

Another evening grind played down at the NLH-15/10/5 with 28 entries turning up for the games, generating a prize pool of PHP 191,206. Five players locked in a share of the pool, while Jonathan Goodman’s hopes were dashed as he exited in 6th place, just one spot shy of a payday. Right on a turn board of 4♦ Q♠ 6♥ Q♥ , Goodman check jammed his last eight big blinds with 7♥ 7♠ , , only to be met with a snap call from Nobutaka Takeda with trip queens Q♣ J♣ . No salvation arrived on river 8♦ , leaving Goodman in pieces just as the cards were revealed.
Takeda advanced to the final duel against Ashley Patterson but was unable to close out the win. In the final hand, Takeda pushed all-in for his last eleven big blinds with K♠ T♥ , challenged by Patterson with K♦ Q♥ . The board ran dry for both players, leaving Patterson’s superior king-high up for the victory and the PHP 72,706 top prize.