₩2,500,000 APPT Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2019 PokerStars APPT Jeju
₩2,500,000 APPT Main Event
Day: 2
Tae Hoon Han Leads Final 11 Players Before Day 3 of 2019 PokerStars APPT Jeju Main Event
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Day 2 of the 2019 PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour Jeju Main Event is in the books, after ten levels of play. After bagging their chips, there was only one player atop the leaderboard, and this was New Zealand's Tae Hoon Han with 2,600,000 in chips.
Han was dominating throughout the whole day, starting with the overall chip lead from Day 1a, and multiplying it more than ten times until the end of Day 2. It looked like he always had the best hand between his opponents, or he was getting them to fold when he need to. There were not many pots that he lost, and the biggest one he won was at the same time the biggest pot of the tournament.
Tae Hoon Han was holding ace-ten in an ace-ten-seven flop, while his opponent was Zongyan Jiang with ace-seven. All the chips went in the middle on the turn, and Han's two pair held until the river, for a 1.4 million chip-pot that sent him to the top of the counts.
The action of the day started with 97 players taking their seats and more than half of them would have to leave empty-handed, as 41 was about to get paid, according to the payout structure. The minimum payout was ₩4,345,000 (~$3,765) and it was a lost flip that secured a payout for all remaining players. The unlucky player was Xiaofeng Jiang who saw his tens losing by his opponent's ace-king when a king hit the turn.
As it always happens in those kind of situations, when the bubble burst, a flurry of eliminations just started. In just ten minutes five players busted, and among them was 2019 PokerStars APPT National winner, Liang Song, in 37th place for the minimum payout.
Among the notables that eliminated in the money, and before the dinner break were 2010 WSOP bracelet winner and 2019 APPT Jeju High Roller 4th place finisher, Shawn Busse.
After the dinner break, 24 players returned to their seats, for the last three tables of the Main Event, and this is when Tae Hoon Han won the above described huge pot. One of the unlucky players was Japan's Yuhei Sanada who saw his jacks cracked by ace-jack when four spades appeared the board, and his opponent was holding the jack of spades.
This elimination left the field with two tables, and it was when Huidong Gu found a perfect spot to catapult his stack into a one spot before the top of the counts chip-stack. He picked up kings and went all in versus two opponents, with ace-king and eights, respectively. He was covering both and he managed to fade all unwanted cards on the board to reach 1.5 million chips.
The final eleven players will return tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. local time (GMT+9) to determine who will win the trophy here in Landing Casino of the Shinhwa World resort. The blinds will begin at Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a big blind ante of 30,000, and each level will last 60 minutes. Play will go on tomorrow up until a champion is crowned, winning also the first prize of ₩183,695,000 (~$159,100).
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.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,600,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
1,730,000 | 230,000 |
|
1,350,000 | 1,044,000 |
|
1,235,000 | 400,000 |
|
985,000 | 821,000 |
|
790,000 | 197,000 |
|
|
785,000 | -207,000 |
|
600,000 | -600,000 |
|
|
300,000 | -85,000 |
|
|
290,000 | -41,000 |
|
|
235,000 | 235,000 |
Four More Hands
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The clock is paused and four more hands will be played. 11 players are left to the Main Event of 2019 APPT Jeju!
Hiromi Sato Eliminated in 12th Place (₩12,641,000|$10,900)
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Hiromi Sato just left the field with only one female player, as she departed in 12th place. She was on the big blind and shoved her less than 10 big blinds stack, after Zhang Yang's raise from under the gun. Yang called and he was way ahead.
Hiromi Sato: 
Zhang Yang: 
The board didn't change anything, with 
and Sato won ₩12,641,000 for her 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Boning Zhang Eliminated in 13th Place (₩10,271,000|$8,900)
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Boning Zhang was left with around ten big blinds for a respectable amount of time, and he found a good spot to shove when he picked up a pocket pair from middle position. Right next to him, Duc Trung Vu was seated and he just called. The rest of the table folded and the two players opened their cards.
Boning Zhang: 
Duc Trung Vu: 
The dealer opened 
on the board and Zhang left the field to just 12 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Suhang Zhao Eliminated in 15th Place; Jingxuan Zhu in 14th (₩10,271,000|$8,900) Each
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
A massive pot just took place, with a double elimination earned by Huidong Gu. Jingxuan Zhu opened the action by raising to 45,000 under the gun, and Suhang Zhao announced all in for 10 big blinds from the small blind. Huidong Gu went all in from the big blind, covering both players, and Jingxuan Zhu called the all in!
Jingxuan Zhu: 
Huidong Gu: 
Suhang Zhao: 
The board ran clean for the kings, with 
and Huidong Gu sent two players to the rail, by propelling his stack to 1.5 million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000 | 650,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Hao Wang Eliminated in 16th Place (₩8,296,000|$7,200)
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The eliminations are rapid after the last break of the day, and there is a third player gone in just 15 minutes of play. Hao Wang shoved under the gun and Peng Li called a couple of seats next to him.
Hao Wang was in need of help with ace-queen versus Li's ace-king and the board didn't help him. In quick succession, the field is down to 15 players.
Quan Zhou Eliminated in 17th Place (₩8,296,000|$7,200)
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Quan Zhou was another one of the short stacks in the last two tables and he picked up sevens, seemingly the perfect spot to shove with this hand and his stack from the hijack. Unfortunately for him, Huidong Gu was right next to him and picked up tens, calling Zhou's shove.
The board ran out 
and the field is down to 16 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
850,000 | 570,000 |
|
Busted |