APPT National Day 2

Buy in: US$ 800 Guarantee: US$ 100,000 Entries: 314 Prize pool: US$ 219,298 ITM: 47 places

Starting stack: 30,000 Chips in play: 9,420,000 Opening blinds: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 ante

TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 9:17:30 PM

Final 9 players

DJR00071

Final 9 players by stack size Final 9 by seat Remaining Payouts

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
2,560,000
260,000
1,925,000
1,925,000
965,000
965,000
885,000
885,000
875,000
15,000
770,000
130,000
700,000
150,000
410,000
410,000
385,000
79,500

Chip Counts

PlayerChips
2,560,000
1,925,000
965,000
885,000
875,000
770,000
700,000
410,000
385,000
TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 8:35:00 PM

Evgenii Kalymaev eliminated in 10th place - US$ 3,684

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000

25,000 ante

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Evgenii Kalymaev

Under the gun Abhinav Iyer raises to 80,000, big blind Evegenii Kalymaev shoves his short stack, Iyer calls and is ahead A 9 to Kalymaev’s T 8 . With the board running 9 4 K 8 Q , Kalymaev is eliminated and the final table is formed.

TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 8:25:00 PM

Chien Chih Weng celebrates her second double up

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000

25,000 ante

From the button, Abhinav Iyer raises to 50,000, big blind Chien Chih Weng three-bet shoves her 387,000 stack. Iyer calls and shows 6 6 . Weng has K Q for a flip. When the board runs K 3 5 2 J , Weng cheers on her win and doubles up.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
809,000(32 BB)
312,000
TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 8:20:00 PM

Choi Hun Tae shows his Aces

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000

25,000 ante

Utg Minwoo Kang raises to 50,000, big blind Choi Hun Tae three-bets to 125,000, Kang calls. On the flop 4 8 7 , Choi check-calls Kang’s 110,000 c-bet. On the turn 6 , Kang bets 185,000, this time Choi check-raises to 400,000. Kang folds. Choi shows his A A hole cards and rises to 1,800,000.

TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 8:15:00 PM

Evgenii Kalymaev triples up

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000

25,000 ante

From the button, Cheng Zhang raises to 1 bb, small blind Evgenii Kalymaev sends his remaining 29,000 out front, big blind Abhinav Iyer shoves his monster stack to push out Zheng.

Kalymaev K 7 iyer A Q

The board runs 8 4 8 T K for a pair to Kalymaev to triple up to 112,000.

TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 8:10:00 PM

Chien Chih Weng doubles through Kalymaev

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000

25,000 ante

52883982273 76a1c939c3 c
Chien Chih Weng

Chien Chih Weng is all in with A 6 , Evgenii Kalymaev calls with 2 2 . The board runs 5 A 9 3 6 for a double up to Weng.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
497,000(20 BB)
428,500
29,000(1 BB)
-61,000
TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 8:00:00 PM

Adrian Smith eliminated in 11th place - US$ 3,684

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000

20,000 ante

52883536191 4712082ca3 c
Adrian Smith

Adrian Smith is all in with ducks that can’t get passed Vincent Ferrafiat’s cowboys to exit in 11th place.

TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 7:50:00 PM

Matt Douhan eliminated in 12th place - US$ 3,246

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000

20,000 ante

DJ700861 2
Matt Douhan

All in preflop, Matt Douhan at risk with K 6 against Eric Wasylenko’s A K . With the board running J J 2 9 A , Douhan is eliminated in 12th place.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
640,000(32 BB)
120,000
TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 7:45:00 PM

Thomas Carlin eliminated in 13th place - US$ 3,246

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000

20,000 ante

52883693069 9896ff5482 c
Thomas Carlin

Thomas Carlin was dealt his last hand with A 2 dusted by chip leader Abhinav Iyer‘s Q T on a board 6 Q 2 7 J .

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
2,300,000(115 BB)
1,400,000
TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 7:40:00 PM

Thomas Carlin cleans one out

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000

20,000 ante

All in preflop, Thomas Carlin ahead with pocket Kings, at risk player with pocket Jacks, no bad beat arrives on the board for Carlin to ship it.

TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 7:30:00 PM

Andy Li doubles through Wasylenko

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000

20,000 ante

52883981338 0e3a6bed13 c
Andy Li

Button Eric Wasylenko raised then called small blind Andy Li’s three-bet shove. Wasylenko with 6 6 , Li with T T , the board dropped blanks J K 3 qc} 7 for a double up to Li.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
898,000(45 BB)
418,000
520,000(26 BB)
-420,000
TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 7:25:00 PM

Blinds up, 15 remaining

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000

20,000 ante

Blinds up, 15 players remaining. Abhinav Iyer has taken command with over 1,500,000. Second in chips is Minwoo Kang with 1,200,000.

TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 7:25:00 PM

Choi  Hun Tai roars as he rails Hongru Zhang, soars to 1.5M

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000

20,000 ante

Huge takedown by Choi Hun Tae to send Hongru Zhang out of contention. Preflop action opened with cutoff Cheng Zhang raising to 40,000, buttong Hongru Zhang re-raised to 100,000, small blind Choi Hun Tae called, back to Zheng who joined for a three-way to the flop.

On the flop 4 9 7 , Choi bet 160,000, Zheng folded, Zhang shoved, Choi called.

Zhang A 9 top pair Choi Q Q overpair

The turn 5 and river 2 were no help to Zhang. Choi roared in triumph as he shipped it and catapulted to 1,500,000.

TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 7:15:00 PM

Paul King eliminated int 17th place - US$ 2,858

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000

16,000 ante

DJ700930
Paul King

Paul King goes all in with 5 5 , Minwoo Kang calls with K 9 , the board runs Q 3 4 Q 2 to end King in 17th place.

TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 7:10:00 PM

Eric Wasylenko drags a big one against Carlin

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000

16,000 ante

52882954922 8ecc2e123c c
Eric Wasylenko

Eric Wasylenko and Thomas Carlin stare down a flop 3 5 K . Wasylenko bets 40,000, Carlin raises to 120,000, Wasylenko calls. On the turn 6 not bets land to bring the rive J . Waylenko leads out 225,000, Carlin folds.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
940,000(59 BB)
400,000
500,000(31 BB)
-160,000
TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 7:00:00 PM

Cheng Zheng top pair is good

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000

16,000 ante

52883978793 05e758ce95 c
Cheng Zheng

On a turn board 6 T K A and 88,000 in the pot, button player Cheng Zheng bets 34,000, big blind Thomas Carlin raises to 85,000, Zheng calls. On the river 5 , both chec. Cheng Zheng wins it with A 8 over Q 7 .

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
740,000(46 BB)
740,000
660,000(41 BB)
490,000
TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 6:40:00 PM

Blinds up, 20 remaining

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000

16,000 ante

Blinds are up again with 20 remaining. Day 2 plays down to the Final 9 players.

TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 6:20:00 PM

Haisheng Qiu doubles through

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000

12,000 ante

52883910650 b635e3fa2a c
Haisheng Qiu

Haisheng Qiu is all in, one player joins in for all his chips, Adrian Smith tank-folds. At risk player Qiu has 6 6 and caller has A 8 , no hits for the drawing player for a double up to to 628,000.

TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 6:15:00 PM

Hongru Zhang ships it, Paul King drops to 140K

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000

12,000 ante

52883909725 e176a6002f c
Hongru Zhang

On a flop 7 6 J and 77,000 in the pot, Liu Yuhan shoves for 71,000, Paul King calls, small blind Hongru Zhang with a check-raise all in, King calls.

Liu 6 8 Zhang A J King K J

The turn {10} and river J is good to Zhang to ship a huge pot.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
850,000(71 BB)
245,000
140,000(12 BB)
-139,000
busted
TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 6:10:00 PM

Abhinav Iyer doubles up big through Qiu

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000

12,000 ante

52883981768 251249a7fb c
Abhinav Iyer

Catching the action as Abhinav Iyer was getting paid. The board was A Q K 3 Q , Iyer with qd} J trips, Haisheng Qiu with a bluff T 6 .

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
900,000(75 BB)
430,000
80,000(7 BB)
-43,000
TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 6:05:00 PM

Cheng Zhang eliminates Alex Nguyen

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000

12,000 ante

Catching the action as the pot was being shipped to Cheng Zhang, he had J J that easily defeated Alex Nguyen’s K 8 . All in was at the flop, the board completed 3 9 8 3 A . Zhang rises to 660,000.

TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 5:50:00 PM

Blinds up, 25 remaining

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000

12,000 ante

Blinds are up again, with 25 players remaining.

TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 5:45:00 PM

Thomas Carlin doubles through Choi

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000

10,000 ante

DJ700909
Thomas Carlin

Cutoff Thomas Carlin and small blind Choi Hun Tae built a pot of 85,000 preflop and the flop runs 6 Q T . Choi leads out 15,000, Carlin raises to 44,000, Choi re-raises to 80,000, Carlin calls. On the turn 9 , more chips fired with Choi sending out 100,000 and Carlin fast-calling. On the river J , Choi shoves, Carlin snap-calls then shows K Q straight. Choi has J 9 two pair and pays up.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
460,000(46 BB)
-450,000
TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 5:40:00 PM

Evgenii Katymaev doubles through Ojha

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000

10,000 ante

With 100,000 in the pot and a board J 3 J 2 , two players are all in. Evgenii Ojha way ahead with Q J trips, Vishal Ojha with 6 6 . The river 8 secures the double up for Katymaev.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
553,000(55 BB)
553,000
225,000(23 BB)
-17,500
TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 5:35:00 PM

Choi Hun Tae drags in one against Smith

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000

10,000 ante

DJ700849
Choi Hun Tae

Choi Hun Tae and Adrian Smith stare down a turn board Q 2 K 5 and 75,000 in the pot. Smith bets 25,000 and Choi calls. On the river 6 , Smith checks, Choi bets 40,000, Smith tanks and remarks “you are very lucky” then folds.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
910,000(91 BB)
587,500
TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 5:30:00 PM

Choi Hun Tae massive stacked

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000

10,000 ante

We aren’t sure what went down but Choi Hun Tae is now the chip leader with nearly 800,000 while Hongru Zhang has been chunked down to 355,000.

TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 5:05:00 PM

Blinds up, 30 remaining

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000

10,000 ante

Since the start of the money round, 17 players have gone bust but with extra money in their pocket. 30 players remaining

TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 4:50:00 PM

Xiaosheng Cheng doubles through Yuhan

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000

8,000 ante

52883904660 a6cb0a898d c
Xiaosheng Cheng

All in preflop, Xiaosheng Cheng’s 8 8 holds against Liu Yuhan’s overcards K Q for a double up to 190,000. Liu dropped to 145,000.

TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 4:45:00 PM

Vishal Ojha doubles through Lin

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000

8,000 ante

Vishal Ojha all in with {7h 7 then proceeds to win the flip against Hua Wei Lin with A K . The board ran {6v} 7 5 J 6 . Ojha doubles up to 226,000.

TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 4:40:00 PM

Big stacks update, 35 players remaining

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000

8,000 ante

Defending champion Seongmin Lee is still in the running with 158,000.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
860,000(108 BB)
409,000
605,000(76 BB)
5,000
540,000(68 BB)
120,000
480,000(60 BB)
273,000
470,000(59 BB)
308,000
TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 4:35:00 PM

Dylan Wayne dominated by Ferrafiat

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000

8,000 ante

52883976948 3bb4364f07 c
Dylan Wayne

Dylan Wayne moves all in with 8 8 , Vincent Ferrafiat calls with T T , the board runs 4 3 K 2 T . Dylan is eliminated in 36th place.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
550,000(69 BB)
306,500
TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 4:15:00 PM

Break time! 38 players remaining

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000

8,000 ante

Field is down to 38 players. Minwoo Kang maintains his lead with 720,000. It will be a long grind before they stop at the Final 9 players.

TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 3:30:00 PM

Bubble bursts! Amit Kaushik falls to Carlin

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000

6,000 ante

DJ700852
Evgenii Kaytmaev

The bubble round saw four players double up starting with Evgenii Kaytmaev 8 8 full house over Cheng Zhang K T trips on a board 8 T T 5 A . Another survivor was short stacked Vinay Boob with A T winning the flip against Hongru Zhang‘s {1h} 8 on a board T 9 5 4 A

DJR09984

In addition to short stacks rising, big stacks Minwoo Kang, Eric Wasylenko, and Hongru Zhang were also putting pressure on their tablemates to stack up further.

DJ700850
Minwoo Kang

DJR09978

After forty minutes, it finally popped on ailing stacked Amit Kaushik who was down to 15,000 and was on the big blind. Two players called his all in, on the flop 6 K Q Thomas Carlin bet 22,000 that pushed out a player. Carlin opened A K top pair, Kaushik 9 9 , the turn was T and river 4 .

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
600,000(100 BB)
600,000
420,000(70 BB)
148,000
170,000(28 BB)
36,500
TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 2:20:00 PM

New level begins, 54 players remaining

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000

5,000 ante

Another twelve players went bust at the previous level leaving 54 at the start of the new one. Among the fallen was two-time WSOP bracelet champion Wei Guo Liang.

Bubble round is approaching with the money starting at 47th place.

TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 1:40:00 PM

New level begins, 66 players remaining

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000

4,000 ante

Eight players went bust during the first level of Day 2. 66 players remain. The money begins at 47th place. Minimum payout is $1,250.

TriciaTricia
11/19/2023, 1:39:00 PM

Cards in the air for Day 2 of the APPT National!

The APPT National is back on with 78 players returning for a shot at the first PokerStars Shard Trophy and the US$ 42,737 top prize. We will track the action throughout the day with more up to date gameplay from the bubble onwards. Money begins at 47 places. Here are the payouts and list of returning players.

Payouts Day 2 qualifiers - 78 players

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
451,000
451,000
322,500
322,500
305,500
305,500
279,000
279,000
272,000
272,000
271,500
271,500
264,000
264,000
250,000
250,000
243,500
243,500
242,500
242,500
212,500
212,500
210,000
210,000
208,000
208,000
207,000
207,000
192,500
192,500
191,500
191,500
181,000
181,000
179,500
179,500
172,000
172,000
162,000
162,000
160,500
160,500
147,500
147,500
146,500
146,500
146,000
146,000
142,500
142,500
133,500
133,500
132,500
132,500
126,000
126,000
123,000
123,000
119,000
119,000
118,500
118,500
116,000
116,000
115,500
115,500
114,000
114,000
108,500
108,500
105,000
105,000
104,000
104,000
103,500
103,500
102,500
102,500
94,500
94,500
93,500
93,500
90,000
90,000
89,500
89,500
88,000
88,000
87,000
87,000
85,500
85,500
78,500
78,500
75,500
75,500
74,000
74,000
69,000
69,000
68,500
68,500
66,500
66,500
65,500
65,500
65,500
65,500
64,500
64,500
64,000
64,000
57,500
57,500
56,000
56,000
55,500
55,500
51,000
51,000
48,000
48,000
45,000
45,000
45,000
45,000
43,500
43,500
43,000
43,000
42,000
42,000
41,500
41,500
39,500
39,500
39,000
39,000
37,500
37,500
36,500
36,500
32,000
32,000
30,000
30,000
29,000
29,000
28,500
28,500
28,000
28,000
26,500
26,500
26,500
26,500

Payouts

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