Final Table Soon to Begin!
The final day of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Cebu Main Event has arrived with just one player only eight eliminations away from being crowned champion!
The 236 players that partook in this event all anted up PHP 100,000 to see a PHP 21,518,480 ($490,170) prizepool formed. Not only is there a coveted trophy and title of champion on the line, but also a mammoth PHP 5,810,000 ($132,346) first prize up for grabs.
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | BBs | Chip % |
1 | Richard En | Canada | 198,000 | 16.5 | 4.4% |
2 | Jukka Juvonen | Finland | 583,000 | 48.5 | 12.9% |
3 | Kim Gap Young | Korea | 1,193,000 | 99.5 | 26.4% |
4 | Raymond Lapitan | Australia | 158,000 | 13 | 3.5% |
5 | Fabiano Michael | Australia | 231,000 | 19 | 5.1% |
6 | Daren Yoon | Malaysia | 677,000 | 56.5 | 15% |
7 | Mikael Rosen | Sweden | 670,000 | 56 | 14.8% |
8 | Young-shin Im | Korea | 639,000 | 53 | 14.1% |
9 | Basilios Diakokomninos | USA | 177,000 | 15 | 3.9% |
After holding the Day 2 chip lead, Kim Gap Young - although losing it at times - managed to snag it once it again yesterday to see the Korean arrive at today's final table with over a quarter of chips in play.
Cunning and highly skilled players such as Daren Yoon, Mikael Rosen and Richard En will provide Young with the most difficulty, but fellow Korean Young-shin Im and Finish-player Jukka Juvonen can also not be ruled out.
Make sure to stay locked onto to PokerNews.com as the PokerNews Live Reporting Team provide the exclusive live coverage from 12:15 pm PHT as we play down to crowing the APPT Cebu Champion here on the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour at the beautiful Shangri-La Mactan Resort & Spa!