2017 PokerStars Festival Korea

Main Event
Day: 3
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

Mitsuru Sano Eliminated in 4th Place (₩32,635,000)

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Mitsuru Sano
Mitsuru Sano

Taehoon Han opened to 80,000 from under the gun, Mitsuru Sano three-bet to 200,000 out of the small blind, and Han called.

The flop came {Q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Sano bet 110,000. Han called.

The turn brought the {2-Diamonds} and the stacks went into the middle in a flurry of action.

Han: {5-Clubs}{4-Clubs}
Sano: {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}

Sano had the lead with top pair, top kicker but Han held an open-ended straight draw and could eliminate Sano with a six or ace on the river. The {A-Diamonds} fell on the river to give Han a wheel so he took the pot to end Sano's deep run in this event.

Player Chips Progress
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Taehoon Han
3,550,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
Profile photo of Mitsuru Sano jp
Mitsuru Sano
Busted

Tags: Mitsuru SanoTaehoon Han

Harunobu Kojima Eliminated in 5th Place (₩25,600,000)

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Harunobu Kojima - 5th Place
Harunobu Kojima - 5th Place

Harunobu Kojima shoved from the cutoff and Yuki Ko called from the small blind to put Kojima at risk.

Kojima: {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}
Ko: {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}

Ko had the preflop advantage and Kojima needed to improve in order to win the coin flip and preserve his tournament life. The board ran out {K-Hearts}{5-Spades}{3-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Clubs} which was no help to Kojima and Ko took the pot to end Kojima's deep run in this event.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yuki Ko jp
Yuki Ko
3,920,000
520,000
520,000
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Harunobu Kojima
Busted

Tags: Harunobu KojimaYuki Ko

Scott Janik Eliminated in 6th Place (₩19,400,000)

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Scott Janik - 6th Place
Scott Janik - 6th Place

Scott Janik shoved all in for 625,000 in middle position. Action folded to Yuki Ko in the big blind, and he snap-called.

Ko: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Janik: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}

Janik closed his eyes and leaned back in disappointment, knowing he needed to overcome a dominating spot for Ko. The flop came {5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}, no help to the American. A {j-Diamonds} turn flipped his outs from queens to kings, but the river was an {8-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yuki Ko jp
Yuki Ko
3,400,000
900,000
900,000
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Scott Janik
Busted

Tags: Scott JanikYuki Ko

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Han Takes Chips with Rivered Trips

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Scott Janik raised to 65,000 from under the gun, Mitsuru Sano called from the button, and Taehoon Han called from the big blind.

The flop came {6-Spades}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and all three players checked.

The turn brought the {9-Diamonds} and Han bet 105,000. Janik called and Sano folded.

The river was the {3-Spades} and Han bet again, 265,000 this time. Janik called and showed {9-}{8-}, having paired his nine on the turn, but Han tabled {4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} for rivered trip threes to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Taehoon Han nz
Taehoon Han
2,640,000
530,000
530,000
Profile photo of Scott Janik us
Scott Janik
1,080,000
-200,000
-200,000

Janik Pays Off Ko

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Scott Janik opened to 65,000 in middle position, and Yuki Ko defended his big blind. The flop came {7-Spades}{a-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and Ko checked. Janik bet 50,000 and Ko made it 110,000. Janik called, then called 110,000 more on the {8-Hearts} turn. The river was the {8-Spades} and Ko bet 180,000. Janik went into the tank for about two minutes and then called, but he couldn't beat {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yuki Ko jp
Yuki Ko
2,500,000
260,000
260,000
Profile photo of Scott Janik us
Scott Janik
1,280,000
-220,000
-220,000

Tags: Yuki KoScott Janik

Jwahyoung Kim Eliminated in 7th Place (₩14,220,000)

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Jwahyoung Kim - 7th Place
Jwahyoung Kim - 7th Place

Mitsuru Sano opened to 65,000 from the button, Yuki Ko three-bet to 170,000 out of the small blind, and Jwahyoung Kim four-bet jammed from the big blind for 444,000. After a few moments of consideration, Sano called to put Kim at risk. Ko folded and Sano and Kim tabled their hands.

Kim: {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Sano: {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}

Kim was way behind with the worse ace and needed help from the deck in order to stay alive in this tournament. The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades} which changed nothing and Sano took the pot to end Kim's deep run in this event.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mitsuru Sano jp
Mitsuru Sano
1,600,000
550,000
550,000
Profile photo of Jwahyoung Kim kr
Jwahyoung Kim
Busted

Tags: Jwahyoung KimMitsuru SanoYuki Ko