Main Event (45,000 PHP)

Having just had his pocket kings cracked, Cheolmin Byeon was in the mix once again, this time against Rui Hanazawa for a 28 big blind pot.

Hanazawa open shoved his last 33,000 on the cutoff and was looked up by Byeon on the small blind. Running a flip, Hanazawa immediately spiked top pair on flop A♦ 6♠ 2♦ , but saw his tournament life come to an end as the runout 4♦ 9♣ gave Byeon a set to take it down.

Junwoo Lee opened to 5,000, followed by a 15,000 button three bet from Rui Hanazawa. Cheolmin Byeon cold called on the big blind and Lee completed for a three way pot.

Flop 9♦ 8♠ 3♥ was checked to Hanazawa, who bet 15,000. Both opponents called to see turn K♣ , where action was checked round to river K♦ . Byeon took the chance to lead all-in for his remaining 66,500 and left Hanazawa to take a minute. Hanazawa eventually called off with two pair T♦ T♣ and accepted defeat as Byeon revealed trip kings K♥ Q♥ .

A three way raised pot saw action on board 6♣ 6♠ 8♠ T♠ 8♥ get checked down to the river, where Rui Hanazawa led for 4,000. Leonard Drago right beside put out a raise to 11,000 and showed a full house A♣ 8♣ after Hanazawa paid the price with a lower boat 7♦ 6♦ .

Facing an open and a call, Fu Zhenbo Alang stuffed his last 9,500 on the button and saw both Rui Hanazawa and Lenart Ecarma complete.

Action on board 9♦ K♥ 3♦ T♣ J♦ was checked all the way down to the river, where Ecarma bet a final 12,000. Hanazawa check raised for the rest, leaving Ecarma to give up the pot and save his eleven big blinds behind.

Hanazawa showed the nut straight A♠ Q♠ , beating Alang's 9♥ 9♣ for the pot.