KRW 4,350,000 High Roller
Day 1 Started
2017 PokerStars Festival Korea
KRW 4,350,000 High Roller
Day: 1
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 1 of PokerStars Festival Korea ₩4,350,000 High Roller
Though much of the poker world still has eyes on Las Vegas, plenty of other notable events are going on around the world, and one is about to get started right here at Paradise City Hotel & Resort in Incheon, South Korea.
PokerStars Festival Korea, the biggest poker event to hit Korean soil, is about to get under way. It's the fifth PokerStars Festival event, after series were held in London, Rozvadov, Chile and Marbella. PokerNews coverage begins with Day 1 of the ₩4,350,000 High Roller, which represents a buy-in of just under $3,900.
The plan for Day 1 is to play out 12 levels, each lasting 40 minutes apiece. Players will start with extremely deep stacks of 50,000 at blinds of 50/100. They'll progress up to 1,000/2,000 by day's end. Registration is open throughout the day and players may reenter as many times as they wish.
Action timers will be in use throughout this High Roller, as has become the custom at all PokerStars high roller events. Each player will have 30 seconds per action, with three time extension chips available for use at the player's discretion.
We expect to see some of Asia's standout players, including the likes of Pete Chen, who has already put up a nice result here at Paradise City with a second-place finish in a preliminary event for ₩10,840,000. Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day to follow the updates.
Delayed Start
With a handful of players registered early, the event is on a delay at the moment as they await more players.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Currently Registered Players
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Here's a look at the players who are registered for the tournament thus far, with three of them already seated and the others on the way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
||
|
50,000 | |
Yoshihiro Kitauchi vs. Takumi Samejima
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
With about 600 chips already in the middle on a flop of 
, Takumi Samejima bet 350 from the big blind and Takumi Samejima called from the button.
The turn brought the 
and Samejima bet again, 525 this time. Kitauchi called.
The river was the 
and Samejima bet 1,000. After a few moments, Kitauchi folded and shook his head as Samejima took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,300
-1,700
|
-1,700 |
|
|
46,600
-3,400
|
-3,400 |
Aki Virtanen Keeps Firing and Chops
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Aki Virtanen raised to 300 from under the gun and Yuki Ko called from the small blind.
The flop fell 
and Ko checked. Virtanen bet 400 and Ko called.
The turn brought the 
and Ko check-called a bet of 1,000 from Virtanen.
The 
fell on the river and Ko checked. With 15 seconds on the shot clock, Virtanen bet 2,000 and Ko quickly called. Virtanen flipped over 
for top pair, top kicker and Ko showed 
for the same hand, so they split the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
|
45,800
-4,200
|
-4,200 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Elias Gutierrez Gets Paid
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Elias Gutierrez raised to 500 from the hijack and Yoshihiro Kitauchi called from the button.
The flop fell 
and Gutierrez bet 400. Kitauchi called.
The turn brought the 
and Gutierrez bet again, 1,500 this time. Kitauchi called once more.
The river was the 
and Gutierrez bet 4,000. With seven seconds remaining on the shot clock, Kitauchi called and Gutierrez tabled 
for a turned set of tens. Kitauchi tossed his cards into the muck and Gutierrez took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,400 | |
|
|
41,200
-7,100
|
-7,100 |
Ko Barrels Twice
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Takumi Samejima raised to 300 in the cutoff and called a three-bet to 1,200 from Yuki Ko, who had the button. Ko bet 1,100 on the 
flop and got a call. Samejima checked the 
turn and Ko checked back. Samejima checked the 
river and folded to 3,600 from Ko.
After the hand, the players redrew to two tables as nine players have now registered for the event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
53,700
2,700
|
2,700 |
|
|
47,700
1,100
|
1,100 |