Level: 27
Blinds: 300,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
2019 PokerStars APPT Korea
₩1,800,000 APPT Main Event
Day: 3
Lin Saved on the River
Level 27
: 300,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Hung Sheng Lin opened to 120,000 from early position, Tetsuro Tomita ripped all in for 1,520,000 and Lin thought for almost five minutes before he would slam in a stack to call the all in, players tabled their hands.
Tetsuro Tomita: 
Hung Sheng Lin: 
The flop fell 
and Tomita was still ahead with big slick. A 
came down on the turn and that gave Lin some split outs. The river was a 
and Tomita let out a sigh of aggravation as the final card split the pot up between the two.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,625,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
||
|
1,600,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
Huang Calls Down on Every Street Against Lin
Level 27
: 300,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Xinglong Huang limped the small blind, Hung Sheng Lin raised to 140,000, Huang called and the dealer fanned out a flop of 
.
Huang check-called a bet of 125,000 on the flop from Lin and the 
peeled off as a turn card. Huang check-called a bet of 280,000 from Lin and the 
hit the felt on the river.
Huang checked to Lin who thought for several moments before he pushed in a massive bet of 800,000. Huang snap-called without hesitation and Lin tabled 
for jacks over nickels. Huang mucked, sending the huge pot to Lin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,980,000
1,355,000
|
1,355,000 |
|
|
||
|
550,000
-1,650,000
|
-1,650,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 27
: 300,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,250,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,690,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
2,165,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
1,925,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
|
1,890,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
1,475,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
950,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
870,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
795,000
-390,000
|
-390,000 |
Xinglong Huang Eliminated in 9th Place (₩18,283,400/$16,113)
Level 27
: 300,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Xinglong Huang opened to 125,000 from under the gun, Jiang Chen called in late position and Huidong Gu stuck around from the small blind.
The dealer spread 
out on the flop and action checked to Huang who moved all in for 755,000. Chen called and Gu showed the 
as he chucked his hand into the muck.
Huang tabled 
for a pair of queens with the nut flush draw and Chen turned over for a pair of aces. The came down on the turn and Chen was still ahead with his bullets.
A 
peel off on the river and Chen took down the pot with his aces over threes, which made Huang the first elimination of the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,385,000
1,695,000
|
1,695,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Fan Pushes Back Against Tomita
Level 27
: 300,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Tao Fan opened for 125,000 in the cutoff, Tetsuro Tomita three-bet to 385,000 on the button and Fan moved all in for 1,775,000. Tomita hit the fold button and Fan took down a nice pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,225,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
1,530,000
-360,000
|
-360,000 |
Break Time
Level 27
: 300,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The remaining eight players will now be taking a quick 10-minute break.
Level: 28
Blinds: 400,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Cheung Almost Takes an Exit
Level 28
: 400,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
During the last hand before break Jiang Chen opened to 140,000 in the hijack, Sparrow Cheung moved all in for 745,000 and Chen called.
Sparrow Cheung: 
Jiang Chen: 
The flop came down 
and Chen took the lead with his flopped nine. A 
fell on the turn and Cheung was now one card away from being the second person out of the tournament, if he failed to hit. The smashed down on the river and a big cheer came from Danny Tang in the crowd as Cheung survived his all in against Chen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,540,000
-845,000
|
-845,000 |
|
|
1,645,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
Mengdian Peng Eliminated in 8th Place (₩21,900,000/$19,300)
Level 28
: 400,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
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: 
Tao Fan: 
The dealer fanned out 
on the flop and Peng was in very bad shape. A 
came down on the turn and Peng picked up some outs to take down the set of Fan. The 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,525,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
|
Busted |