
Day 1D
Earl Mendoza Ahead All the Way

Earl Mendoza opened to 3,000 and saw both Minku Kim and Kwonhan Mun complete their blinds.
Flop 9♦ 4♥ T♠ was checked to Mendoza, ushering him to fire 5,000. Kim called while Mun raised all-in for 24,000. Mendoza reshoved, and Kim opted out.
Mun K♣ 9♥
Mendoza A♦ T♣
Mendoza with top pair, locked in the win as Mun failed to catch up on runout 7♣ J♠ .
Player | Chips |
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EM Earl Mendoza | 116,000(83 BB) |
MK Minku Kim | 100,500(72 BB) |
KM Kwonhan Mun | busted |
Kwonhwan Mun Exposed

Vying for a pot of 32,600 across a completed board of 5♦ 6♠ T♦ 5♠ 3♣ , Kwonhwan Mun made a final attempt on the button with a bet of 13,000. Sviatoslav Belov on police duty, check called with two pair A♥ T♣ and collected the pot as Mun revealed bluff 9♠ 8♥ .
Player | Chips |
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SB Sviatoslav Belov | 87,600(63 BB) |
KM Kwonhan Mun | 35,200(25 BB) |
Seonghyung Lee Runs Into Aces
With already 25,200 in the pot across flop 7♠ 2♥ Q♥ , three way action was checked to Kwonhan Mun, leading him to bet 3,500. Marciel Cerbito check raised to 10,000 and Seonghyung Lee flicked in his last 1,900. Mun got out of the way, leaving the two to showdown.
Cerbito A♦ A♥
Lee T♥ T♣
Crushed against the rockets, Lee bowed out shortly after runout 6♥ J♦ offered him no salvation.
Player | Chips |
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KM Kwonhan Mun | 64,500(81 BB) |
MC Marciel Cerbito | 51,000(64 BB) |
busted |
King High Enough for Kwonhan Mun
Kwonhan Mun opened 1,500 on the hijack and saw Sughyun Yun call right behind.
On board 6♥ 2♦ 7♠ A♦ , Mun double barreled - 2,500 and 6,000, with Yun calling both streets. Both checked down river 5♠ , revealing Mun's king-high K♥ T♠ , good enough to take the pot.
Player | Chips |
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KM Kwonhan Mun | 46,800(78 BB) |
SY Sughyun Yun | 28,900(48 BB) |