2017 PokerStars Festival Manila

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Festival Manila

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
4,676,000 PHP
Event Info
Buy-in
55,000 PHP
Prize Pool
28,809,000 PHP
Entries
594
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Kim Takes From Narula, Okada Busts Li

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante
SJ Kim
SJ Kim

We caught Korea’s SJ Kim involved in a hand against Vijay Narula on a flop of {9-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{5-Diamonds} just as the latter checked the action over to Kim on the button.

Kim threw out a bet of 1,500, which Narula called to bring in the {6-Clubs} turn, which saw both players check.

After Narula checked for a third time on the {8-Spades} river Kim fired out a pot-sized bet, which was enough to take down the hand and he climbed to 49,500 while Narula dropped to 37,500.

The field shrunk a little more the following hand with Zhe Li the most recent casualty. Li had been nursing his short stack for the past few levels after losing that early big pot against Narula.

Pre-flop it was SJ Kim who was playing his rush, opening the action from the cutoff to 1,200. Li (button) moved all-in for his last 3,975 and Japan’s Ken Okada made a quick call from the small blind.

While he did not look too pleased at this turn of events Kim made the call after a brief visit to the think tank and the action went three-way to a flop of {k-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{q-Hearts}.

First to act Okada fired out a 5,000 bet, Kim folded immediately and the cards were turned over.

Ken Okada: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Zhe Li: {a-Diamonds}{3-Spades}

While Li had caught a piece of the flop Okada’s piece was bigger and the {7-Clubs} turn and {4-Clubs} river saw Li head for the rail while Okada stacked up to 35,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of SJ Kim kr
SJ Kim
45,500
45,500
45,500
Profile photo of Ken Okada jp
Ken Okada
35,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Zhe Li cn
Zhe Li
Busted

Tags: Ken OkadaSJ KimZhe Li