Despite building a good stack all day, decorated APT Main Event champion John Tech met the rail well before the money. The hand that did it was against Victor Chen. Chen was all in with 8♠ 8♦, Tech with A♠ A♣, the board was unkind to the champ as it ran Q♥ J♣ 6♦ 8♥ 5♦. Chen soars to 303k.
Ron Tate shoved his remaining 68k, Seo Dongkyoon called with slightly more. Tate Q♦ Q♥, Dongkyoon A♠ Q♠. The board bricked for a double up to Tate to 145k. Dongkyoon down to 20k.
On a board 5♣ 9♣ 7♠ 4♠ and a pot of 32k formed, Benjamin Gonzva bet 14.5k, Cao Ngoc Anh shoved 80.7k, Gonzva called with 79.5k to put himself at risk.
Cao 4♣ 6♣ pair + flush draw
Gonzva Q♥ Q♠ overpair
The river J♠ did not improve Cao forcing him to pay a costly double up to Gonzva. Gonzva up to 192k, Cao down to less than a big blind.
On a flop 10♦ 3♣ 3♥ and 28k in the middle, Lanny Haney jammed 45.6k, Fu Bang Huang called.
Haney 3♠ 5♠ trips
Huang A♦ 3♦ trips
The turn 5♣ improved Haney to a full house and with the river 2♦, Haney doubled up to 127k. Huang dropped to 134k.
Four players stared in preflop to create a 38k pot. On the flop J♥ 5♠ 8♦, everyone checked to the button Aiko Kawano, he bet 45k. Sb Shingo Cho check-raised all in for around 102k, next two players check-folded, Akio snap-called.
Akio J♦ J♠ set
Cho 8♣ 8♠ set
The turn 4♦ and river 3♣ completed the board. Akio rose to 230k, Cho plunged down to 12k.
Preflop all in, one player with A♣ Q♣ and Sung Jin Han with A♦ Q♦. This usually ends in a split pot however not the case here with the board coming down 8♦ 6♦ K♥ K♦ 8♣. Sung won the pot with the nut flush to boot out a player. Sung now at 247k.
Staring down a 51k pot and a full board 5♠ K♣ 3♠ 7♠ 6♦, Solomon Lee Yew shoved his 28.6k stack, Christopher Mateo called with more chips. Solomon 7♥ 3♣ two pair but Mateo had better K♥ 5♥. Mateo up to 155k.
On a flop 3♠ 10♣ A♣ and 17k already brewed, Alvin Sembrano bet 8k and got called by Thomas Lee. The turn 4♦, Sembrano slowed to a check, Lee bet 12k, Sembrano called. On the river 4♠, check again by Sembrano, Lee fired 60k, this time Sembrano folded. Lee up to 171k.
Jae Kyung Joe raised to 6k, Ivan Tabucal three-bet to 16k, Joe four-bet all in, Tabucal folded. Joe nears 200k.