Main Event

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

2500 ante

On a board that completed 5♥ 7♠ 6♣ 8♠ A♦ and 53,500 in the pot, Xiaohua Fu bets 11,000, Chao Ting Cheng shoves 141,500, Fu tanks. After a few minutes, Fu agonizingly folds.

Main Event Day 1A

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

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

2500 ante

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

Nguyen Ax Tx Yokono Jx Jx

The board runs Tx 4x 5x Qx 3x and out goes Nguyean.

2500 ante

On a board 8♣ 9♠ 6♣ Q♥ 9♥ , Minwoo Kang shoves, a player tank-calls for his tournament life and opens A♣ Q♣ . However, it is not good enough against Kang’s Q♣ 9♦ full house to hit the rail.

2500 ante

Zong Chi He calls a four-bet shove by Quan Qiu and sees that his A♠ Q♦ is dominated by A♥ K♣ . No change on the board 5♥ 9♦ A♦ T♥ T♦ for a double up to Qiu to 76,000.

Down to 49,500, He shoves on the next hand with {a} J♣ and is called by Toshi Kataoka with 8♠ 8♥ . The board runs Q♠ J♥ 3♠ 9♥ 4♠ for a double up.

2500 ante

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

Adrien Tantaro - A♥ J♥ Sebastian Mueller - A♣ Q♦

The flop came 9♠ Q♥ 4♥ for top pair to Mueller, but the turn 7♥ was a flush for Tantaro, Mueller was drawing dead. The river was 5♦

2500 ante

With 17,000 in the pot and a flop 5♥ 2♠ 5♦ , Abhinav Iyer and Nevan Chang both check. On the turn K♣ , Iyer leads out 12,500, quick fold from Chang who laughs and says “no no”. Iyer said he had the King.

2500 ante

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

2000 ante

Three players stare down a flop 2♦ Q♠ 3♦ with 23,000 in the middle, utg+2 Enzo Vellucci bets 6,000, to his immediate left Xiaohua Fu calls, and cutoff calls. On the turn Q♥ , Vellucci checks, Fu bets 18,000, cutoff folds, Vellucci calls. On the river 8♥ , Fu fires 42,00,0, Vellucci check-folds.

2000 ante

Short stack player shoves with 23,500 and K♦ T♣ , Minwoo Kang puts him on the ropes with A♦ {qh, however with the cards running J♥ Q♦ 4♦ 7♥ A♠ , it is a straight for the short stack, Kang pays up and drops to 100,000

2000 ante

On a flop 9♠ 4♣ 3♠ and 13,000 in the pot, small blind Cheng Zhang check calls big blind Riki Yokono’s 6,000 bet. On the turn Q♣ , Zhang checks again, Yokono fires 15,000, Zhang opts to fold.

2000 ante

Quang Nguyen has asked three wait staff for a specific menu but no one has yet produced it. He then found himself all in with Q♠ T♠ against Grant Gardner with T♥ T♣ . The board runs 6♣ 9♠ Q♦ 9♣ Q♥ for a full house and a double up. Nguyen apologizes to Gardner for the beat, jokingly Gardner says it must have been the menu that made you go all in.

2000 ante

Julian is all in with A♠ K♦ , he runs into bigger stacked Jeremy Jehanne’s A♣ A♦ . With the board 9♥ 8♠ 8♦ 3♦ K♣ , aces hold to end Julian’s day.

2000 ante

Toshio Kataoka three-bets shoves with A♠ A♦ , initial raiser Xixiang Luo calls for his tournament life with T♥ T♦ . The board runs K♣ K♥ 8♦ 9♦ K♥ , and Luo goes bust.

2000 ante

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

1500 ante

All in preflop, Frank Lillis T♥ Th , Junnie Pamplona {99h} 9♠ , big stack A♣ Q♥ . The board runs 8♥ 4♥ K♦ 9♦ 7♣ for a lucky two-outer spiked by Pamplona. He rails Lillis and double through.

1500 ante

On a board that completed 8♦ 4♥ Q♠ Q♣ 3♥ and 20,500 in the pot, hijack Aladin Reskallah bets near pot of 20,000, button Pete Chen and big blind Cheng Zhang fold.

1500 ante

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

1500 ante

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

Chang K♥ K♦ Short stack caller A♠ T♦ Three-bet shover Q♥ Q♠

With the board running 9♠ J♠ T♣ 6♣ 3♠ , shover plunges to 10,000, short stack is out, and Chang scoops it all up.

1500 ante

Hijack opens for 3000, button Selim Souissi calls. At the flop 9♣ 3♠ A♣ , hijack checks then calls Souissi’s 3000 bet. On the 6♥ turn, Souissi pushes, hijack folds.

1500 ante

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

1200 ante

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

1200 ante

Having just returned to from using up her first bullet, Maggie Weng shoves from the button with around 22K+ and K♥ 5♥ . Hyunkyou Park calls from the big blind with A♠ 8♦ . The board runs A♥ 3♠ Q♠ 2♥ 5♦ . Weng is out and cannot re-enter until tomorrow.

1200 ante

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

1200 ante

Four way raised pot to 11,800, the flop runs 8♠ T♠ J♥ and all check. On the turn 7♣ , small blind Jeremy Jehanne bets 7,000, two players fold, hijack Vincent Chauve calls. On the river 2♠ , Jehanne shoves, Chauve tanks a bit then calls. Jehanne opens A♠ 4♠ flush, Chauve disappointed with his J♠ 9♣ straight.

1200 ante

After a preflop betting war, small blind Bien Mai is all in with A♥ A♣ , big blind Quan Zhou with K♥ K♦ , the board runs A♦ 6♥ 6♣ 4♣ 5♦ . Bien ships it as Zhou busts.

1200 ante

Last level to enter, 175 entries so far.

1200 ante

On a flop 2♠ T♥ Q♣ and 8200 in the pot, two players check to button Quang Nguyen who sends out 5200. One player folds, cutoff Aladin Reskallah check-calls. On the turn 2♥ both check to bring the river Q♦ . Reskallah checks, Nguyen bets 16,200, Reskallah shoves, fast fold from Nguyen.

1200 ante

Short stack with 7500 shoves with 3♣ 3♠ , Thomas Carlin joins in with 17,700 and A♥ 3♥ , with the rest folding, it is heads up. The board runs 4♥ 9♥ Q♦ 9♦ 4♣ . With a higher two pair on the board, Carlin’s ace plays to send one out of the running.

1200 ante

On a board 3♥ 2♣ 3♠ 9♦ 8♠ and no flush possibility, Stefen Zhang bets 22,000 onto a 66,000 pot, Vincent Ferrafiat check-calls. Zhang opens 3♦ 5♦ for trips and ships it.

1200 ante

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

1200 ante

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

1000 ante

On a flop J♥ A♣ K♦ and 14,500 in the pot, hijack Jenam Yu checks, button bets 3500, Yu calls. On the turn 7♣ both players check, but on the 9♥ river, Yu leads out 2500 and is called. Yu wins the pot with K♠ Q♦ .

1000 ante

On a turn board 3♦ 5♣ 9♣ 7♦ and 24,5000 in the pot, Bonifacio Mondalo tanks then check-calls Cheng Zhang’s 14,500 bet. On the river Q♦ both players check. Mondalo is first to show and has 2♦ 2♠ good call at the turn but Zhang spiked the river with K♦ Q♣ to win the pot. Mondalo cannot believe it.

1000 ante

All in preflop, Junnie Pamplona with 6♣ 6♠ and it’s a flip with Vishal Ojha holding A♥ 7♥ . No help arrives for Ojha to bust out.

1000 ante

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

Cutoff J♣ J♠ Bien A♠ 4♠

When the flop lands A♦ 6♣ 2♥ the all in player gets up to go and leaves as the board completes T♥ turn and Q♦ river.

Next winning hand was told to us by Selim Souissi who lost 30,000 to Bien. Souissi says he had Ax Qx , Bien had 5x 5x , the board ran A♠ 5x 3x Qx 8x , Bien checks to Souissi who opted to check back, thus avoiding the trap.

1000 ante

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

800 ante

A pot of 5,600 brewed preflop, the flop shows T♦ 2♣ 7♣ . Big blind I-Chun Chiu checks, mid position bets 1500, Chiu raises to 4600, mp calls. On the turn 3♣ , Chiu leads out 3500 and ships it then and there.

800 ante

On a flop 2♣ 6♣ 2♠ , small blind Anthony Cierco bets, big blind raises, Cierco calls, the pot rises to 12,400. On the turn J♣ , Cierco checks, big blind bets 3,500, Cierco raises to 11,000, he is called. On the river A♣ , Cierco checks, bb bets 12,000, Cierco tank-calls and wins it without having to show. BB mucks.

800 ante

On a flop 8♠ 3♥ K♠ , and 4,800 in the pot, two players find themselves all in. Enzo Vellucci leads with K♥ Q♣ top pair against a player’s K♦ T♦ . The turn 9♣ and river 2♥ is a double up for Vellucci.

800 ante

With 4,600 in the pot and a flop 6♠ K♥ T♥ , cutoff Huu Dung Nguyen bets 1,600, small blind Abhnav Iyer check-raises to 4500, big blind folds, Nguyen calls. On the turn Q♥ , Iyer leads out 20,000 which is more than Nguyen’s chips behind, Nguyen opts to folds.

800 ante

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

600 ante

From utg+1, Jun Weng raises to 1,400, late position Selim Souissi and big blind call. On the flop A♠ 5♦ 3♣ , Weng c-bets 1,500, only Souissi calls. On the turn 2♠ and river 6♣ no bets land. Weng opens 7♣ 7♠ , Souissi wins the pot with T♦ T♥ .

600 ante

Two players built a pot of around 25,000 preflop, the cards come T♣ 3♣ Q♥ . Thomas Carlin check-calls a 9,300 bet from Shixiao Qin. On the turn 5♥ , both check it. The river 9♣ Carlin shoves, no call.

600 ante

With a 3,300 pot brewed, Cheng Zhang and Aladin Reskallah check a flop 5♦ 8♣ 4♥ . On the turn 2♦ , Zhang leads out 1600, Reskallah calls. On the river A♠ , Zhang fires 5,100, Reskallah folds and shows A♦ top pair.

600 ante

On a board 2♠ 9♦ Q♥ , and over 22,000 in the pot, Lorenzo Nyein bets 6,300 and is called. On the turn A♣ he fires another 10,000, and is called. On the river T♣ both players check. Nyein opens A♥ K♦ and wins it.

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

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

600 ante

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

500 ante

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

500 ante

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

400 ante

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

400 ante

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

300 ante

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

300 ante

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

300 ante

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

200 ante

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

200 ante

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

100 ante

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

100 ante

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

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

Good luck to all!

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1 600 ante

Vincent Ferrafiat and Craig Daniel Jones stare down a flop 8♣ 2♣ 9♣ with 8,700 in the pot, both check. On the turn K♣ , both check again. On the river 9♦ , Ferrafiat checks then calles Jones’s 7,300 bet, Jones opens J♣ 3♦ that beats Ferrafiat’s T♣ 9♠ .