Main Event (45,000 PHILIPPINE PESO)

John Niko Costiniano has the action folded to him at the CO and raises to 4,000. At SB, Australia's Craig Landry re-pops it to 12,000. The Filipino calls.

The flop is 3♥ K♠ Q♦ as it goes check-check.

The turn is the Q♥ as Landry now fires 8,000 and Costiniano still calls.

The river is the 2♥ and Landry puts in a cannon for 15,000. Costiniano tanks and folds.

Landry never showed his hand, but that win now avenges his being a victim of the Filipino's bluff earlier and reduces his opponent's stack significantly.

Filipino poker veteran Gerardo "Jay" Lubas has joined the competition and raises from UTG to 2,500. He gets a call from countryman John Niko Costiniano on the Button but Craig Landry from Australia 3-bets to 10,000. The two Filipinos call.

The flop is 5♣ Q♦ 9♣ to which Landry CBets to 7,000. Lubas folds but Costiniano calls.

It is heads up to the turn of T♠ . This time, Landry checks and Costiniano bets 20,000. The Australian calls.

The river is the 9♠ . Landry checks and Costiniano goes all-in for 94,000.

Landry took awhile to make his decision but eventually chose to fold.

Costiniano flipped over 8♦ 7♠ for a missed straight. It was the bluff of the day so far.

Filipino veteran Richard Tolentino raises from early position, making it 2,500. Right beside in the +2, countryman John Niko Costiniano re-raises to 6,000 as everyone else folds. Tolentino then proceeds to 4-bet all-in for 24,000 and gets snap called by Costiniano.

Tolentino tables A♣ Q♣ while Costiniano shows J♠ J♦ .

The runout is 4♣ T♦ K♠ 8♥ and the A♠ as Tolentino rivers his fellow Filipino to double up and stay alive.

Filipino Maxwell Rosete continues to stay aggressive as he raises anew from the CO for 5,000. Fellow Filipino Richard Tolentino decides to give him some action with a from the SB, but John Niko Costiniano, still smarting from the loss to Rosete earlier, 3-bets to 12,000 from the BB. Rosete calls but Tolentino folds.

The flop comes J♦ 2♥ 4♥ . Both players opt to check.

The turn is the T♣ . Costiniano checks again and this time Rosete fires out 32,000 to which Costiniano folds.

John Niko Costiniano of the Philippines is one of the chip leaders and pushes his stack around by raising from the HJ for 2,500. He finds a caller in Australia's Craig Landry but waiting in the BB is Fellow Filipino Maxwell Rosete who 3-bets to 5,000. Costiniano calls and Landry folds.

Heads up to the flop, it is 7♥ 6♠ 7♦ . Rosete continues for 5,000 and is called.

The turn is the 3♣ to which Rosete goes all-in. Costiniano tanks for a bit but ultimately folds.

Rosete is officially on the comeback trail.

Making an early raise to 1,400 from the +2, Filipino pro John Niko Costiniano draws two callers in Chen Ying Chan of Taiwan in the CO and Korean Kim Woojin in the BB.

The flop comes T♥ T♠ th as all three check.

The turn shows the 7♣ . Kim checks, Costiniano bets 2,500 and Chen calls.

Heads Up to the river which is the 7♦ . Costiniano barrels for 3,600 and Chen makes the call.

The Filipino shows A♥ 7♣ for runner-runner quads as Chen mucks.