Day 3
Valery Li Crashes in 13th Place - KRW 11,200,000 (~USD 8,040)

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.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
VL Valery Li | Q♠Q♣ BB | busted |
JS Jianfeng Sun | A♠K♦ HJ | 1,675,000(67 BB) |
Day 3 Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
WC Wei Chen Lin | 1,900,000(95 BB) |
LC Lin Chen-An | 1,580,000(79 BB) |
CL Cheng Lo | 1,540,000(77 BB) |
YM Yi Ma | 1,230,000(62 BB) |
JL Jianwei Lin | 1,120,000(56 BB) |
JM Joris Michl | 969,000(48 BB) |
XL Xiao Liu | 950,000(48 BB) |
JS Jianfeng Sun | 762,000(38 BB) |
JP Jiang Pu | 745,000(37 BB) |
SY Suwei Yang | 550,000(28 BB) |
ZZ Zhang Zhi | 520,000(26 BB) |
CL Changyang Liu | 456,000(23 BB) |
VL Valery Li | 394,000(20 BB) |
SD Shen Dongli | 393,000(20 BB) |
WX Wang Xiaohui | 345,000(17 BB) |
RL Rong Long | 330,000(17 BB) |
ZW Zihao Wang (2) | 285,000(14 BB) |
GL Gao Lei | 195,500(10 BB) |
CB Cheng Bo | 187,000(9 BB) |
YW Yongbin Wang | 134,000(7 BB) |
Day 2
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
WC Wei Chen Lin | 1,840,000(115 BB) |
CL Cheng Lo | 1,665,000(104 BB) |
LC Lin Chen-An | 1,630,000(102 BB) |
JM Joris Michl | 1,555,000(97 BB) |
XL Xiao Liu | 1,290,000(81 BB) |
JS Jianfeng Sun | 1,280,000(80 BB) |
YM Yi Ma | 965,000(60 BB) |
JL Jianwei Lin | 890,000(56 BB) |
SY Suwei Yang | 755,000(47 BB) |
JP Jiang Pu | 595,000(37 BB) |
CL Changyang Liu | 580,000(36 BB) |
WX Wang Xiaohui | 510,000(32 BB) |
VL Valery Li | 470,000(29 BB) |
CB Cheng Bo | 450,000(28 BB) |
GL Gao Lei | 325,000(20 BB) |
RL Rong Long | 270,000(17 BB) |
ZZ Zhang Zhi | 220,000(14 BB) |
SD Shen Dongli | 215,000(13 BB) |
ZW Zihao Wang (2) | 210,000(13 BB) |
YW Yongbin Wang | 170,000(11 BB) |
Valery Li Lands a Sweet Spot

A pot of 74,000 brewed between big blind Valery Li and raiser Farhad Aghayev. River action saw Li check to Aghayev, who bet all-in for 128,000. Li snap called with quads 2♣ 5♠ , and shipped the massive boost, having left Aghayev's boat Q♣ T♦ entirely crushed.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
VL Valery Li | 394,000(131 BB) |
AF Aghayev Farhad | busted |
Day 1A
End Of Day 1A Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YC Yita Choong | 401,000(160 BB) |
PP Peter Park | 304,000(122 BB) |
NZ Nan Zhang | 257,000(103 BB) |
TH Thijs Hilberts | 252,000(101 BB) |
WC Wei Chen Lin | 238,500(95 BB) |
XX Xian Xiao | 235,000(94 BB) |
XL Xixiang Luo | 224,000(90 BB) |
RL Rong Long | 220,000(88 BB) |
ZL Zhongyao Li | 187,500(75 BB) |
CB Cheng Bo | 187,000(75 BB) |
VL Valery Li | 179,000(72 BB) |
JT Jiaqi Teng | 172,000(69 BB) |
ZX Zhang Xudong | 171,000(68 BB) |
LC Lin Chen-An | 166,500(67 BB) |
CW Chen Wenwen | 164,000(66 BB) |
TH Tom Henricus Verbruggen | 152,000(61 BB) |
JL Jianwei Lin | 148,500(59 BB) |
CL Chen Long | 121,500(49 BB) |
YQ Yi Qin | 118,500(47 BB) |
SD Shen Dongli | 118,000(47 BB) |
ZT Ziqing Tang | 118,000(47 BB) |
JB Jin Boxin | 105,500(42 BB) |
PD Patrik Demus | 105,000(42 BB) |
YL Yong Li (3) | 104,000(42 BB) |
ZZ Zhang Zhi | 101,000(40 BB) |
JZ Jie Zheng (2) | 94,500(38 BB) |
HZ Hang Zhou | 94,000(38 BB) |
HH Hu Haoran | 93,000(37 BB) |
CC Cheng Chao Ting | 85,000(34 BB) |
NZ Ning Zhang | 81,500(33 BB) |
YS Ying Song | 80,500(32 BB) |
SC Sun Chang Liang | 76,000(30 BB) |
YY Yang Yipeng | 73,000(29 BB) |
SX Shizi Xiao | 66,500(27 BB) |
RM Renji Mao | 66,000(26 BB) |
QZ Qing Zhao (2) | 63,000(25 BB) |
XJ Xiaqing Ji | 60,000(24 BB) |
HC Ho Chung Yi | 56,500(23 BB) |
WY Wang Yanfeng | 56,000(22 BB) |
LH Liu Hengzhao | 49,500(20 BB) |
YW Yongbin Wang | 49,500(20 BB) |
JH Jiaqi He | 46,000(18 BB) |
MJ Ming Jiang | 40,000(16 BB) |
ZY Zhao Yan | 25,500(10 BB) |
PC Pao Chen | 23,000(9 BB) |
Top Chip Counts

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. Netherlands' Thijs Hilberts currently holds down the lead, being the sole runner to crack the 200K mark across the remaining 87-player field.
Day 1A is set to close following three more levels, with action wrapping up by the end of Level 12.
Top Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
TH Thijs Hilberts | 221,000(147 BB) |
XL Xixiang Luo | 175,000(117 BB) |
JT Jiaqi Teng | 173,500(116 BB) |
YY Yang Yipeng | 172,500(115 BB) |
NZ Nan Zhang | 172,000(115 BB) |
VL Valery Li | 161,500(108 BB) |
PC Pao Chen | 141,000(94 BB) |
WC Wei Chen Lin | 136,000(91 BB) |
YQ Yi Qin | 131,000(87 BB) |
CB Cheng Bo | 131,000(87 BB) |
JB Jin Boxin | 130,500(87 BB) |
ZT Ziqing Tang | 129,000(86 BB) |
CE Chzhen Evgenii | 121,000(81 BB) |
Valery Li Shaves Some Off Ka Fai Wong

Ka Fai Wong fired a 6,000 three bet against Valery Li's open and saw the latter continue to flop A♦ 6♣ 5♣ . Wong bet 5,500, and a following 15,000 on turn 3♦ , both of which was check called by Li. On river 8♦ , Wong decided to check it back, leaving him to muck shortly after Li flipped over two pair 6♥ 5♥ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
VL Valery Li | 112,100(112 BB) |
KW Ka Wong (2) | 43,700(44 BB) |
Top Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
PC Pao Chen | 152,600(191 BB) |
VL Valery Li | 111,900(140 BB) |
WC Wei Chen Lin | 111,200(139 BB) |
SX Shizi Xiao | 96,500(121 BB) |
SC Sun Chang Liang | 92,100(115 BB) |
XL Xiaoyun Li | 91,800(115 BB) |
JZ | 88,400(111 BB) |
ZG Zhao Gang | 88,300(110 BB) |
PD Patrik Demus | 82,500(103 BB) |
PW Peng Wu | 75,100(94 BB) |
Top Pair Good for Valery Li

Valery Li sent out a 4,000 three bet vs Chzhen Evgenii's utg open and saw the latter complete, revealing flop 9♣ 8♥ 7♥ . Both checked it through to turn A♦ , where Li bet 5,000. Evgenii called, and arrived at showdown not long after Li checked back river 6♥ . Evgenii showed J♠ J♥ , no good against Li's turned top pair A♣ Q♦ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
VL Valery Li | 112,300(187 BB) |
CE Chzhen Evgenii | 21,000(35 BB) |