Main Event (18,500 PHP)

Jeong Seonghun opened to 5,500 from the cutoff, Seoha Lee three-bet to 16,000 from the small blind and Seonghun shoved with a covering stack. Lee, who had started the hand with 83,000, made the call and was at risk.

Seoha Lee: 7♦ 7♥

Jeong Seonghun: K♦ K♠

Seonghun was a big favorite with the higher pocket pair and he remained ahead on the 9♠ J♥ 2♥ J♣ 8♣ runout to send Lee to the rail and claim the last of his chips.

In a preflop confrontation Emmanuel Derecho was all in for 36,500 from the button and up against Seoha Lee who covered him from under the gun.

Emmanuel Derecho: A♥ J♣

Seoha Lee: Q♣ J♠

Both players made a pair of jacks on the J♦ 3♠ 7♠ K♦ T♥ runout but Derecho had the best kicker to double up through Lee.

Ivan Tabucal limped in from middle position, Seoha Lee shoved for 78,000 from the hijack and Tabucal called with a covering stack to put Lee at risk.

Seoha Lee: A♣ 4♦

Ivan Tabucal: K♠ K♥

Tabucal was a big favorite with pocket kings but the 8♠ 2♠ A♠ 2♦ 5♣ runout gave Lee two pair to win the pot to crack Tabucal’s kings and win the pot.

Lee had jack-high while Ambata had a pair of kings with K♠ J♥ to win the pot.

Seoha Lee shoved from the cutoff and Linda Nguyen, who was covered in the big blind with 40,500, made the call for her tournament life.

Linda Nguyen: A♥ T♥

Seoha Lee: K♠ J♣

The board ran out 8♥ T♣ 8♦ Q♥ A♠ giving Nguyen aces up to double through Lee.

All three players had big pocket pairs but Tabucal was in the lead with pocket queens. He remained ahead on the runout to win a massive pot while sending Suya Lee to the rail and making a dent in Seonghun’s stack.

Pee Jay Aratea opened to 4,500 from the hijack and Seoha Lee called from the button.

The flop came K♣ 8♦ 7♣ and Aratea bet 3,500. Lee raised to 8,500, Aratea shoved for 35,000 and Lee called with a covering stack.

Pee Jay Aratea: K♥ J♣

Lee Seoha: K♦ Q♠

Both players had top pair. Aratea was in trouble with a lower kicker until the J♥ 4♣ runout gave him two pair to double up through Seoha.

Marlon Laxamana opened to 2,500 from the hijack and Seoha Lee three-bet to 7,000 from the button. Laxamana called.

The flop came 3♦ 5♣ 7♠ . Laxamana checked, Lee bet 8,500 and Laxamana raised to 25,000. Lee called.

On the 6♦ turn Laxamana check-called a 28,600 shove from Lee with a covering stack.

Seoha Lee: 6♠ 5♠

Marlon Laxamana: J♣ J♥

Lee had turned two pair to pull ahead of Laxamana’s pocket jacks and he remained ahead on the 2♠ river to secure the double up.

Seoha Lee opened to 1,500 from early position, Jason Ambata three-bet to 5,300 from the cutoff and Lee called. The flop came 9♠ K♠ T♥ . Lee bet 2,500, Ambata raised to 6,000, Lee re-raised to 16,000 and Ambata folded.

Lee showed that he had Q♣ J♠ for the nut-straight before taking the pot.

A player opened to 1,000 from the hijack, Saito Takashi called from the cutoff, a player on the button called and Seoha Lee three-bet to 4,000 from the small blind. Only Takashi called. The flop came 7♣ K♥ Q♣ and Takashi called a 6,000 bet from Lee. Lee continued for 10,000 on the A♣ turn and Takashi folded.

With two players seeing a board of 9♥ A♦ K♠ and 10,700 in the middle Seoha Lee checked from under the gun and Marvin Guez bet 2,100 from the cutoff. Lee called. Lee check-called a 5,000 bet from Guez on the 4♦ turn. On the 3♦ river Lee checked, Guez moved all in and Lee folded.

With two players seeing a board of A♦ 8♠ 9♥ and 6,100 in the middle Seoha Lee checked from the big blind and Ma Carmen Esdaile bet 2,500 from early position. Lee made the call. Both players checked the 8♥ turn leading to the 4♦ river. Lee bet 3,000 and Esdaile called. Lee showed second pair with 9♦ 5♦ and Esdaile mucked.

Zhong Xun Hsu opened to 700 from under the gun, Seoha Lee called from the hijack and a player in the small blind called.

The flop came 2♣ 2♥ A♦ . The small blind checked, Hsu bet 800, Lee called and the small blind folded. Hsu check-called a 1,800 bet from Lee on the 3♦ turn. On the 3♠ river Hsu check-called another bet from Lee, this time for 8,000.

Lee was playing the board with K♥ 7♦ while Hsu had two pair, aces and threes with A♠ J♣ to win the pot.