End of Flight C - 16 Survivors

Player | Chips |
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MF Michael Falcon | 287,000(72 BB) |
MT Mike Takayama | 176,000(44 BB) |
AV Artem Vezhenkov | 172,000(43 BB) |
134,000(34 BB) | |
KB Kyle Bao Diep | 125,000(31 BB) |
FV Felix Von Rahden | 123,000(31 BB) |
JL Jeorge Lagatuz | 107,000(27 BB) |
EZ Emad Zarghami | 91,000(23 BB) |
LS Lee Sunghak | 87,000(22 BB) |
ST Shinichiro Teraoka | 87,000(22 BB) |
AR Azizjon Rakhimov | 66,000(17 BB) |
FL Frank Lillis | 53,000(13 BB) |
AB Andrei Budykin | 42,000(11 BB) |
CS Chudapal Siarhei | 41,000(10 BB) |
ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 26,000(7 BB) |
RS Roman Shcherbakov | 4,000(1 BB) |
Strong Check-Raise By Artem Vezhenkov

Small blind Sunghak Lee opens 9000, big blind Artem Vezhenkov calls. At the flop A♥ K♥ 6♠ , Vezhenkov check-calls another 9000 from Lee. On the turn 9♠ , Lee barrels 26,000 only to be met with a check-raise all in from Vezhenkov, Lee gives up his stake on the pot.
Player | Chips |
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AV Artem Vezhenkov | 172,000(43 BB) |
LS Lee Sunghak | 105,000(26 BB) |
Emad Zarghami's Live Cards Keep Him Around

Emad Zarghami J♦ 8♦ open shoves 43,000 and sweats it against caller Andrei Budykin with A♦ T♦ . With diamonds not any of his outs, Zarghami lands a pair on the flop that holds throughout a board J♣ Q♠ 4♥ 8♥ 4♠ for a double up.
Player | Chips |
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EZ Emad Zarghami | 94,000(24 BB) |
AB Andrei Budykin | 37,000(9 BB) |
Diep's Ducks Don't Hold Up

Kyle Bao Diep calls Frank Lillis's open shove of 22,500 and flips over 2♥ 2♠ . Lillis has A♦ 9♥ for a flip. The window card is an ace as the board runs A♥ T♥ Q♥ 8♣ T♦ . Lillis collects his double up.
Player | Chips |
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KB Kyle Bao Diep | 121,500(30 BB) |
FL Frank Lillis | 51,000(13 BB) |
Blinds up!
The remaining 16 players have entered the last level of regulation play. Blinds are 2000-4000 ante 4000.
Michael Falcon With Aggressive Bets

Three players in a raised pot check to the turn 5♠ 7♠ 2♠ 3♦ . Big blind Michael Falcon bets 22,000 and only preflop aggressor Andrei Budykin calls. Falcon fires again on the river 5♦ , Budykin folds to the 45,000 bet.
Player | Chips |
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MF Michael Falcon | 268,000(89 BB) |
118,000(39 BB) | |
AB Andrei Budykin | 97,000(32 BB) |
Andrei Budykin's Kings Score A Double

Andrei Budykin three-bets Emad Zarghami's 6000 raise making it 15,000 to continue. Zarghami thinks it should cost more and four-bet shoves. Budykin snap calls with less behind.
Budykin K♥ K♣
Zarghami A♣ 4♣
The board runs 3♦ 7♦ Q♦ 4♥ 5♠ to keep cowboys alive for a double up.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AB Andrei Budykin | 134,500(45 BB) |
EZ Emad Zarghami | 78,000(26 BB) |
Abhishek Goyal Plays It Safe With Two Pair

Calling from cutoff, Abhishek Goyal again calls Artem Vezhenkov who c-bet 7000 on the flop J♦ 9♥ A♦ . The turn T♥ , Vezhenkov checks, Goyal takes charge for 25,000, and gets called then both are friendly on the river 3♦ and check. Vezhenkov has A♥ 8♥ top pair, Goyal wins it with A♣ T♦ .
Player | Chips |
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123,000(41 BB) | |
AV Artem Vezhenkov | 93,000(31 BB) |
Blinds up! Players now enter Level 14 with blinds at 1500-3000 ante 3000. There are 16 players remaining out of 54 entries
Emad Zarghami Banks With Aces In The Hole

Erik Rozhynskyi opens the action with a min-raise, finds one caller in Khamid Khudayberganov before Artem Vezhenkov repops to 17,000. Big blind Emad Zarghami calls, Rozhynskyi gets out of the way, and Khudayberganov calls to make it a three way to the flop 8♥ 3♦ 6♠ .
Everyone checks to the turn 4♥ . Khudayberganov takes the reins for 21,500, Vezhenkov folds while Zarghami jams for 49,000. Khudayberganov calls with one 500 chip more.
Khudayberganov 7♥ 7♠
Zarghami A♦ A♥
The river T♣ is no help to Khudayberganov to nearly go bust while Zarghami ships it.
Player | Chips |
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EZ Emad Zarghami | 154,000(62 BB) |
AV Artem Vezhenkov | 121,000(48 BB) |
ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 48,000(19 BB) |
Sunghak Lee Wins Flip To Boot Wooseok Kim

Sunhak Lee calls fellow Korean Wooseok Kim's open jam of 27,000 and they go flipping. Lee with 5♦ 5♠ , Kim showing A♠ Q♣ . The board run Q♠ 3♠ 7♣ J♦ 9♠ , Lee cleans out Kim.
Player | Chips |
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LS Lee Sunghak | 74,000(30 BB) |
busted |
Chip Count as we Enter Level 13 Of Flight C
Player | Chips |
---|---|
EZ Emad Zarghami | 152,000(61 BB) |
FV Felix Von Rahden | 148,000(59 BB) |
MF Michael Falcon | 145,000(58 BB) |
MT Mike Takayama | 128,000(51 BB) |
KB Kyle Bao Diep | 105,000(42 BB) |
JF Joshua Figuerres | 105,000(42 BB) |
103,000(41 BB) | |
AV Artem Vezhenkov | 95,000(38 BB) |
Flight B - Live Updates - 25 / 144
End of Flight B - 25 Survivors

Player | Chips |
---|---|
457,000(114 BB) | |
FS Francisco Sanchez | 404,000(101 BB) |
QQ Quan Qiu | 356,000(89 BB) |
KH Kuo Haile Rafik | 275,000(69 BB) |
ZX Zinan Xu | 264,000(66 BB) |
AR Aladin Reskallah | 256,000(64 BB) |
RT Ronnie Tate | 239,000(60 BB) |
TS Takuya Shimabukuro | 233,000(58 BB) |
DK Dongkyu Kim | 167,000(42 BB) |
AB Aleksandr Blokhin | 158,000(40 BB) |
TL Thomas Leslie Birch | 144,000(36 BB) |
HY Hironori Yamada | 135,000(34 BB) |
HZ He Zhou | 127,000(32 BB) |
125,000(31 BB) | |
WU Wipat Udomkanjananan | 114,000(29 BB) |
MR Martin Rundulf Gonzales | 109,000(27 BB) |
OS Oliver Schulze | 104,000(26 BB) |
FV Fokin Valeriy | 102,000(26 BB) |
101,000(25 BB) | |
IB Ilia Barkov | 96,000(24 BB) |
IY Ihor Yerofieiev | 94,000(24 BB) |
OB Oliver Biles | 87,000(22 BB) |
78,000(20 BB) | |
DA David Anstice | 60,000(15 BB) |
SH Shaun Harmer | 37,000(9 BB) |
Francisco wins with Ace-Pair

Francisco Sanchez (HJ) raises preflop 8,000 Zinan Xu three-bets 25,000. Francisco calls and we see the flop 9♣ A♥ K♥ . Francisco checks and Zinan bets 18,000. Francisco calls and we see the turn 6♥ . Both players check we see the river 7♥ . Both players check again. Francisco reveals A♦ 2♦ giving him an Ace-pair with the board. Zinan mucks.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
FS Francisco Sanchez | 310,000(78 BB) |
ZX Zinan Xu | 257,000(64 BB) |
Takuya knocks out Yongoh

Takuya Shimabukuro (UTG+1) raises preflop 8,000 and Yongoh Lim three-bets 24,000. Takuya calls and we see the flop A♥ 3♠ 6♥ . Yongoh goes all-in and Takuya calls. Both players show their cards. Takuya had A♦ 4♦ while Yongoh had K♥ T♥ .
The turn and river were T♦ 8♠ respectively. Takuya wins with Ace-pair knocking out Yongoh.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
TS Takuya Shimabukuro | 242,000(61 BB) |
busted |
Anton wins in a three-way battle with pocket kings

Thomas Leslie (UTG+2) raises preflop 10,000 Anton Poliakov (D) three-bets 30,000 while Xiaosheng Zheng (BB) four-bets all-in with 128,000. Thomas five-bets all-in and Anton follows suit going all-in as well.
All players reveal their cards. Thomas held pocket rockets A♥ A♣. Anton had pocket Kings K♣ K♠ and Xiaosheng had pocket Jacks J♣ J♦. The board ran K♦ 2♥ 6♦ 3♦ 5♥
Anton wins with a set of Kings. Xiaosheng is knocked out
Player | Chips |
---|---|
486,000(122 BB) | |
TL Thomas Leslie Birch | 165,000(41 BB) |
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | busted |
Valeriy wins with Pocket Jacks

Shaun Graeme Harmer raises preflop 8,500 and Yongoh Kim (CO) calls while Valeriy Fokin (D) three-bets all-in 61,000. Shaun thinks long and hard before folding while Yongoh calls.
Both players reveal their cards. Yongoh holds A♣ T♣ and Valeriy holds J♠ J♦ .
The board runs 7♣ 3♠ 5♠ 6♦ Q♦
Valeriy wins with pocket Jacks.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
FV Fokin Valeriy | 139,000(35 BB) |
84,000(21 BB) | |
SH Shaun Harmer | 63,500(16 BB) |
Aladin’s double pairs win against pocket kings

Ihor Yerofieiev (HJ) raises 8,000 preflop and Aladin Reskallah (BB) calls. The flop comes 8♣ 3♠ 7♠ . Aladin checks and Ihor bets 12,000. Aladin responds by raising to 40,000. Ihor unwilling to back down three-bets all-in 259,500. Aladin calls with a shorter stack of 119,500. Both players reveal their cards. Ihor has K♣ K♥ while Aladin has 7♥ 8♥ giving him two-pair. The turn and river come out J♣ and 9♦ . Two pair takes it down.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AR Aladin Reskallah | 261,000(65 BB) |
IY Ihor Yerofieiev | 140,000(35 BB) |
Entering Level 15
Last level for Flight B. Wonder who makes it through? Stay tuned.
Ronnie wins with ducks

Thomas Leslie (HJ) raises 10,000 preflop and Ronnie Tate (CO) calls. They see the flop carry 7♣ J♦ 7♠ , Thomas bets 15,000 and Ronnie calls. The turn is revealed 4♥ . Thomas bats again for 26,000 and after some deep thinking Ronnie calls. The river comes in with T♦ . Both Players check. Ronnie reveals his pocket deuces and Thomas mucks.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
TL Thomas Leslie Birch | 361,000(120 BB) |
RT Ronnie Tate | 123,000(41 BB) |
Yongoh wins with a full house Aces full of Queens

Yongoh Lim (UTG) raises 6,000 Dongkyu Kim (BB) calls. The flop comes in with Q♥ 5♣ A♥ . Dongkyu checks and Yongoh bets 3,500. Dongkyu calls and we see the turn card A♠ . Both players check and the river is revealed 8♥ . Dongkyu bets 5,000 and Yongoh raises 25,000. Dongkyu calls and Yongoh reveals A♣ Q♣ giving him a full house Aces full of Queens. Dongkyu mucks.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
161,000(54 BB) | |
DK Dongkyu Kim | 122,000(41 BB) |
Swift Victory for Takuya’s three-bet

Yongoh Lim (UTG+1) raises preflop 6,000 and Valeriy Fokin (HJ) calls while Takuya Shimabukuro (D) three-bets 22,000. This forces both Yongoh Lim and Valeriy to fold handing the pot to Takuya.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
TS Takuya Shimabukuro | 178,500(60 BB) |
122,000(41 BB) | |
FV Fokin Valeriy | 80,500(27 BB) |
Aladin Reskallah Spikes Higher Pair

Aladin Reskallah (CO) opens strong with an all-in preflop raise of 45,000. Masaki Ando (SB) calls and both players reveal their cards.
Aladin has A♠ 5♣ while Masaki has 4♣ 4♥ . The board runs 8♦ 2♦ 9♦ 5♠ and 6♣ . Aladin just edges Ando's pocket pair to double through.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AR Aladin Reskallah | 96,000(32 BB) |
MA Masaki Ando | 73,300(24 BB) |
Thomas wins by forcing a fold

Thomas Leslie (UTG) raises 8,000 preflop and Oliver Schulze (CO) three-bets 24,000. Thomas responds with a four-bet all-in causing Oliver to fold. Thomas wins the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
TL Thomas Leslie Birch | 397,000(132 BB) |
OS Oliver Schulze | 78,000(26 BB) |
Top Stacks
Player | Chips |
---|---|
TL Thomas Leslie Birch | 370,000(123 BB) |
FS Francisco Sanchez | 293,000(98 BB) |
ZX Zinan Xu | 235,000(78 BB) |
KH Kuo Haile Rafik | 212,000(71 BB) |
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | 189,000(63 BB) |
177,000(59 BB) | |
AB Aleksandr Blokhin | 176,000(59 BB) |
TS Takuya Shimabukuro | 174,000(58 BB) |
FV Fokin Valeriy | 170,000(57 BB) |
IB Ilia Barkov | 156,000(52 BB) |
The game is heating up. Don't miss the amazing updates ahead.
Hironori's Trio Of Queens Earns The Max

Hironori Yamada (UTG) raises all-in preflop with 59,000. Oliver Schulze (SB) calls Hironori’s all-in. Both players reveal their cards.
Hironori had Q♦ Q♣ while Oliver had A♥ K♦ .
The board ran 9♦ 7♠ Q♠ 2♠ 2♣ . Hironori takes the win with Queens set beating Oliver.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HY Hironori Yamada | 123,000(49 BB) |
OS Oliver Schulze | 108,000(43 BB) |
Haile Dominates Throughout The Board

Aladin Reskallah (HJ) raises pre-flop 5,000 and Haile Rafik Kuo (CO) three-bets 6,000. Aladin four-bets all-in 111,000. Haile calls with 103,000. The players open their cards, Aladin has A♦ K♠ while Haile has A♠ A♣ . The board runs 7♥ A♥ 8♣ T♣ 5♥ . Haile’s pocket rockets further improve to a send Reskallah plunging.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
KH Kuo Haile Rafik | 212,000(85 BB) |
AR Aladin Reskallah | 8,000(3 BB) |
Thomas Forces Outs Kotaro

Thomas Leslie Birch (SB) raises 7,000 and Kotaro Tanaka (BB) calls. The flop has 8♣ 2♣ A♣ . Thomas c-bets 17,000 Kotaro calls making way for the turn card 5♠ . Thomas bets again for 22,000 and yet again Kotaro calls allowing the board to show the river 3♥ . Thomas barrels a third time for 70,000 and this time Kotaro folds. handing the pot to Thomas.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
TL Thomas Leslie Birch | 346,000(138 BB) |
179,000(72 BB) |
Kotaro's Flushes Out Cyrille

Kotaro Tanaka (UTG) raises 5,000 and Cyrille Teddy Rousset (BB) calls. They see the flop come in with T♦ K♦ 8♦ . Cyrille checks and Kotaro bets 5,000 making Cyrille call. We see the turn bring in 4♣ . Cyrille checks and Kotaro bets 8,000. Cyrille responds with an all-in raise. Kotaro snap calls Cyrille all-in. The players open their cards.
Kotaro reveals A♦ Q♦ giving him a flush while Cyrille has K♠ 4♠ giving him two-pair. The river comes in with 3♥ and Kotaro takes the victory.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
210,000(84 BB) | |
CR Cyrille Rousset | busted |
Oliver Schulze wins with pocket nines

Azizjon Rakhimov (UTG) raises all-in with 18,500 and Oliver Schulze calls. Both Players reveal their cards. Azizjon has A♣ J♣ while Oliver has 9♦ 9♠ .
The board runs Q♦ 7♣ 5♣ 6♦ 5♥ .
Oliver’s pocket nines beat Azizjon knocking him out.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
OS Oliver Schulze | 177,000(71 BB) |
AR Azizjon Rakhimov | busted |
Kotaro knocks out Kyle

Kyle Bao Diep (HJ) comes in strong with an all-in pre-flop raise. Kotaro Tanaka (D) calls and both players reveal their cards.
Kyle held K♦ Q♠ while Kotaro had K♣ K♠ . The board showed A♥ J♥ 7♥ 7♣ 8♣ . Kotaro lands two-pairs knocking out Kyle.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
171,000(68 BB) | |
KB Kyle Bao Diep | busted |
Anh Tuan wins with pocket tens

Anh Tuan Ho (D) raises 5,000 preflop and Francisco Sanchez (BB) three-bets all-in. Anh Tuan calls Francisco’s all-in with only 55,000 chips. The players show their cards. Anh Tuan held T♣ T♦ while Francisco held 3♣ 3♠ . The board ran 9♥ 8♥ 5♥ 4♦ and 2♠ .
Anh Tuan’s pocket tens win over Francisco’s pocket threes.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
FS Francisco Sanchez | 127,000(51 BB) |
114,000(46 BB) |
Thomas Leslie takes the pot with a good bet

Thomas Leslie Birch (UTG) started off by raising 6,000 Wipat Udomkanjananan (HJ) calls and so does Luke James Woznak (D).
The flop shows K♠ 8♥ A♦ .
The players all check and in comes the turn card T♦ .
Thomas bets 12,000 causing both Wipat and Luke to fold. Thomas wins.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
TL Thomas Leslie Birch | 297,000(119 BB) |
104,000(42 BB) | |
WU Wipat Udomkanjananan | 96,000(38 BB) |
Entering Level 13
Event #5 APPT National Flight B just moved on to Level 13. The blinds have gone up to 1,000/2,500 with 2,500 ante.
stay tuned as more updates come you way.
Valeriy forces opponent to fold.
We begin with Yongoh Lim (UTG+1) raising 5,000 and Valeriy Fokin (UTG+2) three-bets 12,500. Yongoh calls and we see the flop 5♥ 7♥ T♠ .
Yongoh checks and Valeriy bets 15,500 forcing Yongoh to fold.
Valeriy takes the win.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
138,000(69 BB) | |
FV Fokin Valeriy | 137,000(69 BB) |
Emad Zarghami wins with agressive bets

Emad Zarghami (UTG) raises 5,000and Itsuki Homma (BB) calls.
The flop is opened to show 2♠ Q♣ J♥ .
Itsuki Homma checks while Emad bets 4,000. Itsuki calls. The turn is revealed T♠ .
Itsuki checks and Emad bets 8,500 and Itusuki calls again. The river reveals 6♦ and Itsuki checks. Emad bets big after the river putting in 23,500 into the pot and Itsuki is forced to fold, allowing Emad to take the win.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HI Homma Itsuki | 197,000(99 BB) |
EZ Emad Zarghami | 72,000(36 BB) |
Kotaro’s wins the pot with two-pairs

Azizjon Rakhimov (D) raises 4,000 Kotaro Tanaka (BB) calls. The flop shows 7♠ A♣ 6♦ . Kotaro checks and Azizjon bets 4,000 Kotaro calls again. The turn brings 3♦ . Kotaro checks and Azizjon goes for a 7,000 bet this time.
Kotaro calmly calls. The river carries J♠ . Kotaro checks, Azizjon like clockwork bets 15,000 and instead of calling Kotaro raises with an all-in. Azizjon confidently calls and both players reveal their cards. Azizjon had A♥ 6♠ while Kotaro has A♠ J♥ .
Kotaro wins with two-pairs and takes the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
140,000(70 BB) | |
AR Azizjon Rakhimov | 29,000(15 BB) |
Luke wins with Kings set

Patrik Selin (UTG) raises 5,000 and Luke James Wozhak (BB0 calls. The flop brings in K♣ K♠ 2♦ . Luke checks while Patrik bets another 5,000 and Luke calls.
The turn comes in with 8♦ .
Luke once agian checks while Patrik forther third time bets another 5,000. However Like responds with an all-in. Patrik calls Luke’s all-in.
Both players open their cards. Patrik has 9♥ 9♠ and Luke has K♦ Q♣ .
The river brings in J♥ . Patrik’s pocket nines lose to Luke’s Kings set. Patrik gets knocked out and Luke takes the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
65,000(33 BB) | |
PS Patrik Selin | busted |
Xiaosheng Zheng takes the win with a set

Yuyu Chen (UTG) raises 3,500 and Rindra Norodom (UTG+1) three-bets all-in. Oliver Schulze (HJ) and Xiaosheng Zheng (CO) both call Rindra Norodom’s all-in while Yuyu folds. Rindra’s cards were revealed A♣ Q♦ . The flop is revealed to have 4♣ J♦ and Q♠ .
Oliver checks while Xiaosheng Zheng bets 25,000. This makes Oliver fold. The turn brings in 2♣ and the river carries 3♦. Xiaosheng opens his hole cards to reveal J♥ J♠ forming a set with the J on the board. Rindra gets knocked out while Xiaosheng takes the win.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | 221,000(147 BB) |
OS Oliver Schulze | 121,000(81 BB) |
46,500(31 BB) | |
RN Rindra Norodom | busted |
Ronnie wins with a strong kicker

Ronnie Lavon Tate (UTG) limps while Ilia Barkov (UTG+1) raises 6,000. This maked Masaki Ando (SB) call while Ronnie also calls. The flop is revealed 4♥ J♣ 8♠ . Ronnie bets 12,500 after the flop and this forces Ilia fold. Masaki on the other hand raises with an all-in. Ronnie calls Masaki’s all-in and both players reveal their cards.
Ronnie had A♥ J♦ and Masaki had Q♠ J♠ . The turn showed 5♣ and the river brought in 3♥ . While both players had J pairs, Ronnie’s Ace kicker give him the victory.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RT Ronnie Tate | 72,000(48 BB) |
IB Ilia Barkov | 66,500(44 BB) |
MA Masaki Ando | 63,000(42 BB) |
Entering Level 11
Event #5 APPT National - Flight B has entered Level 15.
Late Registrations have been closed. The players will play until level 15 today.
We wish the players the best of luck!
Chip Count
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HI Homma Itsuki | 237,500(198 BB) |
EZ Emad Zarghami | 173,000(144 BB) |
AR Aladin Reskallah | 171,500(143 BB) |
QQ Quan Qiu | 138,000(115 BB) |
DK Dongkyu Kim | 126,000(105 BB) |
WU Wipat Udomkanjananan | 125,000(104 BB) |
OS Oliver Schulze | 124,500(104 BB) |
TL Thomas Leslie Birch | 122,500(102 BB) |
ZX Zinan Xu | 120,500(100 BB) |
116,000(97 BB) | |
MA Masaki Ando | 114,000(95 BB) |
FS Francisco Sanchez | 107,000(89 BB) |
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | 106,000(88 BB) |
CR Cyrille Rousset | 100,500(84 BB) |
Aladin’s J Kicker wins him the pot

Aladin Reskallah (HJ) raises 2,500 Masala Ando (CO) calls followed by Dongsheng Xia (BB) who also calls. The flop bring sin 9♥ 2♥ 4♠
Dongsheng checks while Aladin bets 4,500. Masala calls and so does Dongsheng. The turn carries in K♠ . Dongsheng checks while Aladin bets 22,000. This makes Masala fold while Dongsheng raises the bet with an all-in. Aladin calls Dongsheng’s all-in and both players reveal their cards. Aladin held K♦ J♦ while Dongsheng held K♥ T♥ . The river brought in 6♣. While both players had K pairs Aladin’s J♦ kicker was bigger landing him the victory.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AR Aladin Reskallah | 171,500(143 BB) |
DX Dongsheng Xia | 40,000(33 BB) |
Wipat’s all-in bet pays off

Ivan Zabiiakin (HJ) starts off with a 2,500 raise Wipat Udomkanjananan (CO) three-bets 7,500 while Iurii Suvorov (D) four-bets 18,000 this forces Ivan to fold. Wipat five-bets 34,000 and Iurii calls. We see the flop bring in 7♣ 2♠ 9♣ .
Wipat goes all-in after the flop and Iurri after much thought, folds. Wipat takes the pot with his aggressive play.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
WU Wipat Udomkanjananan | 115,000(96 BB) |
79,300(66 BB) | |
38,000(32 BB) |
Oliver Schulze wins with agressive bets

Oliver Schulze (D) starts off with a 2,500 raise and Seong Hun Poark (BB) calls. We see the flop J♥ K♦ 6♠ Seong Hun Park checks, Oliver sees this opportunity to bet 2,000 and Seong calls. We see the turn T♥. Seong checks again, Oliver bets 19,500 this time and Seong, unfazed calls the bet. The river brings in Q♣ and Seong checks. Oliver bets another 22,000 forcing Seong to fold. Oliver’s agreesive play gives him the victory.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
OS Oliver Schulze | 102,000(85 BB) |
SP Seonghun Park | 41,200(34 BB) |
Anton Poliakov wins with a 9h kicker
Off the bat, Chavarria Victor (D) goes all in and Anton Poliakov (SB) calls
Both players reveal their cards. Chavarria held A♠ 3♠ and Anton held A♣ 9♥
The board runs 4♥ Q♠ 7♥ on the flop, followed by 6♠ on the turn and 6♥ on the river.
both players had Ace-high card but Anton’s 9 kicker was bigger than Chavarria’s 3♠. Chavarria is knocked out as Anton takes the win.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
67,300(56 BB) | |
busted |
Anton Poliakov wins with a set

Agharazi Bababyev ( D) raises 2,400 and Chavarria Victor (SB) three-bets all-in making Anton Poliakov (BB) go all-in as well. Agharazi folds and we see the both Chavarria and Anton reveal their cards. Chavarria had A♦ 6♦ and Anton had J♥ J♣ .
The board runs 5♠ 9♦ and 6♣ on the flop, followed by T♥ on the turn and J♠ on the river.
Chavarria hits a set with the J on the board and takes the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
55,000(46 BB) | |
AB Agharazi Babayev | 26,000(22 BB) |
9,600(8 BB) |
Entering Level 10
The APPT National $150k GTD - Flight B just entered Level 10 and the blinds remain at 600 / 1200 and 1,200 ante.
Stay tuned for more updates.
Emad Zarghami wins with Two-Pairs

Emad Zarghami (UTG) raises 2,500, He Zhou (CO) calls and so does Song Hau Pam (BB). We see the flop 4♦ 8♣ 9♦ .
Song Hau Pam goes all in after the flop and Emad responds by calling while He Zhou folds. The turn shows 5♠ and River carries 6♥
The players reveal their cards. Emad had 8♠ 9♠ Song Hau Pam had J♣ 8♥ .
Emad’s two-pairs of 8 and 9 beats Son Hau’s pair of eights.
Emad takes the win while Song Hau gets knocked out.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
EZ Emad Zarghami | 210,000(175 BB) |
HZ He Zhou | 75,000(63 BB) |
busted |
Ivan Zabiiakin wins with a well-timed bet
Ivan Zabiiakin (CO) raises 2,400 Iurii Suvorov responds by three-betting 7,200 Ivan calls and the flop is revealed, 4♣ 5♣ K♦ .
Iurii bets 5,600 and Ivan calls making way for the turn card, 9♦ . Iurii checks and Ivan takes this opportunity to bet 7,800 to which Iurii folds letting Ivan take the victory.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
58,000(48 BB) | |
40,500(34 BB) |
Maxime wins with agression

Agharazi Babayev raises 2,500 Maxime Joseph Tantaro responds with a three-bet of 6,000. Agharazi calls and we see the flop yield A♣ 3♥ 4♦ . Maxime bets another 7,000 Agharazi calls yet again. We see the turn 9♣. Maxime bets another 7,000 making Agharazi fold letting Maxime take the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MT Maxime Tantaro | 49,000(41 BB) |
AB Agharazi Babayev | 34,000(28 BB) |
Chavarria wins pre-flop with an all-in bet
Agharazi Babayev (HJ) raises 2,500 and Chavarria Victor (CO) three-bets 5,600. This makes Agharazi four-bet 9,500 and not backing down Chavaria five-bets all-in. The agrressive play comes to an abrupt end as Agharazi folds handing the victory to Chavarria.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AB Agharazi Babayev | 47,000(39 BB) |
42,000(35 BB) |
Mike Takayama’s Pocket 6 wins

Mike Takayama raises 2,600 Dongku Kim (HJ) calls and Armon Van Wijk (SB) three-bets all-in. Takayama responds with a four-bet all-in making Dongku fold. Both players reveal their cards Takayama holds 6♥ 6♦ while Armon holds K♣ Q♣
The board runs T♣ 2♠ 5♣ J♠ and 7♠ . Takayama’s pocket 6 give him the victory knocking out Armon.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MT Mike Takayama | 48,500(40 BB) |
AV Armon Van Wijk | busted |
Cyrille Teddy Wins with Ace Pair and a 9 Kicker

Oliver Jaime Biles (UTG+1) raises to 2,500 Cyrille Teddy Rousset (D) calls, and so does Yungoh Lim (SB). The flop was reveal to hold 6♥ A♥ and J♠ . Yungoh Lim checks, while Oliver bets 3,100 and Cyrille calls. Yungoh decides to fold.
We see the turn and it is 3♥ . Both Oliver and Cyrille check giving way to the river, Q♥ . Both Oliver and Cyrille check and as they both opened their cards it was reveal that both the players formed an Ace-pair with the board. Oliver had A♠ 8♠ while Cyrille had A♣ 9♣ . Since Cyrille’s 9♣ kicker is bigger cyrille takes the win.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
126,000(105 BB) | |
CR Cyrille Rousset | 91,000(76 BB) |
OB Oliver Biles | 27,700(23 BB) |
Entering Level 9
The APPT National $150k GTD - Flight B just entered Level 9 and the blinds are 600 / 1200 and 1,200 ante.
All the best to the players!
Emad’s all-in gives him a victory

He Zhou (UTG+1) raised to 2,000 Itsuki Homma (CO), Song Hau Pam (D) and Emad Zarghami (SB) all called. Felix Von Rahden (BB) three-bets to 13,500, He Zhou folds, Itsuki, Song Hau, Emad, all call Felix’s bet and we see the flop 3♣ T♦ A♠ .
Emad checks after the flop, while Felix bets 11,000 and Itsuki folds, Song Hau Pam folds as well while Emad calls the bet. We see the Turn K♦ and Emad checks while Felix bets 21,000 Emad responds by going all-in. After thinking for a long time Felix folds giving the victory to Emad.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HI Homma Itsuki | 207,000(207 BB) |
EZ Emad Zarghami | 170,000(170 BB) |
HZ He Zhou | 71,000(71 BB) |
35,000(35 BB) | |
FV Felix Von Rahden | 26,100(26 BB) |
Shaun Graeme wins back and forth bets

Aladin Reshkallah (CO) raises 2,000 making Shaun Grame Harmer (D) three-bet 6,000. Aladin retailiates with a four-bet of 16,700 not backing down Shaun five-bets 57,500 and this bold move makes Aladin fold. Shaun wins this short pre-flop battle.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SH Shaun Harmer | 128,000(128 BB) |
AR Aladin Reskallah | 61,000(61 BB) |
Zinan Xu Wins with Trips

Sunghak Lee (HJ) raises to 2,000, Zinan Xu (SB) three-bets to 20,000, and Kimsour Kong (BB) goes all-in. Sunghak four-bets to 29,000, and Zinan calls.
The players reveal their hands: Sunghak shows A♣ T♠ , Zinan holds J♠ 9♥ , and Kimsour has 3♥ 4♠ .
The flop comes J♦ 2♥ Q♦ , the turn is 3♣ , and the river reveals J♣ . Zinan hits three Jacks (trips) to win the pot as both Sunghak and Kimsour are knocked out.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
ZX Zinan Xu | 97,000(97 BB) |
LS Lee Sunghak | busted |
KK Kimsour Kong | busted |
Ceesvin Abraham Abdulla Scores a Bluff Victory

Ceesvin Abraham Abdulla (CO) and Cyrille Teddy Rousset (BB) faced off in an intense hand. Ceesvin raised to 2,500 pre-flop, and Cyrille called. On the flop J♦ 4♣ 3♣ , Cyrille checked, prompting a 1,500 bet from Ceesvin, which Cyrille called. The turn Q♠ saw another check from Cyrille, followed by a 5,500 bet from Ceesvin, and once again, Cyrille called. The river A♦ brought a final check from Cyrille, and Ceesvin went all in, ultimately revealing K♣ 9♣ after Cyrille folded. Ceesvin claimed the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CR Cyrille Rousset | 98,000(98 BB) |
AC Abraham Ceesvin | 40,500(41 BB) |
Updated Chip Counts as Level 8 Begins
Players are returning to their seats after a short break, and the action resumes with the stakes climbing. Here are the chip counts:
Player | Chips |
---|---|
DK Dongkyu Kim | 227,000(227 BB) |
KK Kimsour Kong | 130,000(130 BB) |
127,000(127 BB) | |
CR Cyrille Rousset | 120,000(120 BB) |
HI Homma Itsuki | 112,000(112 BB) |
AB Aleksandr Blokhin | 97,000(97 BB) |
WU Wipat Udomkanjananan | 85,000(85 BB) |
84,000(84 BB) | |
AR Aladin Reskallah | 83,000(83 BB) |
DN Duc Nhat Nguyen | 81,000(81 BB) |
FV Felix Von Rahden | 77,000(77 BB) |
HZ He Zhou | 70,000(70 BB) |
WS William Salim | 68,000(68 BB) |
AR Azizjon Rakhimov | 66,000(66 BB) |
OS Oliver Schulze | 60,000(60 BB) |
Let the exciting play continue as players aim to climb the leaderboard!
Oliver Schulze Forces a Fold to Win

Oliver Schulze (CO) raises to 2,500, and Duc Nhat Nguyen (BB) calls. The flop K♣ T♣ J♣ sees Duc betting 3,200, with Oliver calling. On the turn 2♦ , Duc bets 6,600, and Oliver calls again. The river K♠ prompts Oliver to shove all-in, forcing Duc to fold.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
DN Duc Nhat Nguyen | 81,000(81 BB) |
OS Oliver Schulze | 60,000(60 BB) |
Seong Hun Park Takes the Pot

Seong Hun Park (UTG) raises to 2,000, with Oliver Schulze (SB) and Xiaosheng Zheng (BB) calling. The flop K♥ 5♠ 4♦ sees all players check. On the turn T♦ , Oliver checks, Xiaosheng bets 3,500, and Seong Hun calls while Oliver folds. The river Q♥ prompts Xiaosheng to check, and Seong fires a bet of 8,500. Xiaosheng calls but mucks when Seong reveals Q♣ K♦ for two pairs.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | 72,000(72 BB) |
SP Seonghun Park | 58,000(58 BB) |
OS Oliver Schulze | 31,000(31 BB) |
Asish Ghosh Takes It with Aggression

Dmitry Suchkov (D) raises to 5,500, and Asish Ghosh (BB) calls. The flop 2♠ 4♠ T♠ sees both players check.
On the turn 3♣, Asish bets 2,500, and Dmitry calls. The river Q♣ prompts a 9,500-chip bet from Asish, forcing Dmitry to fold. Asish claims the pot with well-timed aggression.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AG Asish Ghosh | 43,000(43 BB) |
19,000(19 BB) |
Wipat Udomkanjanianan Light Betting With Trips

Wipat Udomkanjanianan defends the big blind then leads out 2000 on a flop A♥ A♦ J♠ . Sho Tanaka check-calls then both tap felt on the turn Q♥. The river brings in chips again with Tanaka betting 7000, Udomkanjanianan check-calls. Tanaka with J♣ 7♠ is way behind Udomkanjanianan's A♣ 3♥ trips.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
WU Wipat Udomkanjananan | 99,600(100 BB) |
ST Sho Tanaka | 16,300(16 BB) |
Duc Nhat Nguyen Flops It

Duc Nhat Nguyen looks down at T♥ 9♥ and raises 2000 from hijack, cutoff Younghun Kim three-bets Nguyen doesn't budge. When the flop runs 6♣ 7♠ 8♥ , Kim fires 10,000, Nguyen check-raises 22,000, Kim calls. On the turn A♥ , Kim shoves 10,600, Nguyen check-calls and covers Kim.
Nguyen shows his made straight putting Kim on the ropes with 9♦ 9♠ . The river 6♠ doesn't help Kim to head to the rail.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
DN Duc Nhat Nguyen | 92,000(92 BB) |
YK Younghun Kim | busted |
Dongkyu Kim Takes Control On The Turn

Dongkyu Kim min-raises from utg, lone caller from cutoff Quan Qiu steals control with a bet of 3000 on the flop Q♠ 9♦ 2♦ , Kim checkcalls. The turn 2♣ , Qiu continues 5500, Kim answers with a check-raise of 15,000, Qiu steps off the gas and folds.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
DK Dongkyu Kim | 150,700(151 BB) |
QQ Quan Qiu | 48,300(48 BB) |
Itsuki Homma Scores Big with Trip Sevens

Hironori Yamada (UTG) raises to 1,600, Aleksei Ignatev (HJ) and Itsuki Homma (D) call, while Woo Seok Kim (SB) three-bets to 6,300. Aleksei and Itsuki call to see the flop Q♥ 7♠ 7♦ , where Woo Seok bets 5,000. Both players call again.
The turn 2♥ prompts Woo Seok to shove all-in. Aleksei folds, but Itsuki calls, revealing K♥ 7♥ , crushing Woo Seok’s 9♠ 9♦ . The river 3♦ confirms Itsuki’s win with trip sevens, eliminating Woo Seok.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HI Homma Itsuki | 109,000(136 BB) |
HY Hironori Yamada | 75,300(94 BB) |
73,000(91 BB) | |
WK Wooseok Kim | busted |
Aleksandr Blokhin Defends His Big Blind

Three players in a raised pot stared down a flop 2♦ 7♠ 5♠ , Aleksandr Blokhin leads 1600, Haile Kuo folds, Victor Chavarria raises 5200. Blokhin indulges then both take it easy on the turn 5♣ with checks. On the river Q♦ , Blokhin comes out with a 4000 bet and wins the pot uncontested.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AB Aleksandr Blokhin | 87,100(109 BB) |
23,300(29 BB) | |
KH Kuo Haile Rafik | 18,300(23 BB) |
Seonghun Park One Point Higher

Seonghun Park opens 1600, finds a caller before Konstantin Pogodin sends it to 4800. Back to Park who four-bets all in for 20,900, only Pogodin is interested then sees he is behind A♣ Q♦ to Park's A♦ K♣. With the board running J♥ 4♣ J♠ 3♣ K♦ , Park earns a double and more.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SP Seonghun Park | 45,100(56 BB) |
KP Konstantin Pogodin | 33,000(41 BB) |
Overpot Bet By Cyrille Rousset Claims It

Calling Dongkyu Kim's 600 raise preflop and check-calling 1100 on the flop 4♠ 7♥ 3♥ , Cyrille Rousset leads out 3500 on the turn J♠ then calls Kim's 7000 raise. On the river 5♥ , Rousset bangs out 27,000 and this time wins the pot without a fight.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CR Cyrille Rousset | 139,000(174 BB) |
DK Dongkyu Kim | 135,000(169 BB) |
Aladin Reskallah Barrels Down The Streets

Aladin Reskallah opens the action, big blind Soo Ghee Lim calls, then barrels down the streets for 800, 5000, 10,000 on a board A♥ 8♦ T♣ 5♦ Q♥ . Lim check-calls throughout then mucks to Reskallah's A♦ A♣ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AR Aladin Reskallah | 76,400(96 BB) |
LS Lim Soo Ghee | 19,000(24 BB) |
Cyrille Rousset Gets Action On The Nut Flush

Cyrille Rousset opens then defends by calling Yunsheng Sun's 3300 re-raise. Both check to the turn 8♣ 3♠ K♠ 8♠ . Sun resumes for 4000, Rousset check-raises 13,000, Sun calls. The river 3♦ Rousset jumps out for 15,000, Sun calls then tosses his hand in the muck upon seeing A♠ 6♠ nut flush.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CR Cyrille Rousset | 118,000(197 BB) |
YS Yunsheng Sun | 23,000(38 BB) |
Duc Nhat Nguyen Doubles Up

Duc Nhat Nguyen K♠ J♣ three-bets all in for 10,400 and sweats it against caller Konstantin Pogodin 8♦ 8♣ . With the board running 9♣ J♠ 6♦ T♥ Q♦ , Nguyen has the higher straight to double through.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
KP Konstantin Pogodin | 43,000(72 BB) |
DN Duc Nhat Nguyen | 23,600(39 BB) |
Leo Soma Drops Scheld

Thomas Scheld three-bets all in 15,100 and doesn't get Leo Soma to fold. Scheld has J♥ T♠ , Soma dominates with K♠ Q♦ but Scheld is still live. When the board runs 9♣ 2♥ J♣ Scheld pairs up and stays ahead on the turn A♠ but the river K♦ switches them up for Soma to ship it and Scheld to ship out.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
LS Leo Soma | 78,000(130 BB) |
TS Thomas Scheld | busted |
Yadi Yao's Flush Earns The Maximum

Yadi Yao raises from the button 1500 preflop and continues to command the action throughout the board 6♠ 4♦ A♦ 2♦ K♠ betting 1500, 1500, check-caller Thomas Scheld leads out the river 6000, Yao goes all in for 10,000, Scheld calls and shows K♣ 6♦ . Yao doubles up with 5♦ 9♦ flush.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YY Yadi Yao | 29,900(50 BB) |
TS Thomas Scheld | 15,100(25 BB) |
He Zhou Dominates Throughout To Boot One

All in preflop with He Zhou ahead K♦ K♥ against David Mendez T♥ T♦ . The board further helps Zhou running 7♠ K♠ A♥ J♥ J♣ for a full house and a takedown.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HZ He Zhou | 51,000(85 BB) |
DM David Mendez | busted |
Trips For Soo Ghee Lim

Four players in a raised pot sees Rindra Norodom bets 2300 on the flop T♣ K♣ 6♥ . Only Soo Ghee Lim and Aleksei Ignatev call. Following tow checks, Lim takes command on the turn K♥ for 4000, again Ignatev joins while losing Norodom. The river 2♦ is checked.
Lim shows K♦ 9♥ trips easily beating Ignatev's Q♥ J♥ missed draw.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
LS Lim Soo Ghee | 54,000(90 BB) |
RN Rindra Norodom | 31,000(52 BB) |
KB Koen Breed | 26,900(45 BB) |
26,000(43 BB) |
Chip Count

Player | Chips |
---|---|
HY Hironori Yamada | 72,000(120 BB) |
68,000(113 BB) | |
62,000(103 BB) | |
BS Bongjoo Seo | 56,000(93 BB) |
HI Homma Itsuki | 55,000(92 BB) |
YK Younghun Kim | 53,000(88 BB) |
53,000(88 BB) | |
KP Konstantin Pogodin | 49,000(82 BB) |
AR Azizjon Rakhimov | 45,000(75 BB) |
LS Leo Soma | 45,000(75 BB) |
43,500(73 BB) |
Hironori Yamada Wins A Cooler

Armon Van Wijk limps in, Hironori Yamada raises 3800, button Emad Zarghami calls, Van Wijk three-bets all in for 33,500, only Yamada wants to play.
Armon Van Wijk K♣ K♥
Hironori Yamada A♠ A♥
With the board running 7♣ 9♣ 8♥ T♠ T♥ , Yamada ships it all as Van Wijk packs up.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HY Hironori Yamada | 72,000(144 BB) |
AV Armon Van Wijk | busted |
Agharazi Babayev Takes Down A Sizable Pot

Action packed preflop opens with Duc Nhat Nguyen's 1300 raise, called by Younghun Kim, cutoff Konstantin Pogodin three-bets 3700, small blind Agharazi Babayev four-bets 7700, back to Nguyen who calls, Kim folds, Pogodin also calls for a three-way.
The flop 3♥ K♣ 6♣ has Babayev c-betting 2500, only Nguyen is interested to the turn 7♥ . Both check it for a free river 9♣ . Babayev open shoves 11,500 enough to take it down without further challenge.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
KP Konstantin Pogodin | 49,000(98 BB) |
YK Younghun Kim | 46,800(94 BB) |
AB Agharazi Babayev | 40,600(81 BB) |
DN Duc Nhat Nguyen | 16,600(33 BB) |
Yuyu Chen Pairs Up On The River
Francisco Sanchez opens 1500 then calls big blind Yuyu Chen's 4500 re-raise. On the flop 4♣ T♦ 8♦ , Chen lays out 3000 and is called again. The turn 9♥ and river J♦ stay friendly with checks. Chen has A♥ J♠ and collects after Sanchez mucks.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
43,500(87 BB) | |
FS Francisco Sanchez | 33,700(67 BB) |
Xiaosheng Zheng Has The Goods

Xiaosheng Zheng opens 1100 with two players calling. The board runs 3♦ 4♠ K♠ Q♥ J♣ , Zheng bets 2000, 6600, 10,000 and is called down by Duc Nhat Nguyen while Younghun Kim folds on the river. Zheng K♣ J♦ shows two pair and wins the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | 53,400(107 BB) |
DN Duc Nhat Nguyen | 16,400(33 BB) |
Aces In The Hole for Asish Ghosh
Asish Ghosh opens 1100 and is up against caller Konstantin Pogodin who calls a c-bet of 1000 at the flop A♦ 7♠ 9♥ . No bets land on the turn 4♠ then with the river J♥ , Pogodin jumps out for 2200, Ghosh raises 7500, Pogodin calls and quickly mucks to Ghosh's unexpected A♣ A♠ set.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
KP Konstantin Pogodin | 52,000(104 BB) |
AG Asish Ghosh | 47,000(94 BB) |
Itsuki Homma Knocks Out Michael Falcon

On a raise pot preflop by Quan Qiu, Michael Kim Falcon shoves 5000 on the flop 8♣ 5♠ 6♠ . Itsuki Homma calls while Qiu folds.
Michael Falcon A♣ 7♠
Itsuki Homma 4♥ 7♥
Homma's made straight holds on the turn A♥ helps Falcon but falls on the river 6♦ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HI Homma Itsuki | 38,700(77 BB) |
MF Michael Falcon | busted |
Itsuki Homma Back For Another Try
Having busted earlier, Itsuki Homma is back in and raises 1500, Xingjun Liu re-raises 3000, Homma makes it 8500, Liu lets it go.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HI Homma Itsuki | 31,200(62 BB) |
XL Xingjun Liu | 14,800(30 BB) |
Leo Soma With Another River Raise

Leo Soma wins another pot, this time against Thomas Scheld who bets every street. Preflop Scheld raises 1300, then with the board 3♦ T♥ 8♣ 9♣ Q♠ , Scheld bets 1900, 5000, 5000, Soma raises on the river 25,000, Scheld is covered and opts to fold.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
LS Leo Soma | 53,700(134 BB) |
TS Thomas Scheld | 12,300(31 BB) |
Leo Soma Pushes Out Yadi Yao
Leo Soma comes out firing preflop 1000 with two callers then 1200 on the flop 6♣ K♠ 3♥ . Yadi Yao raises 2700, Thomas Scheld folds, Soma calls. Both knock the turn Q♦ for a free river 9♦ . Soma checks, Yao takes a stab for 3100, Soma shoves and successfully pushes out Yao.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
LS Leo Soma | 40,900(102 BB) |
YY Yadi Yao | 34,000(85 BB) |
TS Thomas Scheld | 26,000(65 BB) |
Erik Rozhynskyi's Aces Claim A Stack

Chips flying preflop initiated by Erik Rozhynskyi for 1000, cutoff Wattana Sophontanakup three-bets 2200, big blind Felix Rahden calls sending the action back to Rozhynskyi who four-bets 6800. Again Sophontanakup pumps it by shoving 29,000, Rahden gets out of the way while Rozhynskyi snap-calls.
Erik Rozhynskyi A♦ A♣
Wattana Sophontanakup A♥ K♦
With the board running K♥ 4♦ 3♥ 8♦ 2♦ , Sophontanakup doesn't crack aces for Rozhynskyi to ship it.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 67,500(169 BB) |
FV Felix Von Rahden | 30,000(75 BB) |
WS Wattana Sophontanakup | busted |
Lucky River Catch For Pogodin

Konstantin Pogodin opens 900, Manabu Sato calls, then heavy betting follows on the flop T♣ 5♣ Q♦ . Pogodin c-bets 1100, Sato check-raises 4000, Pogodin three-bets 11,000, all in from Sato for 17,800, Pogodin calls and covers Sato.
Konstantin Pogodin Q♣ J♥
Manabu Sato Q♥ T♦
Sato is ahead with two pair and stays there on the turn 2♥ but the river J♠ burns his hand to get the boot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
KP Konstantin Pogodin | 45,200(113 BB) |
MS Manabu Sato | busted |
Zinan Xu Triples Up

Facing a raise, Zinan Xu three-bets all in for just 2600, big blind Antonio Parisi and initial raiser Seonghun Park call. Parisi initiates a side pot of 3600 on the flop J♥ Q♠ 4♦ , but Park folds.
Zinan Xu J♣ J♦
Antonio Parisi 2♥ 2♣
The turn 8♣ and river A♥ grant Xu the triple up.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SP Seonghun Park | 45,000(113 BB) |
AP Antonio Parisi | 19,400(49 BB) |
ZX Zinan Xu | 8,200(21 BB) |
Bongjoo Seo Eliminates Itsuki Homma

Action folds to the small blind Itsuki Homma opens 1000, big blind Bongjoo Seo defends with a re-raise of 5000, Homma four-bet shoves 11,600, Seo snap calls.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
HI Homma Itsuki | J♠5♠ SB | busted |
BS Bongjoo Seo | Q♠Q♦ BB | 63,000(210 BB) |
Azizjon Rakhimov UnFazed By The Three-Bet

Bongjoo Seoo limps in, Azizjon Rakhimov raises 1500, Xingjun Liu three-bets 7000, Seo folds while Rakhimov tosses in the call. At the flop 9♠ T♠ J♣ , Rakhimov jumps out for 5000 and wins the pot easy.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
BS Bongjoo Seo | 51,600(172 BB) |
AR Azizjon Rakhimov | 30,200(101 BB) |
XL Xingjun Liu | 23,500(78 BB) |
Michael Falcon Bluffs Into A Flush

Dongkyu Kim looks down at 9♥ 5♥ from hijack and raises it to 600. Cutoff Michael Falcon calls then both take it easy with checks on the flop 6♣ 3♠ 3♥ . The turn 4♥ sees Kim bet 1000, Falcon calls to see the river J♥ . Kim makes it 2000, Falcon raises it to 4500, Kim calls.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
DK Dongkyu Kim | 9♥5♥ HJ | 50,100(167 BB) |
MF Michael Falcon | K♦5♠ CO | 36,200(121 BB) |
Leo Soma Gets Value For Two Pair

Leo Soma with J♣ 7♦ raises 700 from the button then hits the flop J♦ 3♠ 8♦ . He checks and so does caller Quan Qiu for the turn 6♥ . Soma bets 1100, Qiu calls again. On the river 7♠ , Qiu jumps out with a 2500 bet only to get popped to 9000. After tanking, Qiu calls and mucks to Soma's two pair.
Xiaosheng Zheng Gets Good Pay For Trips
Xiaosheng Zheng makes it 700 to go and finds two players to tango then all check to the turn 6♥ K♥ 4♣ Q♠ . Zheng resumes for 1100, only Sho Tanaka continues to the river 2♥ . Zheng fires 4500, Tanaka check-calls and soon mucks to the 4♠ 4♥ set.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 36,600(122 BB) |
ST Sho Tanaka | 29,600(99 BB) |
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | 27,000(90 BB) |
Simon Crowe Check-Calls With Trips

Small blind Simon Crowe limps then calls NagaWorld Kick Off champion Itsuki Homma's 1000 raise. When the board runs 6♠ K♣ K♦ 9♥ A♣ , Crowe check calls 1000 and 2,200, then Homma checks back the river. Crowe flips over trips for the win.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
SC Simon Crowe | K♠3♠ | 37,200(124 BB) |
HI Homma Itsuki | 7,100(24 BB) |
Whole Lotta Checking Going On

Five players in a raised pot check down to the river T♥ Q♣ A♥ 5♠ 4♠ . Small blind Lei Zhang decides to lay out a 6000 bet, three folds followed by a call from button Leo Soma.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
LZ Lei Zhang | K♦T♦ SB | 11,000(55 BB) |
LS Leo Soma | A♦3♦ D | 37,000(185 BB) |
JP Junbum Park | 23,500(118 BB) |
Yadi Yao Takes Control And Takes It
Big blind Yadi Yao called the button Junbum Park's raise of 600 then led out 1200 on the flop 9♥ 8♥ 5♦ . Park calls then the turn 4♠ is checked. Yao jumps out on the river Q♥ for 3000, Park calls and mucks to Yao's A♣ Q♠ rivered pair.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YY Yadi Yao | 38,200(191 BB) |
JP Junbum Park | 23,500(118 BB) |
Early Slugging Awards Sho Tanaka The Pot

Sho Tanaka raises 600, Patrik Selin calls, button Xiaosheng Zheng three-bets 2800 sending the action back to Tanaka who four-bets 9,500. No takers.
Player | Chips |
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ST Sho Tanaka | 35,400(177 BB) |
PS Patrik Selin | 30,500(153 BB) |
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | 26,200(131 BB) |
Aleksei Ignatev Also Takes From Lei Zhang

Aleksei Ignatev looks down at A♥ K♥ and raises 400, Lei Zhang send the action back with a three-bet of 1600, Ignatev calls. When the board lands 6♥ 7♥ 3♠ K♦ , Zhang bets 1800, 2500, Ignatev calls both then they check the river 3♥ . Zhang quickly mucks to the nut flush.
Player | Chips |
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45,600(228 BB) | |
LZ Lei Zhang | 20,500(103 BB) |
Early Aggression By Kenneth Unger

Button player Kenneth Unger called Lei Zhang's 500 raise to go post flop 2♠ J♣ 4♣ . Zhang continued for another 500, Unger raised to 1000, Zhang called. Following a check from Zhang on the turn Q♥ , Unger proceeded to take control for 1500 that was called. Another 2000 from Unger on the river J♠ was met with a fold to claim the pot.
Player | Chips |
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KU Kenneth Unger | 32,500(163 BB) |
LZ Lei Zhang | 27,100(136 BB) |
Cards In The Air!
Cards are now flying at APPT National Flight B wih 15 players seated by the frist deal. Plenty of time for latecomers to sign up with registration open until 6:40pm, closing at the start of Level 11. Buy in is US$ 900.
APPT National Flight B Starts At 11:30am

The second flight of the APPT National kicks off at 11:30am at NagaWorld Integrated Resorts. This is the first event that awards the PokerStars shard trophy. Buy in is US$ 900 with registration closing at the start of Level 11.
At Flight A, 15 players out of 80 entries moved on to Day 2. ITM of 12 players was not reached. The plan for today will be the same with the game stopped at the end of Level 15.
Stay tuned for updates throughout the day.