Shorlty after being left short, Kitty Kuo was seen exiting the poker room after her bust. She tweeted after her big hand that she would need some magic, but was unable to find any. Shortly after that tweet she shared her bust out hand.
Celina Lin is creeping back towards her starting stack after turning trips fours.
Alex Ward opened to 500 from mid position and was called by a player in the cutoff and the Team PokerStars Pro on the button. The flop fanned and the action checked to the cutoff who bet 800. Lin was the only caller to the turn where she raised her opponent's 1,200 bet up to 3,300. Call. The river was the and she managed to get another 5,000 called before she opened . Her opponent mucked.
To say that Ivan Luca has had a good year is doing him an understand. He's cashed 22 times for just under USD$2 million.
He bought in late today and is sat on 28,500 after winning a three-way pot. All three players checked a to head to the turn. Luca bet 1,125 in 2,550 and was only called by a player on the button, who called another 2,200 on the river. Luca opened and his opponent mucked.
Christoph Vogelsang raised from the middle position and Soonil Kweon reraised from the hijack, making it 2,100 to go. Vogelsang took a minute before reraising to 5,100. Kweon then took a few moments before he called.
The flop was and Vogelsang checked. Kweon bet 2,600 and Vogelsang called by throwing each chip into the pot individually, until they totaled 2,600. The turn was the and both players checked. The came on the river and Vogelsang checked again. Kweon placed a bet of 6,700 and after about a minute Vogelsang called. Kweon showed for two pair and Vogelsang checked his cards once more, before mucking his hand.
Australian Aaron Lim has two APPT Main Event titles to his name, including the last one in Manilla in August where he won $131,780. He looking for a triple here and he's up to 37,000 after winning a hand with pocket kings.
Around 10,000 chips had made it into the middle by the time the board read . Lim was in the big blind and check-called a 6,000 bet from his opponent in the cutoff. The river was the and both players checked. Lim opened and his opponent mucked.
The players are on a 10-minute break. There are 127 players remaining from the 142 who entered today. When play resumes, the levels will be 90 minutes from that point.
Dario Sammartino's stacks dipped a fair bit in the last level but a bit of aggression versus Russell Thomas had aided his cause.
Thomas raised from the cutoff and called after the Italian three-bet from the small blind. The flop came and Sammartino continued for 1,500. Call. Both players checked the turn before Sammartino led for 3,000 on the river. Thomas wasted little time in folding.
A player in middle position raised to 900 preflop and Aditya Agarwal called from the big blind. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the and Agarwal bet 1,300, his opponent called. The river was the and Agarwal bet 3,400. His opponent quickly folded and Agarwal took down the pot.