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Nehmee Alegado
Preflop raise war kicked off with a raise by Nehmee Alegado from the hijack seat, called by Jae Hyun Lim on the button, three-bet to 22k by small blind Bobby Zhang, four-bet to 72k by Alegado, Lim folded, and Zhang flat-called.
At the flop 7♠ J♣ Q♥, Zhang checked, Alegado c-bet 50k, Zhang called. On the Q♠ turn, Zhang switched up and led for 65k, Alegado called. On the 7♦ river, both checked it and Zhang’s A♠ K♣ was way behind Alegado’s A♥ A♣.
Alegado charged to 580k, Zhang dropped to 365k. Average stack is 189K.
Lim Yo Hwan is our current chip leader with 640k. He amassed a part of that stack in two hands against Han Wool Jang that eventually sent Jang out.
An APT champion has been booted off the running, Marvin Rettenmaier eliminated Alexis Lim. Action kicked off with Rettenmaier raising to 5500, Tamon Nakamura called, Lim jammed, Rettenmaier called, and Nakamura opted to fold.
Lim 6♥ 6♣
Rettenmaier K♦ Q♦
The board fell Q♠ 9♠ 8♦ 8♠ 9♣ to counterfeit Lim’s hole cards and Rettenmaier landing a much better two pair. Rettenmaier sits with around 130k.
Both Lim Yo Hwan and Han Wool Jang engaged in a raise war preflop that ended with Jang calling Yo Hwan’s four-bet. At the flop A♥ 9♠ Q♠, Yo Hwan led for 26.5k and was called. On the 8♦ turn, no bets landed. On the 10♥ river, Yo Hwan slid out a tower of yellow worth 100k. After tanking, Jang folded. Yo Hwan climbed to 335k.
Immediately after Romeo Catayas knocked out two players, aces showed up again , this time at the hands of utg Karlsson Magnus. Preflop action saw a raised pot and a flop 10♣ K♠ 4♣. Bb Hung Sheng Lin faced a shove by Magnus. He tanked then called.
Magnus A♣ A♠
Hung Sheng K♣ 5♣
The turn J♣ awarded Hung Sheng his flush, but with the river 9♣, Magnus retook the lead with the nut flush. He double up his short stack.
Romeo Catayas
Three-way all in preflop.
sb – Kim Ki Young Q♠ Q♦
bb – Romeo Catayas A♥ A♣
co – Josh McCully 10♠ 7♠
Board ran 9♣ A♦ 2♥ 5♣ 8♥. Aces hold and just like that, two players eliminated in one punch. Catayas up to 280k.
Bobby Zhang and Joshua Chargualaf are the current chip leaders. Both are just about in the 500k range.
Bobby Zhang
Joshua Chargualaf
During the break, satellite winner Osmar Moraes, and the only player here hailing from Latin America, came up to the media to let us know he has climbed to over 350k. He shipped in all of a player’s stack with his K-K unbeaten by A-K.
APT Philippines defending champion Iori Yogo shipped in a nice pile of chips while sending Hanayama Takeo out in the process. On a flop of 2♥ Q♦ 5♠ and a hefty pot pre-brewed, action was checked to Yogo who bet 11k. Takeo moved all in, Ji Young folded, and instant call by Yogo.
Yogo A-A
Takeo J-J
The turn A♣ and river 10♥ completed the board for a dominating set to the champ.