APPT National ($900)

The turn 6♣ keeps Falcon ahead but the river 5♦ is exactly what he didn't want to see to fall to the straight in 2nd place.

Hand #75: Hyeonsik Yun open shoves his overwhelming arsenal and wins the big blind and ante.

Hand #76: Hyeonsik Yun gets a walk.

Hand #77: Hyeonsik Yun raises then folds to Michael Kim Falcon's three-bet all in.

Hand #73: Hyeonsik Yun finally stops Michael Kim Falcon's rush by raising 150,000 then c-betting 100,000 on a flop T♥ T♣ 5♣ . Falcon folds.

Hand #74: Another pot for Hyeonsik Yun who calls Michael Kim Falcon's button raise of 125,000 to see the flop T♣ J♦ 8♠ . Both check to the turn 5♠ . Falcon takes a stab for 100,000, Hyeonsik check-raises 350,000, Falcon calls. More chips go in on the river Q♦ starting with Hyeonsik's 250,000 bet, Falcon raises 800,000, Hyeonsik calls, Falcon quickly mucks his hand.

Hand #67: Hyeonsik Yun wins first hand of heads up by raising from the button and Michael Kim Falcon folding.

Hand #68: Michael Kim Falcon opens 125,000 and big blind Hyeonsik Yun defends for a flop 5♣ 4♥ Q♦ . Falcon continues 130,000 and wins the pot.

Hand #69: Big blind Michael Kim Falcon raises 160,000 from the big blind and limper Hyeonsik Yun folds.

Hand #70: Button Michael Kim Falcon raises 125,000 and this time the call is made for a flop of 7♥ 3♦ 9♠ . Falcon c-bets 150,000 and claims his third consecutive pot.

Hand #71: Following a limp, Michael Kim Falcon raises his big blind for 150,000 and rakes it in for his fourth consecutive pot.

Hand #72: Fifth consecutive pot for Michael Kim Falcon with his 175,000 raise uncalled.

It is now heads up for the first APPT Cambodia Shard Trophy of APPT Cambodia and a payout of US$ 44,350!

Ace high is totally crushed by Hyeonsik's 6♦ 2♠ boat to fall in 3rd place.

Hand #59: On a limped pot and a checked flop, Michael Kim Falcon bets 100,000 on a board and Hyeonsik Yun folds.

Hand #60: On a raised pot preflop by Michael Kim Falcon, no bets land until the turn 2♥ 5♠ 9♥ 4♣ . Adrien Berger check-calls. Both players check the river 3♥ . Falcon flips open K♦ Q♦ , Berger wins the pot with K♠ 5♣ pair.

Hand #61: Small blind Adrien Berger limps in then folds to big blind Michael Kim Falcon's 175,000 raise.

Hand #62: From the button, Adrien Berger raises 125,000 and is matched by big blind Hyeonsik Yun. On the flop T♣ T♠ 4♦ , Berger c-bets 100,000 and wins the pot outright.

Hand #63: Open raise by button Michael Kim Falcon finds no callers.

Hand #64: Michael Kim Falcon gets a walk.

Hand #65: Small blind Michael Kim Falcon raises 130,000 and big blind Hyeonsik Yun wants to see the flop. Both players check down to the river 3♥ 6♣ 8♦ 3♣ A♥ , Falcon bets 100,000 then quickly folds to Hyeonsik's 400,000 raise.

Hand #58: From the big blind, Michael Kim Falcon defends the big blind from Hyeonsik Yun's 125,000 then both go the distance 8♥ T♥ 4♦ 6♦ 5♣ . Falcon bets every street 150,000, 300,000, 420,000, Hyeonsik calls then mucks T♦ 7♦ straight.

Hand #57: Hyeonsik Yun is back on top after a monster double up against the leader Michael Kim Falcon. Hand opens with a button raise from Falcon that's met with a 350,000 re-raise from small blind Hyeonsik. Falcon calls and they head to the flop T♠ 8♠ A♣ .

Hyeonsik c-bets 150,000 and Falcon calls. On the turn 8♥ , it is checked to Falcon who bets 250,000, called by Hyeonsik. On the river J♣ it's fireworks with Falcon firing 550,000, Hyeonsik check-raises all in for 2,205,000, Falcon calls and shows 7♥ 9♥ straight. Hyeonsik has him beat with A♠ A♦ full house.

Hand #55: Hyeonsik Yun comes barrels down by first raising 125,000 that's called by big blind Michael Kim Falcon. Hyeonsik c-bets 75,000 at the flop K♣ A♠ 3♦ , then 300,000 on the turn 2♦ . Falcon folds to the big bet.

Hand #56: Small blind Michael Kim Falcon opens 125,000, Hyeonsik Yun folds his big blind.

Hyeonsik's small pair is one point higher than Falcon's smaller pair to claim the pot.

Hand #47: From the small blind, Ron Tate goes all in for his last 125,000 (2.5 bb) and big blind Michael Kim Falcon doesn't want to chip him up.

Hand #48: Small blind Michael Kim Falcon limps in and then bets 75,000 on the flop T♥ J♦ K♣ . Big blind Hyeonsik Yun folds.

Hand #49: From the buton, Michael Kim Falcon bumps it up 125,000 and small blind Hyeonsik Yun calls. Falcon continues his aggression with a 150,000 c-bet that Hyeonsik check-calls. Both tap felt on the turn 6♦ and river 2♠ . Falcon shows 6♥ 7♦ pair for the pot.

Hand #45-46: Ron Tate opens 80,000, gets popped by Michael Kim Falcon to 200,000, Tate calls for a flop 5♥ 4♦ 7♥ . After Tate checks, Falcon fires 200,000, Tate folds after a time bank is used.

Following that hand, Tate defends the big blind and calls Hyeonsik Yun's min-raise. On the flop T♥ A♥ 9♠ , Tate check-raises 160,000 and Hyeonsik sticks around for the turn K♥ . Tate leads out 130,000, Hyeonsik jams, Tate tanks for three time banks then folds.

Hand #43: Hyeonsik Yun limps in and big blind Ihor Yerofieiev checks. Both players stay friendly at the flop 4♣ 5♥ 7♥ then Yerofieiev bets 40,000 on the turn 6♣ . Hyeonsik calls and once again it back to checking on the river 6♠ . Yerofieiev wins the pot with 9♠ 7♦ two pair over 9♣ 5♦ lower two pair.

Hand #27: Jeorge Lagatuz open shoves 325,000, no takers.

Hand # 28: Adrien Berger open shoves 425,000, no takers.

Hand #21: Hyeonsik Yun gets a call on his 80,000 raise then folds to Ron Tate's 100,000 bet on a flop J♠ J♥ T♣ .

Hand #22: Big blind Michael Kim Falcon gets a walk.

Hand #23: Button raise of 40,000 by Ron Tate is defended by big blind Hyeonsik Yun. Both check to the turn K♠ 5♠ 9♠ 5♦ , Tate bets 45,000 and wins the pot on a fold.

Hand #17: Jeorge Lagatuz raises and finds no callers.

Hand #18: Michael Kim Falcon has taken a chunk out of Hyeonsik Yun to slide up top. Falcon initiated the action, raising 65,000 that's called by Hyeonsik. On the flop A♠ 6♣ 5♥ , Falcon checks then raises from 60,000 to 125,000. Hyeonsik calls. After both check the turn 8♦ , Falcon sends out 350,000 on the river 5♣ , Hyeonsik tank-raises 800,000, Falcon uses two time banks then shoves 1,660,000, Hyeonsik gives it up after a minute.

Falcon shows his A♥ A♣ set, Hyeonsik also shows 5♦ 6♦ two pair.

Hand #12: Ron Tate opens 65,000 and wins the blinds and ante.

Hand #13: Jeorge Lagatuz opens 65,000, still no flop as everyone folds.

Hand #14: Big blind Michael Kim Falcon calls Oliver Schulze min-raise then check-calls on a board 9♥ K♣ 2♣ 6♦ for 65,000 and 130,000. On the river 8♥ , both check, Falcon has K♥ 4♣ top pair and collects his second good pot of the day.

Hand #15: Ron Tate bumps it up to 65,000 and is up against caller Hyeonsik Yun from the big blind. Both check to the turn 9♠ 8♦ 4♦ K♥ . Tate bets 120,000 and takes it down without a fight.

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 #7: Jeorge Lagatuz opens, then loses another pot to Hyeonsik Yun who jams, forcing Lagatuz to fold.

Hand #8: Action folds around to the small blind Hyeonsik Yun who opens, big blind Oliver Schulze folds for a third consecutive pot to the leader.

Hand #5: Ihor Yerofieiev opens 80,000 and wins the blinds and ante.

Hand #6: Hyeonsik Yun brings it up to 60,000 then calls hijack Jeorge Lagatuz's 150,000 three-bet. Lagatuz continues on the flop 5♠ 8♠ 3♠ , gets called again, then steps on the brakes on the turn 9♣ . Hyeonsik checks as well and the river comes 9♦ . Hyeonsik leads out 150,000 which is a quarter of Lagatuz's stack. Lagatuz tanks for two time banks then gives up his stake on the pot.

With the rivered ace, cowboys are crushed and Yamada finishes in 9th place.

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.

Leaving his foot on the gas, Hyeonsik Yun opens 65,000 from the button and takes Falcon along to the flop 3♠ 5♥ J♠ . Falcon leads 60,000 out of position, gets called and we see the A♣ . The same pattern on the turn reveals the river K♦ and a 150,000 lead from Falcon gets countered by a raise to 450,000 by Hyeonsik. Falcon lets it go and Hyeonsik picks up another juicy pot with the final table bubble looming.

Oliver Schulze lays out 65,000 from the button to get called by Hyeonsik Yun in SB. The flop 7♠ 5♥ A♠ has Schulze continue in position with 45,000 and Hyeonsik pays to see the turn A♦ , which shuts down the action for a free 6♦ on the river. Hyeonsik takes it down with a 75,000 lead.

Adrien Berger min raises to 50,000 from CO, Hyeonsik Yun shoves 290,000 from SB, snapped by Berger with K♦ K♥ versus Hyeonsik's T♣ T♠ .

Early Christmas and a double up for Hyeonsik with the board running 4♦ A♦ T♥ A♥ J♥ .

Berger opens 32,000 from the button, gets called by Hyeonsik Yun and we see the flop 6♦ 2♦ Q♥ . Adrien Berger continues for 20,000 gets called and the turn is the A♥ . Berger bets 70,000 and Yun hands his cards to the dealer.

First to act Valeriy Fokin opens 20,000 and finds two callers in Hyeonsik Yun from HJ and Aladin Reskallah from the BB. Fokin continues 35,000 on J♠ T♥ 5♦ with only Yun electing to call. The turn 9♣ has Fokin fire another 42,000 only to be met by Yun's all-in for 110,000 after using a time bank. Tanking himself, Fokin ends up folding, also handing over a time bank.