National

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

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!

600,000 ante

From the button, Andy Li goes all in with Q♣ 6♥ , Minwoo Kang calls for his tournament life with A♥ 7♣ . The board runs 6♣ 9♥ 4♣ K♦ 4♠ for two pair to Li to eliminate Kang on 2nd place.

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 T♦ 4♦ , Kang calls with A♣ 5♠ . The board runs 8♣ 6♥ 7♥ T♣ 6♦ for a pair spiked by Li to survive elimination.

500,000 ante

Another preflop shove, Andy Li with J♣ 7♣ , Minwoo Kang calls with K♦ Q♥ , the board favors the lesser hand as it runs 3♣ 7♠ 4♣ 8♥ T♥ for a double up to Li.

500,000 ante

Button Andy Li shoves with K♦ T♥ , Minwoo Kang calls with 2♥ 2♣ . The board runs 3♦ 4♦ Q♦ 8s} J♣ . No hits for Li for Kang to double through.

Level 35: 200,000, 400,000, 400,000 ante

All in again, Andy Li with A♦ A♠ , Minwoo Kang behind with 9♥ 9♦ . The board runs J♥ 7♠ 5♠ 2♦ T♠ . Li doubles through.

Level 35: 200,000, 400,000, 400,000 ante

All in, Andy Li pushes with 5♣ 5♠ , Minwoo Kang calls for his tournament life with J♦ 2♠ . When the board runs A♥ 7♠ T♥ {87c} 9♥ , it’s a dobule up for Kang.

Level 35: 200,000, 400,000, 400,000 ante

Button Minwoo Kang all in with J♦ 7♣ , big blind Andy Li calls for his tournament live with K♦ 3♣ , the board runs {5s 4♠ Q♠ 3♠ 5♣ . Li bags his fourth double up.

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 T♣ 5♣ , Kang calls with 8♣ Q♦ , the board comes 8♠ 7♦ A♠ 4♦ 3♠ .

Next winning shove, Kang has K♣ 6♥ , Li with A♦ Q♣ , the board runs K♠ 4♣ 9♥ 2♠ J♣ .

250,000

Minwoo Kang limps, Andy Li shoves 3,615,000, Kang calls and shows K♠ 4♥ . Li is ahead with A♣ Q♠ . The board runs out 7♠ J♦ 2♥ Q♦ 8♣ for a third double up to Li.

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 J♥ T♦ T♠ . Andy Li bet 350,000, Kang check-raised to 1,000,000. Li folded.

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 A♦ K♣ Kang T♥ 9♥

The board runs Q♣ 6♠ 8♦ 8♥ 8♣ . Double up for Li.

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 5♠ T♠ 9♠ 5♦ Both players checked. On the river 6♥ . Kang shoves, Li folds. Li down to 3,400,000.

200,000 ante

Minwoo Kang limps, big blind Andy Li shoves for 2,510,000, Kang calls and opens Q♠ J♠ , Li is slightly ahead with K♦ T♥ . The board keeps Li out front running K♠ A♣ 7♦ 5♦ A♥ .

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 T♥ 4♣ A♥ . Kang bet 160,000, Li check-called. On the turn T♦ , another 260,000 from Kang, check-called again. On the river 435,000, Li checked then folded to Kang’s 435,000 bet.

160,000 ante

Minwoo Kang shoves from the button with J♣ T♦ , big blind Andy Li calls with K♥ T♠ . The board runs K♦ Q♦ K♠ for trips to Li, but with the river A♦ , Kang jumps ahead with a straight. The river 4♠ doesn’t improve Li to pay the double up.

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 8♦ 5♣ 4♠ , Kang bets 210,000, Li calls. On the turn Q♦ and river 6♥ , no bets land. Kang has [kc} T♠ that missed completely, Li has T♣ 6♣ pair to claim the pot.

100,000 ante

Button Minwoo Kang limiped then called big blind Andy Li’s 350,000 raise. At the flop 6♠ 5♦ 4♥ , Li check-called 125,000. On the turn 9♥ both checked it. On the river J♥ , Li shoved, fast fold from Kang.

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 9♥ {9s A♦ , Li check-calls 130,000. On the turn 7♦ , both check to bring the river 6♣ . Li leads out 425,000 and is called. Li shows A♣ 4♦ , Kang mucks

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.

100,000 ante

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

100,000 ante

End of the line for Choi Hun Tae who limp-calls all in from the button with Q♦ 9♦ against big blind raiser Minwoo Kang’s A♦ Q♥ . The board runs out 3♠ 3♦ J♣ 2♥ 5♠ . 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.

100,000 ante

Three way raised pot preflop, the board comes 8♣ 9♠ 9♥ . Action folds to button Minwoo Kang who bets 325,000. Only small blind Choi Hun Tae calls and the turn is K♥ . Both players check, and also check the river 8♦ . Kang claims the pot with A♣ T♦ as Choi mucks.

80,000 ante

Another big pot by the river A♣ 5♥ 5♣ T♠ A♥ . Minwoo Kang checks, Choi Hun Tae checks, Kang shows K♣ 7♥ to claim the 1,575,000 pot.

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 A♦ T♠ K♦ 9♠ , both players had built a 740,000 pot. Li bet 650,000, Choi called. On the river J♣ both opted to check it. Cjhoi had K♣ T♣ two pair, Li had better A♥ K♠ higher two pair.

60,000 ante

 Minwoo Kang is at all in with K♦ 6♦ and is up against Choi Hun Tae’s Q♥ T♠ . The board runs out 6♥ 7♠ 7♣ 7♥ K♥ for a double up to Kang.

60,000 ante

All in preflop, Andy Li ahead with T♦ T♥ , called by Minwoo Kang with K♥ Q♠ . The board runs out 7♥ 7♦ A♣ A♥ 5♣ for a double up to Li.

50,000 ante

Final three players and their chip counts.

50,000 ante

From utg, Maggie Weng sends her last 355,000 stack out front with 6♣ 6♠ to battle with, she is challenged by big stacked Minwoo Kang with K♥ J♥ . Big blind Andy Li tank-folds and says he had pocket Nines. The board favors the big cards as it runs K♠ T♥ J♣ 5♥ Q♠ . Two pair for Kang rails Weng. Li would have hit a straight.

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 8♦ 3♦ 6♠ K♣ with 605,000 in the pot, Iyer check-calls Choi on every street. On the river 5♣ , Iyer checks again Choi bets the amount of Iyer’s remaining stack, Iyer calls and opens K♠ T♠ top pair. Choi ships with K♦ Q♦ higher kicker.

40,000 ante

Andy Li is all in with T♣ T♦ and is flipping against chip leader Minwoo Kang with A♣ K♦ . No hits on the board 7♠ 7♣ 6♥ 5♥ 3♠ for Kang for a double up to Li.

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 K♥ K♠ and is ahead of Kang’s A♣ T♠ , but with the board running {ah 9♣ 4♠ 5♣ 9♦ , Wasylenko is eliminated.

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 K♣ K♦ Kaczmarek A♥ Q♥

The board runs 4♣ 9♣ T♣ K♥ 5♣ , Kang ships it as Kaczmarek packs up.

40,000 ante

30,000 ante

On a board that completed 5♠ 2♠ 3♠ J♦ 2♣ and 375,000 brewed, mid position Eric Wasylenko bets 250,000, big blind Maggie Weng check -calls. Wasylenko has A♣ A♠ overpair, Weng claims the pot with Q♠ 9♠ flush.

30,000 ante

On a flop 6♦ K♥ J♠ and 175,000 brewed, cutoff Maggie Weng bets 50,000, small blind Mateusz Kaczmarek check-raises to 110,000, Weng calls. On the turn T♦ , Weng jams, Kaczmarek check-folds.

30,000 ante

On a board that completes A♦ 3♥ T♣ 4♥ 6♣ with utg+1 driving the pot to 330,000, small blind Choi Hun Tae checks then calls Iyer’s 120,000 bet. Iyer has A♠ 5♠ top pair, Choi wins the pot with 3♠ 4♠ two pair.

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 K♣ J♥ . Zhang at risk of elimination with K♠ T♠ . With the board running Q♦ 5♣ 2♠ 4♥ 2♥ , Kang ships it as Zhang ships out.

30,000 ante

Hijack Minwoo Kang raises to 60,000, finds two callers to the flop J♣ 6♣ 6♦ . Kang c-bets 65,000, cutoff Choi Hun Tae calls, big blind Maggie Weng check-folds. On the turn K♣ , Kang sends out 135,000, no call.

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 J♣ A♥ T♥ . Wasylenko c-bets 150,000, Kang calls, Choi folds. On the turn 6♥ Wasylenko shoves his last 500,000, Kang tank-folds. Wasylenko says he didn’t see the limp.

h place - US$ 4,386 25,000 ante

Vincent Ferrafiat risks his big stack against the bigger stacked Choi Hun Tae by shoving with K♦ Q♦ preflop. Choi calls with A♣ K♣ . The board runs J♠ 2♠ 8♠ T♣ J♣ to end Ferrafiat’s run in 9th place.

25,000 ante

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

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 3♣ T♣ 3♦ , Choi c-bets 80,000 and wins the pot.

25,000 ante

Utg Cheng Zhang opens and button Vincent Ferrafiat calls to build a preflop pot of 115,000. At the flop J♣ J♥ 7♣ , Ferrafiat bets 55,000, Zhang check-raises to 125,000, Ferrafiat answers with a three-bet shove, Zhang folds.

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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