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PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Seoul
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Seoul
Buy-in
2,760,000 KRW
Entries
256
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Wu Takes a Hit and Makes It Back
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Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
Team Pokerstars Pro Raymond Wu raised to1,500 from the cutoff and it folded around to the small blind who went all in for his final 10,050. It seemed to be a tough call but one that Wu eventually made.
Wu: 
Small Blind: 
The flop was not kind to Wu when it fell 
. The 
turn came and took away one of Wu's outs. It was that out that came when the river 
was dealt. The hand left him with about 17,000.
Fortunately for Wu, he doubled just a few hands later. We didn't see the action but saw chips being pushed his way and the 
in front of him. It was a nice double up after a tough loss.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
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Where Are They From?
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
The APPT Seoul Main Event drew a crowd of 256 players and the majority, perhaps surprisingly, hails from Japan. The second place nation is China followed by the USA and Canada. When going down the list it's interesting to mention that there's also a player from Vietnam, Malaysia, Romania and no less than four from Mongolia.
Here's a look at all the countries and the amount of players they've provided for this event. Bear in mind that it's not legal for South Koreans to gamble in their own country, so therefor we won't see any home grown talent take this event down.
| Rank | Country | Players | Percentage of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 55 | 21.5% |
| 2 | China | 40 | 15.6% |
| 3 | USA | 38 | 14.8% |
| 4 | Canada | 19 | 7.4% |
| 5 | Australia | 16 | 6.3% |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 14 | 5.5% |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | 12 | 4.7% |
| 8 | Russia | 12 | 4.7% |
| 9 | Korea | 7 | 2.7% |
| 10 | UK | 5 | 2.0% |
| 11 | Mongolia | 4 | 1.6% |
| 12 | Singapore | 4 | 1.6% |
| 13 | France | 3 | 1.2% |
| 14 | New Zealand | 3 | 1.2% |
| 15 | Philippines | 3 | 1.2% |
| 16 | Estonia | 2 | 0.8% |
| 17 | Germany | 2 | 0.8% |
| 18 | Malaysia | 2 | 0.8% |
| 19 | Poland | 2 | 0.8% |
| 20 | Sweden | 2 | 0.8% |
| 21 | Thailand | 2 | 0.8% |
| 22 | Denmark | 1 | 0.4% |
| 23 | Finland | 1 | 0.4% |
| 24 | Lithuania | 1 | 0.4% |
| 25 | Mexico | 1 | 0.4% |
| 26 | Netherlands | 1 | 0.4% |
| 27 | Norway | 1 | 0.4% |
| 28 | Portugal | 1 | 0.4% |
| 29 | Romania | 1 | 0.4% |
| 30 | Vietnam | 1 | 0.4% |
Haggart Wins a Jackpot Hand
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
There is always at least one hand in a tournament where you hear "jackpot" from across the room. Christian Haggart was the winner of today's. He was all in preflop with kings against his opponents aces.
He was excited to flop a king, since he was the player at risk but his elation soon turned to dismay when the turn came an ace. It was the river king that prompted half the room to get up from their seats to head over to see the excitement.
Instead of out, Haggart is sitting pretty as we play our final 2 1/2 levels of the day.
Just 90 Remain
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
Out of the 138 players that started this event we're now down to 90 players with a little less than three hours left to play. The average right now is 30,666 or 51 big blinds.
Here Are The Payouts!
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
The APPT Seoul Main Event attracted 256 players creating a prize pool of ₩685,363,200 ($650,409) and here's what the payouts look like.
| Place | Payout in KRW | Payout in USD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ₩185,000,000 | $175,565 |
| 2 | ₩116,500,000 | $110,558 |
| 3 | ₩65,110,000 | $61,789 |
| 4 | ₩49,69,0000 | $47,155 |
| 5 | ₩41,120,000 | $39,022 |
| 6 | ₩32,550,000 | $30,889 |
| 7 | ₩25,700,000 | $24,389 |
| 8 | ₩20,560,000 | $19,511 |
| 9 | ₩15,433,200 | $14,646 |
| 10-12 | ₩10,280,000 | $9,755 |
| 13-16 | ₩8,570,000 | $8,132 |
| 17-20 | ₩6,860,000 | $6,510 |
| 21-24 | ₩5,485,000 | $5,205 |
| 25-28 | ₩4,800,000 | $4,555 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Place Eliminates One
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
A player in middle position raised to 1,500 and the bet was followed by a reraise from a late position player to 3,700. Timothy Place, the big blind decided to call the three-bet, as did the player in middle position.
The flop came 
. Place led for 1,600 after which the player in middle position moved all in for 12,850. The late position player folded and Place made the call putting his opponent at risk.
Place: 
Opponent: 
Place faded some outs as the board finished with a 
turn and the 
river, to award him the pot and one of the larger stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
76,000 |
Lucky Five Keeps ElkY Alive
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier just moved all in for 10,050 after someone had raised to 1,000. About 20 seconds went by before the call was made and the showdown went as following.
Grospellier: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Grospellier doubled up to just over the starting stack. Grospellier has about 50 big blinds right now and he'll be a serious force again in this tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,500
12,700
|
12,700 |
|
||
Pignatelli Wasn't Sure
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Ryan Pignatelli raised to 800 from the under-the-gun plus one position and the player to his left called. Annica Ivert from Sweden, who was next to act, three-bet to 3,200 and the action quickly folded back to Pignatelli.
Pignatelli moved all in for 11,825 and the player in between folded putting the pressure back on Ivert. Ivert tanked for a long time and every time it seemed like she was making the call she pulled her chips back.
Finally Ivert, reluctantly, committed the chips needed for the call and the showdown was as following.
Ivert: 
Pignatelli: 
The board ran out 
and the pot was split after a hard-fought preflop battle.
"I wasn't sure what I wanted," Pignatelli smiled, after Ivert took a very long time to make up her mind before the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000 | |
|
12,600
-2,400
|
-2,400 |