2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Asia Championship of Poker

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Asia Championship of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
5,885,000 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
95,000 HKD
Prize Pool
24,206,000 HKD
Entries
260
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Three Fours Good for Lin

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante
Celina Lin
Celina Lin

Celina Lin is creeping back towards her starting stack after turning trips fours.

Alex Ward opened to 500 from mid position and was called by a player in the cutoff and the Team PokerStars Pro on the button. The flop fanned {3-Clubs}{4-Spades}{q-Diamonds} and the action checked to the cutoff who bet 800. Lin was the only caller to the {4-Clubs} turn where she raised her opponent's 1,200 bet up to 3,300. Call. The river was the {5-Hearts} and she managed to get another 5,000 called before she opened {6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}. Her opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Celina Lin cn
Celina Lin
25,500
3,100
3,100

Tags: Celina Lin

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Better Luca than Good

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

To say that Ivan Luca has had a good year is doing him an understand. He's cashed 22 times for just under USD$2 million.

He bought in late today and is sat on 28,500 after winning a three-way pot. All three players checked a {7-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} to head to the {7-Hearts} turn. Luca bet 1,125 in 2,550 and was only called by a player on the button, who called another 2,200 on the {7-Spades} river. Luca opened {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and his opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
28,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ivan Luca

Kweon's Top Pair Tops Vogelsang

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Christoph Vogelsang raised from the middle position and Soonil Kweon reraised from the hijack, making it 2,100 to go. Vogelsang took a minute before reraising to 5,100. Kweon then took a few moments before he called.

The flop was {4-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} and Vogelsang checked. Kweon bet 2,600 and Vogelsang called by throwing each chip into the pot individually, until they totaled 2,600. The turn was the {2-Spades} and both players checked. The {a-Hearts} came on the river and Vogelsang checked again. Kweon placed a bet of 6,700 and after about a minute Vogelsang called. Kweon showed {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds} for two pair and Vogelsang checked his cards once more, before mucking his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Soonil Kweon
Soonil Kweon
53,000
53,000
53,000
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
16,800
-17,000
-17,000

Tags: Christoph VogelsangSoonil Kweon

Going for the Triple

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante
Aaron Lim
Aaron Lim

Australian Aaron Lim has two APPT Main Event titles to his name, including the last one in Manilla in August where he won $131,780. He looking for a triple here and he's up to 37,000 after winning a hand with pocket kings.

Around 10,000 chips had made it into the middle by the time the board read {7-Spades}{8-Clubs}{2-Spades}{9-Hearts}. Lim was in the big blind and check-called a 6,000 bet from his opponent in the cutoff. The river was the {5-Hearts} and both players checked. Lim opened {k-Clubs}{k-Spades} and his opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Lim au
Aaron Lim
37,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Aaron Lim

Level 4 in the Books

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

The players are on a 10-minute break. There are 127 players remaining from the 142 who entered today. When play resumes, the levels will be 90 minutes from that point.

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Sammartino Versus Thomas

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Dario Sammartino's stacks dipped a fair bit in the last level but a bit of aggression versus Russell Thomas had aided his cause.

Thomas raised from the cutoff and called after the Italian three-bet from the small blind. The flop came {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} and Sammartino continued for 1,500. Call. Both players checked the {8-Clubs} turn before Sammartino led for 3,000 on the {5-Spades} river. Thomas wasted little time in folding.

Player Chips Progress
Russell Thomas us
Russell Thomas
27,000
-15,000
-15,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
15,500
-18,500
-18,500
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Dario SammartinoRussell Thomas

Agarwal Defends His Blind

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Aditya Agrawal
Aditya Agrawal

A player in middle position raised to 900 preflop and Aditya Agarwal called from the big blind. The flop was {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} and both players checked. The turn was the {5-Diamonds} and Agarwal bet 1,300, his opponent called. The river was the {10-Diamonds} and Agarwal bet 3,400. His opponent quickly folded and Agarwal took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Aditya Agarwal in
Aditya Agarwal
33,200
3,200
3,200

Tags: Aditya Agrawal