Main Event
Day 3 Started
Main Event
Day 3 Started
Welcome to Day 3 of PokerNews' coverage of the 2015 PokerStars.net APPT Seoul Main Event.
The starting field of 241 players is down to just 13, each with hopes of capturing the first-place prize of ₩165,590,200 (KRW) (just a touch over US$150,000). Leading the way into Day 3 is American Jason Mo with 960,000 followed by Poland’s Daniel Demicki (792,000) and Team PokerStars Pro Celina Lin (540,000).
Also in contention is fellow PokerStars Team Pro Bryan Huang, online Heads Up specialist Dong Kim and the Japanese trio of Takuya Suzuki (397,000), Shintaro Baba (170,000) and short-stack Junichi Nakagiri (69,000).
Here is the Day 3 table and seat draw.
Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chips |
---|---|---|---|---|
14 | 1 | Daniel Kneafsey | Ireland | 174,000 |
14 | 2 | Boris Li | Russia | 128,000 |
14 | 3 | Dong Kim | USA | 314,000 |
14 | 5 | Tyler Jennens | Canada | 414,000 |
14 | 6 | Celina Lin | China | 540,000 |
14 | 7 | Bryan Huang | Singapore | 309,000 |
17 | 1 | Takuya Suzuki | Japan | 397,000 |
17 | 3 | Tai Zheng Tan | Singapore | 277,000 |
17 | 4 | Vladimir Demenkov | Russia | 259,000 |
17 | 5 | Daniel Demicki | Poland | 792,000 |
17 | 7 | Shintaro Baba | Japan | 170,000 |
17 | 8 | Junichi Nakagiri | Japan | 69,000 |
17 | 9 | Jason Mo | USA | 957,000 |
Play resumes at noon local time and will commence until a winner emerges. Be sure to keep it here throughout the day as the quest to crown a new APPT champion concludes.
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
The cards are in the air for the final day of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour in Seoul! There are 13 players remaining, but in the end there will be only one winner.
The first hand of the day has resulted in the first casualty.
The action folded around to Daniel Demicki in the cut off who raised to 20,000. Junichi Nakagiri then moved all in for his remaining 68,000 from the small blind. Jason Mo folded his big blind before Demicki made the call.
Demicki:
Nakagiri:
Nakagiri was in great shape to double up until the board ran out to see Demicki spike a pair on the river resulting in the Japanese player hitting the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Junichi Nakagiri | Busted |
Tyler Jennens raised from the small blind to 24,000 and Team PokerStars Pro Celina Lin called from the big blind.
The flop came down and Jennens bet 20,000 after which Lin raised it up to 54,000. Jennens tanked for a bit before making the call.
On the turn the hit and both players checked.
The river was the and Jennens checked once again. Lin put together a bet of 69,000 and slid it forward.
Jennens paused for a while but eventually he made the call. Lin tapped the table in defeat, Jennens showed the and that made the Team PokerStars Pro muck her hand. Jennens did not even show his second card and he raked in this pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tyler Jennens |
550,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
Celina Lin |
400,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
The action folded to Daniel Demicki who raised from the small blind to 25,000 and Shintaro Baba moved all in immediately from the big blind. Baba was all in for right around 140,000 and Demicki called instantly.
Demicki:
Baba:
The board ran out and while it looked like Baba was going to receive a double up, it was the river that sent him to the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Demicki |
950,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
Shintaro Baba | Busted |
Daniel Demicki kicked things off with a raise to 20,000 from under the gun. The action folded around to Tai Tan on the small blind who moved all in for 291,000 in chips. Demicki looked over at Tan’s stack before making the call.
Demicki:
Tan:
Tan was trailing against the pocket pair and would find no help as the board ran out to see him eliminated in 11th place.
Quad jacks for Demicki see him soar up to 1,260,000 in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Demicki |
1,260,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
Tai Zheng Tan | Busted |
Team PokerStars Pro Celina Lin just lost another pot to Tyler Jennens, and that knocked her down to 315,000 chips.
We picked up the action on the turn when the board read as Lin called a bet of 55,000.
The river brought the and Jennens bet a hefty 115,000. Lin tanked for quite some time, but eventually she folded her cards to surrender another pot to Jennens.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tyler Jennens |
570,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Celina Lin |
315,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |