APT Main Event (85,000 PHP)

Gabriel Goh opeend for 22,000 in early position and got a jam all-in from Rishi Mehra for 220,000 on the button. Li Ta Hsu on small blind got out of the way and, after asking for a count, chip leader Vincent Huang made the call. Goh mucked his hand to allow the two gentlemen to have a heads-up showdown.

Rishi Mehra: 9♣ 9♥

Vincent Huang: J♣ J♦

The dealer flopped K♣ J♥ 6♣ which gave Huang a set and made Mehra get up from his seat as he waited patiently for the board to be completed. The dealer dealt the turn 5♥ and the river T♦ and Mehra picked up his bag and left while Huang added more chips to his ever-growing stack.

Moses Saquing raised to 6,000 from early position and received four callers to bring it into the streets.

On the flop of K♥ 9♥ Q♦ , a string of checks followed until Lou Marcial bet 11,500 on the button, which only Rishi Mehra dropped in a call from the small blind.

Both saw the 6♥ land on the turn, and the action went check-check. The 3♠ dropped on the river, where Mehra bet 21,000 only to face a raise to 60,000 from Marcial. After thinking for a while, Mehra made the call.

Mehra tabled a flush with 5♥ 4♥ , but it was still no match for a straight from Marcial’s J♥ T♥ .

Alexander Keating opened to 10,000 and was quickly met with a re-raise to 24,000 from Lou Marcial on the button. Rishi Mehra, patiently waiting in the small blind, called, while Ilia Dropbin on big blind and Keating folded, leaving Marcial and Mehra in a heads-up showdown.

The flop revealed T♣ Q♦ 8♥, and Mehra checked. Without hesitation, Marcial shoved all-in for his tournament life. Mehra took a moment, weighed his options, and made the call.

Lou Marcial: J♠ 9♠

Rishi Mehra: K♦ J♦

Marcial had flopped a straight, while Mehra needed a nine to complete a higher straight and turn the tables. However, the turn K♥ and river 6♣ brought no help for Mehra, who had to part with a significant chunk of his stack as Marcial celebrated his crucial double-up.

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.