APPT Manila Main Event (80,000 PHILIPPINE PESO)

Keiju Utsu kicks off the hand with a 25,000 raise, big blind Emmanuel Segismundo calls, then both check the flop 3♦ Q♣ 4♥ . On the turn 4♦ , Segismunde leads out 25,000 which is met with a raise from Utsu of 60,000, Segismundo tanks for one time bank then calls. The river J♠ , both players go back to checking. Segismundo shows 2♥ 2♣ , Utsu rakes in the pot with A♦ Q♦ top pair.

Action folds around to the small blind Keiju Utsu who opens for 12,000, big blind Rintalalahti Jussi calls and flop runs J♥ Q♠ 5♦ . Utsu checks it Jussi pumps the pot 7000, Utsu calls. The turn A♠ Utsu takes the lead with a 22,000 bet, Jussi raises 44,000, Utsu folds.

The last flight to enter the record breaking APPT Manila Main Event concluded with 141 players out of the roaring 707 entries advancing to Day 2. Among them was Japan's Keiju Utsu, the day's closing flight leader. Stay tuned for the recap.

Keiju Utsu bumps it up to 1300, gets re-raised by Yamato Nakai to 3700, Utsu calls. Nakai continues 2800 on a flop T♠ J♠ Q♣ , Utsu calls. Then on the turn 5♣, more chips go flying with Nakai laying out 8000, Utsu raises 20,000, Nakai tanks all in for 32,400, Utsu calls with slightly less behind.