APPT Main Event ($1,650)

End of the road for Aleksandr Blokhin as he crashes on a failed bluff against chip leader Sven McDermott. Hand opens with a raise by McDermott to 12,000, called by Ronald Haverkamp then Aleksandr Blokhin three-bets 48,000. McDermott four-bets 84,000, Blokin flats to end the preflop battle.

On the flop A♦ 6♦ 6♣ , McDermott c-bets 12,000, Blokin calls the small bet then both check the turn 7♠ . The river T♥ sees McDermott check again, Blokhin shoves his last 125,000, McDermott calls. Blokhin nosedives out on a failed bluff.

We are now on the bubble with 72 players remaining.

Three-bet shoving from SB, Blokhin isolates BB Hieu Ngo, who flips over Q♦ Q♥ against Blokhin's A♦ J♠ . No help on 9♣ K♦ K♥ T♣ 5♠ for Blokhin to lose a third of his stack more with a time bank on top.

UTG opens for 10,000 with Panitan Poopadsri and Aleksandr Blokhin calling from +1 and BB. Blokhin's donk-bet on 9♦ 2♥ 4♣ eliminates the initial raiser to see the turn J♦ and him check-folding to Poopadsri's 45,000 all-in.

Aleksandr Blokhin starts of the day with a blind battle going to the turn against Ronald Haverkamp with 79,000 in the pot. Check-fold from Haverkamp on 4♣ 8♥ 6♥ J♣ facing a 17,000 bet is enough for Blokhin to take down the first pot of the day.

Xiaosheng Zheng defends his big blind with K♦ 9♣ to battle with and lands top pair on the flop K♣ 5♥ 6♠ . He check-calls aggressor Aleksandr Blokhin's 2500 c-bet and 20,000 turn bet on J♣ . Both tap felt on the river 5♣ . Blokhin is behind with A♦ 4♦ .

Following a raise by utg, cutoff Xiaosheng Zheng three-bets 6000, small blind Aleksandr Bokhin four-bet 12,000, utg folds, Zheng tames the action with a call. At the flop 7♠ K♥ 9♠ , Blokhin c-bets 14,000 which is enough to win the pot without further challenge.

Zheng is awarded the pot for his higher two pair.