Poipet, Cambodia, July 4, 2017 – Hong Kong pro Alan King Lun Lau ended Day 1B of the APT Main Event in a position he has claimed a multitude of times throughout his poker career, at the very top.

Overall Chip Leader heading into Day 2, Alan Lau

Throughout the day, Lau was one of the players that kept his stack well above average. At round 7, he railed Japan’s Hisashi Ogi, denying Ogi the chance for a second APT Main Event title. While this helped boost his stack, Lau’s biggest customer of the day was Malaysian pro Sam Nee Aik Chuan.

When the field trimmed down to two tables, both players – Lau and Chuan – won some big pots to momentarily own the leader’s status but it was Lau who eventually edged Chuan during the final hands of the night. On a board of3♦ 5♦ 6♦ and a raised pot preflop before them, heavy betting followed. Lau kicked it off with a 1,500 bet, Chuan check-raised to 4,800, Lau replied with a 12K three-bet, Chuan pumped it up further to 23.3K, then Lau moved all in for an additional 62,750. Although Chuan had Lau covered, he couldn’t pull the trigger and folded while exposing his A♦. The final hand of the night also went to Lau to make him the only player with a six-digit stack of 106,450.