
Day 1A
Sehyeon Kim Collects Max Value

On a completed board of 4♥ 9♥ J♦ 8♣ 3♠ , river action saw Dong Jae Lee fire a final bet of 3,000 on the button. Sehyeon Kim check jammed for 12,200 more with 6♦ 6♣ , and got a call from Lee with ace-high A♣ 2♣ . An ill-timed hero call, Kim's bluff instead got full value off Lee for a nice double up.
Player | Chips |
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DJ Dong Jae Lee | 103,000(86 BB) |
32,200(27 BB) |
Player Chip Counts on Table 6
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
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SL Seyoon Lim | 54,500(45 BB) | 6 | 1 |
JH Jiaqi He | 115,400(96 BB) | 6 | 2 |
PZ Paul Zehetleitner | 200,200(167 BB) | 6 | 3 |
DJ Dong Jae Lee | 111,300(93 BB) | 6 | 4 |
CC Chun Chen | 54,800(46 BB) | 6 | 5 |
18,900(16 BB) | 6 | 6 | |
YJ Ye Jiaxian | 141,700(118 BB) | 6 | 7 |
FC Florencio Campomanes | 48,100(40 BB) | 6 | 8 |
Seitaro Aso Smashes Board

With 12,500 in the middle across board 4♥ 9♥ 2♠ Q♥ , turn action was caught on Seitaro Aso on the big blind, leading out for 8,000. Sehyeon Kim called behind and faced a final 12,000 from his opponent on river J♦ .
Kim took a minute and went on to jam his remaining 29,600, only to be called by Aso with a flush J♥ 2♥ , crushing his ace-high A♥ K♣ entirely.
Player | Chips |
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SA Seitaro Aso | 162,500(163 BB) |
busted |
Miura Shinya Wins Blind Battle

A blind vs blind confrontation brewed 4,000 in the middle across board Q♦ 5♥ 9♥ 2♣ . Sehyeon Kim check called a 2,000 bet from Miura Shinya right behind, but failed to get to showdown after Shinya gunned for a final 8,000.
Player | Chips |
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70,400(141 BB) | |
48,800(98 BB) |
Ace High Enough for Seitaro Aso

Seitaro Aso opened 1,200 early position and received a call from Sehyeon Kim on the cutoff.
On flop 7♠ 9♥ 7♦ , Aso continued for 1,500 and put out 3,000 more following a raise from Kim. Both checked down turn 7♣ and river K♥ , revealing Aso's A♣ Q♥ good for the win.
Player | Chips |
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75,400(151 BB) | |
SA Seitaro Aso | 57,800(116 BB) |
Chip Count Update
Player | Chips |
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BO Byungchan Oh | 90,100(180 BB) |
83,800(168 BB) | |
PZ Paul Zehetleitner | 72,800(146 BB) |
SA Seitaro Aso | 60,200(120 BB) |
AK Akihiro Kawaguchi | 54,600(109 BB) |
SK Sergei Korzhenko | 47,200(94 BB) |
TJ TexSoo Jung | 41,000(82 BB) |
YK Younghoon Kim | 41,000(82 BB) |
SL Seyoon Lim | 40,000(80 BB) |
DJ Dong Jae Lee | 40,000(80 BB) |
CC Chun Chen | 40,000(80 BB) |
SS Sean Sztyler | 39,300(79 BB) |
JM Joseph Magnotti | 38,900(78 BB) |
38,000(76 BB) | |
38,000(76 BB) | |
YA Yuya Asakawa | 28,500(57 BB) |
JL Junghyun Lee | 27,900(56 BB) |
KK Kim Kyong Hun | 24,500(49 BB) |
DL Dongwook Lee | 18,900(38 BB) |
WC Werner Cybulski | 12,800(26 BB) |
Sehyeon Kim Pays the Price

With 6,700 in the middle across board 5♦ 6♣ 7♠ A♦ 9♥ , Seitaro Aso on the big blind gunned for an overbet of 8,000. Sehyeon Kim tank called behind, only to muck as Aso turned over a straight K♠ 8♠ .
Player | Chips |
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83,800(210 BB) | |
SA Seitaro Aso | 60,200(151 BB) |
Sehyeon Kim Looks Up Seitaro Aso
Seitaro Aso opened utg and called a 2,200 three bet from Sehyeon Kim on the cutoff.
On flop A♥ K♥ T♦ , Aso check called a 3,000 cbet from his opponent and went on to lead 7,000 on turn 4♥ . Kim tank called, and was put to the test by Aso with a bigger 20,000 on river 8♦ . Kim gave it some more thought and eventually found the call with two pair K♣ T♣ , good for the pot as Aso showed J♠ J♣ .
Player | Chips |
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88,700(296 BB) | |
SA Seitaro Aso | 43,700(146 BB) |
Sehyeon Kim Gets There on the River

A fourway raised pot led by Paul Zehetleitner dealt a flop of T♠ 8♣ 4♣ . Zehetleitner bet 900, and saw both Sean Sztyler and Sehyeon Kim continue to turn 6♣ .
Zehetleitner proceeded with more aggression, striking a bet of 3,200. Only Kim this time elected to call, and arrived at showdown shortly after Zehetleitner checked back river 9♥ . Kim showed straight 8♦ 7♣ and took down the pot.
Player | Chips |
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57,100(190 BB) | |
PZ Paul Zehetleitner | 46,800(156 BB) |
SS Sean Sztyler | 34,500(115 BB) |
Early in the Mix
Player | Chips |
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PZ Paul Zehetleitner | 56,000(187 BB) |
51,600(172 BB) | |
YK Younghoon Kim | 47,900(160 BB) |
TJ TexSoo Jung | 40,200(134 BB) |
SS Sean Sztyler | 36,300(121 BB) |
KK Kim Kyong Hun | 29,200(97 BB) |
Kim Sehyeon Collects an Early Boost
On a board of Q♦ A♥ Q♣ 6♥ , Kim Sehyeon bet 1,700 into a pot of 3,000 and followed with a final 5,200 on river 8♥ . Sean Sztyler on the small blind, check called both streets to showdown, and mucked as Kim revealed flush K♥ T♥ .
Player | Chips |
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48,500(243 BB) | |
SS Sean Sztyler | 34,000(170 BB) |