KPC Main Event (1,300,000 KRW)

Jiabao Cai opened the button to 2,500, only to face a shove for roughly 60,000 from Tianwei Zhang in the big blind. Cai called for around 35,000.

Jaibao Cai: 8♦ 6♣

Tianwei Zhang: A♠ K♦

Zhang held the dominance with ace-high, but Cai took it over on the 2♦ J♥ 8♠ flop, improving him to a pair of eights.

The dealer sent a Q♦ on the turn, giving Zhang a straight draw.

Asked, you should receive. The river came to complete Zhang a runner-runner straight with a T♦, sending Cai to the rial.

Xiaqing Ji opened the cutoff to 2,400 and Wenchao Liu defended his big blind.

On the 5♣ T♥ 8♦ flop, Liu checked to Ji, who continued for 2,000. Liu check-raised to 5,500, prompting a snap-fold from Ji.

In the next hand, Yingmu Zou limped in from the cutoff, as did Liu from the small blind. Yunchao Yu checked over in the big blind.

The blinds checked over the 9♦ 8♠ Q♠ flop to Zou, who led out for 2,600. It was good for the pot as his two opponents folded.

Dicky Tsang opened to 2,000 from under the gun, only to face a shove for 26,900 from Zuyi Wen in middle position. Zongjin Sui also committed all her chips for around 30,000 on the button. Tsang called for 7,200.

Zuyi Wen: A♦ K♠

Zongjin Sui: 8♣ 8♦

Dicky Tsang: K♣ K♦

Tsang took the command with his pockeet kings and held control on teh 4♥ A♥ 3♣ flop. The dealer sent a Q♦ on the turn, leaving Wen and Sui drawing thin.

The deck then turned the tide for Sui with an 8♥ river, pushing the sizable pot her way and adding two victims on her knockout list.

The action was picked up on the turn with around 16,000 chips in the middle and a board reading 8♦ A♦ 5♣ J♦. Jiachen Ma bet 5,000 from under the gun and Haohen Huang called from the cutoff.

The 9♠ rolled off on the river, and Ma fired again, this time for 10,000. Huang then cranked it up to 30,000.

Mistaking the action for a call, Ma revealed A♠ 7♠ to a flopped pair of aces. The hand was officially a fold, allowing Huang to take the pot unchallenged.

When the action was picked up, there were chips in the middle and Aorigele Fng shoved all in from the small blind for around 140,000. Pan Gao snap-called off his last few chips from the hijack.

Aorigele Fng: K♣ 9♣

Pan Gao: A♣ T♥

Gao took the command with ace-high against Fng's King-high and maintained his dominance on the 6♣ J♦ T♠ flop, while Fng picked up a gutshot.

The dealer revealed an A♠ on the turn, improving Gao to top pair and leaving Fng drawing to a queen.

Fortunately for Gao, the river came for his favor with another A♥, blooming his pair to trip aces. Fng paid for Gao's double-up.

Jiangpu Jin opened the button to 2,2000 and Angwei Li called from the small blind, as did Ben Fan from the big blind.

The trio tapped the table on the T♦ T♥ 9♥ flop to see the J♣ turn, where the blinds checked to Jin, who led out for 3,500. Only Li stuck around.

An 8♣ rolled off on the river, and Li check-called after Jin fired 7,500.

Li tabled queen-high with Q♣ 6♣, and it was good enough for the pot as Jin folded.

Youfan Zhang opened to 1,600 from under the gun and Chen Rui Wong called on the button. Tingjia Cao then three-bet the big blind to 6,700. Zhang called. Wong then shoved for 34,600. After thinking for a while, Cal also committed his all chips for around 36,500. Zhang called off his 15,500.

Youfan Zhang: A♦ T♦

Cheng Rui Wong: 8♥ 8♦

Tingjia Cao: Q♥ Q♦

Cao picked up the lead with his pocket queens and held control on the 5♦ K♠ 9♥ flop. The dealer sent a 6♦ on the turn, giving Wong a gutshot.

Fortunately for Wong, the river came an 8♣, improving him to a set and earning him a sizable pot, and another knockout to his credit as well.

Lei Wen opened to 1,800 from middle position and Yi Sha Chen called from the hijack, as did Jun Li from the big blind.

On teh A♦ 6♠ A♥ flop, Li checked to Wen, who continued for 2,000. Only Chen came along for the ride.

The turn showed a 6♣, and Wen check-called after Chen bet 3,600.

When the 3♣ rolled off on the river, it went check-check. Wen tabled A♣ K♣ for an invincible full house, leaving Chen no choice but to fold.

With around 10,500 chips in the pot, a board ran out 3♠ 2♦ T♦ 4♠ K♠. Jianfeng Sun shoved for around 15,000 in the cutoff and Pete Chen called on the button.

Sun tabled K♥ T♣ for two pair and Chen mucked his cards.

In the next hand, Sun raised the hijack to 1,600 and Dawei Lu called on the button, as did Zihao Zhang from the big blind.

A flop came T♣ 2♦ 6♦, and the trio knuckled it back to see an 8♥ turn, where Zhang checked to Sun, who led out for 6,400. Lu cranked it up to 16,000. Both Zhang and Sun folded instantly.

Long Li raised to 1,200 in the cutoff and Ci Hong Chen defended his big blind.

Chen check-called on the A♣ 3♣ 4♠ flop after Li continued for 600. Action then went check-check on the 2♥ turn.

When a board-pairing 2♦ rolled off on the river, it was another check round.

Chen tabled 8♥ 3♥ for a flopped pair of threes, but it was no match for the top pair of aces from Li's A♦ 8♦.

Haoyu Xiong opened the hijack to 2,200 and Yong Li called on the button. Chun Shu Chen then three-bet to 7,200 from the small blind. Both Xiong and Li stuck around.

On the 3♦ A♠ 4♦ flop, it checked to Li, who led out for 6,500. Chen then check-raised to 16,000. Only Li dropped in the call this time.

When a 2♣ landed on the turn, Chen shoved for around 37,500. Li snap-called off his last 15,000.

Yong Li: A♦ 8♦

Chuan Shu Chen: A♥ T♣

Both players flopped a pair of aces, but Chen held the command with a stronger kicker ten. Soon after, the deck sealed Li's fate with a 2♣ river, showing him the exit.

Aorigele Fng raised from middle position to 1,500 and Yu Ho Wong called in the cutoff.

On the 7♥ T♠ 4♠ flop, Fng checked to Wong, who led out for 800. Fng then raised to 4,500, prompting a snap-fold from Wong.

Fng flipped over A♠ A♣ with a hint of pity.

In the next hand, Fng opened to 1,500 from under the gun and got himself three callers: Zihao Zhang from early position, Jianfeng Sun in the cutoff, and Dawei Lu from the big blind.

The dealer revealed an A♣ 8♠ 6♥ flop, Lu checked to Fng, who continued with a 3,000 bet and was followed by a string of folds from his tablemates.

Fng, once again, turned over A♦ A♣, drawing more pity from the table.

Xiaoling Huang raised the hijack to 1,300, only to face a shove for 20,100 from Youkan Li in the small blind. After thinking for a while, Huang called.

Youkan Li: K♦ T♦

Xiaoling Huang: 8♣ 8♠

Li trailed with his king-high against Huang's pocket eights. The dealer revealed little help to Li with the 5♥ 3♦ 5♠ flop.

The Q♠ landed on the turn, while Li still needed a king or ten to stay alive.

Unfortunately for Li, the river bricked out a 4♦, sending him to the rail and shipping the pot Huang's way.

Junyu Huang raised the hijack to 1,200 and Yifan Cao called on the button.

Huang continued with a 1,500 bet on the A♣ 7♦ 9♠ flop, and Cao cranked it up to 3,500. Huang stuck around.

Huang then check-called on the K♠ turn after Cao sent another barrel of 5,500.

The river brought a T♦, and Huang check to Cao again, who fired his third hefty barrel of 15,000. Huang instantly laid it down.

Before returning his cards to the dealer, Cao showed two pair with A♠ K♣, showing there was no bluff behind his aggression.

Jinguo Tao opened from under the gun to 1,000, and Jianting Cai called on the button, as did Xiao Yang from the big blind.

Yang checked over the K♣ 2♠ 2♥ flop to Tao, who continued for 1,000. Only Cai dropped in the call.

It went check-check on the T♦ turn, and the river brought the J♠. Yang fired 3,000. Cai stuck around.

Yang tabled a bluff with 8♦ 6♦, while Cai flipped over the top pair of kings with A♠ K♦ to rake in the pot.

The action was picked up on the turn with around 7,500 chips in the pot and the board reading A♥ K♠ 7♠ 2♣. Xiao Yang led out for 3,500 from the big blind and Tom Verbruggen called in the cutoff.

The K♥ landed on the river, where Yang fired again, this time for 10,000. It forced a snap-fold from Verbruggen.

Shengyong Wang opened to 900 from under the gun and Heng Wang called in the cutoff, as did Xing Gao from the small blind.

On the T♠ 2♣ T♣ flop, it checked to Heng Wang, who led out for 1,700. Both Gao and Shengyong Wang stuck around.

The turn brought a 4♠, and Gao bet 3,200. Only Heng Wang made the call this time.

An 8♠ rolled off on the river, and Gao check-called after Heng Wang fired out 12,000. Heng Wang tabled a rivered flush with K♠ 9♠, leaving Gao no choice but to fold.

Tianyu Chen raised to 1,000 from early position and got himself three callers: Yingmu Zou in the cutoff, Pei Jui Kao on the button, and Florian Duta from the big blind.

On the A♦ 3♥ 8♠ flop, it checked to Zou, who led out for 1,600, prompting a string of folds from his opponents.

In the next hand, Zou limped in from the hijack, and Kao raised the cutoff to 2,000. Shuang Qiu three-bet to 7,000 in the big blind. Only Kao came along for the ride.

The dealer revealed a 4♠ K♥ 7♦ flop, and Qiu continued with a 4,500 bet, sending Kao into the tank. After around 2 minutes, Kao eventually laid it down.

Tek Lon Tam opened the hijack to 900 and Tem Verbruggen defended his big blind.

The duet checked through the board of T♠ J♣ 3♠ T♥ 2♥ and took to a free showdown.

After seeing Tam reveal ace-high with A♣ Q♥, Verbruggen folded.

Guichuan Dong opened the small blind to 800, and Jikai Tian raised to 2,500 from the big blind. Dong called.

On the A♦ 6♣ A♠ flop, Tian continued for 2,000, prompting a snap-fold from Dong.

In the next hand, Dong opened the button to 800 and Yangping Lu defended his big blind.

Lu check-called on the Q♠ 6♦ T♠ after Dong continued with a 1,000 bet.

The turn brought an A♦, and Lu checked to Dong, who fired 2,100 this time. Lu let go of his cards.

Daichi Miyata opened to 800 from under the gun, and Jie Lin called from middle position, as did Evgenii Volkov in the big blind.

The trio tapped the table on the 5♥ 4♣ 4♠ flop to the 7♦ turn, where Volkov bet 1,100. Only Lin dropped in the call.

When a 5♠ rolled off on the river, it went check-check.

Volkov tabled a turned pair of sevens with 9♥ 7♣ and dragged in the pot as Lin tossed his cards into the muck.

With around 20,000 chips in the middle, a broad ran out 8♦ 4♥ 4♠ T♥ 3♥ when Youkan Li checked from under the gun. Liangqiang Pang led out for 8,000 on the button, and Li called.

Liangqiang Pang flipped a rivered pair of threes with A♣ 3♣, and it was good for the pot as Li folded.

Heng Wang opened to 500 from under the gun and got himself four callers: Yifan Cao in the hijack, Qun Dang on the button, Kouichi Baba from the small blind, and Tsuyoshi Ikeda in the big blind.

Action checked to Dang, who led out for 2,000 on the 9♦ 9♥ Q♦ flop. Baba then put in a raise to 4,000. After a string of folds, the action went back to Dang. He cranked it up to 15,000. Baba stuck around.

When an 8♣ hit on the turn, Baba checked, only to face a shove for around 18,000. Baba called off the remaining 13,600.

Qun Dang: A♥ 5♣

Kouichi Baba: J♥ J♦

Baba picked up the lead with pocket jacks against Dang's ace-high and extended the dominance on the T♥ river, completing him a straight for the pot and leaving Dang on the brink of elimination.

Yi Chang Ho limped in from the cutoff, then Yi Chang Ho on the button, and Evgenii Volkov in the small blind also called. Pan Guo checked over in the big blind.

Four players tapped the table throughout the 9♥ 8♣ K♦ T♣ 4♦ board and took it to a free showdown.

Volkov tabled a flopped pair of nines with Q♣ 9♣ and took down the pot as Guo revealed ace-high with A♦ 6♠, to which Ho and Zheng mucked.

Pin Yuan Chen opened the button to 500 and got himself two callers from the big blind: Tao Guo and Artem Utevskii.

Guo checked over the 5♦ 3♠ 6♦ flop to Utevskii, who led out for 1,000. Only Pin Yuan Chen came along for the ride.

Utevskii fired again on the board-pairing 3♣ turn, this time for 800. Chen stuck around.

When a 4♦ filled out the board, Utevskii sent his third barrel of 800 and Chen called.

Utevskii revealed A♠ 6♣ for a flopped pair of sixes, but it ran straight into Chen's rivered flush with K♦ 7♦. Chen dragged in the pot.

"Shuffle up and deal" has been announced, and Day 1A of the KPC Main Event starts.

Event starts 13:00 local time..

The long-awaited moment has finally arrived as the stage at LES A Casino (formerly Landing Casino) is set for one of the festival’s flagship highlights, the KRW 1,300,000 Korea Poker Cup (KPC) Main Event, featuring a massive KRW 880 million guaranteed prize pool.

Today, Day 1A officially kicks off the five-day showdown at 13:00 local time, inviting elite grinders from across the region to take their first shot at Main Event glory.

Just a few months ago, Taiwan’s Chung Tang Lin rose to poker glory by capturing the KPC Main Event title in the Korea Poker Cup Series 2. Lin triumphed over a record-breaking field of 1,432 entries, shattering the guarantee with a mammoth KRW 1,616,799,600 prize pool.

Showcasing both stamina and precision throughout the grueling days of play, Lin's remarkable performance not only earned him the prestigious trophy but also etched his name firmly into the KPC history books.

The victory marked a defining moment in Lin’s career, as he secured his largest-ever payout of KRW 183,990,000 (~$134,473). His triumph stands as a testament to the growing competitiveness of the Korean poker scene and serves as inspiration to the next wave of players hoping to follow in his footsteps at this year’s Main Event.

Nov 3 - 13:00 Main Event Day 1A

Nov 4 - 12:00 Main Event Day 1B

Nov 4 - 20:00 Main Event Day 1C

Nov 5 - 12:00 Main Event Day 1D

Nov 5 - 20:00 Main Event Day 1E

Nov 6 - 12:00 Main Event Day 2

Nov 7 - 12:00 Main Event Final Day

With 40-minute levels and a 30,000 starting stack, players will begin the blinds at the 100/200 and a 200 big blind ante.

The atmosphere inside the poker room is buzzing with excitement as the Jeju Poker Festival 2025 advances to Day 3, with one of the most prestigious events.

The sound of chips shuffling echoes across the tables as hopefuls prepare to navigate through a long five-day journey. Every pot won and every fold made brings them a step closer to that elusive Final Day seat.

Be sure to stay tuned right here as Somuchpoker brings you all the thrilling moments and nail-biting showdowns from the felt when the KRW 1,300,000 KPC Main Event starts writing its first page in JPF 2025.