Main Event (18,500 PHP)

Hand #41: The action folds to Marcos on the D and he raises it up to 625,000. It gets to Astorga in the BB who puts all his remaining 400,000 into the pot.

Marcos shows K♣ Q♦ while Astorga is ahead preflop with A♦ 7♥ .

The flop comes Q♣ 2♠ 5♣ to give Marcos the lead. The turn is the K♥ to end Astorga’s hopes and the 3♥ on the river makes it official as five players remain.

Everyone is now assured of PhP800,000 (~US$14,235).

Hand #39: Just after relinquishing some chips in the direction of Bestil, Astorga once again is raising as it is folded to him on the HJ to 800,000. It folds to Marcos who defends his BB.

The flop is K♣ 7♥ J♣ as both check. The turn is the Q♣ as Marcos checks again and this time Astorga bets 500,000. Marcos check-raises it to 1,950,000 as Astorga 3-bet shoves. Marcos snap calls for his last 3,450,000.

Astorga turns over A♦ K♠ for top pair on the flop while Marcos unveils A♥ T♥ for the Broadway straight on the turn.

Astorga can only chop if a ten hits on the river but instead the 9♠ is the last community card and sends Astorga’s stack plummeting to under three BBs.

Hand #25: It folds to the D where Astorga raises it to 575,000. He gets a BB defense from Shirase.

The flop comes 4♦ 5♦ 3♦ as Shirase checks. Astorga CBets for 400,000 and gets raised to 850,000. Astorga calls. The turn is the 9♠ as Shrase goes all-in, covering the Filipino. Astorha chooses to fold.

Hand #23: Astorga raises it to 500,000 from UTG and gets called n the HJ by Shirase.

The flop is Q♣ Q♥ T♣ as both check. The turn is the T♥ as Astorga fires 300,000 and gets called. The river is the 7♦ and no one bets anymore. Astorga shows A♠ K♥ while Shirase has A♥ 9♦ for yet another spilt pot.

Hand #24: Tan gets the first walk of the Final Table.

Hand #17: Marcos opens from the CO for 475,000 and gets the BB defense from Astorga.

The flop is A♥ 2♦ 6♣ as Astorga checks. Marcos continues for 375,000 and gets called. The turn is the Q♦ as now Astorga leads out for 900,000. Marcos goes into the tank and uses a timebank card before raising to 2,175,000. Astorga re-raises all-in and Marcos excruciates. He ends up burning four timebank cards but choosing to fold.

Astorga is new chip leader.

Hand #11: Marcos raises from the HJ to 500,000 and gets called by Astorga in the SB and Tan in the BB.

The flop goes 4♦ 6♦ 8♠ as the blinds check back to Marcos who CBets for 275,000. Astorga calls but Tan folds. It is Heads-Up to the turn where the 7♠ arrives. Astorga goes all-in as Marcos decides to fold.

Hand #12: Marcos raises from the +1 position and gets no callers.

The action folds to the D where Tan Wei Chuan of Singapore raises it to 400,000 but is greeted by a 3-bet shove in the SB from Filipino Martin Astorga worth 3,630,000.

Tan can’t make the call as Astorga reminds everyone that he’s still around.

From UTG, the Philippines’ Martin Astorga opens for 325,000 and right beside him in the +1 position, fellow Filipino Jeffrey Pamplona sticks in his remaining stack of 110,000 and folds back to Astorga who makes the call.

Pamplona tables A♠ J♠ while only his suit is live against Astorga’s A♥ K♣ .

The runout goes 2♦ 9♣ 8♦ 5♠ 2♣ as Pamplona busts and Astorga is once again on a winning streak, picking his third consecutive pot and the elimination to move closer to a pay jump.

Martin Astorga of the Philippines has it folded to him in the CO and limps in. It folds to the SB where big stack and fellow Filipino raises it to 250,000. Astorga calls.

The flop comes J♣ A♦ K♦ as Laxamana chooses to check. Astorga seizes the betting lead for 350,000 and gets called. The turn is the 3♣ and this time both check. The river card is the Q♥ Laxamana bets 1,200,000 as Astorga opts to fold.

With the conquest, Laxamana grabs the chip lead from Lim Seyoo for the time being.

Chip leader Ryuki Shirase of Japan raises it up from the HJ for 170,000 as it gets to the SB where Martin Astorga of the Philippines 3-bet shove for 1,935,000.

Shirase goes into the tank and uses a timebank card. The Japanese players doesn’t continue.

Astorga has picked up three consecutive wins and is trending upward.

From the HJ, the Philippines’ Martin Astorga raises it to 125,000 as former big stack Finn Penderak of Germany outs his remaining stack of 110,000 into the pot. Korea’s Park Eunseo also takes the leap for her remaining stack of 390,000. Astorga covers both and makes the call.

Penderak turns over A♥ K♣ and dominates Park’s A♠ J♥ . Astorga is behind but live with Q♦ T♦ .

The flop makes Penderak shake: K♦ 8♦ 3♣ as a flush draw now looms. That nightmare becomes a reality on the turn as the 5♦ has both of the Filipino’s opponents drawing dead with the made flush. The river card officially has two players getting railed as the 5♥ seals it.

Astorga’s stack soars and has him in great shape for a deeper run as the eliminations increase.

The Philippines’ Martin Astorga opens it from the +1 position for 90,000 as right beside in the +2 position, Kim Seunghyun of Korea 3-bet shoves for his last 295,000. At the CO, another Filipino in Marlon Laxamana makes the call. Astorga joins.

The flop comes 3♠ 5♠ 4♠ as Astorga checks. Laxamana goes all-in and Astorga gets the message and folds.

Kim turns over A♦ J♥ while Laxamana shows K♠ K♣ .

The last two community cards do not produce the Ace Kim needs as the T♣ and the 9♣ rail Kim and as Laxaman enters the chip lead convo.

Martin Astorga of the Philippines opens from the +2 position for 125,000 and gets re-raised on the D by fellow Filipino Marlon Laxamana to 300,000. Astorga calls.

The flop is K♦ A♥ 9♦ as Astorga instantly goes all-in for his last 185,000. Laxamana calls.

Astorga shows A♦ Q♦ for top pair with the nut flush draw while Laxamana tables J♣ J♦ . The last two community cards are the 7♠ and the 6♣ as Astorga gets the double up and re-enters the one million chip mark.

Kim Enriquez of the Philippines open from UTG for 40,000 and gets two callers in fellow Filipino Martin Astorga on the D and Germany’s Finn Penderak in the BB.

The flop is 6♥ A♠ 2♦ as Penderak checks. Enriquez CBets for 50,000 and gets both his opponents to call. The turn is the K♣ as Penderak checks again. Enriquez then moves all-in for his last 260,000 and gets quickly called by Astorga. Penderak gets out of the way.

Enriquez shows J♥ 9♥ for a bluff while Astorga tables an unbluffable 2♥ 2♣ for bottom set on the flop. Enriquez is drawing dead and the Q♥ on the river seals his fate as the latest Main Event casualty.

With the win, Astorga climbs to the seven-figure chip mark for the first time.