Cambodia, NagaworldEVENT #24

2024.11.21 - 2024.11.25Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Donghyup Kim

South Korea

Add-ons

Place

2nd

Prize

$113,000

Blind level

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Entries

1/518

Total Chips

15,540,000

Average

15,540,000

Final Day

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 1:11:10 PM

Donghyup Kim Eliminated In 2nd Place - US$ 113,000

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Donghyup Kim - 2nd Place - US$ 113,000

On Hand #200, the final hand of the APPT Cambodia Main Event was deal. Donghyup Kim open 300,000, Christopher Mateo calls to take the battle to the flop 2♦ 3♥ 9♣ . Kim c-bets 200,000, Mateo check-raises 800,000, Kim jams 2,200,000, and Mateo snap-calls.

Mateo flip open Q♣ 9♥ top pair, Kim has Q♥ J♦ , the turn 3♠ and river 7♠ are no help to Kim to finish in 2nd place.

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 1:05:54 PM

Christopher Mateo Continues To Grind Down Kim

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Christopher Mateo

Hand #194: Christopher Mateo opens for 250,000, Donghyup Kim three-bets 700,000, Mateo flats then they check it to the turn 3♠ J♦ 6♥ 5♣ . Kim leads out 400,000 and the call is made. On the river 3♦ , Kim resumes checking, Mateo test bets 600,000 and it's good enough to ship.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	13,100,000(109 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	2,350,000(20 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 12:57:42 PM

Donghyup Kim Recovers Some Chips

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Donghyup Kim

Hand #191: Donghyup Kim opens 300,000, Christopher Mateo calls for a flop A♣ J♠ T♥ . Kim c-bets 375,000 then bets 650,000 on the turn 2♦ . Mateo calls both. The river K♣ is checked slowing down the action. Kim wins it A♠ 4♦ top pair over Mateo's J♦ 5♣ mid pair.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	11,740,000(98 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	3,800,000(32 BB)

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11/25/2024, 12:45:50 PM

Christopher Mateo Shaves Down Kim

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Christopher Mateo

Hand #187: Christopher Mateo continues to railroad Donghyup Kim winning nine consecutive pots. His lates saw him call Kim's 300,000 preflop raise then call a 1,000,000 flop bet on a board 8♣ A♦ 7♠ . The turn 3♠ and river 5♣ are checked. Mateo rakes it in with 6♦ 7♦ pair.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	13,740,000(115 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,800,000(15 BB)

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11/25/2024, 12:35:10 PM

Christopher Mateo Stays Aggressive

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Christopher Mateo

Hand #181: Christopher Mateo opens 250,000 then fires 360,000 on the flop 6♣ T♠ 8♦ and 450,000 on the turn A♦ . Kim doesn't continue to the river.

Hand #182: Christopher Mateo opens 275,000 and after the call is made, they check it down 3♠ 3♦ 6♠ 9♣ 9♠ . Mateo's K♥ 5♠ wins the pot over 5♥ 4♣ .

Hand #183: After Donghyup Kim's limp, Christopher Mateo raises 300,000, Kim folds.

Hand #184: On a limped pot and a board 5♦ 5♠ T♥ Q♠ , Christopher Mateo bet 200,000 and wins the pot.

Hand #185: Facing a 250,000 raise, Christopher Mateo three-bets 800,000 and wins the pot.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	11,390,000(114 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	4,150,000(42 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 12:08:27 PM

Donghyup Kim Answers Back With Consecutive Pots

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Donghyup Kim

Hand #170: Donghyup Kim raises 250,000 gets popped to 700,000, Kim calls. At the flop Q♣ 7♣ 8♠ , Mateo sends out 350,000, Kim raises 1,000,000 and it's good enough to claim over a million from the leader.

Hand #171: Christopher Mateo opens and takes down the pot.

Hand #172: Donghyup Kim opens and takes down the pot.

Hand #173: Donghyup Kim calls Christopher Mateo's 250,000 raise and then check-calls another 200,000 at the flop T♠ Q♥ J♥ . No bets land on the turn 9♠ . The river 3♣ sees Kim fire 500,000, gets the call again and wins the pot with Q♦ 8♥ straight.

Hand #174: Third consecutive pot for Donghyup Kim who raises 250,000, Christopher Mateo three-bets 700,000, Kim four-bets 1,500,000, Mateo gives up the fight.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	10,500,000(105 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	5,040,000(50 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 11:52:21 AM

Christopher Mateo Commanding The Action

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Christopher Mateo

Hand #156: Donghyup Kim opens 300,00 and wins the first hands of heads up.

Hand #157: Second pot goes to the leader Christopher Mateo with K♥ 8♣ on a board 7♥ 9♣ 6♦ 6♥ J♠ . Starting off as a limped pot, Mateo calls Kim's 175,000 turn bet. Though he missed the board, his King was still best.

Hand #158: Donghyup Kim opens 275,000 and gets no call.

Hand #159: Christopher Mateo raises 200,000, Donghyup Kim calls then folds to the 175,000 flop bet on a board K♣ 2♣ 2♠ .

Hand #160: Christopher Mateo claims another pot by first defending on the big blind. After the flop is checked, Mateo check-raises from 200,000 to make it 650,000. Kim folds.

Hand #161: Christopher Mateo continues to dominate, claiming another pot with follow up bet on the flop 4♣ 3♣ A♣ .

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	11,000,000(110 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	4,500,000(45 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 11:37:51 AM

ICM Deal Reached

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

The finalists have reached an ICM deal and will play for the title and the PokerStars shard trophy.

Christopher Mateo - US$ 126,500

Donghyup Kim - US$ 113,000

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 11:37:49 AM

Heads Up For the APPT Cambodia Main Event Title

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Christopher Mateo and Donghyup Kim

The APPT Cambodia Main Event is down to two players, Christopher Mateo and Donghyup Kim. Both players are vying for the US$ 147,500 top prize and the PokerStars shard trophy. For the runner up is US$ 92,000.

It will be a long grind with average stack at 77 bb.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	9,575,000(120 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	5,965,000(75 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 11:25:52 AM

Trong Hieu Ngo Eliminated In 3rd Place - US$ 66,000

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Trong Hieu Ngo - 3rd Place - US$ 66,000

Trong Hieu Ngo could see the finish line but could not get by the hard-hitting Donghyup Kim. Prior to busting out, Trong lost a preflop battle against Kim for 250,000 of his chips.

On the next hand Kim opened from the button, Trong defended his big blind to go post flop T♠ 3♣ 8♣ . Checking it to the aggressor, Kim c-bet 100,000, Trong responded with a check-raise all in and saw the bad news.

Player	Hand	Chips
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	8♥7♠ BB	busted
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	A♥A♣ D	5,965,000(75 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 11:20:51 AM

Nicola Spicher Falls In 4th Place - US$ 55,600

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Nicola Spicher - 4th Place - US$ 55,600

Nicola Spicher has to settle for 4th place which is still a decent profit to his multiple re-entries. Before the final blow, Spichar lost a pot to Christopher Mateo that saw the board complete 8♠ Q♥ K♠ 9♣ 4♥ . Spichar raised 160,000 preflop, then called Mateo's turn and river bets of 200,00 and 800,000. Mateo showed J♥ T♣ straight.

Down to 900,000, Spichar open shoved from utg and Donghyup Kim called. At the reveal, Kim was ahead and stayed that way throughout the board.

Player	Hand	Chips
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	K♠3♠	busted
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	A♠9♠	4,000,000(50 BB)

Board:4♠9♥6♣3♥T♣

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 11:01:13 AM

Donghyup Kim Is Not Bluffing

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Donghyup Kim

Hand #134: Nicola Spicher walks.

Hand #135: Trong Hieu Ngo raises 160,000 from utg and Christopher Mateo won't let him take his big blind that easy. At the flop 3♠ 7♥ 6♣ , Trong c-bets 150,000 then faces a check-raise of 500,000, Trong gives it up.

Hand #136: Donghyup Kim looks down at A♦ Q♦ and makes the customary raise, big blind Trong Hieu Ngo won't let it pass without seeing the board 9♥ J♦ 3♥ . Both players check to the turn A♣ where Kim fires 225,000. Trong check-calls and check-calls again on the river 2♥ for 500,000. Kim isn't bluffing and rakes in a hefty pot.

Player	Chips
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	3,000,000(38 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	1,800,000(23 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 10:50:09 AM

Christopher Mateo Takes Charge

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Christopher Mateo

Hand #131: The charging Trong Hieu Ngo is stopped by Christopher Mateo by taking charge in this hand. Facing a 200,000 raise, Mateo three-bets 700,000, Trong flats for a big pot in the middle.

Flop runs 3♦ 4♥ K♠ , Mateo shoots a bet of 300,000 then another 700,000 on the turn 9♣ . Both are called by Trong then they play it safe on the river 7♠ . Mateo flips over K♣ T♠ top pair and collects the pot after Trong mucks.

Hand #132: Christopher Mateo bumps it up to 200,000 and again its him and Trong Hieu Ngo. At the flop K♠ K♣ K♦ , Mateo bets 180,000 and wins the pot uncontested.

Hand #133: Christopher Mateo raises again and is called by two players then they all check the flop 7♣ A♥ Q♣ . The turn 9♣ , it is checked to Mateo who bets 300,000, no takers.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	8,000,000(100 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	3,200,000(40 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,300,000(16 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 10:25:16 AM

Ceesvin Abdulla Outdrawn Into 6th Place - US$ 30,000

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Ceesvin Abdulla - 6th Place - US$ 30,000

Hand #119: Ceesvin Abraham three-bets all in for his last 1,000,000 and still doesn't shake the open raiser Donghyup Kim. At showdown, Abraham is ahead until the board delivers him bad beat to fall in 6th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	A♠Q♣	3,500,000(44 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	A♣K♣	busted

Board:3♣Q♠4♦Q♥7♣

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 10:22:41 AM

Chip Counts

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	5,300,000(66 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	3,200,000(40 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	2,200,000(28 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	1,200,000(15 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	1,000,000(13 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	825,000(10 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 10:13:38 AM

Donghyup Kim Strikes Again!

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Donghyup Kim

Following two hands with uncalled raises won by Ceesvin Abraham and Christopher Mateo, a shove goes down with Donghyup Kim landing another double up. Facing a huge 2,000,000 raise from Trong Hieu Ngo, small blind Kim calls with less behind.

Both players proceed to land sets with the ladies way ahead for Kim and is heard celebrating his win.

Player	Hand	Chips
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	Q♦Q♠	2,100,000(35 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	9♣9♠	2,900,000(48 BB)

Board:6♦9♦Q♥3♦2♠

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 10:02:23 AM

Donghyup Kim Doubles Up

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Donghyup Kim

Hand #89: Donghyup Kim open jams 630,000 and David Erquiaga calls and covers to put Kim at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	Q♥Q♠	1,500,000(25 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	A♣J♣	250,000(4 BB)

Board:6♥8♥3♥5♥T♥

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 9:30:07 AM

Ceesvin Abraham Doubles Up

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Ceesvin Abraham

Hand #71: Ceesvin Abraham opens 600,000 then gets shoved by Donghyup Kim, Abraham risks his remaining 2 bb behind.

Player	Hand	Chips
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	J♣T♣ BB	850,000(14 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	K♣9♥ UTG	1,510,000(25 BB)

Board:2♣Q♦8♠4♦7♦

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 9:26:42 AM

Chip Counts

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	5,000,000(100 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	3,700,000(74 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	2,250,000(45 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,600,000(32 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	850,000(17 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	695,000(14 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 8:55:41 AM

Set Wins It For Trong Hieu Ngo

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Trong Hieu Ngo

Hand #61: Trong Hieu Ngo continues to get involved by raising 100,000 on the button. The blinds call to beef up the pot to 350,000. More chips get dumped in with big blind Ceesvin Abraham betting 100,000 on a flop 6♣ 4♠ 5♠ that's called by Trong and small blind Donghyup Kim. On the turn T♥ , no new chips find the green but not the case in the river with Abraham once again firing out for 225,000. Only Trong calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	5♥5♣ D	5,700,000(114 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	SB	1,500,000(30 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	8♣9♥ BB	800,000(16 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 8:49:55 AM

Donghyup Kim Answers Back With A Bold Bet

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Donghyup Kim

Hand #59: David Erquiaga raises then folds to Nicola Spicher's 300,000 re-raise.

Hand #60: Donghyup Kim calls 150,000 from the big blind and goes to the flop 4♣ 9♠ Q♦ with small blind Trong Hieu Ngo. Trong continues for 130,000 and Kim calls then action switches on the turn K♦ with Kim taking control sending out a 125,000 bet that Trong calls. On the river A♠ , Trong tries to reclaim control with a 125,000 bet, Kim answers with a 1,000,000 raise that Trong opts not to challenge.

Player	Chips
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	4,500,000(90 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,700,000(34 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 8:21:33 AM

Sven McDermott Exits In 6th Place

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Sven McDermott

Hand #49: After losing on a sick bad beat, Sven McDermott goes all in for his last 55,000 and loses it to Donghyup Kim who pairs up on the board.

Player	Hand	Chips
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	T♥9♠ D	1,500,000(30 BB)
SM Sven McdermottIreland	J♦8♥ SB	busted

Board:T♠K♠6♦4♥T♦

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 8:01:51 AM

Donghyup Kim Catches Mateo Bluffing

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Donghyup Kim

Hand #44: Nicola Spicher won't let the leader Christopher Mateo steal his blinds and three-bets 400,000. It's enough to induce the fold.

Hand #45: Small blind Nicola Spicher limps in and Christopher Mateo checks it. They both check it all the way down 6♠ K♦ 7♣ 8♣ 9♣ . Spicher wins with a king on hand.

Hand #46: Donghyup Kim raises preflop and Ceesvin Abraham calls from hijack. Following a check, Abraham bets 100,000 and wins the pot quite easy.

Hand #47: Christopher Mateo raises from the button and Donghyup Kim won't let go of his big blind that easy. At the flop T♠ 6♥ T♣ , Kim check-calls a 50,000 c-bet. After the turn is 3cchecked, Mateo goes back to betting, this time a large 500,000 on the river Q♠ , Kim calls once more and catches the bluff J♣ 4♣ . Kim rakes in the pot with T♥ 9♣ trips.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	3,900,000(78 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,200,000(24 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 7:39:21 AM

Chip Counts

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	4,300,000(108 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	3,440,000(86 BB)
SM Sven McdermottIreland	2,400,000(60 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	2,200,000(55 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	1,400,000(35 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,100,000(28 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	650,000(16 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 6:41:39 AM

Donghyup Kim Survives The Showdown

Donghyup Kim

Hand #26: Facing a raise by Christopher Mateo of 100,000, Donghyup Kim jams his last 440,000 and is given a sweat by he leader.

At the runout, the ladies all turn up for quads for an undeniable double up to Kim.

Player	Hand	Chips
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	Q♠Q♣ BB	920,000
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	A♠6♣	4,300,000

Board:Q♥3♥T♥Q♦T♠

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 6:01:10 AM

Trong Hieu Ngo Gains Momentum

Trong Hieu Ngo

Hand #12: Battle of the blinds enter the flop, small blind Trong Hieu Ngo bets 40,000 on the flop 3♠ T♣ 5♣ and 175,000 on the turn Q♥ , Donghyup Kim folds on the turn.

Hand #13: No callers on David Erquiaga's raise again.

Hand #14: Trong Hieu Ngo also finds no callers to his min-raise.

Player	Chips
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	2,000,000
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,150,000

Blind level

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Entries

9/518

Total Chips

15,540,000

Average

1,726,667

Day 2

TriciaTricia

11/24/2024, 6:43:50 PM

Day 2 Ends At The Final 9 Players Led By Christopher Mateo

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Christopher Mateo

Another intense yet thrilling day came to a close at the record breaking APPT Cambodia Main Event with the field reduced to the last 9 players. This was determined at the fall of Sunghak Lee in 10th place to Christopher Mateo just before the eleventh hour kicked in. In turn, Mateo bagged up the largest stack of 3,275,000 (81 bb) with his closest challenger, Nicola Spicher, sitting 13 bb behind.

Trong Hieu Ngo

Running third rank is none other than Trong Hieu Ngo, the champion of the APPT Manila Championship that took place last month. Hieu has been running strong at the festival with a trophy already captured at the Megastack High Roller. Hieu is looking to be the first player to win the APPT Main Event in back to back tours.

Sven McDermott

Entering Day 2, Sven McDermott led the chase and became the first player to amass a million in chips very early on. McDermott caught Alexsandr Blokhin bluffing to bring about the bubble round.

Bubble Bursts

After several attempts, the bubble burst on Jeremy Jehanne who was forced all in on the big blind and fell to small blind caller Noyan Slamiya.

Ziad Zebib

Others down the lineup are the highly decorated David Erquiaga who is on a hot streak this year, Ceesvin Abraham, Vaicheslav I, and well known cash game slugger Donghyup Kim.

Standing out of that star loaded final 9 lineup is USA's Ziad Zebib, who is already looking at a substantial profit having won his seat via one of the flip out events for just US$ 165.

When the final 9 players return they are each guaranteed US$ 13,954 while awaiting the champion is a life-changing US$ 147,500. The remaining payouts are as follows:

1st US$ 147,500

2nd US$ 92,000

3rd US$ 66,000

4th US$ 50,600

5th US$ 39,000

6th US$ 30,000

7th US$ 23,000

8th US$ 17,700

9th US$ 13,953

Blinds continue for just over 2 minutes at Level 25. At the completion, Level 16 onwards will have blinds increase every 75 minutes.

Final 9 Player of the APPT Cambodia Main Event

Final 9 Players

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	3,275,000(82 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	2,600,000(65 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	1,885,000(47 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	1,755,000(44 BB)
SM Sven McdermottIreland	1,235,000(31 BB)
ZZ Ziad ZebibUnited States of America	1,100,000(28 BB)
TH Trong Hieu NgoViet Nam	850,000(21 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	820,000(21 BB)
VI Vaicheslav I	530,000(13 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/24/2024, 5:26:37 PM

Donghyup Kim Pummeled By Nicola Spicher

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Donghyup Kim

Donghyup Kim initiates the action with an 80,000 raise, small blind Nicola Spicher three-bets 210,000, Kim calls to go post flop. Cards land Q♦ 3♥ 4♠ , Spicher continues for 175,000, Kim calls then faces another bet of 250,000 on the turn A♣ . Kim opts to fold and drops below the million marker.

Player	Chips
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	2,000,000(50 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	750,000(19 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/24/2024, 5:17:00 PM

Ziad Zebib Doubles Up

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Ziad Zebib

Action folds to the small blind Ziad Zebib, he looks down at A♠ Q♦ and shoves 530,000. Big blind Donghyup Kim calls and shows A♦ 3♦ . The board runs 6♠ A♣ 7♠ J♦ 2♥ for a clean double up to Zebib.

Player	Chips
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,105,000(28 BB)
ZZ Ziad ZebibUnited States of America	1,100,000(28 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/24/2024, 5:11:32 PM

Adrien Berger Outkicked Into 11th Place - US$ 11,500

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Adrien Berger - 11th Place - US$ 11,500

Adrien Berger has been swinging all day, even rising to become one of the leaders. However, his bid for the title came ten places short as he fell in 11th place to Donghyup Kim.

Hand opened with David Erquiaga raising 85,000, button Berger three-bet 450,000, big blind Kim four-bet all in to push out Erquiaga from the pot. Berger went ahead and risked his remaining chips.

Player	Hand	Chips
AB Adrien BergerFrance	K♥Q♥	busted
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	A♥K♣	1,600,000(40 BB)

Board:7♠Q♣J♦6♠A♠

TriciaTricia

11/24/2024, 3:31:51 PM

Donghyup Kim Muscles From The Big Blind Position

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Donghyup Kim

Ferdinand Lu makes it 65,000 which is cheap for big blind Donghyup Kim to call and see the flop 3♥ 2♥ 7♦ . Good board for the blind who check-calls 75,000. On the turn T♠ , Lu fires sends out 160,000 but this time is met with a check-raise from Kim to 350,000. Lu gives it some thought and opts to fight another hand.

Player	Chips
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,800,000(60 BB)
FL Ferdinand LuPhilippines	850,000(28 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/24/2024, 3:28:40 PM

Chip Count Update

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Player	Chips
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	2,225,000(74 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	1,940,000(65 BB)
LS Lee SunghakSouth Korea	1,650,000(55 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,520,000(51 BB)
SM Sven McdermottIreland	1,370,000(46 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	1,325,000(44 BB)
FL Ferdinand LuPhilippines	1,100,000(37 BB)
HJ Hu JinlongChina	950,000(32 BB)
ZZ Ziad ZebibUnited States of America	780,000(26 BB)
JC John Clyde TanPhilippines	765,000(26 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	715,000(24 BB)
VI Vaicheslav I	615,000(21 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	550,000(18 BB)
AB Adrien BergerFrance	260,000(9 BB)
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	260,000(9 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/24/2024, 3:23:19 PM

Donghyup Kim Has The Goods, Berger Plunges

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Donghyup Kim

Donghyup Kim takes charge with a 50,000 raise from hijack that big blind Adrien Berger calls. When the board runs 5♦ Q♥ T♥, Kim fires 150,000 and another 330,000 on the turn 8♠ . Berger check-calls both. On the river K♠ , Kim fires again for 330,000, Berger tanks and pays to see. Kim shows K♦ Q♦ two pair and ships a huge pot as Berger plunges.

Player	Chips
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,500,000(60 BB)
AB Adrien BergerFrance	290,000(12 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/24/2024, 3:11:54 PM

Light Play Earns Spicher The Pot

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Nicola Spicher

Three players are in for 50,000 and all play it friendly on the flop 7♦ K♣ K♠ . On the turn 8♦ , no more checking with Nicola Spicher betting 65,000 and getting Donghyup Kim to join to the river 9♣. It's back to checking again. Spicher dominates with A♣ J♠ over A♦ T♦ to claim the pot.

Player	Chips
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,300,000(52 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	1,050,000(42 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/24/2024, 2:51:07 PM

Chip Counts At The Break

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Player	Chips
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	1,715,000(69 BB)
SM Sven McdermottIreland	1,350,000(54 BB)
AB Adrien BergerFrance	1,350,000(54 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	1,300,000(52 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,300,000(52 BB)
AB Agharazi BabayevAzerbaijan	1,280,000(51 BB)
LS Lee SunghakSouth Korea	1,200,000(48 BB)
FL Ferdinand LuPhilippines	1,125,000(45 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	935,000(37 BB)
HJ Hu JinlongChina	800,000(32 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	760,000(30 BB)
JC John Clyde TanPhilippines	560,000(22 BB)
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	400,000(16 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	400,000(16 BB)
ZZ Ziad ZebibUnited States of America	285,000(11 BB)
VI Vaicheslav I	100,000(4 BB)

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 2:31:14 PM

Hieu Ngo Gets Close To The Lead

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Hieu Ngo

Jumping into the action on the turn 9♥ 2♣ 4♥ J♥ with 140,000 in the pot, Donghyup Kim check-calls 150,000 to see the turn 5♥ . Hieu Ngo leads with another 250,000 bet to take it down.

Player	Chips
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	1,800,000(90 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,400,000(70 BB)

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 1:48:38 PM

Donghyup Kim Picks Up A Massive Pot

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Donghyup Kim

With HJ Donghyup Kim opening 40,000, button Hieu Ngo and BB David Erquiaga stay for the flop 9♥ 6♠ A♥ . Kim's 60,000 c-bet takes us to the turn 8♠ heads up with David Erquiaga, another 100,000 c-bet and a call give us the river T♣ and David Erquiaga goes deep in the tank, facing the chip leader's jam. After three time banks he lets it go to preserve some of his chips.

Player	Chips
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	2,000,000(100 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	1,520,000(76 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	380,000(19 BB)

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 12:49:53 PM

Khoa Anh Ngo Busts In 23rd

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Khoa Anh Ngo

With SB Donghyup Kim pushing his massive stack and BB Khoa Anh Ngo calling for his last 150,000 we have another player at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	A♦4♣	busted
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	T♥2♣	1,700,000(85 BB)

Board:3♥Q♣6♥7♦T♦

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 12:34:40 PM

Leaderboard Update

Level 21: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

With 23 fighters left the top spots go to:

Player	Chips
AB Agharazi BabayevAzerbaijan	1,550,000(129 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,540,000(128 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	1,510,000(126 BB)
SM Sven McdermottIreland	1,200,000(100 BB)
AB Adrien BergerFrance	1,200,000(100 BB)
LS Lee SunghakSouth Korea	1,070,000(89 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	800,000(67 BB)
ZZ Ziad ZebibUnited States of America	750,000(63 BB)
ZX Zinan XuChina	675,000(56 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	530,000(44 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	500,000(42 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	500,000(42 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	500,000(42 BB)
HJ Hu JinlongChina	475,000(40 BB)
VI Vaicheslav I	325,000(27 BB)
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	320,000(27 BB)
AW Alston Wang	275,000(23 BB)
NS Noyan Slamiya	265,000(22 BB)
JC John Clyde TanPhilippines	260,000(22 BB)
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	175,000(15 BB)
RN Rindra NorodomCambodia	145,000(12 BB)
YC Yi Chuen Hung	130,000(11 BB)

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 11:45:11 AM

Erik Rozhynskyi Is Forced To Vacate His Seat

Level 21: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Erik Rozhynskyi

Erik Rozhynskyi slides his last 85,000 in the middle, gets called by Donghyup Kim on the button and the table watches the next race unfold.

Player	Hand	Chips
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	A♣T♠	1,400,000(117 BB)
ER Erik RozhynskyiUkraine	K♠9♦	busted

Board:Q♣3♥4♥6♥T♦

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 11:12:35 AM

Donghyup Kim Exposes Adrien Berger

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Donghyup Kim

With the pot being at 74,000, both contestants check to the turn A♣ and the action gets started with a 35,000 bet by HJ Adrien Berger and a call by Donghyup Kim. The river 8♠ has both players fall back to the same pattern, this time with a 225,000 bet by Berger with holding 2♥ 2♦ and the call being good for Kim's A♠ J♥ .

Player	Chips
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,010,000(84 BB)
AB Adrien BergerFrance	660,000(55 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/24/2024, 11:11:14 AM

Arthur Eldin On The Rise

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Arthur Eldin

Arthur Eldin is on a rush picking up pot after pot and sending his challengers tanking. Before Table 3 broke, Eldin went head to head against Christopher Mateo and Donghyup Kim.

Up against Mateo, an 80,000 pot was brewed by the turn 8♣ J♥ T♥ 8♦ . Eldin bet half pot and Mateo flatted. On the river 5♠ , Eldin bet 90,000 and again Mateo called. Eldin flipped open 8♥ 2♥ and collected the pot.

Moving over to Table 2, a pot of 270,000 was built by the river board 5♥ 6♣ 2♠ 3♣ Q♦ . Eldin fired 125,000 and Donghyup Kim tank-folded.

Player	Chips
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,000,000(83 BB)
AP Arthur Pierre Eldin	800,000(67 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	700,000(58 BB)

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 10:30:33 AM

With the blinds going up to 6,000/12,000 we have some changes among the leaders :

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Player	Chips
AB Adrien BergerFrance	1,190,000(99 BB)
SM Sven McdermottIreland	1,143,000(95 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	1,040,000(87 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	750,000(63 BB)
ZX Zinan XuChina	720,000(60 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	700,000(58 BB)
HA Huseyin AkgulTurkey	700,000(58 BB)
ZZ Ziad ZebibUnited States of America	620,000(52 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	586,000(49 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	573,000(48 BB)
QL Qi LiChina	526,000(44 BB)
VI Vaicheslav I	428,000(36 BB)
AB Agharazi BabayevAzerbaijan	425,300(35 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	410,000(34 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	360,000(30 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	340,000(28 BB)
AP Arthur Pierre Eldin	300,000(25 BB)
FL Ferdinand LuPhilippines	274,000(23 BB)
AW Alston Wang	267,000(22 BB)
JC John Clyde TanPhilippines	262,000(22 BB)
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	215,000(18 BB)
RN Rindra NorodomCambodia	202,000(17 BB)
LS Lee SunghakSouth Korea	200,000(17 BB)
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	196,000(16 BB)
ER Erik RozhynskyiUkraine	178,000(15 BB)
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	140,000(12 BB)
NS Noyan Slamiya	99,000(8 BB)
HJ Hu JinlongChina	98,000(8 BB)
NW Naoki WatanabeJapan	92,000(8 BB)
JT Jean TestaFrance	90,000(8 BB)
LS Leo SomaFrance	82,000(7 BB)

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 8:07:57 AM

ITM And Payouts

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

With the remaining 71 players all guaranteed at least $2,700 the top stacks are :

Player	Chips
AB Agharazi BabayevAzerbaijan	905,000(113 BB)
SM Sven McdermottIreland	840,000(105 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	730,000(91 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	645,000(81 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	585,000(73 BB)
AB Adrien BergerFrance	570,000(71 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	553,000(69 BB)
DK Dongkyu KimSouth Korea	540,000(68 BB)
HA Huseyin AkgulTurkey	470,000(59 BB)
AP Arthur Pierre Eldin	353,000(44 BB)
SY Sun Yunsheng	335,000(42 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	332,000(42 BB)
ER Erik RozhynskyiUkraine	310,000(39 BB)

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 5:18:57 AM

Massive River Bet Enough To Take It Down

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Picking up the action on the river 9♠ 8♦ J♦ 7♣ 3♥ we see BB Donghyup Kim over-bet 100,000 into the 74,000 pot to push out Guiyang Wang.

Player	Chips
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	365,000(73 BB)
GW Guiyang WangChina	225,000(45 BB)

Blind level

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Entries

29/171

Total Chips

5,130,000

Average

176,897

Day 1B

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina

11/22/2024, 5:11:02 PM

End of Day 1B - 29 Players

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Player	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	491,000(123 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	313,000(78 BB)
AB Aleksandr BlokhinRussia	291,000(73 BB)
NZ Nikolai ZhivoderovRussia	280,000(70 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	265,000(66 BB)
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	247,000(62 BB)
SY Sun Yunsheng	244,000(61 BB)
GW Guiyang WangChina	230,000(58 BB)
IB Ira BlumenthalThailand	220,000(55 BB)
VL Vladimir LitasovRussia	211,000(53 BB)
YL Yannick LeonardFrance	201,000(50 BB)
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	177,000(44 BB)
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	174,000(44 BB)
HA Huseyin AkgulTurkey	173,000(43 BB)
JT Jean TestaFrance	163,000(41 BB)
KL Kolja LuckingGermany	152,000(38 BB)
NW Naoki WatanabeJapan	128,000(32 BB)
JP Junpeng PanChina	122,000(31 BB)
FL Ferdinand LuPhilippines	118,000(30 BB)
MH Meerwais HussainiAustralia	114,000(29 BB)
HI Homma ItsukiJapan	112,000(28 BB)
DS Dmitry SuchkovRussia	112,000(28 BB)
BM Bruno MoyseBelgium	106,000(27 BB)
JY Jun YamadaThailand	101,000(25 BB)
HZ He ZhouChina	99,000(25 BB)
CM Chun Meng Chua	85,000(21 BB)
DH Danny HuynhAustralia	81,000(20 BB)
NQ Nguyen Quang HuyViet Nam	74,000(19 BB)
RR Robin RothAustria	41,000(10 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 2:44:07 PM

Donghyup Kim Barrels Down To Claim It

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Donghyup Kim

Donghyup Kim re-raises 15,500, Naoki Watanabe calls while initial raiser opts out. On the flop 3♠ 5♠ 2♦ , Kim puts pressure with a 21,500 bet that Watanabe still calls. However, on the turn 7♥ , Kim's big shove is enough to take down the pot without further challenge.

Player	Chips
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	250,000(83 BB)
NW Naoki WatanabeJapan	76,500(26 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 11:00:17 AM

William Lius With Relentless Betting

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

William Lius

Action folds to the small blind William Lius and raises it to 2000. Big blind Donghyup Kim won't give up his forced bet that easy and calls. On the flop and turn 6♦ 2♦ A♦ Q♦ , Lius bets 3000 and 5000 and Kim continues to defend until the river J♠ . Lius jams and this time Kim gives it up.

Player	Chips
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	106,000(106 BB)
WL William LiusIndonesia	34,000(34 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 10:16:43 AM

Current Top Stacks

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Michael Falcon

Player	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	153,000(153 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	145,000(145 BB)
HA Huseyin AkgulTurkey	130,000(130 BB)
JT Jean TestaFrance	117,000(117 BB)
LK Luke KeayUnited States of America	116,400(116 BB)
TT Tetsuya TsujisakaJapan	107,000(107 BB)
HI Homma ItsukiJapan	103,500(104 BB)
MP Manwoo ParkSouth Korea	103,400(103 BB)
KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	99,400(99 BB)
YL Yannick LeonardFrance	96,400(96 BB)
AV Anzhela VasylenkoUkraine	95,800(96 BB)
RS Roman ShcherbakovRussia	84,000(84 BB)
YX Yinfei XiaoChina	80,900(81 BB)
HZ He ZhouChina	80,000(80 BB)
RR Robin RothAustria	73,000(73 BB)
NW Naoki WatanabeJapan	70,700(71 BB)
JL Jungyeob LeeSouth Korea	68,000(68 BB)
VL Vladimir LitasovRussia	68,000(68 BB)
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	66,700(67 BB)
DS Dmitry SuchkovRussia	66,300(66 BB)
SC Sha ChengchunChina	65,600(66 BB)
MT Michael TruongUnited Kingdom	61,200(61 BB)
EZ Emad ZarghamiAustralia	59,000(59 BB)
SH Shaun HarmerAustralia	52,000(52 BB)
FG Francis GarsonFrance	51,900(52 BB)
AK Akihiro KonishiJapan	busted

Blind level

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Entries

22/128

Total Chips

4,650,000

Average

211,364

Day 1A

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/21/2024, 3:00:13 PM

Double Up For Donghyup Kim

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Donghyup Kim

After giving up a pot to Jeremy Jehanne, from the button Donghyup Kim opens shoves 48,000 (16 bb) and is challenged by big blind Koen Breed.

Player	Hand	Chips
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	Q♣J♦ D	100,500(34 BB)
KB Koen BreedNetherlands	K♦K♣ BB	27,000(9 BB)

Board:9♠J♠J♣4♦7♠

Sick flop improves Kim to trips which holds to the end to evade the rail.

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/21/2024, 2:58:50 PM

Jeremy Jehanne Sends Donghyup Kim To The Tank

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Jeremy Jehanne

Folded around to the button Jeremy Jehanne, he fires 6000 that small blind Donghyup Kim calls. Jehanne continues the aggression with a 5000 bet on the flop 2♥ K♦ 3♣ , again Kim is there to keep him honest. Both check the turn 6♦ for a free river 4♣ . Kim leads out 7000, Jehanne pumps it to 29,000, action back to Kim who tanks then gives up his hand.

Player	Chips
JJ Jeremy JehanneFrance	155,000(52 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	48,000(16 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/21/2024, 2:40:51 PM

Another Pot For Seonghun Park

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Seonghun Park picks up a larger pot by three-betting to 15,000 that's called by initial raiser Donghyup Kim. Both players check it to the turn K♦ 8♦ 7♣ 5♣ . Kim takes a stab for 15,000, called by Park. On the river K♠ , Kim steps on the brakes, Park presses the pedal for 22,000, Kim gives up his stake on the pot.

Player	Chips
SP Seonghun ParkSouth Korea	170,000(68 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	93,500(37 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/21/2024, 2:19:28 PM

Seonghun Park Gets Paid In Full

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Seonghun Park

After raising preflop with two callers, Seonghun Park check-calls Donghyup Kim's 6500 bet on a flop 2♥ 2♠ J♥ while Sven McDermott folds. Same action on the turn J♠ with Park check-calling 13,500. On the river 2♦ , Kim goes all in and well covers Park's remaining 25,000. Park calls and shows trips to burn cowboys.

Player	Hand	Chips
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	K♥K♠ HJ	119,000(60 BB)
SP Seonghun ParkSouth Korea	A♣J♣ UTG	101,000(51 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/21/2024, 1:58:07 PM

Donghyup Kim Defends His Big Blind

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Donghyup Kim

Utg Ferdinand Lu opens 3500, button Shaoshuai Li calls, small blind Michael Adam Bihari calls, then big blind Donghyup Kim re-raises 16,500. Only Lu pays it and heads to the flop 5♥ 3♠ J♦ . Kim jumps out for 13,000 and quickly wins the pot.

Player	Chips
SL Shaoshuai LiChina	183,000(122 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	116,000(77 BB)
MA Michael Adam BihariIndia	86,000(57 BB)
FL Ferdinand LuPhilippines	41,000(27 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/21/2024, 1:24:44 PM

Current Top Stacks

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Player	Chips
SM Sven McdermottIreland	228,000(152 BB)
FL Frank LillisIreland	198,000(132 BB)
SL Shaoshuai LiChina	195,500(130 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	184,000(123 BB)
SA Supakit AnukoolpitaknilThailand	182,500(122 BB)
LQ Li QiChina	177,500(118 BB)
JF Jacson FengSingapore	175,000(117 BB)
WL William LiusIndonesia	127,000(85 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	127,000(85 BB)
MA Michael Adam BihariIndia	125,000(83 BB)
SY Sun Yunsheng	117,000(78 BB)
KB Koen BreedNetherlands	110,000(73 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	108,900(73 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	105,000(70 BB)
HJ Hu JinlongChina	104,500(70 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/21/2024, 1:08:32 PM

Aces Boost Donghyup Kim

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

Donghyup Kim

Following a raise of 2500 from utg Roy Putra, small blind Donghyup Kim calls then big blind Ferdinand Lu three-bets 17,000. Action bounces back to Putra who isn't interested while Kim goes over the top and jams 40,200. Lu can afford it and wants to play.

Player	Hand	Chips
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	A♠A♦ SB	81,600(68 BB)
FL Ferdinand LuPhilippines	8♠T♠ BB	28,200(24 BB)

Board:8♥6♠7♠K♥A♣

Lu pairs up but not enough to overtake Kim's aces to pay the maximum.