Main Event (18,500 PHP)

With two players seeing a board of 5♠ T♦ 9♠ and 41,000 in the middle Mickael Taillepierre checked from under the gun and Alex Gelev bet 22,000 from the button. Taillepierre moved all in for 74,000 and Gelev called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Mickael Taillepierre: A♣ K♣

Alex Gelev: J♠ T♣

Taillepierre had two overcards against Gelev’s top pair but could not connect with either one on the Q♥ T♠ runout, resulting in his elimination while Gelev won the pot.

Timofeev was ahead with top pair and after fading the flush draw on the 3♦ 5♣ runout he doubled up through Taillepierre who was left short-stacked.

In a preflop confrontation Charis Karydakis was all in from early position for 30,200, slightly covering Mickael Taillepierre who was all in for 29,700 from the big blind.

Mickael Taillepierre: A♣ A♦

Charis Karydakis: K♦ K♠

Taillepierre’s aces held up on the 4♦ 2♣ 8♠ 5♦ 6♦ runout and he doubled up through Karykadis who was left with less than one big blind.

With two players seeing a board of 8♠ 5♠ A♦ K♣ 2♣ and 7,200 in the middle Mickael Taillepierre checked from the small blind and Hochung Song bet 3,500 from under the gun. Taillepierre called and showed top pair with A♣ 4♠ at which point Song mucked.