Main Event (45,000 PHILIPPINE PESO)

Filipino-Australian Emmanuel Derecho aims to erase the stigma of being the Day 1B bubble boy with a deep run in Day 1C and appears to be building a stack as he engaged local Antonio Abesamis in a preflop raise war before both gentlemen put all the chips in the middle--for the tournament life of Abesamis.

Derecho tabled K♣ K♠ while Abesamis shook his head as he flipped over J♥ J♠ .

The runout went: 6♣ 2♣ 7♥ A♠ 5♥ to give Derecho all of his opponent's chips and send Abesamis to the rail, for now.

Folded to the HJ, Filipino ace Vam Magsakay raises to 2,700 and is called by Filipino-Australian Emmanuel Derecho (D), Japan's Ito Kazuki (SB) and Tomoya Kakihara (BB).

The flop is Q♣ 5♥ A♠ as it gets checked around to Derecho who leads out for 4,200. Kazuki is the only one who calls.

Heads Up to the turn of 6♣ , Kazuki checks again as Derecho unleashes 15,000 which is still called by Kazuki.

The river card is the K♦ and this time Derecho puts his opponent all in with a bet of 100,000. Kazuki still calls for his tournament life.

Derecho excitedly turns over J♣ T♣ for a made Broadway straight via gutshot on the river. An astonished Kazuki gets booted out holdng A♦ 8♣ .

Derecho later said that he knew he was going to win that hand even before it started, hence the heavy betting until the end when his prediction finally happened.

Folded to him, American Ronald Lane limped from the D and Japan's Yuji Komagaya completed his SB. However, Filipino-Australian Emmanuel Derecho raises it up to 700 as both limpers call.

The flop is 6♣ T♠ 9♠ as the blinds check. Lane leads out for 1,000. Komagaya flods but Derecho sticks around.

Heads Up to the turn, it is the 3♦. Both Lane and Derecho skip a street.

The river is the T♣. Derecho checks and Lane bets 8,000. Derecho calls as Lane reveals his J♠ T♥, hitting top pair on the flop and trips on the river. Derecho throws his hand into the muck.

Hong Long's Sandeep Mirchandani opens play with a raise from the HJ for 1,500 and got calls from Korean Jeong Seonghun and Emmanuel Derecho of Australia.

The flop is Q♣ Q♥ 8♥ and suddenly Derecho donks out for 1,500 as Mirchandani folds and Jeong sticks around.

The turn is the 8♣ . Derecho comes out firing again, this time for 4,000 and is still called by Jeong.

The river shows the J♣ as Derecho opts to go all in for 15,600. To his surprise, it's a snap call for the Korean.

Derecho shows Pocket 5♠ while Jeong unveils A♣ 3♣ for a runner-runner nut flush.