APT High Roller

Martin Sedlak from Germany has won the TWD 110,000 APT Super High Roller for TWD 5,244,000 (~$164,973) after defeating Rishi Mehra from India in a fierce battle to be the last man standing.

Luring a total field of 275 entries (192 unique), the event was able to amass a total prize pool of TWD 26,136,000 (~$809,500), more than double the guarantee of TWD 11,000,000 (~$346,053).

APT Host was able to catch a few words from the champion after his momentous victory:

_"This was definitely a very big roller coaster," Sedlak stated in his post-match interview immediately after his victory.

"I started Day 1 very good, and then, like 30-minutes before Day 2 I had 60K, which was half a starting stack, and then from Day 2 onwards I just kept going up. I free rolled ace-king versus ace-king suited, and then just couldn't stop. I ran very well, that obviously helps to win a tournament," stated a ebullient Sedlak.

"This is a very, very nice trophy, I really look forward to finding a nice place for it. I was here in Taipei already earlier this year, and I really wanted to come back because honestly, it's one of my favourite cities now, and I'm really glad I did."_

Final Table Action

Chung Ching Cheung from China came into the final table with the shortest stack and, on the very first hand, went all-in with Ace-high suited to be called by the German champion with pocket Nines. Cheung finished in 9th place to take home his cash winnings **TWD 546,000 (~$17,176) ** when Sedlak’s pockets remained intact at the end of the hand.

Choosing his spots to chip up well during the final table, Daniel Montagnolli from Austria was finally vanquished when his suited Big Chick ran into Niko Koop’s hockey sticks. Despite hitting an Ace on the flop, Koop was saved with a set on the river, and in the course made Montagnolli head to the exit claiming his 8th place winning of TWD 659,000 (~$20,731).

Hoping to steal the blinds with Ace-high suited, Grant Wang from the United States jammed all-in at the button and got called by Thai player Punnat Punsri holding cowboys in small blind. Not spiking an Ace on the board, Wang hit the rails and took his 7th place winnings of TWD 896,000 (~$28,187) on his way out.

Jamming his chips under-the-gun with King-Ten offsuit, Jason Lau from Malaysia was eliminated by Sedlak when the latter caught a straight on the turn with Queen-Ten. For finishing in 6th place, Lau earned TWD 1,221,000 (~$38,411).

Former APT Main Event Champion Punnat Punsri from Thailand was hoping to add another APT title under his belt and although he entered the final table the chip leader, his stack eroded short enough to to be sent packing by Mehra’s pocket Queens when he shoved all-in with pocket Tens. He still was able to bag TWD 1,613,000 (~$50,744) for his 5th place finish.

Despite the experience of Niko Koop from Germany, he was not able to prevail against the pocket Jacks of Mehra when he jammed all-in with Ace-high after a three-bet from the Indian player. He still finished in 4th place with a substantial payout of TWD 2,057,000 (~$64,711)

One of the shortest stacks entering the final table, Adrien Favre from France was able to survive through skill and grit to make it to the final three. He was finally defeated in a coin flip against Sedlak’s snowmen against his Ace-Ten off-suit. He took home TWD 2,548,000 (~$80,158) for taking the 3rd place spot.

Despite Sedlak’s 7:1 chip lead entering heads-up play, Indian player Rishi Mehra’s exceptional perfomance allowed him to bridge the gap so much that during the final hand the difference between his stack with Sedlak’s was a mere 100,000 chips. Going all-in at the button with Ace-Seven offsuit, Mehra found himself in an all-in situation with Sedlak whose pocket Nines remained intact. Taking home his biggest cash winning ever, Mehra exited the building with a significant cash prize of TWD 3,484,000 (~$109,604) for his runner-up finish.

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Martin Sedlak is the Champion of the APT High Roller. A full recap will follow shortly.

Mehra Rishi at the button went all-in with A♠ 7♣ and was snap called by Martin Sedlak with 9♥ 9♦ . The flop ran 6♦ 6♠ 8♠ but still with outs, Rishi watched the board unfurl.

The dealer reveal the turn 5♦ which gave the Indian player more outs with an open-ender. But the river J♠ ended Rishi's tournament life as the runner up after a long journey at the APT High Roller event.

Martin Sedlak shoved all in for 20,000,000 on the button and Rishi Mehra called with his last 6,600,000 from the big blind.

Martin Sedlak A♦ 7♠

Rishi Mehra A♠ 3♣

The flop ran out 3♠ 5♦ 2♦ , giving Mehra the lead at the table. A clean runout rolled off 6♥ J♥ , securing a double-up for Rishi Mehra.

Martin Sedlak completed with J♠ 3♠ on the button but got a shove all-in form Mehra Rishi holding Q♥ Q♦ making him fold his hand.

Two hands after, Sedlak went all-in with 9♠ 9♥ . With K♠ T♠ Rishi, made an easy call. The dealer dealt a board of A♣ K♥ J♣ 3♣ 4♦

Martin Sedlak limped in on the button and Rishi Mehra checked to take it to the streets.

Both players checked through the flop of 6♥ J♠ K♦ to see a J♥ fell on the turn. Mehra checked the action to Sedlak who bet 500,000, forcing Mehra to fold.

Players are having a 15-minute break now, be right back for the heads-up of Martin Sedlak v.s. Rishi Mehra.

With A♠ T♠ in the hole, Adrien Favre jammed his chips all-in to be called by massive chip leader Martin Sedlak with 8♦ 8♥ .

The at-risk Frenchman anxiously watched the flop dealt 5♦ 6♠ K♠ giving him outs for a flush draw. The turn 2♥ and river 3♥ didn't give him the redraw he was hoping for, eliminating him in 3rd place.

Martin Sedlak limped in from the small blind, and Rishi Mehra raised to 1,000,000 which Sedlak called.

Both players checked through the 9♠ 5♠ T♥ 4♥ A♦ board, making Mehra lose the pot for Sedlak showed K♣ Q♦ for a straight.

Mehra Rishi opened to 800,000 with 3♠ 3♦ on the button to be called by Martin Sedlak at big blind who defended with A♠ 8♥ . Flop came J♠ 6♥ 5♥ which got checked by both players.

Sedlak being passive despite his straight draw, Rishi, still ahead with his pockets, went all-in on the turn 7♠ after action passed to him. Rishi scooped the pot after Sedlak folded.

Martin Sedlak limped in from the small blind, and Rishi Mehra raised to 800,000 from the big blind. Sedlak made the call.

Sedlak checked the action on the 7♣ 5♠ K♠ flop to Mehra who continuation bet for 1,000,000. Sedlak called.

The T♠ landed on the turn that Sedlak called after Mehra fired out 1,500,000. Both players checked through an 8♥ river card before Sedlak tabled K♦ 3♦ for a top pair of kings while Mehra flipped J♦ T♣ for a pair of tens.

Q♥ 5♥ was a good enough for Favre to limp in small blind. Martin Sedlak with 7♦ 2♣ at big blind checked and saw a flop 4♦ 8♠ 6♣ . Both players got a gut-shot straight draw and Favre check-called Sedlak's bet of 550,000.

Sedlak hit a pair on the 2♦ turn but checked it down with Favre. Feeling he was beat, Favre check-folded his hand on the 5♠ river when Sedlak shot out 1,600,000 for catching a straight.

Mehra Rishi raised on the button with Q♠ 5♥ to be called by Martin Sedlak on the big blind with 5♣ 2♣ . Both players checked the flop of T♠ K♦ 4♠ and did the same thing on the turn 8♣ .

Feeling weakness from the chip leader, Sedlak shot out 700,000 on the river J♥ , bluffing Rishi out of the pot in the process.

Adrien Favre raised to 2,000,000 on the button which Rishi Mehra moved all in for 15,000,000 from the big blind after thinking for a while. Favre called with his remaining 3,900,000 chips.

Adrien Favre A♠ 3♠

Rishi Mehra K♣ 9♣

The board spread 2♠ 5♠ 3♥ 3♣ in Favre’s favor, improving his ace-three to trips. The final T♠ landed on the river, even upgrading Favre’s hand to a flush.

Martin Sedlak got 5♦ 5♣ in the small blind and completed for Mehra Rishi to check after holding J♠ 3♦ Both gentlemen saw the flop of J♥ 9♣ 6♥ , and after a check from Sedlak, Rishi bet 900,000 for hitting top pair on the board. Sedlak surrendered the hand and Rishi adds more chips to his already domineering stack.

A few hands after, with Q♦ 9♣ , Rishi raised to 600,000 in small blind to be called by another Q♠ 9♠ held by big blind Adrien Favre. The dealer flopped 4♣ 6♣ T♥ , and Rishi led with 900,000 pushing Favre out of the hand.

Martin Sedlak limped in from the small blind, and Rishi Mehra raised to 600,000 from the big blind which Sedlak made the call.

With a flop of 5♣ 3♣ A♦ spreading, Martin called after Mehra bet 600,000 to see the runout of 8♣ 7♦ which both players checked through.

Sedlak tabled K♣ J♦ for king-high against J♣ T♥ from Mehra for jack-high only and earned himself the pot.

Martin Sedlak decided to come along with Q♥ J♠ in big blind after Mehra Rishi decided to open with 600,000 holding K♥ 3♣ at the button.

With a flop of 2♠ 7♥ 6♠ , Rishi continued with 700,000 making the German fold to the chip leader.

Rishi Mehra raised to 600,000 on the button only to be jammed by Adrien Favre for 3,100,000 from the small blind, forcing Mehra to fold to keep his chip leader position.

Down to three players, and with Martin Sedlak passing the action to Mehra Rishi in small blind, the Indian man raised 600,000 to steal the blinds with 5♦ 2♦ . Adrien Favre, unfazed by the agression made the call with 4♥ 3♦ in big blind.

Flop came down J♠ 3♣ 8♣ and Rishi continued the pressure by betting another 600,000. But hitting the three on the board, Favre made the call. The turn K♣ slowed the betting down and both checked to see the river 7♣ .

Rishi bluffing a possible one-card flush bet 1,700,000. Favre thinking of whether to call with just a pair of three threw in two time bank cards. Eventually, Favre mucked and Rishi scooped the pot.

Players are having a 15-minute break.

Niko Koop raised to 500,000 on the button and Rishi Mehra called from the big blind, which Koop then shoved all in for 5,300,000 and gave Mehra a tough situation. Eventually, Mehra made the call.

Niko Koop A♠ 3♦

Rishi Mehra J♠ J♣

The flop spread 8♥ 5♠ 8♣ , improving Mehra to two pair. A paired Q♠ Q♥ runout rolled off, which upgraded Mehra to higher two pair and sent Koop out of the felt to the payout desk for TWD 2,057,000 (~$64,665).

Punnat Punsri woke up to T♦ T♣ under-the-gun and opened for 2,000,000. With such a huge raise, everyone got out of the way except for small blind Mehra Rishi who picked up Q♥ Q♦ in small blind and immediately announced all-in to get a snap call from the Thai national.

Punsri moved immediately to the rails to get some moral support from his friends unable to stay by the table to watch the dealer spread the board.

The board displayed 3♠ 9♠ 6♥ K♠ 5♠ and without a ten on the board, Punsri was out of the tournament.

Niko Koop raised to 500,000 on the button, and Rishi Mehra called from the big blind.

Both read the 4♠ T♦ Q♠ flop which Mehra fired out 1,000,000 before Koop stuck around.

After seeing a 2♣ hit on the turn, Mehra shoved all in for 2,600,000 with Q♦ 8♦ on hand, making Niko fold.

With action folded to the small blind, Niko Koop picked up K♥ K♣ and limped to trap the other German on the table Martin Sedlak who just checked his Q♠ 5♥ in big blind.

Koop check-called his Kings to Sedlak's 250,000-bet who hit the bottom pair on the board. The turn 2♠ gave Sedlak a flush draw but Koop still confident with his cowboys checked with Sedlak checking back.

Koop decided to end his trap by shooting 1,400,000 on the river T♣ . This made Sedlak think but with only 5-pair folded his hand.

Niko Koop in small blind raised to 725,000 with J♦ 9♦ and Martin Sedlak, in big blind, went along with 7♦ 6♦ . Both players checked the flop T♦ Q♥ J♠ to see the turn 9♣ which provided Koop with a two-pair. Despite this he still checked Sedlak.

Feeling weakness the blonde German decided to shoot out 450,000 more and got called by his brunette countryman to see a river 6♣ . Koop ahead was still being careful as he was up against the second biggest stack after his and so allowed Sedlak to lead.

Sedak obliged and fired 1,300,000 into the pot. The aggression made Koop think and throw in his time bank cards to consider what to do next. Not being able to take the pressure, Koop gave up on the hand giving the huge pot to Sedlak.

Jason Lau was all in for 830,000 from under the gun, and Martin Sedlak called from the big blind to put him at risk.

Jason Lau Q♠ T♥

Martin Sedlak K♣ T♦

After the flop came 5♥ J♠ A♦ , Lau was still looking for an queen, but a K♦ landed on the turn which improved Sedlak to a straight and made Lau’s chance to win smaller. A bricky 4♠ dropped on the river to complete the board. Sedlak sent Lau to the rail in 6th Place for TWD 1,221,000 (~$38,411).

Rishi Mehra limped on the button, and Adrien Favre shoved all in for 1,200,000 from the small blind after tanking for around one minute. Mehra made the call.

Rishi Mehra K♠ Q♣

Adrien Favre A♣ 5♣

The flop of 8♣ J♠ 5♥ gave Favre the lead at the table. The clean 3♦ hit on the turn, changing nothing for Mehra. After a J♦ dropped on the river, Favre was improved to two pair and scored the pot.

Punnat Punsri under-the-gun opened with A♠ 6♠ for 400,000 to be called by Mehra Rishi in small blind with K♣ J♦ and Adrien Favre with A♥ 4♥ in the big blind.

The trio saw a flop of T♣ 8♣ 3♦ and was checked down by all three. The Q♣ turn gave Rishi an open-ender and betting its value shot 500,000 making both his opponents fold and scooping the pot for himself.

Jason Lau shoved all in for 310,000 from under the gun, and Punnat Punsri called on the button. This was followed by an all-in shove from Niko Koop in the small blind for 7,900,000, which Punsri got out of the way.

Jason Lau K♥ 5♥

Niko Koop A♦ 9♦

With a board running 5♣ 4♦ T♠ 7♠ 2♣ to Lau’s way, Lau scooped the pot and tripled up!

Short Stacked, Grant Wang was quite happy to see A♠ 5♠ in the hopes of stealing the blinds but Punnat Punsri foiled his plans by going all-in in small blind. The shove was enough to get Niko Koop in big blind out of the way, but Wang, unknowing that the Thai player was holding K♠ K♣ decided to die on the hill of his Ace-high.

The flop came 9♦ 4♣ 2♦ giving Wang not only had the Ace as outs but also had a gut-shot straight draw. The turn 6♠ still gave Wang hope to catch one of his outs but the Q♠ river ended this battle for Wang eliminating him in 6th place.

Niko Koop raised to 400,000 from under the gun, and only Punnat Punsri called from the big blind.

Both read 6♦ J♥ 2♠ which Punsri check-folded with the queen-ten after Koop bet 300,000 with the pocket eights.

Koop won the flip with a chunky bet.

All-in from Adrien Favre was how he reacted when he saw A♣ 6♠ not having been active from quite some time. Favre took down the pot with no contest adding a bit more chips to his dwindlilng stack.

Grant Wang raised to 325,000 from under the gun, and Rishi Mehra three-bet to 1,500,000 from the small blind which Wang shoved all in for 1,900,000. Mehra made the call.

Grant Wang A♣ A♥

Rishi Mehra 9♥ 9♦

With the flop of 7♠ 7♣ K♦ rolling off, Wang still held the lead. The clean runout came Q♣ 8♣ , keeping Wang alive in the tournament.

A♦ T♦ was what welcomed Punnat Punsri when he checked his hole cards at hi-jack and accordingly opened for 320,000. Martin Sedlak with A♥ 9♥ unaware he's dominated made the call at the button. Action now at small blind, Jason Lau with a short stack took his time to consider his action but eventually folded and Mehra Rishi at big blind folded with Lau.

The dealer flopped a 3♥ T♥ 8♥ giving Sedlak the nut flush and Punsri top pair. Building the pot, Sedlak bet 220,000 after action was passed to him. Punsri just flat called to see a J♦ turn. Allowing Sedlak to lead, the German bet 700,000. Punsri gave up his hand under pressure from Sedlak.

Punnat Punsri raised to 550,000 from the small blind, and Niko Koop called from the big blind.

Punsri bet 420,000 on the flop of 3♠ 6♦ 2♦ before Koop called.

The runout read T♣ J♣ both players checked through before Koop tabled 4♥ 4♦ , making Punsri fold his hand.

Mehra Rishi picked up J♠ J♣ and opened for 375,000 after action was passed to him at cut-off. Punnat Punsri defended his big blind by three-betting to 1,100,000 and got a four-bet reaction from Rishi. Punsri folded making Rishi the new chip leader.

Punnat Punsri raised to 320,000 on the button, and only Martin Sedlak called from the big blind.

Sedlak checked the action on the 9♥ 3♥ 5♣ flop to Punsri who bet 220,000, which didn’t deter Sedlak from firing out 700,000 chips. This was followed by the fold from Punsri.

Adrien Favre opened to 320,000 with J♠ T♠ and got called by Martin Sedlak with A♣ Q♣ at small blind. Trying to trap, Sedlak check-called his nut flush on a board of K♣ J♣ 6♣ allowing Favre to lead out with 175,000.

Continuing with the trap, Sedlak check-called Favre's 350,000 bet. The river 6♠ was checked by both players then Sedlak showed his nutflush and scooped the pot.

Niko Koop raised to 250,000 from early position and was called by Grant Wang from the big blind to take it into the streets.

A suited flop of 2♦ Q♦ J♦ ran out. Wang check-called after Koop fired 150,000.

A T♥ dropped on the turn, and both players checked it through to see the T♦ river which Wang checked the action to Koop who fired out a barrel of 1,300,000. Wang folded.

Niko Koop held A♦ T♠ for a rivered flush against the suited K♣ Q♣ from Wang for two pair.

Players are on a 15-minute break.

Daniel Montagnolli had A♥ Q♥ at the button when he open jammed all-in to get called by Niko Koop holding 7♠ 7♦ at small blind. Montagnolli stood know he was at risk on a coin-flip but continued smiling as he watched the board being dealt.

Board ran K♠ A♠ 6♦ giving Montagnolli top pair. On the turn 5♥ Koop started counting chips knowing that he would be doubling Montagnolli up. However, fate had other plans and the river 7♥ gave Koop a set and eliminated Montagnolli from the tournament.

Grant Wang raised to 260,000 from under the gun, and Niko Koop three-bet to 475,000 from the hijack. However, this was followed by a four-bet from Wang who held A♦ K♦ which forced Koop to fold with his A♣ 6♣ .

Martin Sedlak raised to 240,000 from the cutoff only to be jammed by Adrien Favre for 2,700,000 from the big blind, which forced Favre to muck his hand.

Punnat Punsri at cut-off opened for 240,000 with K♠ T♠ and got called by Jason Lau in big blind with A♦ 3♦

Flop ran T♦ J♦ 5♠ which got checked down by both players for a free turn J♥ . Lau with a flush draw check-called after the Thai bet 220,000. The river J♠ got another check from Lau and Punsri fired 700,000 for his full house pushing Lau out of the hand.

Martin Sedlak picked up K♦ K♣ and opened for 270,000 and got two callers in Mehra Rishi holding Q♣ T♣ two seats to his left and Niko Koop in big blind defending with T♦ 7♦ . All three saw a flop of 2♦ 5♣ A♣ and all checked.

Passing the action Rishi, who now caught a flush on the turn 2♣ , the man from India fired 900,000. After throwing in a time bank card, Sedlak gave up on the hand.

Niko Koop raised to 225,000 from under the gun, and Rishi Mehra called from the hijack.

Both saw the 3♠ Q♣ A♠ flop which Koop check-folded after Mehra bet 150,000.

Daniel Montagnolli went all-in with K♠ Q♣ in middle position taking down the pot when everyone folded.

On the next hand Montagnolli min-raised with A♣ 9♣ and action passed to the big blind that found Grant Wang with A♦ 6♠ defending. The flop ran 2♥ T♦ 8♣ got checked down by both players to see the K♣ turn. Allowed to lead, Montagnolli fired 900,000 making Wang fold.

Niko Koop raised to 200,000 from the hijack, and only Adriedn Favre called from the big blind to take it into the streets.

Favre check-called on a flop of 4d 8c 2c after Koop bet 175,000 chips.

A♠ the As dropped on the turn, both checked it through to see the 5d river which Favre bet 150,000, and Koop folded.

Niko Koop Ks Qd

Adriedn Favre Ad 3d

Favre rivered a straight with ace-queen on hand against the king-queen from Koop for king-high.

Under-the-gun Martin Sedlak found himself with another hand to get involved in. Holding A♣ Q♥ , the German opened for 240,000 and got called by Punnat Punsri at the button with T♥ T♣ .

Both players watched the dealer deal A♥ 4♠ 8♠ , and Sedlak hitting top pair continued for 350,000 making the Thai player fold his hand.

Martin Sedlak woke up with 7♥ 7♦ and opened to 200,000 in middle position and got a three-bet reaction from Mehra Rishi with A♥ K♠ for 450,000. With action back to Sedlak, the German made the call.

The dealer flopped J♦ 9♥ 4♣ got a check from Sedlak allowing Mehra to shoot out 375,000. Sedlak succumbed to the aggression and let the hand go.

Jason Lau opened to 200,000 with 3♠ 3♣ at hi-jack to find himself a caller in Punnat Punsri holding T♥ 9♣ . Both players saw a flop 5♥ 6♠ 8♦ which Punsri led out for 180,000. Lau folded the hand and let it go.

Chung Ching Cheung, shortest stack entering the final table, jammed his chips on the very first hand with A♣ 4♣ in middle position. Action passed to the small blind Martin Sedlak who shoved all-in. Jason Lau in big blind got out of the way and a board was dealt displaying 2♠ 4♠ 6♦ T♥ T♣

Players are on a 30-minute break to set up the final table.

Shinya Maeda holding A♠ J♥ jammed all-in at the button to be called by Punnat Punsri with A♥ Q♣ at small blind after asking for a count. Punsri eventually made the call with A♥ Q♣ , while Niko Koop at big blind cleared the path for the showdown.

The board ran A♦ 3♦ 5♠ 7♣ 4♣ and unable to hit a jack, Maeda got eliminated and now the rest of the players go into the final table.

Niko Koop raised under-the-gun for 160,000 with 9♠ 8♣ to be called by his compatriot Martin Sedlak with A♥ J♦ on the button. The dealer flopped K♣ 9♣ 4♥ .

Both players checked down the turn Q♦ and on the river 5♣ Sedlak decided he's had enough checking after action passed to him again, so he shot 360,000 for Sedlak to fold.

Action folded to the button, French player Felix Favre raised to 175,000 with A♠ 9♣ and what all of the players were waiting for finally happened, for Shinya Maeda, the shortest stack to jam. With 6 big blinds left, Maeda defended the big blind by jamming with 7♥ and 7♦ and with a little bit more to add, Favre made the call.

The board ran A♦ 7♠ 6♦ Q♠ 3♣ doubling Maeda with a set on the flop and frustrating the field who's all hoping for the final table to be made.

Action passed to Niko Koop on the button and he opened for 160,00 in an attempt to steal the blinds.

Martin Sedlak, however defended and made the call with 9♦ 8♣ .

The flop 7♦ K♥ A♠ was checked by both players.

The turn A♣ made Sedlak put in a time bank card and bet out 560,000 making Koop fold.

After a raw of quick elimination, Rishi Mehra was all in from under the gun for around 1,955,000 and was called by Grant Wang from the small blind.

Rishi Mehra Q♥ Q♠

Grant Wang A♥ K♥

The board spread J♠ J♥ T♥ A♣ K♦ , improving Mehra to a straight against two pair from Wang.

Joseph Wilkinson was all in for around 310,000, and was called by Martin Sedlak.

Joseph Wilkinson 8♠ 7♠

Martin Sedlak J♣ 6♦

The board ran out K♦ Q♣ 2♠ Q♥ 5♠ which meant Sedlak won the pot with jack-high and sent Wilkinson to the rail in 11th place and bagged up TWD 457,000 (~$14,365).

Je Min Chan Je Min Chan was all in from under the gun with Felix Favre from the big blind.

Chan tabled poecket nines, and Favre flipped ace-queen.

The board ran out As 6h 8♠ 7♣ A♦ , improving Favre to trips and sending Chan to the rail in 12th place for 400,000 (~$12,575).

According to Felix Favre, Chi Jen Chu was the chip leader at the table at Level 24.

Chu raised to 200,000 from big blind, and Favre three-bet to 1,300,000 from the big blind. Chu snap-called and tabled ace-queen against ace-queen from Favre. Chu lost the hand with only 700,000 chips remaining. After a few hands, he was eliminated in 13th place for TWD 400,000 (~$12,575).

Action was on the hi-jack and Daniel Montagnolli opened with 120,000 with 9♠ 9♥ to get jammed all-in by 6♦ 6♣ held by Chung Ching Cheung at the big blind. Montagnolli snap called.

A♠ the other players were going on the break, the dealer dealt 8♣ 7♠ 8♠ 3♦ 4♥ doubling Montagnolli in the process.

Players are on a 15-minute break.

Martin Sedlak opened to 120,000 from middle position and was three-bet to 985,000 by Chih Wei Fan from the big blind, which Sedloak snap-called.

Fan bet 60,000 on the 2♦ T♠ 9♥ flop, and Sedlak raised to 100,000 which Fan called with his last 15,000 chips.

Martin Sedlak A♣ K♠

Chih Wei Fan A♦ Q♦

Both players saw the clean runout 8♣ 4♦ , sending Fan to the rail for the payout of TWD 361,000 (~$11,350).

In the very next hand after Konstantin Held's elimination, it was Mehra Rishi's turn to wake up 8♦ 8♣ . With his snowmen, he opened, under-the-gun, to 120,000 and it was three-bet by Xi Guo Zhan for 800,000 in hi-jack with A♣ Q♠ when action was passed to him. The remaining players cleared the path for a possible heads-up showdown and, sure enough, Rishi jammed and Zhan called with the 55,000 chips he left behind.

Both players watched the dealer deal 4♦ 2♠ 9♠ 7♥ 3♣ and with none of his overcards hitting, Zhan exits the stage.

Punnat Punsri opened to 120,000 with 8♠ 8♦ under-the-gun, and when everyone folded the action to Konstantin Held at the button, the German shoved most of his chips amounting to 710,000 with 6♥ 6♦ leaving one 25,000-chip behind..

Grant Wang in small blind got out of the way and Daniel Montagnolli with 9♣ 9♦ at the big blind folded his hand to give way to Punsri going all-in. Held made the call.

The board showed A♥ 4♣ 7♦ 4♥ 3♥ busting Konstantin Held out at 16th place.

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Konstantin Held raised to 100,000 from the hijack, and Chung Ching Cheung three-bet to 300,000 from the small blind, which Held didn’t get out of the way; instead, he four-bet to 500,000, forcing Cheung to fold.

With around 285,000 chips in the middle and the flop running out A♣ 6♥ J♦ , Felix Favre from the big blind checked the action to Wai Kit Lau on the button. Lau fired out 165,000 which forced Favre to fold.

We caught the action with Chen Lin min-raising the blinds under-the-gun. Every player folded to the big blind Chih Wei Fan who defended to see a flop of K♣ 8♣ 6♦ Checked to Lin, the early position player led out with 95,000 just to be raised by Fan with a shove all-in.

Hitting top-pair with K♠ 9♠ , Lin made the call and saw Fan with the same pair with a higher kicker when the latter tabled his K♥ J♠ . The dealer pushed the pot towards Fan after the board was completed displaying 8♦ Q♥ for the turn and the river.

With 55,000 behind and not making the big blind, Lin was automatically all-in in the very next hand. Niko Koop opened for 100,000 at the button and the now small blind Fan got out of the way.

The poker gods not wanting Lin to leave just yet made him catch with K♣ 7♦ on a board of A♣ 7♣ 4♥ Q♦ 5♣ Koop holding J♠ T♠ didn't hit doubling Lin up along the way.

Chi Jen Chu raised to 100,000 from the hijack which Konstantin Held shoved all in for 1,025,000 to make Chu fold his hand.

Martin Sedlak raised to 80,000 from the hijack only to be jammed by Joseph Wilkinson for 490,000 on the button which made Sedlak muck his hand quickly.

Chih Wei Fan limped in from the small blind, and Chen An Lin checked to take it into the streets from the big blind.

Both checked through the flop of 7♦ 8♥ J♦ to see the board-pairing J♠ turn, which Fan check-folded after Lin bet 40,000 chips.

Chih Wei Fan raised to 80,000 from under the gun, and Joseph Wilkinson shoved all in for 310,000 from the small blind. This was followed by the snap-fold from Fan.

Players are on a 15-minute break.

A♠ players were preparing to go on a break for a redraw, we caught Grant Wang taking his time thinking what to do with Chun Yu Ma's all-in shove. Bemoaning his confusion, Wang threw in two time bank cards to allow him to make the right decision. Finally he made the call and tabled Q♣ T♦ just to make a grunt of frustration when he saw Ma's A♠ J♣

Wang's disappointment was evident when the dealer flopped A♦ J♦ 9♦ giving Ma two-pair but the American was the favorite with his broadway draw and flush draw. Wang didn't get his straight or flush on the turn or the river but instead got trips when the dealer dealt T♦ T♥ .

Ma was already walking out the floor and still Wang was thinking about the hand, asking his seatmate Abhinav Iyer, "You think that was a good call?"

We arrived at the table with Jie Chen all-in with Q♣ J♦ against Jeremy Chan's A♦ T♠ . The board went 9♦ A♥ 4♥ 9♣ A♣ giving Chan trips and eliminating Chen in the process.

Martin Sedlak shoved all in for 169,000 from under the gun, and only Ky Nguyen called from the big blind to put Sedlak at risk.

Martin Sedlak 9♠ 9♦

Ky Nguyen Q♠ T♣

The flop read J♣ 5♠ K♥ , giving Nguyen a straight draw. Unfortunately, the runout spread 4♦ J♦ , leaving Nguyen drawing dead and keeping Sedlak alive in the tournament.

Sedlak was happy with his victory, saying, “Oh yeah, 169k baby.”

The Naing and Felix Favre went for a second round of almost the same kind of action. At the small blind, The Naing pushed in all his chips worth 375,000 leaving behind one 25,000-chip behind. Not wanting to go through the another round of betting, Favre just annouced all-in forcing The Naing to throw in his last chip.

The players tabled their cards to show Q♣ J♦ for The Naing and 4♠ 4♦ for Favre. The flop ran 3♦ 8♦ K♠ keeping Favre's sailboats intact. The turn A♦ gave the Singaporean more outs but the river 7♥ ended it all for him.

We arrived at the table with Joey Weissman all-in for his tournament life against the only player still in the hand, big blind Abhinav Iyer, who was still thinking what to do. Finally Iyer made the call to show Q♠ J♥ versus the American's K♣ 4♣

They both watched the dealer quietly as she flopped 6♥ T♥ Q♦ . Weissman didn't even bother to wait for the turn 3♠ and started packing, turning his back on the table as the river 4♦ was dealt.

Ky Nguyen opened to 60,000 from under the gun, and Je Min Chan shoved all in for 330,000 which forced Nguyen to get out of the way.

Abhinav Iyer opened to 60,000 on the button which Grant Wang three-bet to 600,000 from the small blind and forced Iyer to muck his hand.

Zhan Xi Guo raised to 240,000 from the cutoff only to be jammed by Daniel Montagnolli for around 1,756,000, sending Guo into the tank. In the end, Guo decided to call with his remaining 242,000 chips on hand.

Zhan Xi Guo A♦ K♥

Daniel Montagnolli K♦ T♥

The clean runout spread J♣ 9♠ 6♥ 7♦ 2♥ , shipping the pot to Guo who managed a much-needed double-up.

We picked up the action with The Naing at small blind with only 6,000 behind and Felix Favre on big making the call to see a flop of 9♦ 5♥ Q♦ . Chuckling to himself, the Singaporean threw in his remaining chips which Favre easily called.

The players tabled their hands with the Frenchman showing K♦ 3♦ versus The Naing's A♠ 9♥ which hit the board with middle pair. The Naing scooped the pot when the turn T♣ and river 3♠ didn't help Favre at all.

Mikael Andersson was all in for around 510,000 preflop from the small blind and was called Chi Jen Chu on the button.

Mikael Andersson A♦ K♠

Chi Jen Chu A♠ J♠

The board rolled off T♥ 7♦ 8♦ 6♥ 9♣ , improving Chu to a straight and sending Andersson out of the field. Chu amassed over two million chips!

Joey Weissman opened to 40,000 on the button, and only Zhan Xi Guo called from the big blind.

Guo check-called after Weissman fired bet 35,000 on the K♠ 2♥ 7♠ flop.

After a 7♦ hit on the turn, Guo bet 70,000 and Weissman made the call to see the river which brought the J♥ . Both players checked through. Guo tabled Q♠ 2♠ for flopping a pair of deuces, and Weissman folded his hand.

Players are on 15-minute break.

It was bubble time and on Table 8 action was folded to the cut-off Jason Lau who raised the pot to 45,000. Chung Ching Cheung and Niko Koop at the button and small blind, respectively mucked their hands to get to Yuhang Cheng who confirmed the amount of the raise.

After much consideration, Cheng picked up a whole tower of green chips, declared and jammed all-in. Lau instantly called and both players waited until all other hands ended. While waiting, Cheng asked if Lau had pockets and the Malaysian answered in the affirmative.

Finally the players were asked to show their hands just for Cheng to let out a wail of frustration when Lau tabled A♣ A♥ Cheng showed A♠ K♣

The flop of T♠ 6♠ 6♦ gave Cheng a possible backdoor flush but with the 4♦ turn all hopes were dashed. The river 5♠ came down as Cheng exited the floor.

At direct bubble time, Sebastian Iargo raised to 55,000 from middle position, and only Dylan Foster called from the big blind.

Both read K♦ 3♥ J♠ flop which Foster check-called after Iargo bet 60,000.

They checked through the 5♥ turn to see the 6♣ drop on the river which Foster fired out 100,000 chips, sending Iargo into the tank. Eventually, Iargo elected to fold his hand.

Kyosuke Nagami raised to 40,000, and Chung Ching Cheung three-bet to 120,000. This didn’t make Nagami get out of the way. Instead, he fired a barrel of 280,000 chips, forcing Cheung muck his hand.

We got to the table with a huge pot in the middle and with Matthew Belcher at risk with all his chips shoved in the middle of the felt against Chi Jen Chu.

Belcher A♠ Q♠ Chu 9♣ 9♦

Chu caught a set on a flop of A♦ 9♥ Q♥ but with Belcher hitting a two-pair, he still had outs to beat Chu's set. The turn of 9♠ sealed the deal for Belcher and the Q♦ gave Belcher a boat that he no longer needed.

A flop showed 7♠ 6♥ 2♦ with totaling 75,000 chips in the middle. Niko Koop bet 44,000 from early position and was check-called by John Perry from the small blind.

A runout spread 7♦ Q♥ , and both players checked through before Perry tabled K♠ Q♠ for two pair which made Koop muck his hand.

We arrived at the table with Ryan Plant all-in and at risk against Joseph Wilkinson at the button. Players tabled their cards and showed 8♠ 8♣ for Wilkinson versus Plant's J♦ T♦ with a board of 5♠ Q♦ K♦ 7♠ 5♣

With Wilkinson's snowmen holding, Plant's tournament life ended.

The board ran out 6♦ 5♥ 7♥ 6♠ with around 88,000 chips in the pot, Daniel Montagnolli bet 140,000 from the cutoff and was check-called by Joey Weissman from the small blind.

The river brought the Q♣ which Montagnolli fired 60,000 and sent Weissman into the tank. After using two timebank cards, Weissman called.

Daniel Montagnolli J♣ 9♠

Joey Weissman K♦ 5♣

Weissman quickly tabled king-five for two pair against the jack-nine from Montagnolli and scooped the pot his way.

Ky Luu Nam Nguyen opened for 32,000 to be called solely by Grant Wang on big blind. Both players saw a flop of A♥ 6♣ Q♦ and checked all the way to the turn and river of 7♣ and 8♠

Wang tabled 3♥ 3♠ and upon seeing Nguyen's 4♥ 4♦ wailed "OMG! OMG! I almost tried to steal the pot and you would have snap called." Nguyen just smiled and said "It was perfect."

Chun Yu Ma raised from middle position to 24,000 and only Kaoru Kishimoto made the call from the small blind.

Both saw a flop spread 7♥ J♥ 5♣ which Kishimoto check-folded after Kishimoto fired out 29,000.

We picked up the action with Chen An Lin all-in after a raise of 26,000 from Soo Bum Kim. Action folded back to the initial raiser, Kim made the call to show A♦ 9♦ in the hole against Lin's K♣ Q♠ .

Both players so the board unroll 6♥ 7♠ 8♥ K♠ J♣ and with catching the King on the turn, Lin will have another chance to double his chips.

With the flop coming T♥ Q♠ 9♥ and around 155,000 chips in the middle, Sebastian Iargo bet 25,000 from under the gun which Chi Jen Chu made the call from the hijack.

The turn brought the 2♠ which Iargo fired 175,000 and sent Chu into the tank. Eventually, Chu mucked his hand.

Ruizi Lin raised to 24,000 from middle position, and Konstantin Held three-bet to 66,000 from the hijack which only took a few seconds for Lin to decide to shove all in for 199,000 chips.

Ruizi Lin K♦ Q♦

Konstantin Held A♣ K♠

A clean flop spread 9♦ 3♥ 2♣ , keeping Held’s lead at the table. The turn brought A♠ improving Held to top pair and sending Lin to an early shower. The A♥ landed on the river which upgraded Held to trips and completing the board.

We arrived at the table with middle position player Chia Lin Huang all-in for his tournament life and with action on Kou Vang who was thinking what to do. He eventually folded and Rishi Mehra directly to his left asked for a count before calling. Everybody else got out of the way and the players tabled their cards.

Huang A♥ 9♥ Rishi A♣ 5♦

The board was dealt :!c: 7♠ 4♦ T♦ 9♠ and with Huang hitting the nine at the river doubled up.