Main Event (18,500 PHP)

It gets folded to the CO where Toshiki Mitsui of Japan raises it up to 1,300. He gets calls from Filipinos Christopher de Lara on the D and Wendell Barte in the BB.

The flop goes T♥ 2♥ 4♠ as Barte checks and Mitsui CBets for 2,000. Both Filipinos call. The turn card is the 8♠ as again Barte checks. The Japanese player now makes it 5,000 to go and is again called by de Lara but Barte exits the hand. It is now Heads-Up to the river which brings in the K♥ . Mitsui now bets 11,000 and gets no response from de Lara.

Mitsui tables K♠ K♣ and inches closer to the six-figure mark in terms of chip count.

The action opens from the UTG for 600 and is called by Junya Yamada of Japan in the +2 position, the Philippines’ Wendell Barte on the D and coming along for the ride is Maeng Chan Ho of Korea in the BB.

The flop comes 4♠ K♦ 5♣ as it is checked to Yamada who bets 1,500. Barte and Maeng call as the original raiser folds. The turn is the 7♠ and this time, all three remaining players check. The river is the A♦ as Maeng fires 500 and is called by Yamada. Barte folds.

Maeng shows A♣ 3♥ for top pair on the river while Yamada turns over A♥ J♦ for top pair with a higher kicker. The pot goes to the Japanese player.

The action folded to the LJ where Junya Yamada of Japan raises it to 400 and draws two customers in Russia’s Anna Ananova on the D and Wendell Barte of the Philippines in the SB.

The flop comes 7♥ 2♥ 4♥ as it is checked to Ananova who takes over the betting lead for 2,000. Both her opponents call. The turn is the 5♣ and once again it is checked back to the Russian who now goes in for 3,000. Barte calls but Yamada says sayonara. It is now Heads-Up to the river where the 9♣ makes an appearance. This time, Barte leads in for 12,000. Ananova tanks and subsequently folds.

Barte flips over A♥ 5♥ for the nut flush on the flop.