APT High Roller (200,000 PHP)

Hand 77 Jordan Westmorland was forced all-in for 200,000 by his position in the big blind, holding A♦ 9♠ and went up against the A♠ K♣ of Teng Yang Hoo from the hi-jack. The flop came T♠ Q♦ 6♣ to keep Hoo ahead. Both hit the A♣ on the turn. The 6♦ on the river still kept Hoo ahead and sent Westmorland out of the APT High Roller.

Hand 67 Jordan Westmorland raised 720,000 with A♦ 7♦ and got called by Daniel Neilson with J♠ J♣ on the button. Jason Lau went all-in for 1,100,000 with A♥ K♣ in the big blind. Westmorland folded but Neilson called for his tounament life. The board showed 2♠ 5♥ 8♥ 6♦ 6♣ . Neilson's jacks held and doubled up.

Hand 68 Teng Hoo raised to 2,000,000 with A♣ 3♥ on the button and won the pot.

Hand 69 Hoo opened to 250,000 on cut-off with A♦ 9♥ and won the pot.

Hand 70 Neilson raised to 240,000 in middle position with A♦ T♣ and won the pot.

Hand 71 Hoo raised to 2,500,000 in middle position with A♥ 9♠ and won the pot.

Hand 72 Jason Lau shoved all-in with K♠ 7♥ for 215,000 and got called by Neilson with K♦ 3♣ . The board displayed K♥ 2♣ 2♠ 8♣ J♥ . They chopped 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 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 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 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 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.

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Ryosuke Tomuro opened to 60,000 from early position and Gary Thompson three-bet to 160,000 from the cutoff. Jordan Westmorland then shipped it for 478,000 from the button, which got a quick fold out of Tomuro. Thompson mulled it over for a while, but eventually put in the call, which left Westmorland at risk.

Jordan Westmorland: 9♠ 9♣

Gary Thompson: T♠ 8♠

Thompson had been caught with his hands in the cookie jar, but did still have decent equity to send Westmorland to the rail.

A flop of 4♥ 2♣ 6♣ was clean for Westmorland, but the 8♥ turn did mean he had to dodge a few more outs on the river. However, Westmorland needn't have worried as the A♦ rolled off on the river, earning him the double-up and a stack of over a million.

The action folded around to Jordan Westmorland in the small blind, who shoved all in. Taiga Ishiwatari was in the big blind and snap-called for his tournament life with around 190,000 in his stack.

Taigi Ishiwatari: Q♠ J♥

Jordan Westmorland: A♣ Q♣

Westmorland had no interest in looking at the board and stared into the abyss somewhere while Ishiwatari's future in the tournament was about to be realized.

It seems paying no attention to the board means your hand holds up as the runout of 8♠ 2♦ 7♣ T♥ 8♦ kept Westmorland in the lead, sending Ishiwatari to the rail in 16th.

Teng Yang Hoo opened for 25,000 from the cutoff, and Jordan Westmorland responded with a three-bet. Hoo made the call, setting up an intense showdown as the dealer revealed a flop of 7♣ 3♠ J♦ .

Westmorland continued the aggression, firing 28,000 on the flop, and Hoo, unfazed, called once more. When the T♥ appeared on the turn, Westmorland slowed down, checking to Hoo, who seized the moment and went all-in.

After a brief hesitation, Westmorland folded, and Hoo scooped a crucial pot, giving his short stack a much-needed boost.