Day 1
Philip Reyes drains more from Hernan Jaybee Villa

Button Hernan Jaybee Villa opens 200,000, big blinde Philip Reyes jams (910,000), Villa calls. Reyes is ahead A♦ K♠ to Villa’s A♠ 8♥ . The board runs Q♠ 2♣ 7♣ 2♠ T♣ . Reyes doubles up.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
2,110,000(21 BB) | 10,000 | |
560,000(6 BB) | -740,000 |
Hernan Jaybee Villa continues to plunge
Button raises, small blind Hernan Jaybee Villa calls, big blind Michael De Leon three-bets 700,000, button folds, Villa calls. At the flop Q♥ 7♣ 7♥ , De Leon shoves, Villa check-folds.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
5,000,000(50 BB) | 3,750,000 | |
1,300,000(13 BB) | -1,000,000 |
Emman Segismundo doubles up again
Not short anymore! Emman Segismundo doubles through Hernan Jaybee Villa again with A♥ K♣ dominating A♠ J♣ on a board 4♦ 8♠ 9♥ 2♣ 3♦ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
3,300,000(33 BB) | 1,540,000 | |
2,300,000(23 BB) | -2,900,000 |
Emman Segismundo doubles up
Utg Hernan Jaybee Villa opens 200,000, short stacked Emman Segismundo three-bet jams his last 4 bb holding 8♠ 8♣ . With the board running A♦ A♥ T♣ 2♥ 2♣ it’s a double up for Segismundo.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
5,200,000(52 BB) | -1,000,000 | |
1,760,000(18 BB) | 780,000 |
George Salud eliminated in 5th place - PHP 266,000 (~USD 4,750)

George Salud goes all in for 405,000 with A♥ 4♠ , Hernan Jaybee Villa K♦ T♠ calls, board runs Q♠ T♣ 9♠ J♦ A♠ . Both find the board with Villa’s straight shipping it.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
6,200,000(78 BB) | 700,000 |
Han Cheol Woong eliminated in 6th place - PHP 205,000 (~USD 3,660)

Up and down for Han Cheol Woong at the final table. His third shove was his last with Q♠ J♦ missing the board against massive chip leader Hernan Jaybee Villa 6♥ 6♠ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
5,500,000(69 BB) | 1,100,000 |
Edgar Asehan eliminated in 7th place - PHP 157,000 (~USD 2,800)

Utg Edgar Asehan shoves his last 7 bb with A♦ Q♥ on hand, Hernan Jaybee Villa calls with A♥ K♦ . The board comes J♣ 5♣ 9♥ 6♥ 7♣ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
4,400,000(73 BB) | 500,000 |
Marc Rivera eliminated in 8th place - PHP 130,000 (~USD 2,320)

Hernan Jaybee Villa raises 125,000, Marc Rivera three-bets all of it, Villa calls and turns over A♣ A♠ , Rivera is way behind with A♦ K♦ . The board runs low to end Rivera’s hunt in 8th place.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
3,900,000(65 BB) | 1,200,000 |
Hernan Jaybee Villa goes over the top
Lojack Philip Reyes min-raises, hijack Emman Segismundo three-bets 320,000, small blind Hernan Jaybee Villa four-bets all in, no takers.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
2,700,000(68 BB) | 400,000 | |
2,100,000(53 BB) | 200,000 | |
950,000(24 BB) | -300,000 |
Emman Segismundo catches the leader bluffing
Cutoff Emman Segismundo opens, chip leader Hernan Jaybee Villa defends, both players then check the flop 8♣ A♣ 3♠ . Segismundo bets 125,000 on the turn 9♣ , Villa check-calls. On the river 8♣ , Villa leads out 250,000 and gets caught bluffing by Segismundo who calls with A♦ 6♠ top pair.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
2,300,000(58 BB) | -450,000 | |
1,250,000(31 BB) | 700,000 |
George Salud hangs in there
Small blind George Salud shoves his last 8 bb with T♣ T♦ , Hernan Jaybee Villa calls with A♣ 4♥ . Salud improves to a full house on a board T♠ K♦ 7♥ J♦ K♥ for a double up.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
2,750,000(69 BB) | -150,000 | |
560,000(14 BB) | 560,000 |
Bardauskas Aivaras eliminated in 12th place
Classic flip with at risk Bardauskas Aivaras A♦ K♥ up against chip leader Hernan Jaybee Villa Q♠ Q♥ . No help arrives for Bardauskas to bust in 12th place.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
2,900,000(97 BB) | 900,000 |
Kang Woojin eliminated in 15th place

End of the line for Kang Woojin with all of his chips claimed by Hernan Jaybee Villa. Hand opens with utg+1 Villa min-raising, Kang defends the big blind. At the flop J♥ 4♥ 6♣ , Villa c-bets 75,000, Kang check-raises all in (350,000), Villa snap-calls and shows K♠ 6♠ mid pair, Kang with 5♠ 3♦ open-ended. The turn 9♦ is no help to Kang, and with the river K♦ , Villa ships it.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
2,000,000(80 BB) | 1,260,000 |
Hernan Jaybee Villa dusts Jinlong Hu
Hernan Jaybee Villa calls Jinlong Hu’s three-bet shove and shows A♣ A♥ . Jinlong is way behind 9♠ 9♥ . No help comes for Hu on a board K♥ 8♥ 2♠ K♠ 6♥ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
740,000(74 BB) | 740,000 | |
busted |