2019 PokerStars APPT Korea

₩10,000,000 APPT Super High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 PokerStars APPT Korea

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
63
Prize
178,890,000 KRW
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000,000 KRW
Prize Pool
611,585,000 KRW
Entries
65
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Wu Doubles Through Chen

Level 14 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Yake Wu opened to 55,000 and was called by Dong Chen in the cutoff and Wayne Zhang as the single big blind. The flop came {10-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades} and Zhang checked, Wu bet 85,000 and Chen was the only caller. On the {a-Spades} turn, Wu moved all in for his last 535,000 and Chen used one time bank before making the call.

Yake Wu: {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}
Dong Chen: {j-Spades}{10-Spades}

Chen needed a spade, but the {2-Clubs} on the river was a blank to put a major dent into his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Yake Wu
1,450,000
740,000
740,000
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Dong Chen
450,000
-700,000
-700,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Dong ChenWayne ZhangYake Wu

Lee Eliminated by Zhang

Level 14 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Wai Kiat Lee
Wai Kiat Lee

Wai Kiat Lee was in the big blind and had to pay his big blind ante, leaving very few chips behind. Wayne Zhang raised to 55,000 first to act and Lee called all in for the following showdown.

Wayne Zhang: {a-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
Wai Kiat Lee: {j-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

Zhang casually flopped the nutflush on the board {j-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{j-Spades} and Lee was drawing dead on the turn.

Player Chips Progress
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Wayne Zhang
1,750,000
-300,000
-300,000
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Wai Kiat Lee
Busted

Tags: Wai Kiat LeeWayne Zhang

Lee Runs into the Big Slick of Izutsu

Level 14 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Wai Kiat Lee moved all in for 415,000 from under the gun, Hideki Izutsu pushed his remaining 345,000 all in from late position and the two turned over their hands.

Hideki Izutsu: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Wai Kiat Lee: {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}

The board ran out {a-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{5-Spades} and Izutsu's higher too pair took down the pot for a full double up, leaving Lee with crumbs.

Player Chips Progress
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Hideki Izutsu
755,000
305,000
305,000
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Wai Kiat Lee
70,000
-1,030,000
-1,030,000

Tags: Hideki IzutsuWai Kiat Lee

Redraw of the Last Two Tables

Level 14 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

There are around 30 minutes left in the level and the redraw of the last two tables can be found below.

TableSeatPlayerCountryTableSeatPlayerCountry
11Sparrow CheungHong Kong21Irshat ShaykhovRussia
12Jiang ChenChina22Dong ChenChina
13Huahuan FengChina23Celina LinChina
14Christopher ParkUnited States24Wai Kiat LeeMalaysia
15Wayne HeungHong Kong25Wayne ZhangChina
16Randy LewUnited States26Hideki IzutsuJapan
17Michael SoyzaMalaysia27Wai Wa ChanHong Kong
18Jun ObaraJapan28Yake WuChina

Yu Fails to Hit Against Lee

Level 14 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Lei Yu
Lei Yu

Wai Kiat Lee opened from the button, Lei Yu moved all in for his last 230,000 in the small blind and Lee called, players turned over their hands.

Lei Yu: {q-Spades}{2-Spades}
Wai Kiat Lee: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{10-Spades}{a-Spades} and Lee's jacks held on for the pot, eliminating Yu from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Wai Kiat Lee
1,100,000
650,000
650,000
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Lei Yu
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Lei YuWai Kiat Lee

Lin Sends Lee to the Rail

Level 14 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Calvin Lee
Calvin Lee

Calvin Lee moved all in from under the gun for 325,000, Celina Lin called from early position and the two turned over their hands.

Calvin Lee: {a-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}
Celina Lin: {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{q-Clubs} and Lin's ten kicker played. She took down another pot here on Day 2 and eliminated Lee in the process of doing so.

Player Chips Progress
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Celina Lin
1,525,000
325,000
325,000
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Calvin Lee
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Calvin LeeCelina Lin

Chen Scores a Lucky Double

Level 14 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Hideki Izutsu had just won a small pot off Wai Kiat Lee in a battle of the blinds with {k-Spades}{q-Spades} for second pair and opened on the button, which Dong Chen called in the big blind. Chen check-raised the {k-Clubs}{4-Spades}{2-Spades} flop from 50,000 to 120,000 and called the shove of Izutsu for the last 320,000 in total.

Dong Chen: {k-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}
Hideki Izutsu: {k-Spades}{8-Spades}

The {9-Diamonds} turn changed nothing just yet, but the {3-Hearts} river gave Chen an unexpected double.

Player Chips Progress
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Dong Chen
750,000
335,000
335,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Hideki Izutsu
450,000
-230,000
-230,000
Profile photo of Wai Kiat Lee my
Wai Kiat Lee
450,000
-25,000
-25,000

Tags: Dong ChenHideki IzutsuWai Kiat Lee

Soyza Sails Jiang Out the Door

Level 14 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Kun Jiang
Kun Jiang

Action folded to Michael Soyza on the button who moved all in for around 440,000 and Kun Jiang called his remaining 85,000 from the small blind, players turned over their hands.

Kun Jiang: {k-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Michael Soyza: {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}

The flop came down {7-Spades}{8-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and Soyza was still in the lead with his fours. A {6-Clubs} fell on the turn, giving Jiang some straight outs to go with his over cards.

The {2-Hearts} hit the felt as a river card and Soyza's sailboats took down the pot, eliminating Jiang from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Soyza
560,000
-75,000
-75,000
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Kun Jiang
Busted

Tags: Kun JiangMichael Soyza