PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Seoul

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Seoul

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
150,000,000 KRW
Event Info
Buy-in
2,760,000 KRW
Entries
256
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Raiden Kan Eliminated in 15th Place (₩8,570,000)

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Raiden Kan
Raiden Kan

Raiden Kan raised to 23,000 and Winfred Yu, from his immediate left, made the call and that created heads-up action on the flop.

The flop brought out {J-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and these three cards proved to be the perfect combination for some big fireworks.

Kan bet 48,000 and Yu moved all in after which the initial raiser called immediately. The news for Kan was however very bad.

Kan: {Q-Spades}{10-Spades}
Yu: {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades}

Yu had flopped a straight against Kan's middle pair and straight draw, and the latter was looking to chop the pot with a king.

The turn brought the {2-Clubs} and the river the {J-Spades} eliminating Kan in 15th place while Yu is now very much back in the hunt with a tad below average.

Player Chips Progress
Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
375,000
115,000
115,000
Raiden Kan hk
Raiden Kan
Busted

Tags: Raiden KanWinfred Yu

Kelvin Beattie Eliminated in 17th Place (₩6,860,000)

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Kelvin Beattie
Kelvin Beattie

Kelvin Beattie went all in from under the gun +1 and it looked like he might get through but he eventually found a caller in Toshimasa Kawahira, from the small blind. Once the big blind folded Kawahira yelled "nuts, baby" as he turned over {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}. Beattie responded with "don't show me the nuts." as he turned over {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {10-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and Kawahira's aces held, eliminating Beattie from the tournament in 17th place. They are now consolidating down to two tables.

Player Chips Progress
Toshimasa Kawahira
Toshimasa Kawahira
340,000
177,000
177,000
Kelvin Beattie au
Kelvin Beattie
Busted

Tags: Kelvin BeattieToshimasa Kawahira

Akira Ohyama Eliminated in 21st Place (₩5,485,000)

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Akira Ohyama
Akira Ohyama

Akira Ohyama raised to 14,000 from the cutoff and was immediately followed with the all in of An Tai Young on the button for an additional 71,000. Ohyama made the call and the hands were tabled.

Ohyama: {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}
Young: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {j-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{10-Spades}{6-Hearts}{10-Spades} leaving Ohyama with only 12,000. He went all in a few hands later and lost when his {k-}{5-} couldn't improve upon the flopped pair of his opponent.

Tags: Akira OhyamaAn Tai Young

Bian Hong Yang Eliminated in 23rd Place (₩5,485,000)

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Bian Hong Yang
Bian Hong Yang

Toan Ngoc Nguyen raised from the button to 12,000 and Bian Hong Yang proceeded to move all in from the small blind for 112,000 total. Both blinds folded and Nguyen called right away.

Nguyen: {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}
Yang: {K-}{Q-}

The board ran out {Q-Spades}{5-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{A-Clubs} and Yang was knocked out.

Player Chips Progress
Toan Ngoc Nguyen
Toan Ngoc Nguyen
270,000
135,000
135,000
Bian Hong Yang
Bian Hong Yang
Busted

Tags: Bian Hong Yang

Today A Winner Will be Crowned!

Chip leader Jeff Holbrook
Chip leader Jeff Holbrook

There are still 24 players remaining in the APPT Seoul Main Event but at the end of this day just one will be left with all the chips. The tournament slowed down considerably last night and therefor three tables are left with American Jeff Holbrook (579,000) firmly in the lead. It's still anyone's game though as the good structure leaves a lot of room for all the remaining players.

Among the contenders today we recognize former Aussie Million finalist Sam Cohen who's in second place with 417,000 chips. Cohen had a great day yesterday in which she never put a lot of chips at risk. Chane Kampanatsanyakorn from Thailand finished second in this event last year and he's once again looking to make a run as he comes into the final day fourth in chips with 281,000.

Winfred Yu, host of some of the biggest cash games in the world in Macau, still has a good chance as he takes 244,000 chips into the final day. The Day 1b chip leader Raiden Kan had a late resurge and he's also still in the hunt with 202,000 and Andy Chan, the former ACOP Main Event runner up, looks to finally take home a title of his own as he still has 197,000 chips left.

Make sure to stay tuned all day right here on PokerNews.com as we bring you all the live updates throughout the epic conclusion as a new champion will be crowned in Seoul!