Philippines National Cup (12,000 PHP)

Kiwanont Sukhum made a bold move, shoving all-in for 370,000 from under the gun, putting his tournament life on the line. Maggy Cenon in the big blind quickly called, ready for a showdown.

Kiwanont Sukhum: K♣ Q♣

Maggy Cenon: A♥ 4♦

The flop came down A♦ 3♠ A♠ , and Cenon hit trips, sending Sukhum’s heart racing as he realized the precarious position he was in. A♠ the dealer turned over the 8♣ , and then the river revealed the 6♣ , Sukhum’s hopes faded.

With no help coming, he began to pack his things, walking off the floor as Cenon celebrated her triumphant hand.

Kiwanont Sukhum limped from under the gun, only to be met with an all-in shove from Mack Lee for 585,000. The rest of the table folded back to Sukhum, who made the call, setting up a showdown.

Mack Lee: A♥ Q♠

Kiwanont Sukhum: A♠ J♦

The dealer revealed the board: K♣ 4♦ 7♥ 8♦ 6♣ . Neither player connected, leaving Lee’s queen kicker to secure the win. Lee pulled in a crucial stack boost, keeping his tournament hopes alive!

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.

Kiwanont Sukhum was all in for 680,000 from the cutoff, and Suya Lee called off his last 80,000 from the big blind.

Kiwanont Sukhum: 9♣ 9♦

Suya Lee: A♣ 3♦

The board came 6♣ K♥ 2♥ 2♠ 7♣ , improving nothing for Lee who bagged up a payout of PHP 91,000 (~$1,550). A valiant effort from Lee, who ultimately fell short of the final table.

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.

Michael Manlapaz opened the cutoff to 8,000 and Kiwanont Sukhum defended from the big blind

Both players read the flop of 7♦ K♦ Q♠ , and the action went check-check. A K♣ hit on the turn which the two kept the slow pace and checked through.

The river brough a 9♣ , and Sukhum bet 9,000 only to be faced with a raise to 29,000 from Manlapaz, which made Sukhum sent his cards back to the dealer after thinking for a while.

Kiwanont Sukhum opened to 7,000 from under the gun, and Phatsakorn Chaiprasart shoved with his last chips 10,000 from the hijack, which Michael Manlapaz called from the button. Sukum also dropped in the call to take it to the streets.

Both Sukhum and Manlapaz saw the runout of 7♦ K♣ 8♣ Q♠ 3♦ and checked to the showdown.

Chaiprasart showed his hand first for a pair of sevens with 6♣ 7♦ , and it beat Suhum’s T♠ 9♦ . However, after Manlapaz flipped over T♠ 8♦ for a higher pair of eights, Chaiprasart stook up and headed to the exit.