APPT Main Event ($1,750)

The last hand of the day sees Sameer Agarwal of India open from the cutoff for 8,000 and a severely short-stacked Sergey Kharitonov of the United States puts in his remaining 3,500 in the middle. Russia’s Anton Rubtsov (in the SB) and chip leader Nguyen Hoa Thinh of Vietnam (in the BB) are also in.

The flop is 6♣ 9♦ 3♣ as am opportunity to grow the side pot could be developed. Rubtsov bets 10,000 and gets called by Nguyen. However, Agarwal has other ideas and raises it to 39,000. The move makes Rubtsov and Nguyen fold. Agarwal claims the side pot.

Kharitonov turns over K♠ K♣ while Agarwal shows A♥ 9♣ for a pair of nines, still dwarfed by the Cowboys of the American.

The turn brings out the 8♣ while the river is the 5♣ to give Kharitonov the quadruple up with a higher one card flush than that of the Indian.

Kharitonov joins 23 others advancing to Day 2. Day 1B commences on Friday (May 9) at 11:30am (UTG+7).

Vietnam’s Nguyen Hoa Thinh opens from the hijack and gets 3-bet from the BB by Sameer Agarwal of India for 24,000. Nguyen makes the call.

The flop comes Q♠ Q♣ 5♦ as both players opt to check. The turn is the J♠ and Agarwal checks a second time. Nguyen fires 17,000 and gets called by the Indian. The river is the 3♦ and this time, it’s Agarwal leading out for 13,000. Nguyen opts to call.

Agarwal shows K♣ Q♦ for trips on the flop. Nguyen mucks but not after a losing almost 50,000 in that hand.

Taiwan’s Charlie Chiu raises from the cutoff to 6,000 and is re-raised from the button by Sameer Agarwal of India to 19,000.

Chiu’s response is a 4-bet shove for 69,500. Agarwal lets it go.

Sameer Agarwal of India opens from the lowjack for 3,000 and gets calls from Vietnam’s Mai Bien in the hijack and Chinese player Zhang Lei in the BB.

The flop comes A♠ 3♥ 5♠ as all players check. The turn is the Q♠ and this time, Zhang leads out for 5,500 and gets a call from Agarwal. Mai folds. It is Heads Up to the river where the K♥ arrives. Zhang bets 7,000 and the Indian player surrenders.

Zhang remains in six figures.

India’s Sameer Agarwal opens from the +1 position for 2,000 and gets Alexander Puchalski of Canada to defend his BB.

The flop is K♦ A♣ 7♣ as Puchalski checks. Agarwal CBets for 2,000 anew and gets called by the Canadian. The turn is the 6♣ as both opt to check and the river is the J♦ . No further action ensues.

Agarwal shows A♥ 2♦ for top pair. Puchalski mucks.