APPT Main Event ($1,750)

Mike Takayama gets dealt Q♣ Q♠ and raises from early position. Several spots over, Somahshekhar Nahadeva has K♠ K♥ and three-bets 200,000. Back to Takayama, he flats.

Heavy action continues at the flop 9♠ 9♦ T♣ where Nahadeva goes all in and Takayama calls with about the same stack.

When their cards are on their backs, Takayama is in trouble. The turn 6♦ and river J♦ don't help, and after the count, Nahadeva doubles up as Takayama plunges to just 10,000. Shortly after Takayama busts in 19th place.

Mike Takayama defends on the big blind calling Chun Chieh Liu's 60,000 raise. When the board runs 6♥ 8♣ J♠ Q♣ they check it until the river Q♠ . Takayama leads out 140,000 sending Liu tanking then folds.

Takayama goes on to win the next hand that sees Sumit Sapra raise 50,000 from the button then folding to Takayama's shove.

In a battle of the blinds, Sumit Sapra limps in and gets to see a cheap flop 7♠ 6♠ 4♣ with big blind Mike Takayama. Sapra checks then calls Takayama's 35,000 steal bet. Action fades on the turn 5♠ and river K♦ . Sapra shows Q♦ 7♣ and it's good to take down the pot.

Sumit Sapra from India limps in the SB position and Takayama checks to see the flop.

The flop shows 7♠ Q♠ 4♣ . Mike Takayama from the Philippines bets 35,000 and Sapra calls.

Both players check all the way to the river as Sapra shows Q♦ 7♣ to hit the two-pair which makes Takayama muck his cards.