Alexis Lim found a full house, and he got paid from his opponent.
Lim called from middle position an early position open, and the big blind followed too.
The flop came , the big blind and the initial raiser checked, Lim bet 2,800, the big blind raised to 8,000, and Lim called after the initial raiser's fold.
The came on the turn, and the big blind bet again 8,000, with Lim calling again.
The completed the board on the river, with Lim betting 22,000 after his opponent's check. The other player didn't think about it for long before tossing a red 25,000 chip in the middle to indicate a call.
Lim opened with a rivered full house and the other player mucked.
Last year's APPT National Manila champion Marc Rivera has joined this year's field. Last year he defeated a field of 829 entries to win ₱4,559,000 ($85,940).
However, he also won a Platinum Pass to the PokerStars Players Championship where he finished third for over $2.1m.
Tournament officials announced on the microphone that he was in the field, and there was a polite smattering of applause for the defending champion.
Charalampos Lappas lost a pot and is down to around 20 bigs. He was found on the turn of a board, raising to 4,000, after his opponent's bet for 1,000 chips.
The other player called, and the completed the board on the river. Lappas bet 7,000 this time, and his opponent tanked for some time before calling the bet.
Lappas opened which he thought was good enough, but his opponent had for trips, and he won the pot.
"Jacks full?" asked Rex Clinkscales with a board of in front of him. Yo Seb Rhee had bet 17,000 into a pot of 30,000 and Clinkscales was thinking over his options.
"This would be a sick one," he continued before eventually calling.
Rhee turned over and Clinkscales mucked. Rhee took down the pot, moving over 100,000 in the process.