Main Event (1,600,000 KRW)

Dongli Shen defended his big blind vs Gao Lei's hijack open, and went on to lead all-in for 155,000 on flop T♦ 8♦ 4♣ . Lei called with top pair T♠ 9♠ , and was up against Shen's flush draw K♦ 7♦ . Turn Q♦ immediately brought a third diamond, sealing the win for Shen.

A pot of 420,000 brewed between Dongli Shen and Lin Chen An preflop, revealing Q♦ J♦ 2♥ on board. Both checked through to turn 9♥ where Shen led all-in. An tank called behind for his tournament life - 580,000, with top pair A♣ Q♥ , and was up against Shen's straight flush draw A♦ T♦ . River 7♠ bricked for Shen, shipping An the hefty pot.

Thijs Hilberts completed on the big blind vs Dongli Shen's early open and faced another 23,000 bet on flop 8♥ 5♣ 3♣ . Hilberts check raised to 75,000, and called off his remaining 275,000 after Shen moved all-in.

Shen K♣ 7♣

Hilberts Q♣ 2♣

Hilberts with a dominated flush draw, exited shortly as turn J♦ and river 3♥ completed the board.

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.

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