Mike Takayama Eliminated in 4th Place (PHP1,900,000)

Finland’s Antti Halme is hitting his form at just the right time and not long after clashing in those two pots against India’s Uday Bansal the Finn sent the field’s sole remaining Filipino player to the rail.

It was Mike Takayama who opened the action with a raise to 200,000 on the button and after Bansal folded out the small blind Halme squeezed his hole cards and reached for raising chips, sliding out a huge tower of red 25k chips for a raise to 600,000.

Takayama instantly announced all-in for just over 3.5 million in chips and was beaten into the pot by the Finn, who called so fast his chips left skid marks on the table and the cards were revealed.

Mike Takayama:
Antii Halme:

The Filipino rail crowded around and the sole Finnish rail (Aki Virtanen) raced up to give Halme support with a shoulder massage and it was off to the flop.

With both players holding a heart that brought Takayama no help and the river saw the Filipino teeter on the edge of elimination. The river paired the board and brought Takayama’s Main Event to an end and he departed in 4th place for the equivalent of a $37,737 payday.