Yasuyuki Asakura was just all in for just a few thousand chips and he was up against fellow countryman Hirokazu Kobayashi.
Kobayashi: 
Asakura: 
The board ran out 
and Asakura managed to double his stack up leaving Kobyashi with just 3,000 chips.
Dong Kim did not enter the tournament at the start of the day, but since he's been here he's making his presence known.
We just heard 'all in,' as we were following the action on another table, only to see that Kim was the one that had gone all in.
The flop showed 
and Kim's opponent released his hand quickly before getting 200 chips change from the pot. The player's bet was 4,800 and Kim raked in this pot to boost his stack up to 34,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,500
13,500
|
13,500 |
We arrived at the table just as the player under the gun bet out 1,500. He was called by Hirotoshi Nakobo on the button and both players watched the flop come down 
.
Nakobo watched as his opponent threw out a continuation bet of 1,200. He came over the top with his own raise to 2,725 and was called.
The 
on the turn was met with a check before Nakobo fired out 3,200. The bet was to much for his opponent who opted to muck his hand.
Nabob flashed an before raking in the pot as he moved up to 50,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
In total the APPT9 Seoul Main Event drew a crow of 241 total players creating a prize pool of 645 million Korean Won. In total 27 players are getting paid and the winner will walk away more than $150,000 richer!
Here is the full payout.
| Place | Prize in Krw | Prize in USD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ₩165,590,200.00 | $151,359.87 |
| 2 | ₩97,820,000.00 | $89,413.64 |
| 3 | ₩63,100,000.00 | $57,677.38 |
| 4 | ₩50,490,000.00 | $46,151.04 |
| 5 | ₩39,760,000.00 | $36,343.14 |
| 6 | ₩31,550,000.00 | $28,838.69 |
| 7 | ₩25,240,000.00 | $23,070.95 |
| 8 | ₩20,510,000.00 | $18,747.43 |
| 9 | ₩15,780,000.00 | $14,423.91 |
| 10 | ₩12,625,000.00 | $11,540.05 |
| 11-12 | ₩10,730,000.00 | $9,807.90 |
| 13-15 | ₩9,150,000.00 | $8,363.68 |
| 16-18 | ₩7,570,000.00 | $6,919.46 |
| 19-21 | ₩6,310,000.00 | $5,767.74 |
| 22-24 | ₩5,680,000.00 | $5,191.88 |
| 25-27 | ₩5,050,000.00 | $4,616.02 |
Play will resume in 10 minutes as there are two more levels left to be played.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
After the player on the big blind checked his option on a 
flop, Sixiao ‘Juicy’ Li bet out 2,800. She was called before both watched the fell on the turn.
This time the big blind led out for 3,200 which Li called. The on the river saw the player in the big blind pause for a moment before checking. Li reached down for her chips before announcing her bet and sliding in 8,200 in chips.
Her opponent contemplated his decision before making the call only to muck his hand after Li tabled her 
for the nut full house.
Li moves up to 72,000 in chips with just over a level and a half to go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
Not too long after announcing that we had spotted Dong Kim in the tournament he chipped up, and just now after the break he won the biggest pot of the day.
The action started on Kim during this hand who raised under the gun to 2,000 and the action folded around to Junichi Nakagiri who called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
and Nakagiri checked to Kim who flicked out 2,500. Nakagiri made the call and on the turn the hit.
Nakagiri opted to check again and this time Kim fired out 5,600. Nakagiri gave it some thought before check-raising to 14,000 and this is when Kim paused. After about 20 seconds Kim called and the river brought the with already 38,000 chips in the middle.
Nakagiri checked almost immediately by tapping the top of his stack, and Kim moved all in for 32,900 after about half a minute. Kim's Japanese opponent went into the tank for several minutes, but ultimately he tossed in the call.
Kim immediately showed 
for the nut flush, after having flopped two pair, and Nakagiri's 
ended up in the muck. Kim raked this massive six-figure chip pot and sits on 105,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
107,000
72,500
|
72,500 |
|
10,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
A total of 28 countries had at least one player enter this event and the Japanese had the overwhelming majority. As poker tournaments of this seize cannot be organized in on Japanese soil, and South-Koreans are not allowed to enter casinos in their own country, it's no surprise Japan has a large contingent of players here.
One number that might stand out as surprising is that there are more Americans (26) than Australians (14), while Russia has the largest European group with 10 players. Here is the full listing of players that entered.
| Place | Name | Players |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 70 |
| 2 | China | 37 |
| 3 | USA | 26 |
| 4 | Australia | 14 |
| - | Canada | 14 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 12 |
| 6 | Russia | 10 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 8 |
| - | Korea | 8 |
| 8 | France | 5 |
| - | Germany | 5 |
| - | UK | 5 |
| 9 | Singapore | 4 |
| - | Thailand | 4 |
| 10 | Mongolia | 3 |
| 11 | Malaysia | 2 |
| - | New Zealand | 2 |
| - | Vietnam | 2 |
| 12 | India | 1 |
| - | Ireland | 1 |
| - | Italy | 1 |
| - | Macau | 1 |
| - | Netherlands | 1 |
| - | Philippines | 1 |
| - | Poland | 1 |
| - | Portugal | 1 |
| - | Sweden | 1 |
| - | Uzbekistan | 1 |
Raymond Wu raised to 1,700 from middle position before Jae Kyung ‘Simba’ Sim bumped it up to 4,000. The player in the big blind made the call prompting Wu to muck his hand.
The flop came down 
and the player in the big blind checked. Sim quickly reached for his chips and threw out one 5,000-denomination chip which was enough to take down the pot.
The 2013 APPT Cebu main event champion is still around with 26,000 in chips.
