APT High Roller (200,000 PHP)

Hand 20: Emilien Pitavy woke up with Q♦ Q♣ in the cutoff and raised to 100,000. In the big blind, Adalsteinn Karlsson called with Q♠ J♠ , taking both players to the flop.

The dealer fanned out 6♦ Q♥ K♠ , giving Pitavy middle set and Karlsson a pair. Karlsson checked, and Pitavy fired 70,000 which Karlsson called, unaware of the trouble he was in.

The K♦ turn paired the board and both players opted to check. On the J♥ river, Karlsson, now holding two pair, shoved all-in. Pitavy snap-called, putting Karlsson at risk.

After seeing Pitavy’s full house, Karlsson could only shake his head before exiting the stage in 7th place for PHP 949,000 (~$16,306).

Hand 7: Benjamin Jacobs opened to 80,000 in middle position with A♦ T♣ and got called by Yohei Kitazato with Q♠ J♠ on the button and John Matsuda in big blind with 9♥ 8♥ sending all three players to the flop.

The flop came 7♦ 2♣ 7♣ which was checked by all players. Matsuda led with 230,000 on the turn 5♥ , enough to make Jacobs and Kitazato fold. He scooped the pot.

Hand 8: Adalstein Karlsson woke up with K♦ K♣ and raised to 80,000 in hijack. He got called by Leon Sturm in the big blind with T♦ 6♦ taking both players to the flop. The flop came 2♠ 9♣ 8♥ and was checked by Sturm. Karlsson continued with 110,000 and took down the pot.

Hand 9: Matsuda raised to 80,000 on the button with K♠ K♣ and got called by Emilien Pitavy in big blind with J♥ 9♥ . The flop dropped 8♥ 4♠ 7♣ and was checked by both players. Pitavy bet 60,000 on the turn 4♣ and Matsuda flat called. Pitavy bet 260,000 having completed his straight on the T♠ river and got called by Matsuda. Matsuda mucked upon seeing Pitavy's hand.

Hand 10: Vlada Stojanovic raised to 80,000 in hijack with A♣ J♦ and got an all-in shove from Matsuda with A♥ Q♣ in cutoff. Stojanovic mucked and Matsuda took down the pot.

Hand 11: Pitavy raised to 80,000 on the button with A♠ 6♦ and got called by Nopparut Piyatassakorn in big blind with T♦ 8♦ taking them to the flop. The flop came down J♦ K♠ 3♥ and was checked by both players. Passing the action, Pitavy bet 105,000 on the the Q♣ turn and Piyatassakorn flat called. Piyatassakorn bet 120,000 on the 9♣ river which gave him a straight. Pitavy folded and the pot was awarded to Piyatassakorn.

There will now be a short break while the final nine players prepare for the final table.

The level will also be rolled back to Level 22 (20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante) to ensure that the average stack for the final table is 30 big blinds.

Piyatassakorn Nopparut opened for 80,000 from the hijack and faced a three-bet from Adalsteinn Karlsson in the cutoff. Nopparut made the call, sending both players to the flop.

The dealer fanned out 3♣ 8♦ 8♣ , and Nopparut check-called Karlsson’s continuation bet of 105,000. Both players then opted to check the T♥ turn.

On the river 4♠ , Nopparut fired out 140,000. Karlsson used a time bank card to deliberate but ultimately made the call. Nopparut tabled 6♥ 6♣ for two pair with the board, prompting Karlsson to muck his hand. Nopparut raked in the pot, further adding to his massive stack.