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.

Maggy Cenon opened to 250,000 from the cutoff and Sunjong Yoo called out of the small blind.

They went to a flop of 9♦ A♠ 4♠ where Yoo checked, and Cenon fired 300,000. Yoo quickly got out of the way, which left him with a stack of around five big blinds.

Lun Luo was all in for around 870,000 from under the gun only to jammed by Sunjong Yoo from middle position for 1,100,000.

Lun Luo: J♥ J♣

Sunjong Yoo: K♥ Q♥

The runout dealt 3♥ Q♦ 7♥ 9♦ 4♥ , meaning Yoo flopped a higher pair of queens to beat the hooks from Luo, who was eliminated in ninth.

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.

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.

Sunjong Yoo raised to 25,000 from the cutoff only to be jammed by Li from the big blind for 420,000. Yoo made the call.

Sunjong Yoo K♥ 7♣

Minghui Li T♥ 9♣

The dry board ran out Q♠ T♣ 5♠ J♠ 2♣, sending Li out of the door.

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.