APPT Main Event ($1,750)

China’s Dong Lyu Lyu opens the action from the cutoff for 6,000 and gets a BB defense from Jakkapong Sreprasom of Thailand.

The flop comes 3♠ 3♦ 6♦ as Sreprasom checks and a CBet of 6,500 comes in from the Chinese payer. Sreprasom calls. The turn is the 2♦ and this time, both players check. The river is the K♥ and this time, Sreprasom leads out for 6,000 and gets raised by the Chinese player to 16,000. Sreprasom calls.

Dong shows A♥ 4♥ for a missed straight while Sreprasom tables 9♦ 3♠ for trips on the flop but could not fire big on the river due to the presence of many potentially made draws.

Gu Huidong of Macao, China raises from the +1 position for 2,500 and gets calls from Wang Yanfeng of China and in the cutoff and Thailand’s Jakkapong Sreprasom in the BB.

The flop comes 4♥ 5♠ Q♥ as Sreprasom checks. Gu CBets to 3,500 and both Wang and Sreprasom make the call. The turn is the 7♥ and this time, the Thai player leads out for 10,000. Gu then raises it to 40,000 prompting Wang to shove his remaining 20,000. Sreprasom calls. The river is the T♣ as both Gu and Sreprasom opt to take it to show down.

Gu shows K♦ Q♣ for top pair on the flop while Sreprasom tables J♥ 2♥ for a flush on the turn. Wang mucks his hand and gets railed.

With the win, Sreprasom now approaches the 200,000 chip mark while Gu still stays slightly above six figures.

Frank Lillis of Ireland has the action folded to his cutoff and makes a raise to 1,100. He gets one caller in Thailand’s Jakkapong Sreprasom in the sb. The player in the bb comes along for the ride.

The flop goes 5♣ T♣ 3♦ as the blinds check. Lillis continues for the same amount of 1,100. Sreprasom calls and the payer in the bb folds. It is Heads Up to the turn which produces the 9♦ and this time, both players slow down. The river is the 7♣ as Sreprasom fires a small bet of 1,600. It’s enough to snare the pot as Lillis opts to fold.