Tae Hoon Han bags overall Main Event chip lead; one last hour to enter in Day 2; Chip counts; Chang Wenchen wins side trophy


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With the KRW 180 Million guaranteed prize pool on everyone’s mind, APT Korea Seoul 2019 saw a buzzing poker room at Grand Walkerhill Paradise Casino. 103 runners poured in for the last starting day of the Main Event. Combine this with the 56 of Day 1A for a total of 159 Main Event entries so far. Late-comers still have a chance to get in on this juicy pot with one final hour left to sign up at tomorrow’s Day 2. (Day 2 chip counts found below)

Day 1B review

At the end of the scheduled eight rounds, the Day 1B field trimmed to 65 players led by New Zealand’s Tae Hoon Han with 117,900 in chips. Han was the only player in this heat to cross into the six-digit marker.  His stack was also enough to surpass Day 1A leader USA’s John Kim (107,500) to claim the overall chip lead entering Day 2. 

Tae Hoon Han – Day 1B chip leader

Other notable players advancing from Day 1B were: Yoichi Uesugi, Ken Okada, Edward Yam Chun Ho, Yuri Ishida, Daiki Horikawa, and APT decorated champion Takumi Samejima. Samejima bagged a healthy stack of 86,700. 

Day 1B Chip Counts

Rank Name Country Chip Count
1 Tae Hoon Han New Zealand 117,900
2 Kwok Kuen Hei Hong Kong 88,100
3 Wong Fuk On Hong Kong 87,000
4 Takumi Samejima Japan 86,700
5 Punnat Punski Thailand 84,400
6 Narantsetseg Puntsagdorj Mongolia 78,900
7 Alex Uzbekistan 76,900
8 Lo, Kuen Wai Jeffrey Hong Kong 73,800
9 Hsu Lun Chang Taiwan 73,300
10 Yoichi Uesugi Japan 68,300
11 Hiroaki Kato Japan 66,800
12 Dani Yar Avbakirol Kazakhstan 64,000
13 Vladimir Mefodrchev Russia 60,400
14 Koichi Nozaki Japan 59,900
15 Seung Chul Jennens Canada 55,300
16 Go Saito Japan 54,700
17 Ken Okada Japan 50,800
18 Kim Simon Uzbekistan 50,100
19 Viktor Yugay Uzbekistan 48,900
20 Hyeonwoo An Korea 48,100
21 Jiangbin Fu China 47,200
22 Jun Saito Japan 46,000
23 Jang Hwan Lee United States 43,700
24 Situ Junheng China 43,400
25 Zhou Yueyang China 43,300
26 Yuri Ishida Japan 42,800
27 Kwang Seog Son New Zealand 41,900
28 Kei Shinagawa Japan 41,500
29 Masaki Fujitani Japan 41,300
30 Jean Young Han Australia 40,700
31 Wang Tzu Wei Taiwan 38,400
32 Shintaro Uesugi Japan 36,100
33 Shiga Mitsuhiro Japan 35,700
34 Yam Chun Ho Edward Hong Kong 34,200
35 Naoki Yamamoto Japan 33,100
36 Ishikawa Shoma Japan 32,500
37 Sun Kai Man Hong Kong 31,900
38 Eric Ahn United States 30,200
39 Liu Xiang China 29,600
40 Ma Yong Jun China 28,600
41 Toshikuni Minamihara Japan 27,700
42 Tsang Dicky Stu Hang Hong Kong 27,400
43 John Barcomb United States 26,800
44 Co Chung Chuen Hong Kong 25,000
45 Yip, Kwok Chun Hong Kong 24,200
46 Kenji Hata Japan 22,700
47 Kengo Sakurai Japan 21,800
48 Huang Zhu Jun China 21,000
49 Wong Wai Lun Hong Kong 21,000
50 Tung Wai Kit Hong Kong 19,300
51 Kuunimaro Kojo Japan 18,200
52 Hirotsuga Ueno Japan 17,900
53 Chan Ka Han Hong Kong 16,800
54 Kato Takehiro Japan 16,200
55 Yee Eunyul Germany 15,800
56 Timothy An United States 15,300
57 Park Jason United States 14,900
58 Wang Hao China 14,700
59 Thoo Ming Ken Malaysia 12100
60 Yoshiteru Kubo Japan 11,400
61 Akira Ise Japan 9,200
62 Ting Shum Kwok Hong Kong 8,100
63 Daiki Horikawa Japan 7,800
64 Ibira Hitomi Japan 5,400
65 Junya Kubo Japan 1,500

These players join the 22 Day 1A survivors making that a total of 87 players into Day 2 taking place on Sunday, June 2 at 1pm. 

Day 2 info

With the two starting days bagged and tagged, we move on to Day 2. Players can still jump in with one hour remaining before registration closes at the start of Level 10. If you enter at the last second, you’ll still be looking at over 30 bbs. We will have the prize pool for you as soon as it is official. Day 2 plays out another 8 rounds. For now, here’s a look at the numbers and info:

Buy-in: KRW 1,320,000 
Starting stack: 25,000
Opening blinds: 300-600 (Level 9)
Level duration: blinds increase every 60 minutes

Day 1A: 22 advanced out of 56 entries
Day 1B: 65 davanced out of 103 entries

Day 2: 87 players 

Total chips in play: 3,975,000
Average stack: 45,700

Day 2 qualifiers

Name Country Chip Count
Tae Hoon Han New Zealand 117,900
John Kim United States 107,400
Choy Wai Tak Hong Kong 105,000
Gu Huidong Macau 94,500
Jin Yun Long China 90,500
Andrei Pak Russia 88,400
Kwok Kuen Hei Hong Kong 88,100
Wong Fuk On Hong Kong 87,000
Takumi Samejima Japan 86,700
Punnat Punski Thailand 84,400
Su Tianhong China 81,100
Ryan Park United States 79,900
Narantsetseg Puntsagdorj Mongolia 78,900
Alex Uzbekistan 76,900
Lo, Kuen Wai Jeffrey Hong Kong 73,800
Hsu Lun Chang Taiwan 73,300
Cui Hong Ri China 72,700
Yoichi Uesugi Japan 68,300
You, Jaepil Geoffrey United States 67,300
Hiroaki Kato Japan 66,800
Dani Yar Avbakirol Kazakhstan 64,000
Jinwoo Kim United States 63,900
Daniel H. Lee United States 62,900
Michal Mrakez Czech. Republic 61,100
Vladimir Mefodrchev Russia 60,400
Koichi Nozaki Japan 59,900
Antoine Medemans Belgium 55700
Seung Chul Jennens Canada 55,300
Go Saito Japan 54,700
Wang Jiabin China 54,200
Tong Tsz Fui Hong Kong 53,800
Cona Joseph New Caledonia 52,500
Tetsuya Tsuchikawa Japan 51,300
Ken Okada Japan 50,800
Kim Simon Uzbekistan 50,100
Viktor Yugay Uzbekistan 48,900
Hyeonwoo An Korea 48,100
Jiangbin Fu China 47,200
Jun Saito Japan 46,000
Jang Hwan Lee United States 43,700
Situ Junheng China 43,400
Zhou Yueyang China 43,300
Yuri Ishida Japan 42,800
Kwang Seog Son New Zealand 41,900
Kei Shinagawa Japan 41,500
Masaki Fujitani Japan 41,300
Jean Young Han Australia 40,700
Lin Peng Yu China 40,400
Wayne Heung Hong Kong 39,400
Wang Tzu Wei Taiwan 38,400
Shintaro Uesugi Japan 36,100
Shiga Mitsuhiro Japan 35,700
Yan Chun Ho Edward Hong Kong 34,200
Naoki Yamamoto Japan 33,100
Ishikawa Shoma Japan 32,500
Zhou Bing China 32,200
Sun Kai Man Hong Kong 31,900
Eric Ahn United States 30,200
Liu Xiang China 29,600
Ma Yong Jun China 28,600
Toshikuni Minamihara Japan 27,700
Tsang Dicky Stu Hang Hong Kong 27,400
John Barcomb United States 26,800
Shawn Busse United States 26200
Co Chung Chuen Hong Kong 25,000
Yip, Kwok Chun Hong Kong 24,200
Kenji Hata Japan 22,700
Kengo Sakurai Japan 21,800
Huang Zhu Jun China 21,000
Wong Wai Lun Hong Kong 21,000
Sviatoslav Belov Russia 20,100
Tung Wai Kit Hong Kong 19,300
Kuunimaro Kojo Japan 18,200
Hirotsuga Ueno Japan 17,900
Chan Ka Han Hong Kong 16,800
Kato Takehiro Japan 16,200
Yee Eunyul Germany 15,800
Timothy An United States 15,300
Park Jason United States 14,900
Wang Hao China 14,700
Thoo Ming Ken Malaysia 12100
Yoshiteru Kubo Japan 11,400
Akira Ise Japan 9,200
Ting Shum Kwok Hong Kong 8,100
Daiki Horikawa Japan 7,800
Ibira Hitomi Japan 5,400
Junya Kubo Japan 1,500

Full APT Korea Seoul 2o19 schedule

Side Event results

Only one side event ran alongside the main, the No Limit Hold’em Single Day #1 attracted 46 runners and at KRW 440,00 each, it created a prize pool of KRW 17,848,000. Eight players pocketed a share. Earning the largest on a three-way deal was Russia’s Eduard Pak for KRW 4,123,000, however winning the title and the APT Golden Lion trophy was Taiwan’s Chang Wenchen. Chang also earned KRW 3,919,000 for his victory. 

Chang Wenchen – NLH Single Day #1

Payouts
1st Chang Wenchen – Taiwan – KRW 3,919,000 (deal made)
2nd Eduard Pak – Russia – KRW 4,123,000 (deal made)
3rd Lawrence Chung – Canada – KRW 3,088,000 (deal made)
4th Yi Panet – China – KRW 1,875,000
5th Teraoka Kazuhiro – Japan – KRW 1,402,000
6th Tanaka Seishiro – Japan – KRW 1,082,000
7th Hirayama Daichi – Japan – KRW 859,000
8th Andrew Augustine – USA – KRW 700,000

For everyone that cashed, don’t forget to check your standing in the APT Player of the Series leaderboard.


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