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#37 Split Hold'em (8,000 PHP)

Local grinder Lenart Ecarma claimed victory in the Split Hold'em event, overcoming a competitive field of 28 entries to win the PHP 72,706 top prize after a grueling eight-hour grind. Four other runners banked a share of the PHP 191,206 prize pool, with Robert Chorlian narrowly missing out on a payout after his brutal exit in 6th place. Chorlian's pocket kings were crushed by Joseph Sia’s big blind defense with J♥ 9♣ on two boards 7♣ J♠ J♣ T♠ J♦ and 9♦ 2♣ Q♣ 9♠ 8♥ , guaranteeing the rest a cash.

Two more hours of play stretched through before Ecarma secured the final victory, ultimately dominating the final rounds and eliminating the last three contenders. One key moment came when Ecarma caught a crucial double up with pocket aces against Shohei Kuroda in the final duel, and went on to close the win with A♦ J♠ against his Japanese opponent's Q♦ T♥ on two boards 8♦ 7♥ 8♣ K♥ 5♣ and K♦ A♠ T♠ 4♣ 2♣ , for a career fourth spadie.

Total Prize

$3,335

Entries

ITM

Top Payouts

#	Payout	Player
1	$1,270 72,706 PHP	LE Lenart Ecarma Philippines
2	$820 47,000 PHP	SK Shohei Kuroda Japan
3	$540 31,000 PHP	KK Katsuhito Kawai Japan
4	$390 22,500 PHP	JS Joseph Sia Philippines
5	$315 18,000 PHP	SP Soh Puay Hwee Singapore

Blind Levels

Level	Duration	SB	BB
Break
#1	20 min	100	200
#2	20 min	100	300
#3	20 min	200	400
#4	20 min	200	500
#5	20 min	300	600
#6	20 min	400	800
#7	20 min	500	1,000
#8	20 min	500	1,000
#9	20 min	600	1,200
#10	20 min	600	1,200
#11	20 min	1,000	1,500
#12	20 min	1,000	2,000
#13	20 min	1,000	2,500
#14	20 min	1,500	3,000
#15	20 min	2,000	4,000
#16	20 min	2,000	5,000
#17	20 min	3,000	6,000
#18	20 min	4,000	8,000
#19	20 min	5,000	10,000
#20	20 min	6,000	12,000
#21	20 min	8,000	16,000
#22	20 min	10,000	20,000
#23	20 min	10,000	25,000
#24	20 min	15,000	30,000
#25	20 min	20,000	40,000
#26	20 min	25,000	50,000
#27	20 min	30,000	60,000
#28	20 min	40,000	80,000
#29	20 min	50,000	100,000
#30	20 min	60,000	120,000
#31	20 min	80,000	160,000
#32	20 min	100,000	200,000