2017 PokerStars Festival Korea

KRW 4,350,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Festival Korea

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
95
Prize
72,160,000 KRW
Event Info
Buy-in
4,350,000 KRW
Entries
62
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
3,000

Iwamoto vs. Demicki

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Daniel Demicki opened to 18,000 from the hijack, Takayuki Iwamoto three-bet to 44,000 out of the small blind, and Demicki called.

The flop came {Q-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and Iwamoto bet 35,000. Demicki called.

The turn brought the {2-Diamonds} Iwamoto shoved, and Demicki tossed his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Takayuki Iwamoto jp
Takayuki Iwamoto
390,000 109,000
Daniel Demicki pl
Daniel Demicki
144,000 -231,000

Tags: Daniel DemickiTakayuki Iwamoto

Elias Gutierrez Eliminated by Randy Lew to Break the Bubble

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Elias Gutierrez
Elias Gutierrez

Elias Gutierrez got his stack in the middle before the flop against Randy Lew, who had him covered by a wide margin.

Gutierrez: {A-}{K-}
Lew: {A-Spades}{10-Spades}

Gutierrez had the preflop advantage with the better ace and Lew needed help to take the pot and send his opponent to the rail. The board ran out {10-}{5-}{2-}{4-}{2-}, pairing Lew's ten to give him the pot and end what turned out to be a very quick bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
459,000 107,000
Elias Gutierrez es
Elias Gutierrez
Busted

Tags: Randy LewElias Gutierrez

Yutaka's Pocket Pair Is Better

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

With about 50,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading {Q-Hearts}{J-Spades}{2-Clubs}, Kazuhiko Yotsushika checked from the big blind to his lone opponent, Horzuchi Yutaka in middle position. Yutaka checked behind.

The turn brought the {3-Clubs}, Yotsushika bet 22,000, and Yutaka called.

The river was the {3-Spades} and Yotsushika bet again, 30,000 this time. Yutaka called and tabled {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} which was good enough to win the pot against Yotsushika's {4-}{4-}.

Player Chips Progress
Horzuchi Yutaka jp
Horzuchi Yutaka
428,000 108,000
Kazuhiko Yotsushika jp
Kazuhiko Yotsushika
295,000 147,000

Tags: Horzuchi YutakaKazuhiko Yotsushika

Final Table Redraw

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

With nine players remaining, the final table has now been reached, as has the money bubble since eight spots are paid. Here's a look at the final table seat draw:

SeatPlayer 
1Xingbiao Zhu 
2Daniel Demicki 
3Horzuchi Yutaka 
4Sparrow Cheung 
5Takayuki Iwamoto 
6Randy Lew 
7Boyuan Qu 
8Elias Gutierrez 
9Kazuhiko Yotsushika 

Linh Tran Eliminated by Takayuki Iwamoto

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Action folded to Linh Tran on the button and he moved all-in for 89,000. Takayuki Iwamoto reshoved from the small blind, the big blind got out of the way, and the two players tabled their hands.

Iwamoto: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Tran: {A-Hearts}{4-Hearts}

Tran found himself trailing Iwamoto's pocket nines and needed help from the deck in order to preserve his tournament life. The flop fell {9-Spades}{6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}, giving Iwamoto a set to further extend his lead and leave Tran in terrible shape. The {5-Spades} turn and {10-Clubs} river changed nothing and Iwamoto took the pot to send Tran to the rail.

While this hand was in progress, Yang Zhang was also eliminated on the next table over.

Player Chips Progress
Takayuki Iwamoto jp
Takayuki Iwamoto
281,000 166,000
Linh Tran ca
Linh Tran
Busted
Yang Zhang cn
Yang Zhang
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Linh TranTakayuki IwamotoYang Zhang

Qu Gets a Fold from Lew

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

With a massive pot of about 150,000 already brewing and the completed board reading {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{5-Spades}{3-Spades}{K-Clubs}, Randy Lew checked from the small blind to his lone opponent, Boyuan Qu in the big blind. Qu bet 115,000, and after some consideration, Lew folded and Qu took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Boyuan Qu cn
Boyuan Qu
830,000 135,000
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
352,000 -73,000

Tags: Boyuan QuRandy Lew

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Qu Calls and Wins

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Boyuan Qu
Boyuan Qu

With about 50,000 chips in the middle and the completed board reading {A-Spades}{8-Clubs}{6-Spades}{J-Spades}{2-Spades}, Boyuan Qu checked from the big blind and Elias Gutierrez bet 12,000 from the cutoff. Kazuhiko Yotsushika folded from the button, and after a bit of thought, Qu called.

Gutierrez flipped over {3-}{3-} and Qu showed {Q-Hearts}{3-Spades} for the smallest possible flush, which was good enough to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Boyuan Qu cn
Boyuan Qu
745,000 50,000
Elias Gutierrez es
Elias Gutierrez
132,000 -98,000

Tags: Boyuan QuElias GutierrezKazuhiko Yotsushika

Qu Applying Pressure

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

With about 35,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading {J-Hearts}{10-Spades}{4-Spades}, Boyuan Qu checked from the small blind to his lone opponent, Yang Zhang in the big blind. Zhang bet 19,000 and Qu check-raised to 41,000. After a few moments of consideration, Zhang folded and Qu took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Boyuan Qu cn
Boyuan Qu
695,000 -15,000
Yang Zhang cn
Yang Zhang
WSOP 1X Winner
261,000 -69,000

Tags: Boyuan QuYang Zhang