Main Event
Day 1c Started
2017 PokerStars Festival Korea
Main Event
Day: 1c
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
Day 1c of PokerStars Festival Korea Main Event Begins at 11 a.m. Local Time
The first two starting flights of the PokerStars Festival Korea Main Event are already in the books, but there are still two more to come, and the next one, Day 1c, begins at 11:00 a.m. local time at Paradise City Hotel & Resort in Incheon. Days 1a and 1b drew a combined total of 120 entries, 36 of which bagged chips at the conclusion of play.
There are several familiar faces among those who have advanced so far, including Sparrow Cheung, who bagged the Day 1a chip lead with 201,000, as well as Pete Chen, Alan Lau, Takashi Ogura, Daniel Demicki, and current overall chip leader Yuki Ko, who will take 226,300 out of the bag when Day 2 play begins on Sunday.
Play on Day 1c is scheduled to closely mirror that of the first two flights: the field will play 12 levels of 45 minutes each and every player will begin with 30,000 chips in exchange for their ₩1,650,000 buy-in, which is approximately equivalent to $1,470. One entry per player is permitted in each flight. There will be a 10-minute break every three levels and late registration will remain open until the end of level 9. There is currently no scheduled dinner break.
Keep it here for coverage of the inaugural PokerStars Festival Korea from the PokerNews live reporting team.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Cards are officially in the air in Day 1c.
Faces in the Crowd
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Although play has only been underway for a few minutes, several familiar faces have already taken their seats in this flight, including PokerStars Team Pros Randy Lew and Celina Lin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Celina Lin Starts Strong
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
With about 1,200 chips already in the middle and the board reading 
, Celina Lin bet 550 from the big blind into three opponents. The first called from early position and the next two folded from the cutoff and the button.
The river brought the 
and Lin bet again, 1,200 this time. He folded and she took the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,100 | 2,100 |
Noda's Flush is Best
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
After a bet and a call on the flop, Hiroyuki Noda was heads-up against a player in the cutoff with about 4,000 chips in the pot and the board reading 
. Noda bet 1,600 and his opponent called.
The 
fell on the river and Noda bet again, 2,300 this time. His opponent called and Noda quickly tabled 
for a turned flush. His opponent mucked and Noda raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,675 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Lew Climbing
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
With the completed board reading 
and about 1,000 chips in the middle, Randy Lew checked from the blinds and his lone opponent checked behind. Lew tabled 
for a pair of eights, his opponent mucked, and Lew stacked the chips. The Team PokerStars Online Pro is fresh off a fifth-place finish in the High Roller here at PokerStars Festival Korea.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,700 | 5,700 |
Tsuyoshi Muranaka Fires
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Four players saw a flop of 
with a substantial pot of about 6,000 already brewing, and the first three checked to Tsuyoshi Muranaka on the button. Muranaka bet 3,000 and his opponent in early position folded fairly quickly, but the next player to act, who was in the hijack, went into the tank for about a minute before he ultimately tossed his cards into the muck. The cutoff folded shortly thereafter and Muranaka took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,800 |