2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Asia Championship of Poker

Main Event
Day: 3
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

Flight of the Connor

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Connor Drinan just snatched the chip lead from Thomas Ward after a three-way all in. Drinan knocked out two players and is over 700,000.

There was previous action before Alexander Kuzmin raised to 115,000. Chen Wang shoved all in as did Drinan and Kuzmin called.

"I have aces," said Drinan as the players turned over their hands.

Indeed Drinan did have {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}, Kuzmin had {10-Spades}{10-Hearts} and Wang had {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}. The board kept Drinan ahead when it ran out {5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{3-Hearts}. Drinan eliminated both players and took over the chip lead from Ward, who is seated on Drinan's right, across from the dealer.

Player Chips Progress
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
WSOP 1X Winner
730,000 445,000
Thomas Ward gb
Thomas Ward
640,000 -60,000
Chen Wang us
Chen Wang
Busted
Alexander Kuzmin ru
Alexander Kuzmin
WPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Alexander KuzminChen WangConnor DrinanThomas Ward