₩1,800,000 APPT Main Event | 2019 PokerStars APPT Korea

04-14-2019 13:40 UTC+9

Lin Takes Down a Pot Before the Flop

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Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Hung Sheng Lin limped the small blind, Ching Wei Chen raised to 150,000 and Lin pushed in a bet of 550,000. Chen thought for a couple of minutes but would fold in the end, sending the pot to Lin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hung Sheng Lin	2,550,000 370,000	370,000

Ching Wei Chen	850,000 -340,000	-340,000

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04-14-2019 13:20 UTC+9

Wenwei Chen Eliminated in 12th Place (₩12,750,000/$11,236)

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Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Xinglong Huang opened from the button, Wenwei Chen moved all in for his remaining 650,000 and Huang called, players tabled their cards.

Wenwei Chen:
Xinglong Huang:

The flop came down and Huang's ducks were still ahead. A fell on the turn and Chen would need to hit or he would be the first to take an exit. The on the river sealed the deal and Huang took down the pot with his full house, sending Chen out the door in first on Day 3.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xinglong Huang	1,895,000 695,000	695,000
Wenwei Chen	Busted

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04-14-2019 13:13 UTC+9

Huang Scoops on the Turn

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Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Wenwei Chen opened to 60,000 from the hijack, Xinglong Huang defended his big blind and the dealer spread out on the flop.

Action checked to Chen, he pushed in 80,000 and Huang check-called. A peeled off on the turn, Huang fired 150,000 into the pot and Chen quickly mucked his hand, shipping the pot to Huang.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xinglong Huang	1,200,000 -120,000	-120,000
Wenwei Chen	605,000 -305,000	-305,000

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04-14-2019 13:03 UTC+9

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The tournament director has now informed the dealers to shuffle up and start pitching the cards.

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

04-14-2019 11:12 UTC+9

A Winner Will Be Crowned Today in PokerStars APPT Korea Main Event

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The final day of the 2019 PokerStars Korea ₩1,800,000 APPT Main Event is slated to begin at 1 p.m. local time and there are 12 hopefuls returning to battle it out for the ₩198,100,000 ($174,32) first place prize.

Sitting at the top of the leaderboard is former Asia player of the year Hung Sheng Lin with 2,180,000. Lin found a couple of beautiful spots late during Day 2 that skyrocketed his stack and he is sure to be fierce competition here on Day 3. Close behind Li is Tomomitsu Ono of Japan with a healthy 2,035,00 who is the only other person over the two million mark.

Rounding out the top five in chips are Jiang Chen (1,870,000), Tetsuro Tomita (1,820,000), and Yinsheng Yang (1,660,000). Well-known notable Sparrow Cheung of Hong Kong is still alive as well and will be starting the day in the bottom half of the runner with a chip stack of 1,330,000.

When the action resumes, the play will start on level 24 with blinds of 15,000/30,000 and a 30,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 60 minutes in length and there will be a 10-minute break after every two hours of play. The tournament will not end until a trophy is given away and a 2019 champion is crowned.

Seat Draw

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Tomomitsu Ono	Japan	2,180,000	73
1	2	Yinsheng Yang	China	2,035,000	68
1	5	Jiang Chen	China	1,870,000	62
1	6	Hung Sheng Lin	Taiwan	1,820,000	61
1	7	Ching Wei Chen	Taiwan	1,660,000	55
1	9	Tao Fan	China	1,420,000	47

2	1	Huidong Gu	China	1,330,000	44
2	2	Tetsuro Tomita	Japan	1,320,000	44
2	4	Mengdian Peng	China	495,000	40
2	5	Xinglong Huang	China	920,000	31
2	6	Sparrow Cheung	Hong Kong	1,330,000	30
2	7	Wenwei Chen	China	910,000	17

The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you all the action during the remainder of this tournament, so stay tuned as today's fireworks unfold.

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