APT Main Event (85,000 PHP)

Lou Marcial opened for 45,000, called by Ron Tate in the small blind and Minjeong Kim in the big blind. The flop came down 4♥ 5♥ 7♣ and all three players checked.

On the T♥ turn, Tate led out with 20,000, and both Kim and Marcial called. The river 9♦ had Tate tanking. With just 19,000 left, he used a time bank card before eventually checking, as did Kim and Marcial.

Tate revealed K♣ J♥ , but Kim took the pot with her T♣ 3♣ for a pair of tens. Marcial mucked his hand.

The very next hand after Yongseok Choi opened for 45,000 in middle position. With only 19,000 left, Tate shoved all-in from the button. Kim called Choi's raise as well Hisashi Yamanouchi from small and big blinds, respectively.

On the flop 6♠ 2♣ T♣, Yamanouchi checked allowing Choi to shoot 83,000 into the pot. At this point, Tate stood up ready to leave the premises but waited for the action of Yamanouchi and the dealer to complete the board.

After thinking of his options, Yamanouchi folded his hand and Choi scooped the side pot.

Ron Tate: 6♦ 6♣

Yongseok Choi: K♦ T♦

After seeing Choi's hand, a visible smile spread across Tate's face having caught a set on the flop against Choi's pair of tens.

The 6♥ turn gave Tate quads making him sit down with glee. The dealer dealt the river 3♦ .

Hisashi Yamanouchi opened for 14,000 on the button and Yongseok Choi responded with a re-raise to 38,000 from the big blind. Yamanouchi then shoved all-in for around 250,000, putting maximum pressure on Choi. Without hesitation, Choi snap-called, risking his tournament life with 112,000 behind.

Hisashi Yamanouchi: J♥ J♣

Yongseok Choi: A♥ A♠

The board ran out 4♣ 4♦ 7♥ T♠ K♦ , securing Choi’s aces and doubling his stack.