APPT National ($900)

Hand #51: Back to back takedowns by Adrien Berger with Ihor Yerofieiev as his next victim. Yerofieiev is all in for his last 3 bb holding A♦ 6♦ and Berger defends the big blind with 4♣ 2♠ . The board favors the caller running 4♠ 7♦ 3♦ 4♥ 3♠ full house to bounce out Yerofieiev in 5th place.

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 #30: Adrien Berger raises 300,000 and gets no action.

Hand 31: Small blind Hyeonsik Yun raises 80,000 and wins the big blind and ante.

Hand #32: Hyeonsik Yun jams his massive stack from the button, no takers.

Hand #33: Big blind Adrien Berger gets a walk.

With the board running 2♣ 7♠ 2♥ K♣ 8♣, Yerofieiev scores his second double up to stay in the game.

Hand #24: Big blind Ihor Yerofieiev calls Michael Kim Falcon's button raise and both check to the turn 6♦ 4♦ 2♠ J♥ . Following a check, Falcon bets 100,000, and Yerofieiev calls to see the river Q♣ . Another check from Yerofieiev gets a shove from Falcon. Yerofieiev doesn't risk it his last 4 bb.

Hand #25: Down to 4 bb, Yerofieiev goes all in from the small blind with 9♦ 8♠ and needs help against caller Jeorge Lagatuz's A♦ 8♣ . When the flop lands 3♦ 6♣ 9♥ , Yerofieiev improves, which holds on the turn J♣ and river T♦ .

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.

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.

Ihor Yerofieiev goes all-in for 320,000 with K♠ 4♠ , gets called by Jeorge Lagatuz after he sends a time bank the dealers way and shows J♥ T♥ .

No help for Lagatuz on 4♣ Q♦ 3♠ 2♣ A♥ and Ihor starts organizing his newly acquired 675,000.

Ihor Yerofieiev three-bet shoves A♠ K♥ from the BB against Reskallah's 80,000 open, who throws in his last 48,000 and shows K♠ 8♠ .

The board comes 8♥ 6♠ Q♠ J♣ 5♣ , giving Reskallah a pair and a double up.

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.

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.