$2500 APPT Seoul Main Event Day 1 | 2007 Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) - Seoul

09-28-2007 20:48 UTC+9

Isabelle Mercier Triples Up

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We caught up to this hand on the flop. With the board reading {Q-Clubs}

, Gareth Edwards bet 1,500 from the big blind. Isabelle Mercier raised to 6,000 and Ming-Kit Cheung called. Edwards re-raised all in for 11,000 total and both Mercier and Cheung called. Mercier and Cheung were heads up on the side. The turn card came the {9-Spades}

. Mercier, who had Cheung covered, moved all in for about 30,000. Cheung thought for quite sometime before eventually folding. With action complete, the players showed:

Edwards: {J-Clubs}

Mercier:

The river brings the {Q-Hearts}

giving Mercier the nut full house and the pot. She is now a force with about 55,000 chips. Gareth Edwards was eliminated in the hand.

09-28-2007 21:07 UTC+9

Roger Spets Sends Another Player Home

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Action folded to Roger Spets in middle position who raised to 1,100. A late position player moved all in for 13,000 total. Spets made the call. The players showed:

Spets: {Q-Spades}

Opponent:

Spets loved the flop as it came down {Q-Hearts}

. The turn card came the {10-Clubs}

giving his opponent some hope. That hope was quickly smothered however when the dealer laid the {5-Spades}

down on the river. Spets eliminated yet another player and increased his chip count to roughly 50,000.

Tags: Roger Spets

09-28-2007 21:17 UTC+9

Joe Hachem Doubles Up...Again

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Action folds around to Joe Hachem in late position. He put in a standard raise. Alex Fitzgerald, playing form the big blind, re-raised Hachem. Hachem quickly moved all in for 11,575. Fitzgerald made the call and the players showed:

Hachem: {A-Diamonds}

Fitzgerald: {A-Spades}

Hachem winced a bit at the realization of his situation. He was dominated by a bigger ace and would need help to stay alive. His expression improved rapidly however as the flop came down {Q-Diamonds}

. Hachem had flopped the nuts and his opponent could not win. The turn and river were meaningless and the '06 World Champ is now working with about 25,000 chips.

09-28-2007 21:20 UTC+9

Players Take a 60 Minute Dinner Break

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Play will resume in roughly one hour.

09-28-2007 22:20 UTC+9

Play Resumes

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The cards are in the air. The current plan is to play 3 more levels this evening. This of course, could change at the discretion of tournament officials.

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

09-28-2007 22:30 UTC+9

A Jack of All Trades

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Kelly Flynn, who hand-built the dozens of tables used by the APPT, is still alive in today's event and sitting comfortably with 29,000 chips. Flynn's detailed craftsmanship is not only outstanding, but could bring new meaning to the term "home field advantage."

09-28-2007 22:37 UTC+9

Masa Kagawa Eliminated by Uwe Brauckhoff

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We caught up to this hand on the turn. With the board reading {A-Clubs}

, Masa Kagawa bet 10,000. Uwe Brauckhoff, who had Kagawa covered, thought for quite a while before announcing "all in." Kagawa called and the players showed:

Kagawa: {K-Spades}

Brauckhoff: {Q-Diamonds}

The river brought a meaningless {7-Clubs}

and Kagawa was sent to the rail. With that pot, Uwe Brauckhoff now commands a stack of 60,000.

Tags: Masa Kagawa Uwe Brauckhoff

09-28-2007 22:50 UTC+9

Nick Yamazaki Builds His Stack

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Nick Yamazaki limped in from under-the-gun. Action folded around to a short-stacked player in the cutoff seat who moved all in for 2,400. Yamazaki made the call. The players turned over:

Yamazaki: {A-Clubs}

Opponent:

Yamazaki flopped the {10-Clubs}

to leave his opponent with only runner-runner draws that never came. With that pot he is now among the leaders with about 46,000 chips and there is one less player with their eye on the title.

Tags: Nick Yamazaki

09-28-2007 23:02 UTC+9

Ziv Bachar Wins a Monster Pot

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Uwe Brauckhoff raised to 1,500 from under the gun. Ziv Bachar called from early position as did the button and the small blind. The four players saw a flop of:

{A-Clubs}