Warm-up (5,000 PHP)

With the flop of 3♥ 4♥ 4♠ already dealt and 36,000 already in the middle, Jonald Garcia of the Philippines checks it to Ireland’s Daryl O’Rourke who comes out firing for 32,000. Garcia then check-raises it 64,000. O’Rourke makes the call. The turn is the 5♥ as Garcia checks anew. The Irishman then goes all-in for his remaining 93,000. The Filipino covers his opponent and makes the call.

O’Rourke shows T♣ T♦ but is surprised when Garcia unveils 3♣ 3♦ for a full house on the flop.

The river card is the 8♣ as suddenly O’Rourke is out of the tournament and Garcia is now among the big stacks.

Daryl Rourke raises it to 2,500 from the CO and gets re-raised by Korea’s Kim Sangbum to 5,500 from the D. From the BB, the Philippines’ Dave Aguila 4-bet shoves as Rourke calls for his remaining 36,300. Kim tanka s bit but decides to join in.

Aguila tables Q♥ Q♣ while Rourke has him deflated by showing K♠ K♥. Kim is somehow in there with T♦ 9♦ .

Rourke turned his lead to almost insurmountable as the flop goes 2♣ A♠ K♦ . Both his opponents are drawing dead when the turn card comes as the A♥ . The river card makes it official as the 2♥ arrives.

Kim busts, Aguila has his stack go down to less than 50,000 while Rourke nears the century mark.