APPT Korea

[Sciolist]

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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.

[Rekrul]

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

F U ALL

[Bond18]

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

Know some good spots Rekrul?

[Poker Tatsu]

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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

[Rekrul]

Jeffrey speaks the truth.

[Rekrul]

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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.

[Bond18]

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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.

[pok21KASS]

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)

[smurfitup]

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.

[Schecky]

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...