Main Event (1,600,000 KRW)

Shen Enzhi opened 12,500 utg+1, and was joined by both Dong Li and Wei Chen Lin to flop K♣ 4♣ 9♠ . Shen continued for 12,000, weeding out none onto turn 7♦ . Action this time checked to Li, who bet 34,000. Only Shen put in the call, and arrived at showdown shortly after river J♥ was checked through. Li showed pair of nines T♦ 9♥ for the win, sending Shen's ace-high A♥ Q♠ towards the muck.

Four more eliminations are left on the table before the money trickles in. 87 players are due to cut a payday off of the KRW 1 million prize pool, with mincash set at KRW 3,200,000 (~USD 2,295).

Top Chip Counts

All three KPC Main Event starting flights have played through the first twelve levels, with 135 players out of its 530-entry field surviving the Day 1 battle. The money is expected to trickle in over today's Day 2 games, where 87 runners are deemed to cut a share of the KRW 1 million (~USD 718,110) prize pool. Mincash is set at KRW 3,200,000 (~USD 2,275), with the KRW 190 million (~USD 135,085) top prize remaining on the horizon.

Action will close following nine hours of play, by the end of Level 19.

Korea Poker Cup Main Event

Dates: November 22-26, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 1,600,000 (~USD 1,145)

Guarantee: KRW 1,000,000,000 (~USD 718,110)

Entries: 530 (247 unique)

Prize pool: KRW 1,000,000,000 (~USD 718,110)

ITM: 87 places

Day 1A: 195 entries, 45 qualified

Day 1B: 210 entries, 48 qualified

Day 1C Turbo: 125 entries, 42 qualified

Day 2: 135 players

Day 3: Monday, November 25

Day 4 /Final: Tuesday, November 26

Top Ten Chip Counts

Dong Li opened utg, and four bet 9,000 against Wei Hong's raise behind. Wei called to see flop 8♥ 7♠ 4♠ , but immediately folded as Li continued for 5,000.