Kickoff (16,500 PHP)

Yashiro Naoki min-raised to 2,400 and the cutoff three-bet to 7,500. John Jay Magadan cold four-bet to 18,000 and Naoki jammed for 64,700, the cutoff folded and Magadan snap-called with the rockets. Naoki was drawing dead on the turn when Magadan hit the set of aces.

Sergei Korzhenko opened to 2,700 and Yashiro Naoki defended the big blind. They checked the flop and Naoki check-called the turn for 11,000. Both checked again the river and Naoki won the pot with trips jacks.

Three ways to the eight-high flop, the hijack folded when Yashiro Naoki in the big blind bet 6,000 into 15,200. Tan Wee Jie in the cutoff raised to 20,000 and Naoki called. Jie jammed the turn for 28,200 and Naoki check-called for 26,000 to find his kings in prime shape.

However, the dreadful eight on the river sent Naoki to the rail with a bad beat story to tell.

The player under the gun raised to 700 and Yashiro Naoki three-bet to 2,500 thereafter. Jongmin Kim on the button four-bet to 6,500 for the initial raiser to fold. Naoki jammed and Kim called all-in. Aces held versus queens and Kim's second bullet ended quickly, too.