HomeThe third day of the APT Korea Seoul 2018 produced three more winners at Paradise Casino in the Grand Walkerhill. Kelvin Beattie was the first to shine after he won the Main Event Warm Up. In the evening, Calvin Lee secured his trophy at the PLO High Rollers event and Andrew An did the same at the No Limit Hold’em 1. We’ve got those results for you below along with the events to look forward today.
Calvin Lee ships it at the PLO High Rollers
Calvin Lee, PLO HR winner
The Pot Limit Omaha High Rollers event had a slow start but eventually turned up 11 players for a prize pool of KRW 10,670,000. Bryan Huang, Kosei Ichinose, and Jinwoo Kim were among those who attended however they all met their end before the money round of two spots.
Battling for the title and the KRW 7,469,000 first place purse were Calvin Lee and Genki Nakano. Both players kicked off the heads up round fairly even in chips. Nakano seemed to pull away early but as the blinds climbed, it was Lee who won a majority of the pots. Lee proceeded to grind down Nakano until the final hand was dealt.
On a flop of 8♦ Q♥ 5♣, Nakano was all in with K♥ J♠ K♠ 10♦ and Lee called with 5♠ 5♥ 3♠ 10♠. The turn 4♣ and river 10♥ gave Lee the victory with a winning set of fives. For Nakano’s efforts, he was awarded the second prize money of KRW 3,201,000.
From bubble boy to 1st place! Andre An wins the No Limit Hold’em 1
Immediately after busting out of the Main Event Warm Up as the unfortunate bubble boy, Andrew An jumped into the No Limit Hold’em 1 event and despite the rough ride, he navigated his way to victory.
Andrew An, NLH 1 winner
30 players took to the No Limit Hold’em 1 felt each one ponying up the KRW 550,000 entry for a pot of KRW 14,550,000. Players seemed to be on turbo mode with the final table reached in just under five hours. Dominating the action was Han Tae Hoon. He amassed a towering stack which he brought into the money round with five players remaining.
Ryan Park was first to cash, falling to Han with A♣ 9♠ ousted by 9♣ 7♣ full house with the shoves seen on the flop of a completed board 2♠ 9♦ 7♥ 6♦ 7♠. Sebastien Noiret was out next; he doubled up short-stacked Andrew An then was later railed by Roman Shcherbakov.
The three-handed round lasted for quite a long time that players eventually opted to cut a three-way deal but still play for a small pot and the trophy. This quickly led to Han busting out in 3rd to Shcherbakov with Q-10 dominated by A-Q.
At heads up, An doubled up with 10♥ 7♠ quads over Shcherbakov’s K-8 full house on a board 7♥ 3♠ 7♣ 7♦ K♦. Shcherbakov managed to hang on and both players began exchanging pots. An eventually pulled ahead after winning a double up with 10-9 two pair, then another with K-K over K-10. The final hand saw An holding a dominating Q♣ Q♥ over Shcherbakov’s 7♣ 7♠ that held up to claim the title. This was An’s first APT career victory.
Payouts
Prize Pool: KRW 14,550,000 – Buyin KRW 550,000
1st Andrew An – USA – KRW 4,271,000 (deal made)
2nd Roman Shcherbakov – Russia – KRW 3,900,000 (deal made)
3rd Han Tae Hoon – New Zealand – KRW 3,900,000 (deal made)
4th Sebastien Noiret – KRW 1,452,000
5th Ryan Park – KRW 1,027,000
SIDE EVENTS on Monday, June 18
We’ve got one side event lined up for you on Monday, June 18, the highly popular Head Hunter tournament. What makes this event an absolute thrill is the instant reward that comes with knocking out a player. For each head delivered, a bounty prize of KRW 100,000 goes straight to your pocket. Buy-in is KRW 440,000. Players receive a 10,000 starting stack. Blinds escalate every 30 minutes. Cards in the air at 1pm, registration closes at 4:20pm.
At 6pm is another Main Event Mega Satellite. For just KRW 120,000 you get a chance to win a seat to the Main Event worth KRW 1,100,000. One seat will be awarded per 10 players. We’ve already awarded 5 seats via the satellite in the previous days.
*Satellite winners receive seats to Day 1A of the Main Event held on Tuesday, June 19.
MAIN EVENT
The Main Event is the most prestigious event of the APT. It is a deep structured No Limit Hold’em tournament boasting of the best structure in the region. The event runs from June 19 – 23 with two starting days, Day 2, Day 3, and the Final 8. Read up on Everything You Need To Know About the Main Event including CoinPoker Promos
Full APT Korea Seoul 2018 schedule
Other festival winners:
Stephane Blouin: NLH Welcome Event
John Young Lee: Ante Up for Charity