2019 PokerStars APPT Korea

₩4,000,000 APPT High Roller
Day: 1
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

Takahashi vs Takagi

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Keiji Takahashi is one of many players from Japan that have registered for the event so far and he bet the {k-Clubs}{j-Spades}{6-Diamonds} flop for 800. Fellow countryman Kensaku Takagi made the call from two seats over. The {q-Spades} fell on the turn and a bet of 2,200 did the trick for Takahashi.

Player Chips Progress
Keiji Takahashi jp
Keiji Takahashi
52,000
52,000
52,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Kensaku Takagi jp
Kensaku Takagi
48,000
48,000
48,000

Tags: Keiji TakahashiKensaku Takagi

Titov Doubles Through Zhu

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante
Oleg Titov
Oleg Titov

Xing Biao Zhu had more than doubled his stack early on with a very aggressive playing style and soon after he was involved into the action once more. There were already 9,500 in the middle and the flop showed {7-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Spades}. Titov ended up all in and at risk for 37,500 and Zhu had pushed with the {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}.

Titov held bottom set with {4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and the {5-Diamonds} turn and {7-Clubs} river brought no upset. Despite this massive setback, Zhu remains above the starting stack!

Player Chips Progress
Oleg Titov ru
Oleg Titov
86,000
36,000
36,000
Xing Biao Zhu cn
Xing Biao Zhu
53,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Oleg TitovXing Biao Zhu

Aces for Yu

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

On the tail end of a board {k-Spades}{3-Clubs}{2-Spades}{2-Hearts}{8-Clubs}, Lei Yu bet 5,000 and his table neighbor check-called to get shown the {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} for aces up. That won the pot for Yu, who enjoys a decent start into Day 1 of the High Roller.

Player Chips Progress
Lei Yu cn
Lei Yu
63,000
13,000
13,000

Tags: Lei Yu

Approaching 50 Entries

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Victor Chong and Jun Obara are already in action, while Yuki Ko and Norihiro Otani are waiting to get a seat and will enter shortly. The screens already show 49 entries, of which 48 remain.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Chong my
Victor Chong
50,000
50,000
50,000
Jun Obara jp
Jun Obara
50,000
50,000
50,000
Yunlong Jin cn
Yunlong Jin
50,000
50,000
50,000
Jie Xu cn
Jie Xu
50,000
50,000
50,000
Changyang Liu cn
Changyang Liu
50,000
50,000
50,000
Yuki Ko jp
Yuki Ko
50,000
50,000
50,000
Norihiro Otani jp
Norihiro Otani
50,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Jun ObaraNorihiro OtaniVictor ChongYuki Ko

Zhu Takes a Hit

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

On the river of a board {10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}, Xing Biao Zhu called a bet of 6,200 by Lifu Liu and mucked when he was shown the {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} for the nut full house. Other players that have started well into Day 1 are Huijie Zhou and Kazuhiko Yotsushika while one player has already been eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Lifu Liu cn
Lifu Liu
60,000
60,000
60,000
Huijie Zhou cn
Huijie Zhou
60,000
10,000
10,000
Kazuhiko Yotsushika jp
Kazuhiko Yotsushika
60,000
10,000
10,000
Xing Biao Zhu cn
Xing Biao Zhu
43,000
-9,000
-9,000

Tags: Huijie ZhouKazuhiko YotsushikaLifu LiuXing Biao Zhu

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

Early Double for Lee

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante
Daniel Lee
Daniel Lee

On a flop of {j-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{8-Spades}, Daniel Lee check-raised from 2,200 to 6,500 and Xiaobing He on the button made the call to see the {5-Diamonds} on the turn. Lee now bet 11,500 and He moved all in.

Lee splashed in two time bank extensions right away, which caused some laughter at the table, and he ended up using one further time bank before making the call.

Daniel Lee: {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}
Xiaobing He: {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

The {6-Hearts} river was a blank and Lee doubled, while He still had 40 big blinds left over.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Lee us
Daniel Lee
92,000
42,000
42,000
Xiaobing He cn
Xiaobing He
8,000
-42,000
-42,000

Tags: Daniel LeeXiaobing He

More Entries to the Field

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

The tables five and six opened as the field is rapidly growing and promises to be quite an interesting mix. Among those to take a seat were Jamie Lee, Christopher Park, Kazuhiko Yotsushika, Hideki Izutsu, Lei Yu, Daniel and Calvin Lee, Jamie Lee and more. None of the Lee's are on the same table thus far.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Lee us
Daniel Lee
50,000
50,000
50,000
Calvin Lee kr
Calvin Lee
50,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kazuhiko Yotsushika jp
Kazuhiko Yotsushika
50,000
50,000
50,000
Christopher Park us
Christopher Park
50,000
50,000
50,000
Hideki Izutsu jp
Hideki Izutsu
50,000
50,000
50,000
Lei Yu cn
Lei Yu
50,000
50,000
50,000
Huahuan Feng cn
Huahuan Feng
50,000
50,000
50,000
Yake Wu cn
Yake Wu
50,000
50,000
50,000
Jamie Lee us
Jamie Lee
50,000
50,000
50,000
Oleg Titov ru
Oleg Titov
50,000
50,000
50,000
Yasreel Praveen Doddaiavar in
Yasreel Praveen Doddaiavar
50,000
50,000
50,000
Xiaqing Ji cn
Xiaqing Ji
50,000
50,000
50,000
Zibin Zhuang cn
Zibin Zhuang
50,000
50,000
50,000
Nan Hong cn
Nan Hong
50,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Calvin LeeChristopher ParkDaniel LeeHideki IzutsuJamie LeeKazuhiko YotsushikaLei Yu

Onda on Board

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante
Toshiyuki Onda
Toshiyuki Onda

Single-Day High Roller champion Toshiyuki Onda is also on board in the first level of play, along with the below hopefuls to claim the trophy.

Player Chips Progress
Toshiyuki Onda jp
Toshiyuki Onda
50,000
50,000
50,000
Takagi Kensaku jp
Takagi Kensaku
50,000
50,000
50,000
Xiaosheng Zheng cn
Xiaosheng Zheng
50,000
50,000
50,000
Li Chen cn
Li Chen
50,000
50,000
50,000
Hikaru Yasuda jp
Hikaru Yasuda
50,000
50,000
50,000
Reo Hayano jp
Reo Hayano
50,000
50,000
50,000
Xiaobing He cn
Xiaobing He
50,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Toshiyuki Onda