Main Event (45,000 PHP)

With a 500 open from UTG, Romel Calderon slides in his remaining 2,700 when HJ Czardy Rivera three-bets 3,200 and BB Yusuf Cassidy defends. Checked all the way to the river Q♦ 3♦ 7♦ 6♣ K♦ , Yusuf Cassidy makes a flush with 8♠ 8♦ to beat Czardy Rivera's T♠ 9♠ and knock out Romel Calderon holding Q♣ T♣ .

Chung Ju Won kicks us off with a raise to 900 from HJ to take the CO and BU to the flop A♣ 8♦ 2♦ . Checked to BU Romel Calderon, 1,200 go into the middle and everyone continues to the turn T♥ that gets checked around to complete the board 7♦ . Another 2,800 from Calderon has only Yusuf Cassidy pay up and muck when seeing 9♦ 3♦ hit the felt.

With a 400 open from the HJ, BU Yusuf Cassidy is on the move again with a three-bet to 900 to take SB and HJ to see the flop J♥ 2♦ T♥ . Checked to the aggressor, 2,400 cross the line and only SB Romel Calderon wants to see the turn 2♥ that gets checked to the river K♣ . Holding a boat T♣ T♦ , Cassidy tries to extract max value with a final 6,300 bet and gets rewarded by a call and a muck.

CO Shibuya Izumi opens 300 and takes the three contenders to his left to the flop 7♠ 4♥ J♣ . Checked to the BU Yusuf Cassidy, 600 go over the line that end the hand.