APT Main Event (85,000 PHP)

With a few eliminations happening since play resumed, the APT Main Event is now hand-for-hand!

161 remain!

Martins Ivanovs opened the button to 4,000 and Siyoung Lee defended from the big blind.

On the flop of 5♦ K♣ T♥ , Lee checked it to Ivanovs, who bet 2,500 and Lee called to see the 7♣ fall on the turn, where Lee checked over again, which Ivanos then bet 3,500. This time Lee raised it to 10,000 and Ivanos made the call.

After the Q♣ landed on the river, Lee thought for a while and counted out around 12,000 chips. However, before dropping the bet in the middle, he hesitated again. Instead of a bet, he announced, “Check” to the dealer. Ivanovs sent another bet of 11,000, and Lee went into the tank. After a long time, Lee eventually threw his hand into the muck.

“King-queen?” asked Lee. “A seven,” replied Ivanos.

The Korean Siyoung Lee opened from middle-position just to get three-bet to 5,500 by Gavin Flynn next to him. Lee made the call and both players went to see a flop, which came down 9♣ 7♦ 4♣ . Lee checked and Flynn made a one-third continuation bet. Lee called.

The 6♥ on the turn went without any action. Lee checked a third time on the T♦ river, which enticed Flynn to bet 8,000. After about a minute of deliberation time, Lee decided to call, but had to muck his hand after Flynn tabled K♠ T♠ .

Nellie Park raised to 1,600 from the hi-jack and Siyoung Lee defended the big blind with a call for both players to see a flop 4♥ A♣ 3♥ Lee check-called the 1,100 c-bet of Park to see a J♠ on the turn. Lee checked and Park put the pressure with a 3,500 bet. Lee looked at his chips and decided that surrendering was the better option. Park took down the put, leaving Lee with a few crumbs.

On a flop of A♣ 6♦ 5♦ , Patrick Clarke checked, allowing Siyoung Lee to lead with a 2,400 bet. Both players opted to check on the K♦ turn, but the action escalated on the 7♠ river.

After Lee fired 10,000, Clarke responded with a strong check-raise to 38,000. With only 19,000 remaining, Lee ultimately decided to fold, conceding the pot to Clarke who showed his hand - 9♣ 9♦ .

Action fell to Siyoung Lee who raised 300 from the button and called the 1300 four-bet from Elliot Sy Damashek at the small blind. Both players were treated to a Q♣ 7♦ 5♠ flop. Damashek led for 1,000 and Lee matched to see A♥ on the turn. Damashek fired 3,000, submitting Lee to a fold and taking down a huge pot.

In the next hand, pre-flop action was folded to Damashek who raised to 400 from the button with Terrance Scott Leung engaging from the small blind. Both are given a 6♥ 3♦ 4♦ flop. Leung check calls a 500 bet from Damashek to open a 5♦ on the turn. Lee led out for 1,300 with Damashek matching to peel a 3♠ on the river. Both players check. Damashek's A♣ 5♣ held a better kicker over the 5♣ 8♣ of Lee and took down another big pot to slowly build his chip stack.

On a board of Q♦ 3♦ 8♦ T♠ , with around 1,500 in the pot, Siyoung Lee checked it over to Terrance Leung, who fired 1,000. Lee called.

They both saw the 6♠ drop on the river and again Lee checked, then Leung fired a pot-sized bet of 4,000. Lee thought for just a second and called.

Leung didn't want to take part in showdown, so just mucked his cards, and Lee was awarded the pot without the need to show his cards.