Final Table Set; Kim Gap Young Still On Top!
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After just over six levels of play, the final table of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Cebu Main Event has been set with Kim Gap Young holding onto the overnight chip lead for the second consecutive day!
Starting the day with thirty-five players, action was fast and furious as we quickly reached the money just after an hour of play. Although we hit a slight stall in action at several points, there were times when eliminations occurred at a frantic flurry.
Inwook Choi (27th), Andrew Hinrichsen (24th), Alexander Beeckx (15th), Paul Foltyn (13th), Roger Spets (12th), Ivan Tan (11th) and Nathaneel Seet (10th) all fell to the rail just shy of the final table of nine.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | BBs | Chip % |
| 1 | Richard En | Canada | 198,000 | 16.5 | 4.4% |
| 2 | Jukka Juvonen | Finland | 583,000 | 48.5 | 12.9% |
| 3 | Kim Gap Young | Korea | 1,193,000 | 99.5 | 26.4% |
| 4 | Raymond Lapitan | Australia | 158,000 | 13 | 3.5% |
| 5 | Fabiano Michael | Australia | 231,000 | 19 | 5.1% |
| 6 | Daren Yoon | Malaysia | 677,000 | 56.5 | 15% |
| 7 | Mikael Rosen | Sweden | 670,000 | 56 | 14.8% |
| 8 | Young-shin Im | Korea | 639,000 | 53 | 14.1% |
| 9 | Basilios Diakokomninos | USA | 177,000 | 15 | 3.9% |
After coming into the day with the chip lead, Kim Gap Young lost it at times to fellow Korean Young-shin Im and Jukka Juvonen before snatching it back with some aggressive play and late-session eliminations.
Daren Yoon (677,000), Mikael Rosen (670,000) and Im (639,000) are Young's closest rivals while Fabiano Michael (231,000) and Richard En (198,000) are also in contention as the final nine battle it out for the following payouts.
| Place | Payout (PHP) | Payout (USD) |
| 1st | PHP 5,810,000 | $132,346 |
| 2nd | PHP 3,660,000 | $83,371 |
| 3rd | PHP 2,045,000 | $46,583 |
| 4th | PHP 1,560,000 | $35,535 |
| 5th | PHP 1,290,000 | $29,385 |
| 6th | PHP 1,025,000 | $23,348 |
| 7th | PHP 805,000 | $18,337 |
| 8th | PHP 645,000 | $14,692 |
| 9th | PHP 485,480 | $11,059 |
Make sure to join the PokerNews Live Reporting Team tomorrow from 12:15 pm PHT where we will be providing the exclusive live coverage as we look to crown another champion here in beautiful Cebu, from the magic country of the Philippines!