Main Event Day 4 | 2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Asia Championship of Poker

11-13-2015 21:58 UTC+8

Ka Cheong Wong Eliminated in 11th Place (HKD$410,000), Misses Top APOY Spot

Brentharrington

Level 23 : 9,000/18,000, 2,000 ante

Ka Cheong Wong has been looking for a spot for the last hour or so and when he shoved with he thought this might be it.

Wong was playing in a hand with Sergey Lebedev. There was some action before Wong shoved all in for his remaining 320000 and Lebedev was quick to call.

Lebedev had and was racing with Wong. There was a little bit more than 11th place on the line in this race. Wong is currently #2 in the Asia Player of the Year race. He trails the leader by 20 points and he needed a top 10 finish in this event to take the top spot.

The board didn't seem to care much about it when it gave Wong his pair, but gave Lebedev a set and left Wong with a tough task. The turn, , and the river, , didn't help Wong and he was eliminated. Just shy of the 10th spot and a place at the top of the APOY leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergey Lebedev	1,120,000 418,000	418,000
Ka Cheong Wong	Busted

Tags: Ka Cheong Wong Sergey Lebedev

11-13-2015 22:05 UTC+8

Drinan Happy to Lose a Pot

MarcC

Level 23 : 9,000/18,000, 2,000 ante

"YES! YES!" shouted Connor Drinan after he saw Zhou Zhou's winning for a flush at showdown.

He'd raised to 40,000 from the button and Zhou called from the big blind. Both players checked the flop before Zhou check-called 70,000 on the turn. The river was the and Drinan tank checked behind.

He was so happy he didn't go for value on the river and his yelling was in delight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor Drinan	1,660,000 -90,000	-90,000

Zhou Zhou	655,000 390,000	390,000

Tags: Connor Drinan Zhou Zhou

11-13-2015 22:08 UTC+8

Updated Counts

Brentharrington

Level 23 : 9,000/18,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Ward	850,000 -350,000	-350,000
Hsien Yuan Yang	671,000 287,000	287,000
Qi Luo	670,000 -110,000	-110,000
Guoliang Wei	470,000 -28,000	-28,000

Nan Tu	451,000 -4,000	-4,000
Xixiang Luo	430,000 115,000	115,000

Level: 24

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

11-13-2015 22:17 UTC+8

Patrick Mahoney Eliminated in 10th Place (HKD$482,000)

Brentharrington

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Patrick Mahoney was eliminated in 10th place. He got all in against Hsien Kui Yang for all of his chips.

Mahoney had and Yang had . The board came and Mahoney was eliminated in 10th place. Yang broke the 1-million mark, after spending much of the day among the shorter stacks.

The players are now going on a 40-minute break. When play resumes the final nine will come back and play down to six.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hsien Yuan Yang	1,050,000 379,000	379,000
Patrick Mahoney	Busted

Tags: Patrick Mahoney Hsien Yui Yang

11-13-2015 23:16 UTC+8

The Final 9, Play Resumes

Brentharrington

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Players are back from their 40-minute dinner break. Play picks up with 87 minutes left in the current level.

11-13-2015 23:18 UTC+8

Final Table Draw

Brentharrington

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Seat #	Last Name	First Name	Country	Player Status	Chip Count
1	Ward	Thomas	New Zealand		856,000
2	Tu	Nan	China		422,000
3	Drinan	Connor	Mexico	PokerStars Player	1,883,000
4	Lebedev	Sergey	Russia	PokerStars Player	1,197,000
5	Yang	Hsien Kui	Chinese Taipei		1,021,000
6	Zhou	Zhou	China	PokerStars Player	715,000
7	Luo	Qi	China		703,000
8	Luo	Xixiang	China		524,000
9	Wei	Guoliang	China		481,000

11-13-2015 23:19 UTC+8

Updated Chip Counts

Brentharrington

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor Drinan	1,883,000 223,000	223,000

Sergey Lebedev	1,197,000 77,000	77,000
Hsien Yuan Yang	1,021,000 -29,000	-29,000
Thomas Ward	856,000 6,000	6,000
Zhou Zhou	715,000 60,000	60,000
Qi Luo	703,000 33,000	33,000
Xixiang Luo	524,000 94,000	94,000
Guoliang Wei	481,000 11,000	11,000

Nan Tu	422,000 -29,000	-29,000

11-13-2015 23:24 UTC+8

First All In, No Call Though

MarcC

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Nan Tu came in as the short stack and he was the first player to make a real move, on the second hand.

The action folded to him on the button and he raised to 45,000. Conor Drinan three-bet to 110,000 from the next seat but folded when Tu four-bet jammed for 403,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor Drinan	1,733,000 -150,000	-150,000

Nan Tu	556,000 134,000	134,000

Tags: Connor Drinan Nan Tu

11-13-2015 23:35 UTC+8

Tu In a Row

Brentharrington

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Nan Tu has been active early and just won two pots in a row.

On the first hand, Thomas Ward raised to 45,000 and Tu and Hsien Kui Yang called. The flop came and the action checked to Tu, he bet 55,000 and took down the pot.

On the next hand, Tu opened for 46,000 and Zhou Zhou called from the big blind. The flop was and Zhou checked to Tu. Tu bet 45,000 and Zhou called. The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the and Zhou checked once more to Tu. Tu bet 70,000, which was enough to take it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nan Tu	756,000 200,000	200,000
Zhou Zhou	615,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Nan Tu Zhou Zhou Thomas Ward Hsien Kui Yang