APT Main Event (60,000 PHP)

Four players built a pot of approximately 11,000 on a K♥ 8♥ 6♠ flop. Action checked to Lars Kamphues, who fired a bet of 3,500.

Jakub Wojtas quickly folded, but Lifu Huang and Florencio Campomanes, in the big blind and middle position, respectively, opted to call.

With three players still in, the 9♦ landed on the turn. Once again, the action checked to Kamphues, who ramped up the aggression with a bet of 19,000. Huang made the call, while Campomanes decided he had seen enough and folded.

Now heads-up, the 5♦ river saw Huang check for a third time. Kamphues wasted no time in applying maximum pressure, sliding out a massive 33,000 bet.

Huang tanked for a moment but ultimately laid down his hand, conceding the pot to Kamphues without a showdown.

Action was picked up on the T♣ 2♠ J♠ flop, where Florencio Campomanes, in the hijack, checked. Nattawat Soontanont seized the opportunity to fire a bet of 3,200. Campomanes responded with an all-in shove, and Soontanont, at risk, snap-called.

Nattawat Soontanont: Q♠ Q♥

Florencio Campomanes: 2♣ 2♦

Campomanes had flopped a set of deuces, putting him well ahead, while Soontanont could only hope for a miracle to survive.

The dealer burned and turned the 3♣ , followed by the 6♦ on the river—no help for Soontanont. His deep run came to an abrupt end as he gathered his belongings and exited, while Campomanes raked in the pot, boosting his stack as Day 2 approached.

Lars Kamphues opened under the gun to 2,600 and was called by Kunal Patni on his immediate left, along with Florencio Campomanes in the big blind.

The dealer fanned a 5♦ K♣ 4♣ flop, which saw all three players check.

On the 3♣ turn, Campomanes checked again, giving Kamphues the chance to bet 2,500. Patni called, but Campomanes responded with a raise to 11,000. Both opponents called, sending the hand to the river.

The Q♦ completed the board, and Campomanes checked. Without hesitation, Kamphues moved all-in. Patni, facing a tough decision for his tournament life, took a few moments before making the call. Campomanes opted to fold, leaving the two players to a showdown.

Kunal Patni: K♦ Q♣

Lars Kamphues: A♣ T♣

Patni had rivered two pair, but Kamphues had already locked up the hand with the nut flush on the turn. as Patni stood up, he acknowledged that the queen had led to his downfall but graciously wished his opponent good luck before departing.