Photos: PokerStars Festival Korea Main Event Day 1b
Photos by Long Guan.
2017 PokerStars Festival Korea
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Festival Korea
Buy-in
1,650,000 KRW
Entries
285
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Give and Take Between Ko and Park
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
Yuki Ko opened under the gun and called a three-bet to 1,800 from Jason Park, who was in the hijack. Both players checked the 
flop, and Ko bet 2,550 on the 
turn. Park peeled, seeing a 
complete the board. Ko check-folded to 5,100.
The next hand, Ko bet 1,500, the size of the pot, into two opponents on a 
board. Park called and the third player mucked. Ko bet 3,200 on the 
river and took the pot without a showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
35,000 |
Thoo's Flush Takes it Before Break
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
Ming Ken Thoo checked in the big blind on a completed board of 
and a player in early position fired 9,000 into the pot of 12,000. Thoo flicked in a chip to call, and his opponent turned over 
for trips. However, Thoo had flopped a flush with 
.
Players are now on break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Ogura Shoves the Turn
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
After one check, a player in early position bet 1,200 on an 
flop. Takashi Ogura made it 4,100 from the small blind to go after a player on the button folded, and bettor called. On the 
turn, Ogura thought things over and then shoved all in. It was 13,050, and that convinced Ogura's opponent to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,300
25,300
|
25,300 |
Ko Stacks One After Thin River Call
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
Yuki Ko moved all in when we got to his table, with 
on the felt. Ko was in the cutoff and there was about 21,000 in the pot. He was all in for about 13,000 effective against a player on the button, who thought things over for about a minute and then dropped in his stack.
Ko turned over 
. His opponent mucked, but per tournament rules, the dealer turned over 
as he walked away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
67,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
Lai Shoves the Turn
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
A player limped under the gun and Aki Virtanen made it 1,200 to go. Kwok Chun Lai called on his left, and the limper made it three to an 
flop. With two checks in front of him, Lai bet 2,200. Only the limper called. The turn was an 
and Lai shoved all in for about 14,000, over the size of the pot. That was enough to convince his opponent to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,000
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Zachowicz Eliminates Kitauchi
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Damian Zachowicz opened for 1,000 in the cutoff, and Yoshihiro Kitauchi shoved all in from the button. It was about 4,000, and Zachowicz snap-called when the blinds folded.
Zachowicz: 
Kitauchi: 
Kitauchi found a great flop as 
hit the felt, but the limited his outs a bit on the turn. The river was a , and Zachowicz scored the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
107,000 | |
|
|
78,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
50,800
13,600
|
13,600 |
|
37,000 | |
|
36,000 | |
|
|
33,700
10,700
|
10,700 |
|
|
23,600
-1,700
|
-1,700 |
|
|
7,950
7,950
|
7,950 |