APPT Seoul

Israel’s Ziv Bachar, the first PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Seoul champion, showed no mercy during the final table at the Sheraton Grande Hotel in 2007. Last year, he brought the chip lead to the final table, and was rarely threatened on his way to the $139,872 first prize.

In contrast to the first APPT final table in Manila last year (which lasted well into the early hours), play at the Season 1 2007 event in Seoul lasted less than six hours and 111 hands.

Bachar, who works in the real estate industry in his native Israel, continues a great year for poker players from the Mediterranean nation of just over seven million people.

VENUE

Paradise Walker-Hill Casino
21 Gwangjang-Dong, Gwangjin-Gu
Seoul
South Korea
Tel: + 82 222 043 426 ext 7
Email: 777@paradian.com

Casino dress code: smart casual (no shorts, sandals, sportswear, beach clothes or ripped jeans).

Minimum age: 19

PASSPORT INFORMATION

Citizens of 99 different countries can enter Korea without a visa for short-term visits (varying from 30-90 days).

Please note: Korean nationals are prohibited from participating. Read the FAQs page for more details.

WELCOME PARTY

APPT will host a welcome party at 9PM on Thursday at the W Bar at the W hotel.

MEDIA INFORMATION

To apply for accreditation before the event, please visit the Media page.

SCHEDULE

Day/Date Time Tournament Buy-in KRW
Thu 25-Sep from 13:00 Main Event Single
Table Satellites
320,000
Thu 25-Sep 14:00 Main Event Mega Satellite 330,000
Thu 25-Sep 17:00 Main Event Mega Satellite 330,000
Thu 25-Sep 21:00 Welcome Party at the W bar
Fri 26-Sep 13:00 APPT Seoul
Main Event Day 1
3,000,000
Fri 26-Sep 19:00 No Limit Holdem  – 2 Day event 500,000
Sat 27-Sep 13:00 APPT Seoul
Main Event Day 2
Sat 27-Sep 13:15 No Limit Holdem  – Day 2
Sat 27-Sep 17:00 No Limit Holdem   200,000
Sat 27-Sep 20:00 No Limit Holdem
7 handed – 2 Day event
1,000,000
Sun 28-Sep 13:00 APPT Seoul
Main Event Day 3
Sun 28 Sep 13.15 No Limit Holdem
7 handed – Day 2
Sun 28-Sep 14:00 APPT Auckland Satellite 500,000
Sun 28-Sep 17:00 One table challenge
No Limit Holdem
100,000
Sun 28-Sep 17:00 One table challenge
No Limit Holdem
1,000,000
Sun 28-Sep 17:00 One table challenge
No Limit Holdem
10,000,000
Thu to Sun On Demand    SitNGo Cash
Single Table Tournaments
100,000
Thu to Sun On Demand    SitNGo Cash
Single Table Tournaments
300,000
Thu to Sun On Demand    SitNGo Cash
Single Table Tournaments
1,000,000

TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE

Please click a link to find out details about our tournament structures.

APPT Seoul Main Event Mega Satellite

Date/Time: Thursday Thursday September 25 at 2pm & 5pm

Entry: KRW330,000(300000+30000)
Starting Chips: 3,000
Blind Level Duration: 25 minutes

Level Small Blind Big Blind
1 25 50
2 50 100
3 100 200
4 150 300
5 200 400
6 300 600
7 500 1000
8 700 1400
9 1000 2000
10 1500 3000
11 2000 4000
12 3000 6000
13 5000 10000
14 7000 14000
15 10000 20000
  • 1 in 10 players win a KRW3,000,000 APPT Seoul Main Event Entry.
  • Remaining balance, if any, is awarded to highest placed non seat winner.

$25,000 APPT Seoul No Limit Holdem Main Event

Date/Time: 3 day event running Friday 26th thru Sunday 28th September starting daily at 1pm

Entry: KRW3,000,000(2,820,000+180,000)
Starting Chips: 10,000
Blind Level Duration: 60 minutes

Level Small Blind Big Blind Ante
1 25 50  
2 50 100  
3 100 200  
4 100 200 25
5 150 300 25
6 200 400 50
7 300 600 75
8 400 800 100
9 500 1000 100
10 600 1200 200
11 800 1600 200
12 1000 2000 300
13 1200 2400 400
14 1500 3000 500
15 2000 4000 500
16 2500 5000 500
17 3000 6000 500
18 4000 8000 1000
19 5000 10000 1000
20 6000 12000 2000
21 8000 16000 2000
22 10000 20000 3000
23 12000 24000 4000
24 15000 30000 5000
25 20000 40000 5000
26 25000 50000 5000

• Play will move to 9 handed as soon as possible and then become 8 handed for the last 10 tables, breaking to 9 players for the final table.
• Redraws will be conducted at the end of day 1 and with three and one table(s) remaining.
• For final table clock will be wound back to the level that allows the average chips to approximate 40 times the big blind.
• KRW5,700,000 of 1st prize amount is held as seat into APPT Sydney Grand Final.


No Limit Holdem (2 day event)

Date/Time: Friday September 26 at 7pm

Entry: KRW500,000(470,000+30,000)
Starting Chips: 5,000
Blind Level Duration: 30 minutes

Level Small Blind Big Blind Ante
1 25 50  
2 50 100  
3 100 200  
4 100 200 25
5 150 300 25
6 200 400 50
7 300 600 75
8 400 800 100
9 600 1200 100
10 800 1600 200
11 1000 2000 300
12 1500 3000 400
13 2000 4000 500
14 3000 6000 500
15 4000 8000 1000
16 6000 12000 1000
17 8000 16000 2000
18 10000 20000 3000
19 15000 30000 5000
20 20000 40000 5000
  • Play will cease at midnight and recommence at 1.15pm on Saturday September 27.

No Limit Holdem

Date/Time: – Saturday September 27 at 5pm

Entry: KRW200,000 (180,000+20,000)
Starting Chips: 3,000
Blind Level Duration: 30 minutes

Level Small Blind Big Blind
1 25 50
2 50 100
3 100 200
4 150 300
5 200 400
6 300 600
7 500 1000
8 700 1400
9 1000 2000
10 1500 3000
11 2000 4000
12 3000 6000
13 5000 10000
14 7000 14000
15 10000 20000
16 15000 30000

7 Handed No Limit Holdem – 2 day event

Date/Time: – Saturday September 27 at 8pm (recommences Sunday at 1.15pm)

Entry: KRW1,000,000 (940,000+60,000)
Starting Chips: 5,000
Blind Level Duration: 40 minutes

Level Small Blind Big Blind Ante
1 25 50  
2 50 100  
3 100 200  
4 100 200 25
5 150 300 25
6 200 400 50
7 300 600 75
8 400 800 100
9 600 1200 100
10 800 1600 200
11 1000 2000 300
12 1500 3000 400
13 2000 4000 500
14 3000 6000 500
15 4000 8000 1000
16 6000 12000 1000
17 8000 16000 2000
18 10000 20000 3000
19 15000 30000 5000
20 20000 40000 5000
  • In the event the number of entries exceeds table supply to start 7 handed, the Tournament Director reserves the right to seat more than 7 players per table initially with all tables moving to 7 handed prior to tables breaking.

Mega No Limit Holdem Satellite to Auckland

Date/Time: Sunday September 28 at 2pm

Entry: KRW500,000(470,000+30,000)
Starting Chips: 3,000
Blind Level Duration: 25 minutes

Level Small Blind Big Blind
1 25 50
2 50 100
3 100 200
4 150 300
5 200 400
6 300 600
7 400 800
8 600 1200
9 800 1600
10 1000 2000
11 1500 3000
12 2000 4000
13 3000 6000
14 4000 8000
15 6000 12000
  • 1 in 10 players win a KRW470,000 APPT Auckland Main Event & Accommodation package including a cash travel allowance to be determined on the day.
  • Remaining balance, if any, is awarded to highest placed non seat winner as cash.

Single Table Challenges

Date/Time: Sunday September 28 at 5pm

Entry: KRW100,000(90,000+10,000)
Starting Chips: 2,000
Blind Level Duration: 20 minutes

Entry: KRW1,000,000(950,000+50,000)
Starting Chips: 5,000
Blind Level Duration: 20 minutes

Entry: KRW10,000,000(9,900,000+100,000)
Starting Chips: 10,000
Blind Level Duration: 20 minutes

Level Small Blind Big Blind
1 25 50
2 50 100
3 100 200
4 150 300
5 200 400
6 300 600
7 400 800
8 600 800
9 800 1600
10 1000 2000
11 1500 3000
12 2000 4000
13 3000 6000

Single Table Tournament Structures

Cash SITNGOs

Entry: KRW100,000(90,000+10,000) and KRW300,000(280,000+20,000)
Starting Chips: 1,500
Blind Level Duration: 15 minutes

Level Small Blind Big Blind
1 25 50
2 50 100
3 100 200
4 150 300
5 200 400
6 300 600
7 400 800
8 600 800
9 800 1600

Entry: KRW1,000,000(950,000+50,000)
Starting Chips: 5,000
Blind Level Duration: 15 minutes

Level Small Blind Big Blind
1 25 50
2 50 100
3 100 200
4 150 300
5 200 400
6 300 600
7 400 800
8 600 800
9 800 1600
10 1000 2000
11 1500 3000
12 2000 4000

Main Event Single Table Satellite

Date/Time: On Demand

Entry: KRW320000(300,000+20,000)
Starting Chips: 1,500
Blind Level Duration: 15 minutes

Level Small Blind Big Blind
1 25 50
2 50 100
3 100 200
4 150 300
5 200 400
6 300 600
7 400 800
8 600 800
9 800 1600
  • Winner receives KRW3,000,000 Main Event entry

TOURNAMENT RULES

Click here for APPT tournament rules

APPT Video
VENUE Paradise
Walker-Hill Casino
LOCATION Seoul, South Korea
DATES September 26-28
BUY-IN KRW 3,000,000
(approx. USD $2,870)
CAP Main Event: 200
APPT Leaderboards
MANILA MAIN EVENT
Position Name PHP
1. Van Marcus 8,037,000
2. Tae Jun Noh 5,090,100
3. Hyoungjin Nam 2,679,000
4. Chang Michael 1,875,300
5. Ramil Soriano Tandoc 1,446,660
6. Lee Nelson 1,071,600
7. Manish Sansi 803,700
8. Benjamin Ong Lim 616,170
9. Rainier Aquino 455,430
10. Pang Leng Josh Ang 321,466
AUCKLAND MAIN EVENT
Position Name NZD
1. Daniel Craker 257,040
2. Matthew Konnecke 162,972
3. Wang Che Jung 85,680
4. Dan Sing 59,976
5. Luke Stanford 46,267
6. Nathanael Seet 34,272
7. Jani Karke 25,704
8. Michael Mariakis 19,706
9. Wai Kwan Yuen 14,565
10. Eric Mutrie 10,281