| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
24,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
24,000 | |
|
22,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
19,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
11,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
We came to Julian Hasse's table with a board showing 
and Hasse in a hand with one opponent. A big pot was already brewing at this point and while we arrived late on the turn, it was clear both players were committing 5,500 in chips.
The 
hit the river and completed the board as the action was on Hasse's opponent. After tanking for over a minute, Hasse's opponent shoved all in and Hasse quickly made the call, having his opponent covered by a small amount.
Hasse's opponent gave out a loud sigh and turned over his 
. Hasse then tabled his 
and raked in the nice pot as his opponent exited the tournament area.
Readers may remember Hasse's name from 2010 where he took down the PokerStars Macau Poker Cup Championship Main Event for more than HKD1,000,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
"I've had enough run good already," said 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event Champion Oliver Speidel to Oliver Gill as Speidel dealt the fatal blow to his fellow Oliver.
The action on the hand in question saw two players limp before Gill raised it up to 900 from the button. Speidel then made it 2,700 from the small blind and the two limpers got out of the way.
This is when Gil shipped his stack in, which was around 13,000-chips deep. Speidel made the call and the two players turned their hands over.
Speidel: 
Gill: 
Gill got to his feet at this point and watched as the board was dealt out 
. The ace on the river was too much for Gill as he said to Speidel, "If i was going to lose to anyone, i'm glad it was you."
On the way out of the tournament area Gill told us that this elimination saw his Asia Pacific Poker Tour run-bad continue as he has never made a Day 2 in one of these events.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
When we arrived at Darren Judge's table he was in a hand with one player a couple of seats to his left and a flop showing 
. There were chips going in from both directions and before we could blink, Judges had all of his in the middle.
Judges gave a small sigh as he turned over his 
, but the sigh wasn't necessary as his opponent tabled 
.
Judges gave his opponent a quick fist pump in respect (and perhaps relief) as a 
and a 
completed the board.
A few more players we recognize have taken their seats in the APPT Seoul Main Event. The room is filling up now, with capacity set to be met here on Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 |
The 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event champion Oliver Speidel just picked up a nice pot to move to 34,000 in chips. He was involved in a three-bet pot with three players going to the flop for 800 each. After the 
fell, the first player checked and then the woman who had three-bet preflop bet 1,500. Speidel called and the other player folded.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to see the 
land on the river. The woman fired a bet of 2,000 into Speidel. The Aussie Millions champ raised to 10,000 and had to endure a long tank from his opponent before she finally called. The call was a good thing for Speidel as he held the 
for the nuts. His opponent showed the for top set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
Casey Kastle has already built a nice little buffer to his starting stack and we managed to catch the hand which added a fair chunk of chips to his pile.
By the time we arrived at the table, the board was showing 
and the player directly to Kastle's right was set to act. He checked and Kastle, from the button, bet 1,000. There was over 2,000 already in the pot and at this point Kastle's opponent check-raised to 2,400. Kastle instantly called and the completed the board.
This time Kastle's opponent would opt to lead out, throwing 3,200 in chips onto the felt. Kastle casually flicked a 5,000-denomination chip into the middle, making the call.
Kastle tabled his , enough to send his opponent's into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Australian Michael Guzzardi is here playing on Day 1a in Seoul and we just witnessed a couple early hands he was involved in.
On the first hand, Guzzardi was in a three-bet pot on the 
flop with about 1,700 chips in the middle. After his opponent checked, Guzzardi bet 1,150. His opponent took a minute and then check-raised to 2,900. Guzzardi gave it up and saw the pot pushed his opponent's way.
Shortly thereafter, Guzzardi was faced with a bet of 2,050 on the board of 
. After thinking things through, Guzzardi made the call. His opponent announced two pair, but Guzzardi tabled the 
for a flush to win the pot.
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