Hale Grabs Overall Chip Lead After Day 1b
The 2012 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Seoul Main Event concluded Day 1b today after the second starting flight ran through another eight 60-minute levels of play. The field size for today grew to 139 players and the tournament room was at capacity. Combining that number with the 129 players from Day 1a put the total event size at a record-breaking 268.
Topping the 53 players from Day 1b that will be advancing to Saturday's Day 2 was Jhana Hale from Australia. He bagged up a massive 173,800 in chips. Not only was he the chip leader after today, but he'll assume the overall chip lead as he surpassed Christopher Park's 119,800 from Day 1a. Hale and Park are joined by Daisuke Endo, Vincent Rubianes, Clayton Chang and Hong Yan Bian with at least 100,000 in chips moving into Day 2.
The entrants generated a prize pool of ?717,489,600 and first place will get the lion's share of ?194,000,000 (USD $173,555). The top 28 spots will be paid out and everyone who cashes will get back at least ?5,000,000. Day 2 will surely see the money bubble break as the tournament moves towards reaching a final table.
Some of the other notables also advancing from today are Kenneth Wong, Andrew Scott and Michael Mariakis.
Day 2 will have a total of 109 players still in contention and the cards will be in the air at 12:15 PM local time. The blinds will begin at 600/1,200/100. PokerNews will be back to provide all of the live updates from the floor and we hope to have you joining us then.