2019 PokerStars APPT Korea

₩1,800,000 APPT Main Event
Day: 1b
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

Ho Chips Up

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante

On the three-way turn of {9-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{5-Clubs}, Yasreel Praveen Doddaiavar bet 5,000 out of the small blind and was called once. The action then reached Chi Hung Ho and he made it 16,500 to go. That ended up winning the pot right there, as both opponents folded.

Further assorted counts can be found below including Celina Lin's, who more than doubled since sitting down not long ago.

Player Chips Progress
Celina Lin cn
Celina Lin
76,000
47,000
47,000
Daniel Smiljkovic de
Daniel Smiljkovic
70,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Pavel Lubov ru
Pavel Lubov
65,000
-15,000
-15,000
Chi Hung Ho tw
Chi Hung Ho
58,000
-14,000
-14,000
Yasreel Praveen Doddaiavar in
Yasreel Praveen Doddaiavar
41,000
1,000
1,000
Kelvin Beattie au
Kelvin Beattie
33,000
3,000
3,000
Robert Glasspool hk
Robert Glasspool
30,000
10,000
10,000
Irshat Shaykhov ru
Irshat Shaykhov
24,000
-26,000
-26,000
Huijie Zhou cn
Huijie Zhou
10,000
-20,000
-20,000
Hiroki Moriuchi jp
Hiroki Moriuchi
Busted

Tags: Chi Hung HoYasreel Praveen Doddaiavar

Mamiya Jams Up Her Stack

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante

Alex Lee opened to 1,300 and Xiaobo Zhou in the small blind three-bet to 3,000, which Ruiko Mamiya in the big blind and Lee called. The flop came {8-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and Zhou checked, which prompted a bet of 5,000 by Mamiya. That forced out Lee and Zhou came along.

No betting action took place on the {8-Spades} turn and Zhou led for 5,000 on the {6-Diamonds} river. Mamiya wasted very little time before moving all in for 27,000 and that forced a fold from Zhou,

Player Chips Progress
Ruiko Mamiya jp
Ruiko Mamiya
55,000
17,000
17,000
Alex Lee sg
Alex Lee
28,000
-2,000
-2,000

Tags: Alex LeeRuiko MamiyaXiaobo Zhou

Otani Pushes Opponent Off, Pulls in a Pot

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante
Norihiro Otani
Norihiro Otani

The turned board read {10-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{8-Spades} and there was 5,200 in the pot. Norihiro Otani checked to a player on the button who bet 2,300 and Otani check-raised to 6,400.

His opponent called, a {9-Diamonds} came down on the river and Otani fired in 10,000. His opponent folded and Otani scooped in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Norihiro Otani jp
Norihiro Otani
39,100
9,100
9,100

Tags: Norihiro Otani

Second Break on Day 1b

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante

According to the screens, the Day 1b field has reached 301 entries, of which 243 players remain at the end of level six. All players have been sent into a 10-minute break and the registration remains open for another three levels and the following break. It is already guaranteed by now that the total field has surpassed 500 entries and has set a new record for the APPT Main Event in Korea.

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Wei Starting to Take Off

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

The flop was reading {4-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and the pot contained about 12,000. Action checked to Guoliang Wei who bet 3,600 and his opponent check-called.

The {9-Spades} landed on the turn, action checked to Wei, he moved all in for around 42,000 and his opponent quickly mucked {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} face up, sending the pot to Wei.

Player Chips Progress
Guoliang Wei cn
Guoliang Wei
61,200
31,200
31,200
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Guoliang Wei

Georgiou Among the Bigger Stacks

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
Georges Georgiou
Georges Georgiou

The cards were all but rushed away and Georges Georgiou raked in the pot with his {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs} still showing. His opponent had been all in preflop with {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades} and found no miracle to hit the rail. Georgiou jumped to more than three times the starting stack and one of the current chip leaders.

Player Chips Progress
Georges Georgiou gb
Georges Georgiou
95,000
65,000
65,000

Tags: Georges Georgiou

Matsumoto Sends Obara Out

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Jun Obara moved all in for his remaining 8,100 and Hiroshi Matsumoto called, players turned over their hands.

Jun Obara: {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Hiroshi Matsumoto: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Spades}{3-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} and Obara failed to connect with anything. Matsumoto took down the pot, Obara was eliminated from the tournament for the second and final time.

Player Chips Progress
Hiroshi Matsumoto jp
Hiroshi Matsumoto
44,000
Jun Obara jp
Jun Obara
Busted

Tags: Jun ObaraHiroshi Matsumoto

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800