Player Profile: Ziv Bachar
Hometown: Tel Aviv, Israel
Chip Count: 415,000
For such a small nation, Israel has an impressive two-for-two record at APPT events. Following Maor Feldinger��s final table appearance in Manila (he finished fifth), his countryman Ziv Bachar has emulated that feat by making the last nine in Seoul.
The 25-year-old from Tel Aviv, who works in the real estate industry, started his own business 18 months ago. He brings considerable poker experience to the final table, having finished ninth in the 2006 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas (worth $95,000) and was victorious in the � 500 No Limit Hold'em Event at last year��s PokerStars EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo (worth �54,400). Bachar, who won a Sunday Warm-up on PokerStars just a fortnight ago, won his way into the APPT Seoul main event via a $109 satellite on PokerStars. He is the chip leader heading into the final table.