John Matsuda - 5th Place
Out of the small blind, Lester Edoc raised to 500,000 with just 4 ♥️ 2 ♣️ and John Matsuda defended 9 ♦️ 6 ♣️ from the big blind. Both checked the J ♦️ 10 ♥️ 5 ♣️ flop to the 3 ♥️ turn.
Edoc had an open ender and bet 800,000, Matsuda snap-folded.
Matsuda was down to 3.2 million and in the small blind next, which he three-bet jammed. Initial raiser Joris Michl went all-in over the top and button caller Edoc folded the 10 ♣️ 6 ♣️ .
John Matsuda: K ♦️ Q ♥️
Joris Michl: A ♠️ Q ♦️
The A ♣️ 10 ♦️ 3 ♣️ 4 ♠️ 5 ♠️ runout kept Michl ahead and his third knockout in just over half an hour propelled the Dutchman into a comfortable second place.
Matsuda's run ended in fifth place for PHP 1,436,700 ($23,089).
| Player | Chip Count |
| Lester Edoc | 17,000,000 |
| Joris Michl | 12,000,000 |
| John Matsuda | 0 |