Main Event
Day 5 Started
PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Asia Championship of Poker
Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Asia Championship of Poker
Buy-in
95,000 HKD
Prize Pool
27,092,100 HKD
Entries
291
Level
30
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Jung Leads Final Table, Eyes Back-to-Back Victory
Welcome back to our coverage of the PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Asia Championship of Poker! The starting field of 291 has been whittled down to the final table of nine. Leading the pack heading into the final day is none other then ACOP reigning champion Sunny Jung. Jung bagged the biggest stack on the penultimate day and will hold a lead of 1.81 million coming into the final table.
Jung currently sits in second place on South Korea's all-time money list for live tournament poker. A high finish in today's event could vault this poker professional into the top spot for his country. Last year he won this very event and pocketed a cool HK$4,352,000. This year, as he looks to go back-to-back, the stakes are even higher with a first-place prize of HK$6,300,000. Jung has been in this position before and is certainly a favorite to retain his championship title as he holds the biggest stack at the table.
That being said, recent Aussie Millions Main Event champion Ami Barer is right on Jung's heels. Barer bagged 1.76 million to end the day yesterday and will certainly be a serious force at this final table. He comes into the final table in second place overall.
Also present at the final table is tournament wizard Joseph Cheong, sitting on 1.027 million for fourth place overall in chips. This is Cheong second final table of the week, finishing fifth place in the 2014 ACOP “Macau Billionaire Poker” HK$500,000 Super High Roller just five days ago. Cheong pocketed $528,663 in USD for his efforts at that finale table and surely looks to improve upon his finish today.
Here's a look at the seat draw and chip counts heading into the final table:
| Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zuo 'ST' Wang | China | 504,000 |
| 2 | Konstantin Pogodin | Russia | 1,165,000 |
| 3 | Ami Barer | Canada | 1,760,000 |
| 4 | Raiden Kan | Hong Kong | 488,000 |
| 5 | Sunny Jung | Korea | 1,810,000 |
| 6 | Vladimir Troyanovskiy | Russia | 576,000 |
| 7 | Tore Lukashaugen | Norway | 369,000 |
| 8 | Gabriel Le Jossec | UK | 1,025,000 |
| 9 | Joseph Cheong | USA | 1,027,000 |
Play begins at 3 p.m. local time and the field will play down to a winner. As always, be sure to keep your browsers locked on PokerNews for all of the latest updates.
Level: 22
Blinds: 7,000/14,000
Ante: 2,000
Shuffle Up And Deal!
Level 22
: 7,000/14,000, 2,000 ante
With 21 minutes left in the level, cards are in the air for the final table of the PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Asia Championship of Poker!
Tore Lukashaugen Eliminated In 9th Place (HK$675,000)
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Level 22
: 7,000/14,000, 2,000 ante
On the third hand of the day it was folded to Vladimir Troyanovskiy on the button who made it 30,000. Tore Lukashaugen was in the small blind and the short stack at the table. He moved all in and when the big blind folded Troyanovskiy quickly made the call.
Lukashaugen 
Troyanovskiy 
The board ran out 
and Lukashaugen was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
945,000 | 369,000 |
|
Busted |
Raiden Kan Eliminated in 8th Place (HK$813,100)
Level 22
: 7,000/14,000, 2,000 ante
Action folded over to Raiden Kan in the small blind who tossed out a completion. Sunny Jung was in the big blind and he wasted little time announcing a raise to 54,000. Kan came over the top with a four-bet to 150,000 and Jung instantly moved all in. Kan called for his tournament life of about 450,000 and the hands were turned over.
Kan: 
Jung: 
The two were flipping for Kan's tournament life heading to the flop. The dealer fanned 
on the felt, pairing the reigning champion's ace and giving him the lead in the hand. The 
hit the turn, prompting Kan to give a slight shake of the head. Kan failed to improve with the on the river and he became the eighth place finisher for HK$813,100.
With this pot, Jung extended his chip lead to about 2.5 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000 | 690,000 |
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 22
: 7,000/14,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,500,000 | |
|
1,800,000 | 40,000 |
|
1,200,000 | 35,000 |
|
1,000,000 | -27,000 |
|
900,000 | -125,000 |
|
|
900,000 | -45,000 |
|
460,000 | -44,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 9,000/18,000
Ante: 2,000
Le Jossec Four-Bets
Level 23
: 9,000/18,000, 2,000 ante
Ami Barer has been involved in a few pots recently without much success. Barer called on open from Joseph Cheong and then bet the flop of 
,checked the turn and then folded to a bet on the river 
.
Next he opened and called a three-bet from Sunny Jung but folded to a bet on a 
flop.
Once more Barer opened the action, Jung three-bet to 100,000 but when Gabriel Le Jossec cold four-bet on the button to 185,000 both Barer and Jung let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,640,000 | -160,000 |
|
|
1,036,000 | 136,000 |
Le Jossec and Barer Clash Again
Level 23
: 9,000/18,000, 2,000 ante
Gabriel Le Jossec opened to 33,000 from the hijack and found a call from Ami Barer in the big blind. The two saw a monotone flop of 
touch down on the felt. Barer checked to the raiser and Le Jossec continued for 50,000. Barer called, allowing the 
to hit the felt on the turn.
Barer checked for a second time, prompting Le Jossec to bet 110,000. Barer stayed the course and the 
came on the river, putting four spades on the board. Barer checked for a third time and Le Jossec thought for a moment. He reached into his stack and cut out a significant bet of 350,000, but waited a moment before sliding it past the betting line. This put Barer in the tank as roughly four minutes passed while he pondered a decision. Ultimately, Barer opted to kick his cards into the muck and Le Jossec was awarded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000 | 364,000 |
|
|
1,350,000 | -290,000 |