Main Event (45,000 PHP)

Ionut Stochita defended his big blind vs Marc Rivera's 6,000 hijack open, and check called 4,000 on flop 2♥ J♠ A♠ . Both checked turn 4♥ through to river 9♠ , where Stochita led a hefty 32,500. Rivera gave it a thought and eventually found the call, only to muck as Stochita revealed flush 8♠ 5♠ .

Ionut Stochita and Ibuki Yamasaki went head to head across two pots in one orbit with each banking a win.

On the first hand, Yamasaki opened to 5,000 on the hijack, called by Stochita right behind. Yamasaki check called two streets - 9,000 and an all-in for 39,000, on board 8♦ 7♦ 9♣ K♠ A♣ , and found his Q♦ Q♣ crushed against Stochita's K♥ 9♥ .

A few deals later, Yamasaki defended his big blind against Stochita's utg open, and again check called two streets on board T♣ Q♦ A♦ 2♥ . Stochita checked back river 7♠ and this time, shipped the win to his opponent as Yamasaki revealed top pair A♥ 6♥ .

Patrick Wahlquist open shoved his last 16,400 on the button and was looked up by Ionut Stochita on the small blind.

Stochita behind, managed to flop an ace on board A♥ K♥ 6♥ 4♥ 9♠ , but quickly lost the advantage as the turn gave Wahlquist a flush to take it down.

Having just lost the hand prior, Farboud Feridoun bounced back right away with a full double up at the expense of Ionut Stochita.

Feridoun stuffed his entire 53,000 against a late position and a button three bet, and was called by Stochita for a flip. Board 2♥ 3♠ J♥ J♦ Q♥ spared none of Stochita's overcards, shooting Feridoun past the 100K mark.

A preflop back and forth between Ionut Stochita on the small blind and Patrick Wahlquist on the button built a hefty 24,400 pot right in the middle.

On board 2♦ 3♣ J♠ 3♥ 7♣ , Stochita led all three streets - 6,500, 22,000, and a final push for 37,900, with Wahlquist calling all the way to showdown. Stochita revealed a rivered full house 7♦ 7♠ just in time to beat Wahlquist's 8♥ 8♣ .

Up against an open and a three bet, Saito Takashi stuffed his last 9,500 on the button and saw both Ionut Stochita and Minsoo Hwang complete. On flop K♥ 5♥ 7♦ , Stochita quickly got out of the way after Hwang fired a bet of 7,000.

Takashi A♥ T♥

Hwang 7♠ 7♣

In search of a third heart, Takashi found none on runout 5♣ 9♣ , leaving him crushed against Hwang's full house entirely.

A three way raised pot saw the aggressor continue for 2,600 on flop A♠ J♦ 3♦ . Ionut Stochita called behind, and faced a raise to 7,600 from Farboud Feridoun. Only Stochita completed and headed to turn K♥ . Both checked to river K♦ , prompting Stochita to lead for a final 11,500. Feridoun found no reason to continue and shipped his opponent the win.