Main Event (45,000 PHP)

Fumiyoshi Makino pushed his last 15,500 in the middle against a late position open and was cold called by Naohiro Matsuda on the button. Initial raiser opted out, leaving the two to run the board 6♥ 9♣ 4♥ A♣ 8♥ . Makino found a pair of eights on the river, just enough to keep him alive.

Up against an open and a call, Roland Ferrer shot out a three bet to 16,000 on the small blind and saw only Naohiro Matsuda complete.

Action checked to turn 4♣ 2♣ 4♦ Q♣ , where Ferrer led for 25,000. Matsuda shot down his hopes of the pot and shipped the win to his Filipino opponent.

Facing a late position open and a three bet, Naohiro Matsuda stuffed his remaining 22,500 on the button and was challenged by his seatmate Fumiyoshi Makino.

Running a flip, board K♦ 4♠ J♠ 6♥ 4♣ this time, favored the overcards, keeping Matsuda in the Main Event games.

Naohiro Matsuda opened utg and called a 5,300 three bet from Oliver Richert on the next seat. On board A♠ 7♣ 5♦ J♣ , Richert double barreled - 3,300 and 14,000, leaving Matsuda unable to get past the hefty turn bet.

Initial action between Ryuki Shirase and Naohiro Matsuda already built up a pot of 10,000 in the middle. Action on board 2♦ 6♥ 9♦ 5♥ J♦ however, was followed with all checks down to the river, where Shirase went for a final bet of 4,500. Matsuda looked him up with A♣ K♣ high and found it good against Shirase's K♠ T♠ .

Seungjin Park opened 1,200 on the hijack and saw both Chierro De Leon and Naohiro Matsuda call from the blinds.

On flop 9♦ T♦ A♥ , De Leon and Matsuda check called a 2,700 cbet from Park, but couldn't get past the turn J♣ after the aggressor barreled all-in for 26,200. Park successfully forced both opponents off the action and picked up the pot.