Main Event

Utg+1 Rick Jason Ambata opened to 65,000 and jammed 795,000 in after button Lee Youngjun fired a three bet. Lee makes the call with A♥ J♥ and takes a flip against Ambata’s 7♣ 7♦ . At risk, Ambata was crushed to see Lee land two pair right on the flop J♣ 8♣ A♣ A♠ 3♥ and carry on to seal the win with a full house by the turn.

Folded to button Ionov Sergei, he pushed all-in for 270,000 with Q♣ 7♣ and was called by big blind Rick Jason Ambata with A♠ Q♠ . Dominated, Sergei was saved from elimination after the river 8♣ 3♥ K♥ 2♥ 7♥ paired up his seven to bag the pot.

Cutoff Rick Jason Ambata opened to 55,000 and called small blind Ivan Dela Cruz’ three bet to 170,000 to see flop 6♦ 5♦ 9♥ . Dela Cruz continued for 125,000 and was quickly followed with a muck from his opponent.

Rick Jason Ambata defended his big blind and called an 18,000 button raise from Ricardo Torres. The two headed to flop A♥ K♠ 4♣ where Ambata check called 11,000. Turn 9♥ went check check, leading to river T♥ . Ambata this time, bet out 40,000, convincing Torres to throw in the fold.

With big blind Alex Torre-Franca already all-in, Rick Jason Ambata and Liu Zhiqiang limped in and checked the board J♥ 2♥ 3♣ Q♠ 4♦ down to the river.

Torre-Franca 6♦ 10x Ambata A♠ 8♦ Liu 6♣ 7♥

All missing to pair up, Ambata’s ace high is good for the win, knocking Torre-Franca out a two spots short of the money.

Utg Lee Youngjun opened to 8,000 with K♠ J♣ and called off Rick Jason Ambata’s 30,000 all-in. Ambata is ahead with K♣ Q♣ yet was instantly crushed after the board 3♣ J♠ A♥ A♦ 5♠ paired up Lee’s jack for the win.