APT Main Event (85,000 PHP)

Taiki Nakano opened the button to 3,000 and received calls from Ivan Dela Cruz and Ferdinand Lu from the blinds.

Three players checked through the flop of 9♠ 3♥ 6♣ to see an 8♣ drop on the turn, where Dela Cruz bet 6,500, and only Nakano put in a call.

The river brought 2♦ , prompting a bet of 8,000 from Dela Cruz, which forced Nakano throw his cards back to the dealer.

Japan’s Toshihide Sawada opened the hijack to 1,800 and received calls from his countrymate, Rei Ikemiya, from the cutoff and Ivan Dela Cruz on the button.

Three players read a flop of Q♠ J♥ 3♥ , bringing flush draw possibilities. Dela Cruz and Sawada checked the action to Ikemiya, who bet 1,500, and only Sawada dropped in a call.

The 9♠ landed on the turn, where Sawada checked over, and Ikemiya then shoved all in, forcing Sawada to force.