APL Main Event (65,000 PHP)

Down short, Hyuntae Kim pushed his last 440,000 in the middle and faced Hoseung Jung at showdown.

Kim dominated, managed to outflop his opponent on board J♦ 3♥ 3♣ Q♠ , up until the river K♦ landed Jung a better pair to turn it back in his favor.

Hyuntae Kim flicked in his last 175,000 utg, called by Czardy Rivera on the small blind. Soo Jo Kim on the big blind, reshoved for 480,000 and successfully got Rivera out of the way.

Whilst a cooler situation, no damage was done on either player as the runout 9♣ 5♣ 7♦ 8♥ 6♥ landed a straight on board for a split pot.

Action is down to the final two tables. Another seat redraw will be put in place, with play continuing down to the final nine.

Chip Count Update

Younhan Lee opened 80,000 utg, joined by Hyuntae Kim a seat after.

On board K♦ Q♦ T♥ , Lee double barreled 100,000, followed by an all-in for 355,000 on turn 4♥ . Kim called the initial street yet folded against the shove, showing a Q♥ . Lee returned the gesture, revealing the nuts A♠ J♥ .

Chanhee Yea open shoved 185,000 mid position and faced Hyuntae Kim's pocket pair behind for a flip.

While board 4♠ 5♠ 5♣ 2♥ 3♥ felted none of Yea's overcards, it did run him a straight to score the double up. On the next hand, Yea pushed all-in again and picked up another round of blinds and antes.

With only 26 players remaining, the final three tables are due for a seat redraw. Only nine runners will advance to the Final Day, where the hunt for the APL Main Event title continues.

Here are the chip counts:

Hyuntae Kim opened 40,000 on the button and saw Ryan Platon on the small blind come along.

On board A♣ K♣ 3♦ 8♥ , Platon check called two streets - 45,000 and 55,000 from Kim, and checked a third time around on river 4♣ . Kim decided to check it back, and muck as Platon revealed a pair of kings K♦ 9♠ .

Vying for 180,000 in the middle across board 7♦ 4♠ K♥ J♠ , Juhwan Kim led out a bet of 82,000 and tank called 118,000 more following a raise from Hyuntae Kim behind. River 9♣ welcomed no more bets, revealing Juhwan's top pair K♦ Q♦ , no good against Hyuntae's two pair K♠ J♦ .