Several poker players who’ve been working hard to improve their skills have now been nominated for the 피망포커머니상 in Korea. This includes Claudia and Marin Yum, that are Korean poker twins. The twins were nominated for the award by the Korea Poker Association. They were selected based on their performances in the recent APL Tip-Off series, the No Limit Hold’em Turbo event, and the High Roller event. They also earned a spot in the Korean Poker Stars Series. This is a tournament for professional poker players, and will be held in Korea in November.
APL Tip-Off series
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High Roller event
Continuing the poker trend in February, Poker Money Award Korea hosted a high roller event at Paradise City Casino in Incheon, South Korea. Keiji Takahashi took home W143,890,000 (US$ 126,623) for his victory. Eight other Japanese players also finished in the money.
The two-day event attracted 592 entries. As well as the main event, the festival offered eight side events, with a complete of 254,500,000 USD in prize money.
The big event featured a “best stack forward” format, which allowed players to play in as much Day 1 events because they wanted. Takahashi took his time in the tournament, making a total of six final tables.
Several notables busted, including Ken Okada, Natalie Teh, Daniel Lee, Robert Glasspool, and Danny Tang. As well as the high roller, the event attracted 160 entries for the Main Event, which generated a complete prize pool of KRW 310,400,000 (US$ 275,400).
Despite having to play in five events on the initial day, Takahashi was still in a position to lead the field into the last day. He won the tournament by defeating Jian Yang heads up.
No Limit Hold’em Turbo event
Despite deficiencies in top tournaments in his hometown of Vladivostok, Dmitrii Kovalevskii managed to get to the last table in the No Limit Hold’em Turbo event at Poker Money Award in Korea. A medical equipment company owner who played both cash games and tournaments, Kovalevskii was out to prove he is able to beat the tournaments.
After an earlier double up, Brandt fought back with patient grinding, eventually reaching the last table. He eliminated Jacob Ferro in sixth place. He also eliminated Jason Adams in 12th place. His final-table money total was US$ 301,396.
After a strong first-half of the tournament, Brandt enjoyed a slow climb back up the ladder. He had 50% of the leaders’ stacks when the last table started. He nearly got booted from the last table when a straight flush draw failed. But he was able to fight, eliminating Jacob Ferro and Jason Adams.
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