Photos: PokerStars Festival Korea Main Event Day 1a
Photos by Long Guan.
2017 PokerStars Festival Korea
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Festival Korea
Buy-in
1,650,000 KRW
Entries
285
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Lu Shows the Nuts
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
With the board reading 
, a player in the small blind who had the betting lead on the flop fired in 2,500. Weihsun Lu raised to 7,500 and received a quick call. Lu bet 10,000 more on the 
river, and he got called once more. Lu turned over 
for the nut straight, and his opponent pounded on the table in submission and mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Bullets for Ko
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
In a pot that saw a few raises preflop, a player under the gun checked to Richi Dong Hee Ko in second position, and he bet 2,500 on the 
flop. After his opponent called and checked the 
turn, Ko put in a bet of 4,000. The under-the-gun player mucked, and Ko showed 
before taking the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,225 |
Rosen Wheeling Early
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Jesse Rosen bet 2,100, which looked to be a little over the size of the pot, from the cutoff on a completed board of 
. His opponent in the small blind quickly cut out a call and put it in, but Rosen showed 
for a wheel on the river and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 |
Cards in the Air
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The first PokerStars Festival Korea Main Event is under way. Players are allowed only one entry per flight, so there is no reentry if they are eliminated.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Welcome to the Main Event at the Inaugural PokerStars Festival Korea
The Main Event of the inaugural PokerStars Festival Korea, the first PokerStars Festival held in Asia, begins today. Cards will fly at 2:00 p.m. local time in the first of four starting flights in this ₩1,650,000 (equivalent to approximately $1,470) buy-in event held at Paradise City Incheon. Over the course of 12 45-minute levels, players in Day 1a will endeavor to grow their starting stacks of 30,000 as much as possible before bagging chips for the night.
There will be three additional starting flights before Day 2 begins on Sunday, July 23. Here's a look at the structure for Day 1a:
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 min | 50 | 100 | |
| 2 | 45 min | 75 | 150 | |
| 3 | 45 min | 100 | 200 | 25 |
| 4 | 45 min | 150 | 300 | 50 |
| 5 | 45 min | 200 | 400 | 50 |
| 6 | 45 min | 250 | 500 | 75 |
| 7 | 45 min | 300 | 600 | 100 |
| 8 | 45 min | 400 | 800 | 100 |
| 9 | 45 min | 500 | 1,000 | 100 |
| 10 | 45 min | 600 | 1,200 | 200 |
| 11 | 45 min | 800 | 1,600 | 200 |
| 12 | 45 min | 1,000 | 2,000 | 300 |
Registration will remain open until the end of level 9. There will be a 10-minute break every three levels and each player is allowed one entry per starting flight.
Keep it here for updates on the action at PokerStars Festival Korea from the PokerNews live reporting team.
Main Event
Day 1a Started