Main Event

Hand #116: Maxwell Rosete goes all-n from UTG for his remaining 1,180,000 and gets called in the BB by Edliberto Gopez.

Rosete shows T♠ T♦ but Gopez has a better pocket pair with Q♥ Q♠ .

The first three community cards gave Gopez an almost insurmountable lead: A♥ Q♦ 4♣ for a set. Rosete needed running cards to survive but when the 8♥ hit the turn, he was already drawing dead. The K♠ on the river made it official.

Rosete is railed in 5th but will still be getting PhP990,000 (~US$17,676) as Gopez regains the chip lead.

The final four players continue the battle.

Hand #107: The action goes to blinds and in an unraised pot between Edilberto Gopez (SB) and Maxwell Rosete (BB), the flop comes A♠ 9♣ T♥ as Gopez leads out for 175,000 and gets the call from Rosete.

The turn is the T♠ and Gopez adds more spice by betting 325,000. He still gets called by Rosete. The river card is the 4♠ and this time Gopez unloads 800,000. Rosete still makes the call.

Gopez shows T♣ 9♥ as Rosete mucks.

Rosete now drops to below the one million mark and has bled considerably over his last two hands.

Hand #104: William Ysmael raises from UTG to 160,000 and Edilberto Gopez re-raises to 360,000 from the CO. In the D, Maxwell Rosete 4-pbets to 1,000,000 and Australia's Craig Landry pushes all-in for his remaining 1,275,000.

Both Ysmael and Gopez exit but Rosete makes the call.

Landry flips over A♣ K♣ while a dismayed Rosete shows A♥ Q♣.

The first three community cards go 6♣ J♦ Q♥ to give Rosete the lead, but the turn of K♥ put the Australian ahead for good as the river is the 5♣ .

Rosete, who was hovering at second in chips, takes a major hit as Landry now moves up to second behind Ysmael.

Hand #83: Former chip leader Edilberto Gopez tries for another long distance steal by raising to 125,000 from UTG. Instead, new chip leader Maxwell Rosete re-raises it to 350,000 from the +1 position. Gopez reaches for more chips and 4-bets to 700,000. Rosete tanks and opts to call.

The flop is 8♦ 9♠ T♥ as Gopez checks. Rosete bets 500,000 and Gopez calls.

The turn is the K♣ as Gopez checks again. This time, Rosete empties the clip for an all-in bet of 1,470,000. Gopez takes an eternity and uses two time bank cards. He was close to using a third one when he decided to fold.

Rosete now climbs over the four million chip mark.

Hand #76: Maxwell Rosete raises from UTG to 120,000 and gets called by chip leader Edilberto Gopez in the BB.

The flop comes Q♦ 6♣ 4♦ as Gopez checks. Rosete continues for 100,000 and gets the call. The turn is the Q♣ and this time both players check. The river is the T♥ as Gopez unloads 150,000 and gets called by Rosete.

Gopez flips over A♦ K♦ for a missed nut flush draw while Rosete shows 7♠ 6♠ for a pair of sixes on the flop.

With that loss, Gopez relinquishes the chip lead to Rosete.

Eight players remain:

Hand #46: Japan's Masanori Ishihara raises from the HJ to 300,000 and leaves 55,000 behind. He still gets a flat call from Rosete in the SB.

The flop is T♥ 7♦ Q♠ and Rosete donks for 355,000. Ishihara throws in his remaining chips.

Rosete shows 4♥ 4♦ while Ishihara tables Q♥ T♦ , hitting two pairs on the flop.

The last two community cards are the A♠ and the 3♥ as the player from Japan gets a much needed double up and be practically be back to where he started the day.

Folded to the button of William Ysmael, The Filipino raises to 100,000 and Maxwell Rosete defends his BB.

The flop comes A♦ 4♣ J♦ as both players check.

The turn is the 2♥ . Rosete checks and Ysmael bets 140,000. Rosete calls.

The river is the 5♠ as Rosete checks again. Ysmael think for awhile and even has to toss in one time bank card. He decides to bet 475,000. Now Rosete goes into the tank and takes so long that he burns three time bank cards.

Eventually, Rosete opts to fold. Ysmael is back to over a million in chips,

Hand #23: William Ysmael raises to 80,000 from the +1 position and draws three callers in Maxwell Rosete (LJ), Jason Ambata (SB) and Craig Landry (BB).

The flop comes K♥ 6♠ 8♣ as it is checked back to the raiser who CBets 130,000. Rosete is the only caller.

The turn is the 4♦ . Ysmael and Rosete check.

The river is the Q♥ and Ysmael bets 350,000. Rosete calls.

Ysmael tables Q♠ J♠ while Rosete shows A♣ Q♣ , outkicking Ysmael and taking down the pot.

Hand #18: It is folded to the blinds where chip leader Edilberto Gopez riases to 130,000 and gets a call from the BB of Maxwell Rosete.

The flop comes 5♠ Q♣ 8♦ . Gopez continues for 80,000 and Rosete calls.

The turn is the J♥ and this time Gopez fires 300,000. Rosete still calls.

The river is the A♣ as Gopez unloads 500,000. Rosete raises all-in.

Gopez folds.

Hand #14: Maxwell Rosete raises from the LJ to 80,000 and Craig Landry defends his BB.

The flop is 8♦ 9♠ 3♦ as both gentlemen check.

The turn is the J♠ . Landry bets 75,000 and Rosete calls.

The river is the Q♥ and both check.

Landry shows 9♥ 5♥ for mid pair on the flop. Rosete mucks.

Hand #15: Gopez raises to 85,000 from the +1 position and gets no callers.

Hand #16: Gopez raises anew to 85,000 and again gets no callers.

Hand #17: The action is folded to the blinds where William Ysmael (SB) gives Gopez the first walk of the Final Table.

Hand #10: American Jaime Ramon Reyes makes it 80,000 to go from the +1 and gets a BB defense from Maxwell Rosete.

The flop is J♠ K♥ 4♠ as Rosete checks. Reyes CBets to 80,000 and Rosete calls.

The turn is the A♠ . This time, both check.

The river is the Q♠ . Rosete checks and Reyes bets 250,000. Rosete calls.

Reyes shows K♠ Q♣ for two pairs. Rosete mucks.

Hand #5: Australian Craig Landry raising from UTG for 85,000 and gets a call from the +2 position from Filipino William Ysmael. However, chip leader Edilberto Gopez 3-bets from the LJ to 205,000 making Landry and Ysmael fold.

Hand #6: Jason Magbanua of the Philippines steals the BB of Landry with a 90,000 raise from the button.

Hand #7: Gopez keeps the aggression up by raising form the +1 position to 85,000. However, Maxwell Rosete re-raises him to 175,000 from the +2 and Gopez decides to fight another day.

Hand #8: Gopez is at it again by raising UTG for 85,000 and gets to callers in Rosete (+2) and fellow Filipino Jason Ambata (CO).

The flop is A♣ K♣ 6♣ as all check.

The turn is the 6♥ and they all still check.

The river is the 2♥ . All check.

Gopez tables J♥ J♦ . Rosete and Ambata muck.

Hand #9: Rosete raises from UTG to 90,000 as Ishihara and Gopez call.

The flop is A♠ 6♥ K♥ as all check.

The turn is the T♠ and all still check.

The river is the Q♥ as Gopez checks and Rosete fires 50,000 and gets no callers.

This is the Final 9 who will be competing for the biggest chunk of the now PhP20,467,485 (~US$365,432) total prize pool.

Each is now guaranteed PhP376,485 (~US$6,722) and will vie for the top prize of PhP3,740,000 (~US$66,775).

The action gets underway at 1:00PM (UCT+8).

All players now guaranteed PhP198,000 (~US$3,535):

Filipino pro Euryd Rivera starts the action by raising UTG for 250,000 and gets a call from the HJ from fellow Filipino Maxwell Rosete, who has done well to keep his stack relevant thus far here in Day 2.

The flop comes 7♣ K♣ J♦ . Rivera checks and Rosete fires 100,000. Rivera check-raises all-in and gets called by Rosete.

Rivera turns over 9♥ 9♦ and is crushed when Rosete tables T♠ T♦ .

The turn card of Q♥ gave both a redraw to a gutshot but the K♦ on the river ultimately sealed Rivera's fate as Rosete's stack eclipses one million.

Here are the ten players who advanced to Day 2 of the Main Event from this flight:

Riding on a hot streak, Maxwell Rosete of the Philippines raises from UTG for 2,500 as it gets folded all the way to the BB of Singapore's Rishi Mirpuri who decides to defend.

The flop comes J♦ 7♣ K♣ . Rosete continues firing for 2,500 and Mirpuri calls.

The turn is the A♥ . Rosete relaods the gun and blasts 14,000 to the middle. The Singaporean still isn't going anywhere.

The river card is the K♦ . This time, Rosete slows down and checks. Mirpuri checks behind and flips over A♦ Q♥. To his surprise, Rosete mucks his hand.

Rosete lost almost 20,000 in that pot.

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.

Folded to the HJ of Craig Landry, the Australian raises to 1,000. Hapan's Junichi Murakami (D) and Filipino Maxwell Rosete (SB) come along for the ride.

The flop shows T♣ 5♦ Q♣ as Rosete checks. Craig unloads 1,700 and gets called by both.

The turn is the Q♦ . Rosete still checks but this time so does Landry. Murakami goes all-in for 23,500. Rosete folds and Landry makes the call.

The Japanese player tables A♦ 7♦ for the nut flush on the turn. Craig shows T♣ T♠ to now behind with his set.

The river delivers the case T♥ to elevate the Australian to quads and bust Murakami. Registration is still open until the end of Level 10, so the Japanese player still has opportunities to rejoin the fray.

Japan's Akimichi Motomura starts the action by raising to 500 from UTG and gets four callers in Australia's Landry Craig in the +2 position, fellow Japanese player Junichi Murakami in the CO, and a pair of Filipinos in Maxwell Rosete (D) and Richard Tolentino (BB).

The flop comes 9♦ J♥ 4♦ as Motomura and Craig check it to Murakai who bets 2,000. Right beside him, Rosete raises it to 7,000 as Tolentino, Motomura and Craig get out of the way. Murakami calls.

The turn is the 9♠ . Murakami checks and Rosete unleashes 8,000. Murakami quickly goes all-in for 20,200 and gets snap called by the Filipino for his remaining 17,500.

Murakami shows Q♦ J♠ for top pair on the flop while Rosete flips over 4♠ 4♣ for a full house on the turn.

Needing a nine or a jack on the river to counterfeit his opponent's boat, the A♠ arrives and sends Murakami's stack to the ICU.