Main Event

On a board 6♥ K♥ 6♣ and 240,000 in the pot, under the gun William Ysmael bets 300,000 and big blind Ke Yan check-calls. On the turn 8♣ more chips land with Yan leading out 575,000, and Ysmael making the call. On the river 8♥ , both opt to check, Ysmael has the higher two pair with K♣ Q♠ over Yan’s A♦ 7♠ .

Ronny Lee is all in with 7♠ 7♣ , Ke Yan dominates with Q♦ Q♠ , when the flop comes 7♥ 4♥ 4♣ it’s an instant full house to Lee. With the turn T♥ and river 8♠ , it’s a double up to Lee.

PHP 97,500 (~$1,741)

End of the road for Richard Marquez. On a board A♦ 9♣ J♠ 5♠ and 400,000 in the pot, Marquez check-calls Ke Yan’s shove. Marquez with K♠ J♦ mid pair, Yan with 6♦ 7♦ gutshot, the river 8♣ delivers a sick bad beat to Marquez with Yan improving to a straight.

Hijack player Ke Yan raises to 110,000 then calls cutoff William Ysmael‘s 335,000 raise. Both players proceed to check the board to the river 7♦ 6♥ K♠ 5♠ Q♣ . Yan bets 300,000, Ysmael raises to 800,000, Yan calls. Ysmael has Q♠ Q♦ set and wins the pot. Yan shares his hand 5♣ 5♥ lower set.

On a flop 3♥ J♦ 2♣ and 200,000 in the pot, Ke Yan bets 75,000, Mitsuya Matsubara shoves, back to Yan who calls for all he’s got. Yan opens J♥ 9♥ top pair, Matsubara with 4♥ 5♣ open ended. The turn K♠ and river 3♣ are no help to Matsubara for a big double up to Yan. 

From cutoff, William Ysmael raises to 80,000, the blinds call, the flop runs 9♥ 2♥ 8♥ . Ysmael c-bets 65,000, only small blind Ke Yan continues. Both players check the turn 5♦ to bring the river K♠ . Ysmael fires 90,000, Yan check-calls. Ysmael shows a 5♠ , Yan wins it with 7♦ 8♦ higher pair.

On a flop 3♠ 3♣ 2♦ and 160,000 in the pot, under the gun Ke Yan bets 70,000, big blind Erwin Navarro check-raises to 180,000, Yan three-bet shoves, Navarro calls and shows 3♥ 2♥ full house. Yan has A♦ 6♦ . With the turn T♥ Yan is drawing dead. The river 6♠ completes the board.

On a flop A♠ J♣ 8♣ and 135,000 in the pot, button player Ke Yan bets 60,000, big blind check-raises to 160,000, back to Yan with a three-bet to 535,000, big blind folds.

First break of the day with 49 remaining. Here are the top 5 in chips.

From hijack, Szu Jui Chiu shoves holding A♠ K♠ , button Ke Yan calls with 9♥ 9♦ . The flip goes to Yan on a board running 7♣ J♠ 6♥ 7♦ 2♣ .