Quebec 11/19/2009 8:03:40 AM
First Korean Wins Asian Pacific Poker Tour
As this Asian Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) comes to a close, it is not an ordinary win. For the first time ever, a Korean player that takes home the title as Champion.
As this Asian Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) comes to a close, it is not an ordinary win. For the first time ever, a Korean player that takes home the title as Champion. Dong-bin Han came to win, and he has done just that. This weekend in Cebu he plays to win and walks away as champion of the APPT of the Philippines. First he had to play hardball, and win the final heads-up against David Hilton. As a sweet victory, there was a great pot to win in the main tournament even with the $2,000.00 buy-in to play. Dong-bin Han in the end walked away with a staggering win of over $148,200. Han is now the second Asian poker player to win the overwhelmingly popular tournament by storm. In the end, David Hilton and Dong-bin Han went head to head.
Although he has been playing in person and online poker professionally for several years this was his first major tournament in the public eye, and what a way to do it. His win is like showing the whole Korean poker industry that it can be done, and with class. There are many other Korean poker players out there who look up to this Great online poker playing role model.
The middle aged online poker playing Korean has been known to outplay and win several online poker tournaments. This includes winning at PokerStars.net where he beat out online poker pros and was awarded what translates to about $160,000. This man knows his cards and is out for blood.
The only downfall would be for those who were looking forward to the trophy and championship tournament stayed with the Filipino’s and on their soil. But now that is something that hasn’t been left for chance, and better luck next year.
To have someone of a Korean decent win such a large poker tournament within the Asian Poker Tournaments, it is something that will be talked about, and honored for several years. Win a poker professional can out play and win against professional poker players from all over the world this takes them to a new level all together. Now when that champion player is a first time titles champion player from Korea this is a whole new ballgame. He is now a household name, bringing the sport of poker back into the limelight.
