APPT National ($900)

Zarghami open shoves 87,000 from CO with 7♦ 7♠ but gets bad news when Tanaka calls and flips over K♠ K♥ . The board runs 5♣ Q♥ 6♥ 8♥ 4♥ , flush over straight and Emad Zarghami is out.

Emad Zarghami J♦ 8♦ open shoves 43,000 and sweats it against caller Andrei Budykin with A♦ T♦ . With diamonds not any of his outs, Zarghami lands a pair on the flop that holds throughout a board J♣ Q♠ 4♥ 8♥ 4♠ for a double up.

Andrei Budykin three-bets Emad Zarghami's 6000 raise making it 15,000 to continue. Zarghami thinks it should cost more and four-bet shoves. Budykin snap calls with less behind.

Budykin K♥ K♣

Zarghami A♣ 4♣

The board runs 3♦ 7♦ Q♦ 4♥ 5♠ to keep cowboys alive for a double up.

Erik Rozhynskyi opens the action with a min-raise, finds one caller in Khamid Khudayberganov before Artem Vezhenkov repops to 17,000. Big blind Emad Zarghami calls, Rozhynskyi gets out of the way, and Khudayberganov calls to make it a three way to the flop 8♥ 3♦ 6♠ .

Everyone checks to the turn 4♥ . Khudayberganov takes the reins for 21,500, Vezhenkov folds while Zarghami jams for 49,000. Khudayberganov calls with one 500 chip more.

Khudayberganov 7♥ 7♠

Zarghami A♦ A♥

The river T♣ is no help to Khudayberganov to nearly go bust while Zarghami ships it.

Emad Zarghami (UTG) raises 5,000and Itsuki Homma (BB) calls.

The flop is opened to show 2♠ Q♣ J♥ .

Itsuki Homma checks while Emad bets 4,000. Itsuki calls. The turn is revealed T♠ .

Itsuki checks and Emad bets 8,500 and Itusuki calls again. The river reveals 6♦ and Itsuki checks. Emad bets big after the river putting in 23,500 into the pot and Itsuki is forced to fold, allowing Emad to take the win.

Emad Zarghami (UTG) raises 2,500, He Zhou (CO) calls and so does Song Hau Pam (BB). We see the flop 4♦ 8♣ 9♦ .

Song Hau Pam goes all in after the flop and Emad responds by calling while He Zhou folds. The turn shows 5♠ and River carries 6♥

The players reveal their cards. Emad had 8♠ 9♠ Song Hau Pam had J♣ 8♥ .

Emad’s two-pairs of 8 and 9 beats Son Hau’s pair of eights.

Emad takes the win while Song Hau gets knocked out.