Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
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
Huang Doubles Through Hsiao
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
Xuefeng Huang opened in middle position and called a three-bet to 4,000 from Weikuo Hsiao, who was in the big blind. The flop came 
, and Hsiao bet 5,100. Huang called. Hsiao fired again for 11,000 on the 
turn, and Huang shoved all in. Hsiao didn't seem pleased but seemingly felt obligated to call for just 6,200 more.
Hsiao: 
Huang: 
The river was a 
, and the jacks were good for a double.
Hsiao, who was once by far the chip leader, is now below the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
27,600
-100,400
|
-100,400 |
Double for Chan
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
Justin Chan opened to 1,800 in middle position and called a three-bet to 4,200 from an opponent on the button. The flop came 
and Chan checked. The player on the button set Chan in 12,700, and Chan quickly called with 
. He was fading clubs and kings as his opponent had 
, but the turn was a 
and the river a 
to keep the jacks best.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
3,300
|
3,300 |
Huang Flops Trips to Win Flip
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
Xuefeng Huang opened for 2,000 in middle position and thought briefly before calling the all-in shove of a player in the small blind who had 14,100.
Huang: 
Small blind:
Huang pumped his fist when he was 
flop. The 
and 
on the turn and river sent the pot his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
74,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Updated Chip Counts
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
137,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
128,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
86,300
50,300
|
50,300 |
|
72,300
40,900
|
40,900 |
|
59,000
35,400
|
35,400 |
|
|
58,300
30,700
|
30,700 |
|
56,000 | |
|
32,500
-17,500
|
-17,500 |
|
32,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
20,000
12,050
|
12,050 |
|
18,300
-32,500
|
-32,500 |
Demicki Sniffs Out the Airball
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Daniel Demicki three-bet to 6,000 from the big blind and got a call from the player in the cutoff. Both checked the 
flop and the turn was a 
. Demicki bet 9,000 and his opponent immediately shoved all in for 47,600. Demicki thought briefly and then called.
Demicki: 
Cutoff: 
Demicki had just four outs to fade, and the 
wasn't one of them. The Polish player just moved over from the High Roller, where he finished sixth, but he already has four starting stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
126,200 |
Ko Flops Two Pair
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
A player in the hijack bet 5,300 on a 
flop and Yuki Ko called on the button. The hijack fired 11,00 more on the turn and Ko called again. Both checked the river, and Ko won the showdown with 
against .
Players then went on a 10-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
144,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
66 More in the Pool
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Day 1b's registration has closed with 66 entries. Combined with the 54 who fired on Day 1a, that makes 120 total entries so far in PokerStars Festival Korea Main Event with two starting flights still to go.