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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yilu Yuan Eliminated in 11th Place (₩12,345,000/$10,864)

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Yilu Yuan
Yilu Yuan

Yilu Yuan moved in for his last 130,000 and Jian Yang called out of the big blind to finish the job he had started not long ago..

Yilu Yuan: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Jian Yang: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The {q-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} flop favoured Yang and he remained in the lead with the {9-Diamonds} turn and {k-Clubs} river to eliminate Yuan in 11th place for ₩12,345,000 ($10,864).

Player Chips Progress
Jian Yang cn
Jian Yang
2,400,000
100,000
100,000
Yilu Yuan cn
Yilu Yuan
Busted

Tags: Jian YangYilu Yuan

Chuanshu Chen Eliminated in 10th Place (₩12,345,000/$10,864)

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Chuanshu Chen
Chuanshu Chen

Chuanshu Chen was among the shorter stacks in the final ten and had found a premium hand to get his stack in, however, he was crushed by Jia Yang.

Chuanshu Chen: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Jian Yang: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}

No help arrived on the board {7-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Chen missed out on the nine-handed final table.

Player Chips Progress
Jian Yang cn
Jian Yang
2,800,000
500,000
500,000
Chuanshu Chen cn
Chuanshu Chen
Busted

Tags: Chuanshu ChenJian Yang

Yunye Lu Eliminated in 9th Place (₩14,550,000|$12,804)

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Yunye Lu
Yunye Lu

Yongwei Mo raised and Yunye Lu moved all in from the cutoff and chip leader Jian Yang instantly called out of the big blind, which forced out Mo.

Yunye Lu: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Jian Yang: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}

The heater of Yang continued as he sent yet another opponent to the rail. He flopped top set and rivered the king-high flush on the {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{10-Hearts} board to send Lu to the payout desk in order to collect ₩14,550,000 ($12,804) for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Jian Yang cn
Jian Yang
3,200,000
340,000
340,000
Yunye Lu cn
Yunye Lu
Busted

Tags: Jian YangYongwei MoYunye Lu

Shinryo Nonin Eliminated in 8th Place (₩17,605,000/$15,492)

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Shinryo Nonin
Shinryo Nonin

Yasreel Praveen Doddaiavar pushed for 300,000 on the button and Shinryo Nonin called in the big blind.

Yasreel Praveen Doddaiavar: {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Sinryo Nonin: {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

Doddaiavar flopped bottom two pair on {q-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}, while Nonin picked up a flush draw with the {3-Hearts} turn. The {j-Clubs} river was too little too late and Nonin was left with just 125,000.

Nonin jammed the small blind the next hand and Keiji Takahashi called in the big blind.

Shinryo Nonin: {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}
Keiji Takahashi: {10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

On a board of {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{6-Spades}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}, Nonin was left empty-handed and will collect ₩17,605,000 ($15,492) for his 8th place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Keiji Takahashi jp
Keiji Takahashi
750,000
65,000
65,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Yasreel Praveen Doddaiavar in
Yasreel Praveen Doddaiavar
660,000
460,000
460,000
Shinryo Nonin jp
Shinryo Nonin
Busted

Tags: Keiji TakahashiShinryo NoninYasreel Praveen Doddaiavar