ACOP Main Event
Day 4 Started
ACOP Main Event
Day 4 Started
Welcome back to PokerStars Live at the City of Dreams for Day 4 of the Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) HK$100,000 Main Event.
Yesterday saw 72 players return to the felt and with six levels of play on the cards, many were expecting that we would reach the money by the end of play. However no-one expected the speed of play to be so fast as players were sent to the rail at a high and constant speed.
Unfortunately there would be a stop sign near the end of the road as play screeched to a grinding halt once play was down to the final 27 as it would take several hours before we limped into the money with David Martirosyan losing a flip to guarantee the final 25 a HK$198,000 payday.
Leading the players into the penultimate day of play is American Jonathan Depa who slowly accumulated throughout the day to end with 662,000. PokerStars Team Online members Randy Lew and Naoya Kihara, along with Asia Player of the Year contenders Terry Fan and Yoshitaka Okawa are also in the hunt as well as the two remaining females Cheryl Peng and Yujung Choi.
Top Ten Chip Counts
Player | Chip Count |
---|---|
Jonathan Depa | 662,000 |
Peter Ping San Chan | 615,000 |
Chenxiang Miao | 471,500 |
Randy Lew | 420,500 |
Ro Woong Park | 353,500 |
Yat Wai Cheng | 351,000 |
Aidan Tam | 289,000 |
Ling Tong | 272,000 |
Devan Tang | 259,500 |
Andrew Lam | 256,000 |
Play is set to commence at 3:00 p.m. local time with the PokerNews Live Reporting Team providing continuous live updates as we play down to the final table by day’s end.
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
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1 | 1 | Sunny Hyung Sun Jung | Korea | 124500 |
1 | 2 | Satrya Teja | Indonesia | 172500 |
1 | 3 | Randy Lew | USA | 420500 |
1 | 4 | Tore Lukashaugen | Norway | 162500 |
1 | 5 | Jim Sue Pan | Netherlands | 129000 |
1 | 6 | Jonathan Depa | USA | 662000 |
1 | 7 | Aidan Tam | Canada | 289000 |
2 | 1 | Terry Fan | Chinese Taipei | 135500 |
2 | 2 | Edward Chun Ho Yam | Hong Kong | 103500 |
2 | 3 | Cheryl Peng | Canada | 142500 |
2 | 4 | Yoshitaka Okawa | Japan | 159500 |
2 | 5 | Chane Kampanatsanyakorn | Thailand | 129500 |
2 | 6 | Ro Woong Park | Korea | 353500 |
3 | 1 | Ling Tong | China | 272000 |
3 | 2 | Chenxiang Miao | China | 471500 |
3 | 3 | Devan Tang | Hong Kong | 259500 |
3 | 4 | Andrew Kinwai Lam | UK | 246000 |
3 | 5 | Yifan Zheng | China | 230000 |
3 | 6 | Peter Ping San Chan | Hong Kong | 615000 |
4 | 1 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | 115500 |
4 | 2 | Jan Bendik | Slovenia | 236500 |
4 | 3 | Yat Wai Cheng | Hong Kong | 351000 |
4 | 4 | Stephane Blouin | Canada | 79500 |
4 | 5 | Kevin Schulz | USA | 137500 |
4 | 6 | Yujung Choi | Korea | 96000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Chane Kampanatsanyakorn opened with a raise to 6,500 and Terry Fan made the call from the button to see a flop fall.
Kampanatsanyakorn continued for 11,000 only to have Fan raise to 23,000. Kampanatsanyakorn called before both players checked the on the turn as the landed on the river and Kampanatsanyakorn bet out 20,000.
Fan quickly called and tabled his to best Kampanatsanyakorn's for a busted straight draw.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Terry Fan | 190,000 | 54,500 |
Chane Kampanatsanyakorn | 80,000 | -49,500 |
Edward Yam opened with a raise only to have Yoshitaka Okawa three-bet the big blind to 18,000. Yam made the call as the dealer spread a flop and Okawa continued for 22,000. Yam moved all in for roughly 78,000 and Okawa made the call.
Yam:
Okawa:
With Yam in the lead, the on the turn would now see him needing to spike a king or seven to stay alive. Unfortunately for the Hong Kong player, the river landed the and Yam was sent to the rail in 25th place for a HK$198,000 payday.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Yoshitaka Okawa | 265,000 | 105,500 |
Edward Chun Ho Yam | Busted |
"All in and a call," we heard a dealer yell. By the time we made our way over, the cards were already tabled between Stephane Blouin and Devan Tang on a board reading .
Tang:
Blouin:
We're not sure when the money went it, but we do know that Blouin's day came to an early finish when the blanked on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Devan Tang | 380,000 | 120,500 |
Stephane Blouin | Busted |
Yoshitaka Okawa opened with a raise under the gun and Cheryl Peng called to see a flop fall. Peng check-called 9,500 as the landed on the turn and Okawa bet out 12,500.
Peng again check-called before the river of the saw her lead for 56,500. After some hesitation, Okawa made the call tabling his , but unfortunately for him, Peng would reveal her for a full house.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Cheryl Peng | 220,000 | -5,500 |
Yoshitaka Okawa | 175,000 | -90,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
After Terry Fan had opened for 8,000, Yoshitaka Okawa three-bet to 26,000 from the button. The small blind folded, and then Ro Woong Park opted for a four-bet to 69,000 from the big. Fan got out of the way, Okawa moved all in for 143,000, and Park made the call.
Park:
Okawa:
It was a bit of a cooler for Park as he'd run his big pocket pair into an even bigger one. The best hand held as the board ran out and Okawa shipped the double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Yoshitaka Okawa | 300,000 | 125,000 |
Ro Woong Park | 250,000 | -103,500 |