Yoshihiro Tasaka is 2008 APPT Seoul Champ

49-year-old Yoshihiro Tasaka has become Japan’s first ever competitor to win an Asia Pacific Poker Tour title. 165 players took part in the event which ran over three days at the Paradise Walkerhill Casino in Korea, creating a prize pool of 465,300,000 KRW, which is approximately USD $400,777. Professionals competing for the top prize of 148,896,000 KRW, (that’s approximately USD $128,250) included Team PokerStars Pros Greg Raymer, Hevad Khan, and Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier.

After 13 hours at the final table, Yoshihiro Tasaka emerged as the champion when his 9 2 hit the nine on the flop, against the A 4 of his opponent.

President of the APPT, Jeffrey Haas said, “This year 35 Japanese players travelled across to Seoul to play in the main event compared to 21 in season one last year — to me this player increase highlights the growth in poker culture and appreciation for the sport of tournament poker in this part of the world and it is very fitting to see a Japanese player return home with the title. It is very exciting for the region to see some home-grown heroes.”

The APPT’s next stop is the SKYCITY Casino in Auckland, New Zealand on Oct. 9.
 

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