APT Main Event (60,000 PHP)

Vytautas Laurinaitis raised to 800 from UTG and got called by Aaron Richard Valencia on the hi-jack and Carlo Calingasan on the big blind.

All three were shown a flop of Q♥ 4♥ 9♥ . All checked to see a Q♠ on th turn.

Calingasan checked his option to Laurinaitis who counted off 2,500 to put in the middle. Valencia made the call while Calingasan got out of the way.

The river showed a 5♥ . Laurinaitis put in just 1,100 and Valencia took his time to stare at the flop before giving up the pot.

Sho Katsura of Japan took down a 2,000 pot against Abdullah Akbarpoor of Turkey when his A♠ 4♣ was the better hand on a board that showed 3♣ K♣ 3♥ 2♠ J♦ Both Katsura and Akbarpoor checked down the flop all the way to the river.

In the next hand, Katsura raised to 400 from under the gun and was met by two callers Brian James Arbaugh from mid position and Aaron Richard Valencia on the big blind.

Flop came 3♥ 4♣ T♦ . Valencia checked his option to Katsura, who bet out 800. Arbaugh stepped out of the way while Valencia stayed to see a 7♦ on the turn. Valencia checked, and then folded to the 2,000 bet of Katsura.

The short-stacked Katsura is slowly recovering.