Main Event

Main Event Day 1B & Day 1C

Buy in: PH₱ 66,000 (~US$ 1,200)Guarantee: PH₱ 20,000,000 (~US$ 360,960) Total Entries: 499 Total Day 2 qualifiers / ITM: 77 players

Day 1A: 141 entries / 22 advanced (ITM) Day 1B: 265 entries / 40 advanced (ITM) Day 1C: 93 entries / 15 advanced (ITM)

Starting stack: 30,000 Chips in play: 7,950,000

4,000 ante

A big pot of 60,000 in the middle brewed by the time the turn landed 3♣ 9♥ A♣ Q♠ . Lojack Tom Radbone checks, Jose Marquez Cheung checks, the river comes Q♥ . Radbone shoves, Cheung folds.

4,000 ante

A pot of 40,000 brewed preflop and the cards run 2♦ 3♥ 5♣ . Small blind Cezar Quiambao bets 16,500, big blind David Erquiaga calls. No bets land on the turn J♥ , but on the river {9d{m Erquiaga sends out 38,000, Quiambao check-calls. Erquiaga opens T♠ T♦ , Quiambao mucks.

4,000 ante

Jason Ong jams from under the gun with A♦ T♦ , small blind Ryan McAllister puts him at risk with 8♣ 8♦ . With the board running 5♠ 3♦ 3♥ 7♣ A♣ , Ong pairs up on the river to survive and double up.

4,000 ante

A big pot brewed preflop of 60,000, the flop runs J♦ 9♥ 6♠ . Small blind Ng Kah Chun bets 20,000, cutoff Richard Matthew calls. On the turn 7♠ , Ng shoves, Matthew folds.

3,000 ante

On a flop A♦ 9♠ J♠ and 70,000 in the pot, button Gary Thompson bets 20,000, big blind Anh Byungwook check-calls. On the turn 6♣ , betting switches with Anh laying out 65,000, Thompson calls. On the river Q♠ , Anh shoves his 106,000 stack, Thompson folds.

3,000 ante

Cutoff Phuong Linh Nguyen opens for 6,500, small blind Daewoong Kim calls, and big blind Ewe Eng Soon calls. At the flop J♣ 6♥ 9♦ , Soon bets 4,000 and is called by both opponents. All three check the turn 6♣ to bring the river 4♦ . Kim leads out for 15,500, Soon calls and Nguyen folds. Kim shows 6♦ 8♦ trips, Soon mucks.

3,000 ante

Under the gun Tom Dwan goes all in with K♥ T♥ to battle with, utg+1 Phuong Linh Nguyen joins the shove with A♠ K♦ , button Kang Ikseok in as well with J♥ J♣ . With the board running 4♠ 3♠ 6♦ J♠ 3♦ , Dwan is eliminated and Kang ships it.

3,000 ante

Hijack payer raises to 16,000, button Lin Hao jams, hijack calls. Hao opens A♥ K♦ and is way ahead of hijack’s K♣ 8♣ . No change with the board running ten-high. Hao ships a double to 86,000.

2,500 ante

On a flop K♠ 3♥ K♣ and a large 50,000 in the middle, small blind Tom Dwan bets 16,000, cutoff Ryan McAllister calls. On the turn 4♥ , Dwan bets 20,000 and is called again. On the river J♣ , Dwan opts to check then folds to McAllister’s 200,000 bet.

2,500 ante

Small blind Jester Intia is down in chips and shoves with K♥ 2♣ , big blind Tom Dwan calls with A♣ K♦ . No help arrives for Intia on a board A♠ 8♣ 8♠ 2♥ 3♣ to bust out.

2,500 ante

Hijack Mark Dela Cruz shoves holding A♠ T♦ , big blind Tay Wee Shen calls with 9♣ 9♠ , the board runs low for the pocket pair to stand and eliminate Dela Cruz.

2,500 ante

On a flop 7♥ 9♣ 9♦ , utg+1 Tom Dwan bets 10,000, hijack Chai Yeong Keong and big blind Ryan McAllister call. On the turn 6♥ , Chai shoves, McAllister calls, Dwan folds.

Chai A♦ 9♠ trips McAllister T♥ 8♥ straight

The river 3♠ is good for McAllister to boot Chai and soar to 400,000.

2,500 ante

Three players build a pot preflop of 60,000 and the flop comes 9♦ Q♦ T♣ . Button payer Ewe Eng Soon bets 35,000, small blind Han Yeong Woo check-shoves, under the gun Ryan McAllister four-bet shoves, back to Soon who quickly calls.

McAllister 9♥ 9♣ set Soon A♣ A♠ over pair Han Yeong Woo - J♦ T♥

The turn 6♦ and river J♣ is good to keep McAllister ahead. He rails Han and chunks down Soon to 150,000.

2,500 ante

Three way shove, Benigno Ledina 8♠ 8♥ , Ding Tien Thanh A♠ K♦ , Ngoc Anh Cao A♥ Q♣ , the board runs 7♥ Q♥ 7♠ 9♣ 4♥ . Ngoc ships a triple, Ledina wins the side pot.

2,000 ante

Action folds to the small blind Tom Dwan who announces all in, big blind Chai Tiong Keong calls for his tournament life. Dwan opens A♥ J♠ , Chai has Q♣ Q♥ , the board runs 8♦ J♥ 7♥ 8♥ 8♠ for a double up to Chai.

2,000 ante

Hijack Han Yeongwoo raises to 5,000, cutoff Kang Ikseok three-bets to 15,0000, Han calls. On the flop 6♣ 3♥ K♣ , Kang c-bets 5,000, Han shoves, Kang calls and opens A♠ A♥ . Han with Q♣ 7♣ flush draw. The turn 9♦ is no help to Han but the river 2♣ grants the flush to double up.

2,000 ante

On a flop A♣ 6♥ A♥ and 10,000 in the pot, action checks to button Tom Dwan who bets 4500, big blind Jung Wonwook and utg+1 call. On the turn J♦ , Dwan bets 11,000, Jung check-raises to 31,000, utg+1 folds, Dwan shoves, Jung calls.

Dwan A♦ 4♦ Jung A♠ 3♠

With the river 6♣ , it’s a split pot. Both players now sit with 100,000 each.

2,000 ante

All in preflop, Ng Kah Chun ahead with T♦ T♥ against a player’s 8♣ 8♠ . The board runs 6♣ 7♠ 4♣ A♥ 6♦ to keep Tens ahead. Ng ships it while railing one in the process.

2,000 ante

From under the gun, Christopher Puyat raises to 5,000, button Zhining Chen and big blind Terry Gonzaga call. At the flop 8♠ K♣ 8♥ , Puyat c-bets 5,000, Chen goes all in, Gonzaga checks out, Puyat opts to fold as well.

1,500 ante

On a board of A♦ 4♣ 4♦ 8♠ J♣ and 50,000 in the pot, utg+1 I Hsuan Liu shoves, John Hendri folds.

1,500 ante

Lojack Tay Wee Shen raises to 3500, button three-bets jams, small blind Mark Dela Cruz joins the shove, Shen calls for a three-way.

Button 3♣ 3♠ Dela Cruz Q♣ Q♦ Shen A♠ J♠

With the board running 7♣ T♦ J♥ 7♦ J♦ , it’s trips Jacks for Shen to ship it. Shen eliminates the button and chunks down Dela Cruz.

1,500 ante

All in preflop, Meng Long with J♦ J♣ , button Paul Fontan Castrillon calls with A♠ J♥ , the board runs K♣ 6♥ 3♥ T♠ 5♣ . Jacks hold for a double up to Long.

1,500 ante

On a turn board T♦ 7♥ 3♠ K♠ and 26,000 brewed, no bets from Ryan McAllister and button player. Same on the river A♣ no bets land. McAllister opens T♠ 8♠ and wins the pot.

1,500 ante

On a turn board 4♣ A♠ J♠ 2♥ and 14,000 in the pot, button Gary Thompson bets 7,000, cutoff Thijs Hilberts check-calls. On the river 5♦ , Thompson shoves, Hiiberts check-calls. Thompson has A♥ 9♣ top pair however Hilberts has A♦ T♠ top pair higher kicker to double up.

1,500 ante

On a flop 6♣ J♥ 8♣ and 14,000 in the pot, utg +1 bets 4,000, button Jose Delos Santos calls, small blind Anthony Tacda three-bets to 17,000, big blind folds, back to utg+1 who folds, then Delos Santos shoves, Tacda calls.

Delos Santos T♠ 9♥ open ended Tacda K♠ J♠ top pair

The turn 4♣ and river J♦ are no help to Delos Santos to lose all of his chips to Tacda.

1,500 ante

On a turn board A♣ 3♠ 6♣ 9♠ and 30,000 in the pot, utg+2 bets a small 3,300, Hieu Trung Tran check-calls. On the river T♣ , both check, Tran shows T♦ T♥ to win the pot.

1,500 ante

Cutoff Jung Wonwook raises to 3,500, button Ewe Eng Soon three-bets to 9,000, Jung calls. At the flop 5♥ 2♦ 8♦ , Soon c-bets 6,000, Jung check-calls. On the turn 6♥ , Soon fires a large 55,000, this is enough to get Jung to fold.

1,500 ante

That’s it! Day 1B registration has closed with a whopping 265 entries! The prize pool is now well past the guarantee at around PHP 23 Million. Day 1B bags up at 40 players. Last chance to sign up is at Day 1C Turbo which is currently underway. Registration closes at 11:30pm.

1200 ante

On a flop 2♣ 5♣ 4♥ and 6,000 built preflop, small blind Kyosuke Watanabe bets 3500, big blind Lim Tiong Lek shoves, back to Watanabe who calls with 5♦ 8♦ top pair. Lim opens K♣ T♣ draw. With the turn A♣ Lim hits the flush, and with the river 6♥ , Watanabe is out and Lim rises to 80,000.

1200 ante

On a board that completed 5♥ A♦ 2♠ 5♦ 7♦ and 24,000 in the pot, Hieu Trung Tran shoves from the big blind, button folds. Tran claims the pot and rises to starting stack.

1200 ante

On a flop 2♥ 6♣ T♠ and a pot of 14,000 brewed, under the gun bets 5,000, lojack Dinh Manh Hung raises to 10,000, utg calls. On the turn 3♥ , Dinh bets another 10,000, utg check-raises all in, Dinh calls and shows K♦ K♥ . Utg is behind A♦ J♠ . The river 8♥ is a double up for Dinh as utg plunges to 1500.

1,000 ante

On the flop T♦ A♦ K♠ and 9,000 in the pot, cutoff Chiu Jen Chun bets 2,500, button Rasid Paitao raises to 6,000, Chiu calls. On the turn A♣ , Paitao bets 8,400, Chiu check calls. On the river 5♠ , Paitao shoves, Chiu risks it and shows A♠ 8♦ trips. Paitao has trips as well A♥ J♠ and also has him outkicked. Chiu is eliminated.

1,000 ante

Another preflop betting war leads to two players all in. Paul Fontan Castrillon with K♥ K♠ , Won Jae Lee with Q♠ J♣ , with the board running 3♥ T♦ K♦ 3♠ Q♦ , Castrillon was sweating it then held relieved for the full house. Lee is eliminated.

1,000 ante

From cutoff, Gary Thomas raises to 2,000, big blind jams with A♣ J♦ , Thomas snap calls with 9♦ 9♥ . With the board running 6♦ 5♥ 7♣ 6♥ 2♠ , Thomas scoops it up and rises to 110,000.

1,000 ante

From under the gun +1, Terry Gonzaga raises to 2,200, big blind calls. At the flop T♣ 2♠ [2h}, Gonzaga bets 2,000 and is called. On the turn T♥ , both players check to bring on the river 2♣ . Big blind leads out 10,000, Gonzaga calls. Big blind has J♥ 6♦ bluff, Gonzaga ships it with Q♦ Q♥ full house.

1,000 ante

On a flop 2♥ 7♦ 4♣ and 12,000 in the pot, John Costiniano bets 4,400, hijack Richard Marquez check-calls. On the turn A♣ , another 9,000 bet by Costiniano and called by Marquez. On the river Q♣ , both players check. Marques has K♣ K♠ , Costiniano ships the pot with A♦ 9♠ top pair.

800 ante

On a board showing 8♦ T♠ Q♣ Q♥ 7♠ , under the gun Stephen Nathan and cutoff Cezar Quiambao are all in. Nathan opens K♥ [qd} trips to dust and boot Quiambao’s A♥ K♦ .

800 ante

Hijack Toru Sekimoto raises to 2,000, cutoff calls, button Cezar Quiambal three-bets to 7,500, back to Sekimoto who four-bets to 17,000, no takers.

800 ante

From under the gun, Alvir Inocentes raises to 1600, utg+2 three-bets all in, small blind calls, Inocentes calls. At the flop Q♣ 9♥ T♠ , Inocentes goes all in, small blind folds. Inocentes has Q♦ J♦ top pair, all in player Jeon Seong Cheol with A♦ K♦ . The turn 5♣ and river 3♥ are no help to Jeon to bust out.

800 ante

All in preflop, Dinh Young Piu with 5♥ 5♣ and needs some luck against Moses Saquing‘s J♦ J♥ . With the board running K♠ 3♥ 6♣ K♥ 5♠ , Dinh lands the two-outer on the river for a double up to 30,000. Saquing drops a bit to 110,000.

800 ante

Cutoff raises to 2,000, button Chun Joshua Jone three-bets to 5,000, small blind Liao Po Hsun and cutoff both call. At the flop 3♦ 9♥ 5♦ , action is checked to the button Chun who c-bets 7,000, Hsun goes all in, cutoff folds, Chun calls.

Chun A♣ A♠ Hsun Q♥ Q♣

Hsun spikes the two-outer on the turn Q♠ , and with the river 8♦ , Chun is eliminated.

800 ante

From under the gun, Lloyd Locsin raises to 2,000, hijack Dinh Young Piu three-bets to 4,000, Locsin calls. At the flop 3♦ Q♦ 7♥ , Locsin checks, Dinh bets 4,500, Locsin raises to 11,000, Dinh calls. No bets come on the turn 8♦ to bring the river 6♥ . Locsin goes all in, Dinh folds.

600 ante

Flop shows T♣ J♣ 6♦ and 9,000 in the pot, small blind Joseph Sia and big blind Dinh Manh Hung are all in. Sia has open ended K♦ Q♥ , Dinh with K♠ K♥ , the turn 8♦ keeps the cowboys ahead but with the river 9♣ Sia connects with a straight to double through.

600 ante

On a flop T♥ 8♣ 8♦ and 17,000 in the pot, button Chai Tiong Hong bets 8,000 then calls Anthony Tacda’s shove. Hong has J♣ J♠ and is at risk of elimination against Tacda’s K♠ K♦ , however with the turn J♥ and river 4♦ , Hong spikes the two-outer to double through.

600 ante

With a flop 5♦ 6♠ 4♣ and 8,000 in the pot, hijack Jessie Leonarez goes all in, big blind Edizon Canzon check-calls.

Leonarez Q♠ J♥ Canzon 8♦ 6♦

The turn K♦ and river 3♠ are no help to Leonarez to bust out. Canzon rises to 40,000.

500 ante

Under the gun raises to 1200, button Wee Lee Seng calls, big blind Apling Pamplona re-raises all in, utg folds, Seng calls.

Pamplona A♠ K♥ Seng A♦ 5♦

The board runs 4♥ 8♦ 3♥ 7♣ J♦ for a double up to Pamplona to 30,000. Seng drops to 13,000.

500 ante

Smal blind Jose Ruzzel raises to 1,100, big blind Cai Zhen Hao three-bets to 4,100, back to Ruzzel who four-bets all in. Hao calls.

Ruzzel T♦ T♠ Hao A♣ 3♣

The board runs 2♥ 9♣ 5♦ 6♣ 4♦ . Hao lands a straight to double up.

500 ante

On a board that completed T♥ Q♣ 7♥ 5♣ K♣ and 28,000 in the middle, Dinh Manh Hung checks then mucks to Jose Ruzzel’s A♣ A♥ .

500 ante

On a board showing Q♣ T♣ 7♥ A♠ and 18,000 in the pot, small blind Beh Kok Weng bets 7,500, button Sriharsha Doddapaneni calls. On the river K♣ , Weng shoves with 9♠ 8♣ bluff, Doddapaneni calls with J♥ 9♥ straight and ships a double up.

500 ante

With Xian Nathan down to just 2 bb, he loses the rest to Jeseung Lee. Lee goes on to pick up a 16k pot by jamming on a board A♠ 6♦ 8♠ 4♥ K♦ and his opponent folding.

400 ante

From under the gun, Enrico De Rosa raises to 3,000, hijack Xian Nathan three-bets to 8,000, De Rosa shoves, Nathan calls. De Rosa has A♦ A♥ , Nathan with J♦ J♣ , the board runs 9♦ 2♠ A♣ T♣ Q♠ for a double up to De Rosa to 50,000. Nathan drops to 1,100.

400 ante

Preflop betting war leads to Janno Alvarez risking his entire stack with 4♦ 4♣ , his challenger has K♥ K♠ , the board runs 6♣ J♣ 3♥ 6♠ 4♠ for a full house to Alvarez and a double up. 

400 ante

Hijack Joseroy Jeremias raises to 2,500, button Patrick Clarke three-bets to 6,500, Jeremias flats. At the flop and turn 7♥ 3♠ K♥ Q♠ Jeremias check-calls 3,500 and 5,500, then on the river 4♠ , both players check. Jeremias opens A♣ K♣ top pair, Clarke mucks.

400 ante

From utg+2 Earldale Rivera raises to 1,000, cutoff Johnson Tan three-bets to 3,200, Rivera calls. At the flop 8♣ 7♦ T♦ , Tan c-bet 2,900, Rivera check-calls. On the turn 7♠ , another bet by Tan of 6,000, Rivera check-calls again to bring the river 3♦ . This time Rivera takes the lead with a 11,500 bet, Tan calls. Rivera shows his A♦ 6♦ flush that beats Tan’s Q♠ Q♦ .

300 ante

Heavy action preflop with hijack player raising to 800, cutoff Carmelo Flores three-bets to 2,100, button and hijack call. At the flop 6♣ 6♦ 2♣ , Flores c-bets 3,500 and is called only by hijack. On the turn 7♠ , another 5,000 bet from Flores and is once again check-called. On the river 4♥ , hijack leads out 6,000, Flores calls, hijack has A♣ Q♥ high cards, Flores wins the hefty pot with Q♦ Q♠ .

300 ante

On a board 7♠ 4♦ 8♣ 6♥ T♠ and 24,000 in the middle, Li Dafeng shoves, Andrej Nagy calls, Li missed the board with A♣ K♠ . Nagy shipped a double up with K♣ K♥ .

300 ante

On a flop 6♦ A♥ 9♠ and 10,000 already brewed, utg Anton Del Rosario bets 3500 and is called by lojack Adrian Te John. On the turn T♥ , Del Rosario sends out another 3,500, Te John raises to 8,500, back to Del Rosario who calls. On the river 4♦ , Te John bets 4,500, Del Rosario check-calls. Te John has A♠ K♦ top pair, Del Rosario wins the pot with A♥ 9♦ two pair.

200 ante

With a pot of 6,000 and a complete board 8♦ Q♣ 5♦ J♣ Q♦ , hijack Moses Saquing checked, button Andrej Nagy bet 4,500, Saquing raised to 14,500, Nagy shoved, Saquing called. Saguing has Q♥ J♥ full house and eliminates Nagy A♣ Q♠ trips.

200 ante

On a turn board J♠ 8♥ 2♣ 9♠ , Kang Ikseok calls a player’s all in and opens J♥ J♦ . At risk player has A♠ A♥ . Kang ships it on the river 8♠ .

200 ante

From cutoff, Sang Van Nguyen raises to 2100, button Nsu Wen Kang three-bets to 5500, back to Nguyen who calls. At the flop K♦ 3♠ 5♥ , Nguyen check-calls 1,500. On the turn 6♦ , Kang fires a larger 5,500 bet, this time Nguyen gives up his stake on the pot.

200 ante

Action folds to the small blind Beh Kok Weng raises to 500, big blind Kang Ikseok three-bets to 1700, Weng calls. At the flop 4♥ J♦ 3♥ , Kang c-bets 1700, Weng check-raises to a large 6,700, Kang calls. On the turn Q♥ , more chips in the pot with Weng betting 7,500 and Kang making the call. On the river 6♣ , Weng checks, Kang jams, Weng folds.

100 ante

By the turn board 2♦ 9♥ 5♦ Q♥ , two players had built a pot of 22,000, big blind Daewoong Kim bet 4500, utg+1 Kyosuke Watanabe calls. On the river 7♥ , Kim checks, Watanabe shoves, Kim calls and shows J♠ J♥ . Watanabe has A♦ K♥ and plunges to 100.

With the elimination of Noel Llamedo, that wrapped up Day 1C. All Day 1 heats are now completed. Bagging the biggest in this final heat was Won Jae Lee with 627,000 (52 bb).

100 ante

Three players stare down a flop A♦ 3♥ 8♦ , button Anthony Tacda bets the pot of 1500, small blind Stephen Nathan and cutoff both check-call. On the turn J♥ , another 3,500 fired by Tacda, only Nathan continues to see the river T♠ . Both players check.

Nathan has T♦ 8♦ two pair, Tacda has A♠ J♠ higher two pair, Tacda ships it and rises to 40,000. Nathan drops to starting stack of 30,000.

100 ante

From utg+1, Chiu Jen Chun raises to 400, button calls, small blind three-bets to 2,200, back to Chiu who four-bet jams. Bulaong calls.

Chiu A♣ K♦ Bulaong A♦ A♥

The board comes K♥ 8♠ K♣ J♥ 4♣ for trips to Chiu to double up to 50,000, Bulaong drops to 1,000.

Cards are in the air for Day 1B of the Main Event!

The Main Event runs from May 4 to 7 with three starting flights scheduled. Players start with a 30,000 stack. Buy in is PHP 66,000 (~US$ 1,210). Day 1A drew 141 entries with 22 reaching ITM. Day 1B has just kicked off at 1pm. Blinds increase every 40 minutes. If you miss that window, the last chance to get in is the Day 1C Turbo flight which runs tonight at 8pm. Blinds increase at a faster 20 minutes. All flights bag up at ITM of 15% of the field.

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Small blind Noel Llamedo raises to 36,000, big blind Terence Dizon calls. At the flop 9♦ 4♥ Q♥ , Llamedo checks, Dizon bets 50,000, Llamedo answers with a shove, Dizon calls.

Llamedo A♦ 9♥ Dizon J♠ 8♠

The turn 8♣ and river T♦ improve Dizon to a straight to eliminate Llamedo on the bubble. With that Day 1C ends.

It took nearly twelve hours of Day 1B play to whittle the field down from a roaring 265 entries to 40 players. Bagging the largest stack of 777,000 (155 bb) was USA’s Ryan McAllister to take command of the overall Day 2 survivors list.

5,000 ante

Edgar Asehan all in with T♠ T♦ and runs into Cho Minseong’s J♣ J♦ . With the board running 3♣ 4♥ Q♣ 5♠ K♠ , Asehan busts on the bubble.

5,000 ante

Heavy preflop action opens with a 12,000 raise by cutoff Ryan Mesina, big blind David Erquiaga re-raises to 40,000, back to Mesina with a four-bet to 120,000, Erquiaga shoves, Mesina calls.

Mesina T♦ T♥ Erquiaga J♦ J♠

With the board running 3♣ 2♥ 7♦ 2♣ A♣ , it’s a double up for Erquiaga.

5,000 ante

Under the gun Ryan McAllister raises to 12,000, button Ewe Eng Soon shoves, back to McAllister with the call to put Soon at risk.

Soon Q♣ Q♠ McAllister A♠ K♠

The board runs 4♥ K♥ 5♣ 2♠ 6♦ for a higher pair to McAllister and Soon out of the running. McAllister rises to 800,000.

5,000 ante

Two players built a 100,000 pot by the river 2♥ 3♥ 2♠ 2♣ K♦ . Liao Po Hsun checked, lojack Terry Gonzaga bet 50,000, Liao called then mucked to Gonzaga’s A♣ K♥ full house.

5,000 ante

All in preflop, Ryan Mesina A♥ J♥ , Joseroy Jeremias at risk with A♠ K♦ , the board runs J♣ 7♣ 5♥ 6♥ Q♥ . Mesina pairs his kicker card to rail Jeremias.

5,000 ante

Preflop action builds a 70,000 pot, the flop runs A♥ Q♣ 4♥ . Big blind Terry Gonzaga bets 50,000, utg+1 Lin Hao folds.

5,000 ante

Preflop betting war leads to Tan Boon risking it all with A♦ K♦ , called by Kang Ikseok with A♥ 7♥ . When the board runs T♥ 9♦ 4♦ 7♣ Q♠ , Kang spikes his kicker card to boot Tan out of the running.

5,000 ante

Heavy preflop betting leads to two players all in. Dante Reyes A♠ K♥ , Ewe Eng Soon J♥ J♣ . The board runs low, no hits for Reyes to plunge to 10,000.

4,000 ante

On a flop Q♣ J♠ 3♣ with 34,000 in the pot, small blind Liao Po Hsun bets 15,000, button Nicola Montalbano shoves, back to Liao who calls.

Liao Q♦ J♦ two pair Montalbano Q♠ 9♣ top pair

The turn A♣ and river J♣ improves both players with Liao’s full house the higher spread.