Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2012 PokerStars.net APPT Seoul
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.net APPT Seoul
Buy-in
2,760,000 KRW
Prize Pool
717,489,600 KRW
Entries
268
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
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Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
What started as 109 players on Day 2 of the 2012 Seoul Main Event has been whittled down to just two tables, with one of the 16 remaining players set to be crowned champion this coming tomorrow. The player in the best position to take it all down is Daisuke Endo as he stormed his way to the head of the chip counts with 650,000.
Endo couldn’t put a foot wrong late into Saturday evening. The biggest hand for Endo came when he took down a three-way all in holding 
against 
and 
.
For only 16 to remain there had to be a lot of casualties throughout the day and it really didn’t take long for the players to start hitting the rail on Day 2. Some of those players who weren’t able to weave their way through the day included Ben McLean, Andrew Scott, Julian Hasse, Sparrow Cheung and Michael Mariakis.
Also never managing any momentum was the last remaining , Celina Lin. Playing with a short stack for much of the early part of the day, Lin eventually moved her stack all in holding 
and ran into the of an opponent. No help came for Lin and she was sent out the door.
As play went into the evening stomachs started grumbling as the dinner break was looming. Before dinner was to be had though, the bubble needed to burst and that player ended up being Barry O’Callaghan
With the bubble burst a few more were eliminated with a KRW$5,000,000 min-cash before just 24 players went to a dinner break. With full stomachs and rested minds, the returning players were set to play down to just two tables.
Some of the players who exited just a short while after dinner included Darren Yoon in 21st place and Valeriy Chupin in 20th place. The last player eliminated before the chips were bagged up was Fakher Alizai in 17th place.
Also returning on Sunday with plenty of chips and a chance at taking down the KRW194,000,000 first place prize are Kenneth Wong (527,000), Vincent Rubianes (505,000) and Taewook Kwon (495,000).
Day 3 Table Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | Jose Severino | 397,000 |
| 11 | 2 | Hideo Kimura | 200,000 |
| 11 | 3 | Kenneth Wong | 527,000 |
| 11 | 4 | Daisuke Endo | 650,000 |
| 11 | 5 | Elton Tsang | 192,000 |
| 11 | 6 | Andrew Kim | 173,000 |
| 11 | 7 | Moritz Ortmann | 126,000 |
| 11 | 8 | Chris Lee | 103,000 |
| 12 | 1 | Takuya Kikuchi | 338,000 |
| 12 | 2 | Sasa Zorc | 270,000 |
| 12 | 3 | Jhana Hale | 487,000 |
| 12 | 4 | Michael Guzzardi | 203,000 |
| 12 | 5 | Taewook Kwon | 495,000 |
| 12 | 6 | Rafael Rodrigo | 305,000 |
| 12 | 7 | Tom Alner | 153,000 |
| 12 | 8 | Vincent Rubianes | 505,000 |
The final day of play at the 2012 APPT Seoul Main Event is set to begin tomorrow at 12.15 pm local time and the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be back on the floor to catch all the action in the lead up to crowning a victor.
The last player of the night has been eliminated. Unfortunately for Fakher Alizai, it was not meant to be on this trip to Seoul. It started when Jhana Hale opened from under the gun. Alizai was on his right in the big blind and the play was folded around to him. Alizai three-bet and then called Hale's shove.
Alizai: 
Hale: 
When the board ran out 
, it was all over for Alizai who was once sitting behind one of the largest stacks in the room. For his effort, Alizai goes home with KRW7,200,000, while 16 players will now be returning tomorrow. Stay tuned for full a wrap, chip counts and a seating draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Chris Lee was getting severely, severely short before moving all in for 47,000 from middle position. Elton Tsang reraised all in from the button and everyone else folded. Flip 'em, boys.
Tsang:
Lee:
The flop came down 
and Lee took the lead. Ron Kluber was right there to give him a little encouragement as he watched on for Lee to fade the turn and river. After the 
fell on the turn and 
on the river, Lee successfully won the hand and doubled up. Kluber gave him a clap and Lee pumped his fists.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
-71,000
|
-71,000 |
|
115,000
-155,000
|
-155,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
With one more elimination to go before it's all over here on Day 2 of the 2012 Seoul Main Event, it's safe to say that this will be the last 10-minute break of the evening.
The latest player to hit the rail is Masanori Ishihara. When the action folded to him in the small blind, he shoved for an extra 36,000. Sasa Zorc was in the big blind and he dumped a pile of chips on the felt, making the call.
Zorc: 
Ishihara: 
When the board ran out 
, the queen on the flop was enough to give Zorc the hand and eliminate Ishihara in 18th place. We are just playing down to 16 this evening, so its just one more elimination to go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
From under the gun, Ryan Kim raised all in for 108,000. Taewook Kwon was in the next seat and tanked for about 30 seconds prior to making the call. Two seats over, Daisuke Endo reraised all in for 226,000. Play folded back to Kwon and he tanked again, but this time for much longer. After a few minutes of thought with what looked to be a very pained decision, Kwon committed the chips for the call.
Endo:
Kwon:
Kim:
"Ten on the river, this is PokerStars!" yelled an onlooking spectator.
That onlooker would be wrong, though, as the board ran out 
. There were no bad beats on this one and Endo more than doubled up to 578,000. Km was eliminated in 19th place while Kwon dropped back to 270,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
578,000
398,000
|
398,000 |
|
270,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
Busted |
When Kenneth Wong opened it up from the cutoff he would be promptly 3-bet by Fakher Alizai on the button. Wong then threw in a 4-bet and within a few moments Alizai had moved all in and Wong had called.
Alizai: 
Wong:
With over 700,000 in the middle, It's the kind of huge pot that changes the whole tournament for someone. In poker there can only be one winner though, so when the board ran out 
, it would be Wong's day and not Alizai's.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
725,000
465,000
|
465,000 |
|
|
175,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
After Jose Severino raised from the cutoff seat to 16,000, Josh Kim jammed from the button for about 80,000. Play folded back to Severino and he called.
Severino: 
Kim: 
The flop contained an eight to put Severino in front when the 
rolled out. The turn and 
failed to help Kim and he was eliminated in 20th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
445,000
262,000
|
262,000 |
|
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|
|
Busted | |