Main Event (45,000 PHP)

Vying for a pot of 23,000 in the middle across board 9♣ 5♠ 3♠ 9♥ , Jonghoon Seon made an attempt for it with a bet of 8,000. Fathi Kamyar pushed behind for 5,100 more, leaving Seon priced in to call.

Fathi Kamyar 4♦ 4♣

Jonghoon Seon K♠ 2♠

River 8♣ bricked for Seon, earning Kamyar the double up with his pocket pair.

Leslie Tsui opened 1,200, joined by Fathi Kamyar on the button onto flop 9♥ K♠ 8♠ . Tsui opted to check call for 2,600, yet fold on turn 8♥ after Kamyar barreled all-in.

With 11,800 in the middle across board T♥ 9♣ 7♠ 9♠ , three way action saw Hogyun Kang lead out for 3,000. Both opponents continued to river 3♠ , where Fathi Kamyar bet all-in. Kang check called for his remaining 12,100 with 5♥ 5♠ , only to head out as Kamyar revealed boat T♦ T♣ .

Fathi Kamyar defended his big blind against Brenton Buttigieg's 1,100 utg open, and went on to check call two streets - 1,800 and 3,200, on board 7♦ 6♥ Q♣ 8♥ . On river 5♥ , Kamyar check raised to 16,000, and got to showdown after Buttigieg made the call.

Kamyar revealed straight 6♠ 4♠ , no good against Buttigieg's higher straight Q♠ 9♠ .