Philippines National Cup (12,000 PHP)

Benjamin Leblond opened the cutoff to 110,000, leaving 5,000 behind. Lun Luo three-bet to 245,000 on the button, and Leblond called off.

Lun Luo A♥ K♣

Benjamin Leblond Q♥ 8♥

The board dealt 9♥ J♣ J♦ 4♠ K♦ , improving Luo to two pair on the river and send Leblond to the playout desk.

On the flop of Q♦ K♥ 3♣ , there were around 150,000 chips in the pot when Benjamin Leblond raised to 65,000 from under the gun, and only Lun Luo called from middle position.

Both saw a 9♣ fell on the turn, and Leblond check it to Luo, who then shoved all in and made Leblond snap-fold.

Maggy Cenon, the only woman in the field, found herself in a tense three-way all-in for her tournament life. The action began when Benjamin Leblond raised to 50,000, only to be three-bet by Po Yu Chen, who made it 140,000 from the cutoff.

Mark Sanchez, sitting on the button, escalated the stakes by four-betting all-in for 300,000. Seokjong Kim in the small blind folded, but Cenon, with just a 2 big blind stack, decided to risk it all by going all-in.

Leblond quickly got out of the way, and Chen called, putting both Cenon and Sanchez at risk.

Maggy Cenon: A♦ J♥

Mark Sanchez: J♦ J♣

Po Yu Chen: T♣ T♥

The flop came down K♥ 7♠ 4♦ , with Sanchez hoping for a double up and to eliminate Cenon. However, the turn revealed the A♥ , pairing Cenon’s ace and shattering Sanchez’s hopes.

The river brought the 5♥, leaving the situation unchanged. In a remarkable twist, Cenon tripled up, Sanchez doubled his stack, and Chen was left out in the cold.

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.