Day 1B
Heeseok Kim Eliminated by Hyukjin Kwon
In a preflop flip two away from the money, Heeseok Kim was all-in with a pair of tens against the ace-jack of Hyukjin Kwon. The latter spiked trips right away on the A♠ A♦ K♥ flop, then held on the 2♥ turn and 6♠ river to bring the field down to the money bubble.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
HK Heeseok Kim ![Korea (Republic of) [KOR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kr.svg "Korea (Republic of) [KOR]"){kind=small} Korea (Republic of) | T♦T♥ | busted |
HK Hyukjin Kwon Korea (Republic of) | A♣J♦ | 270,000(54 BB) |
Updated Counts Table 6
Hyukjin Kwon has become the undisputed largest stack on his table and took on Dongwoon Lee, the latter of which put up resistance from the small blind. With the turn showing K♦ 7♥ 5♦ 7♦ , Lee bet 35,000 and Kwon's shot clock ran down to zero before he opted to fold.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
HK Hyukjin Kwon Korea (Republic of) | 264,000(53 BB) |
DL Dongwook Lee Korea (Republic of) | 140,000(28 BB) |
SX Shizi Xiao ![China [CHN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/cn.svg "China [CHN]"){kind=small} China | 130,000(26 BB) |
YK Youngkyu Kim Korea (Republic of) | 110,000(22 BB) |
HJ Hwaejae Jeong Korea (Republic of) | 110,000(22 BB) |
JQ Junsheng Qiao China | 90,000(18 BB) |
HK Heeseok Kim Korea (Republic of) | 87,000(17 BB) |
Showdown Pot for Hyunki Lee vs Sungmin Ha
On the river of a K♥ Q♣ 7♣ 6♥ T♦ board, chip leader Sungmin Ha bet 16,000 and Hyunki Lee called. Ha showed the A♠ 3♣ for a bluff and Lee won the pot with the A♦ T♣ for a pair of tens.
Over on the other table, Heeseok Kim three-bet jammed into Hyukjin Kwon and got the shove through got 53,000 as Kwon folded the A♠ face-up.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
SH Sungmin Ha Korea (Republic of) | 300,000(100 BB) |
HK Hyukjin Kwon Korea (Republic of) | 165,000(55 BB) |
HL Hyunki Lee Korea (Republic of) | 135,000(45 BB) |
HK Heeseok Kim Korea (Republic of) | 65,000(22 BB) |
All In and a Split Pot
Over on table six, the flop showed Q♥ 7♠ 3♠ and the action checked to Junsheng Qiao. He bet 6,500 and earned three callers to the 7♣ turn. Hyukjin Kwon now bet 16,500 and Heeseok Kim then pushed all-in. Qiao folded, as did Shizi Xiao while Kwon called.
Both Kwon's 8♥ 7♦ and the 8♠ 7♥ of Kim had turned trips and the split pot was guaranteed ahead of the K♥ river.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
HK Hyukjin Kwon Korea (Republic of) | 240,000(96 BB) |
SX Shizi Xiao China | 215,000(86 BB) |
JQ Junsheng Qiao China | 115,000(46 BB) |
HK Heeseok Kim Korea (Republic of) | 60,000(24 BB) |
Short Stack Double for Qingjun Wu
Down to a mere 18,000 in chips, Qingjun Wu three-bet jammed with his pair of nines and was up against the superior pocket pair of Heeseok Kim. However, the A♥ 9♣ 8♣ J♣ 5♦ board came to the rescue for the double.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
QW Qingjun Wu China | 41,000(21 BB) | |
HK Heeseok Kim Korea (Republic of) | 95,000(48 BB) |
Heeseok Kim Takes from Minho Yoo
Heeseok KimMinho Yoo raised to 3,500 and then called a three-bet to 9,500 by Heeseok Kim. On the J♣ 9♠ 7♥ flop, he check-called for 7,000 before they checked down the Q♠ turn and 6♣ river. Yoo revealed the A♠ K♠ for a missed broadway and flush draw, as Kim raked in the pot with the T♣ T♥ for a pair of tens.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
HK Heeseok Kim Korea (Republic of) | 105,000(70 BB) |
MY Minho Yoo Korea (Republic of) | 37,000(25 BB) |