KRW 4,350,000 High Roller
Day 2 Started
2017 PokerStars Festival Korea
KRW 4,350,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Festival Korea
Buy-in
4,350,000 KRW
Entries
62
Level
22
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
3,000
Welcome to Day 2 of PokerStars Festival Korea ₩4,350,000 High Roller
The ₩4,350,000 High Roller event at the inaugural PokerStars Festival Korea will see 23 players return at noon local time for Day 2 action. The first day of play saw 45 entries made by 32 unique players, creating a prize pool of ₩174,600,000, the approximate equivalent of just over $155,000. Currently leading the way is Boyuan Qu with 253,400 chips, but PokerStars Team Online Pro Randy Lew is hot on his heels with 203,700. Furthermore, with accomplished players like Albert Paik (147,400), Sparrow Cheung (131,300), Alan Lau (51,800), Pete Chen (43,100), and Takashi Ogura (24,400) still in the mix and late registration open for the first two levels of Day 2 play, it's absolutely anybody's game.
Play on Day 2 will begin with Level 13, will consist of 50-minute levels with ten-minute breaks every two levels, and is scheduled to play down to a winner.
A complete seat draw for the remainder of the field is below. Keep it here for coverage of the High Roller and the Main Event, which is already underway, at PokerStars Festival Korea from the PokerNews live reporting team.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Randy Lew | United States | 203,700 |
| 1 | 2 | Daniel Demicki | Poland | 81,400 |
| 1 | 4 | Horzuchi Yutaka | Japan | 42,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Aki Virtanen | Finland | 32,700 |
| 1 | 7 | Elias Guitierrez | Spain | 190,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Park Yu Sparrow Cheung | Hong Kong | 131,300 |
| 2 | 1 | Damian Zachowicz | Poland | 40,200 |
| 2 | 2 | Shinji Kashima | Japan | 191,400 |
| 2 | 4 | Yen Han Pete Chen | Taiwan | 43,100 |
| 2 | 6 | Takumi Samejima | Japan | 124,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Geoffrey Mooney | Australia | 59,900 |
| 2 | 8 | Takayuki Iwamoto | Japan | 34,900 |
| 3 | 1 | Keisuke Hikosaka | Japan | 98,600 |
| 3 | 2 | Antti Halme | Finland | 37,600 |
| 3 | 4 | Albert Paik | United States | 147,400 |
| 3 | 6 | Yang Zhang | China | 63,400 |
| 3 | 7 | Seng Yee Leow | Malaysia | 49,100 |
| 3 | 8 | Linh Tran | Vietnam | 84,900 |
| 4 | 1 | Takashi Ogura | Japan | 24,400 |
| 4 | 2 | King Lune Alan Lau | Hong Kong | 51,800 |
| 4 | 4 | Kazuhiko Yotsushika | Japan | 50,000 |
| 4 | 6 | Boyouan Qu | China | 253,400 |
| 4 | 7 | Wei Hsiang Yeu | Malaysia | 188,100 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Cards are officially in the air in Day 2.
Alan Lau Stacked by Wei Hsiang Yeu
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
With about 25,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading 
, Alan Lau checked from the big blind and Wei Hsiang Yeu bet 8,000 from the cutoff. Lau check-raised all in and Yeu called to put Lau at risk.
Lau: 
Yeu: 
Lau had ace high and an open-ended straight draw but found himself trailing Yeu's flopped pair of nines. The 
on the river was no help to Lau and Yeu took the pot, putting his stack over the 200,000-chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
242,000 | 53,900 |
|
Busted |
Several More Entries
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Although there were 45 total entries on Day 1, that number has already climbed to 49 within the first few minutes of play on Day 2. Among the recent re-entries is Alan Lau, who lost his stack moments ago and has been seated back on the same table.
Wei Hsiang Yeu Takes from Kazuhiko Yotsushika
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
With about 17,000 chips already in the middle on a flop of 
, Kazuhiko Yotsushika was in the big blind and had already put four T-5,000 chips over the line. Wei Hsiang Yeu moved all-in from the hijack, putting Yotsushika to a decision for the remainder of his stack. He went into the tank and tossed the dealer at least one time bank chip. As the seconds ticked down on the shot clock, he folded and showed the 
, and Yeu took the pot.
Although PokerStars Team Online Pro Randy Lew began the day second in chips, Yeu holds that spot currently and this pot put his stack closer to that of the current chip leader, Boyouan Qu, who began the day on the same table as Yeu but has since been moved to a different one.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
298,200 | 46,800 |
|
|
271,000 | 29,000 |
|
218,000 | 14,300 |
|
46,500 | -3,500 |
Horzuchi Yutaka Doubles Through Elias Gutierrez
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Horzuchi Yutaka was in the cutoff and got his entire stack in the middle before the flop against Elias Gutierrez, who was in the small blind and has Yutaka covered by a wide margin.
Yutaka: 
Gutierrez: 
Gutierrez had the preflop advantage with his pocket pair and Yutaka needed help from the deck to double up. He took the lead when the flop fell 
, pairing his ace and leaving Gutierrez in bad shape. The 
on the turn changed nothing, the river further improved Yutaka by giving him aces up, and he took the pot to double.
As Gutierrez was stacking his newly-acquired chips, Takashi Ogura, who began the day as the short stack and had been felted minutes earlier, took a seat at this table after re-entering.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
158,400 | -31,600 |
|
91,000 | 49,000 |
|
50,000 | 23,600 |
Schedule Change: Added Dinner Break
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Although it was not listed on the published structure sheet, tournament staff have just announced that players in this event will have a one-hour dinner break after six levels of play on Day 2.
Pete Chen Felted
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Boyuan Qu, who extended his chip lead significantly over the first level of Day 2, raised to 5,500 from the button and Pete Chen jammed from the small blind for 33,200. Daniel Demicki quickly reshoved from the big blind for what looked like just over 80,000,, and after a few moments of thought, Qu folded.
Demicki:
Chen: 
Chen was in bad shape preflop with the smaller pocket pair and needed help from the deck in order to double up. Although he picked up a gutshot when the flop came 
, he didn't improve further on the 
turn or 
river and Demicki took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
392,000 | 93,800 |
|
136,000 | 54,600 |
|
Busted |