Main Event (18,500 PHP)

Hand #107: De Haas limps and gets raised by Marcos to 1,200,000. De Haas 3-bets shoves for 10,850,000. Marcos makes the snap call.

De Haas tables A♠ K♥ while Marcos shows J♠ J♥ . It’s a coin-flip for the championship for Marcos or a crippling blow for de Haas.

The runout goes 9♠ 3♥ 7♣ 2♥ 6♠ as Marcos’ Jacks hold and he busts the Dutchman in second place.

Hand #104: This unraised pot sees the flop go 6♦ K♥ 2♣ as de Haas checks. Marcos bets 600,000 as de Haas suddenly check-raises all-in.

Marcos shows the 6♣ before folding.

All the steals by de Haas has him cutting Marcos’ chip advantage significantly.

Hand #97: De Haas shoves UTG, Marcos does not call.

Hand #98: De Haas walks.

Hand #99: Marcos walks.

Hand #100: Marcos limps, de Gaas shoves. Marcos folds.

Hand #101: De Haas raises and Marcos 3-bets. De Haas folds.

Hand #102: Marcos limps, de Haas shoves and gets no call.

Hand #103: De Haas open shoves and Marcos folds.

Hand #96: It’s unraised again as the flop is 4♥ 2♦ 7♣ as both check. The turn is the 6♣ and once again no action happens. The river is the Q♠ as de Haas now bets 2,000,000. Marcos makes the snap call.

De Hass turns over 7♥ 6♠ for two pairs on the turn while Marcos shows the Q♥ and mucks.

De Has gets a bit of a reprieve.

Hand #92: Marcos opens from the D/SB for 1,200,000 and de Haas calls.

The flop comes K♣ J♠ K♦ as de Haas checks and Marcos CBets 600,000. De Haas calls. The turn is the 6♠ and this time, both check. The river is the K♠ and nothing more happens.

De Haas shows Q♦ 6♥ for a full house on the river while Marcos unveils 9♠ 9♥ for a higher full house and once again snares the pot.

Hand #84: Marcos opens for 1,100,000 and de Haas defends his BB.

The flop is 8♠ 8♥ 3♣ as both check. The turn is the 6♦ and no action happens. The river is the 8♦ as de Haas checks a third time. Marcos bets 700,000 and de Haas makes the call.

Marcos shows K♦ 3♦ for bottom pair on the flop that ends being a low full house on the river. De Haas mucks.

Marcos’ lead is almost at ten million.

Hand #83: De Hass limps but gets raised my Marcos on the BB for 1,250,000. De Haas makes the call.

The flop is 9♠ 6♣ 4♥ as Marcos continues for 600,000 and gets raised to 1,700,000. Marcos calls. The turn is the 5♠ as both now check. The river is the 8♠ and Marcos checks again. This time, de Hass fires 4,000,000. Marcos folds.

Marcos’ chip lead is down to less than four million.

Hand #72: De Haas opens and Marcos calls. They see a flop, Marcos checks and de Haas takes it down with a CBet.

Hand #71: Marcos raises from D/SB to 900,000 as de Haas calls.

The flop is K♠ 2♥ 7♣ as both players check. The turn is the A♥ as de Haas checks a second time. Marcos fires 400,000 and de Haas folds.

In back to back with heavy betting, the Filipino is now getting more comfortable with his lead.

Hand #70: It goes unraised with de Haas on the D.

The flop goes 3♠ J♥ 2♥ as Marcos checks. De Haas bets 550,000 and gets called. The turn is the 2♠ and this time, both check. The river is the 6♠ as Marcos now unloads 700,000. De Haas makes the call.

Marcos tables J♣ 7♥ for yop pair on the flop. De Haas opts to muck.

The win by Marcos gives him a bit of cushion.

Hand #64: Marcos gets a walk

Hand #65: The pot goes unraised anew as the flop is 2♥ K♦ Q♠ as both check. The turn is the A♦ as de Haas checks but Marcos bets 450,000. De Hass makes the call. The river is the 5♦ as both opt to check.

De Haas shows 9♦ 4♠ while Marcos connects with the river with 5♣ 4♣ and pads his lead.

Hand #62: De Haas rasies it from the D/SB to 900,000 and Marcos calls.

The flop is 3♣ 9♥ 7♦ as both check. The turn is the A♣ and both still elect to skip this street, The river is the 6♠ and no further action ensues. Marcos shows 4♣ 6♣ for a hit on the river. De Haas mucks. Marcos strikes first.

Germ de Haas of the Netherlands and Czar Ian Marcos of the Philippines have decided to split the remaining prizes via an ICM chop.

De Haas, having a slightly bigger stack than Marcos, receives 2,616,000 (~US$46,555) while Marcos gets 2,584,000 (~US$45,985).

Their Heads-Up duel for the trophy and the PhP125,000 (~US$2,225) APPT Main Event paclage ensues shortly.

Hand #61: After being crippled at the hands of Marcos in the previous hand, Shirase is all-in from UTG/D for his last 1,500,000 and gets called by both Marcos in the SB and de Haas in the BB.

The flop comes 8♠ K♥ 8♣ as both check. The turn is the 6♥ and once again no action happens. The river card is the T♠ and they both still check.

Shirase turns over 4♦ 2♠ while Marcos shows 7♣ 5♠ . De Haas has Q♥ J♥ for high cards good enough to eliminate the Japanese player as we now enter Heads-Up for the title and the PhP3,200,000 (~US$56,950) top prize as well as the APPT Main Event package.

Both players are now guaranteed PhP2,000,000 (~US$35,590).

Hand #56: In a battle of the blinds, de Haas raises from the SB for 750,000 and gets the defense from Shirase.

The flop is K♥ Q♥ 5♦ as de Haas continues for 400,000 and gets called. The turn card is the T♥ and this time de Haas fires 800,000. Shirase folds as their stacks are now practically the same.

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 #40: Shirase raises from the CO for 800,000 and gets no callers.

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 #18: Bestil raises from the +1 position and gets no callers.

Hand #19: De Haas opens from the CO for 500,000 and gets 3-bet on the D by Astorga for 1,500,000. De Haas calls.

The flop goes J♣ 9♠ A♠ as de Haas moves all-in for 3,275,000. Astorga calls.

De Haas tables J♦ J♥ for middle set while Astorga shows A♦ 8♦ for top pair.

The last two community cards are the K♠ and the T♦ as de Haas eclipses the ten million chip mark and is now the new chip leader.

Hand #16: Tan raises from the +1 position for 400,000 and gets a call from de Hass in the BB.

The flop goes A♥ A♣ T♥ as both check. The turn is the T♦ as de Haas checks and Tan takes a shot at it for 400,000. De Hass calls. The river is the 7♠ and no further action ensues.

Tan tables K♣ Q♣ while de Haas shows K♥ 7♣ as only the kickers play on the two-pair board and they chop it up.

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 #1: Being one of the shorter stacks, Pang Ying goes all-in from the CO and it folds to the BB where Germ de Haas calls.

Pang shows A♦ Q♣ while de Haas has A♥ K♥ .

The runout goes 2♣ T♥ 9♠ 8♥ T♣ as the kicker plays and Pang is the first casualty of the Final Table.

The remaining eight players are now guaranteed PhP295,000 (~US$5,250).

The action folds to the D where the player limps in and drags the blinds into an unraised pot.

The flop comes T♦ Q♠ 6♠ as Germ de Haas of the Netherlands bets 150,000 from the SB and gets raised to 300,000 by Korea’s Kang Seunghyup in the BB. The limper folds but de Hass makes the call. It is now Heads-Up to the turn that brings in the 3♦ as the Dutchman checks. Kang fires again, this time for 500,000 but is met with a check-raise all-in from de Haas.

Kang takes his time and uses a timebank card before opting to fold.

De Haas’ stack goes above the three million mark anew.

The action gets folded to the CO where The Philippines’ Czar Ian Marcos raises it up to 265,000 and gets two callers in Ye Kejie of China on the D and the Netherlands’ Germ de Haas in the BB.

The flop comes 7♦ A♥ K♠ as de Haas checks and Marcos continues for 205,000. Both of his opponents fold.

Marcos is making a late surge as his stack climbs to surpass the three million mark.

Germ de Haas of the Netherlands opens from the +1 position for 225,000 and gets three callers, including the blinds.

The flop is K♣ Q♠ 3♣ as the blinds check is back to de Haas who continues for 175,000. In the +2 position, Korea’s Kang Seunghyup raises it to 350,000. The SB folds but in the BB, Ye Kejie of China calls. De Haas is finished with the hand. It is now Heads-Up to the turn where the 2♣ appears. Ye goes all-in for his last 910,000. Kang thinks about his decision and burns a timebank in the process. The Korean chooses to fold.

Ye is keeping up with the leaders and stays within striking distance.