
Final Day
Matthew Belcher Eliminated in 10th Place For PHP 437,000 (~$7,509)

Matthew Belcher shoved from the small blind for 560,000 and Leon Sturm quickly called from the big blind.
Matthew Belcher: K♦ T♥
Leon Sturm: A♣ J♦
Belcher was behind and didn't find much to work with on the 9♦ 4♥ 5♠ flop. A 7♥ turn left with with just six outs, but the 8♦ river wasn't one of them.
Player | Chips |
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LM Leon Marcel Sturm | 1,790,000(36 BB) |
MP Matthew Paul Belcher | busted |
Egidijus Digrys Eliminated in 12th Place For PHP 384,000 (~$6,598)

Egidijus Digrys made it 170,000 to go from the hijack, leaving himself around 50,000 behind. Matthew Belcher was in the cutoff and just called.
On the Q♠ 3♥ Q♥ flop, Digrys checked and Belcher fired out 50,000. Digrys rechecked his cards and put his time banks into the middle, probably to try and make a pay jump. Eventually, he did drop in the call.
Egidijus Digrys: A♥ 6♠
Matthew Belcher: A♠ A♦
Digrys was way, way behind and had no chance to win the pot when the 2♦ hit the turn. A meaningless 3♠ completed the runout, and Digrys was sent on his way.
Player | Chips |
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MP Matthew Paul Belcher | 1,300,000(43 BB) |
ED Egidijus Digrys | busted |
Margereson Barrels Through Belcher
Scott Margereson raised to 35,000 and Matthew Belcher defended the big blind. Both were given a flop of T♦ K♣ 8♠
Belcher check-called the 55,000 bet of Margereson to see a A♣ on the turn. Belcher checked and Margereson barreled another 170,000 to the pot. This time around, Belcher didn't match and gave up the pot.
Player | Chips |
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SM Scott Margereson | 1,100,000(55 BB) |
MP Matthew Paul Belcher | 470,000(24 BB) |
Mastuda Takes From Belcher
Naohiro Matsuda raised to 32,000 from under the gun and Jimin Lee defended his big blind.
The flop came down 7♦ A♠ 5♣ , and Lee check-called a bet of 18,000 from Matsuda.
The K♣ appeared on the turn. Once again, Lee check-called a bet from Matsuda, but this time for 55,000.
The action checked through on the 2♣ river and Lee showed A♦ 8♣ for a pair of aces. This was outdone by Matsuda who had a better hand with A♦ Q♠
In the following hand, Matthew Belcher raised to 32,000 on the button and Lee made the call from the small blind.
A flop of 3♦ A♠ 7♣ fell and Lee checked. Belcher bet 25,000 and Lee carved out the call.
The 7♠ appeared on the turn and both players checked for the A♣ to show up on the river. Lee checked for the last time, and Blecher bet a heft 65,000. Lee instantly called and then mucked once he saw the the Q♣ of Matsuda
Lee check-called the 25,000 bet of Belcher to open a 7♠ turn. Both checked and saw a A♣ on the river. Lee tapped his option to welcome Belcher to fire 65,000. Lee made the call and flipped over Digrys
Belcher mucked.
Player | Chips |
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NM Naohiro Matsuda | 670,000(42 BB) |
JL Jimin Lee | 560,000(35 BB) |
MP Matthew Paul Belcher | 540,000(34 BB) |
Belcher Muscles Digrys

Action folded to the blinds with small blind Egidijus Digrys matching the blinds and Matthew Belcher checking to open a friendly flop of 4♣ 9♦ 3♦
Both checked to see a J♣ turn. Digrys check-called the 36,000 bet to open a Q♠ on the river. Digrys checked and Belcher used a time bank token to rethink his strategy before declaring "All in!" Digrys surrendered immediately and the pot was sent to Belcher.
Player | Chips |
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MP Matthew Paul Belcher | 730,000(46 BB) |
ED Egidijus Digrys | 480,000(30 BB) |