Day 1A
Another Double for Woon Gyu Choi
Fukui Ryoma could not spin up his tiny stack while Yitaek Choi departed after he had started the new level below 15 big blinds. Woon Gyu Choi doubled once more then he had some of his chips in preflop and the last 18,000 after on a K♦ 9♦ 4♣ flop.
Choi's K♠ 2♠ were ahead versus Q♥ Q♦ and he kept that lead throughout the 8♣ turn and 7♦ river for another double.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
WG Woon Gyu Choi ![Korea (Republic of) [KOR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kr.svg "Korea (Republic of) [KOR]"){kind=small} Korea (Republic of) | 60,000(20 BB) |
FR Fukui Ryoma ![Japan [JPN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/jp.svg "Japan [JPN]"){kind=small} Japan | busted |
YC Yitaek Choi Korea (Republic of) | busted |
Yun Hye Kim Leaves Fukui Ryoma on Fumes
Yun Hye Kim three-bet jammed for 44,500 and Fukui Ryoma went all-in over the top for little more, which forced out inital raiser Yoo Young Jin. It was a classic flip and Kim flopped a set, then dodged diamonds on the Q♦ 9♦ 6♥ 4♥ A♠ board to leave Ryoma with very few chips.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
FR Fukui Ryoma Japan | A♦K♦ | 8,000(3 BB) |
YH Yun Hye Kim Korea (Republic of) | Q♠Q♥ | 95,000(38 BB) |
Pan Geunseop vs Fukui Ryoma
Joining the action on the 8♠ 7♥ 5♣ 3♠ turn, Fukui Ryoma bet 6,500 and Pan Geunseop called in the next seat. They opted to check down the 2♥ on the river and Ryoma showed the K♣ Q♠ while Pan had that beat with the A♠ Q♣ to collect the pot with a smile.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
FR Fukui Ryoma Japan | 135,000(90 BB) |
PG Pan Geunseop Korea (Republic of) | 80,000(53 BB) |