Christopher Mateo came along out of the small blind when Gyuhyuk Lee raised in an early position to 200,000. The K♠Q♣6♥ flop went check, check, and Mateo also checked the 2♣ on the turn. Lee now bet 200,000 and that ended the hand right there.
Gyuhyuk Lee made it 200,000 to go and Alex Chong moved all-in for 1,255,000 from one seat over. All players behind folded and Lee called.
Alex Chong: A♠10♣
Gyuhyuk Lee: 4♣4♦
The K♠J♠4♠ flop gave Lee the bottom set while Chong had outs aplenty with the nut flush draw and gutshot. However, both the 7♥ turn and the 6♦ river were blanks and Chong finished in ninth place for PHP1,021,000.
Gyuhyuk Lee raised to 200,000 in the cutoff and Alex Chong called on the button. John Tech three-bet jammed out of the small blind and got it through.
Lee then opened to 200,000 and Thomas Ward three-bet to 675,000 out of the small blind for the chip leader to call.
Ward checked the 9♥7♥6♣ flop and Lee bet 850,000 to win the pot without resistance.
Thomas Ward raised and subsequently called a three-bet by Nino Pansier from two seats over. The New Zealander checked the 7♣6♣2♦ flop and Pansier continued for 350,000, receiving a call from Ward.
They checked down the K♠ turn and 2♣ river as Pansier dragged in the pot with the A♠6♠.
Archie Mariano defended his big blind against a button raise by Yuanning Wu and check-called all-in on the 10♥9♥7♣ flop for 1,110,000 when Wu jammed.
Archie Mariano: Q♦J♦
Yuanning Wu: Q♣8♥
The local rail celebrated when Mariano improved to the nuts on the K♥ turn and Wu was drawing to a chop only, which never happened on the 9♠ river.
One hand later, Riku Sasahara raised to 200,000 first to act and called Wu's cutoff shove for 1,495,000.
Yuanning Wu: Q♦Q♣
Riku Sasahara: 7♠7♣
The A♣Q♥4♦6♣6♥ board secured the double for Wu.
Archie Mariano and Christopher Mateo got open-jams through to collect the blinds and big blind ante.
Alex Chong then jammed for 705,000 in the hijack and Thomas Ward called on the button.
Alex Chong: A♥10♠
Thomas Ward: K♦J♥
The board ran out A♠3♠3♦5♥3♣ and Chong doubled.
Nino Pansier raised to 200,000 and Riku Sasahara in the cutoff three-bet to 550,000. John Tech then four-bet to 1,300,000 out of the big blind and Pansier folded. Sasahara called and they headed to the Q♣10♦6♣ flop. Both players checked and did so again on the 8♣ turn.
The 9♥ fell on the river Tech checked the third street in a row. Sasahara bet 1,100,000 and won the pot uncontested.
Archie Mariano opened to 250,000 in the cutoff and Riku Sasahara called in the small blind. Gyuhyuk Lee then bumped it up to 1,150,000 in the big blind, forcing two folds.
After the player introduction to the audience in the centre of the Coral Room, the nine finalists are now back in their seats. The action has recommenced.
There will be 52:17 minutes left at blinds of 50,000/100,000 with a big blind ante of 100,000 and the seat assignments of the final nine players can be found below. Action is set to recommence at approximately 7 p.m. local time.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archie Mariano | Philippines | 1,410,000 | 14 |
| 2 | Christopher Mateo | Philippines | 1,450,000 | 15 |
| 3 | Riku Sasahara | Japan | 5,020,000 | 50 |
| 4 | Gyuhyuk Lee | South Korea | 11,035,000 | 110 |
| 5 | Alex Chong | Hong Kong | 1,105,000 | 11 |
| 6 | John Tech | Philippines | 3,925,000 | 39 |
| 7 | Thomas Ward | New Zealand | 6,475,000 | 65 |
| 8 | Yuanning Wu | China | 3,055,000 | 31 |
| 9 | Nino Pansier | Netherlands | 7,190,000 | 72 |
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