Utg pikkKsulein raised to 16.8k, bb yellowfish888 called. At the flop, likkKsulein c-bet 14,720, yellowfish888 check-raised all in for 68,135, pikkKsulein called. pikkKsulein was ahead with red queen, yellowfish888 had an open ended. The turn kept pikkKsulein ahead but the river granted yellowfish888 the straight to double up.
PLO Turbo winner DirtyDuck picked up from last night’s performance. DirtyDuck doubled up through Flight C chip leader HoneyFunny to build up a stack of 850k. Preflop action saw utg+1 .OPM. min-raise, cutoff DirtyDuck and bb HoneyFunny called. On the flop, DirtyDuck bet 45k, HoneyFunny check-raised to 150k, .OPM. check-folded, DirtyDuck three-bet jammed (395,294), HoneyFunny called. HoneyFunny was ahead with two pair but at the completion of the board, DirtyDuck rivered a higher two pair. DirtyDuck up to 850k, HoneyFunny dropped to over 100k.
Kosei Ichinose is on fire! He railed another player with A♥ Q♠ outdrawing 4♥ 4♠ to increase to 777k.
Preflop action opened with mp1 I always have it raising to 13.2k, cutoff Kalt Bruder shoved (108.544), button siemprechill joined in for 363,479, back to I always have it who tank-called. Pocket queens held to rail Kalt Bruder and get full pay from siemprechill. I always have it shipped 669K.
Natural8 Team Hot Kosei Ichinose just catapulted to the top of the heap after winning a three-way pot. The hand opened with utg+1 Ichinose raising to 12.8k, sb Imaxc and bb yellowfish888 called. At the flop, all checked. On the turn Ichinose bet 34,154, both blinds check-called. On the river, Ichinose bet 96.5k, got called by Imaxc, yellowfish888 folded. Ichinose with A♣ 10♥ two pair, Imaxc A♠ K♠ lower two pair.
Cards are in the air for the final race to the APT Championships title! As soon as the first hand was dealt, BaNkRoLISux was all in on the button with A♥ K♥, bb WhyTiger called with A♣ 9♦. WhyTiger shipped it with both hole cards tabled. WhyTiger climbed to 515k.
The race for the APT Championships title will soon be underway with the final day starting at 20:00 (HKT). The event amassed 753 entries across five flights and with each buy in at $ 800, the $250K guarantee more than doubled. The 213 remaining players are now looking at a prize pool worth $ 572,280 with 98 places paid. All info below. Live updates will run throughout. The final table will stream live at official channels:
Kosei Ichinose Twitch TV
Hong Kong Poker Players Association (HKPPA) YouTube channel
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Flight A: 31 advanced out of 119 entries
Flight B: 32 advanced out of 115 entries
Flight C: 43 advanced out of 165 entries
Flight D: 59 advanced out of 223 entries
Flight E (Turbo): 50 advanced out of 131 entries
Buy in: $ 800
Guarantee: $ 250,000
Cumulative Entries: 753
Cumulative Prize Pool: $ 572,280
Final Day Qualifiers: 213
ITM: 98 places
Top 10 leaders
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