Warm-up (5,000 PHP)

Going all-in preflop are Raphael Bubong of the Philippines, Japan’s Hideaki Tani and the short-stacked American Tmothy Ferrari. Tani covers everyone.

Bubong shows K♥ T♠ , Tani has A♥ Q♣ while Ferrari unveils K♦ J♦ .

The runout goes: 6♥ 9♠ 2♣ 2♥ A♠ as Tani rivers the ace he didn’t need in vanquishing his two opponents and climb into the big stack conversation.

India’s Acharya Anant opens from UTG for 5,500 but right beside him in the +1 position, Rodrigo Enriquez of the Philippines 3-bet shoves his remaining 16,500. Folded to the D, American Timothy Ferrari isolates with a 4-bet shove, forcing Anant out of the hand.

Enriquez unfurls K♦ K♣ while Ferrari shows A♠ J♥ .

The Filipino successfully avoids any complications in his double up attempt: 9♥ 3♣ 4♥ 2♠ 4♦ .

The loss, however, sinks Ferrari’s stack to below 15,000.

In another all-in preflop situation, Timothy Ferrari of the United States is at risk as his remaining 13,000 is in the pot against Filipino Reuel Bacos.

The American turns over 7♠ 7♥ but is disheartened when Bacos shows J♥ J♦ .

The flop is 9♥ T♠ T♦ . However, the turn card is the 7♦ to give Ferrari the lead with a full house. The river provided no comeback story for the Filipino as the 6♣ appeared.

Ferrari now is slightly ahead of his suck out victim as a result.