The hand began with Neo Zhi Han having opened to 12k from the hijack. Henrik Tollefsen just right behind, shoved all-in his 23 big blind stack as to which Han immediately called. The board ran 6♠ K♦ 2♥ 4♣ A♥, sending initial Day 2 chip leader Tollefsen to the rails.
Han Q♠ Q♥
Tollefsen J♥ J♣
Sitting with an already healthy stack, Jiggy Saquing opened to 10k and was met with a three-bet from Jason Lee to 30k from the button. Saquing answered with a four-bet jam for Lee’s 19 big blind stack and Lee called off with Q♠ Q♣. Underdog Saquing showed 8♦ 8♣ but the board ran 2♣ 3♣ A♥ A♠ 8♠ eliminating Lee in 27th place. Saquing now up to 560k and ranks second in chips overall.
Mid position player Nick limped then called button player Dan Trett’s raise of 20k. At the flop Q♣ 7♥ 7♦, Trett c-bet 20k, Nick check-called. Both players checked the turn 6♦ and river 5♣. Nick showed K♣ 10♣, Trett won it with a better spread with K♦ J♠. Trett up to 400k, Nick dropped to 193k.
Michael Bueza was all in with A♠ 7♦, Enrico De Rosa challenged with 6♠ 6♥, the board ran clean until the river Q♠ 3♥ 10♦ K♣ A♥ for a double up to 150k.
After getting tangled in several pots throughout, the two again went head to head to Edwin Dela Cruz’s demise. On a board of J♠ K♣ 5♥ 3♣ 8♦, Dela Cruz check-called off the remainder of his chips and mucked his hand after Ward revealed K♦ 7♦ for top pair. Several hands later, Ward picked up another pot to drive his stack to 480k.
Having raised utg, William Fasano called off Jeorge Lagatuz’ 98k jam from the big blind with A♦ J♥. Lagatuz showed Q♠ J♦ and the board ran 4♦ 3♦ J♠ 2♦ Q♦ with Fasano making the nut-flush.
Next to go was BJ Perez who shoved his 81.5k stack from the button and was met with a call from Fasano in the big blind. Perez was ahead with 10♥ 10♣ but didn’t hold against Fasano’s A♣ 5♦. The board instantly favored Fasano and came 7♣ 2♣ A♥ 7♥ 9♥. Fasano took down the pot and climbed to 390k in chips.
All in preflop, Manuel Mascunana K♦ Q♦ and Emmanuel Segismundo A♠ K♣ with just a 6k difference in stacks. The board ran J♣ 4♥ Q♠ J♠ A♦ for a double up to Segismundo and 1 BB behind for Mascunana.
Sumire Hori may be one of the short stacks at the table but it didn’t compromise her aggression. In a hand against big stacked Lee Chang Hwan, she three-bet his button raise from 11k to 33k. At the flop 3♠ 7♦ 10♣, Hori led for 22k, Lee called. On the turn 4♣, she pushed all in, Lee folded. Hori up to 190k.
The hand began with William Fasano raising utg to 10k and Jose Cheung calling a seat after. John Matsuda having failed to see the raise, three-bet to 21k as to which both players called. The flop ran 4♣ 9♣ 6♠ and saw a check-jam from Cheung after Matsuda bet 21k. Matsuda called-off with top pair and failed to beat Cheung’s flopped set following the turn and river 2♥ 8♥. Cheung scooped up the pot and left Matsuda with two big blinds to bust shortly after to Ahmed Ibrahimi.
Cheung 4♦ 4♠
Matsuda Q♦ 9♦