Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 65
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
Hsiao Grinding Up
Level 6
: 250/500, 65 ante
Weikuo Hsiao bet 1,500 from under the gun when the big blind checked to him on an 
flop. The big blind called and a 
hit. Both players checked. On the 
river, Hsiao bet 2,500 when checked to and won the showdown with 
when his opponent called.
Hsiao appears to be the runaway chip leader early.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
128,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
Lai Takes Four-Bet Pot Off Virtanen
Level 6
: 250/500, 65 ante
Kwok Chun Lai was in the small blind and facing a four-bet when we arrived at his table. It looked to be around 8,000 to play, and Lai continued, seeing the 
flop with Aki Virtanen, who was on the button. Both players checked. Lai bet 7,400 on the 
turn and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,400
-2,300
|
-2,300 |
|
29,500
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
More for Ko
Level 6
: 250/500, 65 ante
Yuki Ko bet 2,800 from middle position on a 
flop, and his lone opponent, on the button, made the call. Ko fired 6,500 on the turn and again got called. He slowed down with a check on the 
river. The player on the button checked back, and Ko won the showdown with 
for a pair of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Three-Bet Pot to Virtanen Before Break
Level 6
: 250/500, 65 ante
Oleg Shalaumov opened to 1,200 in the cutoff, and Aki Virtanen made it 3,700 in the big blind. Shalaumov called and the two players checked to the river on 
. Finally, Virtanen fired 5,200 and took it down.
The players then went on a 10-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,000
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
Virtanen Hits the River
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
Aki Virtanen raised to 1,500 in middle position and got three-bet to 4,000 by the player in the small blind. Virtanen called to see a 
flop. Virtanen called a bet of 2,500 and they both checked the 
. On the river, the small blind checked again. Virtanen bet 10,000 and received a call after about 30 seconds.
The Finnish player revealed 
for a boat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Photos: PokerStars Festival Korea Main Event Day 1b
Photos by Long Guan.
Sano Doubles Up
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
We didn't see how it went down, or what his opponents cards were as they were already in the muck, but Mitsuru Sano just doubled up from the big blind. The board had come 
, meaning Sano's 
was good for first a straight and then a backdoor flush. There was about 6,000 in the middle already, and Sano's opponent sent him around 24,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000 |
Sano Takes Three-Way All in
Level 7
: 300/600, 100 ante
A player was already all in from the small blind when we got to Mitsuru Sano's table, so there was about 30,000 in the middle. Sano was in middle position and facing another all-in wager from the player on the button, who had about 50,000, enough to cover Sano. Someone called a clock, and about halfway through his remaining time, Sano called.
Sano: 
Small blind: 
Button:
Sano's jacks were best, and they got way better after the 
flop. The 
turn ended even the slim chance that he could lose the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
67,000
|
67,000 |