APPT National ($900)

With Falcon hitting the pair, he ensured himself the win while booting Sanchez in the process.

Hand #10-11: Hyeonsik Yun min-raises from cutoff, and big blind Jeorge Lagatuz doesn't bite. On the next deal, Hyeonsik opens 60,000 again, big blind Francisco Sanchez goes for it then folds on the 60,00 c-bet on the flop 8♠ 2♣ 8♦ .

Hand #9: Francisco Sanchez's 65,000 raise finds callers in cutoff Michael Kim Falcon and button Hyeonsik Yun. On the flop T♥ 2♠ J♠ , action is passed to Falcon, he lays out a 110,000 bet. Only Sanchez calls to the turn 7♣ . Falcon charges with a 210,000 bet and this time takes the pot uncontested.

Hand #1: Chip leader Hyeonsik Yun calls Francisco Sanchez's 65,000 raise and Ihor Yerofieiev joins from the big blind for a three way look at the flop 8♠ 7♠ 7♣ . Continuing the offense, Sanchez slides out 75,000 and only Hyeonsik wants to go to the turn 9♠ . Sanchez decides to slow down and check, Hyeonsik bets 125,000 which is enough to claim the pot unchallenged.

The APPT National wrapped up Day 2 with the Final 9 players determined in just 7 hours of play. Bagging up the biggest was Hyeonsik Yun with 52 bb. Yun is the only representative left from Korea hoping to lift the title and the US$ 44,350 top prize. Yun catapulted to join the leaders after eliminating Bruno Moyse with A♦ A♠ dominating K♦ Q♦ .

Trailing the leader by a small margin was Francisco Sanchez with 49 bb. Sanchez earned a good chunk of his chips by cleaning out Quan Qiu with K♥ K♦ against J♦ 9♦ .

Other players earning their spot in the final lineup were Adrien Berger, Michael Kim Falcon, Hironori Yamada who is on his second final table having done the same at the NagaWorld Kick Off, Jeorge Lagatus, Ron Tate, Ihor Yerofieiev, and Oliver Schulze.

Read up on how they survived the day via the updates below.

The final table gets underway at 11:30am on November 19, 2024.

Quan Qiu min-opens from CO and Francisco Sanchez decides to call from the SB. Heads up to the flop T♣ 8♠ 4♦ with Quan picking up the action making it 50,000. Check-raise to 125,000 by Sanchez, Quan jams 525,000 with J♦ 9♦ and Sanchez pays with K♦ K♥ . Eight outs and a dream are denied by the dealer, showing T♠ 9♣ and sending Quan home.

Francisco Sanchez opens 27,000 from the SB and Ihor Yerofieiev fills up. The flop comes T♦ 2♣ T♥ , Sanchez continues 21,000 answered by a call. The Q♠ makes Yerofieiev lead 40,000 and Sanchez check-calls to see river 8♥ . After checking again and facing Yerofieiev's all-in for 243,000 , Sanchez goes in the tank, but ends up folding, losing one time-bank in the process.

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.

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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.