Previous APT Main Event champion Mike Takayama has just been dealt a crushing blow sending him out of the running. The hand began with Rodolfo Feliciano raising to 5500, ByungIl Park three-bet to 12.5k, Takayama four-bet to 26.7k, Feliciano folded, Park went all in with his 70k stack, and Takayama joined him with less, around 60k.
Takayama A♠ A♥
Park Q♥ Q♠
The board ran 2♦ 10♣ J♦ keeping Takayama ahead, but with the turn of Q♣, Park overtook with a set. The river of 3♥ sealed the win and the defeat. Park up to 140k in chips.