APT Main Event (36,000,000 VND)

Minh Truong Thang opened to 125,000 and got an all-in jam from Motoyoshi Okamura in small blind risking his tournament life. Everyone else folded to Thang who made the call

Motoyoshi Okamura: A♣ 2♦

Minh Truong Thang: A♦ K♦

The flop came down A♠ 8♣ Q♥ with Thang hitting a pair on the flop, Okamura knew what was going to happen next.

The turn A♥ solidified Thang's lead with trips and a king kicker.

The river 7♥ was dealt and Okamura hit the rails.

Phao Ngoc Thanh opened to 125,000 from the hijack, and Motoyoshi Okamura called.

The flop came down J♥ 2♦ 6♠ , and both players checked.

On the turn 6♠ , Bao led out with a bet of 100,000, and Okamura raised to 300,000. Bao made the call.

The river 8♠ saw Okamura fire a bet of 400,000, but Bao calmly called.

Okamura revealed Q♥ 5♠ as a bluff, only to be met with Bao’s winning hand of A♣ A♦ for a pair of aces.

Deepankur Gupta raised to 50,000 from middle position, and both Junseok Oh and Motoyoshi Okamura called from the small and big blinds, respectively.

The dealer revealed the flop: 9♦ 5♣ 6♥ — a relatively dry board, which all players checked. But things quickly escalated on the turn, 5♥ . Oh checked, and Okamura took the initiative, firing 65,000 into the pot. Gupta folded, but Oh cranked up the pressure with a substantial raise to 165,000. Okamura, after some thought, made the call.

The river brought the A♠ , and with the pot growing, Oh wasted no time, shoving 300,000 into the middle. Okamura, feeling the heat, could only let his hand go, conceding the pot to Oh in a fierce display of aggression.

Action folded to Motoyoshi Okamura on the dealer button who made a min-raise to 32,000 with Quang Trung Dinh defending the big blind.

Okamura had 6♦ 6♣ in his hand and made a set on the flop of 7♥ 6♥ J♦ Okmaura fired 40,000 and Dinh made a quick call with a hand of T♦ 5♥

The J♣ turn gave Okamura a full house and both players checked it down to see a 4♦ on ther river.

Dinh tried to make a play at the pot with a bet of 85,000, but Okamura - with the winning hand - made a small raise to 200,000. Dinh didn't bother to poke the bear any further.

Zijing Zhan, at risk, open-jammed under the gun for around 26,000. Motoyoshi Okamura, holding 129,000 in the low-jack, responded with an all-in of his own, putting Kaihua Huang in the tank. Huang, covering both players with his massive stack, faced a difficult decision.

He knew that if he called and won, he could eliminate both players. After a long pause, Huang reluctantly folded, allowing the heads-up showdown to unfold.

Zijing Zhan: A♦ 2♦

Motoyoshi Okamura: T♠ T♦

The flop came down 5♦ 5♥ 7♥ , keeping Okamura in the lead and giving Zhan hope for an ace. The turn, Q♦ , offered a flush draw glimmer of hope for Zhan but the river came 8♠ , not changing the situation and eliminating Zhan from the tournament.

After witnessing the action, Huang couldn’t help but shake his head in regret, realizing he had folded his hand and missed a golden opportunity.

Jia Han Lin opened under-the-gun to 2,500 and got three callers: Motoyoshi Okamura in middle position, Adrien Favre on the button, and Avneesh Munjal in the small blind.

The flop came down 9♠ K♦ 2♥ . After Munjal checked, Lin continued with a bet of 3,900, which was called by Okamura. The other two players folded, leaving it heads-up.

On the turn 9♣ , Okamura led out with 10,000, and Lin check-called. Finally, on the river 9♦ , Lin checked again, and Okamura shoved all-in for his tournament life with the end of the day so close. Lin called.

Motoyoshi Okamura: J♥ 9♥

Jia Han Lin: K♥ J♦

Okamura couldn’t contain his excitement as he doubled up with quads just before the day ended. Lin, on the other hand, was left with less than the starting stack.