Warm-up (5,000 PHP)

Right after the break, former chip leader Patrick Noonan opens from UTG for 200,000 as it folds to the SB where another former chip leader in Michael Manlapaz makes the call. In the BB, Marciel Gerbito 3-bets all-in for 540,000 while Noonan’s response is a 4-bet shove for 815,000.

Manlapaz, who still covers both, snap calls.

Gerbito turns over A♣ Q♦ while Noonan has K♥ J♥ . Manlapaz, however, tables A♥ A♦ .

The flop brings in Q♥ 6♦ 3♦ to give Gerbito additional outs while the turn shows the 5♥ to give Noonan additional outs. None of them show up for the embattled pair as the K♣ appears on the river as the well-placed trap works wonderfully for Manlapaz.

Gerbito finishes in eighth place for PhP38,000 (~US$680) while Noonan captures seventh for PhP46,000 (~US$825).

Six players remain.

The action folds to chip leader Michael Manlapaz on the D and he once again limps in. It folds to the BB of Patrick Noonan who checks his option.

The unraised pot sees a flop of J♣ 6♥ 3♦ as Noonan checks. Manlapaz leads out for 80,000 and Noonan calls. The turn is the 8♠ as this time, Noonan donks for 150,000. Manlapaz makes the call. The river card is the 8♥ and now further action transpires.

Noonan is first to show and the Irishman tables Q♥ T♣ for a miss while Manlapaz takes it down with 6♠ 4♦ middle pair on the flop.

The loss drops Noonan to just above the one million mark while Manlapaz’s separation from the other seven players behind is becoming more definitive.

Just as the new level dawns, Patrick Noonan opens from the CO for 200,000 only to be greeted by a 3-bet shove from Masafumi Kimura from the BB for all of his 1,080,000.

Noonan didn’t need a timebank card to fold but the move put the Japanese player to within in a heartbeat of drawing level against the former overall chip leader.

In the 20th hand of the Final Table, Raymondo Gomez opens from the HJ for 125,000 and gets called in the SB by Patrick Noonan.

The flop goes 8♥ J♣ Q♦ as Noonan checks. Gomez CBets for 80,000 and gets called. The turn is the 6♠ and this time, both check. The river is the 9♥ as Noonan checks a third time. Gomez fires 200,000 and gets the Irishman to release his cards into the muck.

Gomez now also has seven digit holdings.

The very next hand sees Raymundo Gomez open from the CO for 120,000 and it folds to the BB of erstwhile chip leader Patrick Noonan as the Irishman chooses to defend.

The flop goes A♥ 8♣ J♠ as Noonan checks and Gomez continues for 75,000. Noonan makes the call. The turn is the 6♠ and this time, both check. The river is the 3♦ and now Noonan leads out for 225,000. Time banks are now in play here in the Final Table and the Filipino uses up two of his immediately at this early stage. Gomez eventually decides to fold, awarding the pot to Noonan.

Chip leader Patrick Noonan of Ireland opens from UTG for 65,000 and is greeted with a 3-bet shove from the +2 position by Korea’s Kim Jongsu to 295,000. It gets folded to the BB where another Korean in Kim Hyoungchul makes the call. Noonan gets out of the way.

Jongsu turns over A♦ K♦ while Hyoungchul shows Q♥ Q♠ .

The flop becomes an instant concern for Hyoungchul: 2♦ K♣ 4♦ and for good measure the 6♦ renders Jongsu drawing dead as Hyoungchul hits the nut flush. The 6♣ on the river ensures that Jongsu trudges on but Hyoungchul now has one of the shortest stacks left.

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.

India’s Acharya Anant open shoves from UTG for 278,000 as chip leader Patrick Noonan of Ireland isolates be re-raising all-in. Everyone steers clear.

Anant turns over Q♥ T♠ while Noonan unfurls K♠ K♥ .

The flop gives some semblance of a chance for Anant: A♦ 6♦ T♣ but the last two community cards fail to improve the Indian’s predicament as the 4♥ and the 7♦ officially end his run.

Noonan becomes the first to surpass the one million chip mark.

Chip leader Patrick Noonan of Ireland opens from the +2 position for 30,000 and when it gets to the HJ of Hwang Junhyun, the Korean declares he is all-in. American Trevor Touchton also shoves his remaining 75,000 from the SB. Noonan elects to step aside.

Hwang reveals that he has K♥ K♠ while Touchton is not out of it with A♠ K♦ .

The runout starts: 8♣ 5♦ 9♦ 5♥ but then the A♥ arrives on the river as Touchton gets a virtual triple up and sends Hwang’s stack down to the danger zone.

Germany’s Markus Wolter open shoves from the HJ for 62,000 and Filipino Joseroy Jeremias 3-bet shoves from the CO for 133,000. They get called by chip leader Patrick Noonan of Ireland in the SB.

Wolter turns over 7♠ 6♠ which is a live hand against Jeremias’ A♥ K♠ and Noonan’s A♣ K♣ .

The flop, however, became an immediate cause for concern by the two players at risk: 3♣ 5♦ T♣ as the Irishman picks up the nut flush draw. The turn is the J♠ but the river brings the J♣ as Noonan completes his flush and flushes out two competitors in the process.

Noonan is now the closest to the one million chip mark and fortifies his stranglehold of his throne atop the leaderboard.

In early action, the Philippines’ Jonathan Duque opens from the HJ for 12,000 and gets called by chip leader Patrick Noonan of Ireland on the D.

The flop comes 6♠ 9♦ Q♥ as Duque continues again for 12,000. Noonan calls. The turn is the 5♣ and this time both check. The river is the 8♣ and this time, the Filipino fires 30,000. Noonan still makes the call.

Duque turns over J♥ 9♣ for middle pair on the flop. The Irishman tables T♣ 6♣ as he shows that he is willing to call down with bottom pair.

Noonan’s huge stack takes an early hit.