Main Event (18,500 PHP)

Francis Ancheta of the Philippines limps in from the +1 position but immediately gets raised to 1,900 by Japan’s Masakazu Miyamoto in the +2. It folds to the D where another Filipino in Hernan Villa call. Ancheta comes along for the ride.

The flop is 4♦ 2♦ 5♣ as it is checked to Villa who bets 2,000. Ancheta folds but Miyamoto calls. It is now Heads-Up to the turn where the 7♦ makes an appearance. Miyamoto checks again and Villa fires again, this time for 4,200. The Japanese player opts to relent.

Villa tables A♦ J♦ for the absolute nuts.