Main Event (18,500 PHP)

Russa’s Nikolai Babushkin opens from the +2 position for 800 and gets called by Germ de Haas of the Netherlands in the LJ. In the HJ, Ireland’s Patrick Noonan 3-bets to 2,800 and gets a call from American Stephen Rosenthal and the earlier participants.

The flop is 5♣ 7♥ 4♣ as it gets checked to Noonan who continues for 5,500. Rosenthal and Babushkin fold but de Haas check-raises it to 50,000 to which the Irishman shoves his remaining stack of 27,100.

De Haas unfurls 4♦ 4♥ for bottom set on the flop while Noonan tables K♠ K♥ .

The last two community cards are the 2♦ and the J♥ as Noonan busts and de Haas’ stack has reached monster proportions as it nears the double century mark.

Ireland’s Patrick Noonan open the action from the +2 position for 600 and it gets folded to Mark Vergara of the Philippines in the SB who re-raises to 2,000. Noonan makes the call.

The flop comes 4♦ K♣ 9♠ as both players check. The turn card is the K♥ as Vergara bets 1,500 and is called. The river is the 6♦ as the Filipino now unloads 4,500. Noonan lets it go.

Park Jinkyu of Korea opens from the +1 position and draws four callers.

The flop comes 5♥ 8♠ K♥ as the blinds check. Park continues for 300 and is called by Filipina Raquel Mendoza in the +2 position and player in the SB before Patrick Noonan of Ireland check-raises from the BB to 900. Park and Mendoza call. The turn is the A♦ and this time, Noonan and Park check. Mendoza unloads 3,000. Both of her opponents fold.