APT Korea Incheon 2017 Main Event


Jinwoo Kim rules over Albert Paik, goes over 5M

Level: 25 Blinds: 25000-50000 Ante: 5000

Jinwoo Kim has sent Albert Paik’s stack below average while driving his own upward of over half the chips in play. The first hand between them had Paik raise to 125, Kim three-bet to 420k, and Paik called. On the flop 7 Q J, Kim led for 325k and was called. On the 9 turn, Kim moved all in and Paik couldn’t pull the trigger.

The next hand Kim raised to 125k and Paik called on the big blind. At the flop 4 8 5, Paik checked, Kim laid out 100k, Paik called. On the K turn, Paik sent the action to Kim again who fired out 600k and once again, Kim won the pot as Paik folded up.

Paik dropped to 2.2M, Kim soared to over 5M.


Iori Yogo slowly inching his way up

Level: 25 Blinds: 25000-50000 Ante: 5000

Coming back from the break, Iori Yogo seems refreshed having just picked up the first two pots. On the first one he stared down a flop of Q J 8 and opted to check and pass the action to Albert Paik who checked right back. On the turn A, Yogo switched up and bet 50k. Paik raised to 150k, and Yogo called. On the 10 river, Yogo threw out 250k and got the call. Yogo showed K J and Paik mucked.

Next hand, Yogo raised to 125k and Jinwoo Kim called. On the flop 8 10 10, both checked and the turn fell K. Yogo bet 50k and won it with Kim giving up his hand.

Yogo up to 1.8M in chips.


Chip count update

Level: 25 Blinds: 25000-50000 Ante: 5000

We are down to the final 3 players. Here’s a look at their chip counts.

Jinwoo Kim 4,115,000
Albert Paik 3,920,000
Iori Yogo 1,135,000


Andy Li Xueyan out in 4th place – KRW 12,560,000 (USD 11,000)

Level: 24 Blinds: 20000-40000 Ante: 5000

Andy Li Xueyan was next to join the railbirds. Two hands after the fall of Kazuto Sato, Xueyan too got all his chips in the middle.

The hand began with Albert Paik raising to 100k on the button, Jinwoo Kim called and big blind Xueyan shoved. Paik joined Xueyan and shoved right back as Kim got out of the way.

Xueyan 7 7
Paik A K

The board drew out to 9 2 5 3 5 and with one heart in his hand, Paik eliminated Xueyan with his flush. Xueyan earned KRW 12,560,000 for his 4th place finish.


Huge call, bluff exposed! Kazuto Sato out in 5th place – KRW 10,230,000 (USD 8,900)-Sato最终坐定第五名

Level: 24 Blinds: 20000-40000 Ante: 5000

Kazuto Sato has just been given a huge boot out of the Main Event and the player who did it was Jinwoo Kim. It was a pretty sick and crazy hand, Sato may still be wondering what exactly hit him.

此役过后Kazuto Sato被Jinwoo Kim淘汰,不幸出局,以下为牌局纪录:

It began with Kim bumping it up to 85k and Sato calling on the button. At the flop of 2 5 4 Kim checked to Sato who fired out a 100k bet. He was smooth-called by Kim. On the 9 turn, both players slowed to a check and the river fell 5. Kim checked again, Sato jammed all his chips in nearing 800k and without much thought, Kim called.

Kim先声夺人,下注八万五,Sato在Button位跟进,翻牌圈  2 5 4 ,Kim过牌,Sato下注十万,Kims闪跟,转牌 9,双方过牌,河牌 5落定,Kim再次过牌,Sato all in近八十万筹码,Kim随即跟进;

Sato 6 7 bluff 唬牌
Kim A K

What a call! Sato out in 5th place and earned KRW 10,230,000 for his finish. Kim goes over 4M.

Sato最终坐定第五名,奖金KRW 10,230,000,Kim筹码升至逾四百万。


Chips move around the felt, Jinwoo Kim grabs a couple

Level: 24 Blinds: 20000-40000 Ante: 5000

Not much significant chip action going on, just small exchanges moving around the felt with everyone benefiting at different times. We did see Jinwoo Kim move all in though. Andy Li Xueyan raised to 110k from the utg seat, Albert Paik on the small blind called, then that’s when Kim shoved his massive stack. No callers. Kim won the next hand as well. Yogo raised to 100k, Paik called, Kim three-bet to 500k, and no callers.


Andy Li Xueyan pushes for the first time

Level: 24 Blinds: 20000-40000 Ante: 5000

Big blind player Andy Li Xueyan faced a 100k raise by Iori Yogo that was called by Albert Paik and opted to shove it in with over 1m for the players to match him up. No calls came and he took down the pot.


Yuichi Sumida eliminated in 6th place – KRW 8,250,000 (USD 7,200)

Level: 24 Blinds: 20000-40000 Ante: 5000

Yuichi Sumida was dealt his last hand at the Main Event. He was all in with Q J and had to fade Kazuto Sato’s A 10. But with the board running A 9 8 K 8, he was eliminated in 6th place. Sumida earned KRW 8,250,000 for his finish.

Sato now at 1.9M in chips.


Albert Paik doubles up Iori Yogo

Level: 24 Blinds: 20000-40000 Ante: 5000

Iori Yogo got just what he was hunting for, more chips to play with. He moved all in with his 610k stack, was called by the button Albert Paik, and Andy Li Xueyan on the big blind folded while showing his pocket nines.

Yogo A K
Paik K Q

The board came A 6 4 4 7 and Yogo doubled up to 1.3M.