APT Finale Taiwan 2019 Main Event


Big stack update

Level: 15 Blinds: 1200-2400 Ante: 2400

Estimated counts of the big stacks

Kelvin Beattie 312k
Lo Wai Nok 225k
Chong Yeow Cung 210k
Ben Lai 196k
Lau King Lun Alan 250k
Chung King Waz 200k
Hsiao Yun Wang 295k
Jeff Davis 307k
Alex Lindop 210k
Thomas Lind 260k
Hwang Sang Yeon 380k
Chia Yun Wu 215k
Zhou Yueyang 223k
Park Ju Yuk 290k

55 remaining

Average 145,000


Two players take from Lau King Lun Alan

Level: 14 Blinds: 1000-2000 Ante: 2000

Lau King Lun Alan lost back to back pots, one against Jun Beum Chun and the next one to the lone lady in the field. Against Jun both players stared down a flop A Q 5 with a raised pot already brewed. Lau check-called a 3500 bet. Same on the 6 turn for a 12k call. Then on the river 4, Jun bet 35k, this time Lau check-folded.

Next hand was another raised pot and the flop came A K 9. Sb Lau bet 5k, called by the lady on the bb. On the turn 10, Lau fired 15k, called again. At the river A, both checked. Lau had 5 5 but was beat by Q 9.


Michael Soyza at 236k

Level: 14 Blinds: 1000-2000 Ante: 2000

On a raised pot preflop, the cards ran 3 A K, bb Michael Soyza check-raised mp player’s 2k bet to make it 8k. He was called. On the turn 2, Soya check-called a 14.2k bet. On the 6 river, both checked. Soyza showed A 8 to take it. Soyza beefed up his big stack further to 236k.


Zhang Zhi Peng doubles up

Level: 14 Blinds: 1000-2000 Ante: 2000

The pot was 21k when we got there and the board J 10 2 K. Zhang Zhi Peng checked, Keon Yong Ma bet 16k, Peng three-bet shoved, Keon called.

Peng Q 9 straight
Keon K Q top pair

The river 3 sealed the double up for Peng to rise to 155k.


Lau King Lun Alan five-bets Ho Chung Yi

Level: 14 Blinds: 1000-2000 Ante: 2000

Heavy preflop action began with one player raising to 4500, called by another, then Lau King Lun Alan three-bet to 16.5k, button Ho Chung Yi four-bet to 34k, initial raiser and caller folded, Lau five-bet shoved, Yi tanked for nearly five minutes then folded. Lau up to 238k.


Park Ju Yuk with another big score

Level: 14 Blinds: 1000-2000 Ante: 2000

Park Ju Yuk continues to deny players, his recent victim was Cheng How Pan who he won a set over set to earlier. This time, on a board 6 J 4 3 2, both were all in. Cutoff Cheng had J? 10? top pair, bb Park 2 5 for a winning straight. Park up to 220k.


Double bust! Chong Yeow Chung soars to 310k

Level: 13 Blinds: 800-1600 Ante: 1600

Another big pot claimed and this time two players were booted out in the process. On a raised pot preflop, the flop 10 6 3 saw En Hao Chan bet 16k, Yan Shu Leung jammed, Chong Yeow Chung joined him, Chan tank-called.

Chan 6 6 set
Leung K K
Chung A A

Though Chan was ahead, the turn A turned the tide with Chung landing top set. The river Q completed the board. Two players eliminated. Chung up to 310k.


Johnni Nielsen pushes out Co Chung Chuen

Level: 13 Blinds: 800-1600 Ante: 1600

Three-way action preflop with two players calling Johnni Nielsen’s 13.2k three-bet. On the flop A 2 3, sb checked, bb Co Chung Chuen bet 16.5k, cutoff Nielsen pushed his big stack, sb folded, Chuen tanked then eventually folded. Nielsen at 192k. Chuen down to 120k.


Choi Eng Loong calls to his doom; Jeff Davis with quads

Level: 13 Blinds: 800-1600 Ante: 1600

Jeff Davis is currently our chip leader with 320k having just shipped a mountain of chips while simultaneously railing Choi Eng Loong. The hand opened with hijack Davis raising to 3500, cutoff Choi called. The board ran out 10 2 7 2 10. Davis bet every street 5k, 10k, 25k, then Choi raised the river to 60k. Davis shoved his big stack that well covered Choi. Choi tanked for nearly 5 minutes then called the clock on himself. On the last second he risked it.

Davis 10 10 quads
Choi 8 8