Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
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
Tanaka Eliminates Gutierrez
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Elias Gutierrez shoved all in for about 38,000 in middle position and got called by Masatoshi Tanaka, who was in the small blind.
Tanaka: 
Gutierrez: 
Gutierrez needed to find a trey, but the 
board was an airball for him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
133,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Ivan Leow Takes From Yang Zhang
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
With about 38,000 chips already in the middle on a flop of 
, Ivan Leow checked from the small blind, the big blind also checked, and Yang Zhang bet 13,500 from under the gun. Leow check-raised to 30,000, the big blind got out of the way, and Zhang called.
The turn brought the 
and Leow bet 50,000. Zhang called.
The river was the 
and Leow bet again, 80,000 this time, sending Zhang into the tank. After considering his decision for over a minute, Zhang folded and Leow took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
142,000
-53,000
|
-53,000 |
|
||
Coolered? No Problem for Yeu
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Kazuto Sato opened under the gun for 13,000 and got three-bet to 38,000 by Wei Hsiang Yeu, who was in the cutoff. Sato came back with 80,000 and Yeu shoved all in, putting Sato to the test for about 180,000 total. Sato quickly called.
Sato: 
Yeu: 
Yeu needed a king and found not one but two on the 
flop. The turn and river completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
479,000
189,000
|
189,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Leow vs. Ogura
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
With about 30,000 chips already in the pot on a flop of 
, Takashi Ogura bet 15,000 into his lone opponent, Ivan Leow on the button. Leow called.
The turn brought the 
and Ogura checked. Leow bet 25,000 and Ogura quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
468,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
175,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Chan Picks Off Yeu
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Justin Chan opened to 11,000 and got three callers. Wei Hsiang Yeu was one of them, and he bet 21,000 when all three players in front checked to him on the 
flop. Only Chan called. Chan check-called another 32,000 on the 
turn, and he faced a final barrel of 54,000 on the 
river.
Chan quickly called, and Yeu tabled 
for bottom pair. Chan had .
A player was eliminated at another table, so the tournament has reached hand-for-hand play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,000
-79,000
|
-79,000 |
|
400,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
Hand-for-Hand
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
The money bubble has been reached with 40 players remaining, so play is now hand-for-hand.
A Bubble Double for Linh Tran
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Linh Tran got his entire stack of 22,500 in the middle before the flop against a player in middle position who had him covered by a wide margin.
Tran: 
Opponent: 
Tran had the preflop advantage with his jacks but needed to fade an ace in order to avoid being eliminated on the money bubble. The board ran out 
and Tran took the pot to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
Break Time
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Players are now in the midst of their second 10-minute break of the day. Play will still be hand-for-hand when cards are back in the air.
Updated Chip Counts on the Bubble (full)
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
750,000
282,000
|
282,000 |
|
643,000
253,000
|
253,000 |
|
475,000
312,700
|
312,700 |
|
465,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
421,000
333,900
|
333,900 |
|
390,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
389,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
|
365,500
-34,500
|
-34,500 |
|
335,000
259,000
|
259,000 |
|
294,500
200,600
|
200,600 |
|
290,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
275,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
264,000
112,200
|
112,200 |
|
220,000
135,200
|
135,200 |
|
200,000
53,300
|
53,300 |
|
185,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
180,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
180,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
167,000
141,200
|
141,200 |
|
145,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
|
|
127,000
-121,000
|
-121,000 |
|
125,000
-54,200
|
-54,200 |
|
118,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
|
110,000
77,800
|
77,800 |
|
107,500
-18,500
|
-18,500 |