Main Event (18,500 PHP)

With two players seeing a board of 8♥ 2♥ 7♦ T♣ and 49,000 in the middle J.C. Mariano checked from the big blind and Rancy Cyril Lee bet 25,000 from middle position. Mariano called. Mariano then led out 40,000 on the T♣ turn, Lee raised to 150,000, and Mariano folded.

With three players seeing a board of 8♥ 6♥ 8♣ and 25,000 in the middle, Marco Espela checked from the big blind and Janno Alvarez bet 5,500 from middle position. Juan Mariano called from the hijack and Espela shoved for 24,500. Alvarez re-shoved with a covering stack and Mariano got out of the way.

Marco Espela: K♣ 9♣

Janno Alvarez: A♣ J♣

Both players had two overcards with Alvarez in the lead with ace-high. The rest of the board ran out 5♠ 7♣ giving Espela a straight to win the pot.

A player from the hijack opened to 5,000, Rancy Cyril Lee called from the cutoff and Juan Mariano three-bet to 20,000 from the big blind. The hijack folded before Lee called.

The flop came 8♣ 4♣ A♥ and Lee called a 15,000 bet from Mariano.

Lee called another bet from Mariano on the 2♥ turn, this time for 40,000. Both players then checked the 3♥ river.

Mariano turned over top pair with A♠ J♣ and Lee mucked.

A player limped in from under the gun, Alari Kunnapuu limped behind from early position and Juan Mariano raised to 8,000 from the hijack. Only Kunnapuu called.

The flop came Q♥ 4♦ Q♠ and Kunnapuu checked. Mariano shoved with a covering st ack and Kunnapuu, who had 26,500, made the call for his tournament life.

Alari Kunnapuu: 3♣ 3♦

Juan Mariano: 6♠ 6♦

Kunnapuuu was drawing to only two outs and after failing to catch a three on the 3♣ 3♦ runout he made his exit from the tournament area while Mariano won the pot.

Mac Mantos shoved for 19,900 from the button and received calls from Edgar Asehan who had a covering stack in the small blind and Juan Mariano who was in the big blind with a stack of 12,400.

Mac Mantos: K♠ 5♠

Juan Mariano: J♣ J♥

Edgar Asehan: A♥ K♥

The board ran out 6♣ A♠ 5♣ A♣ 7♣ . Mariano was good for the main pot with a flush and tripled up. Asehan had the second best hand with trip aces for the side while Mac was third best with a pair of fives and was sent to the rail.