Warm-up (5,000 PHP)

Korea’s Kim Sangbum opens from the +2 position for 2,000 and gets greeted by a 3-bet shove from Michael Bueza of the Philippines from the SB for his last 10,700. Kim calls.

Bueza turns over 7♦ 7♥ while the Korean shows a superior pocket pair in 9♠ 9♦ .

The flop has Bueza drawing dead as it comes 7♣ 9♣ 9♥ as Kim flops quads versus the Filipino’s full house. The next two community cards are the J♦ and the 3♦ to make Bueza’s brutal ouster official.

The Philippines’ David Lenard Ang opens from the +2 position for 1,500 and gets two callers in fellow Filipino Jonathan Duque on the D and Kim Sangbum of Korea in the BB.

The flop comes 3♠ Q♠ 7♦ as Kim checks. Ang CBets for 2,500 ang can’t shake off both as they call. The turn card is the J♣ as Kim checks a second time. This time, Ang slows down and also checks. Duque then assumes the betting lead and fires 4,500. Kim folds but Ang calls. It is now Heads Up between the two Filipinos to the river where the 5♥ appears. Ang checks and Duque unloads 6,500. Ang gives it some thought before electing to make the call.

Duque unfurls 7♣ 5♣ for two pairs on the river. Ang mucks.