2019 PokerStars APPT Korea

₩1,800,000 APPT Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 PokerStars APPT Korea

Final Results
Winner
Sparrow Cheung
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
198,100,000 KRW
Event Info
Buy-in
1,800,000 KRW
Prize Pool
912,983,400 KRW
Entries
581
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000

Ono Shows No Fear Against Lin

Level 29 : 500,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Tomomitsu Ono
Tomomitsu Ono

Tomomitsu Ono raised to 250,000 from the button, Hung Sheng Lin called in the big blind and the dealer spread out {4-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} on the flop.

Both players checked to the {j-Clubs} on the turn, Lin bet 140,000 and Ono swiftly raised to 325,000. Lin called, a {10-Clubs} came down and completed the board with two pair.

Lin checked to Ono, he pushed in 525,000 and Lin mucked. Ono laughed and tabled {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} for a counterfeited pair nines, but still enough to take down the pot with a river bet.

Player Chips Progress
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Hung Sheng Lin
4,600,000
-845,000
-845,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Tomomitsu Ono
3,800,000
750,000
750,000

Tags: Hung Sheng LinTomomitsu Ono

Fan and Cheung Continue to Duke It Out

Level 29 : 500,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Tao Fan
Tao Fan

Tao Fan opened with a min-raise on the cutoff, Sparrow Cheung called in the big blind and the dealer spread out {2-Spades}{9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} on the flop.

Cheung check-called a bet of 250,000, the turn came a {k-Hearts} and Cheung checked. Fan pushed in 275,000 Cheung called and the {k-Clubs} landed on the river.

Cheung checked to Fan who counted out 650,000 and pushed it into the middle. Cheung thought for almost five minutes but in the end he folded the river bet of Fan.

Player Chips Progress
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Tao Fan
4,750,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
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Sparrow Cheung
2,650,000
-800,000
-800,000

Tags: Sparrow CheungTao Fan

Level: 29

Blinds: 500,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Tetsuro Tomita Eliminated in 6th Place (₩31,950,000/$28,157)

Level 28 : 400,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Tetsuro Tomita
Tetsuro Tomita

Tetsuro Tomita moved all in from under the gun for 1,150,000 and Sparrow Cheung shoved his stack of 2,250,000 over the top, players tabled their hands.

Tetsuro Tomita: {a-Spades}{8-Spades}
Sparrow Cheung: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

The flop came down {8-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades} and Tomita hit an eight but needed more help to stay alive. A {3-Spades} landed on the turn and Tomita now added a flush draw to his list of outs. The river came down a {4-Clubs} and failed to to connect with Tomita as he was eliminated by Cheung's pair of ladies.

Player Chips Progress
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Sparrow Cheung
3,450,000
1,250,000
1,250,000
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Tetsuro Tomita
Busted

Tags: Sparrow CheungTetsuro Tomita

Huidong Gu Eliminated in 7th Place (₩26,000,000/$22,913)

Level 28 : 400,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Huedong Gu
Huedong Gu

Huidong Gu moved all in for around 725,000 from under the gun, Sparrow Cheung shoved over the top in the small blind and Tomomitsu Ono folded. The two remaining players turned over their hands with Gu at risk.

Huidong Gu: {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Sparrow Cheung: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

The dealer fanned out {8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} on the flop and Cheung was still ahead. A {6-Spades} hit the felt on the turn and Gu was in grave danger of elimination. The {8-Clubs} on the river cemented the hand for Cheung with his two pair and Gu was sent packing in seventh place.

Player Chips Progress
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Sparrow Cheung
3,185,000
1,540,000
1,540,000
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Huidong Gu
Busted

Mengdian Peng Eliminated in 8th Place (₩21,900,000/$19,300)

Level 28 : 400,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Mengdian Peng
Mengdian Peng

Mengdian Peng opened shoved all in for 1,225,000 from the hijack and Tao Fan moved all in over the top on the button, players turned over their hands.

Mengdian Peng: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}
Tao Fan: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

The dealer fanned out {k-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{10-Spades} on the flop and Peng was in very bad shape. A {6-Spades} came down on the turn and Peng picked up some outs to take down the set of Fan. The {8-Clubs} hit the felt as a river card and Fan's set of cowboys took down the pot, eliminating Peng from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Tao Fan
3,525,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
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Mengdian Peng
Busted

Tags: Mengdian PengTao Fan

Cheung Almost Takes an Exit

Level 28 : 400,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Sparrow Cheung
Sparrow Cheung

During the last hand before break Jiang Chen opened to 140,000 in the hijack, Sparrow Cheung moved all in for 745,000 and Chen called.

Sparrow Cheung: {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Jiang Chen: {j-Spades}{9-Spades}

The flop came down {9-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{q-Hearts} and Chen took the lead with his flopped nine. A {6-Hearts} fell on the turn and Cheung was now one card away from being the second person out of the tournament, if he failed to hit. The {a-Hearts} smashed down on the river and a big cheer came from Danny Tang in the crowd as Cheung survived his all in against Chen.

Player Chips Progress
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Jiang Chen
3,540,000
-845,000
-845,000
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Sparrow Cheung
1,645,000
850,000
850,000

Tags: Danny TangJiang ChenSparrow Cheung

Level: 28

Blinds: 400,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000