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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

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Final 9 players

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

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 . With the board running , Kalymaev is eliminated and the final table is formed.

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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

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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.

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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 for a pair to Kalymaev to triple up to 112,000.

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

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

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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.

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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

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

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

Abhinav Iyer – 2,300,000

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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.

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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 , the board dropped blanks qc} for a double up to Li.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

On a turn board 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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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 .

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

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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.

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

Blinds are up again, with 25 players remaining.

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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 . 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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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 , the board runs . Dylan is eliminated in 36th place.

Vincent Ferrafiat – 550,000

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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.

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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 trips on a board . Another survivor was short stacked Vinay Boob with winning the flip against Hongru Zhang‘s {1h} on a board

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

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 and river .

Thomas Carlin – 170,000

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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.

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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.

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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

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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!

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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.

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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 , Kang calls with . The board runs for a pair spiked by Li to survive elimination.

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

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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 for a double up to Li.

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

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

Button Andy Li shoves with , 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

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

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

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

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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 {87c}, it’s a dobule up for Kang.

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

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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

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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 , 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

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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

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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 . Andy Li bet 350,000, Kang check-raised to 1,000,000. Li folded.

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

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

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

The board runs . Double up for Li.

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

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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 Both players checked. On the river . Kang shoves, Li folds. Li down to 3,400,000.

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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 . The board keeps Li out front running .

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

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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 . Kang bet 160,000, Li check-called. On the turn , 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

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

Minwoo Kang shoves from the button with , big blind Andy Li calls with . 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

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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} that missed completely, Li has pair to claim the pot.

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

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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.

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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

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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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 as Choi mucks.

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

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

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

Choi Hun Tae – 1,200,000

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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 , both players had built a 740,000 pot. Li bet 650,000, Choi called. On the river both opted to check it. Cjhoi had two pair, Li had better higher two pair.

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

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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 . The board runs out for a double up to Kang.

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

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

All in preflop, Andy Li ahead with , 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

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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

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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 . Two pair for Kang rails Weng. Li would have hit a straight.

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

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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 top pair. Choi ships with higher kicker.

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

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

Andy Li is all in with 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

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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 , but with the board running {ah, Wasylenko is eliminated.

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

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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, Kang ships it as Kaczmarek packs up.

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

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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

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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

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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 , Weng jams, Kaczmarek check-folds.

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

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

On a board that completes 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

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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 . With the board running , Kang ships it as Zhang ships out.

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

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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

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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 . 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

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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 to end Ferrafiat’s run in 9th place.

Choi Hun Taei – 2,600,000

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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

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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 , Choi c-bets 80,000 and wins the pot.

Choi Hun Tae – 1,800,000

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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

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

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.

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Final 9 players

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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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

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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.

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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.

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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 full house for second double up. Munot now up to 8 bb.

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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 to double through a player with .

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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 flush and ships it all.

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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 , Pan had , Mai with .

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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.

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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 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

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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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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.

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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 and Pham . An ace lands on the flop and holds .

Denis Pham – 120,000

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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 , it’s a winning straight for Edoc.

Lester Edoc – 76,000

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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 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 , 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 top pair.

Vinay B – 84,000

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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

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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 . Loo wins the pot and is happy despite it being light.

Ben Loo – 35,000

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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 . 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

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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.

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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.

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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 , no hits for McCully to hit the rail.

Vishal Ojha – 407,000

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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

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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

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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

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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 air, Heng wins the pot with .

Kien Tat Heng – 105,000

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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”.

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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 higher kicker. With the turn and river , Huang celebrates his two pair to double through.

Qiyuan Huang – 113,000

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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

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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} 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 for two pair.

Vishal Ojha – 360,000

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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 . The board favors Park for a double up.

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

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

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

Victor Chong – 180,000

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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

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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 , 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

With 27,000 in the pot and board that completed , 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

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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.

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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

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

On a flop Jhon Hendri bet 7000 and Shankui Li called. On the turn 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

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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 both check and the river is . Chauve bets 5,000 and wins the pot.

Vincent Chauve – 65,000

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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+.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 The turn and river was the end of Nilcolle and a double up for Kim.

Jin Woo Kim – 60,000

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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.

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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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 straight.

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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

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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

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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

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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 .

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

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

Players are on a ten minute break. 11 remaining.

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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

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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 for a double up to Cheng.

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

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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 , Junnie Pamplona roars upon winning the huge pot with beating Philip Tan’s .

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

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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

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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

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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.

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

Catching the action on a board , 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

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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.

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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 outdrawn by on a board of . Tsai completes a flush.

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

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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 , Lin ships it as Jankowics ships out.

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

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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 , 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

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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

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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

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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 , the board is . Cheng pays the double up of 225,000.

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

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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

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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

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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 , the board runs .

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

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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

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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

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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 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

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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 , Tsai with , Jin mucks.

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

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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.

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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 and finds no luck on the board to fall to Junnie Pamplona’s .

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

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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 . 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Seat redraw. Next draw is at 16 players.

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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 , but as the board ran , Nekrasov celebrates the straight and Tantaro gets up to cash out.

Evgenii Nekrasov – 1,350,000

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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

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

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

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

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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 , 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 and eliminates Sanchez .

Curtis Lim – 400,000

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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 trips.

Ilia Miakishev – 465,000

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Break time, 31 players remaining.

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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

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

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

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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

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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 , 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

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

New round with 46 players remaining.

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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 straight.

Hua Wei Lin – 222,000

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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

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

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

Eric Tsai – 770,000
Thomas Carlin – eliminated

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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

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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

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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} for an instant straight to Qiu which held to the turn and river . Qiu ships it and rises to 315,000

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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

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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

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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

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16:10: Bubble round: Mauricio Sanchez wins a pot
Level 16: 2,000-5,000, 5,000 ante

On a flop , 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 .

Anil Adiani – 103,000

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15:40: Philip Tan has the straight
Level 16: 2,000-5,000, 5,000 ante

Raise pot preflop, the cards come , 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

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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

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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

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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.

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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 flush.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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 , Kim improves to a straight to exuberantly double up.

Jaeshie Kim – 110,000
Daoxing Chen – 50,000

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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

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14:35: Thomas Carlin rails Gonzales
Level 15: 2000-4000, 4000 ante

Martin Gonzales got fancy pushing all in with only to run into Thomas Carlin’s and bust out.

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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 it’s a straight for Rotholz.

Hal Rotholz – 62,000

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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}.

Nevan Chang – 125,000
Jimmy Torres – 374,000

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 and 62,000 in the pot. They decide to check it. Luo with and is outkicked by Tang’s .

Tian Yuan Tang – 160,000
Xixiang Luo – 73,000

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13:40: Back to back for Foster
Level 14: 1500-3000, 3000 ante

Back to back shoves for Dylan Wayne Foster who first gets it all in on the river board holding and loses to Jimmy Torres .

Jimmy Torres – 220,000

Down to 43,000, Torres shoves on the next hand with and is up against Chit Chuan Lim with . The board drops an ace on the turn for a double up.

Dylan Foster – 93,000
Chit Chuan Lim – 30,000

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13:30: Cheng Zhang ships it, Somashekar ships out
Level 14: 1500-3000, 3000 ante

Action opens with three players in on a raised pot and the cards come , Cheng Zhang bets 12,000, Charlie Chiu and Somashekar call. On the turn Zhang checks, Chiu calls, Somashekar jams, Zhang calls, Chiu folds. Somashekar has top pair, Zhang has him trapped with . The river is no help to Somashekar.

Cheng Zhang – 470,000

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13:25: Vellucci doubles through Heng
Level 14: 1500-3000, 3000 ante

From lojack, Kien Tat Heng opens, hijack Andy Li calls, button calls, small blind Enzo Vellucci shoves his remaining 51,000, back to Kien who calls, the rest fold. Vellucci has and is flipping against Kien’s , the board comes for a double up to Vellucci.

Enzo Vellucci – 120,000
Kien Tat Heng – 50,000

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13:20: Jianming Luo rails Pham
Level 14: 1500-3000, 3000 ante

Van Binh Pham all in with and is dominated by Jianming Luo’s , no help comes on the board to get the boot.

Jianming Luo – 180,000
Van Binh Pham – eliminated

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13:15: Eike Strub doubles through Zhong
Level 14: 1500-3000, 3000 ante

Eike Strub all in with and doubles through Jiazhi Zhong with on a running board .

Eike Strub – 105,000
Jiazhi Zhong – 90,000

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Main Event Day 2 underway! 

Welcome to Day 2 of the APPT Main Event here at NagaWorld Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Back on the felt are the 133 Day 1 qualifiers. They are gunning for a spot in the money round with 71 players guaranteed a piece of the US$ 623,322 prize pool. It will be a long grind with blinds increasing at a slower 60 minute pace. The day ends once the final 9 players is determined.

Stick with us here as we track down the bubble and hunt down the biggest hands.

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