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Just before the table break, massive chip leader Lim Yo Hwan won two pots with his uncalled raises. The first one was against series defending champion Iori Yogo, both were on the blinds. On a board 8♣ A♥ K♣ 5♦, Yohwan bet 13k, Yogo raised to 40k, Yohwan shoved, and won it with Yogo folding.
Next one saw Sun Tan first raise to 20k, Yohwan three-bet to 60k, and won it with no callers.
Within the first ten minutes, we’ve collapsed down to 3 tables with 2 players busting out to leave 27 players.
First hand of the day, Tetsuya Tsuchikawa was all in with 9♥ 9♣ and was eliminated in 29th place by Lim Yo Hwan with K♥ 3♥ when the board ran A♣ Q♦ 2♣ K♦ J♠.
At a separate table, Yoon Ho Kwak fell hard with aces cracked by Walken Li. Li raised to 16k, Yoon three-bet to 52k, Li shoved, and snap-call by Yoon.
Yoon A♥ A♠
Li A♣ Q♣
With the board running 3♦ 8♣ J♣ Q♠ K♣, Li landed a nut flush spread sending Yoon out very upset in 28th place.
Both players earned PHP 106,100 for their deep finish.
We are down to the final 29 players of the Championships Event. Cards are back in the air at 1pm. With everyone now in the money, the agenda for today is to claim one of the Final 8 berths. We will be back to bring you the action so check back for the latest news at the felt.
