2019 PokerStars APPT Korea

₩1,800,000 APPT Main Event
Day: 1a
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

Naohito Blows Izutsu Away on the Turn

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The flop was reading {9-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and there is around 12,000 in the pot. Action checked to Hideki Izutsu who bet 8,000 and Tamaya Naohito checked-called.

A {q-Spades} hit the felt as a turn card and Naohito moved all in for 32,500. Izutsu thought for several moments before letting his hand go and sending the pot to Naohito.

Player Chips Progress
Hideki Izutsu jp
Hideki Izutsu
105,000 -10,000
Tamaya Naohito jp
Tamaya Naohito
61,000

Tags: Hideki IzutsuTamaya Naohito

Zhang Sends Hikosaka to the Rail

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Keisuke Hikosaka
Keisuke Hikosaka

Joining the action on the {8-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{6-Spades} turn, Yifan Zhang bet 12,000 in the big blind and Keisuke Hikosaka called from under the gun. The {8-Clubs} fell on the river and Zhang suddenly moved all in for more than 90,000. Hikosaka had some 80,000 behind and took a while before making the call.

Zhang rolled over {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs} for a full house and Hikosaka mucked {5-Hearts}{3-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Yifan Zhang cn
Yifan Zhang
215,000 215,000
Hiroyuki Noda jp
Hiroyuki Noda
160,000 31,000
Keisuke Hikosaka jp
Keisuke Hikosaka
Busted

Tags: Keisuke HikosakaYifan Zhang

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Zhang Eliminated by Izutsu

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Not long ago Wayne Zhang was sitting on around 60,000, but the remaining crumbs of his stack now went in preflop and he was called two ways. Hideki Izutsu bet the {10-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop for 12,000 in order to force a fold from the third player in the hand.

Wayne Zhang: {k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Hideki Izutsu: {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

Zhang's rail was rooting for a king, but they instead saw the {5-Diamonds} turn and {q-Spades} river complete the board.

Player Chips Progress
Hideki Izutsu jp
Hideki Izutsu
115,000 33,000
Wayne Zhang cn
Wayne Zhang
Busted

Tags: Hideki IzutsuWayne Zhang

Shimizu in the Lead

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Several players have emerged with bigger stacks, but Takao Shimizu appears to be the current chip leader with more than three times the average. Other big stacks belong to Xiaqing Ji, Yuri Ishida, Michael Soyza, Ota Sera and Linh Tran.

Soyza just claimed a pot without showdown when he bet a {9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{8-Hearts} turn for 20,000 into a pot of 30,000 to force a fold from his sole remaining opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Takao Shimizu jp
Takao Shimizu
Day 1A Chip Leader
230,000 128,000
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
110,000 26,000
Sera Ota jp
Sera Ota
105,000 32,000
Yuri Ishida jp
Yuri Ishida
100,000 46,000
Xiaqing Ji cn
Xiaqing Ji
100,000 26,000
Linh Tran ca
Linh Tran
90,000 60,000
Iori Yogo jp
Iori Yogo
18,000 -19,000
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
Busted

Tags: Linh TranMichael SoyzaOta SeraXiaqing JiYuri IshidaTakao Shimizu

Khvan Spinning Up a Stack

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Evgeniy Khvan opened from early position, a player moved all in for 30,500 in the cutoff and Khvan called, players turned over their hands.

Cutoff: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Khvan: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {3-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{4-Spades}{4-Hearts} and Khvan took down the pot with aces over fours, eliminating his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Evgeniy Khvan uz
Evgeniy Khvan
165,000

Tags: Evgeniy Khvan

Hibuse Rises Further

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

On the river of a board {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{a-Spades}, Hideki Izutsu in the small blind and Emi Hibuse in early position invested 15,000 each. Izutsu showed {q-Hearts}{q-Spades} and Hibuse had that beat with {a-Clubs}{k-Spades} for a pair of aces.

In the very next hand, Dong Chen was in the big blind and called all in for 2,600 after facing a raise to 4,000. Chen turned over {a-Clubs}{q-Spades} and won the flip against {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} on a {q-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{k-Spades} board.

Player Chips Progress
Emi Hibuse jp
Emi Hibuse
120,000 68,000
Hideki Izutsu jp
Hideki Izutsu
82,000 67,800
Dong Chen cn
Dong Chen
WSOP 1X Winner
6,800 -75,200

Tags: Dong ChenEmi HibuseHideki Izutsu

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600