KRW 4,350,000 High Roller
Day 1 Completed
KRW 4,350,000 High Roller
Day 1 Completed
The ₩4,350,000 High Roller at the inaugural PokerStars Festival Korea attracted 45 entries and generated a prize pool of ₩174,600,000, the approximate equivalent of just over $155,000. Twenty-three players bagged chips at the conclusion of play with China's Boyuan Qu at the head of the pack with 253,400. Team PokerStars Online Pro Randy Lew (203,700) was the only other player to bag a stack of over 200,000. Shinji Kashima (191,400), Elias Gutierrez (190,000), and Wei Hsiang Yeu (188,100) aren't far behind, having also spun up their 50,000-chip starting stacks quite nicely over the course of the 12 levels played today.
Several other familiar faces have advanced to Day 2, including Albert Paik (167,600), Sparrow Cheung (131,300), Alan Lau (51,800). Pete Chen, who has already made two final tables at PokerStars Festival Korea in preliminary events, also bagged chips with a stack of 43,100, and Takashi Ogura bagged the short stack with 26,400.
Unfortunately, not all of the fan favorites survived to the end of Day 1 play. PokerStars Team Pro Celina Lin, Phanlert Sukonthachartnant, and Keisuke Hikosaka had all been sent to the rail by the time play concluded.
Day 2 begins at noon local time on Friday and late registration will remain open until the end of level 14, so there's a whole lot of poker left to be played in this event. Check back here for updates from the PokerNews live reporting team on the action in the PokerStars Festival Korea High Roller and Main Event, which is also already underway.
The seat draw for Day 2 is as follows:
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Randy Lew | United States | 203,700 |
1 | 2 | Daniel Demicki | Poland | 81,400 |
1 | 4 | Horzuchi Yutaka | Japan | 42,000 |
1 | 6 | Aki Virtanen | Finland | 32,700 |
1 | 7 | Elias Guitierrez | Spain | 190,000 |
1 | 8 | Park Yu Sparrow Cheung | Hong Kong | 131,300 |
2 | 1 | Damian Zachowicz | Poland | 40,200 |
2 | 2 | Shinji Kashima | Japan | 191,400 |
2 | 4 | Yen Han Pete Chen | Taiwan | 43,100 |
2 | 6 | Takumi Samejima | Japan | 124,000 |
2 | 7 | Geoffrey Mooney | Australia | 59,900 |
2 | 8 | Takayuki Iwamoto | Japan | 34,900 |
3 | 1 | Keisuke Hikosaka | Japan | 98,600 |
3 | 2 | Antti Halme | Finland | 37,600 |
3 | 4 | Albert Paik | United States | 147,400 |
3 | 6 | Yang Zhang | China | 63,400 |
3 | 7 | Seng Yee Leow | Malaysia | 49,100 |
3 | 8 | Linh Tran | Vietnam | 84,900 |
4 | 1 | Takashi Ogura | Japan | 24,400 |
4 | 2 | King Lune Alan Lau | Hong Kong | 51,800 |
4 | 4 | Kazuhiko Yotsushika | Japan | 50,000 |
4 | 6 | Boyouan Qu | China | 253,400 |
4 | 7 | Wei Hsiang Yeu | Malaysia | 188,100 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Boyuan Qu |
213,400
-47,600
|
-47,600 |
Randy Lew |
203,700
117,700
|
117,700 |
Shinji Kashima |
191,400
-6,600
|
-6,600 |
Elias Gutierrez |
190,000
77,800
|
77,800 |
Wei Hsiang Yeu |
188,100
188,100
|
188,100 |
Albert Paik |
167,600
-35,400
|
-35,400 |
Sparrow Cheung |
131,300
66,800
|
66,800 |
Takumi Samejima |
124,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
Keisuke Hikosaka |
98,699
98,699
|
98,699 |
Linh Tran |
86,900
71,900
|
71,900 |
Daniel Demicki |
81,400
81,400
|
81,400 |
Geoffery Mooney
|
57,900
57,900
|
57,900 |
Alan Lau |
51,800
-55,200
|
-55,200 |
Kazuhiko Yotsushika |
50,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
Seng Yee Leow
|
49,100
49,100
|
49,100 |
Pete Chen |
43,100
13,400
|
13,400 |
Horzuchi Yutaka |
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
Damian Szachowicz
|
40,200
-33,300
|
-33,300 |
Antti Halme |
37,600
-7,900
|
-7,900 |
Takayuki Iwamoto |
34,900
34,900
|
34,900 |
Aki Virtanen |
32,700
-108,300
|
-108,300 |
Takashi Ogura |
26,400
-7,100
|
-7,100 |
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant got all his chips in the middle before the flop against Boyuan Qu, who had him covered by a wide margin.
Sukonthachartnant:
Qu:
Qu had the preflop advantage with the better ace and Sukonthachartnant needed help in order to double up. The board ran out and Qu's hand was still best, so he took the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Boyuan Qu |
261,000
97,500
|
97,500 |
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant | Busted |
Players will play five more hands before bagging chips for the night.
Yuki Ko was in the small blind and got his entire stack of approximately 60,000 in the middle before the flop against Albert Paik in the big blind.
Ko:
Paik:
Paik had a sizeable lead preflop and Ko needed help from the deck in order to double up. The board ran out and Paik's pocket tens held up to win the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Albert Paik |
203,000
19,500
|
19,500 |
Yuki Ko | Busted |
Randy Lew raised to 5,500 from under the gun and Shinji Kashima three-bet to 12,000 from the cutoff. Lew called.
The flop fell and Lew checked. Kashima bet 7,000 and Lew called.
The turn brought the and Lew checked. Kashima bet again, 33,000 this time, and Lew quickly folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Shinji Kashima |
198,000
150,500
|
150,500 |
Randy Lew |
86,000
-29,600
|
-29,600 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Albert Paik |
183,500
22,500
|
22,500 |
Boyuan Qu |
163,500
63,500
|
63,500 |
Aki Virtanen |
141,000
120,400
|
120,400 |
Randy Lew |
115,600
19,600
|
19,600 |
Elias Gutierrez |
112,200
200
|
200 |
Alan Lau |
107,000
14,500
|
14,500 |
Chun Ho Edward Yam |
104,700
56,700
|
56,700 |
Damian Szachowicz
|
73,500
-39,300
|
-39,300 |
Yuki Ko |
61,800
1,500
|
1,500 |
Antti Halme |
45,500
-5,300
|
-5,300 |
Takashi Ogura |
33,500
-18,500
|
-18,500 |
Pete Chen |
29,700
-8,300
|
-8,300 |
Paphawin Laodee
|
27,800
13,300
|
13,300 |
Celina Lin |
23,700
-24,800
|
-24,800 |
Linh Tran |
15,000
-114,000
|
-114,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Keisuke Hikosaka and Sparrow Cheung were in the blinds and got all the chips in before the flop. Hikosaka had about 20,000 chips to start the hand and Cheung had the larger of the two stacks.
Hikosaka:
Cheung:
Hikosaka had the preflop advantage but that changed when the flop fell to give Cheung trip kings. The turn and river were no help to Hikosaka and Cheung took the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sparrow Cheung |
64,500
14,300
|
14,300 |
Keisuke Hikosaka | Busted |