APL Main Event (65,000 PHP)

Having just collected a river value bet off Chun Yuan Chen with A♥ 5♣ on board 2♦ 3♦ J♠ J♥ 4♣ , Sangwoo Chun continued to run table captain, securing two more pots in following.

The last one saw Chun open on the button and fourbet jam against Chen's 14,000 squeeze on the big blind. Chen snap folded, taking another hit as he surrendered the pot a second time to the chip leader.

Two more 60-minute levels is left at play with all survivors by the end of Level 11 advancing to Day 2 this Saturday, March 1st. More than half the field has been dusted with only 29 runners currently remaining in battle.

Registration will be open for late entrants, all the way before the start of Day 2.

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Dong Jae Lee opened on the cutoff and was met with an 8,000 three bet from Chun Yuan Chen right behind. Lee clapped back with a raise to 19,000, yet gave it up as Chen put his tournament life on the line.

Chun Yuan Chen fired a hefty turn bet of 11,000 into a pot of 12,800 on board 4♥ 7♣ A♠ 5♦ . Jiaqi He check called on the small blind, but was left unable to get to showdown as Chen pulled the trigger on river Q♣ for his last 36,900.

A blind vs blind battle built a pot of 28,300 in the middle across board J♠ 8♣ 4♠ J♥ 8♥ . Dongjae Lee checked to Chun Yuan Chen, pushing his opponent to fire an overbet of 30,000. Lee looked him up with a boat A♥ 8♦ and claimed the pot as Chen revealed bluff Q♦ 9♦ .

Vamerdino Magsakay opened on the hijack and called a 4,500 raise from Chun Yuan Chen right behind.

Action on board J♥ 5♥ 6♥ A♠ A♦ was checked all the way down to the river, where Magsakay bet 1,200. Chen made the call yet mucked as Magsakay tabled two pair K♦ J♣ .