Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Asia Championship of Poker
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Asia Championship of Poker
Buy-in
95,000 HKD
Prize Pool
24,206,000 HKD
Entries
260
Level
30
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
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Level 12
: 900/1,800, 200 ante
Day 2 of the 2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 ACOP Main Event came and went over five 90-minute levels today. A total of 157 players returned, a few late registering players joined them, and by 10 p.m. local time just 65 remained.
The end of this poker festival also sees the end of the race to become the 2015 Asia Player of the Year, and as it happens, some of those vying for the title are also in the mix at the top of the counts in the Main Event. Yuguang Li has a chance of winning that coveted title, especially considering he ended the day as the clear chip leader with 440,300. The Chinese player loves Macau and won an APPT title here back in March which he followed up 24 hours later by winning the High Roller Event. Going on to win would cap a remarkable year for him.
No other player has over 300,000. Those with more than 200,000 are Zhou Zhou (294,400), "Tony" Yat Wai Chen (288,500), Zhengye Yao (266,300), Bill Argyros (261,300), Ningdan Shi (254,000), Michael Addamo (227,200), Shunu Zang (207,100) and Peiran Liu (201,000).
The final number for the tournament ended up at 260, which created a total prize pool of $24,206,000 HKD.
The winner will take home $5.85-million HKD ($759,232 USD approx) and a min-cash will be worth $193,000 HKD ($24,899 USD approx). Here’s a full break down of the payouts:
| Place | Prize in HKD | Prize in USD (approx) |
| 1st | $5,885,000.00 | $759,232 |
| 2nd | $3,736,000.00 | $481,987 |
| 3rd | $2,411,000.00 | $311,047 |
| 4th | $1,928,000.00 | $248,734 |
| 5th | $1,519,000.00 | $195,968 |
| 6th | $1,205,000.00 | $155,459 |
| 7th | $964,000.00 | $124,367 |
| 8th | $783,000.00 | $101,016 |
| 9th | $603,000.00 | $77,794 |
| 10th | $482,000.00 | $62,184 |
| 11th-12th | $410,000.00 | $52,895 |
| 13th-15th | $350,000.00 | $45,154 |
| 16th-18th | $289,000.00 | $37,284 |
| 19th-21st | $241,000.00 | $31,092 |
| 22nd-24th | $217,000.00 | $27,995 |
| 25th-27th | $193,000.00 | $24,899 |
Those representing the red spade of PokerStars enjoyed great day ones but the Day 2 story was more mixed. Isaac Haxton (77,700), Mikhail Shalamov (161,400) and Bryan Huang (54,300) were the only three to make it through after battling days on the baize.
Whereas, Aditya Agarwal, Yaxi Zhu, Vivian Im and Kosei Ichinose failed to make it through and were joined on the side lines by notables such as Joe Hachem (queens cracked); Xuan Liu (ace-king into aces); Terrence Chan (straight versus flush); John Juanda (bluffed off his stack), and Daniel Neilson.
The good thing about busting today though is that the official player party is happening tonight with the ACOP Beer Pong championship taking centre stage. So there’s plenty of chances for them to drown their sorrows (not in the pool) and they don’t have to worry about getting up for Day 3 tomorrow.
Speaking of, Day 3 starts at 2 p.m. and six 90-minute levels are scheduled. Making the final 27 and the money will be the remaining players’ priority, so make sure you join the PokerNews reporting team for what promises to be an exciting day at the tables.
While you wait, check out this video of the ACOP Players' Party:
Level 12
: 900/1,800, 200 ante
| Last Name | First Name | Table | Seat # | Country | Player Status | Chip Count |
| Tsai | Tse Jui | 14 | 1 | Chinese Taipei | 153,500 | |
| Luo | Qi | 14 | 2 | China | 57,500 | |
| Haxton | Isaac | 14 | 3 | USA | Team PokerStars Online | 77,200 |
| Tureniec | Michael | 14 | 4 | Sweden | 94,200 | |
| Gu | Huidong | 14 | 5 | Macau | PokerStars LIVE Qualifier | 113,500 |
| Dours | Romain | 14 | 7 | France | PokerStars Qualifier | 73,300 |
| Suzuki | Takuya | 14 | 8 | Japan | PokerStars LIVE Qualifier | 31,400 |
| Tu | Nan | 14 | 9 | China | 103,500 | |
| Seidel | Erik | 15 | 1 | USA | 96,800 | |
| Thomas | Russell | 15 | 2 | USA | PokerStars Player | 109,200 |
| Zhou | Stephen | 15 | 3 | China | 71,400 | |
| Li | Longjie | 15 | 4 | China | 103,900 | |
| Bao | Wenyao | 15 | 6 | China | 76,900 | |
| Li | Chao | 15 | 7 | China | 84,200 | |
| Wong | Wah Cheong | 15 | 8 | Hong Kong | 89,100 | |
| Zhang | Wei | 15 | 9 | China | 23,000 | |
| Argyros | Billy | 17 | 1 | Australia | PokerStars Player | 261,300 |
| Gaw | Andrew | 17 | 2 | Philippines | 110,300 | |
| Liu | Peiran | 17 | 3 | China | 201,000 | |
| Heng | Qiao | 17 | 5 | China | PokerStars LIVE Qualifier | 121,800 |
| Tanaka | Shinobu | 17 | 6 | Japan | 126,500 | |
| Ward | Thomas | 17 | 7 | New Zealand | 105,400 | |
| Buchanan | Shawn | 17 | 8 | Canada | PokerStars Player | 48,400 |
| Lebedev | Sergey | 17 | 9 | Russia | PokerStars Player | 130,600 |
| Drinan | Connor | 18 | 1 | Mexico | PokerStars Player | 112,200 |
| Cheng | Tony Yat Wai | 18 | 2 | Hong Kong | APPT Macau Champion | 288,500 |
| Kuzmin | Alexander | 18 | 3 | Russia | PokerStars Player | 173,100 |
| Shi | Ningdan | 18 | 4 | China | 254,000 | |
| Brion | Adrian | 18 | 5 | Philippines | 61,000 | |
| Liu | Jiaxiu | 18 | 6 | China | 113,000 | |
| Andrejevic | Andy | 18 | 7 | USA | 159,600 | |
| Badziakouski | Mikita | 18 | 8 | Belarus | PokerStars Player | 42,100 |
| Yum | Ryan | 19 | 2 | Hong Kong | 111,200 | |
| Zhang | Yang | 19 | 3 | China | 37,200 | |
| Luo | Xixiang | 19 | 4 | China | 107,400 | |
| Li | Yuguang | 19 | 5 | China | MPC 22 Champion | 440,300 |
| Westmorland | Jordan | 19 | 6 | USA | PokerStars Player | 69,000 |
| Huang | Bryan | 19 | 7 | Singapore | Team PokerStars Pro | 54,300 |
| Zhou | Zhou | 19 | 8 | China | PokerStars Player | 294,400 |
| McCarty | James | 19 | 9 | USA | 46,800 | |
| O'Dwyer | Steve | 20 | 1 | Ireland | PokerStars Qualifier | 47,600 |
| Zang | Shunu | 20 | 2 | China | 207,100 | |
| Yang | Hsien Kui | 20 | 4 | Chinese Taipei | 103,900 | |
| Vogelsang | Christoph | 20 | 5 | Germany | 127,100 | |
| Hon | Victor | 20 | 6 | Australia | 77,900 | |
| Mahoney | Patrick | 20 | 7 | USA | PokerStars Qualifier | 185,300 |
| Chan | Wai Leong | 20 | 8 | Malaysia | 182,400 | |
| Yao | Zhengye | 20 | 9 | China | 266,300 | |
| Luca | Ivan | 21 | 1 | Argentina | PokerStars Player | 64,900 |
| Alner | Tom | 21 | 2 | UK | 119,800 | |
| Ojiri | Yasuhiro | 21 | 3 | Japan | 64,300 | |
| Ko | Yuki | 21 | 4 | Korea | PokerStars Qualifier | 70,900 |
| Wei | Guoliang | 21 | 5 | China | 87,200 | |
| Shalamov | Mikhail | 21 | 6 | Russia | Team PokerStars Online | 161,400 |
| Cheung | Sparrow | 21 | 7 | Hong Kong | PokerStars Player | 63,200 |
| Demicki | Daniel | 21 | 8 | Poland | PokerStars Player | 97,300 |
| Wang | David | 21 | 9 | Australia | 55,900 | |
| Chan | Andy | 22 | 1 | Hong Kong | 178,100 | |
| Wakeman | Matthew | 22 | 2 | Australia | PokerStars Player | 48,600 |
| Chan | Wai Wa | 22 | 3 | Hong Kong | 67,700 | |
| Addamo | Michael | 22 | 4 | Australia | PokerStars Qualifier | 227,200 |
| Wu | Raymond | 22 | 5 | Chinese Taipei | 113,200 | |
| Wang | Chen | 22 | 6 | China | 135,100 | |
| Allain | Adrien | 22 | 7 | France | 60,800 | |
| Tedeschi | Paul | 22 | 8 | France | 106,500 |
Level 12
: 900/1,800, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
440,300
1,300
|
1,300 |
|
294,400
253,700
|
253,700 |
|
288,500
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
|
266,300
129,800
|
129,800 |
|
261,300
76,300
|
76,300 |
|
254,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
227,200 | |
|
||
|
207,100
105,500
|
105,500 |
|
|
201,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
|
185,300
67,300
|
67,300 |
|
182,400
114,100
|
114,100 |
|
178,100
138,400
|
138,400 |
|
173,100
-6,900
|
-6,900 |
|
||
|
161,400
-22,600
|
-22,600 |
|
||
|
159,600
-15,400
|
-15,400 |
|
|
153,500
23,900
|
23,900 |
|
135,100
59,300
|
59,300 |
|
130,600
39,900
|
39,900 |
|
127,100
67,100
|
67,100 |
|
126,500
-700
|
-700 |
|
|
121,800
65,600
|
65,600 |
|
119,800
119,800
|
119,800 |
|
113,500
50,400
|
50,400 |
|
113,200
-16,800
|
-16,800 |
|
113,000
59,600
|
59,600 |
Level 12
: 900/1,800, 200 ante
Players are bagging up as the final hands are dealt for Day 2 of the ACOP Main Event. Stay tuned for a recap of the day's action, chip counts, and the Day 3 table draws.
Level 12
: 900/1,800, 200 ante
Carlos Chadha just busted right before the end of the night on the second to last hand. He raised to 3,300 and Michael Addamo reraised to 9,400. Chadha went all in and Addamo called.
Chadha had 
and Addamo had 
. Chadha flopped a pair on the 
board, but the river queen ended his tournament.
"Should have flatted, you would have won it on the flop," said tablemate Russell Thomas.
"True, but now I can enjoy the party," said Chadha as he packed up his things. Chadha was referring to the ACOP Players Party. Day 2 is one of the shorter days of the tournament so the players can all participate.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
227,200
50,200
|
50,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Level 12
: 900/1,800, 200 ante
All the remaining tables will play seven more hands before they bag up for the night and hit the players pool party.
Level 12
: 900/1,800, 200 ante
Yuguang Li has broken 400,000 chips and doesn't look to be slowing down.
On this hand, Billy Argyros raised from the hijack and Li called. The flop came 
and Argyros checked and Li bet 18,500. Argyros went from looking like he was surely going to fold, to probably calling and back to definitely folding. He flashed his cards toward Li and folded. He then spun his finger around in a circle, encouraging Li to show his hand. Li turned over 
and scooped up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
439,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
|
185,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Level 12
: 900/1,800, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
326,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
284,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
|
106,200
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
102,000
-51,000
|
-51,000 |
|
||
|
83,500
38,500
|
38,500 |
|
79,100
-140,900
|
-140,900 |
|
70,000
-59,000
|
-59,000 |
|
63,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
Level 12
: 900/1,800, 200 ante
Bryan Huang hasn't had an easy time of it since joining his current table but at least he's in a better position that his neighbour Stevan Chew. Both were involved in pot with Victor Hon, who made a set to get his own short stack battle going in the right direction.
Hon raised to 5,200 from mid position and Huang and Chew called out of the blinds to see an 
flop appear. Hon continued for 5,200 and was only called by Huang. The turn was the 
and Hon had another 12,700 bet called before both players checked the dangerous looking 
.
Huang opened 
but lost out to Hon who opened 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000
30,400
|
30,400 |
|
47,600
-29,400
|
-29,400 |
|
|
||
|
19,500
-8,500
|
-8,500 |