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

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
Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
3,185,000
1,540,000
1,540,000
Huidong Gu mo
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
Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
3,450,000
1,250,000
1,250,000
Tetsuro Tomita jp
Tetsuro Tomita
Busted

Tags: Sparrow CheungTetsuro Tomita

Level: 29

Blinds: 500,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Fan and Cheung Continue to Duke It Out

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

Tao Fan opened with a min-raise on the cutoff, Sparrow Cheung called in the big blind and the dealer spread out {2-Spades}{9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} on the flop.

Cheung check-called a bet of 250,000, the turn came a {k-Hearts} and Cheung checked. Fan pushed in 275,000 Cheung called and the {k-Clubs} landed on the river.

Cheung checked to Fan who counted out 650,000 and pushed it into the middle. Cheung thought for almost five minutes but in the end he folded the river bet of Fan.

Player Chips Progress
Tao Fan cn
Tao Fan
4,750,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
2,650,000
-800,000
-800,000

Tags: Sparrow CheungTao Fan

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
Hung Sheng Lin tw
Hung Sheng Lin
4,600,000
-845,000
-845,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Tomomitsu Ono jp
Tomomitsu Ono
3,800,000
750,000
750,000

Tags: Hung Sheng LinTomomitsu Ono

Lin Pulls In a Pot from Fan

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

Hung Sheng Lin was on the losing end of a couple of hands and opened from hijack for 200,000. Tao Fan called in the big blind and the dealer spread out {8-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{7-Hearts} on the flop.

Both players checked, a [6h came down on the turn and Fan checked to Lin who bet 150,000. Fan called, the {4-Clubs} landed on the river and both players checked.

Fan turned over {10-Clubs}{8-Spades} for a pair of eights and Lin showed {a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} for the same pair but with an higher kicker, taking down the pot from Fan.

Player Chips Progress
Hung Sheng Lin tw
Hung Sheng Lin
4,595,000
-55,000
-55,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Tao Fan cn
Tao Fan
2,400,000
-575,000
-575,000

Tags: Tao FanHung Sheng Lin

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
Tomomitsu Ono jp
Tomomitsu Ono
6,900,000
2,625,000
2,625,000
Tao Fan cn
Tao Fan
Busted

Tags: Tao FanTomomitsu Ono