APPT National (40,000 PHILIPPINE PESO)

Gary Thompson can't catch a win with raises met with three-bets that sees him fold and his blinds stolen. In a battle of the blinds against Kaoru Kishimoto, Thompson limps then Kishimoto checks. Both check the flop A♠ 3♥ T♦ , Kishimoto bets 20,000, Thompson folds.

From the small blind, Vivencio Nachor looks down at A♠ A♥ and raises 85,000, big blind Gary Thompson calls. When the board completes Q♠ 3♣ J♦ A♣ 6♠ , Nachor bets every street 75,000, 100,000, 150,000, Thompson calls it down then mucks.

A couple of hands from chip leader Gary Thompson with the first one against William Ysmael who defends the big blind on Thompson's raise. Thompson continues on a flop K♣ A♣ 9♠ , Ysmael calls. Thompson fires 33,000 on the turn Q♠ and wins the pot uncalled.

Four hands later, Thompson is on the big blind and lays out a three-bet of 140,000. Initial raiser Li Mu Ze re-pops it to 250,000, small blind folds and Thompson ends the battle by calling.

Both players check the flop 8♣ 6♠ 4♠ , Li bets 125,000on the turn A♣ , Thompson check-calls. Both check the river 8♥ . Li's kicker plays.

Gary Thompson rakes in another pot to rise to 1,500,000. From cutoff, he min-raises and button Mike Takayama calls. Thompson continues for 55,000 at the flop A♥ J♣ 7♠ and 90,000 on the turn K♦ . Takayama folds to the turn bet.

The day's entering chip leader Gary Thompson continues to command having risen past a million in chips (110 bb). His latest hand he opens opens then calls small blind Renniel Galvez's 80,000 re-raise. On the flop K♠ 8♦ 7♦ , Thompson calls the 65,000 c-bet then both check the turn 4♠ . Switching up, Thompson bets a huges 375,000 on the river 8♣ which well covers Galvez's stack. Galvez folds.

Chip leader Gary Thompson opens 12,000 then calls small blind Yoo Seung's 36,000 re-raise. Seung continues on the flop and turn 3♠ A♠ 9♦ 9♥ with 15,000 and 45,000, Thompson calls the flop then folds on the turn.

On board showing K♠ 3♥ 3♠ 4♦ K♦ , with two players on a raised pot, check to the river. Gary Thompson shoves and Alex Ward risks it. Thompson has K♥ 2♥ full house, Ward busts with 6♣ 3♦ lower full house.