Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Xuefeng Huang opened in middle position and called a three-bet to 4,000 from Weikuo Hsiao, who was in the big blind. The flop came ![]()
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, and Hsiao bet 5,100. Huang called. Hsiao fired again for 11,000 on the
turn, and Huang shoved all in. Hsiao didn't seem pleased but seemingly felt obligated to call for just 6,200 more.
Hsiao: ![]()
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Huang: ![]()
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The river was a
, and the jacks were good for a double.
Hsiao, who was once by far the chip leader, is now below the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
27,600
100,400
|
100,400 |
Justin Chan opened to 1,800 in middle position and called a three-bet to 4,200 from an opponent on the button. The flop came ![]()
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and Chan checked. The player on the button set Chan in 12,700, and Chan quickly called with ![]()
. He was fading clubs and kings as his opponent had ![]()
, but the turn was a
and the river a
to keep the jacks best.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000
3,300
|
3,300 |
Xuefeng Huang opened for 2,000 in middle position and thought briefly before calling the all-in shove of a player in the small blind who had 14,100.
Huang: ![]()
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Small blind: ![]()
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Huang pumped his fist when he was ![]()
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flop. The
and
on the turn and river sent the pot his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
74,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
137,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
|
128,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
86,300
50,300
|
50,300 |
|
|
72,300
40,900
|
40,900 |
|
|
59,000
35,400
|
35,400 |
|
|
58,300
30,700
|
30,700 |
|
|
56,000 | |
|
|
32,500
17,500
|
17,500 |
|
|
32,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
20,000
12,050
|
12,050 |
|
|
18,300
32,500
|
32,500 |
Daniel Demicki three-bet to 6,000 from the big blind and got a call from the player in the cutoff. Both checked the ![]()
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flop and the turn was a
. Demicki bet 9,000 and his opponent immediately shoved all in for 47,600. Demicki thought briefly and then called.
Demicki: ![]()
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Cutoff: ![]()
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Demicki had just four outs to fade, and the
wasn't one of them. The Polish player just moved over from the High Roller, where he finished sixth, but he already has four starting stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
126,200 |
A player in the hijack bet 5,300 on a ![]()
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flop and Yuki Ko called on the button. The hijack fired 11,00 more on the
turn and Ko called again. Both checked the
river, and Ko won the showdown with ![]()
against ![]()
.
Players then went on a 10-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
144,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Day 1b's registration has closed with 66 entries. Combined with the 54 who fired on Day 1a, that makes 120 total entries so far in PokerStars Festival Korea Main Event with two starting flights still to go.