Photos: PokerStars Festival Korea Main Event Day 1d
Photos by Long Guan.
2017 PokerStars Festival Korea
Main Event
Day: 1d
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
Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
A Nice River for Samejima
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
The cutoff opened to 600 and Takumi Samejima called from the small blind.
The flop fell 
and Samejima checked. The cutoff bet 1,000 and Samejima called.
The turn brought the 
and Samejima bet 2,000. The cutoff called.
The river was the 
and Samejima bet 6,000. The cutoff called and Samejima instantly flipped over 
for a rivered set of jacks. The cutoff mucked and Samejima took the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,800 | -1,900 |
An Early Preflop All in
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
We found Young Ki Choi with 17,000 in front of him on the button, facing an all-in shove for 28,875 by a player in the big blind. According to a third player at the table, action began with a preflop open to 525, a call and then a raise to 2,000 by Choi. The big blind made it 7,000 and Choi responded with his five-bet. Choi wound up calling after some thought.
Choi: 
Big blind: 
"One time," the big blind requested.
It looked good for him after the 
flop, but the 
turn made things hairy as Choi picked up a flush draw. He hit the 
on the river to pair up for the win instead.
"I didn't put you on aces or kings because I had the blockers," Choi said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000 |
Nishiyama Hiroshi Chips Up
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
With about 2,000 chips already in the pot on a flop of 
, the small blind checked to Nishiyama Hiroshi, who was under the gun, and he bet 1,700. Celina Lin folded from the hijack and the player in the cutoff called.
The turn brought the 
and Hiroshi bet 7,000. The cutoff called.
The river was the and Hiroshi bet again, 5,000 this time. The cutoff called and Hiroshi quickly flipped over 
for aces full of fours. The cutoff tossed his cards into the muck and Hiroshi took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,400 | |
|
25,800 | 25,800 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Hasegawa Takes From Burns
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Simon Burns opened to 400 from the button, Jun Hasegawa called from the small blind, and the big blind three-bet to 1,500. Burns called and the small blind called, as well.
The flop came 
and action checked to Burns who bet 1,500. Hasegawa called and the big blind folded.
The turn brought the and Hasegawa checked. Burns bet 2,500 and Hasegawa check-raised to 6,000. Burns called.
The river was the 
and Hasegawa tossed out a bet of 10,000. After a bit of thought, Burns folded, and Hasegawa took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,500 | |
|
21,200 | 21,200 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
High Roller Champion Boyuan Qu Joins the Field
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
On Friday evening, Boyuan Qu emerged victorious in the PokerStars Festival Korea ₩4,350,000 buy-in High Roller event, where he came out on top of a field of 62 entries to take the top prize of ₩72,160,000, which was the biggest live cash of his career, and he's just taken his seat in this event to make an attempt at back-to-back victories.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Saitoh Applies Pressure
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
With about 1,500 chips already in the pot on a flop of , Elias Gutierrez bet 1,100 from the big blind into his lone opponent, Ryuichi Saitoh, who was on the button. Saitoh raised to 4,000, sending Gutierrez into the tank fairly briefly before he ultimately folded, and Saitoh took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,800 | 32,800 |
|
27,200 | 27,200 |