KRW 4,350,000 High Roller Day 1 | 2017 PokerStars Festival Korea

07-20-2017 13:49 UTC+9

Virtanen Bets and Wins

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Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Aki Virtanen raised to 400 from the button, Takumi Samejima called from the small blind, and Keisuke Hikosaka called from the big blind.

The flop fell and Samejima checked. Hikosaka checked and Virtanen bet 575. Both of his opponents folded and he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aki Virtanen	54,400 8,600	8,600
Keisuke Hikosaka	49,200
Takumi Samejima	47,800 100	100

Tags: Aki Virtanen Takumi Samejima Keisuke Hikosaka

07-20-2017 13:59 UTC+9

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aki Virtanen	56,400 2,000	2,000
Elias Gutierrez	55,800 3,400	3,400
Yuki Ko	51,500 -2,200	-2,200
Yoshihiro Kitauchi	50,200 9,000	9,000
Takashi Ogura	49,700 49,700	49,700
Yasuyuki Tsuji	49,200 49,200	49,200
Linh Tran	47,500 47,500	47,500
Takumi Samejima	46,000 -1,800	-1,800
Keisuke Hikosaka	45,100 -4,100	-4,100

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

07-20-2017 14:00 UTC+9

Pete Chen has been on fire this year and is a strong contender in the Asia Player of the Year standings. He walked up to the tournament area moments ago and one of the players asked if Chen was hopping in.

"Yeah, I'll play later," he said. "Too early."

Yuki Ko pointed at the clock and said something, but Chen just laughed and shook his head.

07-20-2017 14:14 UTC+9

Gutierrez Wins With a River Check-Raise

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Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

With about 3,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , Elias Gutierrez checked from the big blind to his lone opponent, Takashi Ogura on the button. Ogura bet 2,200 and Gutierrez called.

The river brought the and Gutierrez checked. Ogura bet 5,000 and as the shot clock was about to expire, Gutierrez raised to 18,000. Ogura considered his decision until there were three seconds remaining on the shot clock before he folded and Gutierrez took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elias Gutierrez	61,500 5,700	5,700
Takashi Ogura	40,200 -9,500	-9,500

Tags: Elias Gutierrez Takashi Ogura

07-20-2017 14:21 UTC+9

Randy Lew Starts Off Strong

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Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

PokerStars Team Pro Randy Lew just took his seat in this event moments ago and quickly got involved in a substantial pot against Yuki Ko. The completed board read and Lew checked from the small blind. Ko bet 1,500 from the big blind into the existing pot of approximately 3,800 and Lew check-raised to 4,500, sending Ko into the tank. As the seconds ticked down, Ko opted to use one of his time extensions. He ultimately folded and Lew took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Lew	53,500 3,500	3,500

Yuki Ko	47,200 -4,300	-4,300

Tags: Randy Lew Yuki Ko

07-20-2017 14:26 UTC+9

Photos: PokerStars Festival Korea ₩4,350,000 High Roller Day 1

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Photos by Long Guan

07-20-2017 14:42 UTC+9

Kashima Chips Up

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Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Nishiyama Hiroshi limped from the button, Randy Lew called from the small blind, and Shinji Kashima checked his option.

The flop fell and Lew bet 250. Kashima raised to 800, Hiroshi called, and Lew folded.

The turn brought the and Kashima bet 1,800. Hiroshi called.

The river was the and Kashima bet 3,000. Hiroshi raised to 15,000 and Kashima called, quickly tabling for eights full of aces. Hiroshi showed for flopped top two pair and Kashima took the chips.