APPT Seoul Main Event | 2008 PokerStars.net APPT Seoul

09-28-2008 20:34 UTC+9

Play Resumes

[user75032]

Cards are back in the air.

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

09-28-2008 20:45 UTC+9

With hunger sated and bellies full, the players have returned to their seats. It didn't take long for the first big pot to develop. Yoshihiro Tasaka was the aggressor by raising out of the small blind to 30,000. Chip leader Brian Kang called to a flop of {8-Hearts}

. Tasaka fired out a quick 60,000-chip bet that Kang eventually called. As he was pondering his call, Tasaka put all of his remaining chips in two tall towers. Those towers went into the middle as soon as the {9-Clubs}

hit the turn. The count was 235,000, an amount Kang was not willing to risk. He folded.

Tags: Brian Kang Yoshihiro Tasaka

09-28-2008 20:54 UTC+9

Post-Dinner Nap

[user67765]

It seems that the players might have had a little too much turkey at the dinner buffet as they all seem to have curled up on the sofa for a little post-dinner snooze. The last dozen hands have been very un-newsworthy as the pots have been "raise and take it" affairs with very little action or excitement to report.

Grab a coffee, we could be in for a long evening!

09-28-2008 21:03 UTC+9

Chip Count Update

[user67765]

Brian Kang - 720,000
Yoshihiro Tasaka - 450,000
Hidenari Shiono - 400,000

09-28-2008 21:20 UTC+9

We Have a New Chip Leader

[user75032]

Ladies and gentlemen, meet Hidenari Shiono, the new chip leader with three players remaining. Shiono, sitting in the small blind, called a raise to 30,000 made by the button player, Brian Kang. The flop was three clubs, {3-Clubs}

, and brought a bet of 50,000 from Shiono. Kang considered thoughtfully before calling.

Shiono checked the turn {6-Spades}

to Kang. Again he deliberated, before firing off a bet of 85,000. Instantly, Shiono announced he was all in for a total of 266,000. Kang was conflicted and unsure what to do.

"I can't show my cards, right?" he asked TD Danny McDonagh. McDonagh confirmed that Kang would incur a hefty penalty for doing so. Kang deliberated another minute before cutting off 181,000 chips from his stack and calling. He showed {A-Spades}

for top pair, top kicker, but Shiono had done him one better with {Q-Hearts}

. The river bricked out {3-Spades}

to send the 705,000-chip pot to Shiono.

Tags: Brian Kang Hidenari Shiono

09-28-2008 21:34 UTC+9

Some Unconventional Play

[user67765]

In a bizarre hand, Brian Kang decided to limp from the button with Hidenari Shiono making a minimum raise to 20,000 from the small blind. Yoshihiro Tasaka folded his big blind and Kang made the call.

The flop came down {8-Hearts}

and Shiono checked to Kang who fired out 25,000. Shiono then check min-raised to 50,000. Kang made the call.

The turn was the {9-Clubs}

and Shiono checked to Kang who tanked for a long time before finally pushing 75,000 into the middle. After making two min-raises in the hand, Shiono finally decided to let his hand go.

Kang is back up to 500,000 chips.

09-28-2008 21:35 UTC+9

Tasaka's River Raise Wins the Day

[user75032]

The three remaining players continue to play very cautiously. In a pot that was raised preflop to 30,000 by Yoshihiro Tasaka, Tasaka and Kang checked the {10-Clubs}

flop, and again checked the {9-Clubs}

turn. When the river came {4-Spades}

, Tasaka checked one more time. Kang decided to go for a small river bet of 30,000. Tasaka quickly raised to 150,000 and Kang decided to fight a different fight. He folded.

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

09-28-2008 21:50 UTC+9

Kang Krumbling

[user67765]

Brian Kang is starting to open up his game with some preflop raising, but so far it's been with mixed results.

In his latest attempt, Kang raised from the button to 36,000 and Yoshihiro Tasaka made the call in the big blind.

They took a flop of {Q-Diamonds}

and Tasaka checked to Kang who fired out 40,000. Tasaka then check-raised to 120,000. Kang sighed and tossed his cards into the muck; however, it was a good fold as Tasaka flashed the {Q-Spades}

.

Kang falls to 320,000 with Tasaka now up to 580,000.