2017 PokerStars Festival Korea

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2017 PokerStars Festival Korea
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
83,130,000 KRW
Event Info
Buy-in
1,650,000 KRW
Total Entries
285
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 285
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Sukegawa Wins a Big Flip

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Yutaro Sugekawa opened from the hijack, and the next time we looked at the table, he had his neighbor in the cutoff all in and at risk. Sugekawa had {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs} and was racing with {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}. The queens held as {2-Spades}{j-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{6-Clubs} rolled off the deck.

Tags: Yutaro Sukegawa

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Tsoyi Outruns Kwok

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Lun Hei Kwok moved all in from the cutoff for just 8,100, and Roman Tsoyi called in the big blind.

Kwok: {a-Clubs}{9-Spades}
Tsoyi: {6-Hearts}{6-Spades}

The race was a short one as Tsoyi flopped a set on {6-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}. The {8-Hearts} turn sealed the deal for Kwok.

Tags: Roman Tsoyi

Lu Doubles Through Brodie

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Stuart Brodie opened under the gun and got three-bet to 7,500 by Weihsun Lu on his left. Brodie came back with a four-bet to 19,500, and Lu shoved all in. Brodie quickly called.

Lu: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Brodie: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}

The {6-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{9-Clubs} flop gave Lu some extra outs, but he just turned a set of tens instead of making a straight as {10-Diamonds} hit the felt. The river was a {k-Spades}, and Brodie was forced to ship over 53,200.

Tags: Stuart BrodieWeihsun Lu

Lau and Chen Get Moving Quickly

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Alan Lau and Pete Chen just finished up in the High Roller, where each player bagged chips to make it through Day 1. They're going to try to make it two bags in a day, as each player, known as one of Asia's finest tournament grinders, entered the Main Event before the close of registration.

Both have advanced past the starting stack already, making up for lost time.

In Lau's case, we found him looking at a board of {10-Clubs}{6-Spades}{8-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{7-Spades} with {k-Spades}{9-Spades} on the felt in front of him. Jesse Rosen's cards were in the muck, and since Lau had his 26,700 covered, he wished everyone remaining good luck.

Tags: Jesse RosenPete ChenAlan Lau

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Tsai and Rosen Find Doubles

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Jesse Rosen
Jesse Rosen

Duming Tsai shoved all in from the button for 10,700 after a player opened in middle position to 2,200, and the opener called.

Tsai: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Opponent: {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

The {2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} flop missed Tsai, as did the {8-Clubs}. The turn seemed to give the player with sevens confidence as he resumed sitting, but the {a-Diamonds} river gave Tsai a double.

At a neighboring table, Jesse Rosen had a far less sweaty double when he shoved from the big blind for 14,200 and a player who opened to 2,400 in middle position called.

Rosen: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}

The {a-Spades}{4-Spades}{j-Hearts} flop ended things early, and the {8-Hearts} and {q-Clubs} finished out the board.

Tags: Duming TsaiJesse Rosen

Rosen Finally Loses an All-in

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Jesse Rosen's momentum finally slowed, but it took a beat for it to happen. After what looked to be a raise and two calls, Rosen moved all in from the big blind. The opener, who was under the gun, put in his remaining 9,000, and the other two players folded.

Rosen: {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Opponent: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

The {8-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{k-Clubs} flop was bad for Rosen, and the {5-Diamonds} and {6-Hearts} brought no relief.

Tags: Jesse Rosen

Updated Chip Counts

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante