Final 8 set with China’s Zhong Wen Chen in the Lead

The Asian Poker Tour Noumea 2016 closed up another thrilling day of Main Event action at the Casinos De Noumea with the Final 8 now set. Sitting well above the others was China’s Zhong Wen Chen who bagged up a towering stack of 796,000.

The highlight of the day was when eventual chip leader Zhong Wen Chen eliminated Osalian Sarkiss on the last hand of the day to lock up the Main Event’s final eight players. On what many consider a “set up” hand, the flop showed 8♥ 8♠ 6♠. Sarkiss then moved all in after a bet from Chen. Everyone jeered as the players tabled their cards:

Zhong Wen Chen: 8♦ 8♣
Osalian Sarkiss: 6♦ 6♣

The turn and river did not affect the outcome as Osalian Sarkiss was eliminated in 9th place; leaving the remaining 8 players to battle it out for the first-ever APT Noumea Main Event title.

APT Noumea 2016 Main Event Final Eight

APT Noumea 2016 Main Event Final Eight:
Seat 1: Vincent Nguyen (New Caledonia) – 126,000
Seat 2: Sophie Auger (New Caledonia) – 216,000
Seat 3: Joel Douaglin (Vanuatu) – 268,000
Seat 4: Zhong Wen Chen (China) – 796,000
Seat 5: Daniel Gilles (New Caledonia) – 455,000
Seat 6: Joseph Cona (New Caledonia) – 607,000
Seat 7: Lau Yuen Kwong (New Caledonia) – 138,000
Seat 8: Eric Mottet (New Caledonia) – 240,000

Congratulations to the Final 8! You can catch the action on the APT Noumea 2016 Main Event Live Stream page. The Final 8 will begin at 230pm on November 23, 2016.

Latest APT Side Event Champion

APT Noumea 2016 Pot Limit Omaha 2 Champion Alexander Rodriguez

Along with the Main Event Final 8 will be the continuation of the Monster Stack. In addition, High Rollers event is scheduled to kick off 1:30pm. For more details, check out the complete APT Noumea 2016 Info page

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