Main Event (18,500 PHP)

Hand #47: It folds to de Haas on the D who raises it to 800,000 and gets a BB defense from Bestil.

The flop goes 2♠ K♦ T♦ as Bestil donk-shoves his last 500,000. De Haas makes the snap call.

Bestil turns over Q♦ 9♦ for a straight flush draw while de Haas tables K♣ 4♥ for top pair. Needing a diamond or a ten, Bestil sees the turn card is the 4♠ and the river is the 9♥ to end his campaign and leave three players remaining to contest the title.

Bestil is the first to earn a seven-figure payday, though.

The final three are now guaranteed PhP1,400,000 (~US$24,915).

Hand #32: It folds to the blinds where Shirase does something new and just completes his SB. In the BB is Bestil who checks.

The flop goes 9♣ T♥ 6♠ as Shirase bets 300,000 and gets called. The turn is the 7♣ and this time, both check. The river is the 8♦ as Shirase goes all-in and Bestil can’t call and folds.

Bestil’s stack in short again.

Hand #26: De Haas opens from the HJ for 475,000 and Bestil chooses to defend his BB.

The flop is 6♠ 7♠ 2♠ as both check. The turn is the Q♦ and both elect to skip this betting street. The river is the 4♦ as Bestil gives it a shot for 200,000 and gets called.

Bestil flips over 5♥ 5♣ and de Haas mucks.

Hand #9: Bestil opens from the CO and gets no caller.

Hand #10: Bestil raises from the HJ to 400,000 and Astorga defends his BB.

The flop is 8♥ 7♦ 4♠ as Astorga donks for 300,000 and gets raised by Bestil to 1,000,000. Astorga calls. The turn is the 6♠ as both check. The river is the T♣ as Astorga shoves. Bestil tanks, uses a timebank card but eventually folds.

Hand #5: Laxamana raises from the +2 position and gets the blinds and ante.

Hand #6: Shirase has it folded to him in the SB and shoves. In the BB, short stack Bestil tanks, uses a timebank then calls.

Shirase turns over J♠ 8♣ and is dominated by Bestil’s Q♣ J♣ .

The runout goes 5♥ 4♣ Q♥ 2♠ A♦ as Bestil doubles up with a pair of Queens.

Eugenio Bestil of the Philippines open shoves from UTG for his last 910,000 and gets called on the D by China’s Ye Kejie.

Bestil shows 6♥ 6♠ which is in a coin-flip against Ye’s A♠ T♥ .

The runout goes J♣ 8♣ K♠ 2♠ 5♦ as the Filipino avoids all of his opponent’s outs en route to the double up that keeps him in the competition.

Eugenio Bestil of the Philippines open from UTG for 17,000 and it gets called on the +1 position by fellow Filipino Francis Ancheta. Everyone else folds.

The flop comes 7♥ 8♠ 5♠ as Bestil CBets for 26,000. Ancheta calls. The turn is the 9♠ and this time, Bestil checks. Ancheta unloads 45,000 as Bestil chooses to no longer engage.

Eugenio Bestil of the Philippines open from UTG for 17,000 and on the +2 position gets re-raised all-in by Japan’s Shino Kaga. It folds back to Bestil who makes the snap call.

Kaga turns over A♣ Q♠ while Bestil shows A♦ K♦ .

The flop fortifies the Filipino’s lead: K♣ 6♦ 8♥ and Kaga is drawing dead on the turn when the 7♠ appears. The river card is the 2♦ to end the Japanese player’s run in the Main Event.