Main Event (18,500 PHP)

Stephen Rosenthal of the United States opens from the LJ for 1,200 and gets calls from Japan’s Katsuhito Kawai on the D and chip leader Germ de Haas of the Netherlands in the BB.

The flop goes Q♥ 5♣ 6♥ as de Hass checks. Rosethal CBets 2,500 as Kawai calls. De Haas then check-raises it to 10,000 to which the American moves all-in for his remaining 21,400. Kawai folds, but the Dutchman makes the call.

Rosenthal tables A♠ A♦ and is surprised to find out that de Haas has Q♠ 6♦ for two pairs on the flop.

The last two community cards are the 9♥ and the K♥ as Rosenthal is busted holding aces and de Haas grows his Day 1A lead.

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.