emerged victorious in the richest poker tournament held on Korean soil to date, the u20a94,350,000 buy-in High Roller at the first ever PokerStars Festival Korea, banking a u20a972,160,000 payday. He bested a stacked field of 34 unique players who collectively made 62 separate entries and a tough final table that included PokerStars Team Online Pro Randy Lew.
Remarkably, Qu was the chip leader at the start of play on Day 2 and never relinquished the lead, going wire-to-wire to claim the top prize and trophy.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boyuan Qu | China | u20a972,160,000 |
| 2 | Kazuhiko Yotsushika | Japan | u20a952,200,000 |
| 3 | Takayuki Iwamoto | Japan | u20a933,680,000 |
| 4 | Horzuchi Yutaka | Japan | u20a925,500,000 |
| 5 | Randy Lew | USA | u20a919,730,000 |
| 6 | Daniel Demicki | Poland | u20a915,400,000 |
| 7 | Xiangbiao Zhu | China | u20a912,270,000 |
| 8 | Sparrow Cheung | Hong Kong | u20a99,620,000 |
Since only eight places were paid in this event, the final table was reached before the money bubble broke.