APT Main Event (55,000 TWD)

Owen Chong made it 500,000 under the gun before Nishant Kumar three-bet to 1,300,000 from the next seat. When it folded to Daehyung Lee in the big blind, he four-bet shoved for 1,700,000. Chong five-bet to 3,800,000, forcing Kumar to fold and the cards were flipped over.

Daehyung Lee: 2♠ 2♦

Owen Chong: K♠ K♥

Lee was in a lot of trouble and needed to find a deuce to keep his Main Event dream alive.

The dealer fanned out a flop of Q♥ 9♥ 6♥ , keeping Chong's Cowboys ahead.

The 5♥ on the turn gave Chong a flush draw, and left Lee with just one-out.

It wasn't meant to be for Lee as the 3♠ appeared on the river, and he was out in twelfth place for TWD 1,114,000 (~$34,380).

Owen Chong opened to 500,000 from under the gun with Leong Iat Man calling from the hijack, and Daehyung Lee defending his big blind.

The dealer spread out a flop of 4♥ A♣ T♥ causing Lee and Chong to check. Man bet 300,000, which got a fold from Lee, but a check-raise from Chong to 1,300,000. Man made the call.

The 8♥ hit the turn and Chong checked. Man bet 700,000 and Chong called.

The 3♠ landed on the river. Two checks followed, and Chong took down the pot with A♦ T♣ for two pair.

A flop revealed 4♠ J♣ 9♠ with around 650,000 chips in the pot when Nishant Kumar checked from the big blind and Daehyung Lee also knuckled it back in the cutoff.

Kumar fired out 215,000 on the board-pairing 9♣ turn and Lee made the call.

When an 8♣ hit on the river, instead of a check, Kumar tossed his cards directly into the muck and Lee took the pot.

Kitty Kuo vs Daehyung Lee again.

There was a pot of 700,000 in the middle with a board that showed 2♥ 5♣ 3♦

Small blind Daehyung Lee checked his option and Kitty Kuo put out 400,000 past the betting line.

Lee then raised to 1,200,000. Kuo thought about it a bit and then moved all-in, covering the stack of Lee.

Lee threw his time banks in the middle for the dealer to pick freely, but he only ended up using one before mucking his hand and tapping the table to Kuo in recognition of "good play."

This round belonged to Kuo.

Daehyung Lee limped in from under the gun and Kaihung Hu checked over in the big blind.

A flop ran out Q♠ 6♦ 4♥ and Hu check-called after a bet of 150,000 from Lee.

When an A♣ hit on the turn, Hu checked to Lee, who fired out 350,000. This was enough to force Hu to release his cards.

There was a pot of 1,000,000 in the middle with a board that showed T♦ 7♠ K♥ 9♠

Big blind Kitty Kuo checked her option and button Daehyung Lee bet out 460,000. Kuo called to open a 7♥ river.

Kuo checked and Lee pushed 1,300,000 in the middle. Kuo thought about it, but eventually folded.

There was around 1,200,000 chips in the pot with a board that showed K♦ Q♠ 4♥ 5♠ 3♠

Big blind Kitty Kuo led out for 650,000 and Daehyung Lee made the call on the button.

Kuo flipped over K♥ 3♦ for two pair and Lee mucked while congratulation Kuo, "Nice hand.".

Kitty Kuo made it 200,000 to go from under the gun and Daehyung Lee three-bet to 350,000 in the small blind. Dang Thi Hue then cranked it up to 1,175,000 with 5,000 behind. Only Lee made the call.

On the flop of 9♠ T♠ 5♥ , Lee sent a small bet of 5,000 and Hue called off her last blue chip.

Dang Thi Hue: A♠ J♠

Daehyung Lee: T♦ 7♠

Lee picked up the lead with a flopped pair of tens. The 2♦ hit on the turn, and Hue was still looking for an ace or jack to stay alive.

The board decided it was not time yet for the Vietnamese namees player to leave as the river brought the help to her with a J♣ , keeping her tournament dreams alive.