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2024.08.04 - 2024.08.05Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Entries

25/46

Total Chips

2,300,000

Average

92,000

TriciaTricia

8/5/2024, 2:07:25 AM

End Of Day 1 Chip Counts

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Player	Chips
YK Youhyun KimSouth Korea	240,500(200 BB)
PC Patrick CrivellCanada	193,000(161 BB)
TQ Trung Quan NguyenViet Nam	186,500(155 BB)
VT Victorino TorresUnited States of America	169,000(141 BB)
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	148,000(123 BB)
MS Michael SoyzaMalaysia	132,000(110 BB)
GT Gary Thompson (2)Ireland	126,000(105 BB)
SH Seonguk HuhSouth Korea	118,500(99 BB)
SL Siyoung LeeSouth Korea	107,000(89 BB)
WT William TeohMalaysia	104,000(87 BB)
RM Rishi MehraSingapore	100,000(83 BB)
RJ Raju JaruplavathIndia	79,000(66 BB)
AB Alfonso BajaPhilippines	77,000(64 BB)
TW Thomas Ward (3)New Zealand	72,000(60 BB)
SM Seo Moon HoSouth Korea	56,000(47 BB)
NT Natalie TehMalaysia	50,000(42 BB)
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	50,000(42 BB)
AP Alfie PoetraIndonesia	48,000(40 BB)
JH Jun Hao ChongSingapore	46,500(39 BB)
FP Finn PenderakGermany	40,500(34 BB)
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	35,000(29 BB)
KO Kei OkudaJapan	33,500(28 BB)
BL Benjamin LeBlondCanada	29,500(25 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	27,000(23 BB)
LH Lifu HuangChina	20,500(17 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 5:26:19 PM

Day 1 Wraps Up With Youhyun Kim Leading

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Youhyun Kim

Day 1 is a wrap with 25 players out of the 46 entries bagging up. Up top is Youhyun Kim with 240,500. Registration is still open for two levels in Day 2.

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 5:03:33 PM

Seitaro Aso Rising

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Seitaro Aso

Two hands for Seitaro Aso, the first opens with 2500 from Finn Penderak, small blind Aso three-bets, big blind Natalie Teh four-bets all in for 38,200, Penderak folds, Aso calls.

Aso A♥ A♦

Teh 8♦ 8♠

The board runs 7♠ A♣ 4♣ 3♣ K♦ , Teh is eliminated.

One orbit later, from utg Rishi Mehra opens 2500, cutoff Youhyun Kim calls, small blind Aso three-bets 10,000. Mehra and Kim call then they all check to the turn J♥ Q♦ 5♥ T♠ . Aso leads out 8,000. only Mehra calls. The river A♠ Aso bets a large 70,000, Mehra uses up a time bank then folds.

Player	Chips
YK Youhyun KimSouth Korea	240,000(200 BB)
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	148,000(123 BB)
RM Rishi MehraSingapore	100,000(83 BB)
NT Natalie TehMalaysia	busted

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 4:50:32 PM

Youhyun Kim Cleans Out James Mendoza

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Youhyun Kim

Youhyun Kim raises 2600 then calls James Mendoza's 9600 re-raise. When the flop runs 4♦ 3♥ 6♣ Mendoza bets 5500 that's called then shoves 22,500 on the turn A♠ . Kim calls that too and is ahead 8♠ 8♥ against Mendoza's K♠ Q♦ . The river 4♠ doesn't improve Mendoza to lose all of his chips.

Player	Chips
YK Youhyun KimSouth Korea	257,000(214 BB)
JM James MendozaPhilippines	busted

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 4:44:05 PM

Top Pair For Seitaro Aso

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Seitaro Aso

Finn Penderak raises 2500 and the blinds Seitaro Aso and James Mendoza call. Flop comes 8♠ A♠ 4♥ , check-check to Penderak, he c-bets 2500, only Aso calls. The turn 2♥ and river T♠ are checked by both. Aso shows A♦ Q♥ , Penderak mucks.

Player	Chips
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	78,500(65 BB)
JM James MendozaPhilippines	42,600(36 BB)
FP Finn PenderakGermany	36,400(30 BB)

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 27/43

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 4:30:55 PM

TRung Quan Nguyen Triple Barrels

Level 9: 600 / 1,200

TRung Quan Nguyen

James Mendoza raises 2500, called by small blind Rishi Mehra, then big blind Trung Quan Nguyen three-bets 5000, both players call. Nguyen c-bets 6000 on a flop K♥ 6♣ K♣ , only Mendoza continues to the turn K♦ . Nguyen fires 10,000, and wins the pot with no further challenge.

Player	Chips
TQ Trung Quan NguyenViet Nam	166,000(138 BB)
RM Rishi MehraSingapore	87,000(73 BB)
JM James MendozaPhilippines	37,000(31 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 4:22:18 PM

Lifu Huang Scoops A Healthy Pot

Level 9: 600 / 1,200

Lifu Huang

From utg Seonguk Huh raises 2500 and is joined to the flop2h K♥ 5♠ by three callers. Blinds Michael Soyza and Siyoung Lee check to Huh who c-bets 3000, called only by cutoff Lifu Huang. The turn J♣ sees a bet of 11,000 from Huh that's called by Huang once again. With the river 9♥ , both opt to check. Huh turns over A♥ J♦ second pair, Huang has K♠ Q♥ top pair and collects the pot.

Player	Chips
MS Michael SoyzaMalaysia	174,000(145 BB)
SL Siyoung LeeSouth Korea	131,000(109 BB)
SH Seonguk HuhSouth Korea	96,000(80 BB)
LH Lifu HuangChina	71,000(59 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 4:13:29 PM

Rishi Mehra Dominates With Kings

Level 9: 600 / 1,200

Rishi Mehra

Sejin Park opens then calls a three bet from Rishi Mehra for a flop Q♠ 6♦ 7♦ . Park bets 6000, Mehra check-raises all in for 51,000, Park calls for less (44,000).

Player	Hand	Chips
SP Sejin ParkSouth Korea	8♠8♥	busted
RM Rishi MehraSingapore	K♣K♥	110,000(92 BB)

The turn T♥ and river Q♦ seal the win for Mehra as Park goes bust.

Level 9: 600 / 1,200

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 28/42

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 4:05:50 PM

Seonguk Huh Rails Sergei Sultanov

Level 8: 500 / 1,000

Seonguk Huh

Seonguk Huh raises 2000 then calls Sergei Sultanov's 14,100 shove. A the runout, Huh outdraws Sultanov to give him the boot.

Player	Hand	Chips
SS Sergey SultanovRussia	A♣K♥	busted
SH Seonguk HuhSouth Korea	Q♥9♠	125,000(125 BB)

Board:J♥3♣T♥8♠9♣

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 4:01:59 PM

Michael Soyza Rises

Level 8: 500 / 1,000

Michael Soyza

We missed the hand that sent Michael Soyza to near 80,000 but we did catch a couple of small pots after. Raising 2500 from utg+1, big blind Sergei Sultanov calls. Soyza then bets the flop and turn 9♠ A♥ K♥ 1000, 2500, Sultanov check-calls both. No bets land on the river T♥ . Soyza's K♠ Q♥ outkicks Sultanov's K♦ 2♦ .

Another hand, Soyza opens 2500 again then calls William Teoh's 10,000 three-bet. Action is checked to the turn 2♦ 8♥ J♣ 4♦ , Teoh leads out 15,000, called by Soyza, then they check the river 7♥ . Teoh opens K♥ T♥ air, Soyza pairs up with 8♣ 9♣ to claim the pot.

Player	Chips
MS Michael SoyzaMalaysia	137,000(137 BB)
WT William TeohMalaysia	86,000(86 BB)
SS Sergey SultanovRussia	14,100(14 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 3:48:09 PM

Siyoung Lee Dominates Daehyun Lee

Level 8: 500 / 1,000

Siyoung Lee

Having busted from the Main Event, Michael Soyza jumps in the APPT High Roller and gets in a hand. He opens 2000, Siyoung Lee three-bets 6000, button Daehyun Lee calls and Soyza joins to make it a three-way. Flop comes 3♠ 3♥ 2♦ , action is checked to Daehyun who shoves 14,400, only Siyoung calls.

The turn 3♦ and river 9♣ are no help to Daehyun to be eliminated.

Player	Hand	Chips
SL Siyoung LeeSouth Korea	T♦T♣	143,000(143 BB)
DL Daehyung LeeSouth Korea	8♣8♥	busted
MS Michael SoyzaMalaysia		33,000(33 BB)

Level 8: 500 / 1,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 30/41

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 3:08:41 PM

Trung Quan Nguyen The Nuts

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Trung Quan Nguyen

Seongjun Jeong opens and heads to the flop with two callers Trung Quan Nguyen and Sejin Park. At the flop 4♣ 2♣ T♥ , action is checked to Nguyen who bets losing big blind Park while Jeong calls. The turn J♥ Nguyen sends out 11,000, this time it is met with a check-raise from Jeong of 2800, Nguyen calls. On the river 7♠, Jeong tanks for one time bank then bets 35,000 covering Nguyen who calls all in with 32,300.

Nuts straight for Nguyen dusts Jeong's big slick bluff.

Player	Hand	Chips
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	A♦K♣	39,000(49 BB)
TQ Trung Quan NguyenViet Nam	8♣9♣	132,600(166 BB)
SP Sejin ParkSouth Korea		32,300(40 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 2:53:49 PM

Raju Jaruplavath Wins A Good Pot

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Raju Jaruplavath

James Mendoza and Raju Jaruplavath build a pot of 6500 then check to the turn 2♣ 5♥ K♥ 2♠ . Mendoza bets 3500, Jaruplavath check-raise 13,500, Mendoza calls. The river 3♠ Jaruplavath leads out 22,000, Mendoza calls after using a time-bank then mucks to K♦ 5♦ two pair.

Player	Chips
RJ Raju JaruplavathIndia	86,000(108 BB)
JM James MendozaPhilippines	8,500(11 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 2:51:35 PM

William Ysmael Takes It On The River

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

William Ysmael

Pot of 14,000 built preflop sees the cards land 5♦ T♠ A♦ . William Ysmael and Alfonso Baja check to the turn A♥ . Baja bets 8500, Ysmael flats to the river T♥ . Check from Baja induces a 28,000 bet from Ysmael, Baja folds.

Player	Chips
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	68,000(85 BB)
AB Alfonso BajaPhilippines	54,000(68 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 2:40:26 PM

Jun Hao Chong Has The Flush

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Jun Hao Chong

Jun Hao Chong raises from cutoff, button Sergei Sultanov and big blind Siyoung Lee call. The flop runs 7♠ A♦ 6♦ , Chong c-bets 1800, Sultanov calls, Lee check-raises 5400, only Chong continues to the turn 8♠ . Both check for the river 4♦ . Lee checks again, Chong bets 16,000, Lee tanks for a time-bank and calls. Chong flips open 5♦ 8♦ flush, Lee mucks.

Player	Chips
JH Jun Hao ChongSingapore	71,000(89 BB)
SL Siyoung LeeSouth Korea	56,000(70 BB)
SS Sergey SultanovRussia	34,000(43 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 2:33:35 PM

Top Pair Fo Sergei Sultanov

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Sergei Sultanov

From the button, Daehyun Lee raises 1600, small blind Jun Hao Chong three-bets 4500, big blind Sergei Sultanov calls it, Lee joins for a three-way to the flop 2♥ 6♣ Q♣ that they all check. The turn 5♦ sees a 3000 bet from Sultanov, called by Lee, Chong folds. The river 8♣ is checked. Sultanov claims the pot with K♥ Q♥ top pair.

Player	Chips
SS Sergey SultanovRussia	37,000(46 BB)
JH Jun Hao ChongSingapore	33,500(42 BB)
DL Daehyung LeeSouth Korea	20,500(26 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 2:13:57 PM

Chip Counts

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Player	Chips
SH Seonguk HuhSouth Korea	141,000(176 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	122,000(153 BB)
YK Youhyun KimSouth Korea	119,000(149 BB)
KO Kei OkudaJapan	113,000(141 BB)
VT Victorino TorresUnited States of America	99,000(124 BB)
LH Lifu HuangChina	82,500(103 BB)
FP Finn PenderakGermany	80,000(100 BB)
AB Alfonso BajaPhilippines	70,000(88 BB)
NT Natalie TehMalaysia	68,000(85 BB)
GT Gary Thompson (2)Ireland	61,000(76 BB)
TQ Trung Quan NguyenViet Nam	58,900(74 BB)
RM Rishi MehraSingapore	55,700(70 BB)
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	55,000(69 BB)
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	54,000(68 BB)
WT William TeohMalaysia	49,700(62 BB)
RJ Raju JaruplavathIndia	43,700(55 BB)
NK Ngo Khoa AnhViet Nam	42,000(53 BB)
SL Siyoung LeeSouth Korea	39,800(50 BB)
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	39,800(50 BB)
SP Sejin ParkSouth Korea	37,000(46 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	35,000(44 BB)
JH Jun Hao ChongSingapore	34,500(43 BB)
DL Daehyung LeeSouth Korea	33,000(41 BB)

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 25/33

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 2:00:32 PM

Gary Thompson Has The Better Pocket

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Gary Thompson

Gary Thompson opens for 1300 and finds two callers to see a flop 3♥ 5♠ K♥ . Thompson continues for 1500, Raju Jaruplavath calls while big blind Finn Penderak folds. Thompson continues on the turn 3♣ laying out 3000 that's called. They then check the river T♦ . Thompson's 9♠ 9♥ bests Jaruplavath's 8♥ 8♠ .

Player	Chips
FP Finn PenderakGermany	83,000(138 BB)
GT Gary Thompson (2)Ireland	56,500(94 BB)
RJ Raju JaruplavathIndia	34,000(57 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 1:49:37 PM

Sejin Park Earns It

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Daehyun Lee raise 1200 then calls small blind Sejin Park's 4000 re-raise. Flop comes 9♣ T♦ Q♣ , Park c-bets 4000, Lee calls and head to the turn 9♠ . Park checks this time, Lee slides out 12,000, Park tanks for one time-bank then shoves 33,000, Lee gives it up.

Player	Chips
SP Sejin ParkSouth Korea	62,200(104 BB)
DL Daehyung LeeSouth Korea	32,000(53 BB)

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 20/28

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 1:39:18 PM

Lester Edoc Rails Rishi Mehra

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Lester Edoc

Lester Edoc opens from cutoff then calls big blind Rishi Mehra's 2,500 re-raise. Both check to the turn 3♦ 3♥ T♣ 7♣ . Following a check, Edoc bets 2500, Mehra shoves 20,000, Edoc calls anad has two pair that holds on the river 6♦ to clean out Mehra.

Player	Hand	Chips
RM Rishi MehraSingapore	A♣K♥	busted
LE Lester EdocPhilippines	A♥7♥	78,000(156 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 1:33:24 PM

Continuation Bets Win It For Sejin Park

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Cutoff Daehyung Lee raises 1000, button Seonghun Jeong re-raises 3500, small blind Sejin Park four-bets 9000, Lee folds and Jeong makes the call. At the flop T♠ K♣ T♥ , Park continues for 6000, Jeong calls. On the turn 3♦ , Park fires 8000, Jeong tanks for one time bank then folds.

Player	Chips
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	97,000(194 BB)
DL Daehyung LeeSouth Korea	68,000(136 BB)
SP Sejin ParkSouth Korea	59,000(118 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 1:23:48 PM

Siyoung Lee Takes Charge And Jams

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Four players in on a raised pot, flop runs A♥ T♣ T♦ , all check to the button Rishi Mehra who bets 2500, this loses big blind Ngo Khoa Anh and they head to the turn J♦ . Again it is checked to Mehra and another 2500 is laid out, small blind Siyoung Lee check-raises 10,000, loses Victorino Torres while Mehra calls. On the river 8♣ , Lee shoves 35,000, Mehra folds.

Player	Chips
VT Victorino TorresUnited States of America	90,100(180 BB)
SL Siyoung LeeSouth Korea	68,000(136 BB)
NK Ngo Khoa AnhViet Nam	57,000(114 BB)
RM Rishi MehraSingapore	22,500(45 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 1:10:51 PM

Seonguk Huh Ensured The Win With Quads

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Seonguk Huh

From cutoff, Seonguk Huh raises 1200 then gets repopped by Jun Hao Chang with a shove of 16,500. Huh calls and it's a flip.

Player	Hand	Chips
SH Seonguk HuhTaiwan	T♦T♥ CO	121,000(242 BB)
JH Jun Hao ChongSingapore	A♣K♥ D	busted

Board:6♣2♣T♣7♥T♠

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 1:01:36 PM

Set Over Set!

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Natalie Teh

Four players in on a raised pot see a flop 5♥ 2♥ 4♦ . Two checks to utg+1 Natalie Teh lays out 2000, button Taeho Lee raises 6000, two folds follow then Teh jams 32,600. Lee calls and it's a cooler with a set over set.

Player	Hand	Chips
SP Sejin ParkSouth Korea		5,042,500,000(10085000 BB)
NT Natalie TehMalaysia	5♣5♦	70,000(140 BB)
TL Taeho LeeSouth Korea	4♥4♠	12,000(24 BB)
DL Daehyung LeeSouth Korea		58,200(116 BB)

The turn J♣ and river 9♠ completes the board for a double up to Teh.

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 21/25

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 12:54:08 PM

Kei Okuda Outkicks To Dust Another

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Kazuomi Furuse opens 800, button Sergeo Sultanov calls, big blind Kei Okuda three-bets 4000, Furuse calls while losing Sultanov. When the board completes J♥ 3♥ K♣ 9♦ 5♠ , Okuda bets 5000, 15,000, then jams, Furuse calls it down, using three time-banks on the river then calling for less behind.

Both pair the king, Okuda's kicker is better to eliminate Furuse.

Player	Hand	Chips
KO Kei OkudaJapan	A♥K♦	147,000(368 BB)
KF Kazuomi FuruseJapan	K♥T♥	busted

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 12:44:30 PM

Sergei Sultanov Doubles Up With Kings

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Sergei Sultanov

Gary Thompson raises 2700, Sergei Sultanov three-bets a large 8000, Thompson four-bets 48,700, Sultanov has 24,700 and risks it.

Player	Hand	Chips
SS Sergey SultanovRussia	K♦K♠	50,400(126 BB)
GT Gary Thompson (2)Ireland	A♠K♥	25,300(63 BB)

Board:9♠8♦J♠Q♠7♦

Sultanov's cowboys hold to double up.

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 12:36:03 PM

Shinya Maeda Shoves Into Top Two

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Youhyun Kim opens then calls Shinya Maeda's 1600 re-raise. Flop comes 6♥ A♠ 9♥ , Maeda c-bets 1600, Kim check-calls. On the turn 4♦ , Maeda shoves 8300, Kim well covers and check- calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
YK Youhyun KimSouth Korea	A♥9♦ HJ	112,500(281 BB)
SM Shinya MaedaJapan	5♣5♦ CO	busted

The river 2♣ doesn't improve Maeda to go bust.

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 12:28:49 PM

Kei Okuda Rails Rishi Mehra

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Two players build a pot of 5400 and head to the flop 5♣ Q♠ 6♦ . Button position Kei Okuda bets 2400, big blind Rishi Mehra check-calls to see a turn T♣ . Mehra switches up and leads out 6000 only to face a raise of 14,000, Mehra calls. On the river 7♠ , Mehra jams 15,500, Okuda calls and covers Mehra.

Player	Hand	Chips
KO Kei OkudaJapan	J♠T♦ D	88,000(220 BB)
RM Rishi MehraSingapore	A♣K♣ BB	busted

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 12:15:48 PM

William Ysmael Raises And Claims It

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

William Ysmael

From hijack, William Ysmael opens 900 and big blind Gary Thompson defends. Thompson check-calls Ysmael's 1600 bet at the flop 8♥ T♥ 2♣ , then both check the turn 3♥ for a river card 3♦ . Thompson leads out 3500, Ysmael raises 9500, Thompson folds.

Player	Chips
WY William YsmaelPhilippines	63,700(159 BB)
GT Gary Thompson (2)Ireland	30,400(76 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 12:08:17 PM

Chip Counts

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Player	Chips
FP Finn PenderakGermany	127,000(318 BB)
SH Seonguk HuhSouth Korea	81,000(203 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea	76,000(190 BB)
TL Taeho LeeSouth Korea	69,400(174 BB)
NK Ngo Khoa AnhViet Nam	56,800(142 BB)
YK Youhyun KimSouth Korea	56,200(141 BB)
AB Alfonso BajaPhilippines	54,000(135 BB)
DL Daehyung LeeSouth Korea	51,200(128 BB)
VT Victorino TorresUnited States of America	49,800(125 BB)
KO Kei OkudaJapan	46,500(116 BB)
KF Kazuomi FuruseJapan	42,000(105 BB)
JH Jun Hao ChongSingapore	40,000(100 BB)
GT Gary Thompson (2)Ireland	39,400(99 BB)
NT Natalie TehMalaysia	34,000(85 BB)
SS Sergey SultanovRussia	34,000(85 BB)
RM Rishi MehraSingapore	29,700(74 BB)
SM Shinya MaedaJapan	29,000(73 BB)

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 18/19

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 11:49:42 AM

Set Of Aces For Finn Penderak

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Finn Penderak

Facing a raise from Alfonso Baja, and a three-bet of 2200 from Victorino Torres, big blind Finn Penderak four-bets to 5500 and finds one caller in Torres.

On a flop 4♠ A♦ 9♦ , Penderak c-bets 3000, Torres raises 11,000, called by Penderak. Both check the turn 3♠ for the river K♥ . Penderak jumps out with 8500, Torres uses a time-bank then calls. Penderak shows A♣ A♥ set, Torres mucks.

Player	Chips
FP Finn PenderakGermany	127,000(423 BB)
AB Alfonso BajaPhilippines	60,500(202 BB)
VT Victorino TorresUnited States of America	56,600(189 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 11:42:13 AM

Players Tank To Seonguk Huh

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Facing a raise that's called, button Gary Thompson three-bets 3200, initial raiser from utg Kei Okuda and hijack Seonguk Huh both call. At the flop 6♥ K♥ J♦ , action is checked to Thompson who continues for 3500, Okuda calls, Huh raises 14,000, Thompson tanks for one time-bank then folds, Okuda tanks for two time-banks then folds as well.

Player	Chips
SH Seonguk HuhSouth Korea	80,500(268 BB)
GT Gary Thompson (2)Ireland	46,000(153 BB)
KO Kei OkudaJapan	45,500(152 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 11:35:53 AM

Action Packed Preflop

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

From utg, Shinya Maeda raises 800, small blind Taeho Lee re-raises 3300, Maeda four-bets 9200, Lee calls to end the preflop battle. Maeda continues 8500 on a flop 2♦ T♠ T♥ , Lee check-calls, then both check down the turn 5♥ and river J♣ . Lee flips open A♦ J♦ for a rivered pair, Maeda mucks.

Player	Chips
TL Taeho LeeSouth Korea	61,300(204 BB)
SM Shinya MaedaJapan	28,600(95 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 11:28:17 AM

Another Double Up For Victorino Torres

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Taeho Lee raises to 3500 and button Victorino Torres calls. When the flop runs 4♦ 9♠ 5♦ , Lee fires 80,000 that well covers Torres' stack of 38,400. Torres calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
VT Victorino TorresUnited States of America	9♥9♣ D	84,500(282 BB)
TL Taeho LeeSouth Korea	3♠5♥ UTG	53,000(177 BB)

The turn 6♣ gives Lee the straight draw, with the river 4♠ , Torres completes a boat to double up again.

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 17/18

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 11:14:27 AM

Victorino Torres Paid In Full For The Set

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Victorino Torres

From utg+1, Victorino Torres raises 600, cutoff Taeho Lee and button Natalie Teh join to the flop K♠ J♣ 3♣ . Action is checked to Teh who bets 800 that's check-called by both. The turn 8♥ begins the same with Teh laying out 3100, this time Torres check-raises 8100, Lee bows out while Teh calls.

The river A♦ sees Torres jam 9,900, Teh calls. Torres doubles up with a set.

Player	Hand	Chips
VT Victorino TorresUnited States of America	8♦8♣	40,700(204 BB)
TL Taeho LeeSouth Korea		93,000(465 BB)
NT Natalie TehMalaysia	A♣T♣	33,400(167 BB)

TriciaTricia

8/4/2024, 11:09:39 AM

Small Pot For Seonguk Huh

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Three players in on a raised pot preflop, they check to the river J♦ 7♣ K♣ T♣ 8♠ . Big blind Seonguk Huh bets 800 and wins the small pot.

Player	Chips
SH Seonguk HuhSouth Korea	68,300(342 BB)
SS Sergey SultanovRussia	46,300(232 BB)
KO Kei OkudaJapan	42,900(215 BB)

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8/4/2024, 10:55:58 AM

Finn Penderak Delivers First Bust

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Finn Penderak

Finn Penderak opens, called by Kazuo Yamamoto, small blind Victorino Torres three-bets, big blind Seonghun Jeong, Penderak , and Yamamoto call.

At the flop 5♠ 4♠ 6♥ , Torres continues for 4500 to lose Jeong, Penderak calls it, then Yamamoto jams 14,000. Torres and Penderak both call to head to the turn 2♦ . Following Torres' check, Penderak bets 13,0000, Torres calls for a side pot. Another 15,000 on the river 9♦ called by Torres.

Player	Hand	Chips
FP Finn PenderakGermany	6♦6♣	95,000(475 BB)
KY Kazuo YamamotoJapan		busted
VT Victorino TorresUnited States of America	K♠8♠	13,000(65 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongSouth Korea		44,000(220 BB)

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 15/16

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8/4/2024, 10:40:52 AM

Seonguk Huh Earns Big For The Boat

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Seonguk Huh opens 600, the blinds Daehyung Lee and Shinya Maeda call. When the flop runs T♠ K♥ Q♠ , Huh continues for 500 that loses Lee called by Maeda, then a 1300 bet on the turn K♥ . Maeda check-raises 3600, Huh calls, the go to the river 8♠ . This time Maeda leads out 4300, Huh uses two-time banks then raises 18,000, Maeda tanks for two time banks then calls.

Huh wins the hefty pot with a full house.

Player	Hand	Chips
SH Seonguk HuhSouth Korea	K♠T♥	67,500(338 BB)
SM Shinya MaedaJapan		31,200(156 BB)

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8/4/2024, 10:26:53 AM

Daehyung Lee Builds A Good Pot

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Seonghun Jeong raises 500 from utg, cutoff Seonguk Huh calls, then button Daehyung Lee raises it up to 4000. After the blinds fold, Jeong and Lee call.

At the flop 6♦ 6♠ 6♥ , it's checked to the aggressor Lee who c-bets 5500, only Huh continues to the turn Q♣ . Lee then fires 15,000 which is enough to claim the pot.

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8/4/2024, 10:15:01 AM

Field Now At 12 Players

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Slowly but surely, the APPT High Roller event is seeing several more bodies pull up seat. Registration is open all day and two levels of Day 2 giving others plenty of time to jump in.

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8/4/2024, 10:11:30 AM

Action Packed Hand

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

From utg, Taeho Lee raises 600, hijack Gary Thompson re-raises 2200, Lee makes it 10,000, Thompson calls to end the opening betting round. On a flop 9♠ 7♦ Q♥ . Lee continues for 11,000 and wins the pot without further challenge from Thompson.

Player	Chips
TL Taeho LeeSouth Korea	58,000(290 BB)
GT Gary Thompson (2)Ireland	45,300(227 BB)

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8/4/2024, 10:04:39 AM

Early Pot for Seonguk Huh

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Seonguk Huh

Small blind Kazuo Yamamoto opens 500, big blind Seonguk Huh calls it, then also calls the 500 continuation bet on the flop 9♦ 2♥ 6♥ . On the turn 8♠ , Yamamoto checks this time, Huh bets 1200, Yamamoto calls. Same action on the river K♦ with Huh laying out 3500, Yamamoto decides to fold.

Player	Chips
SH Seonguk HuhSouth Korea	53,000(265 BB)
KY Kazuo YamamotoJapan	51,000(255 BB)

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 4/4

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8/4/2024, 9:48:29 AM

APPT High Roller Underway!

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

APPT High Roller Trophy

After some delay, the APPT High Roller is now underway! The event features a guarantee of PHP 10,000,000 (~USD 173,000). Buy in is PHP 250,000 (~USD 4,325). Starting stack is 50,000 with blinds increasing every 40 minutes.

At this time , four players have kicked it off namely, Seong Uk Huh, Finn Penderak, Gary Thompson, and Kazuo Yamamoto.

Registration stays open all day, closing at the end of Level 12 in Day 2. Today bags up after ten levels.