Main Event (18,500 PHP)

Rancy Cyril Lee opened to 30,000 from the hijack, Edgar asehan shoved for 95,000 from the cutoff and Lee called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Asehan had second pair but Lee had flopped the nut-straight to send Asehan to the rail on the stone bubble.

Rancy Cyril Lee shoved from the button and Edwin Dela Cruz, who had 99,000 and was covered, made the call for his tournament life.

The board ran out J♣ A♦ 7♠ 6♥ A♠ giving Cruz trip aces to double up through Lee.

With two players seeing a board of 8♥ 2♥ 7♦ T♣ and 49,000 in the middle J.C. Mariano checked from the big blind and Rancy Cyril Lee bet 25,000 from middle position. Mariano called. Mariano then led out 40,000 on the T♣ turn, Lee raised to 150,000, and Mariano folded.

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

Ricardo Torres opened to 12,000 from the hijack and received calls from a player in the small blind and Rancy Cyril Lee in the big blind. The flop came A♥ 7♦ 4♥ and action checked around to Torres who bet 8,000. The small blind folded, Lee check-raised to 20,000 and Torres called. The two remaining players checked the A♦ turn and 9♦ river. Lee showed down top pair with A♠ 5♥ , Torres mucked.

Galvez was in great shape to double up with Lee only having to undercards to his pocket kings but the runout gave Lee trips to send Galvez to the rail in brutal fashion and take down another sizable pot.

The board gave Lee trips kings to send Alvarez to the rail and win the pot.

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.

Janno had ace-high, Niwa had a pair, and Lee had top pair to send Niwa to the rail and win the pot.

A player raised to 6,000 from under the gun and received four callers including Rancy Cyril Lee in middle position and Janno Alvarez in the cutoff.

The flop came 4♣ 6♣ 2♠ and action checked around to Alvarez who bet 13,500. Only Lee called.

Both players checked the A♥ turn leading to the T♣ river. Lee bet 30,000 and Alvarez folded.

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.

A player from the hijack opened to 5,000, Rancy Cyril Lee called from the cutoff and Juan Mariano three-bet to 20,000 from the big blind. The hijack folded before Lee called.

The flop came 8♣ 4♣ A♥ and Lee called a 15,000 bet from Mariano.

Lee called another bet from Mariano on the 2♥ turn, this time for 40,000. Both players then checked the 3♥ river.

Mariano turned over top pair with A♠ J♣ and Lee mucked.

With two players seeing a board of 4♠ K♦ T♣ and 26,000 in the middle Juan Mariano checked from the big blind and Rancy Cyril Lee bet 15,000 from middle position. Mariano called.

Mariano led out for 6,000 on the 7♣ turn. Lee raised to 50,000 and Mariano tank-folded.

Juan Mariano opened to 5,000 from early position, Nikolai Babushkin three-bet to 14,000 from middle position, Rancy Cyril Lee called from the cutoff and Mariano called.

The flop came 3♥ 5♠ K♥ and action checked around to Babushkin who bet 15,000, forcing a fold from both opponents.

Rancy Cyril Lee limped in from under the gun, Andrei Vavilonskii shoved for 13,500 from the hijack and Lee called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Andrei Vavilonskii: 4♠ 4♦

Rancy Cyril Lee: J♥ T♦

The board ran out 6♦ 4♣ J♥ 2♣ 2♦ . Cyril had made two pair but Vavilonskii was best with a full house to secure the double up.

Both players had a pair and a straight draw but Tiu was ahead with his overpair. The 2♦ 6♣ runout gave Lee a straight but Tiu a full house to send Lee to the rail and win a sizable pot.