2018 PokerStars.net APPT Manila

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2018 PokerStars.net APPT Manila

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
12,970,000 PHP
Event Info
Buy-in
55,000 PHP
Prize Pool
65,492,460 PHP
Entries
1,364
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000

Bin Zhang Eliminated in 3rd Place (₱4,745,000)

Level 35 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Bin Zhang
Bin Zhang

Hand #131: Bin Zhang moved all in from the button for around 3,500,000 and Wilson Lim made the call, players turned over their hands and Zhang would be at risk.

Wilson Lim: {k-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}
Bin Zhang: {9-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

The flop came down with no help to either player as the dealer fanned out {q-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{4-Clubs}. The {3-Clubs} fell on the turn and Lim would need to dodge a nine or ten to eliminate his opponent. The {6-Hearts} on the river sealed the deal for Lim as he eliminated Zhang from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Yuan Chao Li cn
Yuan Chao Li
28,595,000 95,000
Wilson Lim sg
Wilson Lim
12,325,000 8,725,000
Bin Zhang cn
Bin Zhang
Busted

Tags: Bin ZhangWilson Lim

Hands #118-130: Lim Doubles Through Li

Level 35 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #118: Yuan Chao Li got a walk.

Hand #119: Li limped from the small blind. Wilson Lim checked. The flop came {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} and was checked to the {j-Hearts} turn. Li bet 500,000. Lim called. The {j-Clubs} river filled up the board. Li moved all in for 30,000,000. Lim folded.

Hand #120: Li moved all in on the button and got no action.

Hand #121: Bin Zhang moved all from the small blind. Li folded.

Hand #122: Li shoves from the small blind. Lim folded.

Hand #123: Li moved all in on the button and got no action.

Hand #124: Li got a walk.

Hand #125 Lim got a walk.

Hand #126: Li moved all on the button and got no action.

Hand #127: Lim moved all in on the button. Everyone folded.

Hand #128: Li moved all in from the small blind for 3,850,000. Lim, in the big blind, called.

Yuan Chao Li: {9-Spades}{4-Clubs}
Wilson Lim: {a-Hearts}{5-Spades}

The board ran {2-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{8-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds} and Lim doubled up.

Hand #129: Li moved all in on the button and got no action.

Hand #130: Lim moved all in on the button. Zhang and Li folded.

Player Chips Progress
Yuan Chao Li cn
Yuan Chao Li
28,500,000 -2,720,000
Wilson Li hk
Wilson Li
7,900,000 7,900,000

Tags: Bin ZhangWilson LimYuan Chao Li

Hands #112-117: Li Takes Control

Level 35 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #112: Wilson Lim opened to 800,000 from the button and Yuan Chao Li called from the big blind. The flop came down {6-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts} and both players checked. The {10-Diamonds} fell on the turn and both players checked again.

The {k-Hearts} hit the table on the river, Li bet 1,000,000 and Lim made the call. Li tabled {k-Spades}{8-Spades} for kings up and enough to take down the pot as Lim mucked his hand.

Hand #113: Li moved all in from the small blind and Lim folded.

Hand #114: Li opened to 800,000 from the button and everyone folded.

Hand #115: Lim opened to 800,000 from the button and Li made the call from the big blind. The flop came down {8-Spades}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}, action checked to Lim who bet 625,000 and Li made the call.

A {10-Diamonds} came on the river and Li led for 1,000,000. Lim thought for a few moments and then threw his cards into the muck.

Hand #116: Li called from the small blind, Lim raised to 1,200,000 and Li made the call. The flop came down {q-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{q-Spades}, Lim led for 775,000 and Li made the call.

The {7-Hearts} came on the turn, both players checked and the dealer turned over the {4-Spades} on the river. Li pushed in a bet of 900,000 and Lim snap-called. Li tabled {7-Spades}{6-Diamonds} for queens over sevens and Lim mucked his hand.

Hand #117: Lim moved all in from the small blind and Bin Zhang folded.

Player Chips Progress
Yuan Chao Li cn
Yuan Chao Li
31,220,000 10,220,000
Bin Zhang cn
Bin Zhang
6,100,000 -2,300,000
Wilson Lim sg
Wilson Lim
3,600,000 -7,400,000

Tags: Bin ZhangWilson Lim

Hands #105-111: More Exchanges

Level 35 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #105: Wilson Lim raised to 800,000 from the small blind. Bin Zhang three-bet shoved for 6,200,000. Wilson folded.

Hand #106: Zhang shoved from the small blind for 7,000,000.Yuan Chao Li folded his big blind.

Hand #107: Li limped from the small blind. Lim checked.

A flop of {2-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{7-Spades} was dealt. Li bet 500,000. Lim called. The turn came the {k-Clubs} and was checked around to the {k-Spades} river. Again, both players opted to check. Li showed {8-Spades}{5-Clubs} and Lim revealed {9-Clubs}{2-Spades} to win the pot.

Hand #108: Zhang got a walk.

Hand #109: Zhang moved all in in the small blind for 8,075,000. Li folded.

Hand #110: Li raised to 1,000,000 from the small blind. Lim, in the big blind, folded.

Hand #111: Li raised to 1,000,000 on the button. He got no action.

Player Chips Progress
Yuan Chao Li cn
Yuan Chao Li
21,000,000 1,000,000
Wilson Lim sg
Wilson Lim
11,000,000 700,000
Bin Zhang cn
Bin Zhang
8,400,000 2,500,000

Tags: Bin ZhangWilson LimYuan Chao Li

Hands #102-104: Lim Continues to Stack

Level 35 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #102: Yuan Chao Li moved all in from the button and everyone folded.

Hand #103: Bin Zhang moved all in from the small blind and Li folded.

Hand #104: Li called from the small blind and Wilson Lim checked the big blind. The flop came down {5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}, Li fired out 600,000 and Lim made the call.

A {8-Clubs} fell on the turn, Li pushed out a bet of 1,000,000 and Lim again made the call. The river was the {2-Spades}, Li checked to Lim who moved all in for around 8,000,000 and Li folded.

Tags: Bin ZhangWilson LimYuan Chao Li

Samuel Welbourne Eliminated in 4th Place (₱3,438,000)

Level 35 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Samuel Welbourne
Samuel Welbourne

Hand #101: Samuel Welbourne moved all in for 3,075,000 from the button and Yuan Chao Li called from the small blind, players turned over their hands and Welbourne would be at risk.

Yuan Chao Li: {a-Spades}{5-Hearts}
Samuel Welbourne: {j-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}

The flop came down {2-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{4-Spades} and Welbourne instantly stood up out of his seat to leave. A {6-Spades} came on the turn and Welbourne sighed as he awaited the river which came the {a-Diamonds}, eliminating him from the tournament to Li's pair of aces.

Player Chips Progress
Samuel Welbourne gb
Samuel Welbourne
Busted

Tags: Samuel WelbourneYuan Chao Li

Hands #98-100: Li Takes a Big One From Welbourne

Level 35 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #98: Yuan Chao Li raised to 1,000,000 on the cutoff. He got no action.

Hand #99: Bin Zhang moved all in for 5,400,000 in the small blind. Samuel Welbourne, in the big blind, folded.

Hand #100: Welbourne raised to 1,125,000 from the small blind. Li called from the big blind.

A flop reading {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} was dealt. Welbourne checked. Li bet 1,000,000. Welbourne check-called.
The turn brought the {3-Hearts}. Welbourne checked again. Li continued with another bet of 2,150,000. Welbourne stuck around with a call.
The {5-Clubs} river completed the board and Welbourne checked for a third time. Li fired 5,000,000. Welbourne tank-called. Li showed {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}. Welbourne tossed his hand in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Yuan Chao Li cn
Yuan Chao Li
20,000,000 8,000,000
Wilson Lim sg
Wilson Lim
10,300,000 3,000,000
Bin Zhang cn
Bin Zhang
5,900,000 -1,470,000
Samuel Welbourne gb
Samuel Welbourne
3,000,000 -7,700,000

Tags: Bin ZhangSamuel WelbourneWilson LimYuan Chao Li

Jiang Ho Huang Eliminated in 5th Place (₱2,318,000)

Level 35 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Jiang Ho Huang
Jiang Ho Huang

Hand #97: Lim moved all in from the small blind and Jiang Ho Huang made the call from the big blind, players turned over their hands and Huang would be at risk of elimination.

Wilson Lim: {5-Clubs}{5-Spades}
Jiang Ho Huang: {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

The flop came down {2-Spades}{10-Spades}{7-Spades} and Lim was still ahead with his nickels. A {7-Clubs} came on the turn and Huang picked up some counterfeit outs to go with his overs. The {k-Diamonds} on the river changed nothing as Lim sent Huang home in fifth.

Player Chips Progress
Jiang Ho Huang cn
Jiang Ho Huang
Busted

Tags: Jiang Ho HuangWilson Lim

Hands #93-96: Li Jumping in to Everything

Level 35 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #93: Samuel Welbourne opened to 1,050,000 from the hijack, Yuan Chao Li called from the cutoff and the flop came down {q-Clubs}{4-Spades}{4-Hearts}. Welbourne check-called a bet of 650,000 from Li and the turn came the {a-Hearts}.

Both players checked, the river came the {q-Hearts} and both players checked again. Welbourne showed {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts} for queens over sixes and enough to take down the pot.

Hand #94: Wilson Lim opened to 800,000 from the cutoff and everyone folded.

Hand #95: Welbourne called the small blind, Li checked the big blind and the flop came down {5-Spades}{10-Spades}{3-Diamonds}. Welbourne bet 400,000 and Li made the call.

The turn came the {a-Clubs} and both players checked to the {8-Spades} on the river. Welbourne bet 950,000 and Li quickly folded.

Hand #96: Li moved all in from the small blind and everyone folded.

Tags: Samuel WelbourneWilson LimYuan Chao Li

Level: 35

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 50,000