Main Event (18,500 PHP)

Following two limps, William Ysmael limped behind in the small blind and Jean Paul Berdejo checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came Q♠ 7♦ 8♦ and action checked around to the under the gun player who bet 3,500. All three opponents called. Ysmael led out with a 17,000 bet on the 6♦ turn and Berdejo called while the other two players got out of the way.

On the K♣ river Ysmael checked and Berdejo moved all in. Ysmael, who had 37,000 behind, called off for his tournament life and showed 8♠ 5♦ for just a pair of eights while Berdejo turned over the nut-flush with A♦ T♦ to score the knockout and claim the pot.

With two players seeing a board of T♠ 2♠ J♠ 9♣ and 29,500 in the middle Emmanuel Florendo bet 12,000 from the big blind and William Ysmael raised to 27,000 from the hijack. Florendo called.

Florendo bet 20,000 on the Q♥ river and this time Ysmael just called. Florendo had rivered a straight with J♦ 8♦ and Ysmael mucked his hand.

With three players seeing a board of 3♠ 8♦ 7♣ 2♦ and 58,000 in the middle, Kiril Gelev checked from the small blind William Ysmael checked from the hijack and Jean Paul Berdejo moved all in from the button for 76,000. Both opponents folded and Berdejo won the pot without showdown.

A player limped in from under the gun, Kiril Gelev limped behind from early position and two more players limped before William Ysmael checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came 3♠ 8♥ 8♦ and action checked around to a player in the hijack who bet 2,000. Ysmael raised to 8,000 and only Gelev called.

Both remaining players checked the 4♣ turn leading to the J♠ river. Ysmael checked, Gelev bet 7,500 and Ysmael folded.

With two players seeing a board of J♦ A♦ T♠ 7♥ 3♦ and 59,000 in the middle William Ysmael bets 48,000 from under the gun. Juhoon Chung went into the tank from the button before folding his hand.