APPT Main Event ($1,750)

Paul is behind with his set against Nahadeva's straight. The river 3♣ seals Paul's fate in 8th place.

The river 5♥ keeps Paul ahead to ship the pot.

Abhishek Paul is on the short end of the stick and slipped further down in two hands. The first one was against Yuanning Wu who three-bet 260,000 and Paul called. At the flop T♦ 9♦ 6♣ , Paul passed the baton to aggressor Wu who fired again but Paul quickly folded.

Next hand, Paul defends on the big blind then folds to Le Ngoc Minh's 60,000 c-bet on the flop T♠ 2♦ Q♣ .

Following a min-raise from Abhishek Paul, button Yunsheng Sun gives him action. At the flop 2♦ 5♦ 8♥ , Sun sends out 85,000, Paul check-raises to 205,000, Sun answers with a shove, Paul lets it go.

Felix Von Rahden opens from cutoff with 55,000, Abhishek Paul from India reraises, Rahden takes it to the limit, and still finds Paul there to put him at risk.

Felix Von Rahden: Q♣ A♥

Abhishek Paul: A♣ J♠

The board: T♠ 7♥ 5♣ Q♠ Q♥

Rahden aheand and still rivers trips to ship a reload.

Edgar Antezana opens for 50,000 from cutoff and the blinds call. All three proceed to check the flop T♦ J♣ K♥ then action resumes on the turn A♦ . Antezana bets 75,000 and only Abhishek Paul calls. When the river comes 4♠ , Paul leads out for 125,000, Antezana calls then mucks to Paul's Q♥ 2♥ straight.