Warm-up (5,000 PHP)

The action is folded to the HJ where Korea’s Kim Hyoungchul raises to 115,000 as it folds to the BB where Filipino Tony Abesamis elects to make the jump with his remaining 110,000.

Much to Abesamis’ chagrin, Kim unveils A♠ A♣ against his 8♣ 6♠ .

The runout held no landmines: 2♠ T♥ K♦ 6♥ J♣ as Abesamis finishes in 15th place.

Jason Nocon of the Philippines open shoves from the D for his remaining 77,000 and is called by fellow Filipino Tony Abesamis in the SB.

Nocon flips over K♣ K♠ , crushing Abesamis’ Q♣ Q♦ .

However, all that changed on the flop: Q♥ 6♦ 4♦ as Abesamis’ top set officially put Nocon’s tournament life on the line. The last two community cards are the A♦ and the 8♦ to end Nocon’s campaign.

The win via a bad beat puts Abesamis in the middle of the pack among the remaining 31 players.

The action gets folded around to the CO where the Philippines’ Jay Payuyo raises it 25,000. In the SB, fellow Filipino Tony Abesamis moves all-in for his last 71,000. Payuyo calls.

Abesamis shows A♥ T♥ , dominating Payuyo’s K♥ T♠ .

The runout changed nothing: T♣ 4♣ 7♠ 8♣ 6♠ as Abesamis doubles up and slightly dents his opponent’s stack.