Sebastian Wong opened to 225,000 from under the gun, Bin Zhang three-bet to 625,000, Wong made the call and the flop came down .
Zhang led for 800,000, Wong quickly moved all in for 2,355,000 and Zhang just as quickly called. Zhang turned over for top pair and Wong tabled for top pair with a higher kicker.
The on the turn and on the river changed nothing as Wong secured a double up, taking over the chip lead of the tournament.
Lester Edoc moved all in from the small blind for 1,485,000 and Jun Zhou snap-called from the big blind. Edoc thought he was crushed as he flipped over , only to see that he was racing against Zhou's .
The flop came down with no help to anyone as the dealer spread out . The turn came a and Edoc still needed to connect to stay alive. When the river fell the Edoc gathered up his things and headed to the payout desk, being eliminated by Zhou's ace high.
Samuel Welbourne opened to 200,000 under the gun. Hudson Wong, in the small blind, called. Yuka Asaka three-bet shoved from the big blind for around 1,100,000. Welbourne reshoved for 3,700,000. Wong folded.
Yuka Asaka:
Samuel Welbourne:
The runout was and Welbourne made a straight, eliminating Asaka in 14th place for ₱570,000.