Philippines National Cup (12,000 PHP)

The action folded around to Frank Lillis in the small blind, who ended up getting his stack of 675,000 into the middle against Lun Luo in the big blind.

Frank Lillis: A♦ K♠

Lun Luo: 5♦ 5♠

It was a huge flip, and one that Lillis needed to win if he wanted to stay alive. A flop of 4♦ 4♣ 2♥ didn't offer the Irishman much help, and neither did the 7♠ turn. The 6♥ on the river confirmed Lillis' elimination, and Luo's stack climbed to almost 2,500,000!

Euryd Rivera shoved from the button for 210,000, and Frank Lillis called from the big blind.

Euryd Rivera: K♥ 6♦

Frank Lillis: K♣ T♠

Rivera was in a world of hurt, but managed to pair his six on the A♠ 6♠ Q♠ flop, which also gave Lillis both flush and straight draws. A T♦ on the turned Rivera's fortune around as his opponent paired his ten, and the 2♥ river confirmed his elimination.

Sunjong Yoo limped from middle position, followed by Frank Lillis on the button, while Euryd Rivera checked from the big blind. On a flop of A♣ 4♣ 3♠ , both Yoo and Rivera checked, allowing Lillis to fire a 25,000 bet. Rivera folded, but Yoo decided to call.

The turn brought the 4♠ , and when Lillis continued with a 50,000 bet, Yoo made the call once more. Both players then checked the river 5♥ .

Yoo revealed K♣ T♣ , missing the board entirely, while Lillis tabled 6♦ 6♣ , securing the pot with his pocket pair.

Frank Lillis ripped in his stack of around 1,100,000 from the hijack, and the action folded around to Sunjong Yoo in the big blind, who after around a minute, called off his remaining 220,000.

Sunjong Yoo: A♥ 5♣

Frank Lillis: 3♣ 3♠

Yoo was probably happy to find himself in a flip, and even happier to find a pair on the 4♦ 5♦ J♠ flop. However, Lillis did pick up an open-ended straight draw on the 2♦ turn. Nevertheless, Yoo stayed in the lead as the 7♥ dropped on the river, which earned him a stack of almost half a million.

With five tables remaining, Mack Lee, seated on the button, moved all-in. After careful consideration, Frank Lillis in the small blind opted to call Lee’s all-in bet, putting Lee at risk.

Mack Lee: K♠ Q♠

Frank Lillis: J♥ J♠

The flop revealed K♣ 2♣ 9♥ , giving Lee a pair of kings and an opportunity to double his stack. The turn brought the 6♦ , followed by the 3♦ on the river, which did not improve Lillis's hand. Consequently, Lee significantly increased his stack at Lillis's expense.

The two chip leaders of Table #54 found themselves in a heads-up battle for a huge pot. It all started with Ashley Patterson from the United States opening for 13,500 on the button. Frank Lillis from Ireland in small blind three-bet to 52,000, then after tanking for some time, Patterson called.

The flop unfurled 9♥ 6♦ Q♣ and the Lillis shot out 27,000 into the pot. Without hesitation, Patterson pulled out a tower of stacks raising to 100,000. Now his turn to tank, Lillis thought for quite some time before finally folding his hand.