Main Event (18,500 PHP)

The action is folded to the HJ where the Philippines’ William Ysmael raises it up to 12,000 as right beside him on the CO, a short-stacked Kento Chogo of Japan goes for it all with his remaining stack of 37,000. It folds back to Ysmael who makes the call.

Chogo flips over A♣ T♣ whilw the Filipino is dominated as he shows A♦ 3♥ .

The first four community cards favor the Japanese player: 5♦ 7♥ J♥ 4♦ (a redraw to a gutshot appears) but the river card is the 3♣ as Ysmael connects for the lowest pair but it’s enough to eliminate Chogo and keep his fledgling hopes alive for advancement to Day 2.

Going all-in preflop are Kento Chogo of Japan who covers Korea’s Lee Dong Seok who is in it for his last 89,000.

Lee tables A♣ K♠ from the BB while Chogo shows K♣ K♦ .

The flop is 8♦ Q♣ Q♥ but the turn is the T♦ and the river is the J♠ to give the Korean a backdoor straight and has him enjoying a new lease on his tournament life with a very fortunate double up.