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After five and a half hours of play, Hernan Villa emerged the newest APT Main Event champion! Villa eliminated David Erquiaga to collect the higher payout deal of Php 4,560,300 (~US$ 80,250), the APT Main Event trophy, and APT champion’s ring. Congratulations to the new champ! We will have a recap shortly. You can relive the action via the recorded live stream and via the live updates.
It’s all over! Hernan Villa has just knocked out David Erquiaga. It was a hard fought battle for Erquiaga but in the end, he could not get past Villa. The final hand saw Villa shove with A♥ K♣, Erquiaga called with 9♦ 9♣. The board ran A♣ J♣ 3♦ 2♦ J♠. Erquiaga earned Php 3,830,000 (~US$ 67,400).
A limp by David Erquiaga and Hernan Villa checked. The flop 9♣ K♦ 5♠ saw Erquiaga bet 250k, called by Villa. Both checked the turn 7♠. The river K♣ checked again. Villa claimed it with two pair. Erquiaga down to 6 BB.
Hernan Villa is coasting his way to the title with yet another pot claimed. David Erquiaga limped in, Villa checked, and the flop landed K♠ K♦ 5♠. Erquiaga bet 125k, Villa check-called. The turn 8♥ was checked by both. The river 5♥, Villa led for 200k. Erquiaga folded.
Back from the break, chips went flying again with Hernan Villa adding 700k to his arsenal to climb to 11M. David Erquiaga down to just 15 BB.
Hernan Villa 10.6M (106 BB)
David Erquiaga 1.8M (18 BB)
Chips in play: 12,425,000
Average stack: 6,212,500 (62)
Another big pot awarded to Hernan Villa to send David Erquiaga below 2M (22 BB). The hand opened with Erquiaga limping in and Villa checked. No bets at the flop 4♥ J♦ 4♣ but on the turn 8♦, Villa sent out 125k and Erquiaga called. On the river 3♥, Villa bet 500k, Erquiaga raised to 1.2M, Villa called and won it with J♣ 8♥ two pair. Erquiaga was bluffing with 9♦ 7♥. Villa up to 10.6M.
David Erquiaga raised to 350k, Hernan Villa on the big blind called. At the flop 9♦ 7♥ 9♠, both players checked. The turn 10♦ saw Villa fire a 500k bet and won the pot with Erquiaga folding. Villa chipped up to 9.4M, Erquiaga at 3M.
David Erquiaga’s command up top was brief with Hernan Villa retaking it four hands later. The hand opened with a 200k raise by Villa which Erquiaga called on the big blind. At the flop 10♠ A♠ 10♥ the aggressor Villa sent out 250k, and Erquiaga called. On the turn 7♥, Villa laid out 400k, Erquiaga raised to 1.1M, Villa called to bring the pot to 3.2M. On the river 3♣ Erquiaga bet again, this time a huge 1.5M bet, quick call by Villa. Erquiaga showed his K♣ J♣ bluff, Villa shipped it with A♣ 4♦ two pair. Villa catapulted to 8.3M, Erquiaga back down to 4.1M.