Main Event (45,000 PHP)

Ashley Patterson opened 12,000 utg and saw Mario Michaels complete on the big blind.

On board 3♥ 5♦ J♠ 5♣ 8♦ , Michaels went ahead and led all three streets - 11,000, 7,000, and 12,000, only to face an all-in from Patterson on the river. Michaels shut down, opting to save his eight big blinds behind.

Michael Calunsod opened 1,900 utg and was called by Mario Michaels on the cutoff.

On flop 2♠ 8♦ 7♠ , Calunsod pulled a check raise to 8,900 and saw his opponent continue to turn J♠ . Calunsod followed with an all-in, snap called by Michaels for his remaining 15,000.

Calunsod K♦ K♣

Michaels J♦ J♣

Calunsod down to two outs, took the hit as river T♦ sealed the win for Michaels' set. Calunsod survived the damage but exited shortly the following hand.

Vying for a pot of 6,300 on board 6♣ 5♠ K♠ 2♥ , three way action saw Mario Michaels lead out a bet of 1,600 on the small blind. Utg raiser Myunghwan Han made the call, and went on to call another 3,500 on river T♠ . Michaels showed a mere pair of fives A♣ 5♣ , utterly no good against Han's Q♠ Q♣ .

A preflop back and forth saw Sertac Turker risk his remaining 11,200 against Mario Michaels.

Turker in rough shape, luckily turned the tables, having spiked a sset on board 2♥ 6♥ Q♠ 4♣ 3♥ to survive through.

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♥ .

Following an open and three calls, Nayeon Cho squeezed on the big blind to 1,200 and weeded only one off the pot. Cho went for a triple barrel - 1,100, 1,500 and a final 2,100, on board J♥ 4♣ 5♥ 5♦ 3♣ , with Mario Michaels calling behind the first two streets.

Michaels went for a river raise to 7,800 and was caught with a bluff K♥ 9♥ after Cho made the call. Cho showed two pair A♦ 4♥ , earning him the pot.