Day 2
Lian Siqi Doubles Through Xixiang Luo

Up against an open and a call, Lian Siqi raised all-in for 27,500 total with A♣ Q♥ and faced initial raiser Xixiang Luo's K♦ T♠ for a race. Board T♦ 3♠ 5♣ 2♥ 4♦ ran a straight for Lian, earning him the much needed double up.
Player | Chips |
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XL Xixiang Luo | 241,000(60 BB) |
LS Lian Siqi | 71,500(18 BB) |
Day 1A
End Of Day 1A Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
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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) |
Peter Park Cracks 300K Mark

Peter Park opened 5,500 utg, called behind by Yi Qin and Xixiang Luo on the big blind. Action on flop 8♣ K♣ 2♦ checked round to turn Q♦ , where Luo led 7,000. Park put in a raise to 27,000, called only by Qin. Park fired a final 25,000 on river A♣ , and Qin quickly laid it down.
Player | Chips |
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PP Peter Park | 305,000(122 BB) |
XL Xixiang Luo | 242,000(97 BB) |
YQ Yi Qin | 61,000(24 BB) |
Xixiang Luo on the Move

Xixiang Luo opened utg, and was met wit an 11,000 three bet right behind from Yong Li. Luo answered with another raise to 32,000, called by Li. On board 3♠ 9♠ 5♦ 7♥ , Luo double barreled - 25,000 and 35,500, leaving Li unable to continue by the second bet.
Player | Chips |
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XL Xixiang Luo | 252,000(126 BB) |
YL Yong Li (3) | 80,000(40 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 |
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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) |
Xixiang Luo Plays Big Blind Defense

With a pot of 3,300 centered around board 2♣ 7♥ T♣ 6♠ , action was caught on utg raiser Xiao Liu firing a bet of 2,400. Xixiang Luo on the big blind, check raised to 6,700, and bagged the boost as Liu laid it down.
Player | Chips |
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XL Xixiang Luo | 49,200(164 BB) |
XL Xiao Liu | 22,200(74 BB) |