APPT Main Event ($1,650)

Following the loss to Hieu Ngo, Sven McDermott enters the next pot that builds to 400,000 by the turn A♥ 7♦ 5♣ 6♥ . Big blind Sunghak Lee checks, McDermott bets 240,000, Lee tanks for a time bank then slides in the call. On the river 2♠ . McDermott lays out 530,000, Lee tanks again for two time banks then gives up his stake on the pot.

With 23 fighters left the top spots go to:

Blasting his last 148,000 in the middle, Naoki Watanabe watches the action unfold behind him. David Erquiaga ups it to 300,000 in the SB and Sunghak Lee calls for a second time from the button to see the flop A♠ 3♠ 5♣ . David Erquiaga says he folded jacks when faced with Lee's 286,000 all-in who flips over A♥ J♦ against Watanabe's A♦ 8♣ . The dealer seals the deal with the turn J♣ and an insignificant A♣ on the river to send Naoki Watanabe packing.

Khoa Anh Ngo open-jams 95,000 from the button, finds a caller in Sunghak Lee from the BB and we wait for the board to materialize.

UTG Sunghak Lee puts his newly acquired 92,000 to the test, Aladin Reskallah successfully isolates from +1 and the dealer hits the felt.

Micro stack Sunghak Lee puts his last 34,000 in the middle, gets called by David Erquiaga and the eyes are on the dealer.

Playing hand for hand, Hu Jinlong likes A♠ J♦ enough to put his remaining 109,000 in the middle for a show down with Lee Sunghak from CO and A♣ K♦ . The poker gods answer Hu Jinlong's prayers and channel the board T♣ 3♣ 3♥ J♠ 4♣ for a double up and another hand on the bubble.

Three players contribute 8000 preflop and watch the cards land 9♦ T♠ T♥ . Action is checked to button player Nohad Teliani who tosses in 10,500, only Sunghak Lee continues to head to the turn 6♠ . Checked to Teliani once again, she jams 55,000, and this time takes it down without further challenge.

Sunghak Lee opens 6000, gets raised by Yadi Yao o 18,000, Lee answers with a shove of 103,500, Yao lets it go.

Curtis Lim defends his big blind from min-raiser Sunghak Lee. No c-bet on the flop 2♥ 5♣ 7♥ cues Lim to bet the turn 3♥ for 10,000. Lee calls. On the river 3♠ , Lim goes for a larger 25,000 bet, Lee calls for the last time then mucks to Lim’s big blind special 2♦ 3♦ full house.

Sunghak Lee enters the hand with a 2400 raise then calls Sergius Santos 11,700 re-raise. Santos continues to bet and Lee calls 6000 bets on the flop and turn Q♠ 6♠ 9♠ J♥ , and on the river Q♦ , with Santos slowing down to a check, Lee test bets pot of 48,000 and takes it down without a fight.