Main Event

On a board T♠ 5♥ J♦ 6♦ 4♦ , utg+2 raises 2500 preflop, bets every street 3,000, 2,500, and all in, button Ronie Arguelles calls it down and doubles up with A♦ 9♦ flush.

Down to 6 bb, Ronie Arguelles goes all from cutoff and has to dodge two callers. No side pot action to the river Q♣ 2♥ K♣ 5♥ 8♦ . Arguelles’s baby pocket 3♣ 3♠ survives against the button 6♣ 7♣ and small blind A♣ 7♥ . Arguelles stays on.

Hijack Ronie Arguelles raises 2,200, cutoff Eric Cheung re-raises 10,800 all-in. Button and Arguelles call for side pot. Both check down the board A♠ K♥ T♣ 8♠ T♥ . Cheung A♥ K♦ wins against two pocket nines and revives his stack.

Following a limp from utg, utg+1 Ronie Arguelles raises 1,300, small blind Jeff Ballester and utg call. The flop 8♦ 3♣ 9♣ is checked by all, while the turn 8♥ sees more action with Ballester betting 2,500, utg folds, Arguelles calls. The river K♦ , Ballester continues with a 4,400 bet, Arguelles calls and shows K♠ T♥ top pair exposing Ballester’s J♣ 7♣ missed draw.

Ronie Arguelles on the cutoff raises 11,000, the button Edgar Asehan and big blind Aning call the raise. Flop runs 8♥ 4♣ 6♥ , Arguelles c-bets 30,000, Asehan calls, and Aning check-folds. On the turn 6♣ , Arguelles goes all-in for 26,000, and Asehan calls. Arguelles opens 8♠ T♠ , Asehan has A♣ 8♣ making the same two-pair combination but with a higher ace kicker.

Unraised pre-flop with Ronie Arguelles on the cutoff and both blinds in. Flop runs A♦ A♠ J♦ . Check down from all players. The turn T♠ Arguelles bets 85,000, the big blind folds, and Ametan calls. The river 4♣ Arguelles double barrels 13,000, and Ametan folds.

Under the gun, Ronie Arguelles raises to 9,000, Edgar Asehan on hijack re-raises to 20,000. Arguelles folds.

Under the gun Ronie Arguelles raises all-in for his last 8 bb, next to act Mr. Lee calls, and everyone else folds. Arguelles flips over A♦ 8♦ , Mr. Lee attempts to eliminate with 9♦ T♦ . The board runs 7♣ Q♥ A♦ 5♣ 9♠ , Arguelles top pair awards a double up.

On his third bullet, Eric Alcantara shoves his last 8 bb and big blind Ronie Arguelles calls to try to eliminate Alcantara for the second time. However, that would not be as Alcantara’s Q♦ T♥ forms a straight on the board 9♠ 8♣ A♣ T♣ J♦ to beat K♥ 7♦ .

Filipino ace Mike Takayama is in the field. Action folds to the blinds, small blind Ronie Arguelles raises 1,200, big blind Takayama shoves with 18,400. Takayama dominates wit A♠ K♠ over Arguelles A♣ T♥ . Board runs out 8♠ T♣ K♦ 8♥ 3♠ . Both players connect. Takayama’s higher two pair wins the pot for a double up

Button player Alique Visitacion raises 5,000 and is called by Ronie Arguelles on the small blind. On the flop 8♥ 2♦ A♥ , Arguelles leads out 3,000 then calls Visitacion 10,000 raise. On the turn J♣ , Arguelles shoves 21,200 and Visitacion calls to put him on Arguelles on the ropes. Arguelles flips over A♠ J♦ two pair, Visitacion A♦ K♣ behind with just top pair. The river }2c} changed nothing for Visitacion for a double up to Arguelles .

Under the gun raises 1,200, dealer button raises all-in 18,200, Ronie Arguelles on the big blind shoves all-in 25,200, and original raiser folds. Button has 8♥ 8♠ , Arguelles dominates with J♦ J♣ . The board runs 3♣ Q♦ A♠ J♥ 5♦ . Though not needed, Arguelles improves to a set of Jacks and eliminates his opponent.

With only two players remaining, they finished the previous level and opted to stop until more players sign up. Clock will continue to run.

Ronie Arguelles on the dealer button opens with a 1,100 raise, and both blinds call. Flop runs K♦ 9♣ 9♥ check down from all players. Small blind checks the turn 3♦ , big blind Eric Alcantara bets 1,800, Arguelles calls, and small blind folds. The river 9♦ , Alcantara opts to check, Arguelles goes all in for 13,300, Alcantara calls. Arguelles shows Q♣ Q♦ and Alcantara mucks.

Eric Alcantara on the small blind opens with a 1,200 raise, and Ronie Arguelles defends the big blind. Flop runs 6♣ T♦ 4♣ , 1,500 c-bet from Alcantara, and a call from Arguelles . Turn 2♦ sees checks from both players for a free river K♥ . Alcantara bets 2,000, Arguelles calls, Alcantara shows A♦ J♥ ace high, Arguelles takes the pot with 7♥ 7♣ .