Welcome to Day 2 of PokerStars Festival Korea ?4,350,000 High Roller
The ?4,350,000 High Roller event at the inaugural PokerStars Festival Korea will see 23 players return at noon local time for Day 2 action. The first day of play saw 45 entries made by 32 unique players, creating a prize pool of ?174,600,000, the approximate equivalent of just over $155,000. Currently leading the way is Boyuan Qu with 253,400 chips, but PokerStars Team Online Pro Randy Lew is hot on his heels with 203,700. Furthermore, with accomplished players like Albert Paik (147,400), Sparrow Cheung (131,300), Alan Lau (51,800), Pete Chen (43,100), and Takashi Ogura (24,400) still in the mix and late registration open for the first two levels of Day 2 play, it's absolutely anybody's game.
Play on Day 2 will begin with Level 13, will consist of 50-minute levels with ten-minute breaks every two levels, and is scheduled to play down to a winner.
A complete seat draw for the remainder of the field is below. Keep it here for coverage of the High Roller and the Main Event, which is already underway, at PokerStars Festival Korea from the PokerNews live reporting team.
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
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1 | 1 | Randy Lew | United States | 203,700 |
1 | 2 | Daniel Demicki | Poland | 81,400 |
1 | 4 | Horzuchi Yutaka | Japan | 42,000 |
1 | 6 | Aki Virtanen | Finland | 32,700 |
1 | 7 | Elias Guitierrez | Spain | 190,000 |
1 | 8 | Park Yu Sparrow Cheung | Hong Kong | 131,300 |
2 | 1 | Damian Zachowicz | Poland | 40,200 |
2 | 2 | Shinji Kashima | Japan | 191,400 |
2 | 4 | Yen Han Pete Chen | Taiwan | 43,100 |
2 | 6 | Takumi Samejima | Japan | 124,000 |
2 | 7 | Geoffrey Mooney | Australia | 59,900 |
2 | 8 | Takayuki Iwamoto | Japan | 34,900 |
3 | 1 | Keisuke Hikosaka | Japan | 98,600 |
3 | 2 | Antti Halme | Finland | 37,600 |
3 | 4 | Albert Paik | United States | 147,400 |
3 | 6 | Yang Zhang | China | 63,400 |
3 | 7 | Seng Yee Leow | Malaysia | 49,100 |
3 | 8 | Linh Tran | Vietnam | 84,900 |
4 | 1 | Takashi Ogura | Japan | 24,400 |
4 | 2 | King Lune Alan Lau | Hong Kong | 51,800 |
4 | 4 | Kazuhiko Yotsushika | Japan | 50,000 |
4 | 6 | Boyouan Qu | China | 253,400 |
4 | 7 | Wei Hsiang Yeu | Malaysia | 188,100 |