Main Event (18,500 PHP)

Espela remained ahead with the higher pocket pair on the A♣ J♦ runout to double up through Lee.

A player in the cutoff opened to 8,000, Marco Espela three-bet shoved to 57,000 from the button, Rancy Cyril Lee called with a covering stack in the small blind and the cutoff folded.

Marco Espela: A♦ Q♣

Rancy Cyril Lee: 2♦ 2♠

Things were looking grim for Espela on the 6♣ 8♦ T♠ flop and 3♣ turn but the A♥ river gave him top pair to secure the double up through Lee.

With three players seeing a board of 8♥ 6♥ 8♣ and 25,000 in the middle, Marco Espela checked from the big blind and Janno Alvarez bet 5,500 from middle position. Juan Mariano called from the hijack and Espela shoved for 24,500. Alvarez re-shoved with a covering stack and Mariano got out of the way.

Marco Espela: K♣ 9♣

Janno Alvarez: A♣ J♣

Both players had two overcards with Alvarez in the lead with ace-high. The rest of the board ran out 5♠ 7♣ giving Espela a straight to win the pot.

A player on the button opened to 6,000, Marco Espela three-bet to 21,500, Rancy Cyril Lee called from the big blind and the button folded.

The flop came T♦ 6♥ 4♥ and Espela bet 20,000. Lee made the call.

Espela continued for 35,000 on the K♣ turn and Lee called again.

On the 9♥ river Espela moved all in with a covering stack and Rancy called with his remaining stack of 73,000.

Espela had a set with T♠ T♣ but Lee rivered the nut-flush with A♥ 3♥ to secure a massive double up through Espela.