Picking up the action on board with about 15,000 in the pot, Peter Manley was faced with a decision for his remaining 10,500 after his opponent bet 11,000.
After a few moments in the tank, Manley called all in. His opponent immediately mucked and Manley took it down with .
Action folded to Kohei Osa who limped from the button. Celina Lin folded her small blind and John Kim checked his option from the big.
The flop brought and both players tapped the table to see the hit the turn. Kim bet 500 and Osa stuck around. The river was the and Kim moved 775 into the middle. Osa shook his head and got rid of his cards. Kim was pushed the pot and he's now sporting about 50,000 in chips.
Mike Kim opened to 700 from early position and was called by Kohei Osa on the button. The flop brought and Kim checked. Osa took this opportunity to take charge and he fired 1,700 into the center. Kim stuck around and the turn brought the . Both players checked to see the pair the board on the river and it once again went check-check.
Osa showed and Kim mucked his hand, allowing Osa to scoop the pot and bring his stack to about 16,000. He's still under starting stack, however, and has his work cut out for him as the day progresses.
The reigning champion of this event, Andrew Kim, has fallen. Kim conquered a 268-player field last year to pocket KRW 145,000,000 in first-place prize money. Unfortunately for Kim, he found an early exit here on Day 1b. We missed the details of his final hand, but can report that his seat is now vacant.
Kim's elimination ensures that there will be a brand new APPT champion crowned here in Seoul