APT High Roller (110,000 TWD)

Hand 103 Yung Bing Chu shoved all in for 3,000,000 on the button with A♠ T♠ and Nguyen called in the small blind with A♣ 9♣ . Alex Wice also came along in the big blind with A♦ 8♣ .

On the flop of K♦ J♣ 4♠ , it went check-check.

Wice received a pair from the dealer as the 8♦ hit on the turn, where there was another round of checks.

However, Nguyen overcame Wice's pair with a superior pair when the river showed a 9♦ , which the two acting players checked to a free showdown.

Unfortunately Chu's run came to an end, he finished in 3rd place for a payout of TWD 3,475,000 (~USD 113,560).

Hand 98 Alex Wice raises to 1,300,000 from the small blind with 8♥ 4♥ . Yung Bing Chu defends the big blind with T♣ 9♥ .

Flop: 4♠ 5♣ K♦ . Wice check-shoves Chu's 1,500,000 bet, to the tune of ~15,000,000 chips. Chu promptly folds.

Hand 99 Wice raises to 1,000,000 from the button, with Chu moving all-in for 6,800,000 holding Q♦ Q♣ . Wice lets it go.

Hand 100 Trung Quan Nguyen calls from the small blind with K♥ 9♦ , with Wice checking his big blind.

Flop: 3♣ 6♣ 9♣ . Action goes check-check.

On the Q♠ turn, Wice calls Nguyen's 500,000 bet.

The A♣ river completes Wice's flush, and Nguyen check-folds Wice's 2,200,000 bet.

Hand 101 Nguyen raises to 1,100,000 with A♥ 5♣ on the button, with Chu making the call from the big blind with T♣ 8♥ .

Flop: A♦ A♣ 8♣ , action goes check-check.

On the 4♦ turn, Chu check-calls 1,000,000 from Nguyen.

The inconsequential 7♦ on the river leads Nguyen to fire out 3,000,000, and he eventually makes the call and sees the bad news: Nguyen's flopped trip aces, slicing his stack in half.

Hand 102 Nguyen got a walk in the big blind.

Hand 95 Alex Wice limped in from the small blind with K♣ 8♥ and Yung Bing Chu checked with T♠ 3♦ in the big blind.

On the flop of 9♣ J♠ A♠ , Wice bet 500,000 and took down the pot.

Hand 96 Trung Quan Nguyen got a walk.

Hand 97 Nguyen raised to 1,200,000 in the small blind and Wice shoved all in for 15,000,000 in the big blind to take down the pot.

Hand 89 Trung Quan Nguyen raised to 1,100,000 on the button with K♥ T♠ and won the pot.

Hand 90 Alex Wice raised to 1,000,000 on the button with 9♦ 5♦ and Nguyen three-bet to 3,000,000 with A♦ Q♣ to win the pot.

Hand 91 Yung Bing Chu raied on the button with A♦ 4♣ to 1,000,000 and won the pot.

Hand 92 Wice raised to 1,100,000 from the small blind with Q♦ T♠ and won the pot.

Hand 93 Wice raised to 1,000,000 on the button with T♥ 9♥ and won the pot.

Hand 94 Chu raised to 1,000,000 on the button with K♠ Q♥ and Wice shoved all in for 13,000,000 in the big blind to win the pot

Hand 86 Alex Wice raises to 1,100,000 from the small blind with Q♠ J♥ . Yung Bing Chu calls.

Flop: 6♠ T♣ 3♣ . Wice check-calls Chu's 1,000,000 bet.

The turn card completes Chu's flush draw, with the A♣ being turned over. Wice puts 2,500,000 in the middle, then folds to Chu's shove.

Hand 87 Wice raises to 1,000,000 from the button with J♣ T♣ . Chu and Trung both fold.

Hand 88 Trung calls from the small blind with 8♣ 7♣ , whilst Wice opts to check his option.

Flop: 9♣ 5♥ A♦ , Trung puts 500,000 in the middle. Wice calls.

The 9♠ turn pairs the board, and Trung check-folds a 1,300,000 bet from Wice.

Hand 84 Alex Wice raises to 800,000 from the button, holding Q♥ 4♣ . Yung Bing Chu makes the 600,000 call from the small blind; seated in the big blind, Quan Trung three-bets to 2,000,000 with A♦ 8♣ , and both Wice and Chu get out of the way.

Hand 85 Trung calls 200,000 from the small blind with 8♦ 5♦ , whilst Wice raises to 1,300,000 seated in the big with A♦ 7♦ . Trung lets it go.

Hand 81 Alex Wice raised to 800,000 on the button with and Yung Bing called in the small blind. Trung Quan Nguyen also came along in the big blind.

On the flop of 4♦ A♣ 8♣ , the blinds checked to Wice, who bet 900,000 to take down the pot.

Hand 82 Nguyen limped in from the small blind weith Q♥ 7♦ and Wice checked in the big blind with J♣ 2♦

On the flop of K♦ 2♠ 5♣ , Nguyen check-folded after a bet of 500,000 from Wice.

Hand 83 Wise raised to 1,100,000 in the small blind with Khs 8 to win the pot.

Hand 78 Alex Wice raises to 800,000 from under the gun with K♥ J♥ . Yung Bing Chu calls from the button with A♠ Q♦ , along with Abraham Ceesvin in the big blind with T♦ 9♦ .

Flop: Q♠ 6♠ 3♣ . Ceesvin checks, along with Wice, whilst Chu fires off 900,000. Ceesvin folds instantly. Wice raises to 2,000,000, which Chu calls. The turn is the J♦ , which Wice checks over to Chu, who continues for 1,500,000. Time banks are used up one by one, until he eventually finds the call, and they head to river with ~10,000,000 chips in the middle.

The river is the 7♦ , which both players check. Wice slams the table as he sees the bad news, with Chu flopping top pair.

Hand 79 Quan Trung raises to 800,000 from the button, and gets a walk.

Hand 69 Yung Bing Chu raised to 800,000 in the cutoff with A♦ T♦ and won the pot.

Hand 70 Kaifan Wang raised to 800,000 on the button with K♦ T♠ and Alex Wice shoved all in for 4,600,000 on the button with J♠ 9♠ and won the pot.

Hand 71 Trung Quan Nguyen raied to 800,000 from under the gun with 3♦ 3♣ and Chu called in the big blind with K♣ T♣ .

On the flop of 4♣ 4♥ 9♥ , Chu check-folded after Nguyen bet 800,000.

Hand 61 Kaifan Wang raises to 600,000 from the cutoff, holding K♣ T♦ . Yung Bing Chu makes the 300,000 call from the big blind.

Flop: 6♠ T♥ J♦ , bottom set for Chu and middle pair for Wang! The action goes check-check. The turn is the 2♥ , with Chu placing a 800,000 bet; Wang calls. The river brings the A♦ , which both players check, and Chu takes down the 1,600,000 pot. Wang winces slightly.

Hand 62 Holding K♣ 3♠ , Alex Wice raises to 600,000. Quan Trung calls from the big blind with Q♣ T♥ , and the two go to the flop.

Flop: 6♥ Q♥ Q♠ , flopping trips for Trung, who check-raises Wice's 400,000 bet to 900,000. Wice responds by three-betting to 1,400,000, who immediately fires a time bank into the middle, before eventually calling. The turn is the 3♣ , guaranteeing the pot for Trung, and the action goes check-check.

The river is the A♥ , Trung immediately shoves for 2,600,000, and Wice lets the hand go.

Hand 63 Wice has J♠ J♥ in the cutoff, who raises to 600,000. Wang, sitting in the big blind with K♦ J♦ , makes the call.

Flop: 2♦ 8♣ 5♥ . Wang check-calls Wice's continuation bet of 325,000. The K♥ lands on the turn, and Wang quickly checks to Wice. Wice fires again, this time for 625,000. Wang eventually makes the call. On the 7♠ river, Wang checks yet again, whilst Wice uses one of his time banks. Wice eventually jams for 1,600,000, seeing the bad news as Wang calls and doubles up.

Hand 39 Quan Trung raises 500,000 from under the gun with A♠ T♦ , gets a walk.

Hand 40 Abraham Ceesvin calls 250,000 from the hijack with A♣ 7♣ , heads two ways to the flop with Quan Trung in the big blind who has J♠ 9♦

Flop is 4♣ 6♦ Q♦ , Quan check-folds a 350,000 continuation-bet from Ceesvin.

Hand 41 Ceesvin with T♥ T♣ raises to 500,000 from under the gun, Yung Bing Chu with 4♠ 4♦ three-bets to 1,300,000 from the cutoff. Ceesvin uses a time bank, then goes all-in for his ~10,000,000 stack. Chu lets it go, making Ceesvin the chip leader with >12,000,000 in his stack.

Hand 42 Kaifan Wang has 4♠ 4♣ in the small blind, calls 125,000. Ceesvin in the big blind with 8 2 raises to 800,000. Wang opts to call.

Flop: 7♦ 6♠ Q♦ . Wang check-folds Ceesvin's continuation of 600,000.

Hand 33 Kaifan Wang raises to 400,000 from under the gun with K♣ J♣ . Yung Bing Chu has A♣ T♣ on the button, and makes the call. Quan Trung in the big blind with K♦ 6♦ makes the 200,000 call.

On the flop: 6♥ 8♠ 5♣ , Trung leads out with 400,000. Wang folds, but Chu makes the call.

The turn is the 2♣ , giving a backdoor flush to Chu; Trung continues for 1,000,000, and Chu calls quickly.

Chu makes the nut flush on the river with the 4♣ . Trung checks, Chu puts 1,500,000 into the pot. Trung lifts his shades to assess the situation, but lets it go.

Hand 34 Wice in the hijack raises to 400,000 with A♥ K♣ , three-bet by Chu in the cutoff with 4♦ 4♣ to 1,000,000. Wice shoves for 9,700,000 - Chu checks his cards and lets them go.

Hand 35 Folds round to Trung on the button with Q♠ J♥ , who raises to 400,000. Kaifan Wang in the small blind with 9♠ 9♥ , shoves for 8,000,000. Trung lets it go.

Hand 30 Alex Wice got a walk.

Hand 31 Kaifan Wang raised to 400,000 from the hijack with Q♥ J♣ and Yung Bing Chu called from the big blind with A♦ 6♦ .

On the flop of K♠ 2♥ 6♠ , it went check-check.

The 9♠ hit on the turn, and Chu checked to Wang, who bet 400,000. Chu came along.

The river showed a T♥ , and Chu checked. Wang bet 1,400,000 to win the pot.

Hand 32 Kok Wei Teoh raised the hijack with K♦ Q♦ and Chu three-bet to 800,000 with A♦ 5♣ from the small blind. Teoh called.

A flop ran out 9♥ 8♠ 9♠ , and it went check-check.

The 3♦ came on the turn, and Chu bet 700,000. Teoh folded.

Hand 6 Trung Nguyen raises to 240,000 in early position, and gets a walk.

Hand 7 Chieh Tseng calls 120,000 with A♣ 2♣ , Chu Yung Bing called also, with J♦ 8♦ . Yun Sung Jin checked in the big blind.

The flop fell: 7♦ 8♥ T♥ and was checked through.

A 9♣ turn, saw Bing put in a 300,000 bet, which was enough to gets it done - Jin and Tseng both folded.

Hand 8 Action folds round to Yun Sung Jin with J♦ 9♦ , who uses a time bank, before limping in for 60,000. Trung Nguyen checked from the big blind.

A flop of 3♣ 6♣ 2♦ , had Jin checking his option to Nguyen who bet out 150,000, Jin lets it go.

Hand 9 Tseng calls under the gun 120,000 7♠ 6♠ . Wang +1 raises to 300,000. Tseng three-bet to 600,000. Wang calls.

Flop K♥ 9♣ 3♣ . Tseng bets 1,000,000. Wang uses a time bank then makes the call. Turn 3♥ . Tseng all-ins Wang to 2,000,000. Wang calls. River 9♥ , double up for Wang.

There will now be one hour break before the final nine players return for the final table.

The level will resume at Level 27 (60,000/120,000 and a 120,000 big blind ante).

Yung Bing Chu shoved all-in for 4,300,000 from the small blind, called only by Nevan Chang on the button. A♠ two eliminations triggered a money jump in the background, Chang’s delight was evident.

Chang called, and they tabled their hands:

Nevan Chang: Q♦ J♥

Yung Bing Chu: T♦ T♣

Chang was slightly behind and at risk. The dealer revealed the 3♥ K♣ 9♦ flop, leaving Chang needing a Queen or Jack.

The A♥ turn offered no help, and as the 4♠ river landed, Chang rose to collect his TWD 617,500 (~USD 20,180) payout

A board ran out 7♦ 2♥ 3♣ 4♣ with around 1,000,000 chips in the pot when Sung Jin Yun checked from the hijack and Yung Bing Chu also tapped the table on the button.

The K♠ hit on the river, where Yun fired out 600,000 after thinking for a long time. Chu then shoved all in for 2,380,000, which forced his opponent to muck.

Yung Bing Chu, on the button, and Alexander Wice, in the big blind, were heads-up with the 8♠ 8♣ T♥ flop.

Wice check-called Chu’s 100,000 bet, and both checked the 9♣ turn.

On the 2♥ river, Wice bet 450,000, and Chu called after a pause.

They revealed identical hands: Wice with A♠ T♦ and Chu with A♥ T♣ . Both chuckled as the dealer split the pot.

A flop delt 2♠ 6♠ 8♠ with around 350,000 in the pot when Punjarojanakul checked in the small blind and Yung Bing Chu alsl knuckeled it back from the big blind. Abraham Ceesvin bet 160,000 from under the gun, which only Chu came along.

Chu checked over the 7♣ turn, where Ceesvin fired out 450,000 and Chu called.

When the 5♥ hit on the river, Chu checked, only to be jammed on by Ceesvin for 1,875,000. Chu eventaully released his cards after thinking for a long time.

Ceesvin tabled his bluff with A♣ J♣ before returning them to the dealer.

Yung Bing Chu open-shoved all in for 244,000 in the cutoff and was defended by Ming Thoo Ken from the big blind.

Yung Bing Chu: A♠ 8♥

Ming Thoo Ken: K♣ K♥

Ken seemed poised to collect one elimination with pocket kings, however the dealer delivered a flop of T♠ 8♠ 8♦ , improving Chu to trip eights.

The runout rolled off 4♥ 2♦ , locking up a much-needed double up for Chu and leaving Ken crippled with less than one hundred chips.