National

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 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

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.

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.

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

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.