
Day 1A
Short Stack Battle
Both down short, Younghoon Kim flicked in his last 4,000 utg and was met with another all-in from Werner Cybulski right behind for a bigger 10,800. No one else joined the action, leaving the two to showdown.
Kim at risk, secured the double up, having outflopped Cybulski on board J♣ 7♦ 2♠ 8♠ 6♥ to survive through.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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YK Younghoon Kim | K♠J♥ UTG | 9,300(19 BB) |
WC Werner Cybulski | A♣Q♦ UTG+1 | 6,800(14 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) |
Texsoo Jung Takes It Down

Werner Cybulski opened 900 on the cutoff and was joined by Texsoo Jung on the button along with the big blind.
All three checked flop 3♠ 6♣ 8♦ through to turn 8♠ . Checked to Jung once more, he bet 3,500. Cybulski made the call but quickly gave it up on river T♥ as Jung went for a final 6,000.
Player | Chips |
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TJ TexSoo Jung | 33,200(83 BB) |
WC Werner Cybulski | 18,500(46 BB) |
Akihiro Kawaguchi Turns the Tables

With a pot of 6,500 in the middle across board K♣ 8♣ T♦ 8♦ , three way action saw Werner Cybulski lead out 2,500 on the small blind. Both opponents called behind, peeling river 6♥ . Cybulski this time, check called Akihiro Kawaguchi's bet of 9,000, and mucked his two pair K♥ T♥ as Kawaguchi revealed trip eights Q♥ 8♠ .
Player | Chips |
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AK Akihiro Kawaguchi | 66,100(165 BB) |
WC Werner Cybulski | 22,900(57 BB) |