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Korea (Republic of), Jeju Shinhwa World
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Day 1
Fokin Valeriy crumbles in 13th place
Dwindled down to 3BB, small blind Fokin Valeriy went with K♠ 3♦ and faced big blind Shi Qizheng’s 5♠ 9♥ . The board 5♥ 2♦ 4♦ 3♠ 8♦ turned up on the felt, sealing Fokin’s fate.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 320,000(16 BB) | -430,000 | |
busted | -279,000 |
Fokin Valeriy doubles with kings
Facing an early open from Zhao Jiaming, small blind Fokin Valeriy shoved his last 127,000 in with K♥ K♣ and was called by the raiser with A♣ T♥ . The board ran 8♠ 5♥ 3♣ 4♣ 6♠ , earning Fokin a nice double up.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 279,000(28 BB) | 196,000 | |
| 110,000(11 BB) | -270,000 |
Fokin Valeriy wins race
Utg Fokin Valeriy shoved his last 34,000 in with A♠ 4♦ and faced Yuzhu Wang’s Q♥ J♥ . In for a race, the board K♣ 8♣ T♦ 2♦ K♥ steered clear, leaving Fokin’s ace-high good for the pot.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 125,000(16 BB) | -145,000 | |
| 83,000(10 BB) | -37,000 |
Fokin Valeriy misses to get value
Daniel Lee defended his big blind vs an early open from Fokin Valeriy. On flop 3♦ T♥ A♠ , Fokin continued for 3,500, check called by Lee. Fokin barreled another 6,500 on turn 8♦ and checked the river 5♦ for the showdown. Lee shows A♥ 3♦ , no good against Fokin’s Q♦ 9♦ flush.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 120,000(80 BB) | 120,000 | |
| 110,000(73 BB) | 10,000 |