APT Main Event (36,000,000 VND)

It's a pre-flop showdown between Dylan Foster and Gab Yong Kim that seems to have frozen action at Table #48. With the two largest stacks on the table, their pre-flop battles left the other players chatting about anything and everything.

In one hand, Foster opened to 2,500 on the button, only for Kim to respond with a three-bet. When the action circled back, Foster four-bet to 26,000, prompting Kim to shove all-in. Foster folded.

Tuong Tran Khac in Seat #1 quietly remarked to Peng Chen and Wai Cheung Ka, “No one can make a move because it's always a three-bet, then a four-bet, then a five-bet.” Meanwhile, Milos Skrbic was engaged in friendly conversation with his tablemate Alexander Charron.

On the very next hand, Foster opened from the cutoff to 2,500, and Kim again three-bet, this time to 8,900. After the others folded, Foster countered with a four-bet to 30,000, which finally got Kim to fold. Foster showed pocket tens as he scooped the pot, earning a satisfied tap on the table from Kim.

Khac looked at them in disbelief, while Ka chuckled.

Gab Yong Kim opened to 1,200 from under-the-gun, and Alexander Charron, seated directly to his left, three-bet to 4,000. William Teoh, in UTG+2, called the raise, and Kim also called when the action returned to him.

On the flop, both Kim and Charron checked, allowing Teoh to take the lead with a bet of 8,500. Kim responded with a raise to 20,000, which forced Charron to fold. Teoh then went all-in, and Kim called, putting his tournament life on the line.

Gab Yong Kim: J♦ 9♦

William Teoh: Q♥ 8♥

Kim hit top pair on the flop, while Teoh had only mid-pair with his eight. The dealer completed the board with the turn 5♠ and river A♥ , securing Kim's lead and leaving Teoh with just 5 big blinds.