APT Korea Incheon 2018 Championships Event


Tamon Nakamura pays the leader Hideki Izutsu

Level: 18 Blinds: 5000-10000 Ante: 10000

On the full board 5 4 7 J 9 and around 160k brewed, chip leader Hideki Izutsu bet 100k sending Tamon Nakamura tanking for some time. Nakamura eventually called and mucked while shaking his head upon seeing Izutsu’s A A. Izutsu now at 1.2m.

Hideki Izutsu, chip leader


Aleksei Sei takes two pots

Level: 18 Blinds: 5000-10000 Ante: 10000

Aleksei Sei won an earlier pot against Sunny Jennens with a check-raise from 40k to 130k on the river with board showing a one card straight J-6-8-7-9. Jennens folded. We saw him claim another pot with a three-bet of 70k on top of Jaepil You’s 25k raise.


Pak Valeriy eliminated in 20th place – ₩2,564,000

Level: 18 Blinds: 5000-10000 Ante: 10000

Pak Valeriy, 20th place

On a raised pot preflop and a board felting 4 2 J, Pak Valeriy checked, Jaepil You bet 100k, Valeriy all in with less than the bet putting himself at risk of elimination.

You A J top pair
Valeriy K 10

The turn 6 and river 10 were not enough to overtake You to send Valeriy packing up in 20th place. He earned ₩2,564,000.


Naoki Morita doubled up by Konstantin Pogodin

Level: 17 Blinds: 4000-8000 Ante: 8000

Liu Qiao Nan opened the round with a raise to 18k. Konstantin Pogodin called, then down the orbit Naoki Morita moved all in for 145k. Liu folded while Pogodin called.

Morita 9 9
Pogodin 5 5

The board ran J 10 9 6 A for a double up to Morita.


Inotsume Kazuma out in 21st – ₩2,564,000

Level: 17 Blinds: 4000-8000 Ante: 8000

Kazuma Inotsume, 21st place

Inotsume Kazuma was all in with 9-9 and faced Kei Kiyohara with A-Q for his tournament life. The board ran clean until the river when an ace showed up. Kazuma falls in 21st place. He earned ₩2,564,000.


Eliminations Preston Lee and Chen Song

Level: 17 Blinds: 4000-8000 Ante: 8000

Preston Lee, 22nd place – ₩2,564,000

Chen Song, 23rd place – ₩2,191,000


Inotsume Kazuma doubles up

Level: 17 Blinds: 4000-8000 Ante: 8000

Another short stack got a pump up in chips. Inotsume Kazuma shoved with K Q and got called by Tae Hoon Han with J J. The board fell A 4 8 Q Q. Kazuma now at 200k.


Hiroyuki Yoshimura cracks aces!

Level: 17 Blinds: 4000-8000 Ante: 8000

Hiroyuki Yoshimura avoided the rail with a lucky river. He was all in with 5 5 and chip leader Hideki Izutsu called with A A. The board ran J 4 J 6 5 for a full house to Yoshimura. He doubled up his short stack and is up to 200k.


Akihiro Ueda falls in 24th place – ₩2,191,000

Level: 17 Blinds: 4000-8000 Ante: 8000

Akihiro Ueada, 24th place

First player to bust out was Akihiro Ueda. He was all in with A 4 and Jaepil You called with J J. A four did show up on the board but not good enough for Ueda to stay in the game.