HomeWe are back from a break and action has resumed with Tetsuya Tsuchikawa raising to 26k from the utg seat. He was called by three players and the dealer spread the flop of K♣ J♥ 8♣. Everyone checked. On the turn of 7♥, Jeon led out for 63k from the sb seat and everyone folded.
Current chip leader is Thong Botho with 693k. Seung Soo Jeon with 514k. 7 players left.
On an unraised pot preflop, the small blind player Terry Gonzaga and big blind player Seung Soo Jeon stared down a board of 2♠ 4♦ 7♦. Both players checked. At the turn of 5♠, some action ensued with Gonzaga betting 15k, Jeon raaising to 45k, and Gonzaga flat-calling. On the river of 7♣, Gonzaga checked to Jeon who banged out 60k and Gonzaga snap-called. Jeon showed 6♠ 8♦ for a straight and Gonzaga mucked. Gonzaga down to 70k.
Thong Botho took the blinds and antes back-to-back after raising to 23k both times and getting no callers.
Jim Bonanno was the first casualty of the final 8 and he went down quite unhappy. Action began with Byeongcheol Kim raising to 23k. When it reached Bonanno, he shoved with an additional 127k for Kim to call. Kim did and it was a showdown.
Bonanno 10♣ 10♥
Kim 3♥ 3♦
The board ran 5♣ 4♣ 6♦ 2♥ J♠, giving Kim a straight and Bonanno was eliminated in 8th place. Bonanno earned P231,000 for his main event run.
Two of the previous APT Main Event titleholders went head-to-head in this hand with Julius Malzanini raising to 24k, Seung Soo Jeon calling, and Bonanno joining in as well on the big blind. At the flop of K♠ 7♣ 5♣, Bonanno checked, Malzanini bet 38k, Jeon called, and Bonanno folded. The turn of K♣ had Malzanini checking to Jeon who laid out a 57k bet. Malzanini folded and Jeon won the pot.
After action folded all the way to the small blind, Thong Botho limped and Tetsuya Tsuchikawa checked his option on the big blind. At the fl0p of 9♥ 9♦ 8♠, Botho led out for 13k and took the pot with Tsuchikawa folding.
Terry Gonzaga is still at it at the table, proving himself to be a tough contender with his short stack. Action began with Jim Bonanno raising to 22k preflop and finding three callers, Byeongcheol Kim Terry Gonzaga, and Thong Botho. At the flop of 5♥ J♣ 3♣, action checked all the way to the button player Gonzaga who moved all in. With no takers willing to match the 80k, Gonzaga won the hand.
Despite having the shortest stack, Terry Gonzaga is currently the most active player at the final table. In this hand, action folded to him and he limped in. Big blind player Seung Soo Jeon checked and it was off to the flop of 2♦ 4♣ 10♥. Gonzaga bet 19k and Jeon called. On the turn of J♦, Gonzaga checked to Jeon who bet 38k, and Gonzaga folded up. Jeon kindly shared his 10♦ 4♦ two pairs.