It took just over five hours for the final 8 to be reached. En Ching Wu railed Chen An Lin to end the day as chip leader with 1,410,000 in chips.
Final 8 players – by chip count
En Ching Wu – Taiwan – 1,410,000 (70 bbs)
Choy Wai Tak – Hong Kong – 1,072,000 (53 bbs)
Huang Yi Qing – China – 1,019,000 (51 bbs)
Yi Wei Peng – Taiwan 933,000 (46 bbs)
Chi Jen Chu – Taiwan – 920,000 (46 bbs)
Jinho Hong – Korea – 832,000 (41 bbs)
JC Sayo – Philippines – 506,000 (25 bbs)
Seongsu Kong – Korea – 467,000 (23 bbs)
Congratulations to the finalists!
They return on Sunday, October 20 for the race to the title. Game begins at 130pm. It will stream live on APT Twitch.
Blinds: 10K – 20K ante 20K (counting down from 55:37)
Chips in play: 7,158,400
Average stack: 894,800
We will have a recap for you and a brief bio on the players. Stand by for that. For now, read up on our updates to relive all the thrilling action of Day 3.
Remaining payouts
1st TWD 1,697,300
2nd TWD 1,131,500
3rd TWD 786,600
4th TWD 568,200
5th TWD 424,900
6th TWD 327,900
7th TWD 260,400
8th TWD 212,200
It only took two hands for the final 8 to be formed. En Ching Wu raised to 45k from the button, small blind Chen An Lin shoved around 480k, Wu called.
Lin Q♠ J♠
Wu A♣ 10♣
The board ran 8♥ K♠ 3♣ 10♥ 7♠ to send all the chips to Wu and Lin a 9th place finish. Lin earned TWD 176,800.
Seung Yeol Kim struggled with a short stack all day and with everyone around him involved in heavy action, he was all in numerous times with his short stack. He was finally called by Seongsu Kong. Kim had A♣ K♥, Kong with J♥ J♣, the board ran low. Kim out in 10th place for TWD 147,400.
We are down to the final 9 players, one table. One bust out before we end Day 3.
Jinho Hong is making a bid to get back on top. He scored another double up to help him get there. He had 10♦ 10♠ and faced Yi Wei Peng with K♠ Q♠. The board ran 10♣ 8♠ A♦ A♠ 4♠ for a commanding full house. Hong up to 874k, Peng slipped to 955k.
After doubling up Jinho Hong, Hung Tu Wang went all in with Q♥ 5♥ and En Ching Wu sent him packing with J♠ J♦ on a board J♣ 3♣ 7♦ 10♠ 8♦. Wang earned TWD 122,800.
We are down to the final 10 players.
Jinho Hong is slowly out of the danger zone after landing a double up through Hung Tu Wang. Hong all in with 10♦ 7♦, bb Wang called with 8♥ 8♠, the board ran A♥ 5♠ 9♥ 10♠ K♦. With a higher pair spiked, Hong is up to 460k, Wang dropped to 145k.
David Tai Hsing Hsiung all in for 122k, Seongsu Kong all in for 137k, Chi Jen Chu called for a three-way to the board.
Tai 9♣
Kong K♦ K♥
Chu J♣ J♠
The board ran 4♥ 5♣ K♣ A♠ 2♠. Tai out, Kong shipped it and the side pot. Kong up to 370k. Tai earned TWD 122,800 for his deep run.
Hung Tu Wang raised, Lonris Yong jammed, down the round Yi Wei Peng called, Wang folded. Yong A♥ Q♥, Peng A♣ K♠, the board K♣ 7♦ 10♠ 6♣ K♥. Yong packed up and out in 13th place for a TWD 102,300 payday.
JC Sayo pushed from the small blind and short stacked Craig Edwards on the big blind risked it all. Sayo with J♥ 6♥, Edwards with 9♦ 9♠. The board paired up both of Sayo’s cards to eliminate Edwards in 14th place. He earned TWD 102,300 for his deep run.