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When play began, the chip stacks were as follows:
Seat 1: Ziv Bachar - 415,000
Seat 2: James Honeybone - 171,500
Seat 3: Jozef Berec - 350,000
Seat 4: Dan Schreiber - 185,500
Seat 5: Paul Adams - 184,000
Seat 6: Roger Spets - 168,000
Seat 7: Shinhan Sid Kim - 110,500
Seat 8: Michel St-Pierre - 149,500
Seat 9: Seval Hægeland - 127,500
Michel St-Pierre wasted no time getting his chips in the middle, doubling through Paul Adams in the very first hand. St-Pierre raised Adams all-in pre-flop with
, and Adams quickly called with 
. A queen on the flop sent St-Pierre to the top three in chips and crippled Adams. Adams shoved the last of his chips in three hands later with 
, and was eliminated by James Honeybone, who called with 
, which held up. Adams earned $8,740 for his ninth-place finish.
Dan Schreiber went all in over the top of Jozef Berec on the very next hand with
. Berec called with 
, and the board came down 
. Berec's A-Q was good, and Schreiber picked up $13,113 for finishing in eighth place.
After losing two players in the first orbit, play slowed down considerably, with several hours passing before Roger Spets made his last all-in move. The micro-stacked Spets was all in by posting his big blind, and Ziv Bachar and Jozef Berec both limped in. The flop brought
, and both players checked. Bachar and Berec checked it down on the 
turn and the 
river. Bachar tabled 
, good enough to bust Spets in seventh place ($17,484).
After Spets' elimination, the short-handed table and the rising blinds quickly forced the action. Seval Hægeland busted shortly after Spets when he pushed pre-flop and was called by St-Pierre and Ziv Bachar. They checked it down on a board of
, and St-Pierre's was enough to bust Hægeland in sixth place ($21,855).
James Honeybone outlasted Hægeland by half an orbit until he got all in pre-flop against Jozef Berec with. The flop was good for Honeybone, who took the lead over Berec's 
, and the turn brought no help for Berec either, with the . But the 
on the river gave Berec his two-outer and sent Honeybone to the rail in fifth place for $28,412.
After starting the day with one of the shortest stacks, Michel St-Pierre made an impressive run, which ended in fourth place when he and Shinhan Sid Kim tangled. All the chips went in pre-flop, and St-Pierre revealed
to Kim's 
. The flop of 
didn't help Kim and gave St-Pierre a flush draw, and the on the turn changed nothing. However, the 
on the river gave Kim a pair and sent St-Pierre home in fourth place with $34,968.
Kim held a chip lead as the three players went into dinner break, with the chip counts looking like this:
Seat 1: Ziv Bachar - 720,000
Seat 3: Jozef Berec - 139,000
Seat 7: Sid Kim - 983,000
After dinner, a well-fed Bachar came back to retake the chip lead and after a lengthy three-way battle, he busted Kim in third place. Both players checked the flop of
, and then Kim led out on the turn of 
. Bachar raised, and Kim went all in. Bachar called instantly with 
for two pair, while Kim showed 
for a flush draw. The on the river ended Kim's tournament, and he went home in 3rd place, collecting $48,081.
That hand left Bachar with nearly a 10:1 chip lead of Berec, as the stacks looked like this:
Ziv Bachar - 1,677,000
Jozef Berec - 185,000
It only took a few hands for Bachar to put away his last remaining competitor when Berec re-raised all in pre-flop with
, and Bachar called with 
. The flop came down 
, and Bachar was still leading. The turn brought the , pairing both hands, and when the hit the river, Bachar's ten kicker played, and Berec was eliminated in second place ($87,420). Ziv Bachar took home the APPT Seoul title and $139,872.
Final Results:
1. Ziv Bachar - $139,872
2. Jozef Berec - $87,420
3. Shinhan Sid Kim - $48,081
4. Michel St-Pierre - $34,968
5. James Honeybone - $28,412
6. Seval Hægeland - $21,855
7. Roger Spets - $17,484
8. Dan Schreiber - $13,113
9. Paul Adams $8,740
APPT Seoul Main Event Final Table: Bachar Rolls to Title
September 30 2007, John Hartness
When play began, the chip stacks were as follows:
Seat 1: Ziv Bachar - 415,000
Seat 2: James Honeybone - 171,500
Seat 3: Jozef Berec - 350,000
Seat 4: Dan Schreiber - 185,500
Seat 5: Paul Adams - 184,000
Seat 6: Roger Spets - 168,000
Seat 7: Shinhan Sid Kim - 110,500
Seat 8: Michel St-Pierre - 149,500
Seat 9: Seval Hægeland - 127,500
Michel St-Pierre wasted no time getting his chips in the middle, doubling through Paul Adams in the very first hand. St-Pierre raised Adams all-in pre-flop with
, and Adams quickly called with . A queen on the flop sent St-Pierre to the top three in chips and crippled Adams. Adams shoved the last of his chips in three hands later with , and was eliminated by James Honeybone, who called with , which held up. Adams earned $8,740 for his ninth-place finish.
Dan Schreiber went all in over the top of Jozef Berec on the very next hand with
. Berec called with , and the board came down . Berec's A-Q was good, and Schreiber picked up $13,113 for finishing in eighth place.
After losing two players in the first orbit, play slowed down considerably, with several hours passing before Roger Spets made his last all-in move. The micro-stacked Spets was all in by posting his big blind, and Ziv Bachar and Jozef Berec both limped in. The flop brought
, and both players checked. Bachar and Berec checked it down on the turn and the river. Bachar tabled , good enough to bust Spets in seventh place ($17,484).
After Spets' elimination, the short-handed table and the rising blinds quickly forced the action. Seval Hægeland busted shortly after Spets when he pushed pre-flop and was called by St-Pierre and Ziv Bachar. They checked it down on a board of
, and St-Pierre's was enough to bust Hægeland in sixth place ($21,855).
James Honeybone outlasted Hægeland by half an orbit until he got all in pre-flop against Jozef Berec with
. The flop was good for Honeybone, who took the lead over Berec's , and the turn brought no help for Berec either, with the . But the on the river gave Berec his two-outer and sent Honeybone to the rail in fifth place for $28,412.
After starting the day with one of the shortest stacks, Michel St-Pierre made an impressive run, which ended in fourth place when he and Shinhan Sid Kim tangled. All the chips went in pre-flop, and St-Pierre revealed
to Kim's . The flop of didn't help Kim and gave St-Pierre a flush draw, and the on the turn changed nothing. However, the on the river gave Kim a pair and sent St-Pierre home in fourth place with $34,968.
Kim held a chip lead as the three players went into dinner break, with the chip counts looking like this:
Seat 1: Ziv Bachar - 720,000
Seat 3: Jozef Berec - 139,000
Seat 7: Sid Kim - 983,000
After dinner, a well-fed Bachar came back to retake the chip lead and after a lengthy three-way battle, he busted Kim in third place. Both players checked the flop of
, and then Kim led out on the turn of . Bachar raised, and Kim went all in. Bachar called instantly with for two pair, while Kim showed for a flush draw. The on the river ended Kim's tournament, and he went home in 3rd place, collecting $48,081.
That hand left Bachar with nearly a 10:1 chip lead of Berec, as the stacks looked like this:
Ziv Bachar - 1,677,000
Jozef Berec - 185,000
It only took a few hands for Bachar to put away his last remaining competitor when Berec re-raised all in pre-flop with
, and Bachar called with . The flop came down , and Bachar was still leading. The turn brought the , pairing both hands, and when the hit the river, Bachar's ten kicker played, and Berec was eliminated in second place ($87,420). Ziv Bachar took home the APPT Seoul title and $139,872.
Final Results:
1. Ziv Bachar - $139,872
2. Jozef Berec - $87,420
3. Shinhan Sid Kim - $48,081
4. Michel St-Pierre - $34,968
5. James Honeybone - $28,412
6. Seval Hægeland - $21,855
7. Roger Spets - $17,484
8. Dan Schreiber - $13,113
9. Paul Adams $8,740
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