APT Main Event (85,000 PHP)

Munkhbaatar Sandagdorj limped from the cutoff and Rex Clinkscales shoved 585,000 from the small blind. Sandagdorj called.

Rex Clinkscales: A♣ 6♣

Munkhbaatar Sandagdorj: K♥ K♦

Clinkscales had fallen right into Sandagdorj's trap, but did still have decent equity to survive. However, the American player was drawing dead by the turn as Sandagdorj hit a set on the 9♥ 5♦ J♦ K♠ 3♥ runout.

Manh Tuan Nguyen min-raised from the under the gun and called the all-in raise of Rex Clinkscales for 373,000 for a showdown. Clinkscales showed A♠ A♣ while Nguyen grumbled with A♥ Q♦ . Nguyen paired his queen on a flop of 7♥ 3♠ Q♠ , getting some "oooohs" from the table. However, Nguyen failed to improve on the 4♥ turn and 6♥ river, shipping the pot to Clinkscales and leaving Nguyen with just 84,000.

Nguyen busted on the next hand defending his big blind.

Rex Clinkscales opened to 17,000 and got called by Mike Takayama in the big blind to see a flop of 4♠ 6♦ T♣ .

Clinkscales continued the pressure by betting 22,000 on the Q♦ turn, which Takayama once again called. On the 5♠ river, Clinkscales shot out 42,000, which made Takayama throw in a time bank card.

After contemplating what to do next, Takayama decided to fold his hand and Clinkscales scooped the pot with no showdown.

Rex Clinkscales executed a four-bet to 6,200 from early position after Xinjing Li three-bet to 1,100 from the hijack. Li folded, and Giorgios Skarparis, who had called the initial raise from the cutoff, responded with an all-in shove.

SeongGwon Kim, who also called the initial raise from the big blind, opted to fold, leaving the action back to Clinkscales, who was only 200 chips short of being covered by Skarparis.

Rex Clinkscales: Q♠ Q♥ Giorgios Skarparis: A♠ K♦.

The dealer revealed a board of 5♠ T♣ 5♦ 8♣ J♠ , allowing Clinkscales to hold onto his Queens and double up, while Skarparis, was left with just half a big blind.

Then, with only 200 chips left Skarparis was forced to put his chips in the pot when action was passed to him on hi-jack. Bong Hong Ker immediately to his left raised the pot to 1,200 and got once caller in Ho Young Jung on big blind.

Skarparis stood up as the dealer flopped A♣ 7♠ T♥ which was both checked by the two other players. On the turn of 6♣ Ker bet 700 which got called by Jung.

Both side-pot players checked the river of 9♣ .

Giorgios Skarparis: 9♠ 5♣

Bong Hong Ker: 9♦ 8♣

Ho Young Jung: K♥ J♣

With a straight on the flop, Ker scooped the pot.