Main Event
Day 3 Started
Main Event
Day 3 Started
Welcome to Day 3 of PokerNews' coverage of the 2013 PokerStars.net APPT Seoul. The starting field of 222 players is down to just 21, each with hopes of capturing the first-place prize of ₩163,400,000 (KRW) (roughly $147,141). Leading the way into Day 3 is Aaron Lim with 741,000, followed by Masahiro Osada (540,000) and Team PokerStars Online's Naoya Kihara (528,000).
Here is the Day 3 table and seat draw.
Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Ted Wang | 39,000 |
1 | 2 | Aaron Lim | 741,000 |
1 | 3 | Paul John Elliot | 309,000 |
1 | 4 | Jae Kyung Sim | 84,000 |
1 | 5 | Shih Jung Liu | 44,000 |
1 | 6 | Naoya Kihara | 528,000 |
1 | 7 | Jason Lee | 127,000 |
1 | 8 | --empty-- | -- |
2 | 1 | Masahiro Osada | 540,000 |
2 | 2 | Kevin Petersen | 92,000 |
2 | 3 | Lawrence Chung | 55,000 |
2 | 4 | Chane Kampanatsanyakakorn | 380,000 |
2 | 5 | Sixiao "Juicy" Li | 237,000 |
2 | 6 | Xuan Liu | 54,000 |
2 | 7 | Casey Kastle | 165,000 |
2 | 8 | --empty-- | -- |
4 | 1 | Jordan Westmorland | 59,000 |
4 | 2 | Ryan Pignatelli | 74,000 |
4 | 3 | Sung Soo Chon | 328,000 |
4 | 4 | Taku Miyanaga | 39,000 |
4 | 5 | Nicky Tao Jin | 187,000 |
4 | 6 | Hoang Anh Do | 47,000 |
4 | 7 | Takahisa Watanbe | 121,000 |
4 | 8 | --empty-- | — |
Play resumes at noon local time and will commence until a winner emerges. Be sure to keep it here throughout the day as the quest to crown a new APPT champion concludes.
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Cards are in the air for the final day of the APPT Seoul Main Event!
Taku Miyanaga shipped all in for his last 69,000 from the cutoff. It folded to Takahisa Watanabe in the big blind who announced a call.
Miyanaga:
Watanabe:
The board ran out and Miyanaga's ace-queen was able to hold as the best hand, doubling him to about 140,000.
The very next hand action came around to Hoang Anh Do who announced all in from the button for 53,000. Watanabe re-shipped all in over the top from the small blind and the big blind folded. Do rolled over and was at risk against Watanabe's .
Do took the lead on the flop and never released his grip on the hand as the turned and the rivered. Do doubled to about 108,000 while Watanabe now sits on only 19,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Taku Miyanaga | 140,000 | 70,000 |
Hoang Anh Do | 108,000 | 61,000 |
Takahisa Watanabe | 19,000 | -91,000 |
Takahisa Watanabe moved all in for his last 14,000 from under the gun and Jordan Westmorland called from the next seat over. The rest of the table folded and the hands were revealed.
Watanabe:
Westmorland:
A run out of ensured that Watanabe would be our 21st-place finisher. Westmorland now sits on about 68,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jordan Westmorland | 68,000 | 9,000 |
Takahisa Watanabe | Busted |
Lawrence Chung was under the gun and announced all in for 40,000. Cards shot to the muck around the table until the action reached Masahiro Osada in the small blind. He called and the big blind got out of the way.
Chung showed and needed help against Osada's . It seemed bleak for Chung on the flop and the turn. The river, however, ensured him a double as it brought the . Chung now sports about 105,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Masahiro Osada | 460,000 | -80,000 |
Lawrence Chung | 105,000 | 50,000 |
Jason Lee opened to 13,000 from under the gun plus one. Ted Wang moved all in from the cutoff for about 25,000 total and Lee was the only caller.
Lee:
Wang:
The board fell and the ladies were able to hold as the best hand. Wang saw his exit while Lee's stack has grown to about 230,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jason Lee | 230,000 | 103,000 |
Ted Wang | Busted |
Shih Jung Liu open shipped all in from the button for his last 56,000. PokerStars Team Online member Naoya Kihara called from the small blind and the big blind got out of the way.
Liu:
Kihara:
Kihara's pair had a huge lead that was never released as the dealer produced a board that read . Liu packed his bags while Kihara padded his stack to about 650,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Naoya Kihara | 650,000 | 122,000 |
Shih Jung Liu | Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sung Soo Chon | 330,000 | 2,000 |
Xuan Liu | 190,000 | 136,000 |
Nicky Tao Jin | 125,000 | -62,000 |
Taku Miyanaga | 120,000 | -20,000 |
Hoang Anh Do | 85,000 | -23,000 |
Ryan Pignatelli | 60,000 | -14,000 |