APPT Main Event ($1,650)

SB Hu Jinlong needs a time bank before calling Nevan Chang's 95,000 all-in from the button.

Nevan Chang in +2 gets us going with a 16,000 open and both blinds defending to see K♦ 4♠ 2♠ . Checked to him, Nevan Chang slides out 15,000 and only Abraham Ceesvin stays around to see the turn Q♠ . Another 35,000 c-bet takes it down for Nevan Chang.

Agharazi Babayev starts us off with a 13,000 raise from UTG and both blinds defend. Checked down to the river A♦ 9♣ T♣ 4♥ 2♠ , a delayed c-bet does the trick and Babayev bags the pot.

Siarhei Chupadal is all-in for 26,000 from UTG, Nevan Chang and yesterdays top stack Curtis Lim Siew Jian call from +1 and +2 to see the flop 3♠ 5♦ 6♥ . Chang leads 30,000 with A♠ T♠ to go heads up against Chupadal's A♥ 7♦ . No help for the underdog for first the elimination of the day.

Ira Blumenthal picks up a couple of pots, first taking a little fro Anzhela Vasylenko. Blumenthal three-bets Vasylenko's raise of 2500 to make it 7500 to see the flop. Vasylenko defends her raise and they see a flop 8♣ 6♣ T♣ . Blumenthal continues 8000 and quickly wins the pot.

One orbit later, Blumenthal three-bets from the big blind again and small blind Nevan Yu Chung Chang tosses in the call. Blumenthal bets the flop and turn 3♥ 6♠ Q♥ 2♣ , 3500 and 4500, Chang check-calls both. Blumenthal keeps the fire going on the river A♣ for 7500, this time Chang gives up his hand.

Looking down at 3♦ 3♣ , David Erquiaga raises 1400 and Nevan Chang defends his big blind. At the flop J♠ 2♣ 3♥ , Erquiaga improves to a set and c-bets 1000, Chang check-raises 3000, Erquiaga three-bets 6000, Chang flats then both knock the turn 6♠ . Back to betting on the river Q♠ with 13,000 out front from Erquiaga, Chang calls then mucks to the set.