Main Event (18,500 PHP)

Daryl O’Rourke of Ireland opens from the +2 position for 1,200 and goes all the way to the BB where Taiwan’s Lai Yi-Chi defends.

The flop comes 2♥ T♦ 4♠ as Lai checks. O’Rouke continues the barreling for 1,600 and gets called. The turn is the 5♣ as the Taiwanese players anew. O’Rourke adds more fuel to fire by coming for 2,500. Lai still calls. The river is the 9♦ as this time, Lai takes the betting lead for 1,500. The Irishman raises it 11,500 which is exactly how much Lai has left. Lai snap calls.

O’Rourke turns over A♦ 3♦ for a wheel straight on the turn while a triumphant Lai shows 6♥ 3♥ for a six-high straight on the turn. Lai’s double up brings O’Rourke’s stack back to below six figures.

Ireland’s Daryl O’Rourke opens from UTG for 200 and gets called by a Lai Yi-Chi of China in the SB and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-I from the BB.

The flop goes 9♣ 4♣ J♥ as the blinds check it back to O’Rourke who CBets for 600. The blinds call. The turn is the 7♠ as once again it is checked back to the Irishman who now ups it to 1,600. This time, Lai folds but Lin stays in. It is Heads-Up to the river where the A♥ appears. Lin checks a third time and O’Rourke unloads 3,200. Lin then check-raises it to 6,400 as O’Rourke gives it a moment before letting it go.