Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
2017 PokerStars Festival Korea
Main Event
Day: 2
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
Break Time
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Players are now on a 10-minute break.
Ko Stays Aggressive
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
With about 110,000 already in the middle and the board reading 
, Yuki Ko bet 80,000 from the small blind into his lone opponent, Hiroyuki Noda, who was in the big blind, and he went into the tank. After over a minute, he called.
The river brought the 
and Ko took about a minute to consider his decision before he shoved, putting Noda to a decision for his stack. Noda folded and Ko took the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,150,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
285,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
Hsiao Takes From Yeu
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Three players checked a 
flop, and Weikuo Hsiao checked the 
turn from the small blind. Big blind Wei Hsiang Yeu bet 60,000. That chased away the player on the button, but Hsiao woke up with a min-raise to 120,000. Yeu called. On the 
river, Hsiao bet 145,000. Yeu went deep into the tank but called after about two minutes.
Hsiao showed 
for a set to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
289,000
-291,000
|
-291,000 |
Janik's Set is Best
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
With a substantial pot of about 240,000 already brewing and the board reading 
, Harunobu Kojima checked from the small blind to his lone opponent, Scott Janik, who was under the gun. Janik bet 70,000 and Kojima called.
The 
fell on the river and Kojima bet 200,000. After brief consideration, Janik called and tabled 
for a turned set of threes which was good enough to win the pot against Kojima's 
for ace high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,120,000
426,000
|
426,000 |
|
545,000
-315,000
|
-315,000 |
Chengbei Li Eliminated in 13th Place (₩6,350,000)
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Chengbei Li got his stack in before the flop against Xingbiao Zhu, who had him covered.
Li:
Zhu: 
Zhu had a big lead with his pocket kings and Li needed help from the deck to preserve his tournament life. The board ran out 
which was no help to Li and Zhu took the pot to end Li's deep run in this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Ko Pushing Towards 2 Million
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
In what looked like a limped pot, Weikuo Hsiao bet 30,000 from the big blind on a 
flop. Yuki Ko called on the button and the small blind mucked. Both players checked the turn and Hsiao checked the river. Ko bet 100,000 and Hsiao called after about 30 seconds.
Ko turned over 
for trips. Hsiao showed the beat he'd taken: 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,790,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
|
550,000
-255,000
|
-255,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Ko Turns Up the Heat
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Chengbei Li opened to 35,000 from middle position and Yuki Ko three-bet to 88,000 from the cutoff. Li took a few moments to consider his decision before four-betting to 175,000, and Ko then five-bet shoved, putting Li to a decision for the remainder of his stack. Li had about 430,000 behind and went into the tank for over two minutes before he ultimately folded and Ko was pushed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,410,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
430,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
Justin Chan Eliminated in 14th Place (₩5,720,000)
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Justin Chan got his stack in before the flop holding 
against Dmitrii Kovalevskii who had him covered and held 
. Kovalevskii had the preflop advantage and Chan needed to improve in order to preserve his tournament life. The board ran out which paired Chan's three on the river, but it wasn't enough, and Kovalevskii took the pot to end Chan's deep run in this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |