APT Super High Roller (600,000 PHP)

On the flop of 7♠ Q♠ K♦ , there were around 45,500 chips in the pot when Jordan Westmorland from under the gun and Chaoui Mehdi from middle position checked through.

Both saw a 6♦ come on the turn, and the action went check-check. The river brought the board-pairing K♠ , where Westmorland bet 60,000 and Mehdi stuck around.

Westmorland quickly tabled a rivered set with A♠ K♥ , making Mehdi forfeit the pot.

The action was picked up on the flop J♣ K♥ K♠ with around 29,500 chips in the middle. Both Nguyen Nang from the big blind and Chaoui Mehdi from under the gun checked through.

Both saw a 6♣ fell on the turn, where the action went check-check, and the river brought T♦ , which Nang checked the action to Mehdi, who then bet 17,000 this time. Nang called to take it to a showdown.

Mehdi showed two pair with Q♠ Q♥ , making Nang muck his hand.

Chaoui Mehdi opened the cutoff to 8,000 and received two callers from the blinds, James Mendoza and Trong Hieu Ngo.

Three player saw a flop roll off 4♣ 9♣ Q♥ . Both Ngo and Mendoza checked the action to Mehdi, who made a continuation bet of 14,000. Quickly, Ngo and Mendoza mucked their cards.

Currently, there have been 14 players registered of which 10 are remaining. Here are their chip counts at the beginning of level 5.

On the flop of 6♠ K♥ T♣ , there were 7,500 chips in the middle. The dealer delivered the board-pairing K♦ on the turn, and Chaoui Mehdi checked too Chang, who bet 2,500. Mehdi called.

A 4♦ landed on the river, where Mehdi bet 9,000 and Chang snap-folded.

Chaoui Mehdi is back for his second bullet and started action from the button with a raise to 6,000. Only Daniel Neilson called from the big blind.

Both saw the A♦ 7♦ 5♥ flop, and Neilson checked the action to Mehdi, who continued with a bet of 7,500. Neilson made the call.

A 8♣ landed on the turn, where Neilson check-called again after Mehdi fired 24,000. The river showed 7♠ , and Neilson checked. Mehdi delivered another barrel of 125,000, making Neilson hesitate a bit before he threw his cards in the muck.

On the flop of 5♣ 2♥ 7♥ , Alexander Lynskey from the small blind checked the action to Chaoui Mehdi from the cutoff. Mehdi then bet 6,500 and Lynskey called.

A J♦ fell on the turn, where Lynskey checked again to Mehdi, who fired out 22,000 this time. Lynskey called quickly to see the 2♥ river. Lynskey kept his strategy and checked. Mehdi shoved all in for around 100,000. Lynskey snap-called.

Mehdi flipped A♦ J♥ for a pair of jacks but it was no match for a flopped set of sevens from Lynskey’s 7♣ 7♠ .

Jun Obara opened the button to 4,000, and Daniel Neilson three-bet to 17,500 from the big blind. Obara made the call.

Both saw a flop of T♥ T♣ Q♣ , and Neilson continued with a bet of 50,000. Obara called to see the 9♦ turn, where Neilson fired 40,000. Obara stuck around.

The river brought a K♣ , prompting Neilson fired out 100,000. Obara tossed his cards in the muck.

The cut-off opened and Chaoui Mehdi, who joined the tournament a few minutes earlier, three-bet to 11,000. Sitting in the big-blind, Alexander Lynskey cold four-bet to 32,000, Obara got out of the way, and Mehdi called.

On 7♥ 3♥ 2♣ Lynskey bet out 35,000, which got called by Mehdi. The turn brought the 3♠ and the Aussie put full pressure on Mehdi by going all in for 130,500. Mehdi could not believe it but decided to lay down his hand. Lynskey then cold-blooded showed the 5♠ .