2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Asia Championship of Poker

Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Asia Championship of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
5,885,000 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
95,000 HKD
Prize Pool
24,206,000 HKD
Entries
260
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Back and Forth and Back Again

Level 30 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Zhou Zhou
Zhou Zhou

There was a lull in the action after Thomas Ward doubled up, with many checks and very few river cards. On this hand, it was a lot of the same, with a preflop raise, a call, and then a series of checks...until the river.

The board read {a-Hearts}{7-Spades}{8-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and Zhou Zhou put out a bet of 200,000. Ward shuffled his chips for about 30 seconds and then called.

Zhou showed {10-Clubs}{8-Hearts} for a pair of eights, which was good enough to take down the pot. That hand brought Ward down to below 3,000,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Zhou Zhou cn
Zhou Zhou
5,000,000
650,000
650,000
Profile photo of Thomas Ward gb
Thomas Ward
2,800,000
-650,000
-650,000

Tags: Thomas WardZhou Zhou

Ward Doubles, Game On

Level 30 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Thomas Ward has an eye on the trophy again
Thomas Ward has an eye on the trophy again

Zhou Zhou got his chips in ahead but Thomas Ward had a draw and he's been pretty good at hitting them today.

The two players took to a {3-Clubs}{3-Spades}{k-Spades} flop where Ward led out for 200,000. Zhou raised to 500,000 and called when Ward moved all in for 1,520,000.

Ward: {9-Spades}{5-Spades} for a flush draw.
Zhou: {8-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} for trips.

The board ran out {a-Spades}{7-Clubs} complete Ward's flush.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Zhou Zhou cn
Zhou Zhou
4,350,000
-1,050,000
-1,050,000
Profile photo of Thomas Ward gb
Thomas Ward
3,450,000
1,050,000
1,050,000

Tags: Thomas WardZhou Zhou

Zhou Catches Ward's Bluff

Level 30 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

In the few hands after the break, Zhou Zhou has been hard to get chips off of and seems to be growing his lead. On this hand, he check-called three streets against Thomas Ward to take down the biggest pot so far in heads up play.

Ward limped the button and Zhou checked his option. The flop came {q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Zhou checked to Ward. Ward bet 120,000 and Zhou called.

The turn was the {a-Diamonds} and Zhou checked again. Ward bet 260,000 and Zhou called.

The river was more of the same, Zhou saw the {8-Clubs} hit the river and roughly about 10 seconds after tapped his left fist on the table. Ward bet again, just like the previous streets and this time Ward put out a bet of 620,000.

Zhou took a moment to call, but only because he was busy counting out the chips to call and once he was done, he slid them into the middle.

Ward showed {3-Spades}{5-Spades} for a busted straight draw and an apparent bluff. Zhou showed top pair with {q-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Zhou Zhou cn
Zhou Zhou
5,400,000
820,000
820,000
Profile photo of Thomas Ward gb
Thomas Ward
2,400,000
-820,000
-820,000

Tags: Thomas WardZhou Zhou

Level: 30

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

Big Swing for Zhou, Takes Over the Lead on Dinner Break

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Zhou Zhou has edged into the chip lead after making a straight versus Thomas Ward.

He raised to 130,000 preflop, bet 150,000 on the flop and 400,000 on the turn. Ward called all the way and then led for 700,000 on the river. The final board read {4-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. Zhou called with {q-Spades}{7-Diamonds} for a straight, beating the Kiwi's {j-Spades}{8-Hearts}.

The players are now on a 50-minute dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Zhou Zhou cn
Zhou Zhou
4,580,000
1,780,000
1,780,000
Profile photo of Thomas Ward gb
Thomas Ward
3,220,000
-1,780,000
-1,780,000

Tags: Thomas WardZhou Zhou

Don't Limp Zhou's Big Blind

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

The last few times Thomas Ward has limped the button against Zhou Zhou, Zhou has raised him and Ward has folded. On this hand, Ward limped, but called Zhou's raise to see a flop.

The flop came {9-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and both players checked. The turn was the {5-Hearts} and Zhou made it 250,000. Ward called and the dealer placed the {4-Clubs} on the river. Zhou slid out a stack of red chips, betting 600,000. Ward checked his cards again and then mucked giving Zhou the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Thomas Ward gb
Thomas Ward
5,000,000
-300,000
-300,000
Profile photo of Zhou Zhou cn
Zhou Zhou
2,800,000
300,000
300,000

Tags: Thomas WardZhou Zhou

A Downtick for Zhou

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Thomas Ward got those lost chips back pretty quickly.

He limped his button to see Zhou Zhou raise to 155,000. Ward reraised to 425,000 and Zhou called. The flop spread {2-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and Zhou check-called 400,000 before the {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs} turn and river were checked down.

Zhou opened {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades} but Ward took another one with {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Thomas Ward gb
Thomas Ward
5,300,000
700,000
700,000
Profile photo of Zhou Zhou cn
Zhou Zhou
2,500,000
-700,000
-700,000

Tags: Zhou ZhouThomas Ward

An Uptick for Zhou

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

The chips have mostly been heading in Thomas Ward's direction, since him and Zhou Zhou got heads up. On this hand Zhou makes a big river bet of 320,000.

Preflop, Zhou raised to 130,000 and Ward called. The flop came {k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{3-Spades} and both players checked. The turn was the {10-Clubs} and Ward checked again. Zhou was done with checking and decided on a bet of 150,000, Ward called.

The river was the {7-Hearts} and Ward checked again. Zhou put in a bet of 320,000 and Ward called. Zhou turned over {j-Spades}{j-Clubs} and Ward mucked his hand, bringing the two players chip counts a little closer together.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Thomas Ward gb
Thomas Ward
4,600,000
-600,000
-600,000
Profile photo of Zhou Zhou cn
Zhou Zhou
3,200,000
600,000
600,000

Tags: Thomas WardZhou Zhou

Zhou Slides Further

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

It's all Thomas Ward still.

Zhou Zhou limped in and called when Ward raised to 200,000. The flop fanned {7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and Ward led out for 380,000. Fold.

Two hands later...

Zhou raised to 130,000 and Ward called to a {6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{j-Spades} flop where he led for 170,000. Zhou folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Thomas Ward gb
Thomas Ward
5,200,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Zhou Zhou cn
Zhou Zhou
2,600,000
-300,000
-300,000

Tags: Zhou ZhouThomas Ward

Three in a Row for Ward

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Thomas Ward is off to a great start in the heads up portion of the ACOP Main Event.

Zhou Zhou raised preflop to 130,000 and Ward three-bet to 400,000. Zhou folded.

On the next hand, Ward bet 80,000 on a {2-Hearts}{k-Spades}{q-Spades}{2-Spades} board, after both players limped preflop and checked the flop.

The biggest of the three pots happened when Ward called Zhou's preflop raise of 130,000. The flop came {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{6-Spades} and Ward checked. Zhou bet 150,000 and Ward completed the check-raise by making it 425,000 to go. Zhou called.

Ward led out for 550,000 when the {6-Hearts} hit the turn and Zhou wasted little time before folding.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Thomas Ward gb
Thomas Ward
4,900,000
400,000
400,000
Profile photo of Zhou Zhou cn
Zhou Zhou
2,900,000
-400,000
-400,000

Tags: Thomas WardZhou Zhou