APPT Main Event ($1,650)

Korea’s Kim Dongkyu opens from the HJ for 1,200 and is called by George Cuc of Spain in the CO and India’s Asish Ghosh in the SB.

The flop comes Q♦ 5♥ K♣ as Ghosh check. Kim CBets to 1,800 and his two opponents stick around. The turn is the 4♦ and the Indian checks again. This time, Kim elects to also check as Cuc claims the betting lead for 6,500. Ghosh folds. Kim then goes over the top with a check-raise all-in for his last 27,000. The Spaniard does not continue in the hand.

India’s Asish Ghosh opens from the CO for 1,200 and gets a BB defense from Bernard Vu of France.

The flop is 5♣ K♦ Q♣. Both players check. The turn is the 6♠ as Vu checks. Ghosh leads out for 3,800. The Frenchman makes the call. The river is the A♠ and now Vu comes out firing for 7,000. Ghosh decides to call.

Vu shows J♥ T♠ for the nut straight on the river. The Indian mucks.

A pot of 19,000 on a board of 4♦ J♥ K♠ 6♦ 7♣ was attained by India’s Asish Ghosh after he pushed all in 17,000 in the CO after Francis Garson check-fold on the river.

India’s Asish Ghosh opens from UTG to 500 and gets calls from the Philippines’ Sergius Santos in the +1 position and Kosei Fujiwara of Japan in the BB.

The flop is T♣ K♥ 9♠ as all players check. The run is the 5♦. Fujiwara and Ghosh check and now Santos leads out for 500. His opponents call. The river is the K♠ and once again it is checked to the Filipino who bets 1,000. Fujiwara calls and Ghosh folds.

Santos tables Q♣ J♥ for the nut straight on the flop. Fujiwara mucks.