Main Event (18,500 PHP)

With two players seeing a board of T♦ K♠ A♠ and 7,000 in the middle Nikolai Babushkin bet 1,500 from the small blind and Benhur Ybarsabal raised to 4,500 from the hijack. Babushkin called. On the 6♠ turn Babushkin check-called an 8,000 bet from Ybarsabal. Ybarsabal bet 22,000 when checked to on the Q♣ river and this time Babushkin tank-folded.

With four players seeing a board of 7♣ 4♣ 8♥ and 3,800 in the middle all four players checked leading to the 8♣ turn. Alexander Donn checked in the big blind, under the gun and utg+2 checked while Benhur Ybarsabal bet 5,000 from the button. Only Donn called. Both players checked the 6♣ river. Donn showed trip eights with J♦ 8♦ and Ybarsabal mucked.

A player limped in from under the gun, Benhur Ybarsabal raised to 500 from the hijack, Alexander Donn called from the button and a player defended from the big blind.

The flop came 3♦ 9♠ 2♦ and action checked around to Donn who bet 1,700, forcing a fold from his three opponents.

With two players seeing a board of 6♦ Q♣ 7♥ and 3,500 in the middle Benhur Ybarsabal checked in the hijack and a player in the cutoff checked behind. Roxanne Sky Victorino bet 2,500 from the button and only Ybarsabal called.

On the Q♥ turn Ybarsabal check-folded to a 7,000 bet from Victorino.

With two players seeing a board of 5♥ Q♣ T♠ 3♥ and 1,300 in the middle Myeong Jin was in the small blind and check-called a 1,000 bet from Benhhur Ybarsabal who was in the big blind.

On the 2♦ river Jin checked and folded to an 1,500 bet from Ybarsabal.

A player opened to 300 from under the gun, Benhur Ybarsabal three-bet to 700 from early position, Ho-tai Tsai four-bet to 2,700 from the cutoff and only Ybarsabal called.

The flop came 8♣ 6♠ J♠ and Ybarsabal check-called a 2,500 bet from Tsai.

On the J♣ turn Ybarsabal checked and Tsai bet 4,400. Ybarsabal check-raised to 12,500 and Tsai called.

On the T♣ river Ybarsabal moved all in with a covering stack. Tsai, who had 11,900 behind, went into the tank before calling.

Tsai had two pair with 9♦ 9♣ but Ybarsabal had trips with A♦ J♦ to eliminate Tsai and score nearly a full double up.