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.

India’s Neeraj Gajria opens from the hijack for 6,000 and gets callers in the blinds with Mao Renjie of China joining from the SB and South African Edgar Antezana in from the BB.

The flop comes K♣ J♣ 2♦ as all check. The turn is the Q♣ and that’s where Mao movies in with a bet of 6,000 to which no one calls.

Mao’s stack nears the 400,000 mark.

China’s Ye Zhifan opens from the lowjack for 3,000 and gets calls from Leo Soma of France in the cutoff and Korean Kim Seongje on the button before anther Chinese player in Mao Renji makes a bid to pilfer all the dead money from the SB by 3-betting to 20,000.

It works as everyone folds.

In a battle of Chinese players, youngster Chen Yubo raises from the cutoff and gets a BB defense from veteran Mao Renji.

The flop comes 5♠ A♥ 4♠ as Mao checks. Chen CBets to 1,500 and gets called. The turn is the 9♥ and this time, both check. The river is the 7♠ and no more fireworks are lit.

Mao tables K♣ 5♣ for middle pair on the flop while Chen shows 9♣ 7♣ for second pair on the turn.