6 Handed (30,000 PHP)

A modest field of 17 entries turned up for the 6 Handed side event, leaving only the top four runners guaranteed a share of the PHP 445,230 prize pool. That meant, two off the final table walked away empty-handed, one of which was Yoichi Hayashi, who fell as the stone cold bubble. Hayashi defended his big blind against Kanata Hongo's utg open, and risked his tournament life right on the turn 9♠ T♠ 5♥ Q♦ J♦ with two pair Q♠ 9♥ . Unfortunately for him, Hongo had the best of it with top set Q♥ Q♣ , leaving Hayashi out one spot shy of a payout.

Hongo eventually landed a spot into the final showdown up against South Korea's Minsoo Hwang but failed to get past his last opponent. The final hand saw the two pull a back and forth on a completed board of 7♣ 4♣ 9♦ 2♦ 9♠ with Hongo's trip nines 9♥ 5♥ this time, outmatched by Hwang's boat 9♣ 7♥ . After two near-misses in previous PokerStars events this year, Hwang finally secured the victory, claiming the PHP 192,230 top prize and a well-deserved spadie win.