Main Event Day 1c | 2017 PokerStars Festival Korea

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Janik	215,800 60,800	60,800
Naohito Tamaya	204,800 163,800	163,800
Masatoshi Tanaka	162,000 162,000	162,000
Hiroyuki Noda	153,400 132,400	132,400
Yang Zhang	152,500 -45,500	-45,500

Kazuto Sato	146,100 146,100	146,100
Oleg Shalaumov	129,600 11,600	11,600
Goken Okawa	128,200 128,200	128,200
Chengbei Li	125,900 10,900	10,900
Hirai Junko	121,500 121,500	121,500
Yuichi Sumida	115,200 74,200	74,200
Wei Hsiang Yeu	114,300 -2,500	-2,500
Ivan Leow	111,200 -33,800	-33,800
Jun Funabashi	103,600 103,600	103,600
Masanori Ishihara	102,300 102,300	102,300
Xingbiao Zhu	101,000 -45,000	-45,000
Justin Jin	97,900 97,900	97,900
Michihiro Suzuki	97,500 -8,500	-8,500
Hyeonwoo An	93,900 3,900	3,900
Taro Kimura	85,300 17,300	17,300
Chun Ho Edward Yam	84,700 -29,300	-29,300
Keisuke Hikosaka	80,700 12,400	12,400
Yuto Watanabe	71,300 -35,700	-35,700
Takuro Otsuka	69,400 -1,600	-1,600
Linh Tran	68,000 -4,200	-4,200

Player

Chips

Progress

Scott Janik

215,800

60,800

Naohito Tamaya

204,800

163,800

Masatoshi Tanaka

162,000

Hiroyuki Noda

153,400

132,400

Yang Zhang

152,500

-45,500

Kazuto Sato

146,100

Oleg Shalaumov

129,600

11,600

Goken Okawa

128,200

Chengbei Li

125,900

10,900

Hirai Junko

121,500

Yuichi Sumida

115,200

74,200

Wei Hsiang Yeu

114,300

-2,500

Ivan Leow

111,200

-33,800

Jun Funabashi

103,600

Masanori Ishihara

102,300

Xingbiao Zhu

101,000

-45,000

Justin Jin

97,900

Michihiro Suzuki

97,500

-8,500

Hyeonwoo An

93,900

3,900

Taro Kimura

85,300

17,300

Chun Ho Edward Yam

84,700

-29,300

Keisuke Hikosaka

80,700

12,400

Yuto Watanabe

71,300

-35,700

Takuro Otsuka

69,400

-1,600

Linh Tran

68,000

-4,200

After the two opening flights of PokerStars Festival Korea Main Event drew 120 players total, Day 1c nearly matched that amount with 118 runners, pushing the three-flight total to 238.

PokerStars Team Online's Randy "nanonoko" Lew was one of the 38 players who found bags at the conclusion of 12 levels of play, but it didn't come easily for Lew as he had to overcome a major pitfall late.

It looked like it was going to be a good day for Lew, who chipped up early and seemed to hold an above average stack much of the way. However, on Level 12, he got in a big all-in preflop pot for a huge pile of chips, about 200,000. Lew held ace-king against pocket jacks of Yang Zhang, but a short-stacked player also got in there with king-queen, blocking some of Lew's equity. A brick-tastic ten-high board hit the felt and left Lew with less than 20 big blinds.

Lew recovered a bit from there to bag 52,700. He's coming off of a strong showing at the WSOP Main Event, where he finished 159th for $53,247. He also came in hot here in Korea, showing up and immediately cashing for fifth place in the High Roller for $17,552. He'll be just a bit over 20 big blinds when play resumes on Day 2, so despite the late stumble, he's still got a pulse in the Main Event.

Lew and everyone else who bagged is looking up in the counts at Scott Janik, one of the few American players participating in the tournament. Janik, who doesn't have any documented live results to his credit, bagged 215,800.

Naohito Tamaya (204,800), Masatoshi Tanaka (162,000), Hiroyuki Noda (153,400) and Zhang (152,500) round out the top five.

With just under $1 million in live cashes, Zhang is one of the more accomplished players to fire here in Korea. He spent much of the summer in Las Vegas, where he notched four cashes at the WSOP and another at Venetian.

Lew's fellow PokerStars-sponsored player, Team Pro Celina Lin, was not as successful as her teammate. She made a thin call with ace-king on a ten-high flop against a player holding jack-ten, costing her most of her chips early on. She was unable to recover, running pocket queens into aces to lose the last of her stack.

Lin and anyone else yet to make it on to Day 2 still has one more chance as a turbo Day 1d is already under way. With 20 minute levels, it figures to be a fast-paced sprint over the next few hours, and we'll see who else can punch a ticket to Sunday.

Tags: Randy Lew Scott Janik Yang Zhang

2017 PokerStars Festival Korea

2017 PokerStars Festival Korea

End of Day 1c Counts (full)

Randy Lew Stumbles Late but Finds a Bag on Day 1c