₩10,000,000 APPT Super High Roller
Day 2 Started
2019 PokerStars APPT Korea
₩10,000,000 APPT Super High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 PokerStars APPT Korea
Buy-in
10,000,000 KRW
Prize Pool
611,585,000 KRW
Entries
65
Level
23
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Who Will Win the 2019 PokerStars APPT Korea Super High Roller?
After 12 levels of 40 minutes each, a 65-entry strong field has emerged in the 2019 PokerStars APPT Korea ₩10,000,000 APPT Super High Roller ($8,767) and just shy of one third of the field will return to the poker tables of the Paradise City Resort & Casino in Incheon, South Korea. Only the top nine spots will take home a portion of the ₩611,585,000 ($537,210) prize pool with ₩17,736,000 ($15,608) reserved for the min cash, the winner can look forward to a payday of ₩178,890,000 ($157,423).
Japan's Jun Obara leads the 21 survivors into the final with a stack of 1,465,000 and another four players will boast a seven-figure stack when the action resumes in level 13 at blinds of 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 big blind ante. Huahuan Feng (1,115,000), Jiang Chen (1,100,000), PokerStars Ambassador Celina Lin (1,035,000) and Christopher Park (1,015,000) are all within a few big blinds from each other.
Further notables that advanced to Day 2 include Lei Yu (925,000), Wayne Zhang (865,000), Randy "nanonoko" Lew (775,000), Michael Soyza (635,000), Wai Kiat Lee (475,000), Park Yu "Sparrow" Cheung (470,000), and World Series of Poker bracelet winner Calvin Lee (320,000).
The action resumes at 1 p.m. local time and all contenders will receive an additional three time bank extensions worth 30 seconds each at the start of Day 2 and once the final table has been reached. The tournament also features a 30-second shot clock until a champion is crowned and the PokerNews team will be on the floor to provide all the action.
Day 2 Seat Assignments
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Yinsheng Yang | China | 215,000 | 11 |
| 1 | 2 | Michael Soyza | Malaysia | 635,000 | 32 |
| 1 | 3 | Kun Jiang | China | 735,000 | 37 |
| 1 | 4 | Wayne Zhang | China | 865,000 | 43 |
| 1 | 5 | Sparrow Cheung | Hong Kong | 470,000 | 24 |
| 1 | 6 | Wayne Heung | Hong Kong | 890,000 | 45 |
| 1 | 8 | Jun Obara | Japan | 1,465,000 | 73 |
| 2 | 1 | Irshat Shaykhov | Russia | 775,000 | 39 |
| 2 | 2 | Jiang Chen | China | 1,100,000 | 55 |
| 2 | 3 | Hideki Izutsu | Japan | 680,000 | 34 |
| 2 | 4 | Huahuan Feng | China | 1,115,000 | 56 |
| 2 | 5 | Wai Kiat Lee | Malaysia | 475,000 | 24 |
| 2 | 7 | Dong Chen | China | 415,000 | 21 |
| 2 | 8 | Lei Yu | China | 925,000 | 46 |
| 3 | 1 | Wai Wa Chan | Hong Kong | 905,000 | 45 |
| 3 | 2 | Dongsheng Peng | China | 620,000 | 31 |
| 3 | 3 | Christopher Park | United States | 1,015,000 | 51 |
| 3 | 4 | Randy Lew | United States | 775,000 | 39 |
| 3 | 5 | Calvin Lee | United States | 320,000 | 16 |
| 3 | 6 | Celina Lin | China | 1,035,000 | 52 |
| 3 | 7 | Yake Wu | China | 940,000 | 47 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 13
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The tournament director has now informed all dealers to shuffle up and start pitching the cards.
Yang First to Fall
Level 13
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The first player to end up all in and at risk was Yinsheng Yang, who had entered the final day with the shortest stack. Yang had a flop with 
against the 
of Kun Jiang and the board came 
to see Jiang improve to a pair of kings on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
Busted |
Chan Jumps Up Top After Sending Peng to the Rail
Level 13
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Yake Wu opened to 50,000 from the hijack, Wai Wa Chan called in the cutoff and Dongsheng Peng three-bet to 150,000. Wu folded and Chan used up his entire thirty seconds before he announced that he was all in for around 930,000. Peng snapped for his 650,000 stack and the players turned over their hands.
Dongsheng Peng: 
Wai wa Chan: 
The flop came down 
and Peng was still way ahead with his pair of bullets. An came down on the turn, Chan would need a jack to take down the pot and the dealer did just that when they turned over a 
on the river.
Chan spiked three jacks to take down the pot and Peng looked of disgust as he was eliminated by an unlikely river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,640,000
735,000
|
735,000 |
|
Busted |
Zhang Doubles Through Jiang
Level 13
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
A raising war broke out between Wayne Zhang from under the gun and Kun Jiang in the big blind. Zhang made it 45,000 to go and Jiang three-bet to 110,000. Zhang bumped it up for another 150,000 on top and snap-called the shove of Zhang for around 1 million in chips.
Wayne Zhang:
Kun Jiang: 
The board came 
and Zhang doubled. One hand later, Jiang was all in from the small blind for the last 60,000 with 
versus Zhang's 
and doubled the last three bigs thanks to a board of 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,050,000
1,185,000
|
1,185,000 |
|
|
140,000
-860,000
|
-860,000 |
Lew and Lee Chop
Level 13
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Randy Lew raised to 45,000 on the button and Calvin Lee jammed for 330,000 in the small blind. Celina Lin in the big blind asked for a count and reluctantly folded, Lew called.
Calvin Lee: 
Randy Lew:
The board came 
and Lee almost got there but had to settle for a chop. Lee then lost a pot he opened from the button, which saw Lin claim the chips without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
||
|
550,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
250,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
||
Shaykhov Doubles Through Yu
Level 13
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Lei Yu opened to 50,000 in the cutoff and Irshat Shaykhov three-bet to 150,000 on the button. Yu now made it 310,000 to go and Shaykhov used two time banks before moving all in for 635,000 in total. Yu needed one time bank himself and made the call for most of his chips.
Irshat Shaykhov:
Lei Yu:
The board of 
left Yu with the head shaking and Shaykhov had the check mark on the turn already.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
230,000
-695,000
|
-695,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000