When it comes to tournament reporting, I try to maintain as neutral a stance as possible. I've certainly befriended players over my years on the circuit but I strive not to let my friendships with them affect the coverage that I provide, to favor those players in any way over...more

Following some lengthy discussions over a few slices of pizza, the final four players have worked out the following deal, based loosely on chip counts with a little negotiation thrown in. Andrew Kim: KRW 110,000,000 Moritz Ortmann: KRW 106,000,000 Rafael Sans: KRW 94,500,000 Vincent Rubianes: KRW 90,500,000 In addition, the...more

There's lots of emotions a player can run through during the course of a poker tournament. Satisfaction at knocking out a tough opponent. Elation at a critical double-up. Boredom through long stretches of inactivity. And of course, disappointment and resignation when the moment of your elimination seems all but assured....more

After a lengthy period of a whole lot of nothing, the deadlock has finally been broken with the recent elimination of Jose Severino in sixth place. It was a tough final table for Severino who battled long periods on the short stack. It seemed that he won the small pots...more

Things are starting to get a little shove-y at our final table here in Seoul. That usually leads to some blood. Canadian Mike Kwon is the latest victim. Kwon was ready to depart earlier this afternoon. He wound up all in on the wrong side of a 10s versus 9s...more

The blow up. It's the car crash of a poker tournament. It happens to all of us at one time or another. And when it does, all we can hope for is that it happens on a quiet, dusty road somewhere in the outback, where no one is around and...more

When APPT President Danny McDonagh made the official introductions at the final table, he announced Seat 7 as Ken Wong "with 527,000 chips." A surprised Wong looked down at a much shorter stack of only 115,000. "Where'd my chips go?" he asked in mock surprise. "Must be a misprint," said...more

We've now reached the final table here in the APPT Seoul Main Event, and it only took a little over two hours of play today to do so. The players have been willing to get active which has provided some aggressive, entertaining play. The speed of play today can also...more

If the first hour of Day 3 was about dominated aces, the second hour has to be about big draws. They're the kinds of hands that, if you flop them, you're either going broke and hitting the rail or scooting out to a big double-up. At Table 12, the result...more

Action is under way here on Day 3 of the APPT Seoul Main Event and already we've seen plenty of carnage as the players seem prepared to move chips around. Of course, by this stage of the tournament a lot of that action is preflop. The blinds are big so...more

The sun is shining in Seoul this morning as we prepare for Day 3 - the final day - of the 2012 PokerStars.net APPT Seoul Main Event. It's winter so the temperatures are a little brisk, but all things considered it's a fine day to mint a hundred millionaire. That's...more