APL Main Event (65,000 PHP)

Gunning for the 7,500 in the middle across board 6♣ T♠ 4♠ 2♥ 4♣ , Byungchan Oh sent out a 5,500 bet on the big blind and was looked up by Jiaqi He behind. Oh turned over trip fours J♦ 4♥ and collected the pot as He failed to show a better hand.

Up against an early open and a button call, Jiaqi He on the small blind, lodged a three bet to 11,000 and snap called the rest after initial raiser Raphael Bulaong pushed for 32,800 total.

Bulaong in trouble, failed to catch up on board 5♦ 4♦ 2♣ 4♣ Q♥ , busting him out in the process.

A back and forth between Jiaqi He on the button and Dong Jae Lee on the small blind eventually landed both stacks in the middle, Lee at risk for his entire 61,500.

He in rough shape, turned the tables as flop J♠ 4♣ 9♠ landed him top set, with no help arriving for Lee on either turn 6♦ or river A♠ to knock him out of the running.

Two more 60-minute levels is left at play with all survivors by the end of Level 11 advancing to Day 2 this Saturday, March 1st. More than half the field has been dusted with only 29 runners currently remaining in battle.

Registration will be open for late entrants, all the way before the start of Day 2.

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Chun Yuan Chen fired a hefty turn bet of 11,000 into a pot of 12,800 on board 4♥ 7♣ A♠ 5♦ . Jiaqi He check called on the small blind, but was left unable to get to showdown as Chen pulled the trigger on river Q♣ for his last 36,900.

Jia Qi He opened 1,200 utg and saw Byungchan Oh complete on the big blind.

Oh check called a 1,000 cbet from He on flop 6♥ Q♠ 6♣ and arrived at showdown for cheap after turn K♥ and river 8♥ welcomed no more bets.

Oh showed two pair A♥ Q♣ and picked up another win.