Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
2017 PokerStars Festival Korea
Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Thoo's Flush Takes it Before Break
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
Ming Ken Thoo checked in the big blind on a completed board of 
and a player in early position fired 9,000 into the pot of 12,000. Thoo flicked in a chip to call, and his opponent turned over 
for trips. However, Thoo had flopped a flush with 
.
Players are now on break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 |
Give and Take Between Ko and Park
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
Yuki Ko opened under the gun and called a three-bet to 1,800 from Jason Park, who was in the hijack. Both players checked the 
flop, and Ko bet 2,550 on the 
turn. Park peeled, seeing a 
complete the board. Ko check-folded to 5,100.
The next hand, Ko bet 1,500, the size of the pot, into two opponents on a 
board. Park called and the third player mucked. Ko bet 3,200 on the river and took the pot without a showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000 | 1,500 |
|
35,000 |
Photos: PokerStars Festival Korea Main Event Day 1b
Photos by Long Guan.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
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Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
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Ko Fires Out on the River
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Yuki Ko bet 1,200 from the small blind on a 
flop and got a call from an opponent in the hijack. Ko bet 1,550 more on the 
turn and got popped to 4,400 by his opponent. Ko peeled, and the 
made a four-straight on the river. Ko came right out betting with 7,000, and that got a fold after some thought by the player in the hijack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,500 | 39,500 |
Lai's Jacks Take One
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Kwok Chun Lai opened for an unknown amount with a T1,000 chip and called a three-bet to 1,200 from an opponent in the hijack. Lai check-called 850 on the 
flop and both players checked the 
turn and 
river.
Lai opened 
and took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,500 | -2,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Kwok Chun Lai Takes a Seat
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The field has roughly doubled in size since the first card flew, and one of the players who just took a seat is Kwok Chun Lai.
Lai, who has over $267,000 in live cashes, has been on fire thus far at PokerStars Festival Korea. He took second in the PokerStars Open for $14,932. He followed that up with another second-place finish in an event with a roughly $1,000 buy-in for $6,683. Then, he got sixth in a deepstack for $1,892.
Though he hasn't sealed the deal with a win yet, it's been a profitable run for the Hong Kong native, and we'll see if that continues here.