APT Main Event (60,000 PHP)

Ricardas Lukauskas raised to 7,000 from the small blind and Winson Ho shoved all in for 15,500 from the big blind. Lukauskas snap-called.

Ricardas Lukauskas: K♦ J♣

Winson Ho: 8♠ 8♣

It was a classic coin flip, and Ho picked up the lead with pocket eight. However, the dealer quickly sent the bad news to Ho as the flop dealt K♠ 7♣ A♠ , improving Lukauskas to a pair of kings. The clean runout filled out 9♣ J♥ , showing Ho the way out.

Gedong Li opened to 2,000 under the gun and found a caller in Ricardas Lukauskas from the cutoff. However, Mark Dela Cruz had other plans, three-betting to 7,000 from the big blind.

Not backing down, Li responded with a four-bet to 17,000, forcing Lukauskas to fold. Dela Cruz moved all-in, and Li, at risk, snap-called, only for both players to reveal the exact same hand.

Gidong Li: A♥ K♦

Mark Dela Cruz: A♦ K♠

With no drama left, the dealer completed the 9♣ 7♠ 3♣ 6♣ 2♣ board, and the pot was chopped between the two players. Lukauskas, however, couldn’t help but feel a tinge of regret, believing he had missed out on a chance to scoop a massive pot.