Main Event (1,600,000 KRW)

Three players set their sights on a 42,500 pot across board 2♠ 6♣ T♠ 9♠ . Action checked to Jie Zheng, who bet 11,500. Jinwoo Kim on the big blind, check raised to 34,500, and was met with another raise to 85,000 from Yunchao Yu behind. Both opponents threw in the fold, earning Yu the boost.

All three KPC Main Event starting flights have played through the first twelve levels, with 135 players out of its 530-entry field surviving the Day 1 battle. The money is expected to trickle in over today's Day 2 games, where 87 runners are deemed to cut a share of the KRW 1 million (~USD 718,110) prize pool. Mincash is set at KRW 3,200,000 (~USD 2,275), with the KRW 190 million (~USD 135,085) top prize remaining on the horizon.

Action will close following nine hours of play, by the end of Level 19.

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

Day 1A: 195 entries, 45 qualified

Day 1B: 210 entries, 48 qualified

Day 1C Turbo: 125 entries, 42 qualified

Day 2: 135 players

Day 3: Monday, November 25

Day 4 /Final: Tuesday, November 26

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