Weihsun Lu opened for 450 early and got two calls before Hyunil Hong made it 2,200 to go in the big blind. Lu called and the other two players folded. Lu called a continuation-bet of 2,500 on the flop. Both players checked the turn and river, and the dealer instructed them to open their hands.
Hong showed for ace-high, but Lu had and took it down.
One player who recently took a seat in the event is Bryan Huang. Huang is one of the more accomplished players to establish himself in Asia in recent years, running up a ledger that includes nearly $1.2 million in live cashes.
He's also had considerable success here in Korea. In an APPT Main Event here in 2015, Huang made it to heads-up play, where he lost to Jason Mo for the title. Huang got nearly $90,000 for second place. He also recently made the final table of the Asia Championship of Poker Main Event, finishing sixth for a career-best $162,000.
We'll keep an eye on Huang to see if he can continue his success here.
A player in the big blind checked and called 1,800 from Bryan Huang, who was in early position, on a board of . On the river, the big blind checked again. Huang cut out a big bet of 9,050, well over the size of the 6,000 or so in the pot. The big blind sighed and tanked for about two minutes and then dropped in calling chips.
Huang turned over for a set, and his opponent nodded and knuckled the table before mucking.
Stuart Brodie opened to 450 on the button and got action from the small blind before Xuefeng Huang piled it in for his last 4,500. Brodie thought a couple of minutes and called, and the small blind quickly mucked.
Huang:
Brodie:
The flop was safe enough for Huang, but the turn brought a straight draw for Brodie. The river gave him a winning pair, eliminating Huang from Day 1a contention.
Three players managed to get a total of 10,500 into the middle preflop in a recent hand, and Richi Dong Hee Ko put in a bet of 9,500 from early position after flopped. A player a couple of seats to his left let his cards go, and the player in the big blind tanked a couple of minutes before following suit.
After an under-the-gun limp, Valeriy Fokin made it 1,100 to go in middle position. Aleksey Kim called in the cutoff, and they went heads up to . Fokin bet 1,500 and Kim called. Fokin bet 2,625 on the turn and got called once more. He tried a final barrel of 7,000 on the river, but Kim called again after some thought.
Fokin patted the table and showed . Kim had for top pair.
On a flop of , Quang Huy Nguyen bet 900 from under the gun and got raised to 2,900 from Igor Kim, who was on the button. Nguyen reraised to 6,900, and Kim immediately announced all in. Nguyen called for about 15,000 total.
Nguyen:
Kim:
Kim had flopped the nuts and was fading jacks and tens. The board paired on the river, but it was a harmless following the turn.
flop. Both players checked the 
turn and 
river, and the dealer instructed them to open their hands.
for ace-high, but Lu had 
and took it down.
for a set, and his opponent nodded and knuckled the table before mucking.
turn brought a straight draw for Brodie. The 
. Fokin bet 1,500 and Kim called. Fokin bet 2,625 on the 
turn and got called once more. He tried a final barrel of 7,000 on the 
. Kim had 
, Quang Huy Nguyen bet 900 from under the gun and got raised to 2,900 from Igor Kim, who was on the button. Nguyen reraised to 6,900, and Kim immediately announced all in. Nguyen called for about 15,000 total.
following the 
turn.
