China’s Changliang Sun Shines in Event #32: Turbo - High Roller
The KRW 1.1M Event #32: Turbo - High Roller got underway at 7:15pm local time on Monday, April 29, attracting 98 entries (80 unique) who fought it out at the felt over twenty-one fast-paced 15-minute levels, all looking to claim their share of the KRW 94,109,400 (~USD 68,375) prize pool.
It was Changliang Sun’s time to shine, with the Chinese player defeating seasoned tournament grinder Jeffrey Lo heads-up to claim his maiden live tournament title and a KRW 24,699,400 (~USD 17,890) top prize.
Lo – making his second final table showing of the series – was once again forced to settle for second best after finishing runner-up in the APT Super High Roller the day prior, with the Hong Kong native earning KRW 17,320,000 (~USD 12,540) for his second runner-up finish of the festival.
China’s Qing Bo Gao rounded out the last of the podium places, taking KRW 11,430,000 (~USD 8,275) for third place, with a total of 13 players making the money and the tournament paying out as follows:
TURBO HIGH ROLLER RESULTS
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Taiwan’s Yu Sheng Lin Doubles Down on Series Titles in Event #33: Turbo - NL Omaha High - Double Board - 2 Winners
Taiwan’s Yu Sheng Lin has becomes the latest player to claim a second series title, following in the footsteps of Marc Rivera, Zejun Liu, and Teng Kuei Hsu.
Lin claimed his second trophy of the festival in the KRW 400,000 Event #33: Turbo - NL Omaha High - Double Board - 2 Winners, seeing off challenges from a 51-strong (36 unique) field to take the lion’s share of the KRW 17,611,320 (~USD 12,800) prize pool.
It came down to a heads-up battle against Japan’s Naoto Nishimura to decide the tournament, with Lin taking KRW 5,551,320 (~USD 4,020) for his victory and Nishimura banking KRW 4,010,000 (~USD 2,900) for his runner-up finish.
Japan’s Kojiro Fujimoto claimed bronze and a payout of KRW 2,550,000 (~USD 1,850) for third place, with seven players making the money and the tournament paying out as follows:
OMAHA DOUBLE BOARD RESULTS
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Taiwan’s Wei Cheng Yin Claims Maiden APT Title in Event #34: Hyper Turbo
The late-night KRW 500,000 Event #34: Hyper Turbo was the most popular draw of the day outside of the Main Event and saw a field of 123 entries (107 unique) fighting it out for a share of the KRW 53,092,950 (~USD 38,575) prize pool.
The action played out over twenty-two turbo-charged 10-minute levels, with Taiwan’s Wei Cheng Yin claiming the accolades, defeating Hong Kong’s Edward Yam heads-up to take the KRW 13,332,950 (~USD 9,650) top prize and his maiden APT title.
Yam, making his third final table showing of the series, took KRW 9,030,000 (~USD 6,530) for his runner-up finish, with China’s Xianchao Shen rounding out the top three and taking KRW 5,870,000 (~USD 4,250) for third. A total of 17 players made the money, with the final table paying out as follows: HYPER TURBO FINAL TABLE RESULTS
China’s Jie Zheng came up just short of the final nine, collecting KRW 1,090,000 for 10th place, with former Main Event champion Dicky Tsang also making the money, taking KRW 960,000 (~USD 700) for 13th place.
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China’s Yin Gui Li Snags Maiden APT Title in Event #35: Hyper Turbo - NL 8 Game
The KRW 300,000 Event #35: Hyper Turbo - NL 8 Game (H-E-R-O-S, Omaha High, Single Draw 2-7, A-5) drew a field of 33 entries (27 unique), generating a KRW 8,450,640 (~USD 6,140) prize pool with the action playing out over twenty-two turbo-charged 10-minute levels.
It was China’s Yin Gui Li the man to take it down, besting compatriot Zhe Fan heads-up to snag the KRW 3,140,640 (~USD 2,270) top prize and his maiden APT title, with Fan receiving a KRW 2,150,000 (~USD 1,550) for his runner-up finish.
The UK’s Craig Cooper made a third final table showing, collecting KRW 1,370,000 (~USD 990) for third place, with five players making the money and the tournament paying out as follows:
NL 8 GAME RESULTS
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Singapore's Jia Long Ho Scores Maiden APT Title With Event #36: Super Hyper Turbo - Super Hold'em Win
The last of the days scheduled tournaments to play out, the KRW 300,000 Event #36: Super Hyper Turbo - Super Hold'em saw 89 entries (81 unique) duking it out for a share of the KRW 22,791,120 (~USD 16,550) prize pool.
A fun take on Hold’em where players receive three hole cards instead of the usual two, and can use all three, the event is an action-packed affair and this tournament continued that trend, with the action playing out over twenty-five high-octane 5-minute levels.
It proved to be third time’s the charm for Jia Long Ho with the Singaporean player converting his third final table appearance of the series into a maiden APT title victory.
Ho defeated Taiwan’s Pin Hao Huang heads-up to claim a KRW 5,991,120 (~USD 4,345) top prize, with Huang collecting KRW 4,190,000 (~USD 3,030) for his runner-up finish. China’s Li Wei Chen rounded out the last of the podium places, taking KRW 2,770,000 (~USD 2,000) for third place, with 13 players making the money and the tournament paying out as follows:
SUPER HOLD’EM RESULTS
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