APPT Seoul Main Event | 2008 PokerStars.net APPT Seoul

09-28-2008 15:06 UTC+9

Wooka Kim Eliminated in 10th Place ($6,010)

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Short on chips and running out of time, Wooka Kim moved all in from the button. She was called by Sam Faqiryar in the big blind. Kim had Faqiryar dominated, showing {A-Clubs}

to his

, but the tables were turned after the flop came {7-Hearts}

. Kim had been seated for the flop, but once it was on the board she stood up.

"Ace please!" Kim begged the dealer. The turn was not an ace; it was the {3-Spades}

. "Ace, five!" she asked. No luck as the river was two-across but was the {4-Diamonds}

. Kim has been eliminated in 10th place, earning $6,010, and we have hit a pause as play is consolidated for the final table.

Tags: Sam Faqiryar Wooka Kim

09-28-2008 15:07 UTC+9

Our Final Table Is Set

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With the elimination of Wooka Kim in 10th place our final table lineup is now set. There will be a brief pause as the players conduct a few interviews for the media, some chips are colored up and the players move across to the feature table.

We'll have the final table redraw and updated chip counts for you shortly.

09-28-2008 15:13 UTC+9

Final Table Lineup

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The final table lineup for the 2008 APPT Seoul Main Event is as follows:

Seat 1: Daniel Williams - 42,000
Seat 2: Daniel Schreiber - 253,500
Seat 3: Yoshihiro Tasaka - 226,500
Seat 4: Fam Kai Yat - 66,500
Seat 5: David Horvath - 124,000
Seat 6: Yuji Masaki - 13,500
Seat 7: Sam Faqiryar - 185,000
Seat 8: Brian Kang - 394,000
Seat 9: Hidenari Shiono - 269,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

09-28-2008 15:40 UTC+9

Final Table Is Underway!

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The formalities are out of the way and we can now get down to the action. The final nine players have taken their seats at the feature table area and the cards are once again in the air.

Who will become the 2008 APPT Seoul Champion?

09-28-2008 15:49 UTC+9

Yuji Not Going Anywhere

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Yuji Masaka had only one move upon reaching the final table -- go all in. On the third hand, he did just that behind a limp from David Horvath Horvath made the call with {K-Hearts}

; he was up against Masaka's {K-Diamonds}

. With the Japanese contingent in the gallery on their feet shouting, "Hold!" (we assume, since we don't speak Japanese), the board ran out {9-Clubs}

. Masaka's kings did indeed hold, allowing him to climb to 34,500 in chips.

Tags: David Horvath Yuji Masaka

09-28-2008 15:59 UTC+9

Yat Makes Stand Against Chip Leader

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Brian Kang opened with a raise to 12,000 from middle position. The action then folded around to Fam Yat in the small blind who moved all in. It was an additional 48,000 to chip-leader Kang but he decided to wait for a better spot and folded his hand.

Yat is now up to about 80,000 chips.

Tags: Fam Yat

09-28-2008 16:04 UTC+9

No Action Yet

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Action has been scarce so far at the final table. It's been tough to get past the flop. We did take a flop between David Horvath, who raised preflop to 12,000, and Sam Faqiryar, who called out of the big blind. The flop was {J-Clubs}

, bringing a check from Faqiryar and a bet of 18,000 from Horvath. Faqiryar made a dismissive wave of his hands and said "I'm all in". He had Horvath covered. Horvath went into the tank for two minutes, smirking and trying to get a read off of Faqiryar. Faqiryar hid his face in his sweater. Unable to decide what to do, Horvath eventually laid it down, showing the {Q-Clubs}

as he did.

09-28-2008 16:16 UTC+9

Horvath Mixing It Up

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David Horvath is trying to mix up his play but so far he's experienced mixed results. In a recent hand he raised it up to 20,000 preflop - a rather large bet of five times the big blind. It didn't work as Sam Faqiryar moved all in over the top and Horvath quickly let it go.

A moment or two later Horvath tried a min-raise to 8,000 from under-the-gun. This time the table sensed strength and folded around giving Horvath the blinds and antes.

Tags: David Horvath

09-28-2008 16:23 UTC+9

On Reflection...

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We've just noticed an interesting situation here in the final table area with our small but enthusiastic audience. Normally at APPT final tables which are filmed for TV, the studio audience would be able to watch on the big screen plasmas positioned above the table, providing a bird's eye view of all the action.

Unfortunately here in Seoul there is limited space for the crowd, and no plasmas to view the action, but the fans have discovered a workaround solution. They are currently using the reflections off the black panel ceiling to give them the bird's eye view the final table action! Clever!