APPT Main Event Day 2 | 2023 APPT Cambodia

05-15-2023 01:28 UTC+8

Jun Lai Eliminated in 11th Place ($9,038)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Junnie Pamplona raised the button and called the shove by Jun Lai for just 140,000 out of the big blind.

Jun Lai: K♥J♥
Junnie Pamplona: A♣6♦

The A♥9♦6♠10♠9♣ board sent Lai to the payout desk in 11th place, setting up the final table bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Junnie Pamplona	2,700,000 50,000	50,000

Bien Mai	775,000 225,000	225,000
Jun Lai	Busted

Tags: Jun Lai Junnie Pamplona

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

05-15-2023 01:14 UTC+8

Break For the Final 11 Players

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Chao-Ting Cheng raised to 50,000 and Junnie Pamplona then three-bet to 150,000. It folded back to Cheng and he used one time bank extension to then move all-in and Pamplona snap-called.

Chao-Ting Cheng: A♦K♣
Junnie Pamplona: A♥Q♣

The A♠8♣5♠4♦7♥ board made sure that the kicker played and Cheng doubled. One more hand was concluded on the table before the final 11 contenders then went on a scheduled 10-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Junnie Pamplona	2,650,000 -550,000	-550,000

Chao-Ting Cheng	1,150,000 580,000	580,000

Tags: Chao-Ting Cheng Junnie Pamplona

05-15-2023 01:08 UTC+8

Cheng Doubles Through Mai

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Chao-Ting Cheng was all-in for 260,000 out of the small blind and had the best of it against cutoff raiser Bien Mai.

Chao-Ting Cheng: A♣K♦
Bien Mai: A♠Q♥

Neither player connected with the 8♦7♣6♥10♠5♥ board and Cheng's kicker played, as he narrowly pulled ahead of Mai two eliminations away from the end of Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chao-Ting Cheng	570,000 170,000	170,000
Bien Mai	550,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tags: Chao-Ting Cheng Bien Mai

05-15-2023 01:03 UTC+8

Round Number Three Goes to Pamplona Once More

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Junnie Pamplona was the initial raiser from under the gun and he once more ended up battling with Philip Tan, who was in the hijack this time. On the 10♦9♣4♠9♠ turn, Pamplona checked and then called a bet worth 185,000.

Pamplona checked again the 6♥ river and Tan fired a bet of 500,000.

The call by Pamplona followed and he celebrated, as did his rail from the Philippines, as Tan's K♦Q♣ was no good versus his A♠10♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Junnie Pamplona	3,200,000 900,000	900,000

Philip Tan	650,000 -750,000	-750,000

Tags: Junnie Pamplona Philip Tan

05-15-2023 00:56 UTC+8

Pamplona Extracts Value From Tan to Chip Up

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

On the tail end of a heads-up pot to the J♦7♣4♥J♣3♥ river, Junnie Pamplona bet 255,000 in the cutoff and Philip Tan called on the button. Pamplona tabled the 4♦4♣ for a full house and Tan mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Junnie Pamplona	2,300,000 400,000	400,000

Philip Tan	1,400,000 -300,000	-300,000

Tags: Junnie Pamplona Philip Tan

05-15-2023 00:52 UTC+8

Lai Drops to Ten Blinds

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Junnie Pamplona raised on the button to 55,000 and Jun Lai used the entire 30-second shot clock, then invested the final time bank extension before he folded. That left the player from China with ten blinds and no more time bank extensions.

Over on the other table, Ting-Yi Tsai raised to 55,000 and Curtis Lim defended the big blind. The 10♠4♠2♠ flop was checked by Lim and he then folded when Tsai continued for 30,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Tsai	2,400,000 -100,000	-100,000
Junnie Pamplona	1,900,000 100,000	100,000

Curtis Lim	550,000 100,000	100,000
Jun Lai	240,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Curtis Lim Jun Lai Junnie Pamplona Ting-Yi Tsai

05-15-2023 00:42 UTC+8

Heng Chips Up Further

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

On the five-handed table two, Kien Tat Heng won a pot off Ting-Yi Tsai when both turned two pair but the river killed any of the action.

Both tangled again in a heads-up pot to the 7♠6♦3♣3♦ flop. Tsai had made it 75,000 to go and folded when Heng check-raised to 225,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Tsai	2,500,000 -325,000	-325,000
Kien Tat Heng	1,500,000 300,000	300,000
Hua-Wei Lin	1,200,000
Evgenii Nekrasov	500,000 -210,000	-210,000
Curtis Lim	450,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Kien Tat Heng Ting-Yi Tsai

05-15-2023 00:39 UTC+8

Pamplona Gets a Shove Through

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Philip Tan raised the button to 125,000 and won the blinds and antes.

Junnie Pamplona then opened to 80,000 and Tan called in the cutoff. Jimmy Torres three-bet to 350,000 in the big blind for Pamplona to shove for 1,255,000. Tan asked for a count and folded, as did Torres.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy Torres	3,100,000 -250,000	-250,000
Junnie Pamplona	1,800,000 575,000	575,000

Philip Tan	1,700,000 -55,000	-55,000
Bien Mai	1,050,000 100,000	100,000
Chao-Ting Cheng	400,000 25,000	25,000
Jun Lai	275,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: Jimmy Torres Junnie Pamplona Philip Tan

05-15-2023 00:30 UTC+8

Torres Is Working on His Tan

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jimmy Torres three-bet an open raise by Philip Tan from 50,000 to 200,000 while on the button and the initial raiser came along from under the gun. Tan opted to check the 9♣4♠3♣ flop and Torres then continued for 225,000, which won the pot without any resistance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy Torres	3,350,000 175,000	175,000
Philip Tan	1,755,000 -395,000	-395,000

Tags: Jimmy Torres Philip Tan