APT Main Event (60,000 PHP)

Action was picked up with Vineet Kumar at risk on the button, facing off against Phurirat Phaosathianphan in the big blind in an all-in showdown.

Vineet Kumar: A♥ Q♥

Phurirat Phaosathianphan: A♦ 8♦

Initially dominating Phaosathianphan, the tides shifted when the flop revealed A♣ 2♠ 8♣ , giving Phaosathianphan a two-pair. Kumar held his breath, hoping for a reversal of fortune on the following streets.

The turn 7♠ brought no help, and the river 8♠ sealed Kumar’s fate, giving Phaosathianphan a full house and eliminating Kumar from the tournament.

Phuritat Phaosathianphan made it 1,600 to go from under the gun and received three callers. Randolph Acacio from the hijack, Neol Araniel on the cutoff, and Dmitrii Urban from the big blind.

Four players read the flop of 8♥ A♦ K♦ and checked through to see the A♥ turn, where Urban and Phaosathianphan checked to Acacio, who fired 3,000. Neol and Dmitrii folded, but Phaosathianphan put in a raise to 12,000, which Acacio dropped in a call.

The river carried out A♠ . Phaosathianphan shoved all in for 30,000 and Acacio snap-called. After Phaosathianphan tabled A 8 for quads to win the pot, Acacio flipped over 8 8 for a full house.