Main Event (18,500 PHP)

The Philippines’ Luis Machuca, Jr. limps in from UTG and gets four other players to join in until Maxime Delabre of France makes a raise to 1,500 from the BB. Machuca calls as well as Taiwan’s Lin Yu Yi from the +2 position, and Alfie Adam of England from the CO.

The flop is 4♣ K♦ 3♥ as Delabre is unrelenting and fires a CBet of 2,500. Machuca folds but Lin and Adam stick around. The turn card is the 9♣ and this time, the Frenchman slows down and checks. Lin checks as well and Adam takes the betting lead for 8,500. Delabre folds but Lin makes the call. It is Heads-Up to the river which produces the 2♦ . Lin checks again as Adam goes all-in for his last 11,400. The Taiwanese player makes the snap call.

Adam shows 6♠ 5♣ for a straight on the river while Lin tables K♣ 5♠ for top pair on the flop.

Lin’s stack is all but decimated.

England’s Alfie Adam opens from the CO for 200 and gets the blinds to join him.

The flop comes T♣ 4♥ 3♦ as Luis Machuca, Jr. of the Philippines takes the betting lead from the SB for 300. The BB folds and Adam raises it to 900. Machuca makes the call. It is Heads-Up to the turn which produces the Q♦ as once again Machuca unloads, this time for 1,500. Adam no longer continues in the hand.