Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #38

2025.07.28 - 2025.07.31Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Entries

1/433

Total Chips

12,990,000

Average

12,990,000

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 12:15:07 PM

First Ever Win For Justin Ong At The PokerStars Red Dragon

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Justin Ong - PokerStars Red Dragon champion

Justin Ong returned to the final day of the PokerStars Red Dragon with the same fierce momentum that defined his Day 2 run and never took his foot off the gas. Just as he did the day before, Ong bulldozed through the competition, dismantling stacks and dictating the pace from start to finish. In total, he eliminated six players on his way to securing the title and the champion's purse of ₱4,680,585 (~US$ 81,605).

"I'm very very happy! This is only my second time to play a tournament. I am very lucky."

Reflecting on his run, Ong shared,

"I had very bad sleep the first day and still I came but I had to discipline myself so I could play well. I also got very lucky many times. My friend Justin (Liao Po Hsun) he made a big mistake, he misread the board. I won a very big pot."

Final 9 Payouts

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
1	JO Justin OngPhilippines	$81,605
2	YL Yao LiuChina	$50,995
3	AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	$36,440
4	FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	$28,035
5	BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	$21,565
6	ST Santo TripodiAustralia	$16,580
7	XF Xiaohua FuChina	$12,760
8	JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	$10,460
9	YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	$8,715

Final 9 Players

The 2025 APPT Manila's PokerStars Red Dragon event ran from July 28-31 at Cove Manila inside world class Okada Manila. The featured event attracted 433 entries across three flights for a prize pool of ₱24,570,585. Out of the 81 players that advanced to Day 2, only 63 earned a cut of the pot. By the time the final table was formed, Justin Ong was riding high up top with an arsenal amounting to 42% of the chips in play.

Final Table Recap

Compared to Ong’s towering stack, the rest of the players looked short. With everyone tightening up and hoping to ladder up, Ong played passive aggressive poker, and when it came to showdowns, he backed it up with big hands.

Out of the eight players standing between him and the title, Ong personally took out six, starting with the double elimination of Yohei Katsuragawa (9th) and Junho Hyeon (8th).

After Fumimasa Hirosawa cleaned out Xiaohua Fu (7th), Ong was at it again, eliminating Santo Tripodi (6th) who snap-called Ong's river shove. Ong had a full house. When asked how he induced a fast call in this situation, Ong shared,

"Because I have big stack they often played tight. I want them to give me action so I just limped, checked, called and stayed patient. This was my strategy. Play passive with my big hands and if I hit the board, I wait and then I bet and win. If I always play aggressive, they will just fold. They were all just waiting to see what I would do then decide what to do but whenever I limp they play."

Soon after, Byungwook Ahn (5th) fell to Abhijeet Shetty, then both Liu and Shetty survived Ong’s onslaught with timely double ups. For Hirosawa, he wasn’t as fortunate, bowing out in 4th place at the hands of Ong. With the blinds high, Shetty was grinded down to crumbs and followed out in 3rd place.

Yao Liu

After taking down Shetty, Ong entered heads up backed by 81 bb while Liu sat with 27 bb. Despite the deficit, Liu commanded the early hands until a big pot sent him crashing to 6 bb as Ong soared to 76 bb. Liu managed to double up but on the next showdown, Ong closed it out with 6♥ 6♠ standing firm against Q♠ 8♠ .

Congratulations to the new champ Justin Ong!

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 11:44:25 AM

Yao Liu Flips Into 2nd Place - ₱2,925,000

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Yao Liu - 2nd Place - ₱2,925,000

Just two hands after his double up, Yao Liu found another chance to get it all in and as quick as he shoved, Justin Ong snap-called.

Player	Hand	Chips
YL Yao LiuChina	Q♠8♠ D	busted
JO Justin OngPhilippines	6♥6♠ BB	12,990,000(81 BB)

Board:4♣5♣9♥A♣7♠

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 11:41:45 AM

Yao Liu Survives The Showdown

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Yao Liu

Yao Liu won a much needed double up after he snap-called Justin Ong's shove and dominated the entire way.

Player	Hand	Chips
YL Yao LiuChina	A♥7♠ BB	1,800,000(11 BB)
JO Justin OngPhilippines	T♠3♠ D	11,190,000(70 BB)

Board:A♣Q♣J♣2♠4♥

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 11:35:56 AM

Justin Ong Chunks Down Yao Liu

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Justin Ong

Big pot came down in the new level with Justin Ong raking it in. It started with a limp from Ong and Liu checking the big blind. At the flop 3♥ K♦ 8♦ , Liu checked, Ong bet 150,000, Liu raised 450,000, Ong called.

On the turn 5♦ , Liu started with a check again, Ong bet out 700,000, and this time Liu just called. The river 9♣ drew another check from Liu, Ong fired 2,00,000, Liu snap-called.

Ong announced flush and showed J♦ 2♦ . Liu mucked and dropped to 6 bb.

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	12,090,000(76 BB)
YL Yao LiuChina	900,000(6 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 11:33:25 AM

Final 2 Players

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YL Yao LiuChina	4,050,000(25 BB)	1	2
JO Justin OngPhilippines	8,940,000(56 BB)	1	7

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 3/433

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 10:48:44 AM

Yao Liu In Control

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Early heads up action has been dominated by Yao Liu, winning a majority of the first ten hands. One of the pots that saw a full board had Justin Ong limp in then they checked to the river 5♦ Q♥ 6♣ 4♥ 8♣ . Liu bet 200,000, Ong called, Liu had 7♦ 3♥ striaight.

Next hand, Liu limped in then called Ong's 300,000 raise. At the flop J♠ 5♣ T♦ , Ong sent out 220,000, Liu called. Switch up on the turn J♣ with Ong checking to Liu who took the moment to bet 500,000. Ong folded.

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	8,940,000(75 BB)
YL Yao LiuChina	4,050,000(34 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 10:28:55 AM

Heads Up: Justin Ong vs Yao Liu

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Heads Up: Justin Ong vs Yao Liu

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YL Yao LiuChina	3,250,000(27 BB)	1	2
JO Justin OngPhilippines	9,740,000(81 BB)	1	7

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 10:23:36 AM

Abhijeet Shetty Empties Out In 3rd Place - ₱2,090,000

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Abhijeet Shetty - 3rd Place - ₱2,090,000

Abhijeet Shetty watched his stack get eaten by the big stacks around him and not getting any good cards to take a stand. Down to 6 bb, he shoved it following limper Justin Ong who snap-called and showed premium. Shetty was dominated and had hope at the flop but fizzled out to finish in 3rd place.

Player	Hand	Chips
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	7♥3♥ BB	busted
JO Justin OngPhilippines	Q♦Q♣ D	9,740,000(81 BB)
YL Yao LiuChina		3,250,000(27 BB)

Board:8♦7♠J♥5♦T♠

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 10:09:04 AM

Final 3 Players

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Abhijeet Shetty getting drained by the blinds.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YL Yao LiuChina	3,000,000(25 BB)	1	2
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	780,000(7 BB)	1	4
JO Justin OngPhilippines	9,200,000(77 BB)	1	7

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 3/433

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 10:06:21 AM

Final 3 Players

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YL Yao LiuChina	2,900,000(29 BB)	1	2
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	1,725,000(17 BB)	1	4
JO Justin OngPhilippines	8,365,000(84 BB)	1	7

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 9:52:24 AM

Fumimasa Horisawa Drained Out In 4th Place - ₱1,608,000

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Fumimasa Horisawa - 4th Place - ₱1,608,000

Fumimasa Horisawa could not get anything going at this new level and was slowly being shaved down until he was left with just 320,000. Shoving from the button, he was called by initial raiser Justin Ong and fell in 4th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	K♥7♦ D	busted
JO Justin OngPhilippines	K♦K♠ UTG	8,365,000(84 BB)

Board:4♥4♦9♥3♦5♠

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 9:49:28 AM

Final 4 Players

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YL Yao LiuChina	2,690,000(27 BB)	1	2
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	2,150,000(22 BB)	1	4
JO Justin OngPhilippines	6,900,000(69 BB)	1	7
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	1,010,000(10 BB)	1	8

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 9:42:43 AM

Chump Change For The Full House

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Justin Ong looked down at K♥ K♠ and gave it the minimum raise. Big blind Abhijeet Shetty tossed in the call then they checked it to the river 5♠ 5♦ K♦ A♠ 3♥ . Shetty checked once more, Ong slid out a small 200,000 bet, Shetty called then mucked to the full house while saying "I knew you were trapping."

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	6,900,000(69 BB)
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	2,150,000(22 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 9:28:31 AM

Fumimasa Horisawa's Hunt Continues

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Fumimasa Horisawa

Justin Ong opened the hand with a min-raise only to get re-raised all in by Fumimasa Hirosawa for 735,000. On the small blind, Yao Liu asked for a count then assessed and soon called. Shetty and Ong opted to step aside.

Liu flipped over a pair, Hirosawa had offsuit royalty. The king partnered up on the flop and held for Hirosawa to sit back down and collect his double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	K♣Q♠ D	1,670,000(17 BB)
YL Yao LiuChina	8♣8♠ SB	3,155,000(32 BB)
JO Justin OngPhilippines	UTG	5,550,000(56 BB)
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	BB	2,415,000(24 BB)

Board:K♦3♣5♠4♣4♥

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 9:25:13 AM

Final 4 Players

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YL Yao LiuChina	3,890,000(39 BB)	1	2
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	2,615,000(26 BB)	1	4
JO Justin OngPhilippines	5,750,000(58 BB)	1	7
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	735,000(7 BB)	1	8

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 4/433

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 9:20:29 AM

Final 4 Players

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	5,750,000(72 BB)
YL Yao LiuChina	3,890,000(49 BB)
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	2,615,000(33 BB)
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	735,000(9 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 9:05:40 AM

Abhijeet Shetty Survives The Flip

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Abhijeet Shetty

Abhijeet Shetty open shoved from the button and was snap-called by the big stacked Justin Ong. At the showdown, Ong was ahead with a pair while Shetty had overcards for a flip.

Player	Hand	Chips
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	K♥Q♥ D	2,570,000(32 BB)
JO Justin OngPhilippines	J♣J♥ SB	5,830,000(73 BB)

Board:A♦4♣6♠Q♦8♥

Following the win, Shetty raised, Ong re-raised 400,000, Shetty snap-shoved, Ong tank-folded saying he had Ace-Queen. Shetty showed one card Q♣ .

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 8:55:35 AM

Small Blind Special For Yao Liu

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Justin Ong limped in with A♣ K♠ , small blind Yao Liu called and Abhijeet Shetty checked on the big blind. At the flop A♦ 6♦ T♦ , blinds checked to Ong who c-bet 150,000 with top pair, Shetty folded, while Ong went clear other direction with a big shove. Liu snap-called and flipped open 3♦ 5♦ flush.

Not out of the woods yet, the turn K♦ gave Ong the two pair and had outs for the boat but it was not to be with the river 2♦ . Liu chipped up again off the leader.

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	6,255,000(78 BB)
YL Yao LiuChina	3,800,000(48 BB)
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	1,580,000(20 BB)
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	1,125,000(14 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 8:45:33 AM

Fumimasa Hirosawa Tanks

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Fumimasa Hirosawa kicked off the hand with a min-raise then got repopped to 400,000 by Justin Ong. He called then took a charge on the flop 5♣ Q♦ Q♣ for 200,000, Ong check-called to bring the turn 3♣ . Check again from Ong induced a bet of 525,000 from Hirosawa which Ong answered with a shove.

Hirosawa tanked using up four time banks then folded while saying he had the flush. Ong showed his Q♥ Q♠ quads.

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	8,270,000(103 BB)
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	675,000(8 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 8:45:32 AM

Final 4 Players

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YL Yao LiuChina	3,825,000(48 BB)	1	2
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	920,000(12 BB)	1	4
JO Justin OngPhilippines	7,670,000(96 BB)	1	7
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	900,000(11 BB)	1	8

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 4/433

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 8:28:44 AM

Yao Liu Pushes Out The Leader

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Justin Ong continues to grind down his opponents but one player grinding him down is Yao Liu. Having already won a showdown against Ong at the previous level, he challenged again in this hand.

Starting out with Ong raising and the blinds calling, at the flop 6♥ 2♠ 3♠ , Ong continued for 150,000 and both Liu and Abhijeet Shetty called. On the turn A♠ , only Liu called Ong's 300,000 bet to see a river 4♠ . Liu tanked for one time bank then announced all in, Ong folded.

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	6,495,000(108 BB)
YL Yao LiuChina	2,000,000(33 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 8:24:13 AM

Byungwook Ahn Eliminated In 5th Place - ₱1,237,000

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Byungwook Ahn - 5th Place - ₱1,237,000

End of the road for Byungwook Ahn at the hands of Abhijeet Shetty. Facing a raise of 150,000, Ahn three-bet all in for 840,000. Shetty was slightly ahead with 875,000 and called.

Player	Hand	Chips
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	T♥T♣	busted
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	J♣J♥	1,935,000(32 BB)

Board:J♦Q♠3♦J♠2♠

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 8:23:23 AM

Final 5 Players

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YL Yao LiuChina	1,700,000(28 BB)	1	2
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	875,000(15 BB)	1	4
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	1,075,000(18 BB)	1	6
JO Justin OngPhilippines	6,000,000(100 BB)	1	7
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	2,540,000(42 BB)	1	8

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 8:15:18 AM

Santo Tripodi Shoves Into Set, Out 6th - ₱951,000

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Santo Tripodi - 6th - ₱951,000

Santo Tripodi was next on the Justin Ong chopping block but before falling he re-raised 250,000 on the button and Ong called. At the flop 6♠ 4♦ K♣ , he fired another 250,000 and after the call both checked the turn K♦ . When the river landed 7♠ , Ong jumped out with an all in, Tripodi called for his tournament life and saw the bad news.

Ong had 4♥ 4♣ full house. Tripodi exited in 6th place with J♣ J♠ as his final hand.

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	6,000,000(100 BB)
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	busted

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 8:03:29 AM

Fumimasa Hirosawa Banks The Max

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Fumimasa Hirosawa

Big relief for Fumimasa Hirosawa who looked down at A♦ A♥ and before action was on him, Abhijeet Shetty min-raised and Ong called. Hirosawa then three bet 280,000 which was enough for Shetty to fold while Ong slid out the chips.

At the flop 4♥ 2♦ 5♦ , Ong shoved and after a few seconds contemplating, Hirosawa called for his tournament life. Ong had Q♦ 3♦ .

The turn 3♥ improved Hirosawa to the straight and with the river 3♠ , he doubled through.

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	4,830,000(81 BB)
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	2,000,000(33 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 7:41:08 AM

Fumimasa Hirosawa Chips Up

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Fumimasa shoved and got no callers. Next hand he raised again, got action from Byungwook Ahn on the big blind. At the flop A♣ 2♥ 3♥ , Hirosawa's follow up bet of 125,000 was good for the scoop.

Player	Chips
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	1,295,000(22 BB)
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	880,000(15 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 7:32:01 AM

Byungwook Ahn Wins The Flip

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Byungwook Ahn

Byungwook Ahn has been in survival mode for quite some time and took a stand with a three-bet jam for 485,000. Initial raiser Yao Liu called.

Upon showing it was a flip with Ahn needing to connect. When the flop landed, Ahn, improved and doubled up after runner runner blanks.

Player	Hand	Chips
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	K♣J♣ CO	1,120,000(19 BB)
YL Yao LiuChina	9♥9♠ UTG	1,775,000(30 BB)

Board:J♦8♣7♣Q♥4♥

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 6/433

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 7:25:16 AM

Final 6 Players

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YL Yao LiuChina	2,295,000(46 BB)	1	2
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	1,605,000(32 BB)	1	4
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	635,000(13 BB)	1	6
JO Justin OngPhilippines	5,865,000(117 BB)	1	7
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	895,000(18 BB)	1	8
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	1,695,000(34 BB)	1	9

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 7:20:00 AM

Justin Ong Grinds Then Chops

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Justin Ong

After the losing session against Yao Liu, Justin Ong went on a tear, winning multiple uncalled raises and c-bets. His steals was put to a stop by Yao Liu who called defended his big blind by calling Ong's cutoff raise of 125,000.

After they checked the flop 2♥ 7♥ 5♦ , Liu led out the turn 4♣ for 175,000 and Ong called. The river 3♣ Liu fired 625,000, Ong shoved, Liu snap-called and showed 6♣ 6♦ . Ong had J♥ 6♠ for a split pot.

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	5,665,000(113 BB)
YL Yao LiuChina	2,200,000(44 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 7:11:00 AM

Two Boosts For Yao Liu

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Yao Li went head to head against Justin Ong in two pots and scored big on both. The first hand was double up with A♥ A♦ in the hole. Liu bet 100,000 on the flop T♣ 4♣ A♠ and 275,000 on the turn 9♦ . Ong called both. When the river completed 7♥ , Liu shoved 540,000, Ong paid to see and slid out the chips. Ong had Q♥ T♥.

On the next win Liu with K♥ 9♥ defended his big blind then check-called bets from Justin Ong of 100,000 and 275,000 on a board A♥ T♥ 4♣ Q♥ . On the river 6♠ , Liu checked his nut flush hoping for a bet from Ong again however, Ong checked back prompting Liu to say "you are lucky man!" Then showed his hand. Ong had Q♠ T♠ .

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	4,925,000(99 BB)
YL Yao LiuChina	2,105,000(42 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 7:00:51 AM

Xiaohua Fu Eliminated In 7th Place - ₱732,000

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Xiaohua Fu Eliminated In 7th Place - ₱732,000

Fumimasa Hirosawa open shoved and Xiaohua Fu joined with less behind. Hirosawa was ahead with a pair and held throughout the board to knock out Fu in 7th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	Q♣Q♦ UTG+1	1,270,000(25 BB)
XF Xiaohua FuChina	A♠5♠ CO	busted

Board:9♦6♣4♥4♠K♠

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/433

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 6:47:44 AM

Justin Ong Calls For His Gutshot

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

On a board A♣ 2♥ K♠ with Justin Ong defending his big blind, he check-called Fumimasa Hirosawa's 60,000 c-bet then said "Give me a 5 for my gutshot." Then the 5♥ landed on the turn. Ong bet 125,000, Hirosawa folded. Ong showed K♥ Q♦ .

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	6,300,000(158 BB)
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	950,000(24 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 6:43:00 AM

Junho Hyeon 8th, Yohei Katsuragawa 9th

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Junho Hyeon

Yohei Katsuragawa

Double bust delivered by Justin Ong! The hand opens with Yohei Katsuragawa going all in for 420,000 Ong and Junho Hyeon called. At the flop 5♣ K♠ 6♠ , Hyeon jammed and Ong snap-called saying "I have a set."

Player	Hand	Chips
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	Q♦Q♠ SB	busted
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	A♦4♦ UTG	busted
JO Justin OngPhilippines	5♠5♥ MP	6,300,000(158 BB)

With the turn T♠ and river 4♠ , the field trimmed to 7 players as Ong soared over 6M.

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 6:33:25 AM

Junho Hyeon Saved By The River

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Justin Ong limped in and Junho Hyeon checked on the big blind. Both players proceeded to check the flop J♠ 2♣ 7♦ , then Hyeon jammed on the turn 9♣ . Ong snap-called then shocked the table when he opened A♥ A♠ . Hyeon was in trouble with J♥ 4♥ .

Then came the river J♦ for trips to Hyeon as the table erupted in shock again.

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	5,175,000(129 BB)
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	675,000(17 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 6:28:08 AM

Fumimasa Hirosawa's Big Slick Earn The Max

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Fumimasa opens then tanks to Yohei Katsuragawa's shove as he is well covered. After using up a time bank, he calls and shocks the players when he shows big slick.

Player	Hand	Chips
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	A♣K♣ UTG+1	1,090,000(27 BB)
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	A♦J♣ SB	415,000(10 BB)

Board:T♥9♦J♣5♦3♣

TriciaTricia

7/31/2025, 6:13:48 AM

Yao Liu Doubles Up

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Yao Liu

Justin Ong drives the action with a raise of 80,000 and is met with a shove from Yao Liu and Abhijeet Shetty. Ong gets out of the way.

Player	Hand	Chips
YL Yao LiuChina	A♥K♠ D	1,190,000(30 BB)
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	J♣J♥ BB	1,850,000(46 BB)

Board:8♠2♠6♠4♠

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7/31/2025, 5:53:40 AM

Back To Back For Justin Ong

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Justin Ong

Justin Ong on a roll picking up back to back pots. On the first, he defended his big blind by calling Xiaohua Fu's mid-position min-raise. At the flop 2♠ 5♥ 6♣ , Ong check-called 75,000 then led out the turn 3♥ for 120,000. Fu paid it and paid again on the river K♥ for 250,000. Ong showed a winning T♠ 6♣ .

On the next hand, Yao Liu opened and Ong called from the small blind position. After the flop was checked Q♣ 6♣ 4♥ , Ong led out 55,000 and Liu called. On the river 4♠ , Ong fired 300,000, and still Liu did not believe. Ong showed Q♦ 8♠ top pair.

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	5,375,000(134 BB)
XF Xiaohua FuChina	700,000(18 BB)
YL Yao LiuChina	410,000(10 BB)

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7/31/2025, 5:36:07 AM

Pot For Yao Liu And Santo Tripodi

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Yao Liu

Following a raise from Justin Ong, small blind Yao Liu calls then calls a c-bet of 55,000 on the flop 8♥ 3♠ Q♦ . Both players then check the turn 7♠ which stopped on the river with Liu leading out 110,000. Ong gave it up.

One hand after, Tripodi opened then went flop hunting iwth Yohei Katsuragawa. More chips on the table with Tripodi's 80,000 bet on a flop T♠ 8♦ Q♦ called. However, on the turn 2♣ , Tripodi's 125,000 bet went through without a hitch.

Player	Chips
JO Justin OngPhilippines	3,765,000(94 BB)
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	1,810,000(45 BB)
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	1,025,000(26 BB)
YL Yao LiuChina	900,000(23 BB)

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/433

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7/31/2025, 5:18:48 AM

Abhijeet Shetty Doubles Up

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Abhijeet Shetty

The first hand of the day was a light one with Yohei Katsuragawa picking it up however on the next it was huge score for Abhijeet Shetty. From under the gun

Shetty raised 75,000, got called by Katsuragawa, then massive stacked Justin Ong bullied with a shove.

Two spots over, Santo Tripodi tanked then realized action was on him and folded but had to give up two time banks. Action folded back to Shetty who risked it all, Katsuragawa folded.

Player	Hand	Chips
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	Q♥Q♠ UTG+1	2,360,000(79 BB)
JO Justin OngPhilippines	J♠7♠ HJ	4,000,000(133 BB)

Board:K♥2♦A♣3♥5♣

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7/31/2025, 5:15:15 AM

Cards Flying At The Final Table

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Cards in the air at the Final Table! Good luck to all!

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/433

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7/30/2025, 5:29:55 PM

Race To The PokerStars Red Dragon Title Begins At 1PM

The PokerStars Red Dragon resumes today at Cove Manila inside world class Okada Manila with the Final 9 players returning to battle for the prestigious title, the exclusive trophy, and the massive ₱4,680,585 top prize. Leading the charge is Justin Ong, who comes in with an overwhelming stack holding more than 40% of the chips in play after a blistering run on Day 2. Cards start flying at 1PM local time.

Follow every hand and key moment as the action unfolds via the live updates.

Final Table Seat Draw

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
XF Xiaohua FuChina	1,310,000	1	1
YL Yao LiuChina	715,000	1	2
JH Junho HyeonSouth Korea	550,000	1	3
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	1,105,000	1	4
YK Yohei KatsuragawaJapan	1,180,000	1	5
BA Byungwook AhnSouth Korea	480,000	1	6
JO Justin OngPhilippines	5,505,000	1	7
FH Fumimasa HirosawaJapan	465,000	1	8
ST Santo TripodiAustralia	1,680,000	1	9

Final Table Payouts

Place	Payout (USD)
1	$81,605
2	$50,995
3	$36,440
4	$28,035
5	$21,565
6	$16,580
7	$12,760
8	$10,460
9	$8,715