Main Event (45,000 PHILIPPINE PESO)

Even if everyone in the Philippines looks up to Marc Rivera as poker icon, at the table one has to do what one has to do to.

Rivera raises from UTG to 8,000 and everyone folds to the SB of fellow Filipino Raymundo Gomez, who recently went on a roll to increase his stack. Gomez calls.

The flop comes A♠ 9♣ 2♦ as both players check.

The turn is the A♣. This time, Gomez bets 13,000 to which Rivera responded with a raise to 39,000. Suddenly Gomez goes all-in for 110,500. Rivera snap calls.

Gomez shows A♥ 2♥ for a full house on the turn while Rivera shows 9♥ 9♦ for a lower boat.

The river card is the T♣ as everyone at the table was aghast, except for Gomez who crippled the Philippines' top player in the win.

Japan's Tomoto Daijiro opens from UTG for 1,000 and gets re-raised right beside in the +1 from chip leader Raymundo Gomez of the Philippines as everyone else folds. Daijiro calls.

The flop is 2♠ 3♦ 5♦ as Daijiro checks. Gomez fires a CBet of 2,000 which is called by the Japanese player.

The turn brings out the 9♦ and this time both players check.

The river card is the 8♣ . Gomez bets 7,500 and gets called by Daijiro.

Gomez flips over A♦ T♦ for the nut flush on the turn. Daijiro folds but takes a heavy hit to his stack.

The Filipino veteran is the first to exceed the 100,000 chip mark.

Local bet Raymundo Gomez opens from the CO for 2,000 and gets the blinds in fellow Filipino Rene Mar David (SB) and Hwang Deokgyeong of Korea to come along.

The flop is A♠ 9♥ 3♥ as it is checked back to Gomez who CBets 2,000 again. This time, David check-raises him to 5,000 as Hwang gets out of the way.

The turn reveals the 6♥ as David now takes the betting lead for 5,000 again. Gomez makes the call.

The river is the 6♦ as David shoves his remaining 15,300. Gomez decides to call.

David unfurls A♥ 5♥ , the nut flush on the turn while Gomez tables A♦ 2♥.

Multi-titled Rene Mar David of the Philippines 3-bet a preflop raise by fellow Filipino Raymundo Gomez of 1,200 from the HJ to 3,100 on the D. Gomez decides to call.

The flop is 5♣ 2♥ Q♥ as Gomez donk shoves for 27,400. David eventually calls.

Gomez shows K♥ 5♥ for middle pair and the second nut flush draw while David tables K♦ Q♣ for top pair.

Gomez hit his draw on the turn when the T♥ arrives and has David drawing dead. The river was the 2♠ ,