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

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
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Huijie Zhou cn
Huijie Zhou
Busted

Tags: Dong ChenHuijie ZhouKazuhiko YotsushikaKeiji TakahashiRandy LewWayne HeungYan Li

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

The First Four in the Money

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Randy Lew
Randy Lew

Jiaqi Chen lost a flip with {a-Spades}{q-Hearts} against the {5-Hearts}{5-Spades} of Kazuhiko Yotsushika on a board of {8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{10-Clubs} to become the first casualty in the money.

He was followed right away by Randy Lew, Jiayi Jin and Yunchao Li to reduce the field within two minutes from 27 to the last 23 hopefuls. The redraw of the final three tables will be posted shortly.

Player Chips Progress
Kazuhiko Yotsushika jp
Kazuhiko Yotsushika
420,000
20,000
20,000
Yuanchao Li cn
Yuanchao Li
Busted
Jiayi Jin cn
Jiayi Jin
Busted
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
Busted
Jiaqi Chen cn
Jiaqi Chen
Busted

Tags: Jiaqi ChenJiayi JinKazuhiko YotsushikaRandy Lew

Redraw of the Last Three Tables

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
SeatTable 1CountryTable 2CountryTable 3Country
1Yusuke KotakeJapanShinryo NoninJapanGen NoseJapan
2Kenny ShihUnited StatesWayne ZhangChinaCalvin LeeUnited States
3Yasreel Praveen DoddaiavarIndiaChuanshu ChenChinaDaniel SmiljkovicGermany
4Yan LiChinaTamon NakamuraJapanWai Kiat LeeMalaysia
5Jian YangChinaWayne HeungHong KongYilu YuanChina
6Yunye LuChinaKazuhiko YotsushikaJapanempty 
7Hisashi YamanouchiJapanMing HuangChinaJun ObaraJapan
8Keiji TakahashiJapanYongwei MoChinaKensaku TakagiJapan

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

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

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

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

Redraw of the Last Two Tables

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
SeatTable 1CountryChip CountTable 2CountryChip Count
1Wayne HeungHong Kong172,000Kazuhiko YotsushikaJapan435,000
2Daniel SmiljkovicGermany900,000Yongwei MoChina465,000
3Chuanshu ChenChina305,000Yunye LuChina1,050,000
4Ming HuangChina255,000Yasreel Praveen DoddaiavarIndia220,000
5Jian YangChina1,100,000Yan LiChina1,800,000
6Wayne ZhangChina330,000Shinryo NoninJapan220,000
7Yilu YuanChina185,000Kensaku TakagiJapan360,000
8Keiji TakahashiJapan1,200,000Calvin LeeUnited States355,000
Player Chips Progress
Yan Li cn
Yan Li
1,800,000
100,000
100,000
Keiji Takahashi jp
Keiji Takahashi
1,200,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Jian Yang cn
Jian Yang
1,100,000
250,000
250,000
Yunye Lu cn
Yunye Lu
1,050,000
660,000
660,000
Daniel Smiljkovic de
Daniel Smiljkovic
900,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Yongwei Mo cn
Yongwei Mo
465,000
-35,000
-35,000
Kazuhiko Yotsushika jp
Kazuhiko Yotsushika
435,000
15,000
15,000
Kensaku Takagi jp
Kensaku Takagi
360,000
-50,000
-50,000
Calvin Lee kr
Calvin Lee
355,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Wayne Zhang cn
Wayne Zhang
330,000
-100,000
-100,000
Chuanshu Chen cn
Chuanshu Chen
305,000
-95,000
-95,000
Ming Huang us
Ming Huang
255,000
-90,000
-90,000
Yasreel Praveen Doddaiavar in
Yasreel Praveen Doddaiavar
220,000
Shinryo Nonin jp
Shinryo Nonin
220,000
-57,000
-57,000
Yilu Yuan cn
Yilu Yuan
185,000
-39,000
-39,000
Wayne Heung hk
Wayne Heung
172,000
-138,000
-138,000