Asian Poker Tournament live report - JAN 16

37 players remaining
We have just entered a new level with 37 players remaining. GACKT leads with over 400k in chips.
GACKT goes over 500k
GACKT entered the day as the chip leader and continues to hold on to his status. In a hand that we caught on a flop of 4♦ 10♦ 9♦, Yoichi Uesugi checked, GACKT bet 7k, Iori Yogo folded, and Uesugi called. On the turn of K♣, Uesugi checked again then called GACKT’s 16k bet. On the river of J♠, Uesugi jumped out with a 35k bet only to face a raise to 75k. Uesugi called and GACKT turned open A♦ 5♦ nut flush.

Current chip leaders
GACKT 655k
Yoichi Uesugi 380k
Czardy Rivera and Tien Quyet Pham over 300k

Current chip leaders at the break:GACKT 550k
Yoichi Uesugi 350k
Tien Quyet Pham 300k
Czardy Rivera 290k

We are on the last break of the day. There are 23 players remaining.Current chip leaders:Hyung Taek Jo 580k
Czardy Rivera 520k
GACKT 500k

Chip leader GACKT just picked up a hefty pot against the two other big stacks. The hand kicked off with Czardy Rivera raising to 12k on the utg seat, GACKT called in late position, and Hyung Taek Jo callled.At the flop of Q♥ 4♠ 8♣, Jo checked, Rivera continued with a 16k bet, and both GACKT and Jo called. On the turn of 3♠, everyone checked for a free river card of J♥. Jo checked again, Rivera bet 52k, GACKT flat called, and Jo folded.Rivera A♦ K♣
GACKT K♦ Q♥ top pair

There are 18 players remaining.Hyung Taek Jo 680k
GACKT 650k
Czardy Rivera vs GACKT
Czardy Rivera and GACKT went head-to-head in this hand. Action began with utg GACKT raising to 23k and cutoff Rivera called. The flop ran Q♥ 5♥ 3♠ and both checked. On the turn of 10♦, GACKT checked again, Rivera laid out a 16k bet, and GACKT called. On the river of 6♥, GACKT checked, Rivera bet 22k, and this time, GACKT folded and Rivera was awarded the pot.