Xiaofeng Jiang is the Bubble Boy of 2019 APPT Jeju Main Event
It took three all in and calls, for the bubble to burst, here in the 2019 PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour Jeju Main Event. There was a double-up for the short stack player, a split-pot and an elimination.
Firstly, a short-stack player was in the big blind with the small blind shoving on him. The at-risk player picked up 
and was in great shape versus his opponent's 
. The dealer spread the 
flop and the 
turn, meaning the at-risk player had to fade all the remaining nines of the deck in order to stay alive, which he did when the 
fell on the river.
In the next hand, there were two all-ins on two different tables, with one of them bringing in the end of the bubble. In the first of the two hands, there were two players in on the flop, with 
on the board. The short-stack player had bet 37,000 and his opponent put him all in for 60,000 more. The short stack player called with 
and was in the verge of elimination, when his opponent tabled 
, ready to out-kick his opponent.
The 
on the turn was the perfect lifeboat for the short-stack, and the 
on the river would have given him the pot if the turn was not a full-house for both players!
The dealer on the table just three feet away was waiting, as per the instructions of the tournament director, for the first all-in to finish. After the hand was over it was Xiaofeng Jiang who was the player at risk, having shoved and got a call from his neighbor in the cutoff.
Xiaofeng Jiang: 
Cutoff Opponent: 
The flop came 
and Jiang kept his lead in the hand, getting closer to the double up. However, the on the turn was a disaster, at least from Jiang's perspective, as now he had to find one of the two remaining tens in the deck to stay alive. The in the river was the card that wrote his epilogue in the event, as he left just one spot shy of the payouts.
The 41 remaining players have all secured the minimum payment of KRW 4,345,000 (~$3,765).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
, and Han elected to check, with Chuttani betting 13,000. Han called and the 
fell on the turn.
completed the board on the river and Han checked for a third time. Chuttani thought about it for a long time, another player called the clock on him and a couple of seconds later the Indian slipped a bet of 76,000 chips. Han snap-called showing 
for just king-high.
on the flop.
fell on the turn. This time both players checked and the 
was the last card of the board.