the T♥ 7♥ 4♣ flop as he paired his seven, which left Law needing some help. The 3♣ turn offered absolutely no help, and the 2♣ river was the brick Lynskey needed to send Law to the rail empty-handed.