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.

China’s Xu Jijun and George Cuc of Spain find themselves all in with the latter’s tournament life on the line.

Xu shows Q♥ Q♣ while Cuc has J♦ J♣. The runout was clean for Xu: 3♣ K♣ 8♠ 4♦ A♦ as Cuc hits the rail and Xu’s stack near the 80,000 mark.