₩2,500,000 APPT Main Event
Day 3 Started
2019 PokerStars APPT Jeju
₩2,500,000 APPT Main Event
Day: 3
Who Will Be the Champion of 2019 PokerStars APPT Jeju Main Event?
The final day of the 2019 PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour Jeju ₩2,500,000 Main Event is scheduled for today at 12 p.m. local time (GMT+9) and there are 11 players ready to battle it out for the trophy and the first place prize of ₩183,695,000 (~$159,100).
Sitting at the top of the counts is a player who has already won a PokerStars Festival Main Event in Korea. New Zealand's Tae Hoon Han was the champion of 2017 PokerStars Festival Incheon Main Event for ₩83,180,000 (~72,000), although his biggest career cash came in another Korean event, and it was here in Jeju. Han came third in the 2018 Red Dragon Jeju Main Event for ₩102,370,000 (~$88,600).
Han will have the chance to top his biggest cash in this Main Event, by finishing in one of the top two spots during final day. During Day 2 he was cruising almost all day, as he was always on the top of the counts, and even won the biggest pot of the day to establish his position as the chip leader. He was found with ace-ten in an ace-ten-seven flop, where his opponent was unfortunate enough to hold ace-seven for a lesser two pair.
His mission won't be as easy as it sounds, since he will have to face some tough competition. Between the players that are still in the field, there is China's Yang Zhang, a player who is by far the most successful one among those that are still in play. Yang Zhang has already more than $1.7 million in career earnings, demonstrating amazing consistence, since his best live cash is just $113,463. He will start Day 3 in the 4th place of the chip counts, and in the same table with Tae Hoon Han.
Rounding out the top three in the counts, are Macau's Huidong Gu (1,730,000), and Vietnam's Duc Trung Vu (1,350,000), who along with Han and Yang are the only players with a seven figure stack.
When the action resumes, play will begin at level 24 with blinds 15,000/30,000, and a 30,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 60 minutes in length and there will be a 15-minute break after every two hours of play. The tournament will not end until a trophy is given away and a 2019 champion is crowned.
Final Day Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Yang Zhang | China | 1,235,000 | 41 |
| 1 | 4 | Tae Hoon Han | New Zealand | 2,600,000 | 87 |
| 1 | 6 | Lijiang Liu | China | 785,000 | 26 |
| 1 | 8 | Duc Trung Vu | Vietnam | 1,350,000 | 45 |
| 1 | 9 | Zhang Mengyin | China | 235,000 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | Huidong Gu | Macau | 1,730,000 | 57 |
| 3 | 3 | Ruihong Tao | China | 600,000 | 20 |
| 3 | 5 | Kairan Jin | China | 985,000 | 33 |
| 3 | 6 | Jiageng Zhang | China | 290,000 | 10 |
| 3 | 7 | Guodong Tian | China | 300,000 | 10 |
| 3 | 8 | Siyuan Wang | China | 790,000 | 26 |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you all the action during the remainder of this tournament, so stay tuned for the final day of the Main Event.
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Guodong Tian Eliminated in 11th Place (₩12,641,000|$10,900)
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
In two almost simultaneous eliminations in the two last tables, Guodong Tian is the player who officially finished in 11th place, just seconds before the elimination of Lijiang Liu.
Tian shoved just 5.5 big blinds from the hijack position with jack-eight, and Kairan Jin called from the big blind with queen-five. A queen appeared on the flop, and Guodong Tian left the field in 11th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Lijiang Liu Eliminated in 10th Place (₩15,011,000|$13,000)
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Lijiang Liu is the player who busted and sent the field to the final table. Yang Zhang opened to 65,000 from the cut-off, Liu called from the small blind and Duc Trung Vu completed the bet from the big blind.
The flop came 
, both blinds checked and Yang continued with a bet of 90,000. Liu instantly announced all in, and Duc Trung Vu's fold was even quicker. Yang looked like he had to make a really tough decision, and after two minutes he asked for a count. The dealer stacked Liu's chips and found them as 860,000 with Yang calling after some more tanking.
Lijiang Liu: 
Yang Zhang: 
Yang's two pair had the lead and kept it after the 
on the turn, and the 
on the river. Liu is the 10th place finisher, and the final table of nine is getting prepared.
Final Table Seat Draw (full)
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruihong Tao | China | 405,000 |
| 2 | Huidong Gu | Macau | 1,905,000 |
| 3 | Siyuan Wang | China | 700,000 |
| 4 | Tae Hoon Han | New Zealand | 2,525,000 |
| 5 | Jiageng Zhang | China | 215,000 |
| 6 | Yang Zhang | China | 1,895,000 |
| 7 | Kairan Jin | China | 1,525,000 |
| 8 | Duc Trung Vu | Vietnam | 1,400,000 |
| 9 | Zhang Mengyin | China | 385,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,525,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
1,905,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
1,895,000
660,000
|
660,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,525,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
|
1,400,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
700,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
||
|
405,000
-195,000
|
-195,000 |
|
|
385,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
215,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
Saved by a Mistake
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Ruihong Tao was in a tough spot after losing an all in with ace-eight against Jiageng Zhang's king-jack. Tao was left with less than five big blinds and shoved them a couple of minutes later.
In this hand he was in middle position, and Kairan Jin was in the small blind. He didn't that a player was all in, and said call by putting some chips in the table, thinking that he is just calling for the big blind. The dealer stopped the play, and asked for the tournament director, who indicated that since Jin said call, then he should call the all in.
Jin finally put the chips for the call, while Duc Trung Vu folded from the small blind. Tao had queen-jack, and dominated Jin's jack-six, with the board giving him the double up.
This way Tao went up to 350,000, and find another double up a couple of hands later. Yang Zhang opened from the hijack, Zhang Mengyin shoved from the small blind, and Ruihong Tao called the shove. Yang folded and Mengyin was slightly covering her opponent with the two players tabling their cards.
Tao: 
Mengyin: 
The board ran out 
and Ruihong Tao is up to 750,000 while, Zhang Mengyin is left with 175,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
750,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
|
175,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Jiageng Zhang Eliminated in 9th Place (₩18,567,000|$16,000)
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Jiageng Zhang is the first player to bust in the final table, after a couple of short-stack all ins that survived. One of them was Jiageng himself, who called from utg+1, Tae Hoon Han's raise to 80,000 and then shoved on the 
flop after Han's c-bet to 75,000. Han called with 
and had a flush draw plus two overcards versus Jiageng's 
.
The board ran out 
and 
, and Jiageng Zhang managed to double up to 900,000 chips.
A bit later he gave those chips to Huidong Gu, in a cooler spot. Jiageng Zhang three-bet from the button to 250,000, after Huidong Gu's raise to 90,000 from the lojack position.
Gu called and the flop revealed 
, Gu checked, Jiageng shoved, and Gu snap called.
Huidong Gu: 
Jiageng Zhang: 
The second time that Jiageng Zhang picks up tens, but this time he was a big underdog. The 
on the turn and the on the river wrote the epilogue of Jiageng Zhang's course in the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000
795,000
|
795,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Break
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Eight players go to the first 15-minute break of the day.