Home
Tae Hoon Han, 8th place
On the third hand of the Final 8, Hyun Kyu Bae moved all in and down the orbit, Tae Hoon Han decided to join in with his shorter stack.
Hyun Q♥ J♣
Han A♦ 6♠
The board ran 7♣ A♥ 7♦ 5♥ 3♣ to eliminated Han in 8th place. He earned ₩6,636,000 for his deep run.
We are down to 7 players.
Tamon Nakamura (L) Hideki Izutsu (R)
The top three chip leaders were involved in the first hand of the final table resulting in the chip leader status quickly changing. Action folded to the button Tamon Nakamura who raised to 60k. Sb Hideki Izutsu and bb Jaepil You called.
At the flop A♥ Q♣ 5♠, all checked. On the turn 7♠, Nakamura bet 100k and only Izutsu check-called. On the river J♠, Izutsu again check-called Nakamura’s 150k bet.
Izutsu K♦ J♦ pair
Nakamura Q♥ J♣ two pair
Nakamura shipped it to take the chip lead.
Players are at their seats and the APT Executive Tournament Director LLoyd Fontillas has announced, “shuffle up and deal!” Here we go! The race to the Championships Event title is on! Good luck to all the players!
We will have live posts running from start to finish so stick with us for all action.
Championships Event – Final 8
| Name | Country | Chips | Seat |
| Yoshimura Hiroyuki | Japan | 369,000 | 1 |
| Bae Hyun Kyu | Canada | 242,000 | 2 |
| Tamon Nakamura (DB) | Japan | 2,094,000 | 3 |
| Hideki Izutsu (SB) | Japan | 2,363,000 | 4 |
| Jaepil G You (BB) | USA | 1,039,000 | 5 |
| Naoki Morita | Japan | 655,000 | 6 |
| Tae Hoon Han | New Zealand | 114,000 | 7 |
| Hung Sheng Lin | Taiwan | 529,000 | 8 |
Championships Event Final 8 action begins at 130pm. Average stack is 925,000 with 7,400,000 total chips in play. They resume at Level 22, blinds 12K-24K ante 24K.
Final 8 players (by chip rank)
Hideki Izutsu – 2,363,000
Tamon Nakamrua – 2,094,000
Jaepil You – 1,039,000
Naoki Morita – 655,000
Hung Sheng Lin – 529,000
Hiroyuki Yoshimura – 369,000
Hyun Kyu Bae – 242,000
Tae Hoon Han – 114,000
