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Catching the action only on the river betting with a huge pile built in the middle. The board was 8♦ 10♦ J♦ 8♥ 8♦, big blind David Erquiaga checked, Enrico De Rosa bet 150k, Erquiaga tank-called. De Rosa turned over K♣ Q♦ straight flush. He climbed to 1.5M, Erquiaga dropped to 510k.
9 players remaining, average stack 900,000.
Seat 1 – Ahmed Ibrahimi – 1,360,000
Seat 2 – Enrico De Rosa – 1,415,000
Seat 3 – lam Cheuk – 517,000
Seat 4 – David Erquiaga – 845,000
Seat 5 – Yuto Hishikawa – 600,000
Seat 6 – Ian Marcos – 420,000
Seat 7 – Moe jiggy – 1,850,000
Seat 8 – Thomas Ward – 600,000
Seat 9 – Thijs Hilberts – 618,000
Jose Cheung hung in there for as long as he could but ultimately could not catch up to the big stacks. After Enrico De Rosa raised to 32k, Cheung shoved his 200k stack, quick call by De Rosa.
Cheung A♣ 9♠
De Rosa A♥ Q♠
No split on the board as it ran 6♦ 4♣ 2♥ 8♣ 5♣. Cheung out in 10th place for Php 269,000.
We are down to the final table with 9 remaining. One bust before we wrap up Day 3.
Ahmed Ibrahimi is muscling the table wit two pots claimed on a preflop raise war. The first hand, from cutoff, Yuto Hishikawa raised to 32k, button Ibrahimi three-bet to 100k, Hishikawa four-et to 300k, Ibrahimi shoved with a stack that covered Hishikawa. The lone Japanese remaining folded. Hishikawa is down to 612k, Ibrahim up to to 1.235M.
Two hands later, Ibrahim raised from utg, cutoff Enrico De Rosa three-bet to 95k, sb Thijs Hilberts called, Ibrahimi four-bet to 280k, no callers. Following that hand, Ibrahimi lost a pot to De Rosa to drop from 1.5M to 1.32M.
Jose Cheung is the shortest of the bunch and was happy to look down at A♥ A♠. He was all in and Ahmed Ibrahimi challenged with pocket Fives. The board ran A♣ 9♦ K♣ 4♣ 2♦ for a crushing set and a double up to 275k.
Vamerdino Magsakay has been holding on to the shortest stack for some time and got it all in three times. The first one ended on a split pot with Lam Cheuk, the next was a double up through David Erquiaga with K♣ 2♥ improving to quads Kings to dust pocket Jacks, then on his third shove, it was the end of the line in 11th place.
Magsakay was all in with 7♠ 7♦, Moe jiggy had him way covered and ahead with 9♦ 9♥, no help arrived for the at risk player Masakay. He eared Php 224,100 for his deep run.
Moe jiggy is the current chip leader with over 1.7M.
On a raised pot preflop, cutoff Thomas Ward c-bet 23k on a flop K♠ J♠ 3♣, bb Hishikawa check-called. On the turn 9♦, another 68k fired by Ward and check-called by Hishikawa. The river 10♥, Hishikawa changed it up and led for 90, Ward called. Hishikawa had J♥ 2♥ that was behind Ward’s K♦ 5♦ to pair. Ward climbed to 790k, Hishikawa dropped to 685k.
Chris Pasion has been surrounded by big stacks and tried to get back in contention only to fall to the leader Moe jiggy. The hand opened with a button raise by the leader to 25k, called by Pasion on the big blind. On the flop 10♥ A♣ 8♦, Moe jiggy c-bet 20k and got the check-call from Pasion. On the turn J♦, Moe jiggy bet 65k, Pasion check-tanked then shoved his stack of 177k, Moe jiggy called.
Moe jiggy A♠ 10♦ two pair
Pasion Q♦ J♠ second pair
The river 8♥ didn’t help Pasion to exit in 12th place for Php 224,100.
Yuto Hishikawa raised to 25k, to his immediate left, Neo Zhi Han went all in, and was called.
Hishikawa K♦ Q♦
Neo A♠ 8♦
The board Q♠ J♦ 2♠ 7♥ J♥ was two pairs for Hishikawa to end Neo’s run in 13th place and a pay jump for the final 12 players. Neo earned Php 186,800 for his deep run.