APPT National ($1,000)

Quan Qiu defends his big blind against a 6,000 open by Xiaohua Fu then check-calls both the 5,000 flop and 14,000 turn barrels. When the board completes 2♦ 2♥ 7♣ 6♠ 5♣ , Qiu takes the reins for 10,000. The sudden aggression forces Fu into the tank before he opts to lay it down.

Sitting on the button, Yuanning Wu faces a raise of 4500 from Abhijith Cheruku and decides to three-bet to 11,000. Cheruku tanks then calls to go post flop Q♥ 2♠ 2♣ . Cheruku checks to the aggressor Wu who wastes no time betting out 8000. Cheruku folds.

Next hand, Quan Qiu raises from hijack and cutoff Wu makes it 11,000. Qiu calls. The flop A♣ A♠ 3♣ sees a 7000 bet from Wu that Qiu flats again. On the turn K♦ , Wu makes it 17,000 and still Qiu sticks around until the river J♦ where Wu barrels again this time for a larger 48,000. Qiu can afford it but opts to out losing his stake in the pot.

Getting to the table with 40,000 in the pot and a board showing K♦ Q♣ 8♥ 3♥ 7♠ . Avneesh Munjal had checked and was now pressured by Quan Qiu's shove. After long consideration, with Munjal trying to get a read on Qiu, he decides to hold on to his chips.

Quan Qiu has spun up his stack once again. Catching the final action against Sid Lukie, the pot had grown to 21,000 by the river 4♣ 8♠ 3♦ 6♥ K♥ . Lukie bets 5000, Qiu jams 24,200, Lukie tank-folds.

After losing on a failed bluff, Quan Qiu wastes no time recovering. He three-bets to 1,500 and gets action from Martin Ng and Sid Lukie. On the flop 8♥ J♠ A♣ , Qiu fires 2,000 and only Ng calls. The turn 4♦ sees another 4,000 from Qiu, which Ng matches to bring the river 3♣ .

Qiu shoves his last 7,300, Ng tanks but eventually calls, only to see Qiu's A♦ Q♥ for top pair, top kicker, enough to beat Ng’s K♠ J♣ and secure the much needed double.

With 20,000 already in the pot and the board showing J♠ Q♦ 6♥ 5♠ , Salih Kaya opts for a small 2,000 turn bet, which Quan Qiu calls. On the river, Kaya repeats the 2,000 lead, only to face a sudden 20,000 raise from Qiu. Kaya tanks but finds the call with just 3♦ 3♣ , and it's the right one as Qiu shows a missed bluff with A♣ K♠ , handing Kaya the pot.

Zhifan Ye opens the action with a raise of 800 and small blind Quan Qiu responds with a three-bet to 3,000. Ye makes the call, and despite the bloated pot, both players opt to check down the board 4♣ 8♣ Q♦ 3♣ 7♠ . At showdown, Qiu reveals J♦ J♠ and wins the pot uncontested.

Salih Kaya opens the action to 800 from under the gun and gets a call from button Quan Qiu. Small blind Ivan Karatayeu bumps it up to 4,200, and surprisingly both opponents come along. On the flop Q♥ 3♠ 9♦ , Karatayeu c-bets 3,200, with only Kaya sticking around. Both players check the A♦ turn. On the 4♣ river, Karatayeu leads for 5,000, Kaya raises to 10,000, Karatayeu calls, only to muck after Kaya tables A♣ K♦ for top pair top kicker.

Action folds to small blind Sid Lukie who opens to 1,000. Big blind Quan Qiu defends and they see a flop of T♠ 4♦ 8♣ . Lukie fires another 1,000 and Qiu calls. On the turn 9♠ , Lukie checks and Qiu bets 2,000. Lukie quickly folds, and Qiu flashes Q♦ J♣ for the turned straight.