Kickoff (16,500 PHP)

Button limped in, followed by a raise to 18,000 from Roland Ferrer. Jeffrey Ponce on the big blind, along with the button continued to flop K♠ 4♦ 3♣ . Ferrer led 18,000 and called 100,000 more after Ponce responded with an all-in.

Jeffrey Ponce K♦ 9♦

Roland Ferrer A♥ A♣

Ponce in trouble with top pair, headed out shortly after failing to improve on either turn 3♠ or river T♠ .

Hogyun Kang opened 10,000 utg+1, called behind by Jeffrey Ponce along with the big blind. Action on flop 6♠ T♣ 2♥ was checked to Ponce, who bet 13,000. Kang check called, revealing turn 9♣ . No more bets went in all the way through river A♣ , where Kang showed J♥ 9♥ for the win.

Sham Wing Sheuk pushed all-in for his last 28,500 on the hijack, and was called by Jeffrey Ponce right behind for a flip.

Ponce quickly landed the advantage on board K♦ Ws 7♦ 3♥ J♠ , sending Sham's pocket pair flying towards the muck.