2017 PokerStars Festival Korea

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Festival Korea

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
83,130,000 KRW
Event Info
Buy-in
1,650,000 KRW
Entries
285
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Demicki's Value-Bet Helps Noda

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Daniel Demicki
Daniel Demicki

Daniel Demicki bet 25,000 from early position, about half of the pot, on an {8-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{k-Hearts}{q-Hearts} board, and Hiroyuki Noda called on his left. The river was a {2-Spades} and Demicki bet 28,000. Noda thought about 30 seconds and then called.

Demicki showed {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} for two pair, but Noda had outdrawn him on the turn with {k-Spades}{q-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Hiroyuki Noda jp
Hiroyuki Noda
244,000
90,600
90,600
Daniel Demicki pl
Daniel Demicki
152,000
-57,500
-57,500

Tags: Hiroyuki NodaDaniel Demicki

Dmitrii Kovalevskii Eliminates Keisuke Hikosaka

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

With about 18,000 chips already in the pot on a flop of {J-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{7-Spades}, Keisuke Hikosaka checked from the small blind to his lone opponent, Dmitrii Kovalevskii who was under the gun. Kovalevskii bet 8,300 and after a bit of thought, Hikosaka shoved for 22,700. Kovalevskii called and the two players tabled their hands.

Hikosaka: {7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}
Kovalevskii: {K-Clubs}{10-Spades}

Hikosaka had the lead with his pair of sevens but Kovalevskii could take the lead by hitting his double gutshot or pairing either of his hole cards. The {9-Diamonds} on the turn changed nothing but the {8-Diamonds} river gave Kovalevskii a jack-high straight to take the pot and send Hikosaka to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitrii Kovalevskii ru
Dmitrii Kovalevskii
410,000
172,000
172,000
Keisuke Hikosaka jp
Keisuke Hikosaka
Busted

Tags: Dmitrii KovalevskiiKeisuke Hikosaka

Junko Applying Pressure

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

With about 18,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading {K-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}, Hirai Junko was in the big blind and checked to her lone opponent, Alan Lau in middle position. Lau bet 8,000 and Junko check-raised to 22,000. After a few moments of consideration, Lau folded and Junko took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Hirai Junko jp
Hirai Junko
155,000
33,500
33,500
Alan Lau hk
Alan Lau
85,600
47,000
47,000

Tags: Alan LauHirai Junko

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Shimizu Doubles Through Nose in Surprising Fashion

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Gen Nose bet 12,000 on a {2-Spades}{a-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop from the big blind, and Masato Shimizu shoved from the next seat for 36,000. Nose called with {q-Spades}{8-Spades} for a flush draw. Shimizu held {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} for top pair. Nose hit his flush on the {5-Spades} river, but it followed a {5-Diamonds} turn, so Shimizu made a full house.

Shimizu leaned back in his seat in amazement after initially thinking he was finished.

Player Chips Progress
Masato Shimizu jp
Masato Shimizu
90,000
47,400
47,400
Gen Nose jp
Gen Nose
51,000
-9,000
-9,000

Tags: Masato ShimizuGen Nose

Naohito Tamaya Climbing

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Goken Okawa raised to 5,200 from the hijack and Naohito Tamaya called from the small blind.

The flop came {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and Tamaya checked. Okawa bet 7,000 and Tamaya called.

The turn brought the {3-Hearts} and Tamaya checked. Okawa bet again, 10,000 this time, and Tamaya called.

The {9-Spades} fell on the river, Tamaya bet 20,000, and Okawa called. Tamaya flipped over {Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}, having flopped a flush draw that didn't come in but paired his nine on the end. Okawa sent his cards into the muck and Tamaya took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Naohito Tamaya jp
Naohito Tamaya
248,000
43,200
43,200
Goken Okawa jp
Goken Okawa
95,500
-32,700
-32,700

Tags: Naohito TamayaGoken Okawa

Tomita Eliminated After Shoving Rags on the Button

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Tetsuro Tomita shoved all in for 47,400 on the button, and Ivan Leow called in the small blind. The big blind tanked a bit and got the count but folded.

Tomita: {10-Diamonds}{6-Spades}
Leow: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {7-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{9-Spades}, enabling Leow to fade some outs that Tomita flopped and eliminate him.

Player Chips Progress
Ivan Leow my
Ivan Leow
134,000
18,000
18,000
Tetsuro Tomita jp
Tetsuro Tomita
Busted

Tags: Seng Yee LeowTetsuro Tomita

Brutal Chop for Lin

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

We found Celina Lin in middle position with a four-bet to 28,800 in front of her. Seng Yee Leow put in a five-bet from the cutoff to 50,000. Lin moved all in for 40,500 more, and Leow tanked a couple of minutes and called.

Lin: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}
Leow: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

The flop came {j-Spades}{q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}, giving Leow a pair and outs to a chop. He got there right away on the {k-Clubs} turn, but Lin could still hit a club for the whole pot. The river was a {9-Hearts} though.

Player Chips Progress
Ivan Leow my
Ivan Leow
116,000
4,800
4,800
Celina Lin cn
Celina Lin
92,300
18,400
18,400

Tags: Celina LinSeng Yee Leow

Geoffery Mooney Eliminated by Taehoon Han

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Taehoon Han and Geoffery Mooney got all the chips in the middle before the flop with Mooney at risk.

Han: {Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Mooney: {3-}{3-}

Mooney was flipping for his tournament life and needed his small pocket pair to hold in order to double up. The board ran out {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{7-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{8-Spades}, pairing Han's ten, and he took the pot to send Mooney to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Taehoon Han nz
Taehoon Han
171,000
41,300
41,300
Geoffrey Mooney au
Geoffrey Mooney
Busted

Tags: Taehoon HanGeoffery Mooney

Randy Lew Eliminated by Dmitrii Kovalevskii

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Randy Lew
Randy Lew

Dmitrii Kovalevskii raised from middle position and Randy Lew three-bet to 12,000 from the button. Kovalevskii four-bet shoved to put Lew to a decision for his stack and he quickly called.

Lew: {J-Spades}{J-Clubs}
Kovalevskii: {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}

Lew was way behind with the smaller of the two Broadway pairs and needed help from the deck in order to preserve his tournament life. The board ran out {9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} which changed nothing and Kovalevskii took the pot to eliminate Lew.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitrii Kovalevskii ru
Dmitrii Kovalevskii
238,000
37,000
37,000
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
Busted

Tags: Dmitrii KovalevskiiRandy Lew