Lin Wu Wins the 2018 APPT Macau Main Event for $394,549
China's Lin Wu outlasted a field of 356 entrants to win the 2018 PokerStars APPT Macau HK $40,000 Main Event at the City of Dreams for HK$3,095,000 ($394,549) and a coveted PSPC Platinum Pass valued at $30,000.
This victory was just Lin's fourth live tournament cash and by far the largest. Lin's previous biggest cash came when he took 68th place in the 2017 Red Dragon HK $15,000 Main Event in September for HK$40,850 ($5,221).
2018 APPT Macau Main Event Final Table Results
| Position | Player | Country | Prize (HK$) | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lin Wu | China | HK$3,095,000 | $394,549 |
| 2 | [Removed:532] | India | HK$1,900,000 | $242,211 |
| 3 | Jen-Chun Chiu | Taiwan | HK$1,192,000 | $151,956 |
| 4 | Phanlert Sukonthachartnant | Thailand | HK$933,000 | $118,939 |
| 5 | Alexandre Chieng | China | HK$675,000 | $86,113 |
| 6 | Maxi Lehmanski | Germany | HK$546,532 | $69,672 |
The field was trimmed down to a six-max final table on the third and final day of the Main Event. Thailand's most successful player Phanlert Sukonthachartnant, with over $1.1 million in cashes leading into the event, held a 3:2 chip advantage over his closest opponents in India's PokerStars Team Pro [Removed:532] and Wu.
Germany's Maxi Lehmanski was the first player eliminated. He went out in sixth place for HK$546,532 ($69,672) after he shoved his seven big blinds stack with ace-nine suited and couldn't get there after Wu called from the big blind with ace-king suited.
Wu then took the chip lead before [Removed:532] claimed the honors of being the leader of the pack. [Removed:532] extended his lead after he eliminated China's Alexandre Chieng in fifth place for HK$675,000. Chieng shoved for 11 big blinds with ace-nine from the button and didn't improve against [Removed:532] ace-ten.
The chip lead went back to Wu and he collected even more chips after he eliminated Sukonthachartnant in fourth place for HK$933,000 ($118,939). Sukonthachartnant was short on chips after losing a big hand early on and shoved his remaining five big blinds with six-five and couldn't improve against the king-four held by Wu.
[Removed:532] snagged the lead back and at one point had almost double the chips of his remaining two opponents combined. He then eliminated Taiwan's Jen-Chun Chiu in third place for HK$1,192,000 ($151,956). Chiu three-bet shoved for nine big blinds holding queen-ten suited and hit the rail after he couldn't catch up to [Removed:532]l, who called with king-seven suited.
[Removed:532] entered heads-up play with a 5:2 chip advantage against Wu before he extended it to a 3:1 advantage. Wu narrowed the gap and then doubled up when his pocket sixes out flipped ace-queen to give him more than double the chips of his opponent.
The duo battled it out for some time before Wu jammed from the big blind with ace-four and got a call from [Removed:532] with pocket eights. [Removed:532] hit the rail in second place for HK$1,900,000 ($242,211) after an ace spiked the board and Wu claimed his first big tournament victory.
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