Yun Chien Lo raised to 1,100 first to act and was three-bet by Tsung Wei Ying on the button. Po Hsiang Wang then made it 7,500 to go from the big blind, which was met with a shove for about 30,000 fom Lo.

Ying quickly folded and Wang used up a few time banks before sticking in a single chip to indicate a call.

Yun Chien Lo: K K

Po Hsiang Wang: Q Q

Wang's reluctance to call was warranted, as he had run into the Cowboys of Lo to find himself drawing thin.

The board ran out 6 5 5 T 7 — keeping Lo best for the double-up and knocking Wang's stack down to just 2,500.

Stephan Lai just got value on every street in a hand against Hungya Yu.

Yu limped the small blind and Lai made it 2,500 to go from the big blind. Yu called.

Yu check-called a bet of 1,500 on the A T 6 flop of 1,500 from Lai to the 7 turn, where again he check-called for 4,500.

When the K hit the river, Yu checked for a third time before he was faced with another bet of 4,500 from Lai. Not long after, Yu called.

Lai then flipped over A Q for a pair of aces, and Yu mucked his cards.

An honourable mention on the hat that Lai is wearing, which is a very bright orange. Sam Insole is rocking the same hat, and so far it's doing the trick for them both.

Victor Chong

Yang Yao Fan opened to 800 from the hijack and was called by Yi Chang Ho in the small blind and Victor Chong in the big blind for a three-way pot.

Action checked to Fan, who continued for 600 on the T 3 Q flop. Ho let his hand go, but Chong then check-raised to 2,200. Fan called.

Fan called a 2,500 barrel from Chong on the 5 turn and then folded after Chong bet enough to put Fan all in for his last 7,000 on the 8 river.

Chong, who has pledged a minimum of TWD 500,000 to charity, is off to a good start with about 53,000 heading into the first break.

With the registration clock showing 44 players currently in, just who is playing this year's Asia Gaming Industry Event?

APT Special Advisor Victor Chong wouldn't miss it for the world. APT commentators and fellow Canadians Sam Insole + Kyle Ivanich are both in the field.

Stephen Lai, Alan Lau, and Russ Leung are a few of the players representing Hong Kong.

Callum Jury and Mate Hanusi of Somuchpoker are in the crowd, as is Natural8 Ambassador Hua-Wei Lin. Kevin Mathers of GPI/The Hendon Mob is also grinding away.

Plenty of other players are in attendance, and with just over 2 hours of registration left, there is still ample time for more to join.

A few technical issues on the APT site show that the tournament clock isn't running.

Rest assured, play is underway. The clock and player data should be synchronized shortly.

In the meantime, the field is up to 29 runners as the end of Level 4 approaches.

Kamei Tsubasa

Kuen Shing So opened to 600 from under the gun and was called by Yi Chang Ho in middle position. Kamei Tsubasa then squeezed to 2,500 from the cutoff, which got a call from So, but a fold from Ho.

So check-called a 2,000 bet from Tsubasa on the 4 J 2 flop, but neither player put a bet in on the 7 turn or 9 river

So could only show Q T for queen-high, which was no good against Tsubasa's A K for ace-high to award him the pot.

Billy Hsu's Pokemon Collection

Jaejin Min opened to 800 from middle position and Billy Hsu, who has a huge Pokemon slab in front of him with a shiny Charizard sitting inside, called from the cutoff.

Both checked the 8 4 4 flop to the 7 turn, which also checked through.

When the J hit the river, Min fired out a bet of 600. Hsu called.

Sheepishly, Min flipped over A T for ace-high, and that was good as Hsu took around fifteen seconds before he mucked his cards.

Was that a value bet or a bluff?

Yi Cheng Lo opened to 800 on the button and called a three-bet to 1,800 from Yi Chang Ho in the small blind for a heads-up pot.

Lo called a 1,500 bet from Ho on the T Q 3 flop and then both players checked on the T turn.

Ho then fired a bet of 2,000 into the middle after the 8 filled out the board and Lo quickly called.

Ho showed pocket nines, but it was no good against Lo's Q 2 for queens-up to claim the pot.

Kevin Mathers

Victor Chong opened to 300 from the cutoff and was called by Kevin Mathers on the button and Jaejin Min in the big blind.

Min checked to Chong, who continued for 800 on the 2 6 4 flop. Mathers and Min both called.

Min led out for 1,000 after the T fell on the turn and only Mathers called.

The 9 completed the board and Min sized down for a bet of 700. Mathers responded with a raise to 2,000 and Min didn't take long to lay his hand down.

With seven players at the start, the Asia Gaming Industry Championship Freezeout is now underway!