?6,000,000 APPT High Roller
Day 2 Completed
2019 PokerStars APPT Jeju
?6,000,000 APPT High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 PokerStars APPT Jeju
Buy-in
6,000,000 KRW
Prize Pool
182,050,000 KRW
Entries
34
Level
22
Blinds
10,000 / 25,000
Ante
25,000
Level 22
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The first ?6,000,000 High Roller event of the 2019 Asia Pacific Poker Tour Jeju is over, and it was a player with history in the series who managed to take it down.
Jiang Chen proved that he has what it takes to make the winner's circle during APPT's, although the previous two times the Chinese player final tabled he was unable to close out the win. During the 2019 APPT Korea he had a second place in the Super High Roller and a fourth place in the Main Event, but this time he was the one posing with the trophy.
Chen defeated his fellow countryman Hao Tian in the heads-up and won the biggest prize of the event, which was ?61,895,000 (~$53,400). Tian had to settle for second place and a consolation prize of ?42,782,000 (~$37,000).
Chen returned as the second biggest stack after Day 1 on his first and only bullet and managed to turn this into a final table appearance. Although he was left short during the final table, he built his stack up again and went on to close out the win.
However, this is not his biggest poker accomplishment. Chen is a proud winner of a WSOP gold bracelet after taking down a $1,000 NLH buy-in event in Las Vegas back in 2005 for a payday of $611,015. Actually, his win here ranks as the third biggest cash in his career, after the WSOP event and his second place in APPT Korea's Super High Roller, to bring his total live tournament winnings to over $855,000.
Final Result 2019 APPT Jeju ?6,000,000 High Roller
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (in KRW) | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiang Chen | China | ?61,895,000 | $53,400 |
| 2 | Hao Tian | China | ?42,782,000 | $37,000 |
| 3 | Changyang Liu | China | ?27,308,000 | $23,560 |
| 4 | Xinglong Huang | China | ?20,936,000 | $18,070 |
| 5 | Shawn Busse | United States | ?16,385,000 | $14,140 |
| 6 | Lei Yu | China | ?12,744,000 | $11,000 |
Action of the day
Day 2 started with 18 players, 16 from Day 1 and two new registrations just before the beginning of Day 2. The first goal of the players was to secure a seat in the unofficial nine-handed final table. This happened when Hao He busted in a huge pot versus Changyang Liu who entered the final nine with a commanding lead. In order to achieve this, Liu had to spike a magic diamond in the river to make a flush, while Hao He had a top set.
On the final table, Wei Zheng was the first player to bust, losing a flip with nines against Hao Tian's ace-king, when an ace hit the flop. Vitaliy Kim was the next casualty, falling to Jiang Chen's top pair, top kicker, when his pair of deuces couldn't find a fourth club on the board to improve to a flush.
The bubble didn't last for long as Wei Huang lost a crucial flip with king-queen versus Shawn Busse's pocket pair of tens, and this way all remaining players laid their hands on the prizes.
When the official final table of six started, it looked like it could be anybody's game, with the shortest stack being Lei Yu with 30 big blinds and the biggest stack Liu with 60 big blinds. It took more than an hour for the first elimination in the money, and it was Lei Yu who shoved from the button with ace-deuce of hearts, only to see Jiang Chen call him with a pair of tens that held to take play five-handed.
Two bracelet winners were among the five finalists, and one of them fell in fifth place. The USA's Shawn Busse shoved from the button with ace-eight and saw Liu calling him from the small blind with queen-ten. A queen on the flop was enough to send Busse to the rail in fifth place.
The next casualty was Xinglong Huang who lost a flip with ace-eight versus Liu's pair of sevens, and had to settle for fourth place and a prize of ?20,936,000 (~$18,070).
The chipleader of Day 1 and during the biggest part of Day 2, was the player that finished in third place. Changyang Liu three-bet shoved with king-queen after Jiang Chen's raise, and the latter called with ace-ten. No kings or queens on the board and Liu was out in third place for ?27,308,000 (~$23,560).
When the heads-up started, Chen and Tian had almost similar stacks with around 40 big blinds each. Both players started reluctantly with mostly limping and checking but then Chen stepped up the aggression. He was shoving one hand after the other and suddenly Tian was left with less than 20 big blinds. In one of those shoves, Tian decided to call with king-five, but Chen was ahead with ace-nine.
He kept this advantage in an ace-high board and scooped the first High Roller title on offer at the 2019 APPT Jeju series.
That brings an end to the PokerNews updates for the first High Roller here in Jeju, but there is no time to rest since the Main Event is just around the corner. Day 1a of the Main Event will start at 12 p.m. on June 24, 2019, and the PokerNews team will be here for all the updates.
Level 22
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jiang Chen put his foot in the gas pedal and it seemed that nothing could stop him. One all in came after the other and he left his opponent with less that 20 big blinds.
In the last hand of the tournament, Jiang Chen shoved from the button and Hao Tian called after some deliberation.
Hao Tian: 
Jiang Chen: 
The flop showed who the favorite is, with the 
giving a huge advantage to Chen. The 
in the turn gave some outs to Tian but the 
on the river wasn't one of them and Hao Tian busted in 2nd place of the tournament for ?42,782,000 (~$37,000).
A recap of today's action is to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Jiang Chen limped from the button and Hao Tian raised to 85,000 from the big blind. Chen called and the flop came 
.
Tian bet 65,000 and Chen called with the falling on the turn. Both players checked, as they did in the 
of the river.
Tian opened king-four with just 
, while Chen had 
with a pair of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
580,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The two players are playing small-ball poker during the first hands of the heads-up. Mostly limping and checking preflop, with small pots doing the job post-flop.
Jiang Chen is the player who won most of those small pots and now has over a million chips. He showed also the most aggression preflop, mixing his limps with some three-bets when he is in the big blind, and looks like he is a good momentum.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,150,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
|
|
680,000
-83,000
|
-83,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
967,000
347,000
|
347,000 |
|
|
763,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Hao Tian limped from the button and Jiang Chen raised to 63,000. Changyang Liu was in the big blind and shoved all in for a little less than 20 big blinds.
Tian got out of the way and Jiang called.
Jiang Chen: 
Chanyang Liu: 
The board ran clean for Chen, with 
, and the tournament reached the heads-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Hao Tian has been fairly aggressive during three-handed play and has gained a respectable advantage over his opponents, by winning several small pots.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
620,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
300,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |