₩1,800,000 APPT Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2019 PokerStars APPT Korea
₩1,800,000 APPT Main Event
Day: 2
Hung Sheng Lin Leads Final 12 into Day 3 of 2019 PokerStars APPT Korea Main Event!
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The second day of the 2019 APPT Korea ₩1,800,000 APPT Main Event has now come to an end after 10 exhilarating hours of play. When the last chance saloon had closed for business it was Hung Sheng Lin sitting atop the leaderboard with a stack of 2,180,000.
Lin spent the better portion of the day riding a below average stack and it was not until the final three tables that he really found some traction. He maneuvered his shorter stack into one of the bigger at his table, one small pot at a time until he found the spot he was waiting for. Kun Jiang four-bet a pair of nines against Lin who did not budge for a second as he snap-called the bet and took down a massive pot with his queens, the rest is history.
The 153 runners at the beginning of Day 2 quickly became 73 before hitting a standstill. A total of 72 would be finding a min-cash and when hand-for-hand play began, the tournament seemed to almost completely stop. It took just over an hour before the bubble popped and the person who took the unfortunate title of bubble boy was Yilu Yuan of China. Celina Lin turned a straight against Yuan and he would take an exit with his two pair, all players were then guaranteed at least a min-cash of ₩3,290,000 ($2,895).
After the players reached the money it was like the flood gates opened and they all started to drop like flies. The next break after the bubble popped saw just 40 runners remaining and Yinsheng Yang had a commanding lead after a few big hands. Some other players like Pete Chen, Phachara Wongwichit, Sera Ota, and Weiran Pu were not as fortunate as they failed to make the cut.
Danny Tang took an unlucky beat against Eric Ahn when he ran his top two pair into the full house of Ahn. The well-known Tang would go from hero to zero in just a couple of hands, busting out just shy of the final three tables. Shortly after Patrick Liang took a trip to the payout desk, setting up the three table redraw.
The final 27 hopefuls started off firing, never slowing down at any point as the tournament saw a fleury of players fall. In just over 90 minutes there had been nine casualties, including PokerStars Ambassador Celina Lin, defending champ Michael Soyza, and online wizard Randy Lew.
The final two tables played just 20 minutes before six more runners took an exit. One of the worst beats of the night happened during the last level of the night. Ahn moved all in with pocket jacks, Xinglong Huang called with pocket fives and Ahn faded four cards but couldn't survive the cruel river as Huang nailed a five for the pot, eliminating Ahn out in 15th place.
The final 12 players will be returning tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time to play for a trophy on the Paradise City poker tables. The blinds will begin on level 24 at 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante. The levels will be 60 minutes in length and there will be a ten-minute break after every two hours of play. A champion will be crowned tomorrow and the tournament will not end until someone is holding the trophy as well as the ₩198,100,000 ($174,32) first place prize.
Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tomomitsu Ono | Japan | 2,180,000 | 73 |
| 1 | 2 | Yinsheng Yang | China | 2,035,000 | 68 |
| 1 | 5 | Jiang Chen | China | 1,870,000 | 62 |
| 1 | 6 | Hung Sheng Lin | Taiwan | 1,820,000 | 61 |
| 1 | 7 | Ching Wei Chen | Taiwan | 1,660,000 | 55 |
| 1 | 9 | Tao Fan | China | 1,420,000 | 47 |
| 2 | 1 | Huidong Gu | China | 1,330,000 | 44 |
| 2 | 2 | Tetsuro Tomita | Japan | 1,320,000 | 44 |
| 2 | 4 | Mengdian Peng | China | 495,000 | 40 |
| 2 | 5 | Xinglong Huang | China | 920,000 | 31 |
| 2 | 6 | Sparrow Cheung | Hong Kong | 1,330,000 | 30 |
| 2 | 7 | Wenwei Chen | China | 910,000 | 17 |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you all the action during the remainder of this tournament, so stay tuned as tomorrow unfolds.
End of Day Chip Counts
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The second day of the tournament has no come to an end. A recap of the day will be posted shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,180,000 | -270,000 |
|
2,035,000 | -115,000 |
|
1,870,000 | -180,000 |
|
1,820,000 | 185,000 |
|
1,660,000 | -740,000 |
|
1,420,000 | 390,000 |
|
1,330,000 | 960,000 |
|
1,320,000 | -410,000 |
|
1,190,000 | 635,000 |
|
920,000 | 10,000 |
|
910,000 | 25,000 |
|
495,000 | -655,000 |
Three More Hands
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The tournament will now be playing their more hands and Day 2 will come to completion once these hands are finished.
Kun Jiang Eliminated in 13th Place (₩10,050,000)($8,857)
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Kun Jiang opened and Tomomitsu Ono moved all in. Kiang called for his remaining 925,000 stack and the two tabled their hands.
Kun Jiang: 
Tomomitsu Ono: 
The dealer spread 
on the flop and Jiang was now in some serious trouble. A 
hit on the turn and Jiang's crowd of friends around the table started to chant for a spade. The river came down an 
and all the chants went silent as Jiang was now eliminated by Ono's set of sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,150,000 | 1,260,000 |
|
Busted |
Linh Tran Eliminated in 14th Place (₩10,050,000)($8,857)
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Yinsheng Yang opened, Linh Tran moved all in for around 245,000 and Yang called, players flipped over their cards.
Linh Tran: 
Yinsheng Yang: 
A flop of 
hit the felt and Yang moved into the lead. The on the turn changed nothing as Tran would need to hit to stay alive. An 
landed on the river and Yang took down the pot with his flopped ten, eliminating Tran from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000 | 560,000 |
|
Busted |
Eric Ahn Eliminated in 15th Place (₩10,050,000)($8,857)
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Xinglong Huang opened and Eric Ahn moved all in for around 670,000. Huang called and the players turned over their hands.
Eric Ahn: 
Xinglong Huang: 
The dealer fanned out 
on the flop and Ahn was still ahead with his jacks. A 
came on the turn and Huang would need a dime to take down the pot. The river came down a very unlucky card for Ahn as the dealer turned over the 
, giving Huang a set of fives, Huang took down the pot with his set and eliminated Ahn from the tournament on a gross river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,730,000 | 955,000 |
|
Busted |
Tianhang Zhang Eliminated in 16th Place (₩7,750,000)($6,830)
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Tianhang Zhang moved all in from the cutoff for 188,000 and Wenwei Chen called in the big blind.
Tianhang Zhang:
Wenwei Chen: 
The flop fell 
and Zhang was still in the lead. A 
on the turn added some flush outs for Chen to take down the pot. The river came down a and Chen hit his card, taking down the pot and eliminating Zhang by doing so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
885,000 | -865,000 |
|
Busted |
Tsun Ming Chan Eliminated in 17th Place (₩7,750,000)($6,830)
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Tsun Ming Chan moved all in for around 215,000 and Tomomitsu Ono Called, players turned over their hands.
Tsun Ming Chan: 
Tomomitsu Ono: 
The dealer fanned out on the flop and both players found something they were looking for. A on the turn gave Chan even more outs to double up. The river came down a and Chan failed to connect. Ono took down the pot with his pair of kings and eliminated Chan in the process of doing so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
890,000 | 265,000 |
|
Busted |
Konstantin Pogodin Eliminated in 18th Place (₩7,750,000)($6,830)
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Tetsuro Tomita opened from the cutoff, Konstantin Pogodin moved all in for around 450,000 and Tomita called, players turned over their hands.
Konstantin Pogodin: 
Tetsuro Tomita:
The flop came down 
and Tomita took a commanding lead. A 
fell on the turn and Pogodin would need a three. The 
did not help him and Tomita took down the pot, eliminating Pogodin from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,635,000 | 835,000 |
|
Busted |