2013 PokerStars.net APPT Seoul Day 1b: Mike Kim Leads
Day 1b of the 2013 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Seoul Main Event drew 100 players on Friday, and after eight levels of play only 35 punched their ticket to Saturday's Day 2. Mike Kim bagged the biggest stack, finishing with 179,300, and is far and away the chip leader. Chane Kampanatsanyakakorn (134,500) joined Kim as the only other player to cross the six-figure mark on Day 1b.
Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Kim | 179,300 |
| 2 | Chane Kampanatsanyakakorn | 134,500 |
| 3 | Hoang Anh Do | 92,900 |
| 4 | Jang Hwan Lee | 86,000 |
| 5 | Bold Uundai | 78,100 |
| 6 | Guillaume Patry | 76,200 |
| 7 | Pavel Li | 64,100 |
| 8 | Raiden Kan | 64,000 |
| 9 | Li Fu | 61,600 |
| 10 | Jan-Eric Schwippert | 61,300 |
Day 1b was not kind to many. Team PokerStars Pro Celina Lin got her chips into the middle of a Jx7x6x board with 7x7x, but ran into an opponent's JxJx and couldn't spike the miracle one outer to survive. PokerNews' own Kristy Arnett had a similar fate on Day 1b. After losing more than half her stack in Level 1 to a superior full house, Arnett made a final stand with 8x7x for her last few big blinds. She found action from an opponent with KxQx, and though she picked up a few outs after a Qx6x5x, flop, the turn and river were bricks.
The 222 combined entrants over the two starting days generated a total prize pool of ?594,338,400. The top 24 players will make the money. Here is a breakdown of the final table payouts:
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize (?) | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 163,400,000 | $147,141 |
| 2 | 104,000,000 | $93,651 |
| 3 | 59,400,000 | $53,489 |
| 4 | 44,600,000 | $40,162 |
| 5 | 37,100,000 | $33,408 |
| 6 | 29,700,000 | $26,745 |
| 7 | 23,800,000 | $21,432 |
| 8 | 17,800,000 | $16,029 |
Play will resume at the Paradise Walkerhill Casino on Saturday with the 85 remaining runners playing another eight levels. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as we provide you with all the latest updates from the tournament floor.
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