Philippines National Cup (12,000 PHP)

Vladislavs Azan open-jammed for 70,000, prompting a call from Mitchell Tsang on the button. Mack Lee and Frank Lillis in the blinds folded, setting the stage for a heads-up showdown between the two players.

Vladislavs Azan: 6♣ 7♣

Mitchell Tsang: A♥ J♠

Tsang hit top pair on the flop of T♥ A♠ 5♦. The turn brought the 2♦, followed by the Q♣ on the river, which failed to improve Azan’s hand. A♠ a result, Azan was eliminated from the tournament, leaving Tsang to continue his pursuit of victory.

Vladislavs Azans opened from the hijack to 17,000 and Mitchell Tsang three-bet from the cutoff to 47,000. When the action got back to Azan, he called.

On the flop of J♣ 8♠ A♦ , Azans checked it over to Tsang, who fired out a bet of 11,000. Azans quickly called.

The action then slowed up as both players checked to showdown on the K♣ turn and 3♦ river. Azans showed a pair of kings with K♦ Q♦ , which was good for the pot as Tsang mucked.

Yen Huang Ting opened the button to 13,000, and Vladislavs Azans called from the big blind.

They saw the flop of 3♣ A♥ Q♣ , and Azans checked the action to Ting, who continued with a bet of 8,000. Azans quickly tossed his cards in the muck.