Main Event (45,000 PHP)

With action folded to the blinds, Masakazu Miyamoto raised all-in and saw Hiroki Kajiwara risk his 105,000 stack right on bubble time.

Kajiwara ahead, scored the double up with a straight on board Q♠ 6♦ 9♠ T♠ J♦ just as the day is about to close.

Hiroki Kajiwara pushed his last 53,000 against an open and was met with another shove behind from Takuya Ohara. Initial raiser opted out, leaving the two to showdown.

Kajiwara a favorite to win, smooth sailed to victory on board A♦ 4♣ A♠ 9♣ 5♦ , earning him more room to breathe.

Hiroki Kajiwara pushed his remaining 33,000 on the small blind against Leonardo Drago's button open and saw the latter call off.

A 50-50 spot, board K♦ 4♥ 4♣ ah A♠ ran in favor of Kajiwara's overcards, landing him a full house to secure the double up.

With a pot of 11,700 in the middle on flop J♠ J♥ 9♥ , three way action was checked to Tatsuhiko Hayashi on the button, prompting him to bet 4,000. Both Hiroki Kajiwara and Jihun Choi made the call, and headed to turn 4♥ . All three checked it through to river J♣ , where Choi gunned for a final 15,000.

Hayashi, holding the stone-cold nuts with A♥ J♦ , mistakenly just called, and as a result, received a six-hand penalty. His quads of jacks however, ultimately crushed Choi's Q♥ Q♠ , securing him the pot and a brief break before he returned to action.

Another three players limped ahead and faced a 2,500 raise from Jihun Choi on the big blind. Myunghwan Han and Hiroki Kajiwara continued to flop A♠ 4♣ 6♥ but also surrendered after Choi fired a bet of 5,500.

Vying for a pot of 11,300 across a completed board of J♠ K♣ 8♣ 3♦ A♣ , three way action was checked to Hiroki Kajiwara on the button, pushing him to make a final attempt for 8,300. Mario Michaels on the big blind, gave it a thought and eventually found the call, only to muck as Kajiwara tabled two pair A♥ J♥ .