APPT Main Event ($1,750)

Another all-in preflop situation is on as two Chinese players go into another flip with Mao Renjie’s shove called by Zhang Hongru, looking to double through again. Mao has 6♥ 6♠ while it’s Zhang with the overcards this time: A♠ Q♠ .

The flop favors Zhang: K♥ 8♣ A♣ while the last two community cards were of no help to Mao as it came J♦ 5♣ .

Zhang’s second double up also dents Mao who was looking to be in serious contention for the chip lead.

China’s Zhang Hongru ends up going all-in preflop against compatriot Zheng Xiaosheng with Zhang tabling J♣ J♠ and Zheng showing A♥ K♥ .

With Zhang’s tournament life on the line, the runout goes: Q♦ 4♠ Q♥ 8♣ 3♦ as Zheng could not find the overcard required to knockout Zhang.

Zhang climbs to six figures anew while Zheng plummets to less than the starting stack.

Indian poker legend Abhinav Iyer opens the action from the +1 position for 1,300 and gets called by famous Spanish grinder Santiago Ramos on the button and Irish icon Frank Lillis in the SB before Zhang Hongru of China 3-bets it to 6,000 from the BB. Iyer makes the call, Ramos exits and Lillis sticks around.

The flop is 6♣ K♦ K♠ as Lillis checks. Zhang continues his bombardment for 6,300 as Iyer folds. Lillis makes the call. It is Heads Up to the turn where the 2♠ appears. Lillis checks again and this time, Zhang unloads 16,200. Lillis goes into the tank but yields.

The win has Zhang overtaking Lillis in stacks.