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APPT Korea whos going?

APPT Manilla was a pretty solid event but Manilla is a dirty ass and dangerous city so it wasn't really fun.

Korea APPT is happening 28th of this month and it's going to be a blast. Seoul is a sickkkkkkkk city to party/drink in. Lots of baller [censored] will be happening. If you have questions about Korea or the event post them here.

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I've thought about playing one of the qualifiers on 'Stars for this one...and then decided to lie down until the feeling went away....

I can't imagine why I would fly half way around the planet to play in an event where the total prize pool is likely to be around half a million bucks. I'm guessing there isn't a real, functioning 24/7 poker room there--fly in, more likely than not get eliminated out of the money, then fly home? Yecch.

I'll wait for the one in Sydney. That's at least a real poker room in a real casino, in a part of the world I've always wanted to visit.

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Rek,

1) Are they spreading cashgames? How high?

2) Best way to get cheapest flight over there?

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this sounds really tempting but such a long plane flight would drive me nuts, and additionally i dont think i could take the jet lag for a weeklong poker trip.

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this sounds really tempting but such a long plane flight would drive me nuts, and additionally i dont think i could take the jet lag for a weeklong poker trip.

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Easy

Fly to Hawaii for a minivacation for 3-4 days prior to your flight to Gimpo.

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Rek,

1) Are they spreading cashgames? How high?

2) Best way to get cheapest flight over there?

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Rekrul has mentioned $10/$20 NL live games in his posts in the past (I think?), so whilst I have no idea what the casino will be spreading, I am sure there're cash games going in some of the underground clubs.

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APPT Manilla was a pretty solid event but Manilla is a dirty ass and dangerous city so it wasn't really fun.



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I should have made a meet and greet post for 2+2ers coming. A number of us AU players reside here now and showed a bunch of guys a great time, just ask Traheo [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

It is dirty and can be dangerous, but with the right local knowledge, Manila rocks.

Korea should be as good if not better, plenty of side action with games as big as 200/400 held regularly.

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Rek,

1) Are they spreading cashgames? How high?

2) Best way to get cheapest flight over there?

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Regularly they only spread 5/5 and 5/10 as the poker room is new and only gets 2-3 tables at a time but for the event I'm sure they'll have atleast 10/20, if not higher.

Cheapest way to get a flight...I have no idea but Korean air business class owns that [censored] turns into a bed. Good flight attendants too.

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www.appt.com

APPT Manilla was a pretty solid event but Manilla is a dirty ass and dangerous city so it wasn't really fun.



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I should have made a meet and greet post for 2+2ers coming. A number of us AU players reside here now and showed a bunch of guys a great time, just ask Traheo [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

It is dirty and can be dangerous, but with the right local knowledge, Manila rocks.

Korea should be as good if not better, plenty of side action with games as big as 200/400 held regularly.

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Yeah you're right such is the same for anywhere you go I guess. Korea is the same way actually but its good even if you don't know [censored] and its great if you do.

Anyways, there has never been 200/400 spread in the korean casinos except a 200/400 limit game maybe twice a month?

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I've thought about playing one of the qualifiers on 'Stars for this one...and then decided to lie down until the feeling went away....

I can't imagine why I would fly half way around the planet to play in an event where the total prize pool is likely to be around half a million bucks. I'm guessing there isn't a real, functioning 24/7 poker room there--fly in, more likely than not get eliminated out of the money, then fly home? Yecch.

I'll wait for the one in Sydney. That's at least a real poker room in a real casino, in a part of the world I've always wanted to visit.

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I agree 2.5k buyin where they are going to get max 300 players is pretty lame. There is a poker room (albiet small). The only reason I could give people to come to this event is how awesome and fun of a city Seoul is.

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I agree 2.5k buyin where they are going to get max 300 players is pretty lame. There is a poker room (albiet small). The only reason I could give people to come to this event is how awesome and fun of a city Seoul is.

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This is a similiar size event to the first EPT tournaments - it's probably better to have good numbers than to have a higher prize pool when you start these things off.

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im sad no one is replying to this, ur all missing out

F U ALL

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Yea i'm very probably going. Korean BBQ FTW.

Know some good spots Rekrul?

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I can't imagine why I would fly half way around the planet to play in an event where the total prize pool is likely to be around half a million bucks. I'm guessing there isn't a real, functioning 24/7 poker room there--fly in, more likely than not get eliminated out of the money, then fly home? Yecch.

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As this is our first season, we want lower buy-ins to make the tournaments accessible to as many people as possible. For many of the players in Manila (who came from 30 different countries, mostly in Asia), the APPT was their first live tournament. As the APPT becomes more established, and the poker culture in the region grows, we'll increase the buy-ins while participation also grows. But for now it's definitely about the number of players more than the size of the prize pool.

And there are LOTS of reasons why you should fly half-way around the planet to play in the APPT Seoul event:<ul type="square">[*]It's the first major poker tournament in Korea and you can be part of history;[*]It's Korea! and we're organizing some very cool tourism options like trips to the DMZ and national palaces. You can also come early to enjoy this fascinating city, eat some incredible food (like *fire chicken* and bulgogi) and, if you're so inclined, shop for new technology or fashion. As well, you might consider taking a tour into North Korea to visit Mt. Kumgang - but we're not arranging that - or spend a night in a Buddhist temple;[*]We're producing the event for television and it will be broadcast *everywhere* so you might become a superstar and create your own spin-off businesses that exploit your celebrity for even more fame and fortune like P-Diddy;[*]A prize pool of slightly more than $500,000 is STILL half a million dollars; and[*]Having had the pleasure of a night out with Rekrul and his crew in Seoul, I can tell you that's it's worth going just for that![/list]Finally, in regards to cash games, there will be action 24/7 from Thursday through Sunday at many different stakes. They spread HE, OH, OH8, 7S and Chinese Poker. And based on what I saw in Manila and expect in Seoul, a lot of high-limit online players from North America who now live in Asia will be there for the juicy side action moreso than for the tournament.

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I'll wait for the one in Sydney. That's at least a real poker room in a real casino, in a part of the world I've always wanted to visit.

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The APPT Grand Final at Star City in Sydney will be a spectacular event, and we're all very excited about it. It's good to know you'll be coming to that, but we also hope to see you in Seoul.

Cheers,

Jeffrey Haas
President, Asia Pacific Poker Tour
http://www.appt.com

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Jeffrey speaks the truth.

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Yea i'm very probably going. Korean BBQ FTW.

Know some good spots Rekrul?

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Yeah definitely will help people book rooms at the best clubs on any day just ask me and I'll get U a waiter. Probably the day of the tournament will book out like 5+ rooms in the best club here so that anyone who busts can party.

Will also take anyone to damn good restaurants.

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Yea i'm very probably going. Korean BBQ FTW.

Know some good spots Rekrul?

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Yeah definitely will help people book rooms at the best clubs on any day just ask me and I'll get U a waiter. Probably the day of the tournament will book out like 5+ rooms in the best club here so that anyone who busts can party.

Will also take anyone to damn good restaurants.

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Cool man i'll ship you a PM when i'm booked, i'm like 90% at this point.

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I was in Manila.

I busted early in the main event when my floped flush crashed against a better flush. After that :

- deception : the other events had very poor number of players. Just 30 players for one 500 NL holdem...

- but happy : I won this 500 NL event for 5200$ win. And I won a 100$ + rebuys sat to Seoul. So i will be in Seoul

- good points : in this kind of "little" tournament, the invited "stars" (Negreanu, Hachem and some others in Manila) are very accessible. I played one 1000$ Sit and go with J Hachem.

- Cash game. it was like 2/4 US$ NL, US$ 5/10 and US$ 10/20 and some Omaha but all played in pesos... 3/4 tables untill 5 pm and 10 or 12 tables after.

Bad point : it was played in a room, which is not a poker room. Good instalation for the torunament area, but very poor for the Cash game (and lots of smoke in the CG area)

The organization is good. Pokerstars as a sponsor do his work and offer coktails, dinners... and australian people who organize the tournament are pro and very cool.
It was not easy with dealers who are justr learning poker rules... but I didn t see big problems (just some dealers are very slow)

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Just a warning to you guys: I live in Seoul and I've been to the Walker-Hill Casino several times. The games are super-soft, but the rake is RIDICULOUS. 10% from every pot up to $20. So you might want to reconsider if you're coming here for the side games.

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Two of the more fun events I have played in my life were two of the Season One EPTs. Tournament poker was new to a lot of people in the area, and there was a real excitement about the game and the event.

Friends of mine who went said the APPT had the same vibe. Actually, for the I-wanna-be-a-baller set out there - these events are a great chance to have your mug on TV all over the region.

I can't go to Seoul, but boy do I want to go to the next stop...

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Color me jealous. It's been a number of years since I've been to Seoul. It would be nice to visit again.

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# It's Korea! and we're organizing some very cool tourism options like trips to the DMZ and national palaces. You can also come early to enjoy this fascinating city, eat some incredible food (like *fire chicken* and bulgogi) and, if you're so inclined, shop for new technology or fashion. As well, you might consider taking a tour into North Korea to visit Mt. Kumgang - but we're not arranging that - or spend a night in a Buddhist temple;

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Just bought myself into the event and planing on some tourist stuff, 2.5k$ tourney is relativly low and i've never been to asia. won't fly over to asia for only 4 days [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

a 2day guided tour is really awesome and i'd also like one night in a temple, i think i'll do them both, but do they speak english in the temple? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

so i plan 4 nights for appt, one night for the guided tour and 1 night for the temple trip and 1 night just for seoul [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

anything else what i have to see?

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just adding, i used to play some starcraft und specially warcraft and i heard stuff like pro gamers in korea etc... public matches etc

is it possible to go watch a warcraft or starcraft match? are the games everyday or just on special dates? can i just buy a ticket for it or is it used to be sold out?

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For anyone who played in the APPT Manilla event or has outside knowledge:

How is the blind structure for this event? Seeing that it's only a $2.5k buy-in, I assume it doesn't have the standard 90 minute blind levels that the $10k WPT events offer, but is the structure at least reasonable?

I might try to qualify for this on Stars, but if the structure makes it a complete crapshoot, it would be more about visiting Korea than playing in this tourney...

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How is the blind structure for this event? Seeing that it's only a $2.5k buy-in, I assume it doesn't have the standard 90 minute blind levels that the $10k WPT events offer, but is the structure at least reasonable?

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All details on tournament structure, payout and schedule are available in this document:
http://www.appt.com/tournaments/seou...ul-Details.pdf

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My girlfriend is from Seoul (Gangbuk-gu specifically, but she's in Vancouver now, I'm going back to Vancouver mid-October) and I'd love to go there some time.

Maybe when I'm baller enough I can play in the APPT Season 2. Seoul seems awesome.

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First post - wuhu, time to give something back to the 2+2 community that I've learned so much from, I'll do this by asking some questions. This might not seem much like giving back, but it's a start.

Qualified to this tournament through a PS 109 DS, actually registered more by mistake than anything as I don't like the double shootouts, but hey.

I've never played a tournament like this before. What would people expect the level of play to be like? Anyone that went to the Manilla APPT that could share some info?

Also, what should I do in Seoul? Will stay in South Korea until Wednesday or Thursday I think. Any advice from the South Koreans on here?

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can u play online poker in korea?
connect to partypoker or pokerstars?

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and another little question
what money to bring with me?
obviously credit card and with that?
us dollar or korean won?
i only have euro right now, so should i change it into korean won?

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and another little question
what money to bring with me?
obviously credit card and with that?
us dollar or korean won?
i only have euro right now, so should i change it into korean won?

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The casino accepts USD, EUR and KRW (Korean Won) currencies, but all games are in KRW. You lock-in your conversion rate when you buy-in, so regardless of whether you're up or down when you're done you will cash-out at the same rate.

Most shops and restaurants accept credit cards, but few places will give you a good exchange rate on USD (and even fewer places will recognize Euro). If you're going out shopping and don't want to use your card, then change some money into KRW first.

Also, note that cabs are really inexpensive - but ask first if you plan to use a card, because some don't accept them.

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The structure in Manila was passable. There were not the 90 minute blind levels like at WPTs but there was still a lot of play. When several complaints arose about the dealers being slower they actually rolled us back a level.

I traveled to Manila for the same reason I am going to Seoul...more for the city and to have fun than the poker tournament. I was planning to see Asia this year anyway and I mineaswell time it with the poker tournaments there if I am going. If I was actually hunting for the big score I would be in EPT London instead.

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I would have loved to go but I didn't find out about the tourney until it was too late... My girlfriend is from Seoul and was actually just there a month ago but said she would have gone back with me if I went... *sigh*

Oh well, maybe next year

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can u play online poker in korea?
connect to partypoker or pokerstars?

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Yes, yes. I am not sure about Party, but you can definitely connect to PS.

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Hi,
I`ll be there and hope there`s worse players than Rekrul at the tables, since Koreans are not allowed to play which means absolutely NO fishos who come to play because there`s an event in their hometown.
The good thing: I might have played vs. every single one of the players on pokerstars before, just have to figure out who is who, lol.
Anyways, looking forward to a great time there, hopefully the parties rock!

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Rekrul chipleader after day 1.

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im not playing the tournament but im in seoul, staying at the westin chosun in the middle of the city for a week. if anyone wants to go out or anything, lemme know, definitely up for hanging out.

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im not playing the tournament but im in seoul, staying at the westin chosun in the middle of the city for a week. if anyone wants to go out or anything, lemme know, definitely up for hanging out.

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what brought you to Seoul?

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im not playing the tournament but im in seoul, staying at the westin chosun in the middle of the city for a week. if anyone wants to go out or anything, lemme know, definitely up for hanging out.

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what brought you to Seoul?

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i decided to travel around asia for a few months, seoul is the first stop on my trip. i have a friend from high school that is teaching english here, so i thought itd be sorta helpful to come here first so that maybe she could help me get acclimated/not do anything stupid.

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seoul is awesome dont waste time playing poker.

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especially with the $20 max rake