APT Finale Taiwan 2019 Main Event


Johnni Nielsen loses a chunk to Zhou Yueyang

Level: 16 Blinds: 1500-3000 Ante: 3000

Catching the action on a turn board 2♠ 9♦ 7♠ 10♠, Johnni Nielsen bet 30k onto a sizable pot and Zhou Yueyang check-called. Both checked it on the river K♠. Nielsen had 4♠ 5♠ flush but Zhou won it with A♠ A♣ nut flush.


Michal Polchlopek rises to 460k

Level: 16 Blinds: 1500-3000 Ante: 3000

Michal Polchlopek sent Frederick Kerckhof to the exit and in turn climbed to 460k. Polchlopek Q♣ 10♥, Kerckhof A♠ 6♣, a queen showed up on the flop and held.


Zhou Yueyang at 420k

Level: 16 Blinds: 1500-3000 Ante: 3000

Zhou Yueyang claimed two good pots to send his stack into the leader’s zone. First pot, he railed Keon Yong Ma with Q♥ Q♠ staying ahead of A♥ Q♦. Next one was against Lok Gino. From utg+1 Zhou raised to 6k, Lok called. No bets on the flop and turn J♦ J♣ 4♥ 3♦ J♥ K♦. Lok mucked. Zhou at 420k.


Naohito Tamaya wins this one

Level: 16 Blinds: 1500-3000 Ante: 3000

Having just lost on the previous hand, Naohito recovered some off Chong Yeow Chung. From the button, Chung opened to 6500, sb Tamaya called. At the flop 7♦ 7♣ 8♠, Tamaya check-called a 5500 c-bet. No bets on the 2♥ turn, and the river fell 5♥. Tamaya led for 11k, Chung folded.


Michal Polchlopek four-bets it

Level: 16 Blinds: 1500-3000 Ante: 3000

Michal Polpochek raised to 7k, found three callers down the orbit then a three-bet to 30k by bb Naohito Tamaya. Polchlopek answered with a shove, no callers.


En Ching Wu pays then takes some back

Level: 16 Blinds: 1500-3000 Ante: 3000

Battle of the blinds, sb shoved with 9-8 and bb En Ching Wu called with A-K. The board ran 9-8-x-9-x for a full house to the sb player for a double up. The next hand, Wu raised to 7k, same player now on the bb seat called. On the flop 3♦ 4♥ 6♦, Wu bet 10k and was check-called. On the 8♣ turn, Wu pushed, bb check-folded.


Thomas Lind vs Jeff Davis

Level: 15 Blinds: 1200-2400 Ante: 2400

On a full board 5♥ 4♦ 8♥ J♦ 7♥ and 53.5k brewed, sb Thomas Lind bet 65k, Davis thought a bit then folded.


Hwang Sang Yeon up to 410k

Level: 15 Blinds: 1200-2400 Ante: 2400

When table 10 broke, we noticed Hwang Sang Yeon was packing up a huge stack worth 380k. He was moved to table 7 where he claimed a shorty’s stack to bring him up to 410k. The hand was pocket queens versus A♠ J♥ that gave Hwang trip jacks on a board J♠ 7♦ 8♦ K♠ J♦. He is currently our chip leader.


Takao Shimizu rails one

Level: 15 Blinds: 1200-2400 Ante: 2400

On a board 2♥ 5♣ 5♠ 9♥, cutoff shoved with K♥ 10♥, was called by bb Takao Shimizu with 5♥ 4♠. The river 2♣ ended the hand and the player. Shimizu shipped it and is up to 165k.