APT Main Event (60,000 PHP)

Czardy Rivera opened for 1,300 and got called by Jihwan Oh from the small blind. Topi Palenius, who had less than 4,000 chips remaining in his stack, jammed all in from the big blind. Rivera easily called, while Oh got out of the way.

Topi Palenius: K♠ 8♦

Czardy Rivera: A♣ Q♥

Palenius couldn’t help but feel a bit disheartened with a sigh of resignation after seeing Rivera’s cards but he calmly waited for the board to be dealt. The dealer put out a flop of T♥ 2♦ 9♠ keeping Rivera’s lead with Ace-high. The turn 7♣ gave Palenius more outs and bit of hope of surviving the hand. The river 8♠ evoked a small “Yay!” from Palenius as he made a pair of eights to stay in the Main Event.