Philippines National Cup (12,000 PHP)

One three-way all-in hand just played out, resulting in a double elimination and a single winner of the pot.

Sunjong Yoo from the button shoved all in for 610,000, and received two callers, Mack Lee nd Sunjong Yoo from the blinds.

Sunjong Yoo: 8♠ 6♠

Mack Lee: A♥ J♠

Alvir Inocentes: T♥ T♣

The board rolled off A♠ 5♦ 3♦ Q♦ Q♠ , giving two pair to Lee and Inocentes. However, Lee bested Inocentes with flopped top pair aces and claimed a double elimination.

The chip counts are in for the final table, and it's Marco Espela who surged up the leaderboard and holds a commanding lead over the field.

Espela is one of three local players who reached the final table, along with Maggy Cenon and Alvir Inocentes.

The average stack is 1,210,000, which is just fifteen big blinds, so expect the action to be fast-paced.

Suya Lee wants to have his name in the poker dictionary, right next to 'chip and a chair', as he is trying to make a comeback from just a single chip.

First, Lee stuck in his 5,000 from under the gun and the rest of the table folded around to Alvir Inocentes in the big blind.

Suya Lee: K♦ 7♠

Alvir Inocentes: Q♥ 7♦

Just as Lee thought he might be able to spin up a stack, a flop of 9♦ Q♦ 4♥ saw his hopes dashed. However, a K♣ on the turn reignited the flame and the 2♣ river confirmed his as the winner of the pot, bringing his stack up to 95,000.

In the next hand, Lee was in the big blind and was put at risk by Inocentes from the small blind.

Suya Lee: J♥ 3♠

Alvir Inocentes: 9♦ 4♠

Lee managed to survive again as the 8♣ 6♦ 8♦ 3♣ 3♦ board gave him a full house. Comeback on?

Alvir Inocentes shoved all in for around 445,000 from the small blind, and Sunjong Yoo called from the small blind.

Alvir Inocentes: K♠ J♥

Sunjong Yoo: A♦ 8♣

The monotone flop came 4♠ J♠ Q♠ , improving Inocentes to a pair of jacks and a flush draw. With the runout J♦ 3♦ showing, Inocentes upgraded to trips and stayed alive in the field.

Here are the current counts with ten remaining. Lun Luo's lead has been eaten into a little, but he still remains the chip leader with a stack of 2,000,000.

Nino Mercado was all-in for his last 220,000, and had been put at risk by Alvir Inocentes.

Nino Mercado: A♥ 6♥

Alvir Inocentes: 9♣ 9♥

Mercado had a live card, but his number of outs were reduced after the 4♣ Q♣ 5♣ flop gave Inocentes a flush draw. When the T♣ landed on the turn, Mercado was drawing dead as Inocentes completes his flush, and the 7♥ river was just a formality.

Ashley Patterson raised to 85,000 from the hijack and Alvir Inocentes defended from the big blind.

Both saw the monotone flop of 4♥ 3♥ 9♥ , which gave a flush possibility. Inocentes check-called after Patterson fired a bet of 50,000.

A board-pairing 4♦ fell on the turn, where Inocentes changed the strategy and bet 60,000. Patterson raised to 160,000, sending Inocentes into the tank. After a long time, Inocentes eventually tossed his cards in the muck.

Alvin Inocentes opened the action with a raise to 54,000 from under the gun. Short-stacked Alvin Sembrano, with only 10,000 left, put in his remaining chips. After a few minutes of consideration, Ashley Patterson three-bet to 150,000, forcing Inocentes out of the pot.

Alvin Sembrano: 9♦ 8♦

Ashley Patterson: 3♥ 3♣

The flop came 3♠ 2♣ 5♦ , giving Patterson a set of threes and prompting a frustrated groan from Inocentes, who regretted folding. The K♠ turn and 4♦ river sealed Sembrano's elimination .As Sembrano exited, Inocentes continued to bemoan his fold, insisting he held what would have been the winning hand.

Alvir Inocentes raised to 75,000 from the cutoff only to be jammed for around 450,000 by Alvin Sembrano on the button, which Jester Intia called off with his last 150,000 chips. Inocentes folded.

Jester Intia K♠ J♥

Alvin Sembrano 5♥ 5♦

The board ran out A♣ J♠ 3♠ 5♣ 7♣ , giving Sembrano a turned set and sending Intia out of the door.

Alvir Inocentes raised to 24,000 from under the gun and Benjamin Leblond called on the button.

The flop showed K♦ 9♣ T♠ , and Inocentes checked to Leblond, who then bet 8,000. Inocentes folded after thinking for a while.