Hung Sheng Lin limped the small blind, Ching Wei Chen raised to 150,000 and Lin pushed in a bet of 550,000. Chen thought for a couple of minutes but would fold in the end, sending the pot to Lin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,550,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
||
|
850,000
-340,000
|
-340,000 |
Xinglong Huang opened from the button, Wenwei Chen moved all in for his remaining 650,000 and Huang called, players tabled their cards.
Wenwei Chen: 
Xinglong Huang: 
The flop came down 
and Huang's ducks were still ahead. A 
fell on the turn and Chen would need to hit or he would be the first to take an exit. The 
on the river sealed the deal and Huang took down the pot with his full house, sending Chen out the door in first on Day 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,895,000
695,000
|
695,000 |
|
Busted |
Wenwei Chen opened to 60,000 from the hijack, Xinglong Huang defended his big blind and the dealer spread out 
on the flop.
Action checked to Chen, he pushed in 80,000 and Huang check-called. A 
peeled off on the turn, Huang fired 150,000 into the pot and Chen quickly mucked his hand, shipping the pot to Huang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
|
605,000
-305,000
|
-305,000 |
The tournament director has now informed the dealers to shuffle up and start pitching the cards.
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
The final day of the 2019 PokerStars Korea ₩1,800,000 APPT Main Event is slated to begin at 1 p.m. local time and there are 12 hopefuls returning to battle it out for the ₩198,100,000 ($174,32) first place prize.
Sitting at the top of the leaderboard is former Asia player of the year Hung Sheng Lin with 2,180,000. Lin found a couple of beautiful spots late during Day 2 that skyrocketed his stack and he is sure to be fierce competition here on Day 3. Close behind Li is Tomomitsu Ono of Japan with a healthy 2,035,00 who is the only other person over the two million mark.
Rounding out the top five in chips are Jiang Chen (1,870,000), Tetsuro Tomita (1,820,000), and Yinsheng Yang (1,660,000). Well-known notable Sparrow Cheung of Hong Kong is still alive as well and will be starting the day in the bottom half of the runner with a chip stack of 1,330,000.
When the action resumes, the play will start on level 24 with blinds of 15,000/30,000 and a 30,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 60 minutes in length and there will be a 10-minute break after every two hours of play. The tournament will not end until a trophy is given away and a 2019 champion is crowned.
Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tomomitsu Ono | Japan | 2,180,000 | 73 |
| 1 | 2 | Yinsheng Yang | China | 2,035,000 | 68 |
| 1 | 5 | Jiang Chen | China | 1,870,000 | 62 |
| 1 | 6 | Hung Sheng Lin | Taiwan | 1,820,000 | 61 |
| 1 | 7 | Ching Wei Chen | Taiwan | 1,660,000 | 55 |
| 1 | 9 | Tao Fan | China | 1,420,000 | 47 |
| 2 | 1 | Huidong Gu | China | 1,330,000 | 44 |
| 2 | 2 | Tetsuro Tomita | Japan | 1,320,000 | 44 |
| 2 | 4 | Mengdian Peng | China | 495,000 | 40 |
| 2 | 5 | Xinglong Huang | China | 920,000 | 31 |
| 2 | 6 | Sparrow Cheung | Hong Kong | 1,330,000 | 30 |
| 2 | 7 | Wenwei Chen | China | 910,000 | 17 |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you all the action during the remainder of this tournament, so stay tuned as today's fireworks unfold.
₩1,800,000 APPT Main Event
Day 3 Started