APPT Main Event Day 2 | 2023 APPT Cambodia

05-14-2023 17:22 UTC+8

Kim and Chen Double on the Bubble

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Sungrock Jung made it 10,000 to go and then called the three-bet shove by fellow South Korean player Jin Woo Kim out of the big blind for 71,000.

Jin Woo Kim: A♦A♠
Sungrock Jung: 8♠8♦

Both suits were covered by Kim and he had little to fear on the K♦5♥3♠6♣3♦ runout.

At the same time, Sebastian Mueller raise-called a short-stacked shove by Daoxing Chen for 33,000 on the button.

Daoxing Chen: J♣J♠
Sebastian Mueller: A♥J♥

The crowd moved to the second table but no claps followed as the Q♥10♣2♣6♠7♣ runout also awarded a double to Chen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Mueller	180,000 -40,000	-40,000
Jin Woo Kim	150,000 150,000	150,000
Daoxing Chen	81,000 -66,000	-66,000
Sungrock Jung	80,000 -108,500	-108,500

Tags: Daoxing Chen Jin Woo Kim Sebastian Mueller Sungrock Jung

05-14-2023 17:13 UTC+8

Pham Gets a Shove Through

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Chao-Ting Cheng raised to 10,000 in the cutoff and Ilia Miakishev three-bet to 35,000 on the button.

Denis Pham then four-bet jammed for 106,000 and both opponents folded, Pham exposed the A♥A♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilia Miakishev	440,000 -85,000	-85,000
Chao-Ting Cheng	320,000 79,000	79,000
Denis Pham	155,000 -15,000	-15,000

Tags: Chao-Ting Cheng Denis Pham Ilia Miakishev

05-14-2023 17:08 UTC+8

Hand-for-Hand Play Underway

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The money bubble has been reached after one table broke, ensuring that each of the last nine tables has eight players on it. For each hand, two minutes are removed from the clock until the bubble has been burst.

05-14-2023 17:04 UTC+8

Tsai and Kolotiuk Double; Huang Busts to Set Up Bubble Play

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Abhinav Iyer and Ting-Yi Tsai played for stacks two spots away from the money with the latter at risk for 176,000.

Ting-Yi Tsai: A♦K♦
Abhinav Iyer: Q♠Q♦

The board ran out J♠9♠5♥8♠K♣ and Tsai spiked a double on the river.

At the same time one table over, three players were all-in with Qiyuan Huang at risk from under the gun and Roman Kolotiuk out of the big blind also ending up covered by Feng Ji Chua as well.

Qiyuan Huang: A♠J♦
Roman Kolotiuk: K♥K♣
Feng Ji Chua: A♣K♦

The Q♦9♥6♥J♣2♠ board knocked out Huang while Kolotiuk doubled through Chua for 144,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Kolotiuk	375,000 285,000	285,000
Eric Tsai	370,000 280,000	280,000
Abhinav Iyer	100,000 -120,000	-120,000

Feng Ji Chua	66,000 -9,000	-9,000
Qiyuan Huang	Busted

Tags: Abhinav Iyer Feng Ji Chua Qiyuan Huang Roman Kolotiuk Ting-Yi Tsai

05-14-2023 16:54 UTC+8

Qu Cannot Bluff Ojha

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jiazhi Zhong departed in a battle of the blinds with Ashish Munot to reduce the field to the last 73 contenders.

At the same time, Feng Qu raised to 10,000 on the button and called a three-bet to 35,000 by Vishal Ojha out of the small blind. Ojha continued for 20,000 on a K♥Q♦6♣ flop to earn a call. Both checked the 6♥ turn and Ojha check-called quickly for 34,000 on the 7♠ river.

Qu rolled over the A♣J♥ but Ojha had that beat with the Q♠10♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vishal Ojha	515,000 145,000	145,000

Ashish Munot	390,000
Evgenii Nekrasov	230,000 -50,000	-50,000
Feng Qu	180,000 -95,000	-95,000
Lester Edoc	132,000 62,000	62,000
Jiazhi Zhong	Busted

Tags: Ashish Munot Feng Qu Jiazhi Zhong Vishal Ojha

05-14-2023 16:48 UTC+8

Li Keeps Building More Profit

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Hao Tian and Andy Li tangled in a larger pot worth 130,000 to the Q♠9♦5♦9♥ on which Tian opted to check. Li now bet 72,000 and his opponent tank-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Li	580,000 100,000	100,000
Hao Tian	240,000 67,000	67,000

Tags: Andy Li Hao Tian

05-14-2023 16:36 UTC+8

Mueller Chips Up Without Showdown

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Martins Ivanovs raised to 10,000 from under the gun and Guoliang Wei called on the button. Sebastian Mueller in the big blind three-bet to 50,000 and both opponents folded.

One hand later, Mauricio Salazar Sanchez opened to 10,000 first to act for Mueller and Ivanovs to call out of the blinds. The trio checked the 10♣7♠2♦ flop and Mueller bet the 2♠ turn for 17,000, earning two folds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martins Ivanovs	310,000 199,000	199,000
Guoliang Wei	230,000 29,000	29,000

Sebastian Mueller	220,000 60,000	60,000
Mauricio Salazar Sanchez	165,000 67,500	67,500

Tags: Guoliang Wei Martins Ivanovs Mauricio Salazar Sanchez Sebastian Mueller

05-14-2023 16:27 UTC+8

Segarra Lopez Folds Correctly; Busts After

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Guillem Segarra Lopez raised to 11,000 and then folded to the all-in moves by Grant Gardner for 101,000 and Lester Edoc for 55,000. "You are ahead, because we both have the same hand," Edoc told Segarra Lopez when the Spaniard mucked the 9♥9♠ face-up.

Lester Edoc: K♣K♦
Grant Gardner: K♥K♠

The J♠7♣5♣8♥6♦ river would have given the Spaniard a triple-up.

One hand later, Segarra Lopez jammed for 53,000 first to act and Ilia Miakishev rejammed in the small blind.

Guillem Segarra Lopez: K♥Q♦
Ilia Miakishev: A♥K♠

Segarra Lopez took the lead with the Q♠6♣4♦ flop but Miakishev restored his lead with the A♣ turn, the 2♠ river was a blank thereafter. "That's just plain torture," Miakishev consoled his opponent.

Tianyuan Tang also busted one table over as the field dropped to 74 hopefuls with 71 in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilia Miakishev	525,000 85,000	85,000
Grant Gardner	110,000 25,000	25,000
Lester Edoc	70,000 -39,500	-39,500
Guillem Segarra Lopez	Busted

Tags: Grant Gardner Guillem Segarra Lopez Ilia Miakishev Lester Edoc Tianyuan Tang

05-14-2023 16:19 UTC+8

Hendri Out Before the Money

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jeremy Jehanne got out of the way when Jhon Hendri committed his last 90,000 or so and Andy Li went all-in over the top, mentioning in the table chat he had pocket jacks.

Jhon Hendri: A♣Q♣
Andy Li: Q♠Q♦

The Q♥J♥10♥J♠3♣ board gave Li queens full while Hendri departed right after the break.