Warm-up (5,000 PHP)

With the pot already at 100,000 and a flop of A♦ 7♥ 5♥ , the Philippines’ Michael Cheng is at risk anew this time against Sun Hui of Hong Kong as the cards are shown: Cheng has A♣ Q♠ for top pair while Sun reveals Q♥ T♥ for a flush draw.

The last two community cards are 2♦ and the 3♠ as the Filipino—after two big double ups—is now entering big stack territory.

The money bubble remains intact.

Raymundo Gomez of the Philippines gets it going with a raise from the +1 position for 25,000 and it folds to the CO where Hong Kong’s Sun Hui puts pressure on his Filipino opponent by re-raising to 95,000. Gomez is all-in to call and he obliges.

Sun turns over A♣ K♥ while Gomez shows T♦ T♥ .

The flop became an immediate concern for Gomez: Q♥ 6♥ 8♥ . One more heart appears, he is out the door. The turn is the 8♦ and the river is the 9♦ as Gomez breathes a sigh of relief as he scoops the pot and stays relevant in the hunt for advancement.