Main Event (18,500 PHP)

The actions starts from UTG where Japan’s Yukihide Yanagihara raises it to 900 which gets 3-bet to 2,300 by Alex Lee of Singapore from the LJ. The Philippines’ Anacleto Quijano makes the call from the HJ and it folds back to Yanagihara who 4-bets it to 10,000. Lee jams his last 15,700 as Quijano gets out of the way. The Japanese player makes the snap call.

Lee tables A♠ Q♣ while Yanagihara unveils the ladies, Q♠ Q♥ .

The runout did nothing to improve the Singaporean’s situation: T♠ K♦ 7♥ 3♣ 4♦ as Lee hits the rail for now.

In a battle of two Filipinos, Anacleto Quijano opens from the HJ for 600 and gets re-raised by Kim Enriquez in the SB to 3,000. Quijano makes the call.

The flop comes Q♦ 3♣ K♥ as Enriquez continues for 2,700. Quijano calls. The turn is the 8♦ as Enriquez fires again, this time for 6,500. Quijano the raises it 13,000 as Enriquez 3-bet shoves his last 23,700. Quijano makes the snap call.

Enriquez shows A♠ K♠ for top pair-top kicker on the flop while Quijano turns over QQc 8♣ for two pairs on the turn. There was no help for Enriquez on the river as the 6♦ arrives to knock him out for the meantime.