APPT National ($900)

Small blind Hironori Yamada puts 500,000 in the middle and Kotaro Tanaka calls with his remaining 101,000 from the BB

Board runs 6♥ T♣ A♣ 3♦ 6♣

Hironori Yamada: 9♣ 9♥

Kotaro Tanaka: A♥ K♦

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.

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Thomas Leslie Birch (SB) raises 7,000 and Kotaro Tanaka (BB) calls. The flop has 8♣ 2♣ A♣ . Thomas c-bets 17,000 Kotaro calls making way for the turn card 5♠ . Thomas bets again for 22,000 and yet again Kotaro calls allowing the board to show the river 3♥ . Thomas barrels a third time for 70,000 and this time Kotaro folds. handing the pot to Thomas.

Kotaro Tanaka (UTG) raises 5,000 and Cyrille Teddy Rousset (BB) calls. They see the flop come in with T♦ K♦ 8♦ . Cyrille checks and Kotaro bets 5,000 making Cyrille call. We see the turn bring in 4♣ . Cyrille checks and Kotaro bets 8,000. Cyrille responds with an all-in raise. Kotaro snap calls Cyrille all-in. The players open their cards.

Kotaro reveals A♦ Q♦ giving him a flush while Cyrille has K♠ 4♠ giving him two-pair. The river comes in with 3♥ and Kotaro takes the victory.

Kyle Bao Diep (HJ) comes in strong with an all-in pre-flop raise. Kotaro Tanaka (D) calls and both players reveal their cards.

Kyle held K♦ Q♠ while Kotaro had K♣ K♠ . The board showed A♥ J♥ 7♥ 7♣ 8♣ . Kotaro lands two-pairs knocking out Kyle.

Azizjon Rakhimov (D) raises 4,000 Kotaro Tanaka (BB) calls. The flop shows 7♠ A♣ 6♦ . Kotaro checks and Azizjon bets 4,000 Kotaro calls again. The turn brings 3♦ . Kotaro checks and Azizjon goes for a 7,000 bet this time.

Kotaro calmly calls. The river carries J♠ . Kotaro checks, Azizjon like clockwork bets 15,000 and instead of calling Kotaro raises with an all-in. Azizjon confidently calls and both players reveal their cards. Azizjon had A♥ 6♠ while Kotaro has A♠ J♥ .

Kotaro wins with two-pairs and takes the pot.