APPT $1,500 Main Event Day 2 | 2022 APPT Cambodia

11-12-2022 18:44 UTC+7

Paul Newey Eliminated in 20th Place ($4,900)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Paul Newey had gotten a three-bet shove through just a few hands ago and then ended up all-in for what appeared to be 204,000 with Markus Garberg looking him up.

Paul Newey:
Markus Garberg:

The flop and turn delivered no help to Newey but he still had outs. However, the river was not among them and he had to settle for 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Markus Garberg	975,000 275,000	275,000
Paul Newey	Busted

Tags: Markus Garberg Paul Newey

11-12-2022 18:31 UTC+7

Chhay Lem Lim Eliminated in 21st Place ($4,405)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Chhay Lem Lim raised to 20,000 and Renniel Galvez then three-bet to 60,000. Lim pushed all-in and Galvez asked for a count. It was another 228,000 on top for Galvez to call and he nearly used the entire 30-second shot clock before he made the call.

Chhay Lem Lim:
Renniel Galvez:

The overcards missed the board and Lim was ousted in 21st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renniel Galvez	750,000 250,000	250,000
Chhay Lem Lim	Busted

Tags: Chhay Lem Lim Renniel Galvez

11-12-2022 18:27 UTC+7

Jianguo Zhou Eliminated in 22nd Place ($4,405)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Down to around 100,000 in chips and he was called by Dhanesh Chainani to set up the following showdown.

Jianguo Zhou:
Dhanesh Chainani:

The suited overcards got there on the board and that spelled the end for Zhou in 22nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dhanesh Chainani	400,000 120,000	120,000
Jianguo Zhou	Busted

Tags: Dhanesh Chainani Jianguo Zhou

11-12-2022 18:23 UTC+7

Bryan Huang Eliminated in 24th Place ($3,911); Valeriy Pak Eliminated in 23rd Place ($4,405)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Valeriy Pak raised to 25,000 in the cutoff and Bryan Huang jammed on the button for around 130,000. Michael Soyza in the big blind pushed all-in and Valeriy Pak called all-in for slightly fewer chips.

Bryan Huang:
Valeriy Pak:
Michael Soyza:

"I have the worst hand, of course," Huang joked and Soyza said "the worst hand can win, let's just hope the second best doesn't".

Pak soared into the lead on the flop and Huang was pretty much dead while Soyza had spades and the two remaining kings as outs. The turn bricked but the river improved Soyza to knock out two opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Soyza	1,250,000 700,000	700,000
Bryan Huang	Busted
Valeriy Pak	Busted

Tags: Bryan Huang Michael Soyza Valeriy Pak

11-12-2022 17:42 UTC+7

Kim Knocks Out Feng; Finds Aces After

Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Nam Hyung Kim raised from under the gun and called a three-bet to 60,000 by Zhao Feng, which led them to the flop. Kim checked and Feng bet 60,000 to then face the check-raise to 500,000 by Kim. Feng called all-in for around 230,000 and sighed when the cards were flipped over.

Zhao Feng:
Nam Hyung Kim:

The bottom two pair held up on the turn and river as Kim soared further ahead.

One hand later, Akshay Kapoor complained that no hands of his had been reported yet. He opted to limp and Kim jammed from the big blind. "I fold," Kapoor sighed and tabled his . Kim first rolled over the , then grinned and also flashed the as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nam Hyung Kim	1,375,000 325,000	325,000

Akshay Kapoor	330,000 -10,000	-10,000
Zhao Feng	Busted

Tags: Akshay Kapoor Nam Hyung Kim Zhao Feng

11-12-2022 17:22 UTC+7

Sai and Sanborn Out Before the Break

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jonathan Sanborn had not seen the shove by Natalie Teh from under the gun and limped from the small blind but called the shove by Teh regardless after some brief confusion.

Natalie Teh:
Jonathan Sanborn:

The board failed to improve Sanborn and he was left with a mere 30,000 in chips.

One table over, Benjamin Sai was all-in for 75,000 against Nam Hyung Kim and they flipped them over.

Benjamin Sai:
Nam Hyung Kim:

Neither player connected with the board and that spelled the end for Sai in 30th place. In the final hand before the break, Sanborn then bowed out as the field was reduced to the last 28 contenders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nam Hyung Kim	1,050,000 200,000	200,000

Natalie Teh	300,000 170,000	170,000
Paul Newey	120,000 40,000	40,000
Benjamin Sai	Busted
Jonathan Sanborn	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Sai Jonathan Sanborn Nam Hyung Kim Natalie Teh

11-12-2022 17:10 UTC+7

Three Double Ups and a Knockout

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

On the pay jump bubble, Paul Newey raised to 55,000 with 12,000 behind and called all-in when Renniel Galvez ion the big blind reraised.

Paul Newey:
Renniel Galvez:

The board ensured a split pot as neither kicker played.

At the same time, Natalie Teh had all but one chip in preflop and then called it off versus Zdravko Duvnjak.

Natalie Teh:
Zdravko Duvnjak:

Teh was on her way out and didn't even see the flush on the runout as she escaped from elimination.

Bryan Huang flipped with against chip leader Nam Hyung Kim with the . The board was a sweat all the way but Huang remained ahead.

Omair Javed was then the player to miss the pay jump when he three-bet jammed for around 100,000 with into the of Mai Bien. The board brought no miracle escape.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nam Hyung Kim	850,000 -200,000	-200,000

Zdravko Duvnjak	510,000 90,000	90,000
Mai Bien	420,000 275,000	275,000
Bryan Huang	250,000 -80,000	-80,000
Renniel Galvez	210,000 -120,000	-120,000
Natalie Teh	130,000 20,000	20,000
Paul Newey	80,000 -70,000	-70,000
Omair Javed	Busted

Tags: Bryan Huang Mai Bien Nam Hyung Kim Natalie Teh Omair Javed Paul Newey Renniel Galvez Zdravko Duvnjak

11-12-2022 17:02 UTC+7

Garberg Strikes Again With New Trademark Hand

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Markus Garberg defended the big blind against a button raise by Vincent Huang and they headed to the flop after which they got it in with Huang at risk.

Vincent Huang:
Markus Garberg:

For the second orbit in a row, Garberg had hit with jack-seven while in the big blind and he remained ahead on the turn. The river only improved Garberg and Huang had to settle for 33rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Markus Garberg	675,000 135,000	135,000
Vincent Huang	Busted

Tags: Markus Garberg Vincent Huang

11-12-2022 16:51 UTC+7

Chan Loses It All in Two Hands

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

A rough few minutes ended with the elimination of Chik Fatt Chan as he first doubled Jianguo Zhou and was then knocked out by Markus Garberg.

Zhou's beat the of Chan on a board.

Soon after that, Garberg defended the big blind and check-called a bet on the flop before they got it in on the turn.

Chik Fatt Chan:
Markus Garberg:

The river was a blank and the stacks were counted. Garberg had 229,000 at his disposal and that covered Chan by a handful of big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Markus Garberg	540,000 175,000	175,000
Jianguo Zhou	230,000 -40,000	-40,000
Chik Fatt Chan	Busted

Tags: Chik Fatt Chan Jianguo Zhou Markus Garberg

11-12-2022 16:25 UTC+7

Kim Leaves Abbouchi Short

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

On a multi-way flop of , only Mohamad Abbouchi called a bet by Nam Hyung Kim and then came along on the turn when Kim bet once more.

Kim then fired a final bet worth 110,000 on the river and Abbouchi called, then sighed when he was shown the for a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nam Hyung Kim	1,050,000 240,000	240,000

Mohamad Abbouchi	110,000 -265,000	-265,000

Tags: Mohamad Abbouchi Nam Hyung Kim