APT Main Event (85,000 PHP)

Here are some of the early eliminations from Day 3.

James Mendoza qualified for Day 3 twice, once via the live flights and he also qualified. His shortest stack was removed and earned him a min-cash, and his bigger stack remained in play.

Jun Li raised to 10,000 from under the gun and Tak Chong defended from the big blind.

On the flop of J♠ 7♣ J♦ , Chong checked to Li, who then bet 8,000. Chong snap-called to see the 3♥ turn, where both players checked through.

A T♠ landed on the river, where Chong checked his strategy and bet 12,000 and faced a call from his opponent. Chong tabled K♦ 8♠ for king-high while Li showed 7♠ 5♠ for a flopped pair of sevens to win the pot.

Martin Astorga opened to 1,600 from under the gun and got two callers, Martin Astorga from middle position and Rishi Mehra from the cutoff. Jun Li then three-bet to 7,000 on the button, which Mehra and Li stuck around.

The two read the flop of 6♠ Q♠ 9♠ , and Mehra checked it to Li who then bet 6,000, which Mehra raised to 13,700. Li folded.

Action heated up on the turn with a board showing 7♦ 3♠ 8♦ 2♠ . Jun Li, in early position, fired a bet of 6,500 into the growing pot, drawing calls from both Martin Astorga in middle position and Mehra Rishi in the big blind.

When the river revealed the 2♦ , Rishi seized the moment, leading out with a hefty bet of 12,500. Li swiftly folded, leaving Astorga to weigh his options against the chip leader of the table. After a moment of contemplation, Astorga decided to relinquish his hand as well, allowing Rishi to bolster his already formidable stack.

Jun Li pushed all-in for a little over 30,000 on a board of 4♣ A♣ 5♥ J♥ T♦ and Daniel Smilijkovic called to turn over A♦ 5♦ to show two-pair while Li mucked his hand and turned his chips over to the middle, stood from his seat, and tapped the table for "Nice Hand" before he walked away. Smilijkovic stacked his bounty.