APT High Roller

Hand 115 Jason Lau raised to 500,000 on the button and Nevan Chang shoved all in for 3,800,000 from the big blind. Lau dropped in a call.

Nevan Chang: Q♥ J♦

Jason Lau: A♥ Q♣

Lau was ahead of Chang with an ace in hand. The board came 9♦ 7♥ 5♠ 2♥ A♦ , improving Lau to top pair of aces and eliminating Chang in the runner-up position, earning VND 1,582,360,000 (USD 62,300) for his efforts today.

Hand 110: Nevan Chang shoved all-in with Ace-Three off and picked up the blinds.

Hand 111: Jason Lau called from the small blind with J♠ 6♣ and Chang protected the big blind with an all-in shove holding A♦ 7♣ . Lau folded.

Hand 112: Chang min-raised 500,000 with A♦ K♥ and Lau called with Q♦ 7♣

Both checked the flop of 5♠ 2♦ T♣ then checked :8d turn to see a T♠ river. Lau checked and mucked when Chang reached for chips.

Hand 113: Lau raised to 500,000 with A♦ 8♥ and won the pot.

Hand 114 Lau completed the blinds with Q♦ 8♦ and Chang checked his Q♠ 3♦ to see a flop of 6♠ 4♠ J♠ .

Lau check-called Chang's 500,000 bet to see a 5♠ turn. Both checked to see an A♠ on the river.

Lau checked and Chang put out 600,000, which Lau didn't match.

Hand 104 Nevan Chang raised to 400,000 and won the pot.

Hand 105 Jason Lau raised to 400,000 and Chang called. A flop came 2♠ Q♠ K♥ , and Chang checked to Lau who bet 400,000. Chang folded.

Hand 106 Chang shoved all in for 3,700,000 and won the pot.

Hand 107 Lau limped in from the button and Chang checked from the big blind.

A flop ran out 5♥ J♣ 3♥ , and Lau bet 300,000 to make Chang fold.

Hand 108 Chang limped in with K♣ 4♦ and Lau checked over with 9♦ 6♥ .

The flop showed 9♥ 4♣ 3♠ , Lau check-called after Chang bet 200,000.

The turn brought a 2♣ , and both players checked.

The river brought a 4♥ , and Lau bet 500,000, Chang shoved all in over the top for 3,300,000. Lau folded.

Hand 109 Lau raised to 500,000 and Chang called.

On the flop of 5♠ 3♠ A♠ , Chang check-called Lau's 500,000 bet.

The 9♥ came on the turn and both players checked.

The 4♥ hit on the river, and Chang checked over again. Lau the fired out 1,000,000. Chang folded.

Short break to get things ready for the final heads-up action between Jason Lau vs. Nevan Chang.

Hand 93: Jason Lau pushed his big stack all-in and won the blinds.

Hand 94: Nevan Chang shoved all-in from the small blind and takes Lau's big blind.

Hand 95: Lau shoved all-in to win Amit Kaushik's big blind.

Hand 96: Lau raised to 500,000 from the button with J♥ 4♥ and won more blinds.

Hand 97: Chang shoved all in for 910,000 with K♦ 3♥ and Lau called with A♦ K♥

Lau dominated and Chang looked disappointed, but the flop came 2♠ 3♣ 6♥ to give Chang a pair. The turn 2♥ kept him ahead and the 4♦ river booked the win for Chang for a much-needed double-up.

Hand 98 Jason Lau shoved all in from the small blind and won the pot.

Hand 99 Amit Kaushik shoved all in for 905,000 from the small blind and won the pot.

Hand 88 Nevan Chang limped in from the small blind and Jason Lau put in a raise to 600,000. Chang folded.

Hand 89 Lau shoved all in from the big blind for 5,300,000 and won the pot.

Hand 90 Amit Kaushik shoved all in for 1,900,000 from the small blind and won the pot.

Hand 91 Chang limped in from the small blind, and Lau raised to 600,000 from the big blind. Chang moved all in for 5,900,000. After some thought Lau called off his 5,500,000 stack.

Nevan Chang: K♣ 5♣

Jason Lau: A♣ Q♣

Lau's lead held on a flop of 7♣ 3♠ 3♥ .

The 8♣ came on the turn, offering no help to Chang.

The river revealed an A♠ , improving Lau to two pair and leaving Chang in some trouble with the short stack.

Hand 84: Amit Kaushik jammed from the small blind with A♠ T♦ for 1,800,000 and won the big blind of Nevan Chang.

Hand 85: Jason Lau gets a walk on his big blind.

Hand 86: Lau called in the small blind and Kaushik checked his option from the big blind, to see a flop.

On a board of T♠ 2♣ 3♦ Lau check-called Kaushik's bet of 160,000.

A 9♣ fell on the turn, Lau checked again and Kaushik fired 500,000. Lau gave up, surrendering the pot.

Hand 87: Chang gets a walk on his big blind.

Hand 79 Nevan Chang raised to 450,000 from the small blind and won the pot.

Hand 80 Jason Lau limped in from the small blind and Amit Kaushik checked from the big blind. A flop rolled off 9♥ K♣ 6♦ and both players checked through. The turn showed a J♦ , and it was checked round again.

The river brought the Q♥ , and Lau checked again, Kaushik bet 175,000 and Lau called. Kaushik tabled 7♠ 4♦ for a bluff, Lau showed A♥ Q♦ to collect the pot.

Hand 81 Kaushik limped in from the small blind and Chang checked from the big blind. On the flop of Q♦ A♦ J♥ , Kaushik bet 160,000 and Chang dropped in a call. The 9♥ came on the turn, where Kaushik fired out 250,0000, forcing Chang to fold.

Hand 82 Chang limped in from the small blind, and Lau checked from the big blind. On the flop of K♣ Q♣ J♦ , both checked through to see the Q♠ turn, where Chang bet 160,000 and Lau put in a raise to 470,000. Chang folded.

Hand 83 Lau limped in from the small blind with 7♣ 6♣ and Kaushik checked from the big blind with 9♥ 7♥ .

A flop came 5♥ 3♠ 3♥ , and both checked through to see a 6♠ hit on the turn, improving Lau to two pair and he checked over again. Kaushik then bet 180,000 and Lau called.

The river carried out the 2♦ , and Kaushik checked. Lau bet 250,000 and Kaushik folded his hand.

Hand 74: Nevan Chang raised to 320,000 from under the gun. Jason Lau made the call from the small blind with Q♠ J♦ as did Amit Kaushik with 9♣ 8♥

The flop came 4♥ 7♥ A♣ . The blinds checked to Chang who fired a bet of 300,000 and found no more callers.

Hand 75: Jason Lau raised to 320,000 on the button and scooped the blinds.

Hand 76: Kaushik raised to 900,000 from the button and found no callers.

Hand 77: Lau raised to 325,000 from the small blind with A♥ J♣ and Kaushik defended with 9♥ 6♣ .

The flop came 3♣ 9♣ T♦ Lau led out with 280,000 and Kaushik shoved all-in with 1,100,000. Lau gave it up.

Hand 78: Kaushik found A♥ K♣ on the small blind and shoved all-in for 2,100,000 and got Chang to give up the big blind.

Hand 73 Sean Ooi shoved all in for 880,000 from the small blind and Lau called from the big blind.

Jason Lau: 7♦ 4♥

Sean Ooi: A♥ 7♥

Ooi held a strong lead with an ace in hand and had Lau out kicked.

The board came 2♠ Q♥ 8♣ Q♦ 4♦ .

The brutal river card delivered a miracle to Lau, who paired his four, sending Ooi to the rail in fourth place for a payday of VND 862,050,000 (USD 33,940).

Hand 65: Nevan Chang raised to 250,00 from the cutoff with As 6♦ and Jason Lau defended the big blind with A♦ J♠

The flop came 3♦ 6♥ 4♥ and both checked to see a 3♠ on the turn. Lau checked and Chang put 350,000 in the pot with his pair of sixes and Lau called.

The 5♣ came on the river and both checked for a show-down.

Chang showed his winning pair of sixes and took the pot.

Hand 66: Amit Kaushik gets a walk on his big blind.

Hand 67: Amit Kaushik pushed all-in for 2,100,000 with K♦ T♣ on the small blind and Nevan Chang in the big blind considered his options with A♣ 3♣ , but eventually folded.

Hand 68: Chang jammed from the small blind and Sean Ooi gave up the pot.

Hand 69: Kaushik raised from UTG with A♣ 5♥ to 320,000 but found no customers.

Hand 64 Jason Lau raised from under the gun to 250,000, and Guo Biao shoved all in for 1,300,000 from the big blind. Lau dropped in a call.

Jason Lau: K♣ Q♥

Guo Biao: 6♥ 6♣

Biao held the lead with pocket sixes on the flop of T♥ 7♠ J♣ .

The dealer delivered bad news to Biao on the turn with the 9♠ , giving Lau the top straight and Biao left drawing dead.

The river was the A♥ and Guo Biao was sent to the rail in fifth place for a payday of VND 692,160,000 (USD 27,250).

Hand 60: Nevan Chang went all-in from the cut-off with A♣ Q♥ with 7,600,000 and Jason Lau called for his last 1,500,000 with K♠ J♣

The flop came 7♦ T♣ 9♦ to keep Chang ahead. The 3♥ turn made things look very grim for Lau, but the poker gods threw him an 8♥ on the river to complete a straight. Lau doubled up and put some damage to Nevan Chang's stack.

Hand 61: Action went to the blinds when Jason Lau raised to 250,000 with K♣ 6♣ and Kaushik surrendered his big blind.

Hand 62: Sean Ooi shoved all-in for his last 860,000 with K♣ 6♣ from under the gun and found a caller in Nevan Chang, who held A♥ 5♦

The flop came K♠ 2♣ J♣ to give Ooi top pair with a flush draw.

The turn came a 7♣ bringing the flush and giving the pot to Ooi.

The irrelevant 6♠ fell on the river, giving Ooi a doubled up and taking another dent from Chang's chip lead.

Hand 63: Nevan Chang jammed all-in from the small blind with A♣ 6♠ and scooped the blinds from Ooi.

Hand 50: Sean Ooi peeked at 4♥ 4♣ on the button and shoved for 1,500,000 and won the blinds.

Hand 51: Action folded to Jason Lau in the small blind, who made a call. Amit Kaushik defended his big blind with a raise to 320,000. Lau surrendered.

Hand 52: Nevan Chang gets a walk in his big blind.

Hand 53: Guo Biao shoved all in for 1,400,000 from under the gun with a pair of sevens in the hole, and won the blinds.

Hand 54: Action folded to the blinds when Sean Ooi completed the small blind and Guo Biao checked to see a flop of 3♣ 4♦ 9♠

Ooi bet out 120,000 and Biao raised to 300,000 with his top pair. Ooi gave up.

5 players are back at the felt to compete for the the top prize of VND 2,329,880,000 (USD 91,730) and an APT Lion Trophy. Nevan Chang leads the final table in chips.

Here are the chip counts:

Hand 40 Sean Ooi shoved all in on the button for 1,700,000 and won the pot.

Hand 41 Jason Lau limped in from the small blind and Amit Kaushik shoved all in from the big blind for 1,300,000. Lau folded.

Hand 42 Ooi raised to 200,000 from under the gun only to be jammed by Guo Biao for 1,100,000 from the cutoff. Ooi folded.

Hand 43 Lau raised to 200,000 from the cutoff and Ooi shoved all in for 1,700,000 from the big blind. Lau folded.

Hand 44 Kaushik raised to 200,000 from the cutoff and Biao defended from the big blind. On the flop of 7♠ 9♣ 6♥ , both players checked through to see the 3♣ fall on the turn, where Biao bet 175,000 and Kaushik folded.

Hand 45 Kaushik raised to 200,000 from under the gun and won the pot.

Hand 46 Ooi raised to 200,000 from the cutoff and won the pot.

Hand 23 Hayato Kitajima raised to 160,000 from under the gun, Jennifer Cassell shoved all in for 860,000 from the small blind and Kitajima folded.

Hand 24 Sean Ooi raised to 300,000 from under the gun and won the pot.

Hand 25 Nevan Chang raised to 175,000 on the button, and Ooi re-raised from the big blind. Chang folded.

Hand 26 Chang raised to 160,000 from the cutoff, and Hauato Kitajima three-bet to 475,000 from the button. Chang folded.

Hand 27 Amit Kaushik raised to 160,000 from under the gun and won the pot.

Hand 28 Jason Lau limped in from the small blind with 9♣ 4♣ and Kaushik checked from the big blind with Q♥ 9♠ .

On a flop of 4♠ 7♣ 8♠ , Lau check-called Kaushik's bet of 85,000.

The turn brought a 2♠ , which both players checked through.

A T♠ river saw Lau lead out for 275,000. Kaushik dropped in a call to collect a sizable pot with his rivered flush.

Hand 13: Action folded to the blinds and Jason Lau raised to 175,000 with Q♦ 9♣ to win the blinds.

Hand 14: Sean Ooi raised to 120,000 from the hi-jack with 9♠ 9♥ . Jason Lau called on the button with A♥ 4♥ and Jennifer Cassell defended the big blind with A♦ 8♦

The flop came 6♣ 3♥ Q♠ and action was checked to Ooi, who bet out 110,000 and found no challengers.

Hand 15: Amit Kaushik shoved all-in with 2,200,000 from the button with J♠ 9♠ and scooped the blinds.

Hand 1: Amit Kaushik raised to 100,000 from early position and Nevan Chang three-bet to 150,000 form the cutoff. Kaushik folded.

Hand 2: Yita Choong raised to 100,000 from early position. Phanlert Sukonthachartnant three-bet to 250,000, which Choong shoved all in for 610,000 and Sukonthachartnant called.

Phanlert Sukonthachartnant: A♥ J♣

Yita Choong: J♠ J♥

On the board ran out 9♠ K♥ 7♦ 5♥ 5♣ , securing a double-up for Choong.

Hand 3: Jennifer Cassell raised to 125,000 from early position and Sukonthachartnant called from the hijack, which Jason Lau also called from the big blind. On the flop of 8♣ J♣ Ad:, three players checked through to see the 2♥ turn, where Lau and Cassell checked to Sukonthachartnant, who bet 150,000 and Lau called. Cassell folded.

The river came K♦ , and both players checked. Lau table J♠ T♦ for a pair of jacks, leaving Sukonthachartnant to muck his hand.

Hand 4: Jason Lau limped in from the small blind and Amit Kaushik checked from the big blind. On the flop of 2♥ 2♦ Q♥ , Lau bet 60,000. Kaushik folded.

Hand 5: Sukonthachartnant raised to 125,000 from early position, and Lau three-bet to 350,000 on thee button, which Sukonthachartnant folded.

Final Table Chip Counts are below, with Taiwan's Nevan Chang leading the table with a dominating stake of 2,610,000.

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After a couple of hands of exchanging chips among players, Jason Lau raised from the small blind and Toan Chan Truong shoved all in for 325,000 from the big blind. After checking his cards again, Lau dropped in a call to put Truong at risk.

Toan Chan Truong: K♥ Q♣

Jason Lau: 4♦ 4♠

Lau held the lead with pocket fours, which improved to a set on the flop of J♥ 4♣ 7♣ , leaving Truong with only slim outs to survive. The turn and river came 8♦ 6♠ , sealing Truong's elimination in tenth place. He concluded his tournament run with a payout of VND 194,160,000 (~$7,645).

One three-way, all-in hand just played out, resulting in one elimination.

Sean Ooi shoved all in from the cutoff for around 650,000 and Jason Lau also went all in for around 280,000 on the button, which again Xudog Yang jammed from the small blind for around 120,000

Sean Ooi: A♥ T♣

Xudong Yang: A♦ K♥ :

Jason Lau: 8♣ 8♥

Lau picked up the lead and improved to a full house as the board quickly ran out 7♦ 7♣ 4♥ J♥ 8♠ , sending Yang out of the door, and all remaining players are now in direct bubble.

Nevan Chang raised to 32,000 from under the gun when Jason Lau shoved all-in for his last 38,000. Chang added the spare change for a show-down.

Jason Lau: K♥ J♣

Nevan Chang: K♦ 8♦

Lau was ahead when the board ran A♠ 3♦ 4♦ 6♣ and the J♠ river gave Lau a pair to seal the deal.

Jason Lau raised to 25,000 from the hi-jack with A♠ J♠ and was three-bet by Nevan Chang on the small blind to 85,000 with A♣ 7♥ .

The flop came 6♠ 3♦ Q♥ . Chang led out for 40,000 and Lau laid down the better hand.