APPT Manila Main Event (80,000 PHILIPPINE PESO)

From utg+1, Tran Huy Hoang raises 160,000, cutoff Maxwell Rosete and big blind John Matsuda call. Tran continues the aggression with a c-bet of 200,000 on the flop 2♣ 8♣ 8♠ that's called by both and a 600,000 bet on the turn Q♠ that's called only by Rosete. On the river 3♠ , Tran shoves 665,000, Rosete can afford it but uses three time-banks before calling.

Having lost a pot to Maxwell Rosete, Tran Huy Hoang three-bet shoves with Q♦ Q♠ and initial raiser Beng Ker calls with A♣ K♠ . With the board running 3♠ 7♦ 7♥ 6♠ T♠ , Tran wins the flip to double through.

Maxwell Rosete opens 120,000, Tran defends the bling blind then both check to the turn 5♥ 4♠ 3♠ 9♣ . Tran leads out 100,000, Rosete calls. On the river T♠ , Tran checks, Rosete bets 300,000, Tran calls then mucks to Rosete's A♥ 9♥ pair.

Tran Huy Hoang min-raises from utg and heads to the flop 5♥ 7♥ T♠ with caller Takuya Morita from the big blind. Tran c-bets 130,000, Morita answers with a 400,000 check-raise and wins the pot without challenge from Tran.

Small blind Shobu Oda opens 160,000, big blind Tran Huy Hoang three-bets 500,000, Oda tanks for two time-banks then jams with stack covering Tran who folds.

Maxwell Rosete opens 80,000 then calls small blind Tran Huy Hoang's 240,000 re-raise. They head to a flop 6♥ 3♣ 6♣ . Tran continues for 200,000, Rosete shoves 1,250,000, Tran is stopped in his tracks.

Michael Soyza opens, Beng Ker three-bets 200,000, Soyza jams and Ker risks with less chips. Soyza has A♦ T♥ , Ker with K♣ K♥, no improvement for Soyza on the board to drop to

Shortly after, Soyza three-bet shoves with 8♦ 8♥ , Tran Huy Hoang snap-calls with A♣ K♥ . With the board running K♦ K♣ 6♦ 9♣ 9♦ , Soyza exits in 32nd place for PHP 305,000.

With no bad beat on the board, Kho's cowboys earn him the max.

Sanjeev Kapoor raises 9000 and finds one customer in Tran Huy Hoang on the small blind. At the flop T♦ 2♣ 7♥ Kapoor c-bets 6500, Tran check-calls, and they head to the turn 4♥ where more chips fly. Kapoor bets 13,500, Tran check-raises 31,500, Kapoor answers with a jam for 113,000, Tran calls with less behind.