APT Main Event (36,000,000 VND)

Jia Han Lin opened under-the-gun to 2,500 and got three callers: Motoyoshi Okamura in middle position, Adrien Favre on the button, and Avneesh Munjal in the small blind.

The flop came down 9♠ K♦ 2♥ . After Munjal checked, Lin continued with a bet of 3,900, which was called by Okamura. The other two players folded, leaving it heads-up.

On the turn 9♣ , Okamura led out with 10,000, and Lin check-called. Finally, on the river 9♦ , Lin checked again, and Okamura shoved all-in for his tournament life with the end of the day so close. Lin called.

Motoyoshi Okamura: J♥ 9♥

Jia Han Lin: K♥ J♦

Okamura couldn’t contain his excitement as he doubled up with quads just before the day ended. Lin, on the other hand, was left with less than the starting stack.

Van Dan Nguyen opend the cut-off with a bet of 2,500 to be called by Charles Pansoy on the button. Jia Han Lin, however, had other things in mind and decided to raise the heat by three-betting to 8,500. Both Nguyen and Pansoy called to see a flop.

The flop came down 3♦ T♥ 9♠ , and Lin led out with a bet of 7,500. Nguyen folded, but Pansoy applied pressure with a raise to 15,000. Lin gave him a perplexed look before making the call.

Both players checked the turn A♥ . Then, on the 2♠ river, Lin fired out 22,800. Pansoy separated 22,800 from his stack and considered his action, shuffling his chips thoughtfully. He then carefully set aside another 22,800, making it a raise to 45,600.

Lin went into the tank, visibly struggling to piece together what Pansoy might be holding. After a long pause, he reluctantly folded. Pansoy showed the T♦ and asked, "Two pair—good?" Lin stayed quiet, shaking his head.

Xin Tang went all in with his last 600 chips from under the gun and received five callers.

On the flop of J♦ 3♥ A♦ , the blinds check-folded after John Perry bet 2,000 from middle position, which only Ben Gur called from the hijack to see the 9♠ show on the turn, where Perry shoved all in for around 15,600 and Gur got out of the way.

Xin Tang: Q♠ 5♥

John Perry: A♠ 3♠

Perry picked up the lead with flopped two pair, leaving Tang hopeless to win. The dealer quickly delivered the 5♣ on the river only to complete the board, showing Tang the way out of the field.

Action resumed with Ben Gur, in middle position, betting 10,000 on the turn and Jia Han Lin moving all-in for his tournament life. The board displayed 7♠ 3♠ 7♣ 9♥ .

Gur went deep into the tank, taking so long that Dhaval Mudgal eventually called time on him. Gur protested, but the tournament director reminded him he had only 30 seconds left to act. After 3 minutes and 30 seconds, Gur made the call.

Jia Han Lin: 3♥ 3♦

Ben Gur: 7♦ 2♦

Gur had trip sevens, but Lin’s full house—threes full of sevens—kept him in the lead. The river brought an inconsequential Q♠ , sealing Lin’s double-up and leaving Gur visibly frustrated.

On the very next hand, with only 6,000 remaining, Ben Gur open-jammed and was called by Hoang Tran Huy. The rest of the table folded, leaving the two to face off.

Ben Gur: Q♠ 4♠

Hoang Tran Huy: A♦ Q♣

The board ran out 7♥ 2♥ T♠ Q♦ J♠ . Both players paired their queens on the turn, but Huy's ace kicker left Gur outkicked, resulting in his tournament exit in dismay.

The action was picked up on the flop showing T♥ 3♠ 6♠ with around 3,000 chips in the middle when Jia Han Lin checked the action from the big blind to John Perry on the cutoff, who bet 1,300. Lin made the call.

The 7♥ came on the turn, and both checked it through to see the 3♥ hit on the river, where the action went check-check again.

Lin tabled one pair with K♣ 5♥ and failed to best two pair from Perry's 8♣ 8♦ .