WPT Seoul Heads to Final: 1.56 Billion KRW Prize Pool

WPT Seoul ends on Monday after eleven days of intense competition at the newly opened YY Poker Club. The final day of the INSPIRE Championship will be broadcast on World Poker Tour channels.

The event drew 1,033 entries and created a prize pool of 1.56 billion KRW, roughly 1.17 million dollars. That amount is well above the 1 billion KRW guarantee. Dong Li Shen holds the lead with a clear advantage over his rivals.

PokerNews spoke with WPT commentator Aaron Paul Kramer before the final day. Kramer, who goes by the handle APK, says commentating has given him great pleasure. He describes being part of an event like this as a dream and says he pinches himself every morning.

Kramer praises the venue, dealers and staff at YY Poker Club, INSPIRE Resort and Ultra Lounge. He says these venues are the high point of his short commentating career. His favorite moment, he says, was when his own mother and the mother of commentator Bobby James met during a broadcast chat and became friends.