_APT High Roller Championship Heads-Up

With full stomachs the players have taken their seats and action has resumed with blinds at 80,000/160,000 and a big blind ante og 160,000.

After just a few hands of heads-up the two players are now on a 60-minute dinner break and will return to finish it out at ~ 21:10 PM.

Nguyen Huu Dung

Hand# 129: Nguyen Huu Dung raised to 250,000 with 8 4 on the button and got a three-bet from Toby Joyce to 600,000 with T T to win the pot.

Hand# 130: Holding T 6 , Joyce completed the blind and Dung, with Q T , checked his option. The flop came J 9 4 . Dung knuckled prompting Joyce to bet 120,000. Dung called.

The turn dropped Q giving both players caught an open-ended straight draw with Dung hitting top pair. Dung checked. and Joyce fired 400,0000. Dung flat-called.

The river A completed the board. After a check from Dung, Joyce looked at his chips and picked up 1,100,000. Dung took his time to consider his options then made the call. Dung won the pot.

Hand# 131: Dung limped on the button with 9 5 and Joyce checked his option with 3 2 . The flop came Q 7 7 and after a check, Dung fired 120,000 and won the pot.

Hand# 132: Joyce opened to 270,000 with 8 2 on the button and Dung with K T called. The flop came T A 6 . After action was passed to him, Joyce fired 165,000 and Dung called.

The turn dropped J and action went check-check through the river A . Dung took the pot down.

The two players have taken their seats and play has resumed with six minutes remaining of the current level.

There will be a short break before the heads-up battle begins.

Matthias Lipp

Hand# 128: Matthias Lipp raised to 1,500,000 from the button leaving one 5,000-chip behind. Nguyen Huu Dung, in the small blind, shoved all-in for 2,500,000 prompting Lipp to put in his last chip in.

Matthias Lipp: 5 5

Nguyen Huu Dung: A T

Lipp needed a miracle to stay in the tournament when the flop came 4 T T , giving Dung trips.

The turn 3 and river 7 offered no help, sending Lipp out in third place and setting up heads-up play.

Matthias Lipp Elimination

Nguyen Huu Dung

Hand #121: Nguyen Huu Dung made it 240,000 from the button with A J and Matthias LIpp opted to three-bet to 680,000 from the small blind. Dung folded when it came back to him.

Hand #122: Lipp raised the button to 250,000 with K 8 and Toby Joyce jammed from the small blind holding K 5 . Lipp let go of his hand.

Hand #123: Joyce shoved the button with the chip lead and won the pot. Joyce had A 8

Hand #124: Joyce got a walk.

Hand #125: Lipp raised to 250,000 from the button holding J T and Dung defended 9 6 in the big blind.

Once the 7 5 5 flop came down both players checked and the Q came on the turn. Dung checked again and Lipp put out a delayed continuation-bet of 220,000. Dung put in the call.

A K completed the board and Dung opted to lead out 550,000. Lipp let his hand go, and Dung was awarded the pot.

Hand #126: Joyce with K 8 on the button shoved and won the pot.

Hand #127: Lipp, in the small blind and with Q 8 , raised to 300,000 and Joyce, in the big blind, shoved with A 2 forcing Lipp to fold.

Toby Joyce

Hand# 116: Toby Joyce raised to 360,000 with K 4 from the small blind and took the pot down.

Hand# 117: Joyce open-shoved all in with K Q and scooped the pot.

Hand# 118: Joyce got a walk.

Hand# 119: Matthias Lipp on the button raised to 255,000 with A K and won the pot.

Hand# 120: Joyce raised to 240,000 with T 7 from the button and Lipp shoved all-in for 2,600,000 with A 3 and won the pot.

Nguyen Huu Dung

Hand #111: Toby Joyce raised J J to 240,000 from the button and won the hand.

Hand #112: Joyce got a walk.

Hand #113: Joyce raised to 360,000 from the small blind and Nguyen Huu Dung defended his big blind.

Joyce started with a check on the 7 9 T flop and Dung checked behind.

The J turn and J river checked through and Joyce won the hand with T 3 for a pair of tens. Dung mucked A 6 .

Hand #114: Matthias LIpp got a walk.

Hand #115: Dung bumped it up from the button to 240,000 with A 5 and Joyce called from the big blind holding T 9 .

A flop of Q J T appeared and Joyce check-called a bet of 200,000 from Dung.

The 4 hit the turn and Joyce checked again. Dung fired a second barrel of 550,000, which resulted in Joyce instant folding.

Gerald Karlic

Hand# 110: From the big blind, Toby Joyce raised to 240,000 and Gerald Karlic in the small blind shoved all-in for 600,000. Joyce made the call putting Karlic at risk.

Gerald Karlic: A 6

Toby Joyce: J 5

Although Karlic was ahead, the flop dropped T 9 J pushing Joyce ahead with top pair. The 5 turn fell improving Joyce to a two-pair. Karlic, drawing dead, stood and went around the table, fist bumping his peers, before leaving the table. The inconsequential river 6 was dealt to complete the board.