2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Seoul
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Seoul
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
2,760,000 KRW
Prize Pool
645,205,200 KRW
Entries
241
Level
24
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 241
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Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
We arrived at the table with the flop showing 
. KC Wong bet out 1,300 from the small blind and was called by his opponent in middle position.
The 
landed on the turn and Wong checked his option. His opponent reached for his chips and splashed out a bet totalling 1,500 which was instantly called.
With the 
completing the board, Wong slid out 4,500 in chips and was immediately called. He then rolled over his 
but it was no good as his opponent rolled over his 
for a full house.
Wong now drops to 10,400 in chips early in today’s proceedings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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10,400 |
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier was just spotted entering the poker room and with that the tournament just got a whole lot tougher. ElkY, who considers South-Korea his second home after having lived here for many years as a professional Starcraft player, plays this event every year but he's still chasing down a result in South-Korea.
Grospellier has been one of the most successful tournament pros in the world since his breakthrough win at the 2008 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. Grospellier won the Main Event for $2,000,000 and added another $1.4 million to his bankrol after winning the WPT Festa a Lago in October of that year.
The French pro completed the Triple Crown in 2011 when he won his first WSOP bracelet in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud event for $331,639. In total Grospellier has $10.8 million in live tournament earnings, which puts him atop the French all-time money list and 25th worldwide.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | |
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Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
The three most recent Asia Player of the Year champions and leader are currently playing in today’s field.
In 2013, Jian Yang took out the title after taking down the APPT ACOP Warm-up event in October followed by the ACOP Platinum Series Main Event one month later.
Reigning champion Pete Chen was awarded for his consistency after several final tables to take down the recent title.
The current leader in this year race for the title is Yuguang Li who’s efforts in taking down the Red Dragon event at the Macau Poker Cup followed by the High Roller event in the same series sees him hold a commanding lead over his rivals.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
China's Yuguang Li obliterated his opponents during the most recent Macau Poker Cup at City of Dreams and with that comes a huge lead in the Asia Player of the Year race. Li however is not resting on his laurels however, as he looks to accumulate even more points here in Seoul this week.
Last month, Li beat a field of 987 to capture the Macau Poker Cup Red Dragon Main event for $238,230, just in time to enter the High Roller before late registration closed. About 24 hours after entering that event he took it down, beating Stephen Chidwick heads up. Li took home $212,037 in that event, and right now he's looking at a 1,200-point lead heading into this event.
The full standings of the APOY standings can be find right here.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 |
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
We just caught a hand with former EPT London champion David Vamplew on the river when the board showed 
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Vamplew had bet 2,400 and his opponent tanked for quite a while before making the call. Vamplew quickly tabled 
for a rivered straight and he raked in this during the first level of play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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24,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Team PokerStars Pro is well represented today on Day 1a of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour Main Event in Seoul, as we've also spotted Bryan Huang and [Removed:532].
Huang, hailing from Singapore, was the Asia Player of the Year winner back in 2010 and finished 3rd in the APPT Macau Main Event back in 2008 for $153,841. In total Huang has $667,000 in live tournament earnings, and he's always someone to keep an eye on.
While Huang has been on the Team Pro roster for many years the other just got signed. Back in January of this year Agarawal became the first Indian PokerStars Pro. [Removed:550], who's from Darjeeling, India, studied in the United States at Drexel University where he discovered poker back in 2003.
Besides his successful online play [Removed:550] has managed to cash in the World Series of Poker Main Event three times, finishing 450th in 2007, 213th in 2013 and his best result was a 96th-place finish in 2008 for $51,466.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | |
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Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Several notable players have been spotted here early on Day 1a.
Defending APPT Seoul champion Chane Kampanatsanyakorn is back to defend his title.
Chane's twin brother Chin, 2011 EPT Berlin champion Benjamin Willonofsky and Taiwan's Kitty Kuo are all seated at the same table.
Also spotted are PokerStars Team Pro Naoya Kihara, Sam Cohen - who finished 3rd in this event last year, and Scotland's David Vamplew.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
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20,000
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20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
On both starting days eight levels will be played, all 60-minutes in length. There is no dinner break on either of the starting days and after every second level there will be a 10-minute break.
Late registration is open for four hours on each days, so the latest possible time you can register for this event is Friday at 4:10 p.m. local time.
Play will finish today around 8:35 p.m. local time.
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
While everyone flew out to Seoul for the Asia Pacific Poker Tour Main Event it is also important to have some fun.
Tonight at 10 p.m. local time the Welcome Party will kick off at Focus, and shuttle buses will depart from the WalkerHill Paradise Casino at both 9:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
In case you are looking to travel to the party yourself, the address is as following.
B-1, 48-14 Hwayang-Dong, Gwangjin-guy, Seoul
Dress code: Smart casual
