2017 PokerStars Festival Korea

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Festival Korea

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
83,130,000 KRW
Event Info
Buy-in
1,650,000 KRW
Entries
285
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Zhang vs. Ogura

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Action folded around to Yang Zhang on the button and he raised to 9,000. Takashi Ogura was in the big blind and after a bit of thought, he three-bet to 28,000. Zhang called.

The flop came {J-Clubs}{5-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and Ogura tossed out a bet of 30,000. Zhang folded and Ogura took the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Takashi Ogura jp
Takashi Ogura
205,000
64,800
64,800
Yang Zhang cn
Yang Zhang
195,000
42,500
42,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Takashi OguraYang Zhang

Tsoyi Sends One Home

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Goken Okawa got all his chips in the middle before the flop against Roman Tsoyi who had him covered.

Okawa: {K-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Tsoyi: {J-}{J-}

Tsoyi had the preflop advantage with his jacks and Okawa needed to improve in order to double up. The board ran out {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{3-Spades}{A-Hearts}{5-Clubs} which was no help to Okawa and Tsoyi took the pot to send him to the rai.

Player Chips Progress
Roman Tsoyi uz
Roman Tsoyi
262,000
129,000
129,000
Goken Okawa jp
Goken Okawa
Busted

Yeu Eliminates One

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

A player in the small blind moved all in for about 40,000 and got called by Wei Hsiang Yeu, who had {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts} in the big blind. The small blind had {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and bricked out on the board to send the pot to Yeu.

Player Chips Progress
Wei Hsiang Yeu my
Wei Hsiang Yeu
290,000
60,000
60,000

Tags: Wei Hsiang Yeu

Alan Lau Chips Up

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Alan Lau
Alan Lau

Alan Lau raised to 9,000 from the button and got a call from the player in the big blind.

The flop came {K-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and the big blind checked. Lau bet 11,000 and the big blind called.

The turn brought the {8-Clubs} and the big blind checked. Lau bet again, 30,000 this time, and his opponent called.

The river was the {9-Clubs} and both players checked. The big blind flipped over {A-Hearts}{10-Spades} for a pair of tens, but Lau tabled {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for flopped top two pair to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Alan Lau hk
Alan Lau
168,000
21,000
21,000

Tags: Alan Lau

Ko Doubles Through Han

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

After a middle-position open to 10,000 and a call from Taehoon Han in the cutoff, Yuki Ko shoved all in from the big blind. The opener mucked but Han asked for a count. It was 97,000 total, and Han called.

Han: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Ko: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

The race was on, and Ko kept the lead on the {3-Hearts}{9-Spades}{10-Diamonds} flop. A {k-Spades} turn helped Ko slightly, and the {10-Hearts} river was a brick.

Player Chips Progress
Yuki Ko jp
Yuki Ko
210,000
59,000
59,000
Taehoon Han nz
Taehoon Han
188,000
-42,000
-42,000

Tags: Yuki KoTaehoon Han

Paik Gets Paid

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Albert Paik
Albert Paik

With about 45,000 chips already in the middle and the completed board reading {10-Spades}{7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}, Albert Paik was in the cutoff and facing a decision for 15,000 against the player in the big blind. Paik went into the tank for nearly a minute before he raised to 57,000. His opponent called and Paik quickly flipped over {8-Spades}{6-Spades} for the rivered nut straight. Paik's opponent flicked his cards into the muck and Paik took the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Albert Paik us
Albert Paik
298,000
212,000
212,000

Tags: Albert Paik