National

20,000 ante

Button Eric Wasylenko raised then called small blind Andy Li’s three-bet shove. Wasylenko with 6♦ 6♠ , Li with T♣ T♠ , the board dropped blanks J♥ K♣ 3♥ qc} 7♦ for a double up to Li.

8,000 ante

Defending champion Seongmin Lee is still in the running with 158,000.

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.

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 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

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

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

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.

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