Warm-up (5,000 PHP)

Chip leader Patrick Noonan of Ireland opens the action from the D for 35,000 and gets re-raised by the Philippines’ Czar Ian Marcos from BB for 91,000. Noonan makes the call.

The flop comes Q♥ 3♥ 6♦ as Marcos continues for 51,000 and gets raised by the Irishman to 200,000. Marcos calls. The turn is the J♠ as this time, the Filipino checks. Noonan goes all-in and gets snap called by Marcos for his last 313,000.

Noonan reveals 6♣ 6♥ for middle set on the flop as a disgusted Marcos tables A♦ A♠ .

The river card brings in the 2♣ as the cooler sends Marcos to the sidelines for good and increases the separation between Noonan and the rest of the field.

Big stack Czar Ian Marcos of the Philippines opens for 12,000 from the +1 position and it folds to the SB who calls. Fellow Filipino Segundo Marte goes over the top all-in from the BB for his last 130,000. Marcos calls, the SB folds.

Barte shows A♥ K♥ while Marcos has J♣ J♠ .

There were miracles in store for Barte in the subsequent runout: 7♣ 2♦ 2♥ 3♦ 9♣ as Marcos ousts his compatriot and nears the half million chip mark.