Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
2019 PokerStars APPT Korea
₩1,800,000 APPT Main Event
Day: 2
Song Sent Home on the River by Tran
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Han Song moved all in for his remaining 26,000 and Linh Tran was the only person to stick around, players turned over their hands.
Han Song: 
Linh Tran: 
The dealer fanned out 
on the flop and Song was still ahead. A 
peeled off on the turn and Tran would need to hit. The 
landed on the river, giving Tran the better hand with his queens for the pot, eliminating Song from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
585,000
395,000
|
395,000 |
|
Busted |
Huang Holds on with Aces Against Song
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Xinglong Huang opened and Han Song moved all in for around 205,000. Huang snap-called for his remaining 188,000 and the players turned over their hands.
Xinglong Huang: 
Han Song: 
The flop came down 
and Song picked up a straight draw. The was a 
and Huang was still ahead with his bullets. A 
hit the felt on the river and Huang held on with his aces for a full double up through Song, leaving him with just crumbs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
435,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
17,000
-273,000
|
-273,000 |
Ho Connects Against Matsumoto
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Chi Chung Ho opened from the small blind, Hiroshi Matsumoto moved all in for his last 65,000 and Ho called, players turned over their hands.
Hiroshi Matsumoto: 
Chi Chung Ho: 
The board ran out 
and Ho took down the pot with his three jacks, eliminating Matsumoto from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
605,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
Busted |
Breakdown of the 2019 APPT Korea Main Event by Country
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The record-breaking 581-strong field drew players from 24 different countries with Japan (36%) and China (30.7%) making up the largest portion of the field from Asia with 169 unique entries and 144 unique entries respectively.
The USA (7.9%) were the next best represented with 37 unique entries. Hong Kong (4.7%) was represented by 22 unique players, with Russia (3.2%) rounding out the top five with 15 unique representatives.
Taiwan was close behind with their 14 unique representatives making up 3% of the field, followed by Malaysia (2.3%) with 11 players, Canada and Singapore were next, both making up 1.5% of the field each with 7 unique players apiece.
Vietnam (1.3%) with 6 unique players and Korea (1.1%) with 5 unique entries
complete the top ten.
The rest of the field comprised entry from a further 13 countries with Australia, Germany, India, New Zealand, Uzbekistan, Brazil, UK, France, Mongolia, Netherlands, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine all with 4 or fewer representatives
Ota Shoves the Flop, Chan Sticks Around
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Sera Ota opened to 25,000 from under the gun, Tsun Ming Chan called in the big blind and the dealer spread out 
on the flop. Chan checked to Ota who moved all in for 96,000 and Chan quickly called.
Ota tabled 
for a pair of queens and Chang turned over 
for a pair of bullets. The on the turn and 
river changed nothing and Chan took down the pot, sending Ota to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
690,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
Busted |
Chen Sends Huang Out the Door
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Ching Wei Chen opened to 24,000 from middle position, Zizheng Huang called in the big blind and the flop came down . Action checked to Chen, he bet and Huang check-raised all in for around 110,000.
Chen snap-called, tabling for a set of jacks and Huang turned over for just a pair of kings. The fell on the turn and Huang picked up some outs. A 
on the river did not change a thing and Chen took down the pot, eliminating Huang from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
705,000
458,000
|
458,000 |
|
Busted |
Updated Counts and Bust Outs
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
505,000
|
505,000 |
|
1,016,000
356,000
|
356,000 |
|
900,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Break Time and Updated Counts
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The remaining 40 players will now be taking a 45-minute dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
940,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
930,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
900,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
|
830,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
800,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
695,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
660,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
595,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
540,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
520,000
-127,000
|
-127,000 |
|
||
|
450,000
391,000
|
391,000 |
|
|
430,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
420,000 | |
|
|
405,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
385,000
276,500
|
276,500 |
|
370,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
340,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
340,000
217,000
|
217,000 |
|
310,000 | |
|
||
|
|
290,000
238,500
|
238,500 |
|
240,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
230,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
230,000
92,500
|
92,500 |
|
210,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |