KPC Jeju Poker Festival 2024Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of), Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT
2024.11.22 - 2024.11.26
JS
Jianfeng Sun
China [CHN]China
Re-Entries
5
Place
6th
Prize
$28,720
Prize (KRW)
₩40,000,000
Blind level
Level 29: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000
Entries
1/530
Total Chips
15,900,000
Average
15,900,000

Day 4

JJ DuqueJJ Duque
11/26/2024, 6:21:22 AM

Jianfeng Sun Has Been Eliminated in 6th Place - KRW 40,000,000 (~USD 28,720)

Level 26: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000
Korea Poker Cup Main Event 6th Place Finisher Jianfeng Sun

Changyang Liu raised to 125,000 from the hi-jack which Jianfeng Sun defended from the big blind.


Both players were treated to a J♦ 7♦ 5♥ flop. Sun went all-in for his last 300,000 after spiking bottom pair and was insta-called by Liu who showed pocket kings.


The 9♠ turn and 8♥ river were of no help for Sun and was finally shown the exits from the Main Event at sixth place. Sun earned a decent payout of KRW 40,000,000 (~USD 28,720) for his efforts.

PlayerHandChips
CL
Changyang LiuChina [CHN]China
K♦K♣
1,600,000(27 BB)
JS
Jianfeng SunChina [CHN]China
A♣5♠
busted
JJ DuqueJJ Duque
11/26/2024, 6:13:31 AM

Liu Wins Short Stack Battle

Level 26: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000
Changyang Liu

Jianfeng Sun made a raise to 700,000 on the button, putting Changyang Liu all-in for his last 515,000 when he defended his big blind.


Sun showed pocket sixes while Liu showed A-7 off for a coin flip.


Sun led on the flop, but Liu turned a better pair when his 7 matched an kept him ahead until the board completed.


Liu doubled up and Sun was put nearing his last breath.

PlayerHandChips
CL
Changyang LiuChina [CHN]China
A♦7♠
1,100,000(18 BB)
JS
Jianfeng SunChina [CHN]China
6♦6♥
200,000(3 BB)
Board:T♣3♣5♥7♠8♠
JJ DuqueJJ Duque
11/26/2024, 6:05:51 AM

Wei Chen Lin Puts Jianfeng Sun On Life Support

Level 26: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000
Wei Chen Lin

There was a huge pre-flop raise-re-raise tug-of-war between Wei Chen Lin and Jianfeng Sun. Finally, it was Sun who pushed 3,800,000 in the middle with Lin risking his last 3,400,000 to force the showdown.


Lin showed a pair of queens while Sun showed pocket jacks.


The board kept Lin ahead all the way, giving him the huge pot and boosting him to the top of the chip count leader board. Meanwhile, Sun was left with a few crumbs and is in critical life support for his Main Event life.




PlayerHandChips
WC
Wei Chen LinTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
Q♥Q♣
6,900,000(115 BB)
JS
Jianfeng SunChina [CHN]China
J♠J♦
455,000(8 BB)
Board:9♠9♥6♥2♠A♦
JJ DuqueJJ Duque
11/26/2024, 5:26:36 AM

Lin's Two Pair Earns From Sun

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Wei Chen Lin made a raise to 105,000 and was matched by Jianfeng Sun for both to be given a flop of Q♦ 2♥ 5♦. Sun check-called the 95,000 bet to see a T♦ turn and then check-called again for 180,000 to see a 4♠ on the river.


Sun check-called for another time for 450,000 and was disappointed to see his top pair queen not good enough against the ten-five two pair of Lin.

PlayerHandChips
WC
Wei Chen LinTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
T♥5♥
3,400,000(68 BB)
JS
Jianfeng SunChina [CHN]China
A♣Q♣
3,800,000(76 BB)
JJ DuqueJJ Duque
11/26/2024, 5:18:08 AM

It's A Chop!

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Jianfeng Sun made a min-raise and called the 700,000 all-in shove of Changyang Liu.


Sun was ahead when they peeled their cards and Liu was already certain he was headed for the rail.


However, the poker gods were kind enough to throw a board of A♥ 4♠ 5♠ 3♣ 2♠ to give both a shared straight playing the board and split the pot.


Liu was very much relieved to be given another chance to stay alive.

PlayerHandChips
JS
Jianfeng SunChina [CHN]China
Q♥Q♦
4,600,000(92 BB)
CL
Changyang LiuChina [CHN]China
8♦8♣
745,000(15 BB)
JJ DuqueJJ Duque
11/26/2024, 4:46:06 AM

Jianwei Lin Has Been Eliminated in 7th place - KRW 30,000,000 (~USD 21,540)

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000
Main Event 7th Place Finisher Jianwei Lin

Jianwei Lin made a raise to 100,000 from under the gun and was three-bet to 425,000 by Jianfeng Sun on the small blind. Lin then shoved his remaining 1,000,000 at risk with Sun counting enough change to make the call.


Jianwei Lin was ahead pre-flop and looked great all the way to the turn. However, a diamond on the river gave Sun the ace nut-flush which bettered Lin's king-high flush to remove him from his seat and the Main Event.


Jianwei Lin was unfortunate in all his flips at the final table and just wasn't favored by the poker gods today. However, Lin was rewarded KRW 30,000,000 (~USD 21,540) for his 7th place finish.

PlayerHandChips
JS
Jianfeng SunChina [CHN]China
A♦Q♠
4,700,000(94 BB)
JL
Jianwei LinChina [CHN]China
A♠K♦
busted
Board:J♦T♠9♦T♦5♦
Pot:4,700,000 (94 BB)
Jianfeng Sun won the pot with Ad Qs
JJ DuqueJJ Duque
11/26/2024, 4:19:19 AM

Sun Doubles Up With Aces

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000
Jianfeng Sun

Wei Chen Lin raised to 85,000 from the cut-off and called the 300,000 three-bet of Jianfeng Sun from the big blind.


Both players were peeled a flop of T♦ 8♦ 4♠ .


Sun check-raised all-in for his last 1,400,000 after Lin bet out 270,000. Lin went into deep thought, wondered if unicorns existed, counted out some chips and made the call.


Sun flipped over A♠ A♣ which dominated Lin's A♥ T♠.


The board completed with Q♠ 3♥, keeping the pair of aces of Sun ahead of Lin's pair of tens and also awarding Sun with a crucial double-up.

PlayerChips
JS
Jianfeng SunChina [CHN]China
35,000,000(875 BB)
WC
Wei Chen LinTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
1,100,000(28 BB)
JJ DuqueJJ Duque
11/26/2024, 3:29:33 AM

Main Event Final Table Preview

Korea Poker Cup Main Event Final Table Players

The Main Event of the Korean Poker Cup is down to its final table. 530 started this adventure three days ago with the top 87 players earning their spot in the payout circle. Now, only 8 remain. While each are guaranteed a loot bag of KRW 20,700,000 (~USD 14,860), all eyes are on the top prize of with the KRW 190,000,000 (~USD 136,410) plus a gorgeous trophy to go along with the title Main Event Champion.


Leading the final table is Taiwan's Cheng Lo with 4,130,000 chips. Lo has made nearly USD 60,000 in tournament winnings and this final table appearance will be his biggest career cash. He's made three final table appearances last October 2024 at various events, but still needs to finally book that win. Maybe today is the day he stays on course for the championship.


Joris Michl of the Netherlands sits with the second largest stack of 3,110,000 chips. This final table payout will surely boost Michl's career winnings to over USD 200,000, but a championship win will catapult his earnings to pass the USD 300,000 milestone. Michl's last win was back in September 2024 when he took down the NLH Mini High Roller event at USOP Hai Phong.


Wei Chen Lin of Taiwan rounds up the top three with a stack of 2,900,000. Lin's biggest live cash was for over USD 47,000 way back in 2023, finishing third in a main event tournament at the 2023 CSPG in Cangshan, China. At least a third place finish will break Lin's personal best.


Jianfeng Sun of China has the fourth spot in the chip counts with 1,760,000. Sun has nearly USD 700,000 in total live earnings. A championship here will bring him closer to the USD 1 million milestone.


China's Jianwei Lin is ranked fifth with 1,200,000 chips. Lin recently topped the NLH - Six Handed event in the European Poker Tour (EPT) at Cyprus last month. In September 2024, he made his largest earning for over $200,000 with an 8th place finish at the Main Event of the EPT Barcelona.


Yi Ma of China holds the sixth rank with 745,000 chips. Ma has over USD 400,000 in total live earnings and a championship win will push him past the half-million milestone.


Changyang Liu of China is second to the bottom rank with just 505,000 chips. Liu will need to win a few flips to get away from the bottom and improve his payout in order to boost his earnings over the USD 250,000 mark.


At the bottom of the leaderboard is China's Xiao Liu. Liu made his biggest cash earlier this July with a 6th place finish in the Red Dragon Poker Tour here at Jeju. Liu bagged over USD 52,000 and will need a third place finish to beat that mark.



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


Final Table Payouts

1st - KRW 190,000,000 (~USD 136,410)

2nd - KRW 117,500,000 (~USD 84,360)

3rd - KRW 83,900,000 (~USD 60,240)

4th - KRW 65,000,000 (~USD 46,670)

5th - KRW 51,000,000 (~USD 36,615)

6th - KRW 40,000,000 (~USD 28,720)

7th - KRW 30,000,000 (~USD 21,540)

8th - KRW 20,700,000 (~USD 14,860)

PlayerChips
CL
Cheng LoTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
4,130,000
JM
Joris MichlNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
3,110,000
WC
Wei Chen LinTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
2,900,000
JS
Jianfeng SunChina [CHN]China
1,760,000
JL
Jianwei LinChina [CHN]China
1,200,000
YM
Yi MaChina [CHN]China
745,000
CL
Changyang LiuChina [CHN]China
505,000
XL
Xiao LiuChina [CHN]China
440,000
Blind level
Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000
Entries
8/530
Total Chips
15,900,000
Average
1,987,500

Day 3

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina
11/25/2024, 8:07:23 AM

End of Day 3 Chip Counts

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000
PlayerChips
CL
Cheng LoTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
4,130,000(103 BB)
JM
Joris MichlNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
3,110,000(78 BB)
WC
Wei Chen LinTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
2,900,000(73 BB)
JS
Jianfeng SunChina [CHN]China
1,760,000(44 BB)
JL
Jianwei LinChina [CHN]China
1,200,000(30 BB)
YM
Yi MaChina [CHN]China
745,000(19 BB)
CL
Changyang LiuChina [CHN]China
505,000(13 BB)
XL
Xiao LiuChina [CHN]China
440,000(11 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
11/25/2024, 6:46:22 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

One more bust to go before Day 3 wraps up with the final eight players set to advance to the Final Day. Taiwan's Cheng Yen Lo has since taken the lead with a chip count of 4,100,000, followed by day chip leader Wei Chen Lin, 27 big blinds behind.


Chip Counts

PlayerChips
CL
Cheng LoTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
4,100,000(137 BB)
WC
Wei Chen LinTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
3,300,000(110 BB)
JM
Joris MichlNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
2,200,000(73 BB)
JL
Jianwei LinChina [CHN]China
2,000,000(67 BB)
JS
Jianfeng SunChina [CHN]China
1,700,000(57 BB)
WX
Wang XiaohuiChina [CHN]China
835,000(28 BB)
CL
Changyang LiuChina [CHN]China
780,000(26 BB)
XL
Xiao LiuChina [CHN]China
690,000(23 BB)
YM
Yi MaChina [CHN]China
380,000(13 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
11/25/2024, 5:19:23 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000
Cheng Lo
PlayerChips
CL
Cheng LoTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
3,275,000(109 BB)
WC
Wei Chen LinTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
3,045,000(102 BB)
JM
Joris MichlNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
2,050,000(68 BB)
JS
Jianfeng SunChina [CHN]China
1,725,000(58 BB)
JL
Jianwei LinChina [CHN]China
1,605,000(54 BB)
CL
Changyang LiuChina [CHN]China
1,070,000(36 BB)
XL
Xiao LiuChina [CHN]China
840,000(28 BB)
LC
Lin Chen-AnTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
775,000(26 BB)
WX
Wang XiaohuiChina [CHN]China
690,000(23 BB)
CB
Cheng BoChina [CHN]China
535,000(18 BB)
YM
Yi MaChina [CHN]China
280,000(9 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
11/25/2024, 5:06:09 AM

Valery Li Crashes in 13th Place - KRW 11,200,000 (~USD 8,040)

Level 22: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000
Valery Li - 13th Place

Up against an open and a three bet, Valery Li shoved on the big blind for 375,000 total and was looked up by Jianfeng Sun. A classic flip, board K♥ J♠ J♦ 3♥ 7♦ quickly landed in favor of the overcards, sending Li's ladies flying towards the muck.

PlayerHandChips
VL
Valery LiUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
Q♠Q♣
BB
busted
JS
Jianfeng SunChina [CHN]China
A♠K♦
HJ
1,675,000(67 BB)
Derick ElominaDerick Elomina
11/24/2024, 1:22:39 PM

Day 3 Chip Counts

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000
PlayerChips
WC
Wei Chen LinTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
1,900,000(95 BB)
LC
Lin Chen-AnChina [CHN]China
1,580,000(79 BB)
CL
Cheng LoTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
1,540,000(77 BB)
YM
Yi MaChina [CHN]China
1,230,000(62 BB)
JL
Jianwei LinChina [CHN]China
1,120,000(56 BB)
JM
Joris MichlNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
969,000(48 BB)
XL
Xiao LiuChina [CHN]China
950,000(48 BB)
JS
Jianfeng SunChina [CHN]China
762,000(38 BB)
JP
Jiang PuUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
745,000(37 BB)
SY
Suwei YangChina [CHN]China
550,000(28 BB)
ZZ
Zhang ZhiChina [CHN]China
520,000(26 BB)
CL
Changyang LiuChina [CHN]China
456,000(23 BB)
VL
Valery LiUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
394,000(20 BB)
SD
Shen DongliChina [CHN]China
393,000(20 BB)
WX
Wang XiaohuiChina [CHN]China
345,000(17 BB)
RL
Rong LongChina [CHN]China
330,000(17 BB)
ZW
Zihao Wang (2)China [CHN]China
285,000(14 BB)
GL
Gao LeiChina [CHN]China
195,500(10 BB)
CB
Cheng BoChina [CHN]China
187,000(9 BB)
YW
Yongbin WangChina [CHN]China
134,000(7 BB)
Blind level
Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000
Entries
20/530
Total Chips
15,960,000
Average
798,000

Day 2

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina
11/24/2024, 1:10:48 PM

End of Day 2 Chip Counts

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000
PlayerChips
WC
Wei Chen LinTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
1,840,000(115 BB)
CL
Cheng LoTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
1,665,000(104 BB)
LC
Lin Chen-AnChina [CHN]China
1,630,000(102 BB)
JM
Joris MichlNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
1,555,000(97 BB)
XL
Xiao LiuChina [CHN]China
1,290,000(81 BB)
JS
Jianfeng SunChina [CHN]China
1,280,000(80 BB)
YM
Yi MaChina [CHN]China
965,000(60 BB)
JL
Jianwei LinChina [CHN]China
890,000(56 BB)
SY
Suwei YangChina [CHN]China
755,000(47 BB)
JP
Jiang PuUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
595,000(37 BB)
CL
Changyang LiuChina [CHN]China
580,000(36 BB)
WX
Wang XiaohuiChina [CHN]China
510,000(32 BB)
VL
Valery LiUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
470,000(29 BB)
CB
Cheng BoChina [CHN]China
450,000(28 BB)
GL
Gao LeiChina [CHN]China
325,000(20 BB)
RL
Rong LongChina [CHN]China
270,000(17 BB)
ZZ
Zhang ZhiChina [CHN]China
220,000(14 BB)
SD
Shen DongliChina [CHN]China
215,000(13 BB)
ZW
Zihao Wang (2)China [CHN]China
210,000(13 BB)
YW
Yongbin WangChina [CHN]China
170,000(11 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
11/24/2024, 8:09:25 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
Joris Michl
PlayerChips
JM
Joris MichlNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
1,355,000(169 BB)
YL
Yong Li (3)China [CHN]China
959,000(120 BB)
JS
Jianfeng SunChina [CHN]China
762,000(95 BB)
CL
Cheng LoTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
752,000(94 BB)
JL
Jianwei LinChina [CHN]China
633,000(79 BB)
BH
Bohao HuangChina [CHN]China
605,000(76 BB)
YC
Yita ChoongAustralia [AUS]Australia
494,000(62 BB)
CL
Changyang LiuChina [CHN]China
490,000(61 BB)
ZX
Zhang XudongChina [CHN]China
485,000(61 BB)
TH
Tom Henricus VerbruggenNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
453,000(57 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
11/24/2024, 5:10:55 AM

Approaching ITM

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Zhang Xudong

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

PlayerChips
ZX
Zhang XudongChina [CHN]China
551,000(110 BB)
JS
Jianfeng SunChina [CHN]China
521,000(104 BB)
DL
Dong Li (3)China [CHN]China
458,000(92 BB)
CL
Cheng LoTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
457,000(91 BB)
QF
Quanzhen FangChina [CHN]China
455,000(91 BB)
BH
Bohao HuangChina [CHN]China
438,000(88 BB)
CL
Changyang LiuChina [CHN]China
365,000(73 BB)
WX
Wang XiaohuiChina [CHN]China
345,000(69 BB)
JL
Jianwei LinChina [CHN]China
340,000(68 BB)
JM
Joris MichlNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
305,000(61 BB)
Blind level
Level 12: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Entries
48/210
Total Chips
6,300,000
Average
131,250

Day 1B

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina
11/23/2024, 12:51:23 PM

End of Day 1B Chip Counts

Level 12: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
PlayerChips
CL
Cheng LoTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
491,000(196 BB)
BH
Bohao HuangChina [CHN]China
323,500(129 BB)
VP
Valeriy PakUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
290,500(116 BB)
ZW
Zihao Wang (2)China [CHN]China
262,500(105 BB)
DL
Dong Li (3)China [CHN]China
262,000(105 BB)
ZG
Zhao GangChina [CHN]China
239,000(96 BB)
YY
Yu YunchaoChina [CHN]China
239,000(96 BB)
QF
Quanzhen FangChina [CHN]China
238,500(95 BB)
CL
Changyang LiuChina [CHN]China
203,000(81 BB)
GL
Gao LeiChina [CHN]China
195,500(78 BB)
YM
Yi MaChina [CHN]China
195,000(78 BB)
JS
Jianfeng SunChina [CHN]China
179,500(72 BB)
XC
Xu ChenTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
170,000(68 BB)
SY
Suwei YangChina [CHN]China
168,000(67 BB)
ZC
Zhang ChenxuChina [CHN]China
153,000(61 BB)
CC
Chuanshu ChenChina [CHN]China
150,000(60 BB)
QJ
Quan JinChina [CHN]China
149,500(60 BB)
ZZ
Ziyue ZhengChina [CHN]China
137,500(55 BB)
JM
Joris MichlNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
126,000(50 BB)
LJ
Liu JunChina [CHN]China
120,000(48 BB)
JL
Jun LiUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
108,000(43 BB)
JK
Jinwoo KimUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
106,000(42 BB)
JY
Joonhee YeaKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
103,000(41 BB)
CJ
Cai JiantingChina [CHN]China
103,000(41 BB)
CE
Charles Ed PansoyPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
102,000(41 BB)
CS
Chris ShebatUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
96,500(39 BB)
MJ
Mao JiaweiChina [CHN]China
91,000(36 BB)
GD
Gnusaev DmitriiRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
88,000(35 BB)
DL
Dai LinghuiChina [CHN]China
88,000(35 BB)
CJ
Chen JindongChina [CHN]China
84,000(34 BB)
MM
Masayuki MurataJapan [JPN]Japan
84,000(34 BB)
ZF
Zhu Fang ZhouChina [CHN]China
79,000(32 BB)
LJ
Liu JinhuiChina [CHN]China
79,000(32 BB)
DK
Du KanwenChina [CHN]China
76,500(31 BB)
QH
Qidong HeChina [CHN]China
76,000(30 BB)
XL
Xiao LiuChina [CHN]China
67,500(27 BB)
SL
Stephen LaiHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
65,500(26 BB)
XS
Xinyu ShenChina [CHN]China
64,500(26 BB)
JZ
Jian ZhengChina [CHN]China
60,000(24 BB)
GJ
Gao JunweiChina [CHN]China
59,500(24 BB)
XY
Xinyan YaoChina [CHN]China
56,500(23 BB)
BK
Beng KerSingapore [SGP]Singapore
53,000(21 BB)
SX
Shanghao XieChina [CHN]China
50,500(20 BB)
GM
Guo MengChina [CHN]China
46,000(18 BB)
LJ
Li Jia ChiTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
43,000(17 BB)
FY
Fang YikaiChina [CHN]China
43,000(17 BB)
HC
Hongji ChenChina [CHN]China
36,000(14 BB)
TT
Terada TakumaJapan [JPN]Japan
32,000(13 BB)