Main Event (45,000 PHP)

Facing a late position open and a three bet, Hogyun Kang squeezed all-in on the small blind for 88,000, and was snap called by Teruhisa Aoyama.

Kang drawing slim, found no hope on board 6♦ T♥ 2♦ 7♥ K♠ , eliminating him from today's Main Event flight.

Hogyun Kang opened on the button and was met with two all-ins from Patrick Wahlquist and Naohiro Arita (9,000). Kang put in the final call for his entire 40,000, making it a three way showdown.

Kang with the best hand, scooped it all as board K♦ 2♥ 7♦ 3♥ 6♣ ran safe for his pair of aces.

With a pot of 40,400 in the middle across board 4♣ 9♥ J♣ 2♣ 5♦ , Darren Moves shot out a final bet of 15,000. Hogyun Kang check called from the big blind, and mucked as Moves showed wheel straight A♣ 3♣ .

Ho Tai Tsai opened to 2,100, joined behind by Hogyun Kang onto flop J♠ 9♣ 8♦ . Tsai continued for 2,500 and was called by Kang onto turn Q♣ . Tsai this time, opted to check call for 3,500, and pay another 5,400 on river 4♦ . Kang showed straight T♦ 9♦ and collected the pot.

A three way raised pot saw action on flop 8♣ Q♠ 5♥ check to Maxim Fana on the button. Fana bet 3,500, leaving both Hogyun Kang and William Jones unable to continue.