Main Event (1,600,000 KRW)

Facing an open and a call, Xiaohui Wang moved all-in on the button for his last 725,000, and found Wei Chen Lin behind push likewise. All other players folded, leaving the two to run board 9♦ 5♥ 7♣ 3♦ 4♠ . No help arrived for Wang, busting him out to signal the day's close.

Xiaohui Wang on the small blind, opened to 110,000, and called Jianwei Lin's 595,000 all-in right behind. Ahead, Lin secured the double as board J♥ 8♦ T♦ 4♦ T♥ missed to pair up either player, leaving his ace-high good for the pot.

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

Wei Chen Lin sent out a 130,000 three bet against Xiaohui Wang's utg open, and picked up the pot uncontested. Lin remains to lead the pack, having just cracked the 3 million mark.

Xiaohui Wang sent out a 125,000 three bet against an early open and saw Wei Chen Lin behind cold call, revealing flop 8♣ 4♣ J♠ . Wang continued for 100,000, check called by Lin. Turn K♣ was checked by both, prompting Lin to lead 200,000 on river 9♥ . Wang gave it up and folded.

Rong Long flicked in his last 105,000, and was called by both Xiaohui Wang and Wei Chen Lin on the bllinds. On flop 2♠ 8♣ 5♦ , Wang led 150,000 for the side pot, and tank called off his remaining 210,000 after Lin moved all-in.

Long Q♠ T♦

Lin T♥ T♣

Wang 6♠ 6♥

Lin ahead of the two, instead booked the loss as turn 3♠ and river 4♠ landed Wang a runner runner straight to take it down, while Long exited in 17th place.

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

With an open and a call ahead, Kyosuke Nagami pushed all-in for 37,000, and was challenged by caller Xiaohui Wang. Nagami dominated, found his top pair behind all the way through on board A♠ 9♠ 2♦ 6♠ 8♥ , knocking him out entirely.

Tat Yiu Chan limped utg and Xiaohui Wang checked his option, revealing flop A♥ 9♠ 7♦ . Both checked it through to turn 7♥ , where Wang led 3,000. Chan raised to 9,000, and went on to barrel a final 14,000 on river 3♠ . Wang called down, and shipped the pot with a boat 9♣ 7♠ as Chan tabled only two pair A♣ Q♥ .