2019 PokerStars APPT Korea

₩4,000,000 APPT High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 PokerStars APPT Korea

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q9
Prize
143,890,000 KRW
Event Info
Buy-in
4,000,000 KRW
Prize Pool
649,609,000 KRW
Entries
181
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000

Daniel Smiljkovic Eliminated in 12th Place (₩10,720,000/$9,434)

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Daniel Smiljkovic
Daniel Smiljkovic

Daniel Smiljkovic moved all in for 290,000 from the cutoff and he was called by Jian Yang in the small blind.

Daniel Smiljkovic: {k-Clubs}{6-Clubs}
Jian Yang: {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

The {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{j-Spades} flop and the {j-Diamonds} turn left Smiljkovic drawing to a chop only, and the {2-Hearts} river ended his run in 12th place for ₩10,720,000 ($9,434).

Player Chips Progress
Jian Yang cn
Jian Yang
2,300,000
400,000
400,000
Daniel Smiljkovic de
Daniel Smiljkovic
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Daniel SmiljkovicJian Yang

Kazuhiko Yotsushika Eliminated in 13th Place (₩10,720,000/$9,434)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Kazuhiko Yotsushika
Kazuhiko Yotsushika

Kazuhiko Yotsushika defended out of the blinds and a pot of 350,000 emerged to the {q-Clubs}{j-Spades}{8-Spades}{3-Spades} turn. Yotsushika moved all in for more than 400,000 and Li called after having asked for a count.

Kazuhiko Yotsushika: {k-Hearts}{9-Spades}
Yan Li: {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

Yotsushika had some outs but the {4-Diamonds} river was not among them to let Li jump up to 2.5 million, while Yotsushika was eliminated in 13th place for ₩10,720,000 ($9,434).

Player Chips Progress
Yan Li cn
Yan Li
2,500,000
700,000
700,000
Kazuhiko Yotsushika jp
Kazuhiko Yotsushika
Busted

Tags: Kazuhiko YotsushikaYan Li

Kensaku Takagi Eliminated in 14th Place (₩9,745,000/$8,576)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Kensaku Takagi
Kensaku Takagi

Calvin Lee was all in and at risk for 296,000 in a flip against Yunye Lu.

Calvin Lee: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}
Yunye Lu: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

The board came {8-Spades}{4-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{6-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and Lee doubled.

A few minutes later, Lee sent Kensaku Takagi to the rail. Lee min-raised first to act and Takagi called from the big blind. Takagi ended up check-calling all three streets for 20,000, 65,000 and 150,000 with the board showing {3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{2-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}. Lee showed {a-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} for trips and Takagi had {k-Hearts}{4-Spades} for a bluff catcher.

Player Chips Progress
Calvin Lee kr
Calvin Lee
900,000
545,000
545,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Yunye Lu cn
Yunye Lu
200,000
-850,000
-850,000
Kensaku Takagi jp
Kensaku Takagi
Busted

Tags: Calvin LeeKensaku TakagiYunye Lu

Wayne Heung Eliminated in 15th Place (₩9,745,000/$8,576)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Wayne Heung
Wayne Heung

In the last hand of the level, Wayne Heung and Wayne Zhang clashed with the former at risk for the last nine big blinds.

Wayne Heung: {a-Diamonds}{7-Spades}
Wayne Zhang: {3-Spades}{3-Clubs}

The board came {k-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{2-Clubs} and Heung was eliminated in 15th place for ₩9,745,000 ($8,576).

Player Chips Progress
Wayne Zhang cn
Wayne Zhang
450,000
120,000
120,000
Wayne Heung hk
Wayne Heung
Busted

Tags: Wayne HeungWayne Zhang

Ming Huang Eliminated in 16th Place (₩8,770,000/$7,718)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Ming Huang
Ming Huang

Ming Huan lost a flip for more than 300,000 with {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades} against the {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} of Yilu Yuan on a board of {j-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{a-Hearts} and was left with crumbs, and in the big blind next.

Yilu Yuan pushed the small blind and Huang called it off.

Ming Huang: {q-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Chuanshu Chen: {10-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

On a board of {6-Spades}{4-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{5-Spades}, Chen hit the turn and Huang was out in 16th place for ₩8,770,000 ($7,718).

Player Chips Progress
Yilu Yuan cn
Yilu Yuan
670,000
485,000
485,000
Chuanshu Chen cn
Chuanshu Chen
500,000
195,000
195,000
Ming Huang us
Ming Huang
Busted

Tags: Chuanshu ChenMing HuangYilu Yuan

Kotake and Shih Eliminated

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Yusuke Kotake
Yusuke Kotake

Chuanshu Chen doubled for 184,000 with {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs} against the {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds} of Yongwei Mo on a board of {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and next up two players were eliminated in quick succession.

Yusuke Kotake took on big stack Keiji Takahashi and got his stack in after the {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}{9-Spades} flop.

Yusuke Kotake: {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Keiji Takahashi: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

The {8-Diamonds} turn and the {4-Diamonds} river were both blanks and Kotake was eliminated in 19th place.

Right after on the very same table, Kenny Shih lost a flip with ace-king against the pocket sevens of Yan Li and the rich got richer once more.

Kenny Shih
Kenny Shih
Player Chips Progress
Yan Li cn
Yan Li
1,700,000
600,000
600,000
Keiji Takahashi jp
Keiji Takahashi
1,200,000
500,000
500,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Yongwei Mo cn
Yongwei Mo
500,000
70,000
70,000
Chuanshu Chen cn
Chuanshu Chen
400,000
270,000
270,000
Kenny Shih tw
Kenny Shih
Busted
Yusuke Kotake jp
Yusuke Kotake
Busted

Tags: Chuanshu ChenKeiji TakahashiKenny ShihYan LiYongwei MoYusuke Kotake

Obara Eliminated in Three-Way All In

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Jun Obara
Jun Obara

Calvin Lee jammed for 114,000 first to act and Daniel Smiljkovic called from one seat over. Jun Obara reshoved on the button for 195,000 and Smiljkovic called.

Calvin Lee: {5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}
Jun Obara: {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Daniel Smiljkovic: {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

On a board of {q-Spades}{5-Hearts}{4-Spades}{q-Clubs}{k-Clubs}, Lee tripled up and Smiljkovic rivered the better hand to send Obara to the rail in 20th place.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Smiljkovic de
Daniel Smiljkovic
950,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Calvin Lee kr
Calvin Lee
350,000
225,000
225,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jun Obara jp
Jun Obara
Busted

Tags: Calvin LeeDaniel SmiljkovicJun Obara

Lee and Yamanouchi Eliminated

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Wai Kiat Lee
Wai Kiat Lee

Gen Nose raised and Daniel Smiljkovic called in the small blind. Wai Kiat Lee jammed out of the big blind for 417,000 and Nose folded, Smiljkovic made the call.

Wai Kiat Lee: {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Daniel Smiljkovic: {5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}

The board came {6-Spades}{2-Spades}{2-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{9-Spades} and Lee was the next casualty.

Right after, Hisashi Yamanouchi was waiting at the payout desk, too, as he was sent to the rail in 21st place.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Smiljkovic de
Daniel Smiljkovic
900,000
540,000
540,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Hisashi Yamanouchi jp
Hisashi Yamanouchi
Busted
Wai Kiat Lee my
Wai Kiat Lee
Busted

Tags: Daniel SmiljkovicGen NoseHisashi YamanouchiWai Kiat Lee

Nakamura Eliminated by Heung

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Tamon Nakamura
Tamon Nakamura

In a battle of the blinds, Tamon Nakamura ended up all in and at risk against Wayne Heung and had just one overcard to fear.

Tamon Nakamura: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Wayne Heung: {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

The board came {k-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{3-Spades} and Heung paired his king on the flop to send Nakamura to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Wayne Heung hk
Wayne Heung
310,000
150,000
150,000
Tamon Nakamura jp
Tamon Nakamura
Busted

Tags: Tamon NakamuraWayne Heung

Lew Doubles; Chen and Zhou Bust to Let the Bubble Burst

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Huijie Zhou
Huijie Zhou

Randy Lew jammed the button with the {k-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and Wayne Heung called in the big blind with {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}. The board came {9-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{2-Spades} and Lew doubled with a full house.

One hand later the madness started with three all in and call on three different tables.

Kazuhiko Yotsushika battled with Keiji Takahashi and jammed the river of a board {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{6-Spades}{10-Clubs}{q-Clubs}. Takahashi had called the three barrels and Yotsushika shook his head, turned over {7-Spades}{2-Clubs} for a bluff. Takahashi had {q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and doubled.

Dong Chen jammed for 65,000 with {2-Clubs}{2-Spades} and was called by Yusuke Kotake in the big blind with {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}. The board came {q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and Chen was first to go.

Over on table one, Yan Li had open-jammed her big stack and Huijie Zhou had called.

Huijie Zhu: {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Yan Li: {q-Spades}{8-Spades}

The board came {k-Spades}{j-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Li rivered a straight to let the bubble burst.

Money Bubble Bursts
Money Bubble Bursts
Player Chips Progress
Yan Li cn
Yan Li
1,100,000
100,000
100,000
Keiji Takahashi jp
Keiji Takahashi
700,000
50,000
50,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Kazuhiko Yotsushika jp
Kazuhiko Yotsushika
400,000
-270,000
-270,000
Yusuke Kotake jp
Yusuke Kotake
320,000
130,000
130,000
Wayne Heung hk
Wayne Heung
160,000
9,000
9,000
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
90,000
54,000
54,000
Dong Chen cn
Dong Chen
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Huijie Zhou cn
Huijie Zhou
Busted

Tags: Dong ChenHuijie ZhouKazuhiko YotsushikaKeiji TakahashiRandy LewWayne HeungYan Li