2019 PokerStars APPT Korea

₩1,800,000 APPT Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2019 PokerStars APPT Korea
Final Results
Winner
Sparrow Cheung
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
198,100,000 KRW
Event Info
Buy-in
1,800,000 KRW
Prize Pool
912,983,400 KRW
Entries
581
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Left 1 / 581
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Mengdian Peng Eliminated in 8th Place (₩21,900,000/$19,300)

Level 28 : 400,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Mengdian Peng
Mengdian Peng

Mengdian Peng opened shoved all in for 1,225,000 from the hijack and Tao Fan moved all in over the top on the button, players turned over their hands.

Mengdian Peng: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}
Tao Fan: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

The dealer fanned out {k-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{10-Spades} on the flop and Peng was in very bad shape. A {6-Spades} came down on the turn and Peng picked up some outs to take down the set of Fan. The {8-Clubs} hit the felt as a river card and Fan's set of cowboys took down the pot, eliminating Peng from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Tao Fan
3,525,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
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Mengdian Peng
Busted

Tags: Mengdian PengTao Fan

Huidong Gu Eliminated in 7th Place (₩26,000,000/$22,913)

Level 28 : 400,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Huedong Gu
Huedong Gu

Huidong Gu moved all in for around 725,000 from under the gun, Sparrow Cheung shoved over the top in the small blind and Tomomitsu Ono folded. The two remaining players turned over their hands with Gu at risk.

Huidong Gu: {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Sparrow Cheung: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

The dealer fanned out {8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} on the flop and Cheung was still ahead. A {6-Spades} hit the felt on the turn and Gu was in grave danger of elimination. The {8-Clubs} on the river cemented the hand for Cheung with his two pair and Gu was sent packing in seventh place.

Player Chips Progress
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Sparrow Cheung
3,185,000
1,540,000
1,540,000
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Huidong Gu
Busted

Tetsuro Tomita Eliminated in 6th Place (₩31,950,000/$28,157)

Level 28 : 400,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Tetsuro Tomita
Tetsuro Tomita

Tetsuro Tomita moved all in from under the gun for 1,150,000 and Sparrow Cheung shoved his stack of 2,250,000 over the top, players tabled their hands.

Tetsuro Tomita: {a-Spades}{8-Spades}
Sparrow Cheung: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

The flop came down {8-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades} and Tomita hit an eight but needed more help to stay alive. A {3-Spades} landed on the turn and Tomita now added a flush draw to his list of outs. The river came down a {4-Clubs} and failed to to connect with Tomita as he was eliminated by Cheung's pair of ladies.

Player Chips Progress
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Sparrow Cheung
3,450,000
1,250,000
1,250,000
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Tetsuro Tomita
Busted

Tags: Sparrow CheungTetsuro Tomita

Ono Shows No Fear Against Lin

Level 29 : 500,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Tomomitsu Ono
Tomomitsu Ono

Tomomitsu Ono raised to 250,000 from the button, Hung Sheng Lin called in the big blind and the dealer spread out {4-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} on the flop.

Both players checked to the {j-Clubs} on the turn, Lin bet 140,000 and Ono swiftly raised to 325,000. Lin called, a {10-Clubs} came down and completed the board with two pair.

Lin checked to Ono, he pushed in 525,000 and Lin mucked. Ono laughed and tabled {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} for a counterfeited pair nines, but still enough to take down the pot with a river bet.

Player Chips Progress
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Hung Sheng Lin
4,600,000
845,000
845,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Tomomitsu Ono
3,800,000
750,000
750,000

Tags: Hung Sheng LinTomomitsu Ono

Tao Fan Eliminated in 5th Place (₩40,150,000/$35,383)

Level 29 : 500,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Tao Fan
Tao Fan

Tao Fan opened to 210,000 from the hijack, Tomomitsu Ono three-bet to 525,000 in the big blind and Fan ripped his stack all in for around 2,200,000. Ono called and the two tabled their cards with Fan at risk.

Tao Fan: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Tomomitsu Ono: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}

The dealer fanned out {10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{2-Spades} on the flop and Ono's aces were still ahead. A {5-Spades} landed on the turn and Fan was in need of a jack to stay alive. The {10-Hearts} on the river changed nothing and Ono scooped in the pot with his bullets, eliminating Fan out in fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
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Tomomitsu Ono
6,900,000
2,625,000
2,625,000
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Tao Fan
Busted

Tags: Tao FanTomomitsu Ono

Jiang Chen Eliminated in 4th Place (₩58,150,000/$51,246)

Level 30 : 600,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Jiang Chen Eliminated by Sparrow Cheung
Jiang Chen Eliminated by Sparrow Cheung

After a few bad hands for Jiang Chen, he found himself as the table short-stack. Action folded to Chen in the small blind and he pushed his remaining 730,000 all in. Sparrow Cheung snap-called and the two turned over their cards.

Jiang Chen: {j-Diamonds}{5-Spades}
Sparrow Cheung: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}

The flop came down {k-Spades}{6-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and Chen would need help to stay alive. A {10-Spades} hit the felt as a turn card, Chen was now drawing to only a chop if a queen came. The {8-Diamonds} on the river did not help him and Cheung took down the pot, eliminating Chen from the tournament,

Player Chips Progress
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Sparrow Cheung
4,600,000
1,130,000
1,130,000
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Jiang Chen
Busted

Tags: Jiang ChenSparrow Cheung

Cheung Jumps Back into the Game

Level 30 : 600,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Sparrow Cheung
Sparrow Cheung

Sparrow Cheung moved all in from the small blind for 1,390,000 and Tomomitsu Ono called in the big blind, players tabled their cards.

Sparrow Cheung: {q-Spades}{9-Spades}
Tomomitsu Ono: {a-Spades}{7-Clubs}

The board ran out {7-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and Cheung took down the pot with his flopped nine, doubling through Ono.

Player Chips Progress
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Tomomitsu Ono
8,350,000
1,525,000
1,525,000
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Sparrow Cheung
3,050,000
1,425,000
1,425,000

Tags: Sparrow CheungTomomitsu Ono

Fairy Tale River Completes Comeback for Cheung

Level 31 : 800,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Sparrow Cheung
Sparrow Cheung

Sparrow Cheung opened to 350,000 on the button, Hung Sheng Lin three-bet to 1,400,000 from the big blind and Cheung hit the tank. After a couple of minutes Cheung moved all in for 5,550,000 and Lin snap-called, players turned over their hands.

Sparrow Cheung: {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Hung Sheng Lin: {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

Cheung was a huge favorite to take down the hand and the crowd started to cheer for the well-known and beloved Cheung. The dealer spread out {5-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and the whole room went completely silent as Lin took the lead with his pair of aces.

A {7-Spades} hit the felt on the turn and that left Cheung with only one out on the river or his day would be finished. The dealer burned and turned over the {10-Clubs}, starting an ecstatic cheer from the crowd as everyone started jumping of excitement for Cheung.

Cheung hit the only card that could save him, shipping the massive pot to him and leaving Lin with just 230,000 to his name.

Player Chips Progress
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Sparrow Cheung
11,300,000
6,100,000
6,100,000
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Hung Sheng Lin
230,000
6,170,000
6,170,000
Day 3 Chip Leader

Tags: Hung Sheng LinSparrow Cheung

Hung Sheng Lin Eliminated in 3rd Place (₩76,250,000/$67,197)

Level 31 : 800,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Hung Sheng Lin
Hung Sheng Lin

Hung Sheng Lin moved all in for the 230,000 he had left from the hand before against Sparrow Cheung and both of his opponents called. The flop came down {a-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}, both Cheung and Tomomitsu Ono checked.

A {5-Diamonds} came down, both players checked and the {3-Spades} landed on the river. Both players checked to showdown and all three turned over their hands.

Cheung tabled {k-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for king-high, Ono showed {k-Clubs}{q-Spades} for king-high with a better kicker and Lin tabled {8-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} for nothing. Ono scooped in the pot and sent Lin out the door in third.

Player Chips Progress
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Tomomitsu Ono
6,125,000
675,000
675,000
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Hung Sheng Lin
Busted
Day 3 Chip Leader

Tags: Hung Sheng LinTomomitsu Ono

Tomomitsu Ono Elminated in 2nd Place (₩122,800,000/$108,221)

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Tomomitsu Ono
Tomomitsu Ono

Sparrow Cheung raised to 500,000 from the button, Tomomitsu Ono moved all in for 5,050,000 in the big blind and Cheung snap-called. The players turned over their hands in what could be the last hand of the night.

Toromitsu Ono: {a-Clubs}{3-Spades}
Sparrow Cheung: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}

The cheers from the Hong Kong crowd grew louder and the dealer turned over a flop of {j-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}. Cheung's bullets were way ahead and it looked likely that would be the last hand of the night. A {9-Hearts} hit the felt, Cheung stood up and started to high-five everyone in the crowd as he now had his opponent drawing dead to the {9-Clubs} on the river.

Ono failed to crack the aces of Cheung and would be runner-up in the 2019 Korea APPT Main Event. He took home a respectable (₩122,800,000/$108,221) for his efforts as he lost to a admirable opponent.

A recap of today's action will be soon to follow.

Player Chips Progress
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Sparrow Cheung
17,430,000
5,800,000
5,800,000
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Tomomitsu Ono
Busted

Tags: Sparrow CheungTomomitsu Ono