APT Main Event (60,000 PHP)

Tetsuya Tsujisaka raised to 700 from the hijack and received three callers: Mac Hoa called from the cutoff, Olivier Serrie and Tanawat U-Snit from the blinds.

Four players read a flop of 8♦ T♣ 9♥ , and the blinds checked over. Tsujisaka made a continuation-bet of 2,800. Only Serrie made the call. The A♠ hit on the turn, and it went check-check.

The 4♠ landed on the river, where both players checked to a free showdown. After Tsujisaka revealed Q♦ J♠ for flopped a straight, Serrie threw his cards back to the dealer.

With the board showing 5♥ J♣ J♦ 4♣ J♥ and a pot of around 20,000, Oliver Serrie fired a bet of 6,000 from the small blind. Action was on Mac Thi Hoa, who was deep in thought with only 9,000 chips remaining.

After a long contemplation, she decided to call for the majority of her stack. Serrie table Q♥ Q♣ for a rivered boat. Hoa frustratingly mucked her hand as Serrie scooped the pot.