APPT Cambodia 2023: Live Updates

Latest poker news about PSLiveAPPTCambodia2023

Final wrap: APPT Cambodia pays out over $2M; China wins ten events; Hyunkyou Park bags two titles; APPT Manila up next

Taiwan's Chao Ting Cheng crowned 2023 APPT Cambodia Main Event champion

APPT Cambodia Main Event Final 9 players; Junnie Pamplona leads the race; hot running Bien Mai in the lineup

APPT Cambodia Main Event draws 476 entries for $623K prize pool; 133 return led by Day 1B leader Vishal Ojha; 71 to ITM

APPT Cambodia Day 8 winners: Thijs Hilberts wins grueling Deepstack event; China's Yuhan Liu and Zhangbin Ying win trophies

APPT Cambodia Main Event: Chip Counts

APPT Cambodia Main Event draws 176 entries; Cheng Zhang and Bien Mai top 41 Day 1A survivors; final two flights up next

APPT Cambodia Day 7 highlights: Joshua McCully, Bin Zhang, Bien Mai, Tianyuang Tang

APPT Cambodia Main Event opens today! US$ 400,000 guaranteed - NagaWorld Phnom Penh, May 12 to 15

APPT Cambodia: Andy Li overcomes grueling heads up at APPT National; Wei Guo Liang, Yinfei Xiao win trophies; Mystery Bounty Day 1B and SHR results

APPT Cambodia: APPT National Final 9 formed; Mohit Bohra wins the 6-Handed Hyper Turbo; Zhou Quan tops Mystery Bounty Day 1A, 9 left at Mini HR

APPT Cambodia: APPT National prize pool surges over $200K; 78 players to hunt down final table seat; Yao Yao wins a spade

APPT Cambodia: APPT National $100,000 guaranteed final two flights underway; Minwoo Kang leads 13 Day 1A survivors

Spades away at APPT Cambodia! Guiyang Wang, Xixiang Luo, Khaya Abbasov, Hyunkyou Park win trophies

APPT Cambodia: First Shard Trophy up for grabs as APPT National $100K guaranteed gets underway

APPT Cambodia: NagaWorld Kickoff Event draws 346 for over $100K prize pool; Bien Mai to defend his title; Daoxing Chen leads in the 51 players

APPT Cambodia: Kickoff Event pushing towards six figures with over 250 entries; APPT Cambodia confirmed as permanent annual stop

APPT Cambodia: Kickoff Event brings 133 entries; large Chinese presence brewing; Japan's Takaaki Arai wins the first spadie

Cards flying at APPT Cambodia! - NagaWorld Phnom Penh from May 5 to 15

Two weeks away from the Asia Pacific Poker Tour's return to the Kingdom of Wonder - NagaWorld Phnom Penh - May 5 to 15

Win Iconic Spadies and Shard Trophies at APPT Cambodia - Player Guide released - May 5 to 15 at NagaWorld Phnom Penh

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Chip Counts ABC
Final Day

Chip Counts ABC

Buy in: US$ 350
Guarantee: US$ 50,000
Entries: 346
Prize pool: US$ 105,720
ITM: 51 players

Day 1A: 133 entries / 20 advanced (ITM)
Day 1B: 157 entries / 24 advanced (ITM)
Day 1C: 56 entries / 7 advanced (ITM)

1	Daoxing Chen	772,000
2	Guiyang Wang	554,000
3	Vincent Chauve	549,000
4	Armon Van Wijk	426,000
5	Xinan Zou	382,000
6	Van Binh Pham	364,000
7	Emil Ukalaev	335,000
8	Xinshou Xu	304,000
9	Xiaosheng Zheng	286,000
10	Yuwen Pan	279,000
11	Haisheng Bi	273,000
12	Eric Wasylenko	268,000
13	Haisheng Qiu	268,000
14	William Bolton	260,000
15	Qiyuan Huang	245,000
16	Jihao Feng	226,000
17	Roman Kokotiuk	212,000
18	Gokul Raj Dharmarajan	205,000
19	Cheng Zhang	202,000
20	Vishal Ojha	190,000
21	Thomas Walters 180000	180,000
22	Ley Kydatov	171,000
23	Siarhei Chudapal	171,000
24	Yoongwon Woo	168,000
25	Tom Maguire	154,000
26	Bo Jin	151,000
27	Pheeratham Lerdthammatavee	141,000
28	Bihari Michael Adam	137,000
29	Andrew Kim	136,000
30	Chu-Yen Lin	129,000
31	Xiaohua Fu	128,000
32	Hwang Wei Choong	122,000
33	Zhenshan Wu	115,000
34	Chengbei Li	107,000
35	Adrien Michel Tantaro	100,000
36	Jounghun Kim	95,000
37	Quan Zhou	93,000
38	Bien Mai	88,000
39	Oleg Voschinin	84,000
40	Jiyang Gan	83,000
41	Yinfei Xiao	80,000
42	Yannick Jobin	79,000
43	Amit Kaushik	75,000
44	Vinay Boob	68,000
45	Dave Labrecque	60,000
46	Rodolphe Mathias	49,000
47	Roland Kivi	42,000
48	Martin Zheng	37,000
49	Fedor Dedelov	34,000
50	Kyoungchul Lee	29,000
51	Maxime Costas	24,000

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NagaWorld Kickoff Final Day

Buy in: US$ 350
Guarantee: US$ 50,000
Entries: 346
Prize pool: US$ 105,720
ITM: 53 players

Day 1A: 133 entries / 20 advanced (ITM)
Day 1B: 157 entries / 24 advanced (ITM)
Day 1C: 56 entries / 9 advanced (ITM)

Day 2 starting blinds: 2,000-5,000, 5,000 ante
Starting stack: 30,000
Chips in play: 10,380,000

China’s Guiyang Wang wins the NagaWorld Kickoff

China’s Guiyang Wang overcame the swings at heads up against William Bolton to capture the NagaWorld Kickoff Event title and PokerStars Spade Trophy! Impressively, Wang turned his US$ 350 buy in into a hefty US$ 20,615.

From the start, Wang was a force to reckon. He bagged the chip lead at Day 1A, entered Day 2 running third in chips, then held the top rank for nearly the entire stretch. Out of the numerous heads he claimed was Chinese pro Xixiang Luo in 16th place. Congratulations to the newest APPT champion!

00:15: William Bolton eliminated in 2nd place – US$ 13,109
Level 30: 60,000-120,000, 120,000 ante

52877212920 35e939bae6 k — William Bolton

The final hand has been dealt. William Bolton all in with , Guiyang Wang ahead in chips and in hand with , the board runs 10c 10h . Bolton is out in 2nd place.

00:00: Guiyang Wang back on top
Level 30: 60,000-120,000, 120,000 ante

On a board and 700,000 in the pot, Guiyang Wang bet 625,000, William Bolton check-called. On the river both checked. Bolton had top pair, Wang shipped it with set.

Guiyang Wang – 5,500,000
William Bolton – 4,800,000

00:15: William Bolton takes down three pots to overtake
Level 30: 60,000-120,000, 120,000 ante

William Bolton picks up a few pots to jump ahead in the counts. His first pot saw Guiyang Wang raise to 260,000, Bolton calls. On the flop , Bolton check-called 350,000. On the turn, Wang bet 800,000, Bolton check-raised all in for a total of 2,260,000, Wang folded.

Another big pot was built of around 1,300,000 on a board of 10c . Wang bet 600,000, Bolton called. Wang showed 10h two pair, Bolton had for a higher two pair.

00:10: Guiyang Wang takes down a big one
Level 29: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 ante

The pot built up to 925,000 and the board was . Guiyang Wan bet 700,000, William Bolton check-called. On the river , both players checked. Bolton had top pair, Wan shipped it with 10s 10h .

00:00: Guiyang Wang grinds down Bolton
Level 29: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 ante

Guiyang Wangis clearly the aggressor, entering nearly every hand with a raise. He grinds to retake the lead and is up 6,300,000 to Bolton’s 4,000,000.

23:35: Heads up between William Bolton and Guiyang Wang
Level 29: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 ante

Heads up between William Bolton and Guiyang Wang. Up for grabs is the US$ 20,615 champion’s purse and of course one of the coolest trophies, the PokerStars Spade. Bolton is ahead with 5,900,000, Guiyang Wang with 4,400,000.

23:30: Daoxing Chen eliminated in 3rd place – US$ 9,504
Level 28: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 ante

All in preflop, Daoxing Chen with and is at risk against Guiyang Wang’s 10c . The board runs 10s 10h . Chen is eliminated.

Eliminations 4th – 8th

4	Siarhei Chudapa	US$ 7,707
5	Armon Van Wijk	US$ 6,121
6	Eric Wasylenko	US$ 4,694
7	Yuwen Pan	US$ 3,446
8	Emil Ukalaev	US$ 2,495

20:10: Choong Hwang eliminated in 9th place – US$ 2,019
Level 25: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 ante

First hand of the final table, Choong Hwang falls to Armon Van Wijk with standing solid against 10h . The board was 10c .

20:00: Final table
Level 25: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 ante

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By seat

1	Hwang Wei Choong	440,000
2	William Noble	670,000
3	Siarhei Chudapa	575,000
4	Armon Van Wijk	460,000
5	Daoxing Chen	1,450,00
6	Eric Wasylenko	1,700,000
7	Guiyang Wang	4,180,000
8	Yuwei Pan	530,000
9	Emil Ukalev	425,000

19:55: Xinan Zou eliminated in 10th place – US$ 1,670
Level 25: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 ante

Xinan Zou all in preflop with 10s , Guiyang Wang calls with 10h 10c . With the board running , no hits for Zou to miss the final table by one spot.

19:40: Another good pot for Hwang
Level 24: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 ante

With 200,000 in the middle and a flop 10c {9h] 10h , Choong Hwang bets the pot and utg Eric Wasylenko tank-calls. On the turn , no brakes for Hwang who jams, Wasylenko quickly folds. Hwang shows 10d trips.

19:20: Choong Hwang shoves everyone out
Level 24: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 ante

Under the gun Xinshuo Xu limps, Yuwei Pan raises to 90,000, button Armon Van Wijk three-bets to 215,000, big blind Choong Hwang shoves, no callers.

19:15: Guiyang Wang four-bets shoves Chen
Level 24: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 ante

Big stacks Guiyang Wan and Daoxing Chen battle for pot that grew to 175,000 before the flop . Wan bets, Chen raises to 500,000, Wan shoves, Chen has a big stack but is covered. He opts to fold.

Guiyang Wang- 3,240,000
Daoxing Chen – 1,280,000

19:00: Pheeratham Lerdthammatavee eliminated in 12th place – US$ 1,448
Level 24: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 ante

Chip leader Guiyang Wang soars to 2,000,000 after railing Pheeratham Lerdthammatavee in 12th place. He is the overwhelming chip leader with 11 remaining.

18:45: Jin Bo eliminated in 14th place – US$ 1,279
Level 24: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 ante

Jin Bo pushes all in with Ace-Four and runs into a player’s Ace-King to bust in 14th place. He earns US$ 1,279.

18:00: Xixiang Luo eliminated in 16th place – – US$ 1,152
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

End of the road for Chinese pro Xixiang Luo who shoves with then misses the board for Guiyang Wan’s {10d 10h to hold and ship it.

Guiyang Wang- 1,900,000
Xixiang Luo – eliminated

17:45: Bien Mai eliminated in 17th place – US$ 1,152
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

Vietnam’s Bien Mai will not be bringing home a back to back here at the NagaWorld Kickoff having just busted in 17th place to Armon Van Wijk. His final hand was all in on a flop 10h with open ended, Van Wijk had top pair. The turn and river were no help to Mai.

16:00: Big stack update, 24 remaining
Level 20: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Guiyang Wang – 1,200,000
Daoxing Chen – 1,070,000
Xiaosheng Zheng – 800,000
Armon Van Wijk – 670,000
Yuwei Pan – 600,000
Eric Wasylenko – 550,000
Xixiang Luo – 500,000

Reigning champion – Bien Mai – 460,000

14:00: Big stack update, 34 remaining
Level 17: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante

Haisheng Bi – 635,000
Daoxing Chen – 610,000
Van Binh Pham – 610,000
Vincent Chauve – 575,000
Guiyang Wang – 560,000
Xixiang Luo – 540,000
Yuwei Pan – 530,000
Eric Wasylenko – 500,000

Reigning champion – Bien Mai – 380,000

Day 2 players

Rank	Player	Stack	BB
1	Daoxing Chen	772,000	154
2	Guiyang Wang	554,000	111
3	Vincent Chauve	549,000	110
4	Xixiang Luo	462,000	92
5	Armon Van Wijk	426,000	85
6	Xinan Zou	382,000	76
7	Van Binh Pham	364,000	73
8	Emil Ukalaev	335,000	67
9	Xinshou Xu	304,000	61
10	Xiaosheng Zheng	286,000	57
11	Yuwen Pan	279,000	56
12	Haisheng Bi	273,000	55
13	Eric Wasylenko	268,000	54
14	Haisheng Qiu	268,000	54
15	William Bolton	260,000	52
16	Qiyuan Huang	245,000	49
17	Jihao Feng	226,000	45
18	Roman Kokotiuk	212,000	42
19	Gokul Raj Dharmarajan	205,000	41
20	Cheng Zhang	202,000	40
21	Vishal Ojha	190,000	38
22	Thomas Walters 180000	180,000	36
23	Ley Kydatov	171,000	34
24	Siarhei Chudapal	171,000	34
25	Yoongwon Woo	168,000	34
26	Tom Maguire	154,000	31
27	Bo Jin	151,000	30
28	Pheeratham Lerdthammatavee	141,000	28
29	Bihari Michael Adam	137,000	27
30	Andrew Kim	136,000	27
31	Chu-Yen Lin	129,000	26
32	Xiaohua Fu	128,000	26
33	Hwang Wei Choong	122,000	24
34	Zhenshan Wu	115,000	23
35	Chengbei Li	107,000	21
36	Adrien Michel Tantaro	100,000	20
37	Jounghun Kim	95,000	19
38	Quan Zhou	93,000	19
39	Bien Mai	88,000	18
40	Oleg Voschinin	84,000	17
41	Jiyang Gan	83,000	17
42	Yinfei Xiao	80,000	16
43	Yannick Jobin	79,000	16
44	Amit Kaushik	75,000	15
45	Vinay Boob	68,000	14
46	Dave Labrecque	60,000	12
47	Rodolphe Mathias	49,000	10
48	Roland Kivi	42,000	8
49	Martin Zheng	37,000	7
50	Fedor Dedelov	34,000	7
51	Kyoungchul Lee	29,000	6
52	Maxime Costas	24,000	5

Final Table Payouts

1	US$ 20,615
2	US$ 13,109
3	US$ 9,504
4	US$ 7,707
5	US$ 6,121
6	US$ 4,694
7	US$ 3,446
8	US$ 2,495
9	US$ 2,019

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APPT National – Chip Counts ABC

Buy in: US$ 800
Guarantee: US$ 100,000
Entries: 314
Prize pool: US$ 219,298

Starting stack: 30,000
Chips in play: 9,420,000
Average stack: 120,769

Day 2 qualifiers – 78 players

Rank	Player	Flag	Stack	BB
1	Minwoo Kang	Korea	451,000	150
2	Choi Hun Tae	Korea	322,500	108
3	Cheng Zhang	China	305,500	102
4	Paul King	England	279,000	93
5	Eric Wasylenko	Canada	272,000	91
6	Liu Yuhan (Hans)	China	271,500	91
7	Xiaosheng Zheng	China	264,000	88
8	Adam Smith	UK	250,000	83
9	Vincent Ferrafiat	France	243,500	81
10	Vishal Ojha	India	242,500	81
11	Duy Tung Nguyen	Vietnam	212,500	71
12	Xixiang Luo	China	210,000	70
13	Dylan Wayne	Australia	208,000	69
14	Andy Li	Singapore	207,000	69
15	Somashekar KM	India	192,500	64
16	Seongmin Lee	Korea	191,500	64
17	Emil Ukalaev	Russia	181,000	60
18	Liang Song	China	179,500	60
19	Matt Douhan	Sweden	172,000	57
20	Abhinav Iyer	India	162,000	54
21	Hua Wei Lin	Taiwan	160,500	54
22	Huangqi Yuan	China	147,500	49
23	Koen Breed	Holland	146,500	49
24	Gokul Raj Dharmarajan	India	146,000	49
25	Maxime Costas	France	142,500	48
26	Thomas Carlin	USA	133,500	45
27	Lim Yue Ming	Hong Kong	132,500	44
28	Guy Taylor	UK	126,000	42
29	Haisheng Qin	China	123,000	41
30	Le Ngoc Khanh	Vietnam	119,000	40
31	Curtis Lim	Singapore	118,500	40
32	Jennifer Cassell	Australia	116,000	39
33	Sebastian Mueller	Germany	115,500	39
34	Hal Rotholz	USA	114,000	38
35	Mateusz Kalzmarek	Poland	108,500	36
36	Roman Kolotiuk	Russia	105,000	35
37	I-Chun Chiu	Taiwan	104,000	35
38	Worawat Kiatponglap	Thailand	103,500	35
39	Ting-Yi Tsai (Eric)	Taiwan	102,500	34
40	Cheon Young Jo	Korea	94,500	32
41	Li Fang	China	93,500	31
42	Evgenii Kalymaev	Russia	90,000	30
43	Yonngwon Woo	Korea	89,500	30
44	Yuwen Pan	China	88,000	29
45	Wu Zhen Shan	China	87,000	29
46	Lev Kydatov	Russia	85,500	29
47	Lin Ente	China	78,500	26
48	William Bolton	Austrailia	75,500	25
49	Eike Soren Strub	Germany	74,000	25
50	Zhang Hongru	China	69,000	23
51	Chien Chih Weng	Taiwan	68,500	23
52	Betrix Manoe	Switzerland	66,500	22
53	Amit Kaushik	India	65,500	22
54	Luu Huyen Duc	Vietnam	65,500	22
55	Sameer Agarwal	India	64,500	22
56	Tom Maguire	Australia	64,000	21
57	Siarhei Chudapal	Belarus	57,500	19
58	Wei Guo Liang	China	56,000	19
59	Shardul P	India	55,500	19
60	Tian Hao	China	51,000	17
61	Truong Do	Vietnam	48,000	16
62	Kelvin Pang	Malaysia	45,000	15
63	Simon Andrew Criowe	UK	45,000	15
64	Liu Xiang	China	43,500	15
65	Pete Chen	Taiwan	43,000	14
66	Terence Tan	Singapore	42,000	14
67	Roland Kivi	Estonia	41,500	14
68	Fedor Dedelov	Russia	39,500	13
69	Zhang Yun	China	39,000	13
70	Evgenii Nekrasov	Russia	37,500	13
71	Vinay Boob	India	36,500	12
72	Kenny	UK	32,000	11
73	Xiao Yin Fei	China	30,000	10
74	Chao Ting Cheng	Taiwan	29,000	10
75	Victor Chong	Malaysia	28,500	10
76	Lun Loon	Malaysia	28,000	9
77	Will Kwok	Hong Kong	26,500	9
78	Xiaohua Fu	China	26,500	9

Chip Counts – Day 1 flights

	Day 1A
1	Minwoo Kang	Korea	451,000
2	Choi Hun Tae	Korea	322,500
3	Cheng Zhang	China	305,500
4	Liang Song	China	179,500
5	Matt Douhan	Sweden	172,000
6	Maxime Costas	France	142,500
7	Thomas Carlin	USA	133,500
8	Hal Rotholz	USA	114,000
9	Roman Kolotiuk	Russia	105,000
10	Eike Soren Strub	Germany	74,000
11	Amit Kaushik	India	65,500
12	Tom Maguire	Australia	64,000
13	Liu Xiang	China	43,500
	Day 1B
1	Paul King	England	279,000
2	Liu Yuhan (Hans)	China	271,500
3	Xiaosheng Zheng	China	264,000
4	Adam Smith	UK	250,000
5	Vincent Ferrafiat	France	243,500
6	Vishal Ojha	India	242,500
7	Duy Tung Nguyen	Vietnam	212,500
8	Xixiang Luo	China	210,000
9	Dylan Wayne	Australia	208,000
10	Andy Li	Singapore	207,000
11	Seongmin Lee	Korea	191,500
12	Emil Ukalaev	Russia	181,000
13	Abhinav Iyer	India	162,000
14	Hua Wei Lin	Taiwan	160,500
15	Gokul Raj Dharmarajan	India	146,000
16	Lim Yue Ming	Hong Kong	132,500
17	Curtis Lim	Singapore	118,500
18	Jennifer Cassell	Australia	116,000
19	Mateusz Kalzmarek	Poland	108,500
20	Li Fang	China	93,500
21	Evgenii Kalymaev	Russia	90,000
22	Yonngwon Woo	Korea	89,500
23	Yuwen Pan	China	88,000
24	Wu Zhen Shan	China	87,000
25	Betrix Manoe	Switzerland	66,500
26	Luu Huyen Duc	Vietnam	65,500
27	Sameer Agarwal	India	64,500
28	Siarhei Chudapal	Belarus	57,500
29	Shardul P	India	55,500
30	Truong Do	Vietnam	48,000
31	Pete Chen	Taiwan	43,000
32	Terence Tan	Singapore	42,000
33	Roland Kivi	Estonia	41,500
34	Fedor Dedelov	Russia	39,500
35	Evgenii Nekrasov	Russia	37,500
36	Vinay Boob	India	36,500
37	Chao Ting Cheng	Taiwan	29,000
	Day 1C
1	Eric Wasylenko	Canada	272,000
2	Somashekar KM	India	192,500
3	Huangqi Yuan	China	147,500
4	Koen Breed	Holland	146,500
5	Guy Taylor	UK	126,000
6	Haisheng Qin	China	123,000
7	Le Ngoc Khanh	Vietnam	119,000
8	Sebastian Mueller	Germany	115,500
9	I-Chun Chiu	Taiwan	104,000
10	Worawat Kiatponglap	Thailand	103,500
11	Ting-Yi Tsai (Eric)	Taiwan	102,500
12	Cheon Young Jo	Korea	94,500
13	Lev Kydatov	Russia	85,500
14	Lin Ente	China	78,500
15	William Bolton	Austrailia	75,500
16	Zhang Hongru	China	69,000
17	Chien Chih Weng	Taiwan	68,500
18	Wei Guo Liang	China	56,000
19	Tian Hao	China	51,000
20	Kelvin Pang	Malaysia	45,000
21	Simon Andrew Crowe	UK	45,000
22	Zhang Yun	China	39,000
23	Kenny	UK	32,000
24	Xiao Yin Fei	China	30,000
25	Victor Chong	Malaysia	28,500
26	Lun Loon	Malaysia	28,000
27	Will Kwok	Hong Kong	26,500
28	Xiaohua Fu	China	26,500

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APPT National Day 2

Buy in: US$ 800
Guarantee: US$ 100,000
Entries: 314
Prize pool: US$ 219,298
ITM: 47 places

Starting stack: 30,000
Chips in play: 9,420,000
Opening blinds: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

Final 9 players

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Final 9 players by stack size

Seat	Player	Stack	BB
7	Abhinav Iyer	2,560,000	102
6	Hun Tae Choi	1,925,000	77
2	Andy Li Xueyan	965,000	39
5	Chien-Chih Weng	885,000	35
1	Minwoo Kang	875,000	35
3	Eric Wasylenko	770,000	31
9	Vincent Ferrafiat	700,000	28
4	Mateusz Kaczmarek	410,000	16
8	Cheng Zhang	385,000	15

Final 9 by seat

Seat	Player	Stack	BB
1	Minwoo Kang	875,000	35
2	Andy Li Xueyan	965,000	39
3	Eric D Wasylenko	770,000	31
4	Mateusz Kaczmarek	410,000	16
5	Chien-Chih Weng	885,000	35
6	Hun Tae Choi	1,925,000	77
7	Abhinav Iyer	2,560,000	102
8	Cheng Zhang	385,000	15
9	Vincent Ferrafiat	700,000	28

Remaining Payouts

Place	Payout In USD
1	$42,737
2	$27,149
3	$20,351
4	$16,469
5	$12,982
6	$9,912
7	$7,281
8	$5,351
9	$4,386

20:35: Evgenii Kalymaev eliminated in 10th place – US$ 3,684
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

52883910080 9c93c23cba c — Evgenii Kalymaev

Under the gun Abhinav Iyer raises to 80,000, big blind Evegenii Kalymaev shoves his short stack, Iyer calls and is ahead to Kalymaev’s 10d . With the board running , Kalymaev is eliminated and the final table is formed.

20:25: Chien Chih Weng celebrates her second double up
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

From the button, Abhinav Iyer raises to 50,000, big blind Chien Chih Weng three-bet shoves her 387,000 stack. Iyer calls and shows . Weng has for a flip. When the board runs , Weng cheers on her win and doubles up.

Chien Chih Weng – 809,000

20:20: Choi Hun Tae shows his Aces
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

Utg Minwoo Kang raises to 50,000, big blind Choi Hun Tae three-bets to 125,000, Kang calls. On the flop , Choi check-calls Kang’s 110,000 c-bet. On the turn , Kang bets 185,000, this time Choi check-raises to 400,000. Kang folds. Choi shows his hole cards and rises to 1,800,000.

20:15: Evgenii Kalymaev triples up
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

From the button, Cheng Zhang raises to 1 bb, small blind Evgenii Kalymaev sends his remaining 29,000 out front, big blind Abhinav Iyer shoves his monster stack to push out Zheng.

Kalymaev
iyer

The board runs 10c for a pair to Kalymaev to triple up to 112,000.

20:10: Chien Chih Weng doubles through Kalymaev
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

52883982273 76a1c939c3 c — Chien Chih Weng

Chien Chih Weng is all in with , Evgenii Kalymaev calls with . The board runs for a double up to Weng.

Chien Chih Weng – 497,000
Evgenii Kalymaev – 29,000

20:00: Adrian Smith eliminated in 11th place – US$ 3,684
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

Adrian Smith is all in with ducks that can’t get passed Vincent Ferrafiat’s cowboys to exit in 11th place.

19:50: Matt Douhan eliminated in 12th place – US$ 3,246
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

All in preflop, Matt Douhan at risk with against Eric Wasylenko’s . With the board running , Douhan is eliminated in 12th place.

Eric Wasylenko – 640,000

19:45: Thomas Carlin eliminated in 13th place – US$ 3,246
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

52883693069 9896ff5482 c — Thomas Carlin

Thomas Carlin was dealt his last hand with dusted by chip leader Abhinav Iyer’s 10s on a board .

Abhinav Iyer – 2,300,000

19:40: Thomas Carlin cleans one out
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

All in preflop, Thomas Carlin ahead with pocket Kings, at risk player with pocket Jacks, no bad beat arrives on the board for Carlin to ship it.

19:30: Andy Li doubles through Wasylenko
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

Button Eric Wasylenko raised then called small blind Andy Li’s three-bet shove. Wasylenko with , Li with 10c 10s , the board dropped blanks qc} for a double up to Li.

Andy Li – 898,000
Eric Wasylenko – 520,000

19:25: Choi Hun Tai roars as he rails Hongru Zhang, soars to 1.5M
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

Huge takedown by Choi Hun Tae to send Hongru Zhang out of contention. Preflop action opened with cutoff Cheng Zhang raising to 40,000, buttong Hongru Zhang re-raised to 100,000, small blind Choi Hun Tae called, back to Zheng who joined for a three-way to the flop.

On the flop , Choi bet 160,000, Zheng folded, Zhang shoved, Choi called.

Zhang top pair
Choi overpair

The turn and river were no help to Zhang. Choi roared in triumph as he shipped it and catapulted to 1,500,000.

19:25: Blinds up, 15 remaining
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

Blinds up, 15 players remaining. Abhinav Iyer has taken command with over 1,500,000. Second in chips is Minwoo Kang with 1,200,000.

19:15: Paul King eliminated int 17th place – US$ 2,858
Level 21: 8,000-16,000, 16,000 ante

Paul King goes all in with , Minwoo Kang calls with , the board runs to end King in 17th place.

19:10: Eric Wasylenko drags a big one against Carlin
Level 21: 8,000-16,000, 16,000 ante

52882954922 8ecc2e123c c — Eric Wasylenko

Eric Wasylenko and Thomas Carlin stare down a flop . Wasylenko bets 40,000, Carlin raises to 120,000, Wasylenko calls. On the turn not bets land to bring the rive . Waylenko leads out 225,000, Carlin folds.

Eric Wasylenko – 940,000
Thomas Carlin – 500,000

19:00: Cheng Zheng top pair is good
Level 21: 8,000-16,000, 16,000 ante

On a turn board 10h and 88,000 in the pot, button player Cheng Zheng bets 34,000, big blind Thomas Carlin raises to 85,000, Zheng calls. On the river , both chec. Cheng Zheng wins it with over .

Cheng Zheng – 740,000
Thomas Carlin – 660,000

18:40: Blinds up, 20 remaining
Level 21: 8,000-16,000, 16,000 ante

Blinds are up again with 20 remaining. Day 2 plays down to the Final 9 players.

18:20: Haisheng Qiu doubles through
Level 20: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Haisheng Qiu is all in, one player joins in for all his chips, Adrian Smith tank-folds. At risk player Qiu has and caller has , no hits for the drawing player for a double up to to 628,000.

18:15: Hongru Zhang ships it, Paul King drops to 140K
Level 20: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

On a flop and 77,000 in the pot, Liu Yuhan shoves for 71,000, Paul King calls, small blind Hongru Zhang with a check-raise all in, King calls.

Liu
Zhang
King

The turn {10} and river is good to Zhang to ship a huge pot.

Hongru Zhang – 850,000
Liu Yuhan – eliminated
Paul King – 140,000

18:10: Abhinav Iyer doubles up big through Qiu
Level 20: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Catching the action as Abhinav Iyer was getting paid. The board was , Iyer with qd} trips, Haisheng Qiu with a bluff 10c .

Abhinav Iyer – 900,000
Haisheng Qiu – 80,000

18:05: Cheng Zhang eliminates Alex Nguyen
Level 20: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Catching the action as the pot was being shipped to Cheng Zhang, he had that easily defeated Alex Nguyen’s . All in was at the flop, the board completed . Zhang rises to 660,000.

17:50: Blinds up, 25 remaining
Level 20: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Blinds are up again, with 25 players remaining.

17:45: Thomas Carlin doubles through Choi
Level 19: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante

Cutoff Thomas Carlin and small blind Choi Hun Tae built a pot of 85,000 preflop and the flop runs 10h . Choi leads out 15,000, Carlin raises to 44,000, Choi re-raises to 80,000, Carlin calls. On the turn , more chips fired with Choi sending out 100,000 and Carlin fast-calling. On the river , Choi shoves, Carlin snap-calls then shows straight. Choi has two pair and pays up.

Thomas Carlin 690,000
Choi Hun Tae – 460,000

17:40: Evgenii Katymaev doubles through Ojha
Level 19: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante

With 100,000 in the pot and a board , two players are all in. Evgenii Ojha way ahead with trips, Vishal Ojha with . The river secures the double up for Katymaev.

Evgenii Katymaev – 553,000
Vishal Ojha – 225,000

17:35: Choi Hun Tae drags in one against Smith
Level 19: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante

Choi Hun Tae and Adrian Smith stare down a turn board and 75,000 in the pot. Smith bets 25,000 and Choi calls. On the river , Smith checks, Choi bets 40,000, Smith tanks and remarks “you are very lucky” then folds.

Choi Hun Tae – 910,000

17:30: Choi Hun Tae massive stacked
Level 19: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante

We aren’t sure what went down but Choi Hun Tae is now the chip leader with nearly 800,000 while Hongru Zhang has been chunked down to 355,000.

17:05: Blinds up, 30 remaining
Level 19: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante

Since the start of the money round, 17 players have gone bust but with extra money in their pocket. 30 players remaining

16:50: Xiaosheng Cheng doubles through Yuhan
Level 18: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante

52883904660 a6cb0a898d c — Xiaosheng Cheng

All in preflop, Xiaosheng Cheng’s holds against Liu Yuhan’s overcards for a double up to 190,000. Liu dropped to 145,000.

16:45: Vishal Ojha doubles through Lin
Level 18: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante

Vishal Ojha all in with {7h then proceeds to win the flip against Hua Wei Lin with . The board ran {6v}. Ojha doubles up to 226,000.

16:40: Big stacks update, 35 players remaining
Level 18: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante

Minwoo Kang – 860,000
Hongru Zhang – 605,000
Eric Wasylenko – 540,000
Andy Li – 480,000
Abhinav Iyer – 470,000

Defending champion Seongmin Lee is still in the running with 158,000.

16:35: Dylan Wayne dominated by Ferrafiat
Level 18: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante

Dylan Wayne moves all in with , Vincent Ferrafiat calls with 10d 10s , the board runs 10h . Dylan is eliminated in 36th place.

Vincent Ferrafiat – 550,000

16:15: Break time! 38 players remaining
Level 18: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 ante

Field is down to 38 players. Minwoo Kang maintains his lead with 720,000. It will be a long grind before they stop at the Final 9 players.

15:30: Bubble bursts! Amit Kaushik falls to Carlin
Level 17: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante

The bubble round saw four players double up starting with Evgenii Kaytmaev full house over Cheng Zhang 10s trips on a board 10h 10d . Another survivor was short stacked Vinay Boob with 10s winning the flip against Hongru Zhang‘s {1h} on a board 10d

DJR09984

In addition to short stacks rising, big stacks Minwoo Kang, Eric Wasylenko, and Hongru Zhang were also putting pressure on their tablemates to stack up further.

Minwoo Kang – 700,000 (chip leader)
Hongru Zhang – 600,000
Eric Wasylenko – 420,000

DJR09978

After forty minutes, it finally popped on ailing stacked Amit Kaushik who was down to 15,000 and was on the big blind. Two players called his all in, on the flop Thomas Carlin bet 22,000 that pushed out a player. Carlin opened top pair, Kaushik , the turn was 10h and river .

Thomas Carlin – 170,000

14:20: New level begins, 54 players remaining
Level 16: 2,000-5,000, 5,000 ante

Another twelve players went bust at the previous level leaving 54 at the start of the new one. Among the fallen was two-time WSOP bracelet champion Wei Guo Liang. Bubble round is approaching with the money starting at 47th place.

13:40: New level begins, 66 players remaining
Level 15: 2,000-4,000, 4,000 ante

Eight players went bust during the first level of Day 2. 66 players remain. The money begins at 47th place. Minimum payout is $1,250.

Cards in the air for Day 2 of the APPT National!

The APPT National is back on with 78 players returning for a shot at the first PokerStars Shard Trophy and the US$ 42,737 top prize. We will track the action throughout the day with more up to date gameplay from the bubble onwards. Money begins at 47 places. Here are the payouts and list of returning players.

Payouts

Place	Payout In USD
1	$42,737
2	$27,149
3	$20,351
4	$16,469
5	$12,982
6	$9,912
7	$7,281
8	$5,351
9	$4,386
10-11	$3,684
12-13	$3,246
14-15	$2,917
16-17	$2,858
18-29	$2,259
21-23	$2,039
24-27	$1,820
28-31	$1,601
32-39	$1,404
40-47	$1,250

Day 2 qualifiers – 78 players

Rank	Player	Flag	Stack	BB
1	Minwoo Kang	Korea	451,000	150
2	Choi Hun Tae	Korea	322,500	108
3	Cheng Zhang	China	305,500	102
4	Paul King	England	279,000	93
5	Eric Wasylenko	Canada	272,000	91
6	Liu Yuhan (Hans)	China	271,500	91
7	Xiaosheng Zheng	China	264,000	88
8	Adrian Smith	UK	250,000	83
9	Vincent Ferrafiat	France	243,500	81
10	Vishal Ojha	India	242,500	81
11	Duy Tung Nguyen	Vietnam	212,500	71
12	Xixiang Luo	China	210,000	70
13	Dylan Wayne	Australia	208,000	69
14	Andy Li	Singapore	207,000	69
15	Somashekar KM	India	192,500	64
16	Seongmin Lee	Korea	191,500	64
17	Emil Ukalaev	Russia	181,000	60
18	Liang Song	China	179,500	60
19	Matt Douhan	Sweden	172,000	57
20	Abhinav Iyer	India	162,000	54
21	Hua Wei Lin	Taiwan	160,500	54
22	Huangqi Yuan	China	147,500	49
23	Koen Breed	Holland	146,500	49
24	Gokul Raj Dharmarajan	India	146,000	49
25	Maxime Costas	France	142,500	48
26	Thomas Carlin	USA	133,500	45
27	Lim Yue Ming	Hong Kong	132,500	44
28	Guy Taylor	UK	126,000	42
29	Haisheng Qin	China	123,000	41
30	Le Ngoc Khanh	Vietnam	119,000	40
31	Curtis Lim	Singapore	118,500	40
32	Jennifer Cassell	Australia	116,000	39
33	Sebastian Mueller	Germany	115,500	39
34	Hal Rotholz	USA	114,000	38
35	Mateusz Kalzmarek	Poland	108,500	36
36	Roman Kolotiuk	Russia	105,000	35
37	I-Chun Chiu	Taiwan	104,000	35
38	Worawat Kiatponglap	Thailand	103,500	35
39	Ting-Yi Tsai (Eric)	Taiwan	102,500	34
40	Cheon Young Jo	Korea	94,500	32
41	Li Fang	China	93,500	31
42	Evgenii Kalymaev	Russia	90,000	30
43	Yonngwon Woo	Korea	89,500	30
44	Yuwen Pan	China	88,000	29
45	Wu Zhen Shan	China	87,000	29
46	Lev Kydatov	Russia	85,500	29
47	Lin Ente	China	78,500	26
48	William Bolton	Austrailia	75,500	25
49	Eike Soren Strub	Germany	74,000	25
50	Zhang Hongru	China	69,000	23
51	Chien Chih Weng	Taiwan	68,500	23
52	Betrix Manoe	Switzerland	66,500	22
53	Amit Kaushik	India	65,500	22
54	Luu Huyen Duc	Vietnam	65,500	22
55	Sameer Agarwal	India	64,500	22
56	Tom Maguire	Australia	64,000	21
57	Siarhei Chudapal	Belarus	57,500	19
58	Wei Guo Liang	China	56,000	19
59	Shardul P	India	55,500	19
60	Tian Hao	China	51,000	17
61	Truong Do	Vietnam	48,000	16
62	Kelvin Pang	Malaysia	45,000	15
63	Simon Andrew Criowe	UK	45,000	15
64	Liu Xiang	China	43,500	15
65	Pete Chen	Taiwan	43,000	14
66	Terence Tan	Singapore	42,000	14
67	Roland Kivi	Estonia	41,500	14
68	Fedor Dedelov	Russia	39,500	13
69	Zhang Yun	China	39,000	13
70	Evgenii Nekrasov	Russia	37,500	13
71	Vinay Boob	India	36,500	12
72	Kenny	UK	32,000	11
73	Xiao Yin Fei	China	30,000	10
74	Chao Ting Cheng	Taiwan	29,000	10
75	Victor Chong	Malaysia	28,500	10
76	Lun Loon	Malaysia	28,000	9
77	Will Kwok	Hong Kong	26,500	9
78	Xiaohua Fu	China	26,500	9

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APPT National Final Table

Buy in: US$ 800
Guarantee: US$ 100,000
Entries: 314
Prize pool: US$ 219,298
ITM: 47 places

Starting stack: 30,000
Chips in play: 9,420,000
Opening blinds: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

Singapore’s Andy Li wins the APPT National!

After a 2.5 hour heads up grind and 13 all in showdowns, Singapore’s Andy Li Xueyan wins the APPT National. Due to an ICM deal, he pockets US$ 36,687 and brings home the PokerStars Shard Trophy. Congratulations to the champ!

21:10: Minwoo Kang eliminated in 2nd place – US$ 33,087
Level 37: 300,000-600,000, 600,000 ante

From the button, Andy Li goes all in with , Minwoo Kang calls for his tournament life with . The board runs for two pair to Li to eliminate Kang on 2nd place.

21:05: Another double up for Li
Level 36: 250,000-500,000, 500,000 ante

After Andy Li doubled up in the previous hand, he lost a succession of pots that switched the counts again. With Kang back on top, Li shoves with 10d , Kang calls with . The board runs 10c for a pair spiked by Li to survive elimination.

Andy Li – 6,180,000
Minwoo Kang – 3,240,000

21;00: Andy Li doubles up
Level 36: 250,000-500,000, 500,000 ante

Another preflop shove, Andy Li with , Minwoo Kang calls with , the board favors the lesser hand as it runs 10h for a double up to Li.

Andy Li – 6,400,000
Minwoo Kang – 3,020,000

20:55: Minwoo Kang’s ducks hold
Level 36: 250,000-500,000, 500,000 ante

Button Andy Li shoves with 10h , Minwoo Kang calls with . The board runs 8s}. No hits for Li for Kang to double through.

Minwoo Kang – 6,480,000
Andy Li – 2,940,000

20:45: Andy Li ships a double with higher pockets
Level 35: 200,000, 400,000, 400,000 ante

DJR00293

All in again, Andy Li with , Minwoo Kang behind with . The board runs 10s . Li doubles through.

Andy Li – 6,360,000
Minwoo Kang – 3,060,000

20:40: Minwoo Kang catches the river
Level 35: 200,000, 400,000, 400,000 ante

All in, Andy Li pushes with , Minwoo Kang calls for his tournament life with . When the board runs 10h {87c}, it’s a dobule up for Kang.

Minwoo Kang – 6,520,000
Andy Li – 2,900,000

20:35; Andy Li lands his fourth double up off Kang
Level 35: 200,000, 400,000, 400,000 ante

Button Minwoo Kang all in with , big blind Andy Li calls for his tournament live with , the board runs {5s. Li bags his fourth double up.

Andy Li – 5,940,000
Minwoo Kang – 3,380,000

20:30: Two double ups for Kang to reclaim the lead
Level 34: 150,000-300,000, 300,000 ante

Minwoo Kang is on desperate mode and shoves two mediocre hands and gets there for two double ups to retake the chip lead. The first hand, Andy Li shoves with 10c , Kang calls with , the board comes .

Next winning shove, Kang has , Li with , the board runs .

Minwoo Kang – 6,280,000
Andy Li – 3,140,000

20:20: Andy Li doubles through again
Level 33: 125,000-250,000, 250,000

Minwoo Kang limps, Andy Li shoves 3,615,000, Kang calls and shows . Li is ahead with . The board runs out for a third double up to Li.

Andy Li – 7,530,000
Minwoo Kang – 1,900,000

20:15: Minwoo Kang regains the lead
Level 33: 125,000-250,000, 250,000

Minwoo Kang goes back to grinding and rises to 5,500,000. One of the biggest pots was 1,250,000 on a board 10d 10s . Andy Li bet 350,000, Kang check-raised to 1,000,000. Li folded.

Minwoo Kang – 5,500,000
Andy Li – 4,420,000

20:10: Andy Li survives the showdown again
Level 33: 125,000-250,000, 250,000

DJR00336

From the button, Andy Li shoves, big blind Minwoo Kang tank-folds. Several hands later, Kang limps, Li shoves again, Kang asks for the count and calls the 2,570,000.

Li
Kang 10h

The board runs . Double up for Li.

Andy Li – 5,390,000
Minwoo Kang – 4,030,000

20:00: Minwoo Kang grinding
Level 32: 100,000-200,000, 200,000 ante

Minwoo Kang is back on top after successful grinds to drive his stack to 6,000,000. His latest win saw a pot of 1,575,000 by the turn 10s Both players checked. On the river . Kang shoves, Li folds. Li down to 3,400,000.

19:50: Andy Li doubles through Kang
Level 32: 100,000-200,000, 200,000 ante

Minwoo Kang limps, big blind Andy Li shoves for 2,510,000, Kang calls and opens , Li is slightly ahead with 10h . The board keeps Li out front running .

Andy Li – 5,120,000
Minwoo Kang – 4,300,000

19:45: Minwoo Kang on the move
Level 31: 80,000-160,000, 160,000 ante

Minwoo Kang has picked up a few consecutive pots with the largest one earning him 580,000. Kang limped, Li checked, the flop was 10h . Kang bet 160,000, Li check-called. On the turn 10d , another 260,000 from Kang, check-called again. On the river 435,000, Li checked then folded to Kang’s 435,000 bet.

Minwoo Kang -6,500,000
Andy Li – 2,900,000

19:35: Minwoo Kang doubles through Li
Level 31: 80,000-160,000, 160,000 ante

DJR00329

Minwoo Kang shoves from the button with 10d , big blind Andy Li calls with 10s . The board runs for trips to Li, but with the river , Kang jumps ahead with a straight. The river doesn’t improve Li to pay the double up.

Minwoo Kang – 5,090,000
Andy Li – 4,850,000

19:15: Li continues to rise
Level 30: 60,000-120,000, 120,000 ante

Andy Li continues to rake in pots both big and small. His recent pile sent his stack to 8,900,000. He raises from the button to 275,000, Kang calls. On the flop , Kang bets 210,000, Li calls. On the turn and river , no bets land. Kang has [kc} 10s that missed completely, Li has 10c pair to claim the pot.

Andy Li – 8,900,000
Minwoo Kang – 2,500,000

19:05: Another pot for Li
Level 29: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 ante

Button Minwoo Kang limiped then called big blind Andy Li’s 350,000 raise. At the flop , Li check-called 125,000. On the turn both checked it. On the river , Li shoved, fast fold from Kang.

19:00: Fast action sees chips go back and forth, Li takes the lead
Level 29: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 ante

Players are betting quite fast with chips moving back and forth between them. Andy Li has taken over the chip lead in this hand. Button Minwoo Kang raises to 225,000, Li flats. On the flop {9s, Li check-calls 130,000. On the turn , both check to bring the river . Li leads out 425,000 and is called. Li shows , Kang mucks

Andy Li – 5,260,000
Minwoo Kang – 4,110,000

18:50: ICM deal reached
Level 29: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 ante

An ICM deal has been reached. Here is the breakdown.

Minwoo Kim – US$ 33,199
Andy Li – US$ 32,687

They will play for US$ 4,000 and the trophy. The players have also agreed to speed up the blinds to 15 minutes.

18:45: Heads up!
Level 29: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 ante

DJR00325

Down to the final two players. An ICM deal is being proposed.

Kang – 4,865,000
Andy Li Xueyan – 4,555,000

18:40: Choi Hun Tae eliminated in 3rd place – US$ 20,351
Level 29: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 ante

End of the line for Choi Hun Tae who limp-calls all in from the button with against big blind raiser Minwoo Kang’s . The board runs out . Kang ships it as Choi gets up to leave in 3rd place. He turns his US$ 800 buy in into a sizable US$ 20,351.

18:25: Minwoo Kang wins he pot
Level 29: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 ante

Three way raised pot preflop, the board comes . Action folds to button Minwoo Kang who bets 325,000. Only small blind Choi Hun Tae calls and the turn is . Both players check, and also check the river . Kang claims the pot with 10d as Choi mucks.

Minwoo Kang – 3,000,000
Choi Hun Tae – 1,400,000

18:15: Choi Hun Tae getting drained
Level 28: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 ante

Another big pot by the river 10s . Minwoo Kang checks, Choi Hun Tae checks, Kang shows to claim the 1,575,000 pot.

Choi Hun Tae – 1,200,000

18:00: More chips for Andy Li
Level 28: 40,000-80,000, 60,000 ante

After doubling up huge through Minwoo Kang, Andy Li has been keeping a tight grip on his stack, giving only a little and controlling pots. He recently picked up another sizable one in a hand against Choi Hun Tae. By the turn board of 10s , both players had built a 740,000 pot. Li bet 650,000, Choi called. On the river both opted to check it. Cjhoi had 10c two pair, Li had better higher two pair.

Andy Li – 6,100,000
Choi Hun Tae – 1,450,000
Minwoo Kang – 1,800,000

17:35: Minwoo Kang doubles through Choi Hun Tae
Level 27: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 ante

Minwoo Kang is at all in with and is up against Choi Hun Tae’s 10s . The board runs out for a double up to Kang.

Minwoo Kang – 1,900,000
Choi Hun Tae – 3,200,000

17:25: Andy Li doubles through Kang
Level 27: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 ante

All in preflop, Andy Li ahead with 10d 10h , called by Minwoo Kang with . The board runs out for a double up to Li.

Andy Li – 4,050,000
Minwoo Kang – 1,200,000

17:05: Chip count update
Level 26: 25,000-50,000, 50,000 ante

Final three players and their chip counts.

Minwoo Kang – 3,465,000
Choi Hun Tae – 4,140,000
Andy Li – 1,815,000

17:00: Maggie Weng eliminated in 4th place – US$ 16,469
Level 26: 25,000-50,000, 50,000 ante

From utg, Maggie Weng sends her last 355,000 stack out front with to battle with, she is challenged by big stacked Minwoo Kang with . Big blind Andy Li tank-folds and says he had pocket Nines. The board favors the big cards as it runs 10h . Two pair for Kang rails Weng. Li would have hit a straight.

Minwoo Kang – 3,465,000
Maggie Weng – eliminated in 4th place

16:45: Abhinav Iyer eliminated in 5th place – US$ 12,982
Level 26: 25,000-50,000, 50,000 ante

Big blind Abhinav Iyer dusts off his massive stack to cutoff Choi Hun Tae to fall in 5th place. By the turn with 605,000 in the pot, Iyer check-calls Choi on every street. On the river , Iyer checks again Choi bets the amount of Iyer’s remaining stack, Iyer calls and opens 10s top pair. Choi ships with higher kicker.

Choi Hun Tae – 4,200,000
Abhinav Iyer – eliminated in 5th place

15:45: Andy Li doubles through Kang
Level 25: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 ante

Andy Li is all in with 10c 10d and is flipping against chip leader Minwoo Kang with . No hits on the board for Kang for a double up to Li.

Andy Li – 1,360,000
Minwoo Kang – 2,490,000

15:35: Eric Wasylenko eliminated in 6th place – US$ 9,912
Level 25: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 ante

From cutoff, Abhinav Iyer raises to 80,000, button Eric Wasylenko shoves his remaining 265,000 stack, small blind Minwoo Kang calls, back to Iyer who folds. Wasylenko opens and is ahead of Kang’s 10s , but with the board running {ah, Wasylenko is eliminated.

Minwoo Kang – 3,300,000
Eric Wasylenko – eliminated in 6th place

15:25: Mateusz Kaczmarek eliminated in 7th place – US$ 7,281
Level 25: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 ante

From cutoff, Mateusz Kaczmarek raises to 90,000, small blind Minwoo Kang three-bets to 500,000. Kaczmarek tanks then goes all in with just over 600,000. Instant call from Kang.

Kang
Kaczmarek

The board runs 10c , Kang ships it as Kaczmarek packs up.

Minwoo Kang – 3,100,000
Mateusz Kaczmarek – eliminated in 7th place

15:10: Break time chip counts, 7 remaining
Level 25: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 ante

Seat 2: Maggie Weng – 1,260,000
Seat 3: Abhinav Iyer – 1,025,000
Seat 4: Mateusz Kaczmarek – 675,000
Seat 5: Eric Wasylenko – 365,000
Seat 6: Minwoo Kang – 2,250,000
Seat 7: Choi Hun Tae – 2,015,000
Seat 9: Andy Li – 900,000

15:00: Maggie Weng beats Wasylenko’s rockets
Level 24: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 ante

On a board that completed and 375,000 brewed, mid position Eric Wasylenko bets 250,000, big blind Maggie Weng check -calls. Wasylenko has overpair, Weng claims the pot with flush.

Maggie Weng – 1.300,000
Eric Wasylenko – 365,000

14:50: Maggie Weng pushes out Mateusz Kaczmarek
Level 24: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 ante

On a flop and 175,000 brewed, cutoff Maggie Weng bets 50,000, small blind Mateusz Kaczmarek check-raises to 110,000, Weng calls. On the turn 10d , Weng jams, Kaczmarek check-folds.

Maggie Weng – 810,000
Matesusz Kaczmarek – 200,000

14:40: Choi Hun Tae vs Abhinav Iyer
Level 24: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 ante

On a board that completes 10c with utg+1 driving the pot to 330,000, small blind Choi Hun Tae checks then calls Iyer’s 120,000 bet. Iyer has top pair, Choi wins the pot with two pair.

Choi Hun Tae – 2,700,000
Abhinav Iyer – 1,400,000

14:20: Cheng Zhang eliminated in 8th place – US$ 5,351
Level 24: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 ante

Mid position Minwoo Kang raises to 65,000, button Cheng Zhang three-bet shoves with under 200,000, Kang snap-calls with . Zhang at risk of elimination with 10s . With the board running , Kang ships it as Zhang ships out.

Minwoo Kang – 1,125,000
Cheng Zhang – eliminated in 8th place

14:10: Minwoo Kang drives the pot
Level 24: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 ante

Hijack Minwoo Kang raises to 60,000, finds two callers to the flop . Kang c-bets 65,000, cutoff Choi Hun Tae calls, big blind Maggie Weng check-folds. On the turn , Kang sends out 135,000, no call.

Minwoo Kang – 900,000
Choi Hun Tae – 2,600,000
Maggie Weng – 750,000

13:45: Wasylenko didn’t see the limper
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

Choi Hun Tae limps from utg, action folds around to the small blind Eric Wasylenko who raises to 75,000. Big blind Minwoo Kang calls and Choi joins to make it a three-way to the flop 10h . Wasylenko c-bets 150,000, Kang calls, Choi folds. On the turn Wasylenko shoves his last 500,000, Kang tank-folds. Wasylenko says he didn’t see the limp.

Eric Wasylenko – 1,050,000
Minwoo Kang – 685,000

13:35: Vincent Ferrafiat eliminated in 9t

h place – US$ 4,386
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

Vincent Ferrafiat risks his big stack against the bigger stacked Choi Hun Tae by shoving with preflop. Choi calls with . The board runs 10c to end Ferrafiat’s run in 9th place.

Choi Hun Taei – 2,600,000

13:25: Mateusz Kaczmarek shoves out the limpers
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

From utg, Choi Hun Tae limps, cutoff Abhinav Iyer limps, button Mateusz Kaczmarek goes all in for 340,000, no takers. Mateusz Kaczmarek – 450,000

13:20: Choi Hun Tae c-bets for the pot
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

From utg+1, Choi Hun Tae raises a 75,000, finds two callers in lojack Andy Li and big blind Eric Wasylenko. At the flop 10c , Choi c-bets 80,000 and wins the pot.

Choi Hun Tae – 1,800,000

13:15: Vincent Ferrafiat three-bets Zhang
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

Utg Cheng Zhang opens and button Vincent Ferrafiat calls to build a preflop pot of 115,000. At the flop , Ferrafiat bets 55,000, Zhang check-raises to 125,000, Ferrafiat answers with a three-bet shove, Zhang folds.

Vincent Ferrafiat – 800,000
Cheng Zhang – 180,000

13:07: Cards in the air for the final day of the APPT National!
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

DJ700332

Shuffle up and deal! The APPT National final table race to the first APPT Cambodia Shard Trophy is underway! Blinds go up every 60 minutes. Up top is a US$ 42,737.

Final 9 players

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Final 9 players by stack size

Seat	Player	Stack	BB
7	Abhinav Iyer	2,560,000	102
6	Hun Tae Choi	1,925,000	77
2	Andy Li Xueyan	965,000	39
5	Chien-Chih Weng	885,000	35
1	Minwoo Kang	875,000	35
3	Eric Wasylenko	770,000	31
9	Vincent Ferrafiat	700,000	28
4	Mateusz Kaczmarek	410,000	16
8	Cheng Zhang	385,000	15

Final 9 by seat

Seat	Player	Stack	BB
1	Minwoo Kang	875,000	35
2	Andy Li Xueyan	965,000	39
3	Eric D Wasylenko	770,000	31
4	Mateusz Kaczmarek	410,000	16
5	Chien-Chih Weng	885,000	35
6	Hun Tae Choi	1,925,000	77
7	Abhinav Iyer	2,560,000	102
8	Cheng Zhang	385,000	15
9	Vincent Ferrafiat	700,000	28

Remaining Payouts

Place	Payout In USD
1	$42,737
2	$27,149
3	$20,351
4	$16,469
5	$12,982
6	$9,912
7	$7,281
8	$5,351
9	$4,386

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Chip Counts AB
Final Day

Chip Counts Day 1A and Day 1B

Buy in: US$ 550
Entries: 243
Prize pool: US$ 116,677
Day 2 players: 38

Day 1A: 69 entries / 11 ITM
Day 1B: 174 entries / 27 ITM

Mystery Bounty – Day 1A results

End of Day 1A – 11 players

Player	Flag	Stack
Zhou Quan	China	458,000
Amit Kaushik	India	342,000
Xu Wei	China	245,000
Hua Wei Lin	Taiwan	240,000
Yuwen Pan	China	201,000
Ng Duc Thanh	Vietnam	166,000
Xing Chen Dao	China	149,900
Ming Xi	China	130,000
Low Jiayi	Singapore	74,000
Weng Jun	China	37,000
Erik Rozhynskyi	Ukraine	30,000

Mystery Bounty – Day 1B results

End of Day 1B – 27 players

Player	Flag	Stack
Bin Zhang	China	526,000
Sven McDermott	Ireland	502,000
Bien Mai	Vietnam	393,000
Van Binh Pham	Canada	386,000
Vincent Chauve	France	355,000
Liu Qiao Nan	China	332,000
Asish Kumar Ghosh	India	282,000
Zheng Xiaosheng	China	269,000
Ashish Munot	India	262,000
Harute Murata	Japan	250,000
Shoji Shimabukuro	Japan	226,000
Roman Kolotiuk	Russia	224,000
Bo Jin	China	193,000
I Chun Chiu	Taiwan	182,000
Bonifacio Jhun Mondalo	Philippines	154,000
Seung Hun Ko	Korea	112,000
Chan Wing Kei	Hong Kong	110,000
Anthony Cierco	France	108,000
Emil Ukalaev	Russia	108,000
Fedor Dedelov	Russia	100,000
Li Shan Kui	China	100,000
Khayal Abbasov	Azerbaijan	96,000
Betrix Manoe	Switzerland	95,000
Huang Jiang Ho	Singapore	65,000
Anton Widjaya	Indonesia	24,000
Tiang Tian Yuan	China	18,000
Mohit Bohra	India	10,000

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Mystery Bounty Final Day

Buy in: US$ 550
Entries: 243
Prize pool: US$ 116,677
Day 2 players / ITM: 38 15

Chips in play: 7,290,000
Day 2 opening blinds: 3000-6000, 6000 ante

China’s Bin Zhang wins the Mystery Bounty and draws the largest bounty!

Bin Zhang is the next player from China to lift a trophy at APPT Cambodia. He entered the final day as chip leader and despite others catching up, two crucial double ups at heads up against Ashish Munot practically ensured his victory. Zhang won the US$ 15,598 top prize, in addition, he picked up five bounties which included the largest of US$ 7,700 for a total of US$ 11,700 added to his winnings.

19:40: Ashish Munot falls in 2nd place – US$ 10,370
Level 28: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 ante

From the button, Bin Zhang shove, Ashish Munot calls for his tournament life. Zhang ahead with , Munot with . When the flop runs , Zhang’s rail erupts. Then with the turn it is all over. Munot is drawing dead. The river is . Munot has one last bounty and draws US$ 980.

19:35: Ashish Munot lands three boosts, rises to 16 bb
Level 28: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 ante

Down to 2 bb, Ashish Munot does an all-in no look with , and pairs the Jack to double up against Bin Zhang’s }as}. He rises to 4 bb.

Two hands after, Munot is all in again, this time with , Zhang calls with , the board runs 10s 10d full house for second double up. Munot now up to 8 bb.

Next shove, Munot has , Zhang with overcards 10h , the board runs , Munot ships it to rise to 16 bb.

19:30: Bin Zhang doubles up twice, Munot plunges to 2 bb
Level 27: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 ante

Ashish Munot was backed by a massive stack but not anymore after Bin Zhang scored two double ups to build a dominating stack. The first showdown was Zhang , Munot , no hits on the board for Munot.

The next all in came five minutes later with Munot ahead and Zhang . With the board running , Zhang caught an Eight on the flop to pair up and score a second double up.

Bin Zhang – 7,860,000
Ashish Munot – 410,000

19:10: Yuwen Pan eliminated in 3rd place – US$ 7,585
Level 27: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 ante

From the small blind, Yuwen Pan shoves with Ace-Jack off suit, big blind Ashish Munot shoves and Pan risks his tournament life. Munot has Ace-Seven off suit. With the board running , it’s a pair for Munot to boot out Pan.

17:10: Final table
Level 21: 8,000-16,000, 16,000 ante

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17:05: Daoxing Chen misses the final table by one spot
Level 21: 8,000-16,000, 16,000 ante

Short stacked Daoxing Chen is all in and is called by Zhou Quan with . No hits land on the board to eliminate Chen in 10th place.

16:05: Wing Kei Chan doubles through
Level 20: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Wing Kei Chan doubles up with both finding partners on a board 10c to double through a player with 10s .

16:00: Four way pot, Yuwan Pan scoops it up
Level 20: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Two players shove, big stacks Zhou Quan and Yuwen Pan call. When the board completes , Pan bets, Zhou folds. Pan has 10s flush and ships it all.

15:55: Yuwen Pan doubles through Mai
Level 20: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Bien Mai loses another pot, this time paying a double up Yuwen Pan. The board showed 10d , Pan had , Mai with .

15:30: Zhou Quan banks a big one against Mai
Level 20: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante

On a board showing and around 200,000 in the pot, Bien Mai raises double to 200,000, Zhou Quan calls. Mai opens top pair, Zhou takes it with overpair.

14:40: Highlights as of the first break
Level 19: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 ante

Break time: Bien Mai draws US$ 2,400 14:30: Xiaosheng Zheng gets lucky with pocket Sevens set on the flop to double through a player with pocket Eights.

14:20: Ashish Munot rails Ng Duc Thanh; Munot , Thanh , board runs . Munot draws US$ 400 on his fifth bounty.

14:15: Ashish Munot draws a fourth bounty, earns US$ 300, sits with 960,000 14:10: Sven McDermott rails Bonifacio Mondalo in 18th place, rises to 560,000

14:05: Zhou Quan rails Anthony Cierco then later sucks out on a player. Zhou’s spikes the King on the turn to rail one with . Zhou soars to 830,000.

14:00: Bin Zhang rails Bo Jin then Ming Xu. Against Xu his {s} stays ahead of . Zhang catapults to 1,100,000

13:50: Three-way, Ng Duc Thanh triples up with , Ashish Munot wins the side pot and bounty as one player goes bust. Munot draws US$ 300.

13:45: Ming Xi draws US$ 400

13:40: Zhou Quan 10c cracks Fedor Dedelov’s with the board running ; rises to 547,000

13:15: Ashish Munot draws two bounties – US$ 600, US$ 300 13:07: Xiaosheng Zheng draws first bounty – wins US$ 600

By Stack Size

1	Zhang Bin	China	526,000
2	Sven McDermott	Ireland	502,000
3	Zhou Quan	China	458,000
4	Bien Mai	Vietnam	393,000
5	Van Binh Pham	Canada	386,000
6	Vincent Chauve	France	355,000
7	Amit Kaushik	India	342,000
8	Liu Qiao Nan	China	332,000
9	Asish Kumar Ghosh	India	282,000
10	Zheng Xiaosheng	China	269,000
11	Ashish Munot	India	262,000
12	Harute Murata	Japan	250,000
13	Xu Wei	China	245,000
14	Hua Wei Lin	Taiwan	240,000
15	Shoji Shimabukuro	Japan	226,000
16	Roman Kolotiuk	Russia	224,000
17	Yuwen Pan	China	201,000
18	Bo Jin	China	193,000
19	I Chun Chiu	Taiwan	182,000
20	Ng Duc Thanh	Vietnam	166,000
21	Bonifacio Jhun Mondalo	Philippines	154,000
22	Xing Chen Dao	China	149,900
23	Ming Xi	China	130,000
24	Seung Hun Ko	Korea	112,000
25	Chan Wing Kei	Hong Kong	110,000
26	Anthony Cierco	France	108,000
27	Emil Ukalaev	Russia	108,000
28	Fedor Dedelov	Russia	100,000
29	Li Shan Kui	China	100,000
30	Khayal Abbasov	Azerbaijan	96,000
31	Betrix Manoe	Switzerland	95,000
32	Low Jiayi	Singapore	74,000
33	Huang Jiang Ho	Singapore	65,000
34	Weng Jun	China	37,000
35	Erik Rozhynskyi	Ukraine	30,000
36	Anton Widjaya	Indonesia	24,000
37	Tiang Tian Yuan	China	18,000
38	Mohit Bohra	India	10,000

Payouts

Place	Payout In USD
1	$15,598
2	$10,370
3	$7,585
4	$6,123
5	$4,800
6	$3,633
7	$2,668
8	$1,960
9	$1,633
10-11	$1,361
12-13	$1,190
14-15	$1,074
16-17	$957
18-29	$840
21-23	$762
24-27	$724
28-31	$646
32-38	$568

Bounty Prizes

1	$7,700
1	$5,200
1	$3,800
1	$3,000
1	$2,400
1	$1,800
1	$1,300
1	$980
1	$800
2	$700
2	$600
4	$500
10	$400
11	$300

By Table / Seat

Bin Zhang	12	6	526,000
Vincent,Fabien Chauve	12	2	355,000
Bo Jin	12	3	193,000
I-Chun Chiu	12	1	182,000
Anthony Cierco	12	8	108,000
Emil Ukalaev	12	5	108,000
Khayal Abbasov	12	7	96,000
Sven Doyle Mc Dermott	11	2	502,000
Van Binh Pham	11	7	386,000
Xiaosheng Zheng	11	5	269,000
Wei Xu	11	3	245,000
Daoxing Chen	11	6	149,900
Jiang Ho Huang	11	4	65,000
Erik Rozhynskyi	11	1	30,000
Bien Mai	7	5	393,000
Amit Kaushik	7	1	342,000
Shoji Shimabukuro	7	7	226,000
Yuwen Pan	7	2	201,000
Seunghun Ko	7	8	112,000
Manoe Betrix	7	6	95,000
Jia Yi Low	7	4	74,000
Tianyuan Tang	7	3	18,000
Quan Zhou	2	7	458,000
Qiaonan Liu	2	1	332,000
Ming Xi	2	4	130,000
Wing Kei Chan	2	6	110,000
Fedor Dedelov	2	8	100,000
Shankui Li	2	5	100,000
Haruto Murata	2	2	25,000
Mohit Bohra	2	3	10,000
Asish Kumar Ghosh	1	5	281,000
Ashish Munot Anilkumar	1	4	262,000
Hua-Wei Lin	1	3	240,000
Roman Kolotiuk	1	6	224,000
Duc Thanh Nguyen	1	7	166,000
Bonifacio Jr Delingon M0Ndalo	1	1	154,000
Jun Weng	1	8	37,000
Anton Widjaya	1	2	24,000

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APPT Super High Roller Final Day

Buy in: US$ 10,000
Entries: 22
Prize pool: US$ 206,998
ITM: 4 places

Australia’s Joshua McCully wins the APPT Super High Roller for US$ 86,939!

Joshua McCully eliminated Chinese pro Xixiang Luo in 2nd place to claim the US$ 86,939 first prize and his first ever PokerStars Shard Trophy. McCully denied Luo a second series title. We will have a recap for you shortly. Congratulations to the new champ!

Payouts

Place	Player	Payouts in USD
1	Joshua McCully	$86,939
2	Xixiang Luo	$57,959
3	Hao Tian	$37,260
4	Pete Chen	$24,840

16:40: Xixiang Luo eliminated on first heads up hand, takes 2nd place – US$ 57,959
Level 19: 25,000-50,000, 50,000 ante

On the first heads up hand, both players had it all out front. Xixiang Luo behind with , McCully dominating with . At the flop , the Aussie rail celebrated the set as the Chinese rail called out for a runner runner. The turn sent Luo’s rail erupting as the runner runner was possible. However, the river wasn’t it. Luo busted in 2nd place.

16:30: Heads up!
Level 19: 25,000-50,000, 50,000 ante

In just over three hours, the Super High Roller event has reached heads up. Here are the counts.

Joshua McCully – 3,210,000
Xixiang Luo – 2,340,000

16:25: Tian Hao eliminated in 3rd place – US$ 37,260
Level 18: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 ante

Tian Hao held the chip lead for quite some time and looked to be running away with the title but not to be as two costly pots sent him down to 1 bb. Despite tripling up on the next hand, he was still way behind the leaders and fell in 3rd place to Luo with beating .

16:20: Xixiang Luo doubles through Hao
Level 18: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 ante

Tian Hao is down to crumbs after paying out another double up. This time it was to Xixiang Luo with standing firm against . Hao down to 1 bb.

16:10: Joshua McCully doubles up huge off Hao
Level 18: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 ante

Joshua McCully is all in with , Tian Hao attempts to eliminate with , with the board running and neither player with a diamond, cowboys takes it for a huge double up to 3,100,000. That’s over half of the chips in play.

15:50: Pete Chen eliminated in 4th place – US$ 24,840
Level 18: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 ante

From cutoff, Pete Chen shoves with around 10 bb and , small blind Xixiang Luo puts him at risk with . With the board running [3x} with no dominant suit on the board, Luo’s kicker plays to send Chen out in 4th place.

15:20: Final four payouts
Level: 17: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 ante

The final four players are now in the money and are guaranteed US$ 24,840. Up top is US$ 86,939 and the PokerStars Shard Trophy. Here is the breakdown of payouts.

1st: US$ 86,939
2nd: 57,959
3rd: 37,260
4th: 24,840

15:15: Jhon Hendri bubbles
Level: 17: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 ante

The day’s entering chip leader Jhon Hendri got pummeled early on at the final table but hung on to reach the bubble round. After a long race to the money, Hendri was all in with and was at risk against big stacked Tian Hao with 10c 10d . With the board running 10h , he was eliminated.

Final Day players

Rank	Player	Flag	Stack	BB
1	Jhon Hendri	Indonesia	1,663,000	104
2	Xixiang Luo	China	1,381,000	86
3	Josh McCully	Australia	742,000	46
4	Yuhang Chen	China	628,000	39
5	Tian Hao	China	562,000	35
6	Pete Chen	Taiwan	230,000	14
7	Chang Yu Chang	Taiwan	156,000	10
8	Chen Fu Wei	China	138,000	9

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Main Event Day 1A

Buy in: US$ 1,500
Guarantee: US$ 400,000
*Single re-entry per flight

Day 1A: 176 entries / 41 survivors
CHIP COUNTS (Full)

Cheng Zhang bags the chip lead at the end of Main Event Day 1A; 41 survive

Main Event Day 1A is in the books with 41 players out of 176 entries surviving the 13 rounds. Cheng Zhang bagged the chip lead with 399,000 and at his heels was hot running Bien Mai with 394,000.

Top 10 in chips

Rank	Player	Flag	Stack	BB
1	Cheng Zhang	China	399,000	133
2	Bien Mai	Vietnam	394,000	131
3	Riki Yokono	Japan	282,000	94
4	Chao-Ting Cheng	Taiwan	241,000	80
5	Seunghun Ko	Korea	194,000	65
6	Sungrock Jung	Korea	188,500	63
7	Abhinav Nataraj Iyer	Inidia	187,000	62
8	Miakishev Ilia	Russia	182,500	61
9	Hao Tian	China	173,000	58
10	Hal Rotholz	USA	172,000	57

22:30: Chao Ting Cheng tanks Fu
Level 13: 100–2500, 2500 ante

On a board that completed and 53,500 in the pot, Xiaohua Fu bets 11,000, Chao Ting Cheng shoves 141,500, Fu tanks. After a few minutes, Fu agonizingly folds.

Chao Ting Cheng – 194,500

22:25: Riki Yokono rails Nguyen
Level 13: 100–2500, 2500 ante

Under the gun raises, down the orbit Quang Nguyen calls, big blind Riki Yokono three-bets, utg folds, Nguyen four-bet shoves 120,000, Yokono calls.

Nguyen 10x
Yokono

The board runs 10x and out goes Nguyean.

RIki Yokono – 310,000

22:20: Minwoo Kang has the boat
Level 13: 1000–2500, 2500 ante

On a board , Minwoo Kang shoves, a player tank-calls for his tournament life and opens . However, it is not good enough against Kang’s full house to hit the rail.

Minwoo Kang – 135,000

22:10: Zong Chi He pays then doubles up
Level 13: 1000–2500, 2500 ante

Zong Chi He calls a four-bet shove by Quan Qiu and sees that his is dominated by . No change on the board 10h 10d for a double up to Qiu to 76,000.

Down to 49,500, He shoves on the next hand with {a} and is called by Toshi Kataoka with . The board runs for a double up.

Zong Chi He – 105,000

22:00: Adrien Tantaro busts another one
Level 13: 1000–2500, 2500 ante

Two hands prior, Adrien Tantaro railed a player with Ace-King dominating Ace-Queen. He cleaned out another player with action first opened by Junnie Pamplona to 5500, three bet to 14,000 by Tantaro, Sebastian Mueller shoved, Pamplona tank-folded, and Tantaro called.

Adrien Tantaro –
Sebastian Mueller –

The flop came for top pair to Mueller, but the turn was a flush for Tantaro, Mueller was drawing dead. The river was

Adrien Tantaro – 150,000

21:50: Chang says no to Iyer
Level 13: 1000–2500, 2500 ante

With 17,000 in the pot and a flop , Abhinav Iyer and Nevan Chang both check. On the turn , Iyer leads out 12,500, quick fold from Chang who laughs and says “no no”. Iyer said he had the King.

21:40: Last level of the day, 48 remaining
Level 13: 1000–2500, 2500 ante

Last level of the day. 40 minutes before they bag up.

21:38: Xiaohua Fu wins a good pot
Level 12: 1000-2000, 2000 ante

Three players stare down a flop with 23,000 in the middle, utg+2 Enzo Vellucci bets 6,000, to his immediate left Xiaohua Fu calls, and cutoff calls. On the turn , Vellucci checks, Fu bets 18,000, cutoff folds, Vellucci calls. On the river , Fu fires 42,00,0, Vellucci check-folds.

Xiaohua Fu – 240,000
Enzo Vellucci – 170,000

21:35: Minwoo Kang loses 11 bb to a short stack
Level 12: 1000-2000, 2000 ante

Short stack player shoves with 23,500 and 10c , Minwoo Kang puts him on the ropes with {qh, however with the cards running , it is a straight for the short stack, Kang pays up and drops to 100,000

21:30: Riki Yokono hard-bets the leader Zhang
Level 12: 1000-2000, 2000 ante

On a flop and 13,000 in the pot, small blind Cheng Zhang check calls big blind Riki Yokono’s 6,000 bet. On the turn , Zhang checks again, Yokono fires 15,000, Zhang opts to fold.

21:25: Quang Nguyen tilts from the menu, Gardner down to 4.5 bb
Level 12: 1000-2000, 2000 ante

Quang Nguyen has asked three wait staff for a specific menu but no one has yet produced it. He then found himself all in with 10s against Grant Gardner with 10h 10c . The board runs for a full house and a double up. Nguyen apologizes to Gardner for the beat, jokingly Gardner says it must have been the menu that made you go all in.

Quang Nguyen – 120,000
Grant Gardner – 9,000

21:20: Jeremy Jehanne rails Julian
Level 12: 1000-2000, 2000 ante

Julian is all in with , he runs into bigger stacked Jeremy Jehanne’s . With the board , aces hold to end Julian’s day.

Jeremy Jehanne – 146,000

21:10: Kataoka rails Xixiang Luo
Level 12: 1000-2000, 2000 ante

Toshio Kataoka three-bets shoves with , initial raiser Xixiang Luo calls for his tournament life with 10h 10d . The board runs , and Luo goes bust.

Toshio Kataoka – 185,000

21:00: Blinds up, 58 remain
Level 12: 1000-2000, 2000 ante

The first round after registration closed saw 25 players go bust to bring the number of players remaining to 58. They have two more rounds to play before bagging up at the end of Level 13.

20:55: Junnie Pamplona with a lucky two-outer to triple up
Level 11: 1000-1500, 1500 ante

All in preflop, Frank Lillis 10h 10h , Junnie Pamplona {99h}, big stack . The board runs for a lucky two-outer spiked by Pamplona. He rails Lillis and double through.

20:50: Aladin Reskallah wins a 10 bb pot
Level 11: 1000-1500, 1500 ante

On a board that completed and 20,500 in the pot, hijack Aladin Reskallah bets near pot of 20,000, button Pete Chen and big blind Cheng Zhang fold.

Aladin Reskallah – 78,000

20:45: Minwoo Kang rivers broadway to crack kings
Level 11: 1000-1500, 1500 ante

A player is all in with pocket Queens, Minwoo Kang attempts to eliminate with Ace-Queen, Kang improves to broadway on the river to ship it and send one packing.

20:40: Nevan Chang wins the shovefest
Level 11: 1000-1500, 1500 ante

After finishing 2nd at the Deepstack Turbo, Nevan Chang just made it to registration for Day 1A. He quickly turned his starting stack to more than twice over in a three way jam. Chang opens for 3000, player beside him calls, three spots over one player shoves, Chang opts to join to put himself at risk, to his right the initial caller makes it a three-way.

Chang
Short stack caller 10d
Three-bet shover

With the board running 10c , shover plunges to 10,000, short stack is out, and Chang scoops it all up.

Nevan Chang – 68,000

20:30: Selim Souissi swinging
Level 11: 1000-1500, 1500 ante

Hijack opens for 3000, button Selim Souissi calls. At the flop , hijack checks then calls Souissi’s 3000 bet. On the turn, Souissi pushes, hijack folds.

Selim Souissi – 90,000

20:20: Registration closes at 176 entries
Level 11: 1000-1500, 1500 ante

After over seven hours of play, registration closes at 176 entries with 83 players remaining. From here on, they play for another two hours, bagging up at the end of Level 13.

20:10: Break time, last chance to enter; 175 entries
Level 10: 600-1200, 1200 ante

Last chance to enter Main Event Day 1A. It closes at the start of Level 11. Currently 175 entries on the screen.

20:05: Hyunkyou Park denies Weng’s second bullet
Level 10: 600-1200, 1200 ante

Having just returned to from using up her first bullet, Maggie Weng shoves from the button with around 22K+ and . Hyunkyou Park calls from the big blind with . The board runs . Weng is out and cannot re-enter until tomorrow.

Hyunkyou Park – 45,000

20:00: Cheng Zhang cracks Ceret’s cowboys
Level 10: 600-1200, 1200 ante

All in preflop, Jeremy Jehanne , Eric Ceret , an ace on the window that holds to the river to knock out Ceret.

Cheng Zhang – 340,000

19:50: Jeremy Jehanne doubles, Chauve plunges
Level 10: 600-1200, 1200 ante

Four way raised pot to 11,800, the flop runs 10s and all check. On the turn , small blind Jeremy Jehanne bets 7,000, two players fold, hijack Vincent Chauve calls. On the river , Jehanne shoves, Chauve tanks a bit then calls. Jehanne opens flush, Chauve disappointed with his straight.

Jeremy Jehanne – 83,200
Vincent Chauve – 1,500

19:40: Quan Zhou coolered, Bien Mai soars to 275,000
Level 10: 600-1200, 1200 ante

After a preflop betting war, small blind Bien Mai is all in with , big blind Quan Zhou with , the board runs . Bien ships it as Zhou busts.

Bien Mai – 275,000

19:30: Blinds up, last level to enter
Level 10: 600-1200, 1200 ante

Last level to enter, 175 entries so far.

19:25: Aladin Reskallah versus Quang Nguyen
Level 9: 600-1200, 1200 ante

On a flop 10h and 8200 in the pot, two players check to button Quang Nguyen who sends out 5200. One player folds, cutoff Aladin Reskallah check-calls. On the turn both check to bring the river . Reskallah checks, Nguyen bets 16,200, Reskallah shoves, fast fold from Nguyen.

Aladin Reskallah – 77,000
Quang Nguyen – 22,000

19:20: Thomas Carlin sends one out on a counterfeit
Level 9: 600-1200, 1200 ante

Short stack with 7500 shoves with , Thomas Carlin joins in with 17,700 and , with the rest folding, it is heads up. The board runs . With a higher two pair on the board, Carlin’s ace plays to send one out of the running.

Thomas Carlin – 28,200

19:10: Stefen Zhang with trips
Level 9: 600-1200, 1200 ante

On a board and no flush possibility, Stefen Zhang bets 22,000 onto a 66,000 pot, Vincent Ferrafiat check-calls. Zhang opens for trips and ships it.

Stefen Zhang – 110,000

19:00: Selim Souissi hit back on Bien
Level 9: 600-1200, 1200 ante

Selim Souissi came over to tell us what just went down between him and Bien Mai. In an earlier bout, Souissi lost 30,000 of his stack to Bien with a set beating his top two pair. In this new round, Souissi hit back in a three way all in preflop. He had pocket Sevens, Bien with Ace-King, at risk player also with Ace-King, a seven showed up on the board to ensure Souissi’s win as one player goes bust.

Selim Souissi – 135,000
Bien Mai – 185,000

18:50: Blinds up, 162 entries
Level 9: 600-1200, 1200 ante

Registration has slowed with only seven picked up on the previous round. The screens show 162 entries.

18:45: Jenam Yu rises to 60,000
Level 8: 500-1000, 1000 ante

On a flop and 14,500 in the pot, hijack Jenam Yu checks, button bets 3500, Yu calls. On the turn both players check, but on the river, Yu leads out 2500 and is called. Yu wins the pot with .

Jenam Yu – 60,000

18:40: Cheng Zhang finds the river, Mondalo dismayed
Level 8: 500-1000, 1000 ante

On a turn board and 24,5000 in the pot, Bonifacio Mondalo tanks then check-calls Cheng Zhang’s 14,500 bet. On the river both players check. Mondalo is first to show and has good call at the turn but Zhang spiked the river with to win the pot. Mondalo cannot believe it.

Cheng Zhang – 98,000
Bonifacio Mondalo – 22,000

18:30: Junnie Pamplona rails Ojha
Level 8: 500-1000, 1000 ante

All in preflop, Junnie Pamplona with and it’s a flip with Vishal Ojha holding . No help arrives for Ojha to bust out.

18:20: Bien Mai picks up two pots to rise over 200K
Level 8: 500-1000, 1000 ante

Bien Mai is visibly one of the chip leaders with 208,000 after taking down two beefy pots. The first one sent a player packing. Lojack player raises. cutoff calls, button Bien Mai three-bets to 7500, lojack call, cutoff jams, Bien quickly jams, lojack folds.

Cutoff
Bien

When the flop lands the all in player gets up to go and leaves as the board completes 10h turn and river.

Next winning hand was told to us by Selim Souissi who lost 30,000 to Bien. Souissi says he had , Bien had , the board ran , Bien checks to Souissi who opted to check back, thus avoiding the trap.

Selim Souissi – 50,000
Bien Mai – 208,000

18:10: Blinds up, 155 entries
Level 8: 500-1000, 1000 ante

Blinds are up, 155 entries. Two more levels of late registration available, closing at 8:10pm.

18:05: I-Chun Chiu fights for a pot
Level 7: 400-800, 800 ante

A pot of 5,600 brewed preflop, the flop shows 10d . Big blind I-Chun Chiu checks, mid position bets 1500, Chiu raises to 4600, mp calls. On the turn , Chiu leads out 3500 and ships it then and there.

I-Chun Chiu – 34,300

18:00: Anthony Cierco over 100K
Level 7: 400-800, 800 ante

On a flop , small blind Anthony Cierco bets, big blind raises, Cierco calls, the pot rises to 12,400. On the turn , Cierco checks, big blind bets 3,500, Cierco raises to 11,000, he is called. On the river , Cierco checks, bb bets 12,000, Cierco tank-calls and wins it without having to show. BB mucks.

Anthony Cierco – 104,000

17:50: Enzo Vellucci doubles through
Level 7: 400-800, 800 ante

On a flop , and 4,800 in the pot, two players find themselves all in. Enzo Vellucci leads with top pair against a player’s 10d . The turn and river is a double up for Vellucci.

Enzo Vellucci – 92,000

17:40: Abhinav Iyer pushes Nguyen
Level 7: 400-800, 800 ante

With 4,600 in the pot and a flop 10h , cutoff Huu Dung Nguyen bets 1,600, small blind Abhnav Iyer check-raises to 4500, big blind folds, Nguyen calls. On the turn , Iyer leads out 20,000 which is more than Nguyen’s chips behind, Nguyen opts to folds.

Abhinav Iyer – 65,000
Huu Dung Nguyen – 9,100

17:30: Blinds up, 147 entries
Level 7: 400-800, 800 ante

Six levels behind us, players have just entered Level 7. 100 players seated with Ashish Munot sporting the chip lead of around 200K. There are 147 entries on the screen and rising. Players that sign up now will still have 37.5 bb to start. Registration closes at 8:10pm, which is at the end of Level 10. Buy in is US$ 1,500.

17:25: Selim Souissi with higher pockets
Level 6: 300-600, 600 ante

From utg+1, Jun Weng raises to 1,400, late position Selim Souissi and big blind call. On the flop , Weng c-bets 1,500, only Souissi calls. On the turn and river no bets land. Weng opens , Souissi wins the pot with 10d 10h .

17:20: Thomas Carlin shoves for the pot
Level 6: 300-600, 600 ante

Two players built a pot of around 25,000 preflop, the cards come 10c . Thomas Carlin check-calls a 9,300 bet from Shixiao Qin. On the turn , both check it. The river Carlin shoves, no call.

Thomas Carlin – 56,000

17:10: Craig Jones with the higher flush
Level 6: 300-600, 600 ante

Vincent Ferrafiat and Craig Daniel Jones stare down a flop with 8,700 in the pot, both check. On the turn , both check again. On the river , Ferrafiat checks then calles Jones’s 7,300 bet, Jones opens that beats Ferrafiat’s 10c .

Vince Ferrafiat – 45,000
Craig Jones – 52,000

17:00: Aladin Reskallah folds and shows top pair
Level 6: 300-600, 600 ante

With a 3,300 pot brewed, Cheng Zhang and Aladin Reskallah check a flop . On the turn , Zhang leads out 1600, Reskallah calls. On the river , Zhang fires 5,100, Reskallah folds and shows top pair.

Cheng Zhang – 36,000

16:50: Lorenzo Nyein has big slick
Level 6: 300-600, 600 ante

On a board , and over 22,000 in the pot, Lorenzo Nyein bets 6,300 and is called. On the turn he fires another 10,000, and is called. On the river 10c both players check. Nyein opens and wins it.

Lorenzo Nyein – 50,000

[High Roller KO update]: The US$ 2,500 buy in High Roller Knockout got underway at 3pm. 26 entries so far. Among them is John Perry, Josh McCully, Victor Chong, and Lester Edoc. They are on their first break of the day. Registration closes at 7:40pm.

[Deepstack update]: The Deepstack Event drew 179 entries with the final 9 returning today to hunt down the US$ 17,309 top prize and the coveted spade trophy. Currently sitting on a fat stack is Thijs Hilberts with 6 players remaining.

16:40: Blinds up, 139 entries
Level 6: 300-600, 600 ante

Registration has slowed down with only 12 signing up at the previous round to bring the entries to 139. There’s still plenty of time to jump in with reg closing at 8:10pm. Buy in is US$ 1,500. Among the new faces in the crowd is Chinese superstar live and online Xuming Qi.

16:20: Halfway through this rounds, 132 entries
Level 5: 200-500, 500 ante

Lots of action out there with 132 entries and climbing. Quan Zhou, Vincent Chauve, Sameer Agarwal, Dylan Wayne Foster, and Bo Jin are among the players hunting.

16:00: Blinds up, 127 entries, incoming players start with 60 bb
Level 5: 200-500, 500 ante

The Main Event is three hours in with 127 entries so far. Registration closes at the end of Level 10 which means still another four hours to jump in. Buy in is US$ 1,500, guarantee is US$ 400,000. Incoming players start with a 30,000 stack which is a deep 60 big blinds.

15:20: Back on the felt, 110 entries
Level 4: 200-400, 400 ante

Numbers are certainly much more promising than last year’s Day 1A turnout of 113 entries with just under that at the start of Level 4. More players seen at registration including the Aussies trickling in. New arrivals are Filipino pro Christopher Mateo who recently won two events at Poker Dream Manila and Vietnam pro Huu Dung Nguyen.

15:10: First break of the day, 91 entries
Level 4: 200-400, 400 ante

First break of the Main Event. 91 entries on the screens. For latecomers, there are still six levels of late registration available, closing at the end of level 10 at 8:10pm.

14:50: Halfway through the round, 81 entries
Level 3: 100-300, 300 ante

The field continues to grow with 81 entries at the halfway mark of Level 3. Shardul Parthasarathi and Mystery Bounty champion Bin Zhang were among the new entries.

14:35: Reigning champion Alex Puchalski in the house
Level 3: 100-300, 300 ante

Inaugural APPT Cambodia Main Event champion Alexander Puchalski is in the house and is seated with WSOP bracelet winner Abhinav Iyer and fellow Canadian Eric Wasylenko.

14:30: Blinds up, 67 entries
Level 3: 100-300, 300 ante

Blinds are up again and so is the number of entries with 67 on the screens. There is already one re-entry. Among the arrivals were Jenam Yu, choi Hun Tae, Koen Breed, Somashekar, and Vishal Ojha.

14:10: Halfway through this round
Level 2: 100-200, 200 ante

Halfway through Level 2 picked up another 10 entries to bring the field to 61 entries. Ashish Munot and Yunsheng Sun have pulled up seats, new arrival Vietnamese pro Quang Nguyen has also jumped in. Registration closes at the start of Level 10 at 8:10pm.

13:50: Blinds up, 51 entries
Level 2: 100-200, 200 ante

More arrivals with the field now at 51 entries. Joining the action were Chinese players Xixiang Luo, Xiaosheng Zheng, and Vietnamese new arrival, Dang Duy Thanh.

13:25: Some of the early goers
Level 1: 100-100, 100 ante

The field has grown to 37 players, among the early goers were Valeriy Pak, Bien Mai, Roland Kivi, Vincent Ferrafiat, Matt Douhan, Jin Woo Kim, and new arrivals to festival, Singapore’s Zhao Feng and Tunisia’s Selim Souissi.

13:05: Cards in the air for Main Event Day 1A
Level 1: 100-100, 100 ante

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The Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Main Event has kicked off at the Grand Ballroom of the NagaWorld Integrated Resorts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. At the first deal 30 were seated with many more at registration which stays open until 8:10pm. The event is highlighted by its US$ 400,000 guarantee.

For a buy in of US$ 1,500, players begin with a 30,000 stack. Today’s blinds increase every 40 minutes. Remaining players bag up at the end of Level 13. Good luck to all!

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Main Event – Day 1B & Day 1C

FULL DAY 2 CHIP COUNTS

34 players bag up at Main Event Day 1C with Lev Kydatov as chip leader

After a fast day at the Main Event Day 1C races, 34 survived out of 81 entries. Topping the counts was Lev Kydatov with 166,500. We will have the chip counts up shortly.

00:35: Denis Pham doubles through Gonzales
Level 13: 1000-2500, 2500 ante

From cutoff, Martin Gonzales raises to 12,000, button Denis Pham three-bet shoves with 57,000, Gonzales calls. It’s a flip with Gonzales 10s 10d and Pham . An ace lands on the flop and holds .

Denis Pham – 120,000

00:30: Lester Edoc scores a double up Pham
Level 13: 1000-2500, 2500 ante

From mid position, Anton Widjaya limps, small blind Van Binh Pham raises to 21,000, big blind Lester Edoc shoves for 39,500, Widjaya folds, Pham calls and has . Edoc dominates with . With the board running 10c , it’s a winning straight for Edoc.

Lester Edoc – 76,000

00:25: Yueming Liu dominates Yu for a full boost
Level 13: 1000-2500, 2500 ante

Yueming Liu all in with , big blind Jenam Yu calls and not happy being dominated iwth . The board runs 10s 10c for a higher two pair to Liu.

Yueming Liu – 61,500

00:20: Vinay B takes it to the river and gets paid
Level 12: 1000-2000, 2000

Cutoff / chip leader Lev Kydatov raises to 5000, big blind Lev Kydatov defends. At the flop 10d , Vinay check-calls 3000. On the turn , Vinay again check calls 9,000. On the river he checks, Kydatov goes all in, Vinay calls for all his chips and opens nuts straight, Kydatov pays with 10c top pair.

Vinay B – 84,000

00:15: Guiyang Wang doubles up
Level 12: 1000-2000, 2000

Guiyang Wang all in with his last 9000, Timur Khamidullin calls. Wang has , Khamidullin with , an ace comes on the turn with the board completing .

Wang – 23,000

00:10: Ben Loo will take it
Level 12: 1000-2000, 2000

Short stack shoves with , action folds around to the big blind Ben Loo who calls with . The board runs 10c . Loo wins the pot and is happy despite it being light.

Ben Loo – 35,000

00:00: Double ups
Level 11: 1000-1500, 1500 ante

Short stacked Eike Strub all in for 13,600 and to battle with, he is called by a player with 10c . The board runs {6s. It’s a pair for Strub to double up.

Eike Strub – 31,200

Vinay Boob all in for 21,000 and is called. He opens and is flipping against . The board runs for a double up.

Vinay Boob – 46,000

Junichi Kato all in with , Yunsheng Sun challenges with . The board runs . Kato doubles through.

Junichi Kato – 118,000

23:50: Day 1C registration closes at 81 entries
Level 11: 1000-1500, 1500 ante

Day 1C closes with 81 entries to bring the total Main Event entries to 476 and a prize pool of US$ 623,322.

Vishal Ojha bags big at Main Event Day 1B

Day 1B is a wrap with Vishal Ojha earning the chip lead by bagging a massive 407,000 stack. That bested Day 1A chip leader Cheng Zhang to take the top spot in the Day 2 counts. 58 players out of 219 entries survived the day’s 13 rounds. We will have chip counts for you shortly.

22:50: Vishal Ojha eliminates McCully
Level 13: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante

Last hand, Joshua McCully at risk with against massive chip leader Vishal Ojha . With the board running 10d , no hits for McCully to hit the rail.

Vishal Ojha – 407,000

22:45: Victor Chong takes it with a check-raise
Level 13: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante

With 22,000 in the pot and a board [qd}, Victor Chong checks, player beside him bets 10,000, Chong raises to 35,000 and wins it.

Victor Chong – 200,000

22:40: Heng Seng Lau falls to Curtis Lim
Level 13: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante

In desperation, Heng Seng Lau goes all in with his remaining 10,500 and to battle with then goes bust against Curtis Lim’s . The board was {7c{}ac}.

Curtis Lim – 320,000

22:35: Yuan Yang doubles through Heng Seng Lau
Level 13: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante

All in preflop Yuan Yang , Heng Seng Lau , board runs . With no hits on the board for Lau, he pays the double up to Yang.

Yuan Yang – 81,000

22:30: Kien Tat Heng not backing down
Level 13: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante

On a board showing and 11,000 in the pot, a player bets 6,000, Kien Tat Heng raises to 12,000, gets called. On the river , player bets 13,000, Heng calls. Player has 10h air, Heng wins the pot with .

Kien Tat Heng – 105,000

22:25: Don’t bluff John Perry
Level 13: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante

On a board , a player bets, John Perry goes all in, player folds and laughs while saying “bluff!” Perry shows his trips and says “you don’t bluff me”.

22:20: Up and down for Qiyuan Huang
Level 13: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante

Nonstop pushing action at Table 1 with another showdown, this time it’s between Xixiang Luo with and Qiyuan Huang with . The board runs , Luo with the fist pump for the double up.

Xixiang Luo – 88,000

Immediately following that hand, Huang shoves on a flop with and is called by Luo with 10h higher kicker. With the turn and river , Huang celebrates his two pair to double through.

Qiyuan Huang – 113,000

22:15: Philip Tan earns for trips
Level 13: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante

With 30,500 in the pot and a board that completed [ah}, small blind Choi Hun Tae checks to Philip Tan who bets 19,500. Choi tanks then calls. Tan has trips, Choi folds and shows his .

Philip Tan – 135,000
Choi Hun Tae – 70,000

22:10: A pot and a knockout for Ojha
Level 13: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante

Vishal Ojha has been sitting the largest stack midway through Level 11 and continued to drag in pot after pot. Here were a few of the winning hands we caught.

On a flop [7d} 10d and 13,500 in the pot Ojha bets 7,500 and Alex Nguyen check-calls. On the turn , Ojha sends out 16,500, Nguyen check-folds.

Next winning hand, Ojha rails a player calling with against . The board runs 10c for two pair.

Vishal Ojha – 360,000

22:00: Hyunkyou Park doubles through Tsai
Level 13: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante

Short stacked Hyunkyou Park is all in with and Eric Tsai gives him a sweat with 10c . The board favors Park for a double up.

Hyunkyou Park – 65,000
Eric Tsai – 120,000

21:55: Victor Chong cleans out Florent
Level 13: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante

Florent Remi is all in with 10h 10s and is flipping against Victor Chong’s . The board runs , Remi goes bust.

Victor Chong – 180,000

21:50: John Perry survives
Level 13: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante

On a flop and 14,000 in the pot, John Perry is all in for 16,000, and has . He is up against a player with . The turn is and river .

John Perry – 44,000

21:45: Qiyuan Huang triples up
Level 13: 1,000-2,500, 2,500 ante

Qiyuan Huang goes all in for 37,500, Jiazhi Zhong calls, Haisheng Qiu three-bets to 75,000, Zhong tank-calls. On the flop 10d , Zhong checks then tanks again to Qiu’s shove. Zhong eventually folds for Qiu to take the side pot. Huang has , Qiu with , the turn and river . It’s a triple up for Huang.

Qiyuan Huang – 116,000
Jiazhi Zhong – 33,000
Haisheng Qiu – 133,000

21:40: Florent Remi doubles through Huang
Level 12: 1000-2000, 2000 ante

Qiyuan Huang in another showdown. He calls Florent Remi’s all in with . The board runs .

Florent Remi – 49,000
Qiyuan Huang – 36,000

21:35: Anil Adiani outdraws and rails one
Level 12: 1000-2000, 2000 ante

Catching the action with the chips out front and Wei Guo Liang folding. Anil Adiani with outdraws a player with on a board .

Anil Adiani – 82,000

21:30: Anh Nguyen wins pot against Dedelov
Level 12: 1000-2000, 2000 ante

On a flop and 14,000 in the pot, cutoff Anh Nguyen check-calls button Fedor Dedelov’s 6500 bet. On the turn and river , both check. Nguyen opens two pair, Dedelov mucks.

Anh Nguyen – 52,000
Fedor Dedelov – 122,000

21:25: Li Shan Kui with quads
Level 12: 1000-2000, 2000 ante

Li Shan Kui and Qiyuan Huang all in on a turn board , Li Shan Kui dominates with against Huang’s . The river gives Kui quads to ship a double up to 145,000. Huang drops to 45,000.

Li Shan Kui – 145,000

21:20: Amit Kaushik wins the flip
Level 12: 1000-2000, 2000 ante

From hijack, Sebastian Mueller raises to 5,000, cutoff raises to 12,000, button Amit Kaushik shoves, Mueller folds, cutoff calls. Kaushik has and is flipping against , the window card is an ace then the board fans out .

Amit Kaushik – 44,000

21:10: Philip Tan with the boat
Level 12: 1000-2000, 2000 ante

With 27,000 in the pot and board that completed 10s , small blind Dhanesh Chainani checked, mid position Philip Tan bets 11,000, Chainani called then tapped the table indication a nice hand when Tan opened full house.

Philip Tan – 135,000
Dhanesh Chainani – 42,000

21:00: Natural 9 for Quang Nguyen doubles through Ledina
Level 12: 1000-2000, 2000 ante

Quang Nguyen down to his last 9,000 shoves and Benigno Ledina with a healthy stack calls to put the Vietnamese pro at risk ofe elimination. Nguyen opens and says “Natural 9”, Ledina has . With the board running , Nguyen survives for a double up to 23,000.

20:55: Xiaosheng Zheng muscles McDermott
Level 11: 1000-1500, 1500 ante

With 30,000 in the pot and a flop , Sven McDermott bets 8500, button Xiaosheng Zheng makes it 20,500, quick fold from McDermott.

Xiaosheng Zheng – 125,000

20:50: Jhon Hendri bets every street
Level 11: 1000-1500, 1500 ante

On a flop 10s 10d Jhon Hendri bet 7000 and Shankui Li called. On the turn 10h another 7000 bet by Hendri that’s called. On the river Hendri ups it to 15,000, Li folds. Hendri takes down a 38,000 pot.

Jhon Hendri – 165,000

20:45: Vincent Chauve wins a good pot
Level 11: 1000-1500, 1500 ante

With 11,500 brewed and flop, big blind Eric Tsai checks, utg Vincent Chauve checks, hijack bets 6000. Tsai folds, Chauve calls. On the turn 10c both check and the river is . Chauve bets 5,000 and wins the pot.

Vincent Chauve – 65,000

20:40: Zhao Feng eliminated by Liang Song
Level 11: 1000-1500, 1500 ante

Zhao Feng all in with 25,000 and , down the orbit Liang Song wakes up with , the board runs low to send Feng packing.

Liang Song – 75,000

20:35: Jin Woo Kim tank calls, Warhurst nosedives on failed bluff
Level 11: 1000-1500, 1500 ante

On a board showing and 31,500 in the pot, small blind Jin Woo Kim bet 13,200, big blind Julian Warhurst shoved with 76,500, Kim tank-called. Warhurst shows the bluff and nosedives to 4,500. Kim ships a double up.

Jin Woo Kim – 172,500
Julian Warhurst – 4,500

20:30: Joy Xie shoves the river
Level 11: 1000-1500, 1500 ante

Cutoff Joy Xie and button player stare at a flop and 12,000 in the pot. Xie bet 6,000 button calls. On the river , Xie shoves with around 22,000 and wins the pot then and there.

Joy Xie – 46,000

20:25: Chip leaders at the start Level 11
Level 11: 1000-1500, 1500 ante

Level 11 is underway with 102 seated out of 219 entries. Here are the top three in chips.

Curtis Lim – 240,000
Vishal Ojha – 194,000
Bo Jin – 160,000

20:20: Registration closes at 219 entries for Day 1B
Level 11: 1000-1500, 1500 ante

That’s it! Day 1B registration closes at 219 entries. Combined with the Day 1A entries, the pot ballooned to well over half a million US dollars. From here on, three more levels of play before this flight is bagged and tagged. For those that missed the window or the mark here, Day 1C is up and running. This is a turbo flight which means blinds increase every 20 minutes. Registration closes at 11:40pm.

19:50: Live updates back up and running
Level 10: 600-1200, 1200 ante

Last level to enter! 218 entries on the screens. Prize pool is well over half a million dollars! Among the players in the field are decorated Filipino player David Erquiaga, Kickoff champion Guiyang Wang, Super High Roller champion Joshua McCully, Jennifer Cassell, Dhanesh Chainani, Maggie Weng, and Eric Tsai.

16:43: $400K guarantee and Day 1A turnout dusted
Level 6: 300-600, 600 ante

Day 1B is smokin’ with action! The current turnout sent the prize pool soaring past the US$ 400,000 guarantee and past the Day 1A attendance of 176 entries. There are currently 178 entries.

16:00: New level begins, 160 entries
Level 5: 200-500, 500 ante

Coming close to breaching Day 1A’s turnout of 176 entries with 160 at the start of Level 5. Registration closes at the end of Level 10. Plenty of time for latecomers to jump in.

15:40: Halfway through this round, 144 entries
Level 4: 200-400, 400 ante

More arrivals and re-entries as the turnout pushes to 144 entries. Registration is open until 8:20pm. Buy in is US$ 1,500. This is a single re-entry tournament so make it count!

15:20: Level 4 begins, 128 entries
Level 4: 200-400, 400 ante

The ten-minute break is over, cards are back in the air with another 7 added to the entry list bringing the numbers up to 128. Among the players pulling up seats were CIPT founder Yunsheng Sun, Anh Nguyen, Dylan Wayne Foster, Xixiang Luo, and Filipinos Lester Edoc, Jessie Leonarez, Martin Gonzales.

15:10: First break of the day, 121 entries
Level 3: 100-300, 300 ante

First break of the day with 121 entries and pumping! Still another seven rounds for latecomers to jump in. Looks like it is headed for 200+.

14:50: Tables filling up, 108 midway through this round
Level 3: 100-300, 300 ante

Numbers continue to rise as more players make their way to the Main Event. Among the new arrivals were APPT 2014 Main Event champion Harry Duong, Denis Pham, and High Roller Knockout champion Yuhan Liu. At the half of Level 3, there were 108. Registration stays open until the end of Level 11 which is at 8:20pm.

14:30: Two rounds down, 94 entries
Level 3: 100-300, 300 ante

Two rounds in the books with 94 entries. Among the new arrivals was inaugural APPT Main Event champion Alexander Puchalski. Also returning was Quang Nguyen who just picked up a nice big pile and is up to 70,000. He landed a straight that crushed Vinay Boob’s set.

14:10: 75 entries by halfway through this round
Level 2: 100-200, 200

Main Event is halfway through Level 2 with another 16 picked up to bring the total entries so far to 75. Among them was WSOP bracelet winner Junzhong Loo, Eric Wasylenko, Zhao Feng, Huu Dung Nguyen, Sven McDermott, Daoxing Chen, Le Ngoc Khanh, and Jenam Yu.

13:50: One level in the books, 59 entries
Level 2: 100-200, 200

The first level of the Main Event is in the books with a total of 59 in the field and 2 players knocked out. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 so plenty of time for latecomers to jump in.

13:30: Halfway through opening round
Level 1: 100-100, 100

The Main Event is halfway through the first round with 30 entries and rising. Among the players in the field are yesterday’s fallouts Xiaosheng Zheng, Sebastian Mueller, Anton Widjaya, and Valeriy Pak. New arrivals were Calvin Tan and Deepstack champion Thijs Hilberts.

13:15: Jin Woo Kim rails Nilcolle on the first hand
Level 1: 100-100, 100

Fireworks at the table! First hand and already it was a showdown. Getting the story from the winning player, Jin Woo Kim, he retells that from the button he raised to 700 and the big blind Peter Nilcolle called. The flop is . Nilcolle bet a misclick 5500, Kim made it 11,000, Nicolle shoved, snap-called by Kim with quads. Nilcolle with 10x 10x The turn 10x and river was the end of Nilcolle and a double up for Kim.

Jin Woo Kim – 60,000

Welcome to Main Event Day 1B! Cards are flying for the next flight of the Main Event. Two tables were up and running by the first deal. This is the first of two flights running today. Day 1B closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 8:20pm.

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If you miss that window or miss the mark and use up your two bullets, there’s one more flight to find your way to the next stage. Day 1C starts at 8pm with registration closing at 11:40pm. Good luck to all!

Buy in: US$ 1,500
Guarantee: US$ 400,000
Day 1A: 176 entries / 41 advanced
Day 1A chip leader: Cheng Zhang (399,000) and Bien Mai (394,000)

Starting stack: 30,000
Bagging time: end of Level 13
Level intervals: 40 minutes

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Main Event Day 2

Dates: May 12-15, 2023
Buy in: US$ 1,500
Guarantee: US$ 400,000
Entries: 476
Prize pool: US$ 623,322
ITM: 71 places

Chips in play: 14,280,000

APPT Cambodia Main Event – Final 9 players

After twelve hours of play, the APPT Cambodia Main Event Final 9 players was formed! Filipino Junnie Pamplona bagged the largest stack with Taiwan’s Eric Tsai and Colombia’s Jimmy Torres close behind. The finalists return at 1pm on Monday, May 15, 2023 and will chase down the coveted title, trophy, and six figure US$ 120,300 payout. Somuchpoker will bring you the blow-by-blow action via Live Updates.

Seat	Player	Flag	Stack	BB
7	Junnie Pamplona	Philippines	3,015,000	101
1	Eric Tsai	Taiwan	2,960,000	99
9	Jimmy Torres	Colombia	2,725,000	91
5	Chao Ting Cheng	Taiwan	1,825,000	61
2	Evgenii Nekrasov	Russia	1,080,000	36
3	Curtis Lim	Singapore	850,000	28
6	Kien Tat Heng	Singapore	795,000	27
8	Hua Wei Lin	Taiwan	600,000	20
4	Bien Mai	Vietnam	410,000	14

Payouts

Place	Payouts in USD
1	120,300
2	75,795
3	54,290
4	42,670
5	33,597
6	26,242
7	19,759
8	13,775
9	10,908

01:10: Philip Tan eliminated in 10th place – US$ 9,038
Level 24: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Philip Tan sends his last 290,000 out front and is quickly called by Jimmy Torres. Tan has , Torres with , the board runs {8s|} to further improve Torres and clean out Tan in 9th place.

01:00: Big pot for Pamplona
Level 24: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Cutoff Jimmy Torres opens for 60,000, button Chao Ting Cheng three-bets to 185,000, small blind Pamplona calls, Torres calls for a three-way to the flop . Two checks, Cheng bets 150,000, Pamplona calls, Torres folds. Both players check the turn . The river , Pamplona leads out for 525,000, Cheng tanks then gets timed out.

00:50: Curtis Lim doubles up
Level 24: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Small blind Curtis Lim goes all in with 10h , big blind Kien Tat Heng calls with , the board runs . Double up for Lim

Curtis Lim – 400,000
Kien Tat Heng – 1,600,000

00:45: Kien Tat Heng gets some pay for his straight
Level 24: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

On a board showing and 300,000 in the pot, Kien Tat Heng bets 275,000 on the river, Evgenii Nekrasov calls, Heng shows 10s straight.

00:40: Chao Ting Cheng nuts on the flop
Level 24: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

From under the gun, Junnie Pamplona raises to 65,000, small blind Jimmy Torres and big blind Chao Ting Cheng both call to see the flop . Torres leads out 75,000, Cheng calls, Pamplona folds. The turn , another 205,000 by Torres called by Cheng. On the river , Torres slows to a check, Cheng bets a large 700,000, Torres calls then pays Cheng’s straight. Torres shows set.

Chao Ting Cheng – 2,400,000
Jimmy Torres – 1,700,000

00:35: Eric Tsai claims a good pot against Kien
Level 24: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

From under the gun, Eric Tsai raises to 65,000, big blind Kien Tat Heng defends to bring a flop . Kien leads out 60,000, Tsai calls. On the turn Tsai calls a 125,000 bet, then on the river , same action, Kien fires a 250,000 bet, Tsai calls. Kien has , Tsai ships it with pair.

Eric Tsai – 2,760,000
Kien Tat Heng – 1,600,000

00:30: Evgenii Nekrasov doubles through Tsai
Level 24: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

All in preflop, at risk player Evgenii Nekrasov with , challenger Eric Tsai attempts to eliminate with . The board runs for a double up.

Evgenii Nekrasov – 1,220,000

00:25: Jun Lai eliminated in 11th place – US$ 9,038
Level 24: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Short stacked Jun Lai is all in with and big stacked Junnie Pamplona gives him a sweat with . The board runs 10s .

Junnie Pamplona – 2,650,000
Jun Lai – eliminated in 11th place

00:15: Break time
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

Players are on a ten minute break. 11 remaining.

00:05: Chao Ting Cheng lands another full boost
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

Another double up for Chao Ting Cheng who pushes with , Junnie Pamplona calls with . No hits on the board for Pamplona to pay the double up to Chao.

Chao Ting Cheng – 1,190,000
Junnie Pamplona – 2,650,000

23:55: Chao Ting Cheng doubles through Mai
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

Chao Ting Cheng shoves with and Bien Mai snap calls with , the board runs 10s for a double up to Cheng.

Chao Ting Cheng – 600,000
Bien Mai – 550,000

23:45: Junnie Pamplona ships a big pot against Tan
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

Catching the action on a board showing 10d , Junnie Pamplona roars upon winning the huge pot with 10h beating Philip Tan’s .

Junnie Pamplona – 3,200,000
Philip Tan – 650,000

23:35: Tsai three-bets to take it down
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

Kien Tat Heng raises to 60,000, Eric Tsai three-bets to 175,000, no callers. Eric Tsai – 2,500,000

23:25: Betting war goes to Hua Wei Lin
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

Eric Tsai raises to 55,000, button Evgenii Nekrasov three-bets to 150,000, small blind Hua Wei Lin four-bet jams, no callers. Hua Wei Lin – 1,060,000

23:15: New round begins, 11 players remaining
Level 23: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

11 players remaining. Two more bust before the day wraps up with the final 9.

23:10: Nut flush for Torres
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

Catching the action on a board 10c , Bien Mai bets 150,000, Jimmy Torres raises to 500,000, snap-called by Mai who then folds when the nut flush is revealed.

Jimmy Torres – 3,175,000
Bien Mai – 950,000

23:00: Evgenii Nekrasov jams, Lin tank-folds
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

Cutoff Evgenii Nekrasov raises to 45,000, button player Hua Wei Lin three bets to 140,000, back to Nekrasov with a jam of 980,000, Lin folds.

22:50: Andy Li Xue Yan eliminated in 12th place – US$ 7,729
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

Andy Li Xue Yan goes bust with 10h 10d outdrawn by on a board of 10c . Tsai completes a flush.

Eric Tsai – 2,550,000
Andy Li Xue Yan – eliminated in 12th place

22:45: Lukasz Janowicz eliminated in 13th place – US$ 7,729
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

Lukasz Jankowicz is all in with , Hua Wei Lin calls with , with the board running 10s , Lin ships it as Jankowics ships out.

Hua Wei Lin – 1,100,000
Lukasz Jankowicz – eliminated in 13th place

22:40: Asish Ghosh eliminated in 14th place – US$ 6,732
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

On a flop {ad, Asish Ghosh is all in for 310,000 and is called by Kien Tat Heng. Ghosh has 10c , Kien with top pair. With the turn and river , Ghosh is out in 14th place.

Kien Tat Heng – 1,200,000
Asish Ghosh – eliminated in 14th place

22:35: Lev Kydatov eliminated in 15th place – US$ 6,732
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

Down to 5 bb, Lev Kydatov is all in with and is called by Jun Lai with , the board comes to end Kydatov’s run in 15th place.

Jun Lai – 550,000
Lev Kydatov – eliminated in 15th place

22:30: Chao Ting Cheng wins the next bout against Kydatov
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

Chao Ting Cheng and Lev Kydatov meet again. Cheng is now ahead with , Kydatov with , the board runs for a double up to Cheng.

Chao Ting Cheng – 420,000
Lev Kydatov – 100,000

22:25: Chao Ting Cheng runs into Kydatov’s rockets
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

Chao Ting Cheng limps in, Lev Kydatov shoves, Cheng calls and sees he is behind. Kydatov has [ad}, Cheng with 10c , the board is 10s . Cheng pays the double up of 225,000.

Lev Kydatov – 500,000
Chao Ting Cheng – 335,000

22:20: Huu Dung Nguyen eliminated in 16th place – US$ 5,984
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

Huu Dung Nguyen al in with and is flipping against Kien Tat Heng . With the board running , Kien further improves to rail Nguyen.

Kien Tat Heng – 820,000
Huu Dung Nguyen – eliminated in 16th place

22:15: Jun Young Park falls in 17th place – US$ 5,984
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 ante

Jun Young Park all in with {qh and is dominated by Bien Mai’s , no help comes as the board runs .

Bien Mai – 1,750,000
Jun Young Park – eliminated in 17th place

22:05: Ashish Munot eliminated in 18th place – US$ 5,361
Level 21: 8000-16,000, 16,000 ante

Down to his last 130,000, Ashish Munot is all in with , Philip Tan calls with 10h 10s , the board runs .

Philip Tan – 1,800,000
Ashish Munot – eliminated in 18th place

22:00: Lukasz Janowicz doubles through Mai
Level 21: 8000-16,000, 16,000 ante

All in preflop, Lukasz Janowicz dominates with against Bien Mai . The board runs .

Lukasz Janowicz – 440,000

21:55: Philip Tan banks a massive double up. Pamplona stunned
Level 21: 8000-16,000, 16,000 ante

From hijack Junnie Pamplona raises to 36,000, cutoff Ashish Munot calls, button Philip Tan three-bets to 151,000, Pamplona calls, Munot shoves, Tan shoves, Pamplona tanks and expresses his disbelief. He then folds and shows .

Munot
Tan

When the board runs , Pamplona is shaken as he would have won, instead, Tan ships a massive double up and Munot plunges.

Philip Tan – 1,850,000
Ashish Munot – 140,000
Junnie Pamplona – 1,200,000

21:50: Bo Jin eliminated in 19th place – US$ 5,361
Level 21: 8000-16,000, 16,000 ante

Bo Jin is all in with 10h and is dominated by Jun Lai with . The board offers no help to Jin as it runs to exit in 19th place.

Jun Lai – 490,000
Bo Jin – eliminated in 19th place

21:40: Hao Tian eliminated in 20th place – US$ 5,361
Level 21: 8000-16,000, 16,000 ante

Hao Tien is all in for 28,000 and finds two callers, Eric Tsai and Bo Jin. With the board running , and no side pot bets, Hao has 10h , Tsai with , Jin mucks.

Eric Tsai – 1,900,000
Hao Tian – eliminated in 20th place

21:35: Bo Jin doubles through
Level 21: 8000-16,000, 16,000 ante

Bo Jin is all in with pocket Sixes and is challenged by Hal Rotholz with overcards King-Queen. Jin further improves with a six on the turn to double up his short stack.

21:30: Yannick Jobin eliminated in 21st place – US$ 4,737
Level 21: 8000-16,000, 16,000 ante

Short stacked Yannick Jobin all with 10s and finds no luck on the board to fall to Junnie Pamplona’s .

Junnie Pamplona – 1,300,000
Yannick Jobin – eliminated in 21st place

21:25: Ilia Miashikev eliminated in 22nd place – US$ 4,737
Level 21: 8000-16,000, 16,000 ante

Ilia Miashikev raises to 35,000, Eric Tsai three-bets to 125,000, Miashikev four-bets to 350,000 leaving himself 25,000 behind. Tsai shoves, Miashikev tosses in the rest and opens 10s 10h . He is dominated both by chips and hand by Tsai with pocket . Despite calling out for some help, none arrives on the board for Miashikev to bust in 22nd place.

Eric Tsai – 1,900,000
Ilia Miashikev – eliminated in 22nd place

21:20: Jimmy Torres drags in a big pot against Jin
Level 21: 8000-16,000, 16,000 ante

From utg, Bo Jin raises to 32,000, cutoff Jimmy Torres three-bets to 95,000, Jin calls. At the flop , Torres c-bets 80,000, Jin check-calls. Both players check the turn , but on the river , Torres resumes betting with 100,000 laid out, Jin check-calls then mucks to Torres’ .

Jimmy Torres – 1,700,000
Bo Jin – 135,000

21:15: Philip Tan versus Junnie Pamplona
Level 21: 8000-16,000, 16,000 ante

Junnie Pamplona and Ashish Munot both limp, button Philip Tan raises to 40,000, Pamplona calls, Munot folds. At the flop , both check. On the turn , Pamplona bets 33,000, Tan raises to 103,000, Pamplona flats. On the river , Pamplona checks to the aggressor Tan who fires 400,000, Pamplona folds.

Philip Tan – 950,000
Junnie Pamplona – 940,000

21:10: Bien Mai keeps jabbing
Level 21: 8000-16,000, 16,000 ante

Three way to the flop . Utg Bien Mai bets, Lukasz Jancowicz folds, big blind Hua Wei Lin check-calls. On the turn , Lin checks again, Mai fires 175,000, this time Lin folds.

Bien Mai – 1,200,000
Hua Wei Lin – 540,000
Lukasz Jankowicz – 385,000

21:05: Jin Woo Kim eliminated in 23rd place – US$ 4,737
Level 21: 8000-16,000, 16,000 ante

Down to 135,000, Jin Woo Kim shoves with , big stacked Bien Mai calls with , the board runs { for runner runner flush to Mai.

Bien Mai – 975,000
Jin Woo Kim – eliminated in 23rd place

21:00: Yuhan Liu eliminated in 24th place – US$ 4,114
Level 21: 8000-16,000, 16,000 ante

Yuhan Liu raises, Eric Tsai three-bets, Liu shoves with , Tsai calls, and it’s a flip. With the board running , Liu is eliminated.

Eric Tsai – 1,100,000
Yuhan Liu – eliminated in 24th place

20:55: 24 players remaining
Level 21: 8000-16,000, 16,000 ante

Seat redraw. Next draw is at 16 players.

20:50: Nasty way to go for Tantaro, Nekrasov skyrockets
Level 20: 6000-12,000, 12,000 ante

All in preflop, Adrien Tantaro ahead with and is headed for a double up against Evgenii Nekrasov with 10h 10c , but as the board ran , Nekrasov celebrates the straight and Tantaro gets up to cash out.

Evgenii Nekrasov – 1,350,000

20:45: Lukasz Janowicz doubles with cowboys
Level 20: 6000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Preflop all in Lukaz Janowicz with pocket Kings and Jin Woo Kim looking to rail him with Ace- Queen, a queen lands on the turn but Kim is still behind at the runout to pay the double up.

Lukasz Janowicz – 630,000
Jin Woo Kim – 180,000

20:40: Hal Rotholz falls to Tsai
Level 20: 6000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Short stacked Hal Rotholz all in with 10c and runs into big stacked Eric Tsai’s . With the board running ,the bigger kicker plays.

Eric Tsai – 1,350,000
Hal Rotholz – eliminated

20:30: Sanchez eliminated, Lim takes the pot
Level 20: 6000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Mauricio Sanchez is down to 14,000, Curtis Lim cand Andy Li call. At the flop 10d , Lim bets 10,000 into the side pot, Li calls. On the turn both players check. The river , Lim sends out 50,000, this time Li folds. Lim has 10h and eliminates Sanchez .

Curtis Lim – 400,000

20:20: Ilia Miakishev wins a good pot
Level 20: 6000-12,000, 12,000 ante

On a board and 76,000 in the pot, small blind Philip Tans bets a small 7,000 and big blind Ilia Miakishev calls. Both players check the turn then on the river , Miakishev bets 65,000, Tan check-calls then mucks to Miakishev’s 10d trips.

Ilia Miakishev – 465,000

20:15: Rotholz timed out, Nekrasov claims the pot
Level 20: 6000-12,000, 12,000 ante

From cutoff, Hal Rotholz raises to 25,000 then calls button Evegnii Nekrasov’s three-bet to 75,000. At the flop , Rotholz checks to the aggressor who fires 55,000, Rotholz calls. On the turn , Rotholz switches up and sends 110,000 out front, Nekrasov calls. The river , Nekrasov shoves, Rotholz tanks and uses up his last time-bank. When the clock runs out with still no action, his hand is declared a fold.

Evgenii Nekrasov – 1,000,000
Hal Rotholz – 120,000

20:10: Jun Young Park doubles with cowboys
Level 20: 6000-12,000, 12,000 ante

All in preflop, Jun Young Park with pocket Kings, Mauricio Sanchez with pocket Nines, the board brings no help to Sanchez for a double up to Park.

Jun Young Park – 530,000
Mauricio Sanchez – 14,000

20:05: Pot for Huu Dung Nguyen
Level 20: 6000-12,000, 12,000 ante

With 74,000 in the pot and a flop , utg Huu Dung Nguyen check-raises cutoff Ashish Munot’s 20,000 bet to make it 40,000 to go. On the turn , both players check. On the river , Nguyen goes all in, Munot folds.

Huu Dung Nguyen – 270,000

20:00: Lukasz Jankowicz three-bet jams
Level 20: 6000-12,000, 12,000 ante

Cutoff Ilia Miakishev raises to 25,000, button Lukasz Jankowicz three-bet jams for 213,000, Miakishev folds. Lukasz Jankowicz – 213,000

19:45: Break time, 31 players remaining
Level 19: 5000-10,000, 10,000 ante

Break time, 31 players remaining.

19:40: Eric Tsai rails Mueller
Level 19: 5000-10,000, 10,000 ante

All in preflop, at risk player Sebastian Mueller with , Eric Tsai with , the board runs to end Mueller’s run.

Eric Tsai – 900,000

19:35: Vishal Ojha eliminated by Kim
Level 19: 5000-10,000, 10,000 ante

On a flop 10h and 145,000 in the pot, Vishal Ojha is all in with 10s that falls to Jin Woo Kim’s top pair. He finishes in 33rd place.

19:30: Jimmy Torres with the flush, Kang eliminated
Level 19: 5000-10,000, 10,000 ante

On a board showing , Minwoo Kang shoves from the big blind and cutoff Jimmy Torres calls and says “I have the nuts” as he shows . Kang mucks and packs up.

Jimmy Torres – 1,300,000

19:20: Seugnhun Ko eliminated by Liu
Level 19: 5000-10,000, 10,000 ante

From utg Seunghun Ko shoves with , action folds around to the big blind Yuhan Liu who looks down at and snap calls. No help comes on the board for Liu.

Yuhan Liu – 600,000
Seunghun Ko – eliminated

19:10: Chip count update, top 5
Level 19: 5000-10,000, 10,000 ante

Ashish Munot – 1,000,000
Eric Tsai – 945,000
Junnie Pamplona – 910,000
Jimmy Torres – 820,000
Asish Ghosh – 750,000

19:00: Romain Morvan falls to Liu
Level 19: 5000-10,000, 10,000 ante

Romain Morvan all in with , Yuhan Liu calls with , when the flop comes , Morvan happy to improve but with the turn he quickly gets up. The river ensures the win for Liu as Morvan goes bust.

Yuhan Liu – 360,000
Romain Morvan – eliminated

18:45: Three way triple up for Morvan, Liu wins side pot
Level 19: 5000-10,000, 10,000 ante

Three way all in preflop, Romain Morvan with pocket Eights, Yunhan Liu with pocket Tens, Eric Tsai looking for a double knockout with Ace-Queen. The window card was an Eight and the set held to the river for triple up to Morvan. Liu doubled through with no hits on the board for Tsai.

18:40: New level, 40 players remaining
Level 19: 5000-10,000, 10,000 ante

Five levels down, and 93 players dusted, the new round begins with 40 players. In the lead is Eric Tsai with over a million in chips. No other player comes close.

18:25: Philip Tan doubles through Ojha
Level 18: 4000-8000, 8000 ante

All in preflop, Philip Tan is all in with , Vishal Ojha attempts to rail with . With the board running , Ojha misses for a double up to Tan.

Philip Tan – 272,000
Vishal Ojha – 320,000

18:20: Grant Gardner falls to Nekrasov
Level 18: 4000-8000, 8000 ante

From under the gun, Grant Gardner shoves, action folds around to the big blind Evgenii Nekrasov who calls with . With the board running , Nekrasov wins the flip to rail Gardner.

18:15: Lukasz Jankowski drags in a big one
Level 18: 4000-8000, 8000 ante

On a board and 142,000 in the pot, Lukasz Jankowski shoves and wins the big pot with Feng Qiu folding.

18:10: Guoliang Wei falls to Andy Li
Level 18: 4000-8000, 8000 ante

Immediately after paying a double up to Minwoo Kang, Guoliang Wei was all in for his remaining 85,000 stack with to battle with. Big stacked Andy Li denied the double up with further improving to a full house on a board .

Andy Li – 700,000

18:05: Minwoo Kang doubles through Wei
Level 18: 4000-8000, 8000 ante

Guoliang Wei shoves with 10d , beside him Minwoo Kang tank-calls and opens . The board runs .

Minwoo Kang – 200,000
Guoliang Wei – 85,000

18:00: Lucky Yuhan Liu doubles through
Level 18: 4000-8000, 8000 ante

High Roller KO Bounty champion Yuhan Liu is all in with and runs into a player’s . With the board running , Liu spikes the jack for a pair to double through.

Yuhan Liu – 320,000

17:50: Junnie Pamplona’s top pair hold for a huge double
Level 18: 4000-8000, 8000 ante

On a three-bet raised pot by big blind Roman Kolotiuk, Junnie Pamplona called and the flop ran . Kolotiuk c-bet 150,00, Pamplona shoved, Kolotiuk called putting Pamplona at risk of elimination. Kolotiuk opens 10d , Pamplona with , the turn and river were no good for Kolotiuk. Pamplona doubles up huge. This was the second time Pamplona shipped in a pot with top pair holding against a missed draw.

Junnie Pamplona – 620,000

17:45: Blinds up, 46 players remaining
Level 18: 4000-8000, 8000 ante

New round with 46 players remaining.

17:35: Hua Wei Lin doubles up
Level 17: 3000-6000, 6000 ante

On a flop and 32,000 in the pot, Hua Wei Lin check-calls Vishal Ojha’s 16,000 bet, proceeds to check-call the turn bet of 30,000, and same on the river with Ojha shoving. Ojha opens , Lin ships a double with 10c straight.

Hua Wei Lin – 222,000

17:30: No repeat for Puchalski, falls to Torres
Level 17: 3000-6000, 6000 ante

Last year’s champion Alexander Puchakski will not be bringing home a back to back having been dusted by Jimmy Torres. On a raised pot preflop, both players checked the flop . On the turn , Puchalski led for 40,000, Torres flat-called. On the ruver , Puchalski bet 50,000, Torres raised, Puchalski shoved, snap-called by Torres.

Puchalski trips
Torres full house

Jimmy Torres – 670,000
Alexander Puchalski – eliminated

17:20: Eric Tsai rails Carlin
Level 17: 3000-6000, 6000 ante

All in preflop, Thomas Carlin with , Eric Tsai attempts to rail with 10s , the board runs .

Eric Tsai – 770,000
Thomas Carlin – eliminated

17:15: Vishal Ojha jams on the river, Mueller folds
Level 17: 3000-6000, 6000 ante

On a board of and 70,000 in the pot, Vishal Ojha checks, Sebastian Mueller bets 50,000, Ojha shoves, Mueller tank-folds.

Vishal Ojha – 630,000
Sebastian Mueller – 71,000

17:05: Halfway through this round, 55 players remaining
Level 17: 3000-6000, 6000 ante

The first half hour of the new level saw 16 players go bust. 55 players remaining. Here are the top 5 in chips. Bien Mai leads. We were told by a player that Bien shipped big pot with pocket Aces against Ace-King.

Bien Mai – 700,000
Erick Tsai – 635,000
Bo Jin – 605,000
Andy Li – 515,000
Ilia Miakishev – 500,000

16:35: Quan Qiu delivers a double KO
Level 17: 3000-6000, 6000 ante

Immediately after the bubble burst there is a three-way all in at Table 1. Jenam Yu shoves from utg, mid position Guy Taylor shoves, big blind Quan Qiu calls to put the all in player at risk.

Yu
Taylor
Qiu

The flop ran {qskh} 10c for an instant straight to Qiu which held to the turn and river . Qiu ships it and rises to 315,000

16:30: Adrien Tantaro eliminates Abhinav Iyer on the bubble
Level 16: 2,000-5,000, 5,000 ante

Action folds to button Adrien Tantaro who opens, small blind Abhinav Iyer jams his 142,000 stack, Tantaro calls.

Iyer
Tantaro

The board runs low to eliminate Iyer on the bubble.

Adrien Tantaro – 380,000

16:20: Bubble round: Daoxing Chen doubles through Mueller
Level 16: 2,000-5,000, 5,000 ante

All in preflop, Daoxing Chen’s pocket Jacks fold against Sebastian Mueller’s for a double up.

Daoxing Chen – 78,000
Sebastian Mueller – 210,000

16:15: Bubble round: Jin Woo Kim doubles through Jung
Level 16: 2,000-5,000, 5,000 ante

All in preflop, Jin Woo Kim dominating with against Sungrock Jung’s {78s}. No bad beats arrive for a double up to Kim.

Jin Woo Kim – 149,000
Sungrock Jung – 170,000

16:10: Bubble round: Mauricio Sanchez wins a pot
Level 16: 2,000-5,000, 5,000 ante

On a flop 10d , small blind Mauricio bets 25,000 and button Martins Ivanovs calls. On the turn , Sanchez sends out 65,000, this time no challenge to claim the pot.

Mauricio Sanchez – 320,000
Veelaphan Siewlee – 230,000

16:05: Fedor Dedeov wins the three-way, Qiyuan Huang out
Level 16: 2,000-5,000, 5,000 ante

Three way all in with Fedor Dedelov , Qiyuan Huang , and Feng Li . The board runs {9h{}6h}. Dedelov ships it, Huang busts, and Li chunked.

Fedor Dedelov – 340,000
Feng Li – 67,000
Qiyuan Huang – eliminated

16:00: Feng Li wins a pot against Munot
Level 16: 2,000-5,000, 5,000 ante

On a board that completed , Feng Li and Ashish Munot have built a pot of 107,000. Both opt to check the river. Li wins it with .

Feng Li – 210,000
Ashish Munot – 300,000

15:55: Andy Li on the rise
Level 16: 2,000-5,000, 5,000 ante

Not long after Andy Li doubles up with queens, PokerNews reporter Christian Zetsche informs us that Li scores another big pot, this time against Tian Hao to take the chip lead. Andy Li – 580,000

15:50: Ashish Munot boots Zhong
Level 16: 2,000-5,000, 5,000 ante

Action folds to the small blind Jiazhi Zhong who goes all in with crumbs and , big blind Ashish Munot with a huge stack calls with . Both of Munot’s cards pair up to take it down and take down Zhong.

Ashish Munot – 390,000

15:45: Anil Adiani doubles through
Level 16: 2,000-5,000, 5,000 ante

Small blind Anil Adiani shoves with 48,000 and , big blind tanks then attempts to eliminate with . The board runs good for Adiani 10s .

Anil Adiani – 103,000

15:40: Philip Tan has the straight
Level 16: 2,000-5,000, 5,000 ante

Raise pot preflop, the cards come 10s , cutoff Vishal Ojha and button Philip Tan check. On the turn , Tan bets 10,000, Ojha check-calls. The river , Tan bets 27,000, Ojha check-calls again then mucks to Tan’s straight.

Philip Tan – 233,000
Vishal Ojha – 375,000

15:35: Ilia Miakishev rails Guillem Lopez
Level 16: 2,000-5,000, 5,000 ante

Battle of the blinds, Ilia Miakishev shoves with , Guillem Lopez calls for his tournament life with , a queen starts off the board .

Ilia Miakishev – 560,000

15:30: Junnie Pamplona rails Tang
Level 16: 2,000-5,000, 5,000 ante

Hard-hitting Tian Yuan Tang is out of the running. After losing a succession of pots, he goes all in from the big blind on a flop , hijack Junnie Pamplona calls. Tang is drawing with Pkh}, Pamplona hoping his top pair holds. With the turn and river , the pair holds, Tang is eliminated.

Junnie Pamplona – 370,000

15:25: Gardner and Edoc split, Lopez folds nines
Level 16: 2,000-5,000, 5,000 ante

From under the gun, Guillem Lopez raises to 11,000 then folds to two jammers, Grant Gardner and Lester Edoc. Both have pocket Kings. With the board running , Lopez would have won it with pocket Nines.

15:20: Riki Yokono wins a little against Bohra
Level 16: 2,000-5,000, 5,000 ante

On a raised pot preflop, the flop comes {7}, big blind Riki Yokono check-calls Mohit Bohra’s 800 bet. On the turn and river , both check. Yokono wins the pot with 10c flush.

15:15: Jehanne would have had quads, Andy Li doubles through
Level 16: 2,000-5,000, 5,000 ante

Nearly a three-way showdown but Jeremy Jehanne opted to fold and show his pocket Jacks. Had he joined the party, he would have landed quads and swept it against Andy Li and Jhon Hendri . Li doubles through.

15:05: First break of the day
Level 16: 2,000-5,000, 5,000 ante

First break of the day, there are 77 players remaining which means the bubble round approaches with 71 paid.

15:00: Junnie Pamplona rails Luo
Level 15: 2000-4000, 4000 ante

Junnie Pamplona with , Xixiang Luo risks it with , with the board running , Luo is eliminated.

Junnie Pamplona – 250,000
Xixiang Luo – eliminated

14:55: Vishal Ojha vs Vinay B
Level 15: 2000-4000, 4000 ante

Cutoff Vishal Ojha and Vinay B stare down a board and 110,000 in the pot. Both players use up a couple of time-banks then check. Ojha has , Vinay mucks.

Vishal Ojha – 432,000
Vinay B – 120,000

14:50: Jaeshie Kim cracks kings and celebrates
Level 15: 2000-4000, 4000 ante

Hand opens with Daoxing Chen limping in from the button, big blind Jaeshie Kim (Manila Satellite Package winner) raises to 22,000, back to Chen who three-bet jams, Kim uses up two time-banks then calls for his tournament life. Kim opens and is well dominated by Chen’s . When the board runs 10d , Kim improves to a straight to exuberantly double up.

Jaeshie Kim – 110,000
Daoxing Chen – 50,000

14:40: Jeremy Jehanne in back to back hands
Level 15: 2000-4000, 4000 ante

From cutoff Jeremy Jehanne raises to 9000 and big blind Guoliang Wei defends, the flop runs . Jehanne c-bets 6,000, Wei check-raises to 18,000, Jehanne folds.

Immediately following that hand, Jehanne raises again to 9,000, button Eric Tsai calls, the flop runs , Jehanne c-bets 6,000, Tsai folds.

Jeremy Jehanne – 85,000

14:35: Thomas Carlin rails Gonzales
Level 15: 2000-4000, 4000 ante

Martin Gonzales got fancy pushing all in with 10h only to run into Thomas Carlin’s and bust out.

14:30: Hal Rotholz happy for the double up
Level 15: 2000-4000, 4000 ante

Hal Rotholz is all in preflop with and is challenged by Feng Li with . With the board running 10c it’s a straight for Rotholz.

Hal Rotholz – 62,000

14:25: Nevan Chang moved to a new table and quickly fills up
Level 15: 2000-4000, 4000 ante

Another all in at Dylan Foster’s table but this time he isn’t in the hand, instead it is newly moved player Nevan Chang all in with that doubles through Jimmy Torres'{100h} 10c .

Nevan Chang – 125,000
Jimmy Torres – 374,000

14:20: Evgenii Nekrasov rails Kato
Level 15: 2000-4000, 4000 ante

Junichi Kato gets it all in with and is ahead of caller Evgenii Nekrasov however with the board running Nekrasov improves to eliminate Kato.

Evgenii Nekrasov – 235,000
Junichi Kato – eliminated

14:10: Tian Yuan Tang wins the pot but argues over paying the time-bank
Level 15: 2000-4000, 4000 ante

From mid position, Junnie Pamplona raise to 8000 and big blind Tian Yuan Tang calls. At the flop , Pamplona c-bet 8,000 and Tang check-calls. No bets come on the turn but on the river Tang leads out 18,000 and Pamplona folds.

After shipping in the pot, the dealer asks to pay one time-bank. According to the dealer he bet on the river after the counter was at Zero. Tang says otherwise. The TD was called and it was decided, Tang owed the time-bank as he let second lapse before betting after the initial 30 seconds.

Tian Yuan Tang – 180,000
Junnie Pamplona – 100,000

14:05: Dylan Foster rails Reskallah
Level 15: 2000-4000, 4000 ante

Dylan Foster is in another all in showdown with flipping against Aladin Reskallah’s . With an ace landing on the river, out goes Reskallah.

Dylan Wayne Foster – 200,000

13:55: Hua Wei Lin gives up the pot
Level 14: 1500-3000, 3000 ante

On a board showing {2s] and 112,500, Hua Wei Lin checks to Feng Qu who bets 35,000. Lin tank folds.

Feng Qu – 270,000
Hua Wei Lin – 72,000

13:50: Tian Yuan Tang drag in a big pot, Xixiang down
Level 14: 1500-3000, 3000 ante

Tian Yuan Tang and Xixiang Luo in an stare down over a board

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