South Korea, Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT

2024.11.22 - 2024.11.26Add to Calendar

K Poker Cup

Joris Michl

Netherlands

Re-Entries

Place

1st

Prize

$136,410

Prize (KRW)

₩190,000,000

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, 5:36:11 PM

Joris Michl Is The Korea Poker Cup Main Event Champion - KRW 190,000,000 (~USD 136,410)

Level 29: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Korea Poker Cup Main Event Champion Joris Michl

The Main Event of the Korea Poker Cup began with 530 players going through three Day One Flights to see 135 qualifiers return to Day 2. From there, 87 players made it into the payout circle, but only the remaining 20 of Day 2 advanced to Day 3.

On Day 3, the top 20 played until a final table of 8 was made, and today the final table came back to go for over 6 hours of play until a champion was crowned.

Finally, it can be announced that the Korean Poker Cup Main Event Champion is none other than Joris Michl of the Netherlands, who weaved his way through the ups and downs of the final table to earn a heads-up spot against Wei Chen Lin for the title.

Both players fought for nearly 3 hours in heads-up battle with Michl at the brink of getting beaten down. However, Michl made a remarkable come back when he rivered a straight to stay alive and take the chip lead, and then brought the hammer down with a two-pair to land the Main Event trophy and a champion's payout of KRW 190,000,000 (~USD 136,410).

"It feels really good. I finally win a big one in live poker, so it's been a long grind to finally win a big one, so I'm very happy, " Michl explained when asked about his reaction after the win.

This main event win is the first live championship for Michl, who had won a main event championship online prior to this huge milestone victory.

When asked about his heads-up come back from a three-to-one disadvantage, Michl explained that he used the 15-minute break to get advice from Yita Choong and they reviewed some of the hands from the delayed livestream.

"I then adapted my play and I think that gave me the advantage after the break," Michl added.

Michl also shared that he plans to stay in Jeju for the entire week then proceed to the USOP in Hai Phong before ending the year playing WPT events in Vegas.

When asked what the first thing he'll spend on, he explained that he'll buy himself a new bicycle and pad up his bankroll. Of course, he admits that there will be some celebrations tonight and maybe a double celebration if his friend Tom Henricus, who sits at the final table of the Jeju Poker Cup Final, also bags the title.

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 Results

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
1	JM Joris MichlNetherlands	$136,410
2	WC Wei Chen LinTaiwan	$84,360
3	CL Cheng LoTaiwan	$60,240
4	CL Changyang LiuChina	$46,670
5	YM Yi MaChina	$36,615
6	JS Jianfeng SunChina	$28,720
7	JL Jianwei LinChina	$21,540
8	XL Xiao LiuChina	$14,860
9	WX Wang XiaohuiChina	$11,700

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/26/2024, 9:25:31 AM

Wei Chen Lin Has Been Eliminated in 2nd Place - KRW 117,500,000 (~USD 84,360)

Level 29: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Korea Poker Cup Main Event Runner-Up Wei Chen Lin

Joris Michl raised to 300,000 with K♥ Q♠ and Wei Chen Lin made the call to defend his big blind with J♦ T♠.

Both players were thrown a flop of 4♠ Q♥ 6♠. Lin tapped his option to Michl, who fired 350,000. Lin completed to see a K♠ on the turn.

Lin checked over to Michl who bet 900,000 for his top two-pair. Lin then went all-in for his last 5,100,000 and was snap called by Michl.

Lin was hoping for a miracle straight on the river just as Michl had done to him a few hands back, but the poker gods threw a 8♦ instead to end his Main Event journey as a runner-up and award the championship to Michl.

Wei Chen Lin brought home a juicy runner-up prize of KRW 117,500,000 (~USD 84,360) for a valiant effort.

Player	Chips
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	15,900,000(133 BB)
WC Wei Chen LinTaiwan	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/26/2024, 9:20:33 AM

Joris Michl Rivers A Straight To Bounce Back

Level 29: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Joris Michl

Joris Michl limped in with 9♠ 8♣ and then called the 410,000 raise of Wei Chen Lin with T♦ 8♠ to see a flop of 6♥ 7♦ 8♦.

Bother players paired their eights with Lin ahead with the better kicker.

Lin led out for 425,000 and Michl raised to 1,300,000. Lin then three-bet raised to 2,500,000 and Michl then shoved for his last 5,300,000.

Lin went into the tank and asked Michl if he had a set. Michl said I have a pair, and Lin decided to make the call, adding 2,800,000 to the pot.

The turn came K♦ and dimmed the hopes of Michl. However, the poker gods were kind enough to throw a T♥ on the river, giving Michl a straight to double up and, more importantly, stay alive.

Player	Chips
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	11,000,000(92 BB)
WC Wei Chen LinTaiwan	4,500,000(38 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/26/2024, 8:28:32 AM

Wei Chen Lin Pressures Joris Michl

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Wen Chei Lin

Joris Michl completed the blinds with a hand of 5♦ 2♠ and Wei Chen Lin checked his 7♣ 4♦ to see a friendly flop of A♠ 8♠ 3♦. Lin led with 100,000 and Michl raised it to 350,000. Lin peeked at his cards and made the call to see a 5♣ on the turn.

Lin check-called the 700,000 bet of Michl to see an 8♥ on the river.

Lin fired out 1,100,000 and Michl tanked before folding the winning hand.

Player	Chips
WC Wei Chen LinTaiwan	13,000,000(130 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	2,900,000(29 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/26/2024, 8:23:42 AM

Lin's Straight Cripples Michl

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Joris Michl

Wei Chen Lin made a 250,000 raise holding on to K♦ Q♦. Joris Michl defended his big blind with J♦ 9♥.

The flop came A♣ J♠ 6♦. Michl check-called the 200,000 bet of Lin to see a T♠ on the turn, which gave Lin a Broadway straight.

Michl check-called the 250,000 bet to see a 9♦ turn, which gave Michl false hopes with a two-pair. Michl check-called the 600,000 bet of Lin and was once again broken to see his two-pair dominated by Lin's straight.

Player	Chips
WC Wei Chen LinTaiwan	12,300,000(123 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	3,600,000(36 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/26/2024, 8:18:01 AM

Wei Chen Lin Takes Two-To-One Advantage

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Joris Michl raised to 250,000 with J♥ 8♥ in the hole. Wei Chen Lin peeked into T♦ 8♦ and decided to make the call to defend his big blind.

Both players were shown a flop of T♠ 9♠ 4♦. Lin hit his top-pair while Michl had an open-ended straight draw among his other outs. Both checked to see a 6♠ turn.

Lin check-called again when Michl fired 270,000 to see a K♠ on the river. Lin check-called again when Michl fired 925,000.

Lin showed the pair of tens during the show-cards moment and Michl mucked his hand.

Player	Chips
WC Wei Chen LinTaiwan	11,000,000(110 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	5,000,000(50 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/26/2024, 8:12:40 AM

Wei Chen Lin Extends Chip Lead Over Joris Michl

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Wei Chen Lin

Joris Michl raised to 250,000 on the strength of Q♣ 7♣ and Wei Chen Lin defended the big blind with J♣ 3♣ in the hole.

The dealer peeled a flop of J♠ 6♠ 7♠ allowing both players to hit. Lin had the lead with top-pair and Michl had the mid-pair.

Lin check-called Michl's 200,000 bet to see a 9♥ turn and then check-called again when Michl fired 450,000 to see a ks on the river.

Both players slowed down with four spades on the board. Lin flipped his better pair to take down the pot and improve his stack, slowly pulling away from Michl.

Player	Chips
WC Wei Chen LinTaiwan	9,300,000(93 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	6,600,000(66 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/26/2024, 7:35:51 AM

Wei Chen Lin's Set Chips Away At Joris Michl

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Wei Chen Lin made the raise to 225,000 on the strength of A♠ 7♦ and Joris Michl completed to defend his big blind with 2♥ 2♦.

The flop arrived K♠ 7♠ 4♣ to give Lin the lead. Michl check-called the the 175,000 bet of Lin to see a 7♣ flop.

Michl check-called once again the 425,000 bet to see a 9♥ river. Once again Michl check-called the bet of 975,000.

When the cards were flipped over, Michl was broken to see the set of Lin.

Player	Chips
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	8,200,000(82 BB)
WC Wei Chen LinTaiwan	7,700,000(77 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/26/2024, 7:28:51 AM

Joris Michl Bites Back With Two Pair

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Joris Michl

Joris Michl peeked into J♠ 2♦ and completed the blinds while Wei Chen Lin checked his option with J♣ 4♣.

Both players hit the flop of J♦ 2♣ 6♠ with Michl's two-pair looking better than Lin's top pair.

Lin check-called the 80,000 minimum bet of Michl to see a T♠ turn. Lin check-called again, but this time for 230,000.

The river 5♥ sealed the win for Michl, who fired 725,000 when Lin tapped his option. Lin just made the conservative call and was disappointed to see that his to pair wasn't good enough.

Player	Chips
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	9,200,000(115 BB)
WC Wei Chen LinTaiwan	6,700,000(84 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/26/2024, 7:24:23 AM

Wei Chel Lin Strikes First

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Wei Chel Lin

Wei Chen Lin raised to 185,000 with Q♥ 7♣ and Joris Michl called, holding K♦ 9♠, to see a flop of 5♥ 6♥ 8♦ .

Lin led out with 200,000 and Michl made the call to see a 4♦ on the turn. Lin led again for 275,000 with Michl raising to 850,000.

Lin three-bet to 2,200,000 holding a straight. Michl finally let go to make the stacks of both almost even.

Player	Chips
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	8,000,000(100 BB)
WC Wei Chen LinTaiwan	7,900,000(99 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/26/2024, 7:19:09 AM

Joris Michl vs Wei Chen Lin For Main Event Title

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Wei Chen Lin vs Joris Michl

Two players remain!

It will be Joris Michl of the Netherlands versus Wei Chen Lin of Taiwan battling it out for the Korea Poker Cup Main Event title.

The winner will be taking home a beautiful Korea Cup trophy with a champion's top prize of KRW 190,000,000 (~USD 136,410) while the runner-up will have a payout of KRW 117,500,000 (~USD 84,360).

Here are the final table chip counts:

Player	Chips
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	9,200,000(115 BB)
WC Wei Chen LinTaiwan	6,700,000(84 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/26/2024, 7:05:50 AM

Cheng Lo Has Been Eliminated in 3rd Place - KRW 83,900,000 (~USD 60,240)

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Korea Poker Cup Main Event 3rd Place Finisher Cheng Lo

Joris Michl made a raise to 160,000 on the button and called the 1,100,000 all-in shove of Cheng Lo in the small blind for a show down.

Michl K-Q suited dominated over Lo's Q-9 off-suit.

The flop kept Michl ahead. The turn offered a few more outs for Lo, but none of them came on the river.

Cheng Lo, who had a promising start as the final table chip leader entering the day, ended his run at 3rd place with a payout of KRW 83,900,000 (~USD 60,240). This is Lo's biggest career live cash.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	K♠Q♠	9,200,000(115 BB)
CL Cheng LoTaiwan	Q♣9♥	busted

Board:J♦7♥6♥5♠J♥

Pot:2,200,000 (28 BB)

Joris Michl won the pot with Ks Qc

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/26/2024, 6:59:38 AM

Lin Jabs At Michl To Take Chip Lead

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Wei Chen Lin

Action between the blinds saw Joris Michl raising to 225,000 from the small blind and Wei Chen Lin making the call to defend his big blind.

Both players checked on the flop of 7♠ 7♥ T♣ to open a free 2♦ on the turn. Michl fired 200,000 and was called by Lin.

The river showed a 2♣ and Michl tapped his option to Lin who fired 425,000.

Michl surrendered the pot to give Lin the chip lead.

Player	Chips
WC Wei Chen LinTaiwan	7,300,000(91 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	6,900,000(86 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/26/2024, 6:51:21 AM

Michl's Ladies Give Him A Doule

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Joris Michl

Action was folded to the blinds when Cheng Lo raised to 250,000 from the small blind and was three-bet by Joris Michl to 750,000 from the big blind.

Lo pushed back with an all-in shove for 5,000,000 and Michl decided to put his remaining 3,700,000 at risk for a showdown.

Lo flipped over pocket nines which were dominated by the queen of Michl.

The board held for Michl to give a huge double boost while Lo was crippled.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	Q♠Q♦	7,500,000(94 BB)
CL Cheng LoTaiwan	9♥9♣	1,300,000(16 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/26/2024, 6:31:44 AM

Yi Ma Has Ben Eliminated in 5th Place - KRW 51,000,000 (~USD 36,615)

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

Korea Poker Cup Main Event 5th Place Finisher Yi Ma

Joris Michl raised to 150,000 from under the gun and called the 1,200,000 all-in shove of Yi Ma on the big blind.

Michl showed big slick, which dominated Ma's Ace-Queen off.

Ma couldn't improve on the board and Michl went on to take the pot and send Ma to the rail.

Yi Ma managed to secure a KRW 51,000,000 (~USD 36,615) payout for his 5th place finish.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	A♥K♣	4,900,000(82 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	A♣Q♥	busted

Board:7♣6♣2♥8♥J♥

Pot:4,900,000 (82 BB)

Joris Michl won the pot with Ah Kc

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/26/2024, 5:12:40 AM

Yi Ma Doubles From Michl

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

Yi Ma

Yi Ma raised to 500,000 from under the gun, just leaving 20,000 in his stack. Joris Michl made the call from the cut-off and both were shown a flop of K♥ 5♥ 2♦. Ma pushed his last 20,000 in the middle and Michl made the easy call.

Michl was ahead, but Ma had a flush draw included in his outs. The 9♠ turn choked Ma a little, but the 3♥ on the river gave him a sigh of relief when he made the flush to win the pot and keep his Main Event hopes alive.

Player	Hand	Chips
YM Yi MaChina	A♥7♥	1,200,000(24 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	Q♠Q♣	3,900,000(78 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/26/2024, 5:05:17 AM

Michl Doubles From Cheng Lo

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

Joris Michl

Cheng Lo raised to 110,000 from under the gun and Joris Michl was the only player to make the call from the button.

The flop came 7♦ 8♣ 3♦ . Lo led out for 175,000 and Michl matched to see the 6♦ on the turn. Lo then shoved all-in for over 3,000,000 and Michl made the snap call to put his last 1,700,000 chips at risk.

Michl showed a set of sevens, but Lo threatened with an open-ended straight.

The 8♠ on the river gave Michl a boat and doubled-him up while damaging the stack of Lo, who started the final table as the chip leader.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	7♣7♠	4,400,000(88 BB)
CL Cheng LoTaiwan	6♠5♠	2,800,000(56 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/26/2024, 4:57:51 AM

Wei Chen Lin Grabs Some From Joris Michl Without A Flop

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

Chen Wei Lin made a 100,000 min-raise from under the gun and was three-bet by Joris Michl to 375,000 on the small blind. When action went back to Lin, he made a four-bet to 800,000.

Michl thought about it before finally throwing his A♦ Q♣ back to the dealer.

It was a good fold since Lin held pocket nines and was ahead.

Player	Chips
WC Wei Chen LinTaiwan	28,000,000(560 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	2,200,000(44 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/26/2024, 4:13:11 AM

Cards Are In The Air!

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

Cheng Lo

The final table kicked off with exciting action from the very first hand with the two huge stacks going at it.

Joris Michl raised to 185,000 from early position and chip leader Cheng Lo defended his big blind.

Both players saw a flop of A♣ Q♣ 6♠ which both checked to see a freebie 4♠ on the turn.

Lo check called Michl's bet of 225,000 to see a 5♠ on the river. Both players then slowed down to show their cards. Michl flashed J♣ T♣ which wasn't enough against the K♣ 5♣ of Lo, who took down the pot.

Michl was a bit relieved a club didn't come in the river, or it could've spelled a big disaster for his Main Event hopes.

Cheng Lo, meanwhile, extended his chip lead.

Player	Chips
CL Cheng LoTaiwan	4,600,000(115 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	2,600,000(65 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)

Player	Chips
CL Cheng LoTaiwan	4,130,000
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	3,110,000
WC Wei Chen LinTaiwan	2,900,000
JS Jianfeng SunChina	1,760,000
JL Jianwei LinChina	1,200,000
YM Yi MaChina	745,000
CL Changyang LiuChina	505,000
XL Xiao LiuChina	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

Player	Chips
CL Cheng LoTaiwan	4,130,000(103 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	3,110,000(78 BB)
WC Wei Chen LinTaiwan	2,900,000(73 BB)
JS Jianfeng SunChina	1,760,000(44 BB)
JL Jianwei LinChina	1,200,000(30 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	745,000(19 BB)
CL Changyang LiuChina	505,000(13 BB)
XL Xiao LiuChina	440,000(11 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/25/2024, 6:50:33 AM

Joris Michl Shaves Some Off Wei Chen Lin

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

Joris Michl

Wei Chen Lin defended his big blind against Joris Michl's open, and check called a 50,000 cbet on flop T♥ 4♣ 3♠ . Both checked turn J♦ through to river T♣ , where Lin led 130,000. Michl put in a raise to 375,000, and called down Lin as he pulled 950,000 back. Lin caught with a bluff Q♥ 9♥ , shipped the pot to Michl for his trip tens K♦ T♠ .

Player	Chips
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	3,200,000(107 BB)
WC Wei Chen LinTaiwan	2,200,000(73 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

Player	Chips
CL Cheng LoTaiwan	4,100,000(137 BB)
WC Wei Chen LinTaiwan	3,300,000(110 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	2,200,000(73 BB)
JL Jianwei LinChina	2,000,000(67 BB)
JS Jianfeng SunChina	1,700,000(57 BB)
WX Wang XiaohuiChina	835,000(28 BB)
CL Changyang LiuChina	780,000(26 BB)
XL Xiao LiuChina	690,000(23 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	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

Player	Chips
CL Cheng LoTaiwan	3,275,000(109 BB)
WC Wei Chen LinTaiwan	3,045,000(102 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	2,050,000(68 BB)
JS Jianfeng SunChina	1,725,000(58 BB)
JL Jianwei LinChina	1,605,000(54 BB)
CL Changyang LiuChina	1,070,000(36 BB)
XL Xiao LiuChina	840,000(28 BB)
LC Lin Chen-AnTaiwan	775,000(26 BB)
WX Wang XiaohuiChina	690,000(23 BB)
CB Cheng BoChina	535,000(18 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	280,000(9 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/25/2024, 4:54:25 AM

One Bet Works for Joris Michl

Level 22: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Joris Michl

Joris Michl fired a 120,000 three bet against Yi Ma's cutoff open, and saw the latter continue to flop K♥ ts 5♦ . Michl gunned 60,000, enough to push Ma out of the pot.

Player	Chips
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	1,825,000(73 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	280,000(11 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/25/2024, 3:08:28 AM

Gao Lei Bows Out Early

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Gao Lei

Following the loss, Gao Lei shoved his last 130,000 in and was called by Joris Michl behind for a flip. Lei quickly landed the advantage on flop A♥ 9♣ 2♥ , but was again left drawing dead as the turn hit 4♦ to knock him out.

Player	Hand	Chips
GL Gao LeiChina	A♣T♣ UTG+1	busted
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	4♠4♥ D	1,725,000(86 BB)

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina

11/24/2024, 1:22:39 PM

Day 3 Chip Counts

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Player	Chips
WC Wei Chen LinTaiwan	1,900,000(95 BB)
LC Lin Chen-AnChina	1,580,000(79 BB)
CL Cheng LoTaiwan	1,540,000(77 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	1,230,000(62 BB)
JL Jianwei LinChina	1,120,000(56 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	969,000(48 BB)
XL Xiao LiuChina	950,000(48 BB)
JS Jianfeng SunChina	762,000(38 BB)
JP Jiang PuUnited Kingdom	745,000(37 BB)
SY Suwei YangChina	550,000(28 BB)
ZZ Zhang ZhiChina	520,000(26 BB)
CL Changyang LiuChina	456,000(23 BB)
VL Valery LiUzbekistan	394,000(20 BB)
SD Shen DongliChina	393,000(20 BB)
WX Wang XiaohuiChina	345,000(17 BB)
RL Rong LongChina	330,000(17 BB)
ZW Zihao Wang (2)China	285,000(14 BB)
GL Gao LeiChina	195,500(10 BB)
CB Cheng BoChina	187,000(9 BB)
YW Yongbin WangChina	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

Player	Chips
WC Wei Chen LinTaiwan	1,840,000(115 BB)
CL Cheng LoTaiwan	1,665,000(104 BB)
LC Lin Chen-AnChina	1,630,000(102 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	1,555,000(97 BB)
XL Xiao LiuChina	1,290,000(81 BB)
JS Jianfeng SunChina	1,280,000(80 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	965,000(60 BB)
JL Jianwei LinChina	890,000(56 BB)
SY Suwei YangChina	755,000(47 BB)
JP Jiang PuUnited Kingdom	595,000(37 BB)
CL Changyang LiuChina	580,000(36 BB)
WX Wang XiaohuiChina	510,000(32 BB)
VL Valery LiUzbekistan	470,000(29 BB)
CB Cheng BoChina	450,000(28 BB)
GL Gao LeiChina	325,000(20 BB)
RL Rong LongChina	270,000(17 BB)
ZZ Zhang ZhiChina	220,000(14 BB)
SD Shen DongliChina	215,000(13 BB)
ZW Zihao Wang (2)China	210,000(13 BB)
YW Yongbin WangChina	170,000(11 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/24/2024, 9:51:13 AM

Top Chip Counts

Dinner Break

Cheng Lo

KPC Main Event players have been sent off for a 60-minute dinner break, with action set to resume at 6:48 pm local time. Only 32 runners remain in contention for the title and KRW 190,000,000 (~USD 136,410) top prize, with Taiwan's Cheng Yen Lo remaining in the lead. All contenders are now guaranteed KRW 4,600,000 (~USD 3,300) in cashes.

Day 2 action will wrap up by the end of Level 20.

Top Chip Counts

Player	Chips
CL Cheng LoTaiwan	1,866,000
WC Wei Chen LinTaiwan	1,260,000
JL Jianwei LinChina	1,120,000
SD Shen DongliChina	987,000
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	969,000
XL Xiao LiuChina	950,000
YM Yi MaChina	930,000
SY Suwei YangChina	677,000

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/24/2024, 9:42:13 AM

Cheng Yen Lo Continues Reign

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Cheng Lo

Xian Xiao pushed all-in for 116,000, called behind by Cheng Yen Lo. Joris Michl on the button, raised to 330,000, yet tank folded after Lo moved all-in for 968,000.

Lo delivered the bust shortly after his ladies held on board 8♦ 8♠ 3♥ 7♣ T♠ .

Player	Hand	Chips
CL Cheng LoTaiwan	Q♥Q♣ MP	1,439,000(144 BB)
XX Xian XiaoChina	A♣T♥ UTG	busted
JM Joris MichlNetherlands		1,120,000(112 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

Player	Chips
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	1,355,000(169 BB)
YL Yong Li (3)China	959,000(120 BB)
JS Jianfeng SunChina	762,000(95 BB)
CL Cheng LoTaiwan	752,000(94 BB)
JL Jianwei LinChina	633,000(79 BB)
BH Bohao HuangChina	605,000(76 BB)
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	494,000(62 BB)
CL Changyang LiuChina	490,000(61 BB)
ZX Zhang XudongChina	485,000(61 BB)
TH Tom Henricus VerbruggenNetherlands	453,000(57 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/24/2024, 6:34:22 AM

Joris Michl Steps Out Into the Lead, Cracks 1M

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

Joris Michl

Quanzhen Fang defended his big blind against Joris Michl's hijack open, and went on to battle on board K♠ 9♥ J♥ K♥ . Michl barreled 10,000, followed by another 20,000, with Fang check calling both streets.

On river 2♠ , Fang led 35,000, and called a raise for 90,000 more from Michl, only to find his flush 4♥ 3♥ , entirely behind Michl's higher flush Q♥ 7♥ for the pot.

Player	Chips
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	1,118,000(224 BB)
QF Quanzhen FangChina	195,000(39 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/24/2024, 5:53:39 AM

Joris Michl Continues to Dominate

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

Ziqing Tang

With 86,000 in the middle across board T♥ 2♣ 5♥ 7♣ , Ziqing Tang bet 50,000 and was check called by Joris Michl on the small blind. On river 9♦ , Michl led 135,000, and revealed straight J♥ 8♥ for the pot after Tang paid the price.

Player	Chips
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	617,000(123 BB)
ZT Ziqing TangChina	16,000(3 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/24/2024, 5:44:09 AM

Cheng Chao Ting Falls Short

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

Cheng Chao Ting

Cheng Chao Ting opened with half his stack at 15,000, and called off for the rest following a raise from Joris Michl. Cheng at risk, missed to connect with board J♣ 7♥ 2♥ 6♠ 7♦ , sending him out two spots short of the money.

Player	Hand	Chips
CC Cheng Chao TingTaiwan	K♥Q♦ UTG	busted
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	A♠8♣ HJ	333,500(67 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

Player	Chips
ZX Zhang XudongChina	551,000(110 BB)
JS Jianfeng SunChina	521,000(104 BB)
DL Dong Li (3)China	458,000(92 BB)
CL Cheng LoTaiwan	457,000(91 BB)
QF Quanzhen FangChina	455,000(91 BB)
BH Bohao HuangChina	438,000(88 BB)
CL Changyang LiuChina	365,000(73 BB)
WX Wang XiaohuiChina	345,000(69 BB)
JL Jianwei LinChina	340,000(68 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	305,000(61 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/24/2024, 5:06:01 AM

Joris Michl Shoves for the Win

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Joris Michl

Joris Michl fired a 25,000 three bet against Valeriy Pak's button open, and saw the latter complete, revealing flop K♠ 2♠ Q♥ . Michl gunned 17,000, called behind by his opponent. Michl checked turn 3♦ to Pak, who bet 49,000. Michl raised all-in shortly after, and left Pak to tank fold, opting to save his 23 BB behind.

Player	Chips
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	305,000(76 BB)
VP Valeriy PakUzbekistan	91,000(23 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

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

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/23/2024, 10:22:09 AM

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Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Quan Jin

Korea Poker Cup Main Event players are off to a 30-minute break, with registration deemed to close right before the start of Level 10. Quan Jin currently holds down the lead, with a chip count of nearly three times the average stack over the remaining 97-player field.

Day 1B is set to close following three more levels, with action wrapping up by the end of Level 12.

Player	Chips
QJ Quan Jin	172,000(115 BB)
BH Bohao HuangChina	166,000(111 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	148,000(99 BB)
XY Xinyan Yao	144,000(96 BB)
KL Kyungmin LeeUnited States of America	140,500(94 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	136,500(91 BB)
ZC Zhang ChenxuChina	123,000(82 BB)
WC Wan Chun KitHong Kong	118,000(79 BB)
CC Chuanshu ChenChina	110,000(73 BB)
MM Masayuki MurataJapan	110,000(73 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/23/2024, 8:00:57 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Joris Michl

Player	Chips
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	151,300(189 BB)
BK Beng KerSingapore	136,200(170 BB)
WC Wan Chun KitHong Kong	121,100(151 BB)
NC Nengyue ChenChina	105,700(132 BB)
WH Wei HongChina	100,500(126 BB)
BH Bohao HuangChina	99,500(124 BB)
QF Quanzhen FangChina	96,800(121 BB)
SY Suwei YangChina	87,500(109 BB)
ML Mingwei LiChina	87,500(109 BB)
TC Tsz CheungChina	82,900(104 BB)
QJ Quan Jin	76,000(95 BB)