2019 PokerStars APPT Korea

₩1,800,000 APPT Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2019 PokerStars APPT Korea

Final Results
Winner
Sparrow Cheung
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
198,100,000 KRW
Event Info
Buy-in
1,800,000 KRW
Prize Pool
912,983,400 KRW
Entries
581
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000

More for Ye and Pogodin

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Andrew An raised the button and the small blind stuck his last 48,500 in. Kaixiang Ye moved all in over the top and An folded with some 35,000 behind.

The small blind had jammed at the worst possible time with his {4-Spades}{4-Clubs} as Ye held {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}. The board came {10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and Ye claimed the chips. Soon after, An was eliminated by Konstantin Pogodin, who reclaimed the chip lead from Kilian Loeffler.

Player Chips Progress
Konstantin Pogodin ru
Konstantin Pogodin
Day 1B Chip Leader
290,000 22,000
Kilian Loeffler de
Kilian Loeffler
250,000 60,000
Kaixiang Ye cn
Kaixiang Ye
125,000 125,000
Andrew An us
Andrew An
Busted

Tags: Andrew AnKaixiang YeKilian LoefflerKonstantin Pogodin

Lim Pushes with Bullets

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

A player on the button opened and Wilson Lim moved all in for 42,000 from the big blind. The button opponent called and players turned over their hands.

Wilson Lim: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}
Opponent: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {4-Hearts}{6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{q-Clubs} and Lim took down the pot for a full double up.

Player Chips Progress
Wilson Lim sg
Wilson Lim
88,400

Tags: Wilson Lim

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Lin Sniffs Out a Bluff Against Daicho

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The board read {3-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{4-Hearts}{q-Clubs} and the pot contained 40,000 roughly. Ryo Daicho bet 20,000 and Celina Lin hit the tank, thinking for at least a couple of minutes before she called.

Daicho said "Nice call," as he tabled {a-Spades}{9-Hearts} for ace-high and Lin turned over {10-Diamonds}{8-Spades} for a pair of eights, taking down the pot from Daicho.

Player Chips Progress
Celina Lin cn
Celina Lin
135,000 21,500
Ryo Daicho jp
Ryo Daicho
71,000 -39,000

Tags: Celina LinRyo Daicho

Pogodin Skyrockets Into the Lead

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Konstantin Pogodin
Konstantin Pogodin

Kilian Loeffler had crossed 200,000 in chips some time ago and lost a few chips, and Konstantin Pogodin just skyrocketed into the top spot in a massive clash. With a lot of chips in the middle and the flop showing {10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}, the opponent of Pogodin bet more than half the pot and Pogodin jammed for 95,300.

The call by the big stack with pocket nines followed and Pogodin turned over {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}. On the {q-Clubs} turn, Pogodin picked up a ton of extra outs and he indeed for there with the {a-Spades} river to score a massive double up.

Player Chips Progress
Konstantin Pogodin ru
Konstantin Pogodin
Day 1B Chip Leader
268,000 143,000
Kilian Loeffler de
Kilian Loeffler
190,000 122,000

Tags: Kilian LoefflerKonstantin Pogodin

Chang Sends Another Home

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A player moved all in for around 20,000 and Chia Chang called, players turned over their hands.

Opponent: {q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
Chia Chang: {a-Clubs}{7-Spades}

The board ran out {3-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and Chang took down the pot with her trip aces, eliminating another opponent from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Chia Chang cn
Chia Chang
178,000 40,000

Tags: Chia Chang

Hirotaka Takes Down the Kings of Smiljkovic

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Daniel Smiljkovic opened from early position, Kondo Hirotaka three-bet and Smiljkovic moved all in for around 30,000. Hirotaka called and the players turned over their hands.

Daniel Smiljkovic: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Kondo Hirotaka: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

The flop came down {2-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{k-Hearts} and Smiljkovic flopped a set of kings. A {7-Diamonds} fell on the turn, giving Hirotaka a flush draw. The river came down a {6-Diamonds} and completed the flush for Hirotaka, sending Smiljkovic out of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Kondo Hirotaka jp
Kondo Hirotaka
155,000 155,000
Daniel Smiljkovic de
Daniel Smiljkovic
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Daniel SmiljkovicKondo Hirotaka

Prize Pool Information Released

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Thanks to 222 entries on Day 1a and 359 entries on Day 1b, a field of 581 has emerged and beat the attendance of the previous year (449 entries) by more than 100 runners. The top 72 spots will share the prize pool of ₩912,983,400 ($803,425) and the top 72 spots will get paid.

The min-cash is worth ₩3,290,000 ($2,895) and the winner can look forward to the elusive Pokerstars LIVE trophy and a payday of ₩198,100,000 ($174,328).

PlacePrize (in KRW)Prize (in USDPlacePrize (in KRW)Prize (in USD
1₩198,100,000$174,32813-15₩10,050,000$8,844
2₩122,800,000$108,06416-18₩7,750,000$6,820
3₩76,250,000$67,10019-21₩6,400,000$5,632
4₩58,150,000$51,17222-24₩5,500,000$4,840
5₩40,150,000$35,33225-27₩5,020,000$4,418
6₩31,950,000$28,11628-36₩4,570,000$4,022
7₩26,000,000$22,88037-45₩4,200,000$3,696
8₩21,900,000$19,27246-54₩3,830,000$3,370
9₩18,283,400$16,08955-63₩3,470,000$3,054
10₩15,500,000$13,64064-72₩3,290,000$2,895
11-12₩12,750,000$11,220   

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000