Ace Poker League Seoul: From 2,737 entries down to the final 56 players! Kim Kee Yong leads the race; SHR draws 209 entries

Ace Poker League Seoul completed its second stage of its flagship Main Event. The record breaking 2,737 entry field trimmed down from 469 Day 2 returnees to just 56 players. Kim Kee Yong emerged as chip leader with a towering 4,640,000 (93 bb) stack. His closest challenger was Min Chan Woo also with a hefty 4,020,000 (80 bb) stack.

Other players making the cut were Gab Yong Kim, Marc Inizan, Joo Chul Woong,  Nam Hyung Kim, Gyeong Byeong Lee, and Daniel Lee. Top Joy Poker Tour Korea (TJPK) champion Hyeon Ho Shin was not so lucky, falling in Day 2, however, not before he delivered the bubble to Cho Eun So in a brutal runner runner with trips over , on a board .

Main Event by the numbers

Buy in: ￦1,385,000 (~US$ 1,015)
Guarantee: ￦ 1,100,000,000 (~US$ 807,460)
Total entries: 2,737
Day 2: 469 players
Day 3: 56 players remaining

1	Kim Kee Yong	4,640,000
2	Min Chan Woo	4,020,000
3	Takazawa Yuta	2,705,000
4	Kim Gab Yong	2,645,000
5	Kim Bo Seop	2,580,000
6	Lee Seok Jun	2,470,000
7	Kim Tae Hoon	2,360,000
8	Choi Kwon Soo	2,360,000
9	Joo Chul Woong	2,315,000
10	Jo Hyun Seok	2,300,000
11	Choi Eun Tae	2,235,000
12	Kim Sang Woon	2,205,000
13	Sung Woo Jin	2,130,000
14	Kim Jin Ho	2,050,000
15	Lee Hu Seon	1,980,000
16	Cho Woo Ram	1,915,000
17	Seo Seung Ho	1,890,000
18	Lee Jang Ho	1,855,000
19	Cho Sung Min	1,840,000
20	Kim Nam Hyung	1,830,000
21	Choi Dong Yeol	1,830,000
22	Wang Xiaohui	1,805,000
23	Won Nam Gung	1,525,000
24	Kim Chang Hoon	1,435,000
25	Tak Sung Eun	1,310,000
26	Choi Yong Sung	1,255,000
27	Lee Jun Keon	1,180,000
28	Lee Sang Jae	1,130,000
29	Yu Seung Min	1,120,000
30	Han Tae Hwan	1,095,000
31	Xialin Li	1,095,000
32	Park Ju Hyeon	1,090,000
33	Lee Gyeong Byeong	1,080,000
34	Marc Inizan	1,060,000
35	Hwang Ho Jung	975,000
36	Yugay Viktor	950,000
37	Jung Yoon Su	945,000
38	Hwang Ki Beom	930,000
39	Zhixiang Huang	930,000
40	Lee Tae Geun	925,000
41	Park Yeon Ho	875,000
42	Choi Jin Taek	875,000
43	Jun Ho Kyung	855,000
44	Garlhyem Yong Moon	740,000
45	Kong Seung Hyun	735,000
46	Kim Dong Won	680,000
47	Jo Min Woo	650,000
48	Kim Ji Ho	630,000
49	Hwang Jeong Hoon	605,000
50	Kim Bo Sung	600,000
51	Lee Daniel H	455,000
52	Park Taek Young	435,000
53	Kwon Heyong Jun	350,000
54	Bae Won Il	320,000
55	Kim Kyung Hoon	165,000
56	Lee Dong Wook	115,000

Day 1 turnout

Day 1A – Day 1H: 383 / 50 advanced
Day 1I: 473 entries / 84 advanced
Day 1J: 464 entries / 75 advanced
Day 1K: 523 entries / 96 advanced
Day 1L: 881 entries / 160 advanced

Remaining payouts

1	410,000,000
2	260,000,000
3	180,000,000
4	122,000,000
5	88,800,000
6	66,100,000
7	48,600,000
8	34,700,000
9	23,900,000
10	17,000,000
11-15	14,500,000
16-20	12,000,000
21-25	10,000,000
26-30	8,200,000
31-35	6,800,000
36-40	6,000,000
41-50	5,200,000
51-56	4,500,000

The record breaking Main Event will see the final 56 players return to Swiss Grand Hotel on October 8 at 12pm to hunt down a final 9 seat. Everyone is now guaranteed ￦4,500,000 (~US$ 3,340). The top prize is a jaw-dropping ￦410,000,000 (~US$ 304,160). You can catch some of the Main Event action via the livestream on Ace Poker League YouTube channel.

Over at the side events, the ￦200 Million guaranteed Mega Stack was one hot ticket drawing 417 entries. This pushed back the ￦200 Million guaranteed Super High Roller by one hour due to the unavailability of tables. The Super High Roller closed with an impressive 209 entries. Among them were Taiwan’s David Tai, China’s Yu Wen Pan, and Bluff & Catch Pro Seung Mook Jung. The eventual champion is certain to lock up ￦66 Million (~$48,970). 

Links:

APL Seoul Coverage
APL Seoul – Gallery
APL Seoul – Main Event Day 1I
APL Seoul – Main Event Day 1J
APL Seoul – Main Event Day 1K
APL Seoul – Main Event Day 1L

APL Seoul – Schedule