Main Event (45,000 PHILIPPINE PESO)

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American Ronald Lane makes a raise from UTG for 15,000 and gets called by two Filipinos in Manuel Geronimo from the Button and Edwin de la Cruz in the BB.

The flop comes 2♠ 2♦ 9♣ as de la Cruz checks. Lane CBets to 30,000 making Geronimo fold. De la Cruz ships his remaining 20,000 in the middle for his tournament life.

Lane shows T♥ T♦ with a dismayed de la Cruz turning over K♠ 9♠ for top pair on the flop.

Needing a king, a nine or running cards to make a flush, the poker gods didn't hear his plea and instead rolled out the 5♥ and the 4♣ busting Filipino just short of Day 2.

With the action folded to the HJ of Filipino William Ysmael, he makes a huge raise to 20,000 but fellow Filipino Manuel Geronimo makes the call.

The flop is 9♥ Q♣ 5♥ as Geronimo checks and calls Ysmael's CBet of 16,000.

The turn is the 6♣ and this time both check.

The river is the 7♠ . Ysmael goes all-in and Geronimo postures before making the fold.

In a blind vs. blind situation, two Filipinos clash as Manuel Geronimo completes his SB and Edwin de la Cruz checks on the BB.

The flop is 6♦ 4♣ 2♣ . Geronimo bets 8,000 and de la Cruz raises it to 20,000. Sfter a few seconds Geronimo declares he is all-in and de la Cruz snap calls.

Geronimo flips over 8♣ n6c for top pair and a flush draw while de la Cruz tables 6♠ 4♠ for top two pairs.

The turn is the 2♠ and the fateful is the A♣ to complete Geronimo's flush and cripple de la Cruz's stack.

Three Filipinos get involved in this pot as Eugene Co raises from UTG for 8,000. Joining him are William Ysmael in the CO and Manuel Geronimo in the BB.

The flop comes 7♣ 5♦ T♠ . Geronimo checks, Co CBets for 17,000 and is called by Ysmael. Geronimo exits the scene.

The turn is the K♦ as Co goes all-in for his remaining 107,000. Ysmael makes the call.

Co shows A♥ T♦ while Ysmael flips over A♠ K♠, outdrawing Co on the turn.

Co's two-outer fails to appear on the river as the 2♥ shows up to rail him and bring Ysmael to elite chip stack territory.

Two Filipinos go at it as Manuel Geronimo riaes to 5,500 from middle position and Edwin de la Cruz 3-bets to 15,000 in late position. Geronimo calls.

The flop comes 8♠ 5♦ A♥ as Geronimo checks. De la Cruz unloads for 15,000 and Geronimo empties the clip for an all-in raise for 86,000.

The man call "Hit D Heat" cools down and folds.

In a battle of two Filipino aspirants, Manuel Geronimo raises from UTG to 3,000 and the action is folded all the way to the SB of William Ysmael who calls.

The flop is 9♣ T♥ 8♦ as Ysmael checks. Geronimo bets 5,000 but Ysmael check-raises to 16,000. Geronimo 3-bets it to 30,000 and Ysmael opts to call.

The turn is the 4♣ and this time, both players check.

The river is the T♠ but it is now Ysmael betting with 35,000. Geronimo calls.

Ysmael flips over Q♣ J♦ for the nut straight on the flop while Geronimo send his cards into the muck.