Main Event (45,000 PHILIPPINE PESO)

China's Li Xinjing starts the action from UTG by raising to 23,000 which attracts three callers: Yoshifumi Sasaki of Japan (HJ), American Joseph Magnotti (CO) and lady player Sannomiya Tsubaki (BB).

The flop is Q♥ 9♠ K♠ as Tsubaki, the initial raiser Li and Yoshifumi all check. Magnotti leads out for 30,000. Tsubaki folds but Li and Yoshifumi call.

It is three handed to the turn of the 3♣ . This time, Li bombs for 65,000 as Yoshifumi steps out f the way. Magnotti goes over the top all-in for 144,000 and gets the call from the Chinese player.

The American flips over J♥ T♥ representing the nuts on the flop while Li is now drawing dead holding Big Slick A♣ K♦.

The 2♠ on the river gave Magnotti a huge portion of Li's stack.

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Japanese lady player Sannomiya Tsubaki raises from UTG for 500 and just in the +2 position, Nam Hyungwoo of Korea re-pops it to 1,500. Tsubaki decides to call.

The flop comes K♦ 6♠ 9♣ as Tsubaki checks. Nam CBets for 1,500 and Tsubaki check-raises to 4,500. Nam this time does the calling.

The turn is the 4♥ and Tsubaki fires 5,000. Nam still calls.

The river is the 3♠ . Both check.

Tsubaki flips over K♥ Q♥ while Big Slick is revealed by Nam holding A♥ K♣ , outkicking his Japanese opponent for the pot.

With the blinds up to 100/200 (200 BB Ante), Malta's Brandon Misfud raises to 500 folded to him on the HJ while Japan's Shiima Tsubasa makes the call from the CO. But then Sannomiya Tsubaki 3-bets to 2,000.

Mifsud then 4-bets to 3,800 making Tsubasa fold. Tsubaki calls in position.

The flop yields 7♣ A♥ K♣ as Misfud leads out for 3,800. Tsubaki makes the call.

The turn shows the T♠. Misfud fires the dame 3,800 bet but his time Tsubaki raises to 11,300.

Misfud tanks but then folds.