Main Event (1,600,000 KRW)

Xudong Zhang shoved 202,000 on the cutoff and was challenged by Jiang Pu on the big blind. A crucial flip, the board A♦ 3♦ 9♠ 8♦ 2♣ , instantly landed in Pu's favor, cutting Zhang's Main Event run short.

Button opened, called by Cheng Lo on the small blind. Xudong Zhang on the big blind, raised to 36,000, and saw only Lo continue to flop 4♠ 8♠ T♠ . Both checked it through to turn 4♣ , where Lo led 35,000. Zhang called behind, and paid another 40,000 on river 2♠ , only to muck as Lo revealed nut flush A♠ J♠ .

Jinhui Liu shoved his 66,000 stack in against an early open and a call, and faced initial raiser Xudong Zhang's monster pair. Drawing slim, Liu headed out shortly as board K♦ Q♥ 9♦ Q♣ 4♦ landed on the felt.

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).

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Quanzhen Fang opened utg+1, joined by Xudong Zhang from the blinds. On flop J♦ T♣ 6♥ , Zhang check raised to 26,000, and saw Fang call behind. Turn K♠ and river 2♣ was checked to showdown, revealing Zhang's 7♣ 7♦ , no good against Fang's pair of jacks A♥ J♠ .