APT Main Event - Flight D (30/40 Mins) - KRW 2,000,000,000 GTD

Ryo Shishido

The fourth and final opening flight of the APT Main Event is in the books with Japan's Ryo Shishido sitting on top of the counts after accumulating 224,800 chips. A total of 156 entries (124 unique) were recorded with 71 players surviving the day who will all bring their stacks forward into Day 2.

It brings the total number of entries in the Main Event up to 1,043 but that number is expected to grow as registration remains open and will only close at the start of play on Day 2. The current prize pool stands at KRW 2,276,347,500 (~$1,643,820) which has already eclipsed the Main Event purse of APT Incheon which was the tour's last visit to South Korea.

Shishido picked up a bunch of chips during the last level of play when his pocket queens were too good against the pocket tens of Jun Lai. China's Zhendong Li, who won the APT Super High Roller earlier this series, pulled through the second biggest stack of 211,000 chips as he looks to claim his second APT lion trophy of the series.

Zhendong Li

Daniel Smiljkovic occupies tenth place on the fliight's leaderboard with 160,800 chips, a chunk of which came when he eliminated Jason Lau during level six.

Chinese professional Guangcheng Chen bagged up 154,800 which was good for twelfth in the counts. Chen recorded his first APT cash earlier this series with a fourth-place finish in a Single Day High Roller event for KRW 30,680,000 and has put himself in a good position to make another in the Main Event.

Other notables to make it through were Di Lu (113,500), Chi Jen Chen (91,600), Tianyuan Tang (89,000), Ben Loo (85,500), Shung Er Sua (82,500), and Christian Harder (55,000).

The top ten stacks can be found below.

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Day 2 will kick off tomorrow at 11am local time with the intention of playing ten 60-minute levels. Once the bubble has burst, the 15 OnLive players will join the field after a full seat redraw has been undertaken.

Flight D of the APT Main Event is a wrap.

A recap of the day's action will follow shortly.

Kun Wang opened to 2,400 from the button, Feng Qian and Chen Liu made the call from the blinds.

The blinds checked the K♦ 6♦ T♣ flop, Wang continued for 3,600 and the blinds called.

When the Q♠ landed on the turn, the blinds checked again, and Wang fired a bet of 11,000. only Qian made the call.

The 7♥ landed on the river, Qian checked, and Wang shoved all in for 26,200. Qian made the call after thinking for a while. Qian turned over the J♦ Q♣ and Wang flipped over the :9♥ J♣. Wang hit the straight on the turn and made the maximum value bet in the river.

The remaining players will endure five more hands in Flight D of the APT Main Event before they bag up.

Wenbin Xu made an under-the-gun raise to 3,100 and got calls from Shuang Gao, Jia Long Ho, and Tsz Yueng Ka.

All four saw a monotone flop of 5♣ K♣ 9♣ which saw Xe make a continuation bet of 5,000. Only Ka made the call.

Another club, the 3♣, fell on the turn and both players checked to the 7♣ river, which put a flush on board. Ka checked, and Xu quickly checked back. Ka was playing the board with K♥ Q♣ but Xu had the winner with 8♣ 8♥ as he had a higher flush.

Ryo Shishido

The action started with Pengfei Song opening up to 2,500 from an early position and got a 3-bet by Ryo Shishido of 7,500.

Jun Lai made a massive cold 4-bet shove in the small blind for around 51,500. The action returned to Shishido, who made the call after counting Lai's stack by himself.

Lai T♠ T♦

Shishido Q♥ Q♦

The board ran K♣ J♣ 7♣ J♦ 5♠, no help for Lai and he will be sent back home by Shishido at the last level of the Day 1D.

We are into the last level of the day in Flight D of the APT Main Event. When this level concludes, the survivors will bag up their chips ready for Day 2 tomorrow.

Danny Tang

Janag Battulga opened up with a raise from early position to 2,400 and Natural8 Ambassador Danny Tang three-bet from the next seat to 8,500. The action folded back around to Battulga who wasted no time in shoving all in, which sent Tang into the tank. After taking a bite of his food, Tang checked his cards once more before sliding them one by one back towards the dealer.

Battulga flashed the J♣ to the table before mucking the other.

Neo Zhi Han opened to 2,600 from an early position and Cheli Lin made the call defending in the big blind.

Heads up to the flop of K♦ J♦ 5♥, Li check-raised Han's continuation bet from 2,000 to 6,500. But Han did not slow down the action and put in the 3-bet of 16,000.

Lin decided to 4-bet shoved on the flop for 46,000 and got snap called by Han.

Lin K♠ J♥ with top two pair

Han 5♦ 7♦ with a pair and flush draw.

Lin held his lead on the 4♥ turn but Han drilled the Q♦ river and sent Lin to the rail.