APPT National ($900)

Facing a min-raise that's called, Donghyup Kim defends the big blind then bets 15,000 on the flop 9♥ 3♣ 4♦ . Only initial raiser Tay takes interest and they head to the turn 4♣ which both check. On the river 7♦ , Kim sends out 20,000, Tay calls, Kim shows K♦ 9♦ top pair for the pot.

Hyeonsik Yun looks down at 2♥ 2♣ and defends from the big blind.

Aggressor Yannick Leonard continues for 10,000 and 22,000 on the flop and turn 4♠ 8♦ 3♥ Q♥ while Yun check-calls. Both check the river 5♣ . Yun wins the pot with 2♥ 2♣ .

The plan for today was play to ITM of 12 players or to the end of Level 15, whichever is reached first. Looks like Level 15 with the last five hands called and 15 players in their seats.

Jia Yi Low raises 8000 then faces big stacked Donghyup Kim's shove. After a bit of contemplation, Low risks it and is ahead A♥ Q♥ over A♣ 8♦ . With the board running T♥ K♠ 5♦ 2♣ K♥, Low is relieved and collects the pot.

Big stacked Donghyup Kim min-raises and finds two callers in Shaoshuai Li and Ziad Zebib. The all club flop 8♣ 7♣ 6♣ see a continuation bet from Kim, Li shoves 41,000, Zebib folds, Kim makes the call.

Kim has Q♠ Q♦ and dominates Li's J♥ J♦ , Li starts to leave on the turn 9♥ , the river 5♦ is a straight on the board for a split pot.

Jean Guillette three-bets all in for 62,500, Haisheng Qiu calls to try to eliminate. Guillette turns over K♠ J♠ and has one overcard to Qiu's Q♦ Q♠ . The board favors Guillette running T♣ J♥ T♥ 4♠ J♦ full house.

Haisheng Qiu three-bets 15,000 and initial raiser Hyuntaek Jo calls. When the board runs 6♥ J♥ A♣ 3♠ J♠ , Qiu bets 10,000, 20,000, and all in, Jo check-calls every street. Qiu shows A♠ K♣ dominating Jo's A♦ Q♠ .

Action folds to the blinds, Da De Titus Tay limps in then calls big blind Jean Guillette's 4,500 raise. On the flop and turn 6♦ A♠ 9♣ 4♠ , Guillette bets 5,000 and 10,000, Tay calls both then they both check the river 8♣ . Tay has Q♠ 9♠ pair and is dominated by Guillette's A♦ J♣ top pair.

Yannick Leonard min-raises, small blind Donghyup Kim and big blind Takuma Sasaki call. The board is checked to the turn A♥ Q♠ K♦ 2♠ , Sasaki bets 4500 and only Leonard continues to the river 5♠ . Sasaki fires once more for 7500, Leonard raises 21,500, Sasaki calls. Leonard shows K♣ J♦ that's way behind Sasaki's J♠ 9♠ flush.

After 10 levels of late registration, Flight A drew 80 entries. Only 34 players remain with bagging time once ITM of 15% of the field / 12 players is reached.

The APPT National Flight A has seen another increase in players with 51 now on register as it enters Level 5.

Several more players have pulled up seats, among the new arrivals is Adrien Berger. Also in action is Meerwais Hussein, Yannick Leonard, and Haisheng Qiu.

Shuffle up and deal! The APPT National is underway featuring at US$ 150,000 guarantee and to have a chance at this prize money, players have to entry flights to choose from with the first one up and running. Buy in is US$ 900. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 at 6:40pm.