Late Pictures of the Super High Rollers
2019 PokerStars APPT Korea
₩10,000,000 APPT Super High Roller
Day: 1
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
Wei Pushes Ji Off, Adds to Already Healthy Stack
Level 8
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The board was showing 
and there was about 240,000 in the pot. Xiaqing Ji checked to Guoliang Wei, he moved all in for more than enough to cover Ji's last 85,000.
Ji used a total of three time extension on his way to a decision, but in the end he would fold. Wei took down the pot and tabled 
for a pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
685,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
|
||
|
85,000
-415,000
|
-415,000 |
Third Entry for Izutsu
Level 8
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Norihiro Otani and Sparrow Cheung fired their second bullet of the say while Hideki Izutsu has already busted twice and bought back in as many times. The field has grown to almost 60 entries by now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Wongwichit Takes a Hit
Level 8
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Phachara Wongwichit had flopped top pair with 
on a board of 
, however, that ended up second-best to the 
of Meherzad Munsaf. Both players remain below the starting stack after their clash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
150,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
Haruta Eliminated by Hyung
Level 8
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Steve Hyung had lost a bigger pot and remained in the action. Just now he faced a raise to 13,000 by Lei Yu and a three-bet from Koichi Haruta. Hyung jammed out of the small blind to force out Hyung, while Haruta snap-called for around 130,000.
Koichi Haruta: 
Steve Hyung: 
The board came 
and Hyung flopped top pair, turned two pair and sent Haruta to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
430,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
|
380,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
Busted |
Chen Sends the Short Stack of Juanda Out the Door
Level 8
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
John Juanda moved all in for his remaining 75,000, Pete Chen called the all in and the players turned over their hands.
John Juanda: 
Pete Chen: 
The board ran out 
and Chen took down the pot with his flush, knocking Juanda out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level: 9
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Park Takes the Lead After Eliminating Tang
Level 9
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The turned board was reading 
, and there was around 40,000 in the pot. Action checked to Danny Tang, he fired in 60,000 and Christopher Park check-called.
A 
fell on the river and Park checked again to Tang who swiftly moved all in. Park thought for about twenty seconds before he called and Tang tabled 
for queen-high.
Park would turn over 
for two pair on the river, scooping in the pot and eliminating Tang in the process of doing so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
915,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Doddaiavar Among the Chip Leaders
Level 9
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Christopher Park had boosted his stack without showdown when he raised a king-high river while facing a bet of 100,000 by Kazuhiko Yotsushika and forced a fold. Yasreel Praveen Doddaiavar has climbed to a big stack as well and both Park and Doddaiavar are likely the first contenders to amass more than one million in chips.
Phachara Wongwichit has re-entered and Tian Jin also joined the action in the final level of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
930,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
560,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
250,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Lim on a Roll; Takes From Nose, Busts Li
Level 9
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Three-way to the flop, the action checked to Gen Nose and he bet 20,000. Chin Wei Lim in the cutoff raised to 57,000 and the third player in the hand folded, while Nose called. On the turn both players checked and the 
appeared on the river.
Nose checked and Lim moved all in to force a fold.
The very next hand, Vincent Li ended up all in and at risk for around 130,000 with and Lim had the best of it preflop with 
. There was no upset on a board of 
and Li headed to the rail in the final level of late registration.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
590,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
195,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
Busted |