APT Main Event (60,000 PHP)

Bharath Jayaram raised to 500 from early position, and both Anthony Kastelic on the button and Sho Katsura in the big blind called.

The three went to a flop of 2♥ 3♦ 9♥ . Katsura checked his option, and Jayaram fired a 600 continuation-bet. Both opponents called to see the A♣ turn. Katsura tapped the table and checked again, and Jayaram kept up the aggression with a 900 bet.

Neither Katsura nor Kastelic found a reason to continue, and they folded, sending the pot to Jayaram.

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.