<param name="flashvars" value="VIDEOCONSTRUCTID=4683&SMILURI=http://www.pokerstars.tv/pokerstars/channels/34181/playlists/38148/movies/export_smil/4683.smil?from=embed&APIHOST=http://www.pokerstars.tv&ENABLEMENU=YES&APICONTEXT=pokerstars">Watch http://www.pokerstars.tv/pokerstars/channels/34181/playlists/38148/movies/4683.html">APPT … [Read more...]
APPT Seoul: ElkY survives, Van Dyk leads after day 1
September 26, 2008 By
And then there was one - Bertrand ElkY Grospellier is the only Team PokerStars Pro still standing after the first day's play in the PokerStars.net APPT Seoul main event at the Paradise Walker-hill Casino. ElkY will be waving the Team PokerStars flag on his own tomorrow. A total of 165 players took their seats in pursuit of the biggest tournament … [Read more...]
APPT Seoul: Khan’s Korean quest over
September 26, 2008 By
APPT Tournament Director Danny McDonagh has just announced that the opening day of the PokerStars.net APPT Seoul main event has been reduced to six levels, meaning there's less than one hour of play remaining. That's small comfort for New Zealander James Honeybone, who's free to pursue any meal option he likes after he pushed all-in with A-K and found … [Read more...]
APPT Seoul: Korea is no banana republic
September 26, 2008 By
At last year's APPT Seoul main event, Team PokerStars Pro Joe Hachem scoffed down enough bananas to send a troop of monkeys into frenzy (keeping a certain PR manager on her toes over the course of the event). It seems the staff at the Paradise Walker-hill Casino have picked up on the 2005 WSOP champion's choice of mid-event snack for this year's visit … [Read more...]
APPT Seoul: Macau table-mates reunited
September 26, 2008 By
The opening day of the PokerStars.net APPT Seoul main event is starting to take shape, with 25 of the 165 players already free to sample to sights and sounds (and smells) of Korea's capital city. The three Team PokerStars Pros in action - Greg Raymer, Bertrand ElkY Grospellier and Hevad Khan - have safely negotiated the opening two one-hour levels … [Read more...]
APPT Seoul: Walker-hill is turning Japanese
September 26, 2008 By
The field for the PokerStars.net APPT Seoul main event has been confirmed at 165 - slightly down on last year's figure but still an impressive figure given that many of the world's best players are firmly entrenched in London for the WSOP Europe and PokerStars EPT London events. However, APPT Seoul can safely lay claim to being the biggest tournament … [Read more...]
APPT Seoul: Song soothes the savage beasts
September 26, 2008 By
The calming sound of Kyungki Minyo provided the perfect antidote to the chaos that precedes the start of any major poker tournament as players packed the Paradise Walker-hill Casino for the start of play in the KRW 3,000,000 (approximately USD $2600) PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Seoul main event. Kyungki Minyo delivers a taste of Korean … [Read more...]
APPT Seoul: Woo! It’s party time in Korea
September 26, 2008 By
<param name="wmode" value="window">Watch http://www.pokerstars.tv/pokerstars/channels/34181/playlists/38148/movies/4668.html">APPT Seoul 08: Welcome Party (English) on PokerStars.tv Even for hardened, cynical poker professionals who are accustomed to five-star luxury whenever they travel, the W Hotel in Seoul draws a low whistle of amazement … [Read more...]
APPT Seoul: Ancient land welcomes poker’s finest
September 25, 2008 By
Tournament poker is played in all sorts of locations - from cavernous function rooms in Las Vegas to the historic casinos of Monte Carlo and exclusive clubs in London and Paris. However, it's safe to say that the Paradise Walker-Hill Casino, located in the Sheraton Grande Walker-Hill Hotel, in Seoul, is among the most unique setting for an international … [Read more...]