Main Event (45,000 PHP)

Michihiko Matsuda kicks off the action with a raise to 1,600 from UTG and both blinds defend to see the flop 5♠ 2♣ J♥ . Checked to the aggressor, 1,500 go over the line and everybody pays for the turn 9♦ . A second barrel of 7,000 is big enough to end the hand this time.

With three limps in front, the BB squeezes for 1,200, followed by a 4,500 jam from UTG with A♣ J♠ and a single call by Michihiko Matsuda out of the cutoff holding T♠ 9♠ . No help for the underdog on J♥ 2♥ K♥ 2♣ 8♦ .

Initiating the action with a raise to 8,000 from UTG, Remigiusz Hajduk fills up after BU Hwang Minsoo increased the fee to 25,000 for the flop T♣ K♥ 9♣ . When checked to the BU, 80,000 go all-in with A♦ K♦ , but Remigiusz Hajduk tables A♥ A♠ and the board 7♥ 6♣ changes nothing.

Looking down at A♣ J♥ , its jamming time for Hwang Minsoo and his 59,500 chips, but he needs major help when Jeniel Muere calls to table A♠ K♥ . Having a crush on one of the players, the dealer does not want to get any further to the cut-off and slowly tables 5♠ 8♠ 6♠ 6♦ with a soul-crushing J♣ in the end.

When Christopher Mateo raises to 5,000 from the HJ, BB Hwang Minsoo defends and the dealer shares the flop K♠ 4♥ 4♦ for a friendly check-check to the turn Q♥ . A small delayed c-bet of 3,000 takes it down for Mateo.

Hwang Minsoo starts us off with a limp from UTG that has HJ Ki Bum Park throw all the chips in the middle for a 31,500 jam with K♦ J♠ . Hwang Minsoo calls with T♠ T♦ and we have a flip to decide. The dealer likes the over cards and tables 6♠ K♥ A♣ 8♥ 4♦ for a much needed double up for Ki Bum Park close to the end of the day.

CO Hwang Minsoo opens 3,500 and BB Takuya Shinoda defends to see the flop 6♣ 8♣ 5♠ . Takuya Shinoda donks for 3,000 and calls a 10,000 raise to see the turn T♦ . Checked to Hwang Minsoo, the final 15,000 goes over the line to end the hand.

With the BU and SB limping and the BB waving his option we go to the flop 6♠ 2♠ 9♣ with everyone agreeing to see the turn J♠ for free. No more handouts says BB Jeniel Muere making it 2,000 to take only SB Hwang Minsoo to the river 8♣ . The caller slides out 6,000 with a flush 5♠ 4♠ and gets paid by K♣ J♦ .

UTG opens for 2,500 and both blinds defend to see the flop 6♥ Q♠ 8♠ that gets rejected by all three to see the turn 9♦ . BB Jeniel Muere has a go for 2,000 and takes only SB Hwang Minsoo to the river J♠ who leads with 6,000 holding T♦ 5♦ and gets paid by Jeniel Muere's top pair Q♥ 2♦ .