$2500 APPT Seoul Main Event Day 2 | 2007 Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) - Seoul

09-29-2007 17:30 UTC+9

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Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

09-29-2007 17:34 UTC+9

Action folded around to Jason Rogers in the small blind. Rogers raised all in for 16,400. The big blind, Danny Purkins, peeked down at his hole cards and then calmly called. The players showed:

Purkins: {A-Clubs}

Rogers:

Purkins made two pair as the board ran out {A-Diamonds}

. Jason Rogers was eliminated and Danny Purkins now commands a stack of over 75,000.

Tags: Danny Purkins Jason Rogers

09-29-2007 17:49 UTC+9

PokerNews Video: Team PokerStars Tries Tae Kwan Do

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PokerNews got to tag along with Team PokerStars members such as Joe Hachem and Isabelle Mercier to get a taste of Tae Kwon Do, an ancient martial art native to Korea. The players started off slow by stretching and doing some calisthenics, but eventually were splintering wooden boards with their hands and feet, and World Champion Joe Hachem showed the willpower that propelled him to his WSOP win and punched through six boards with this bare fist.

Click here to check out all the Team PokerStars combat, along with all the other videos from this event.

Tags: Isabelle Mercier Joe Hachem PokerNews Video Team PokerStars Tuan Lam

09-29-2007 17:50 UTC+9

Sean Roy Eliminated

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Kent Justice raised to 6,500 from under-the-gun. Avraham Bachar called from the button and Sean Roy moved all in from the small blind for 13,000 more. Kent folded but Bachar made the call. The players showed:

Bachar: {8-Hearts}

Roy:

Board:

Roy, despite having two overcards, flopping a gutshot straight draw, and turning a flush draw, missed it all and was eliminated.

Tags: Avraham Bachar Sean Roy

09-29-2007 18:01 UTC+9

Zhiwei Ang Eliminated

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Zhiwei Ang raised to 6,000 from under the gun. Jozef Berec made the call from the button. The flop came {Q-Hearts}

. Ang bet 10,000 and Berec made the call. The turn brought the {6-Clubs}

. Ang checked and Berec bet 20,000. Ang raised all in for 100,000 and Berec made the call. The players showed:

Berec: {K-Spades}

Ang:

The

on the river hit both players, but Berec had the best of it with top two pair and Zhiwei Ang was eliminated.

Tags: Jozef Berec Zhiwei Ang

09-29-2007 18:04 UTC+9

Avraham Bachar Eliminated

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Avraham Bachar and Michell St-Pierre got tangled up on a flop of {J-Spades}

. Bachar was the player at risk as he was all in and well behind, holding {Q-Hearts}

against the {A-Hearts}

of Michel St-Pierre. The turn and river came the {7-Hearts}

and the

respectively and Bachar was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Avraham Bachar Michel St-Pierre

09-29-2007 18:10 UTC+9

Ryan Collett Eliminated

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Ryan Collett open-raised all in for 32,000 from under-the-gun. Action folded around to James Honeybone in middle position who re-raised all in for 120,000. No other players got involved so the dealer pushed back Honeybone's raise and the players turned up their hands.

Honeybone: {K-Spades}

Collett: