KPC Jeju Poker Festival 2024Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of), Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT
2024.11.22 - 2024.11.26
ZW
Zihao Wang (2)
China [CHN]China
Re-Entries
4
Place
19th
Prize
$5,670
Prize (KRW)
₩7,900,000
Blind level
Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000
Entries
8/530
Total Chips
15,900,000
Average
1,987,500

Day 3

Janette BeeJanette Bee
11/25/2024, 3:21:32 AM

Suwei Yang Outflops Zihao Wang

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000
Suwei Yang and Zihao Wang

Suwei Yang opened utg and called off Zihao Wang's 160,000 all-in a seat after. Slightly behind, Yang caught up quickly having flopped top pair on board K♠ Q♣ J♣ 8♥ Q♠ , to shortly deliver the bust.

PlayerHandChips
SY
Suwei YangChina [CHN]China
K♣T♠
UTG
1,115,000(56 BB)
ZW
Zihao Wang (2)China [CHN]China
A♥J♦
UTG+1
busted
Derick ElominaDerick Elomina
11/24/2024, 1:22:39 PM

Day 3 Chip Counts

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000
PlayerChips
WC
Wei Chen LinTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
1,900,000(95 BB)
LC
Lin Chen-AnChina [CHN]China
1,580,000(79 BB)
CL
Cheng LoTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
1,540,000(77 BB)
YM
Yi MaChina [CHN]China
1,230,000(62 BB)
JL
Jianwei LinChina [CHN]China
1,120,000(56 BB)
JM
Joris MichlNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
969,000(48 BB)
XL
Xiao LiuChina [CHN]China
950,000(48 BB)
JS
Jianfeng SunChina [CHN]China
762,000(38 BB)
JP
Jiang PuUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
745,000(37 BB)
SY
Suwei YangChina [CHN]China
550,000(28 BB)
ZZ
Zhang ZhiChina [CHN]China
520,000(26 BB)
CL
Changyang LiuChina [CHN]China
456,000(23 BB)
VL
Valery LiUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
394,000(20 BB)
SD
Shen DongliChina [CHN]China
393,000(20 BB)
WX
Wang XiaohuiChina [CHN]China
345,000(17 BB)
RL
Rong LongChina [CHN]China
330,000(17 BB)
ZW
Zihao Wang (2)China [CHN]China
285,000(14 BB)
GL
Gao LeiChina [CHN]China
195,500(10 BB)
CB
Cheng BoChina [CHN]China
187,000(9 BB)
YW
Yongbin WangChina [CHN]China
134,000(7 BB)
Blind level
Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000
Entries
20/530
Total Chips
15,960,000
Average
798,000

Day 2

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina
11/24/2024, 1:10:48 PM

End of Day 2 Chip Counts

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000
PlayerChips
WC
Wei Chen LinTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
1,840,000(115 BB)
CL
Cheng LoTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
1,665,000(104 BB)
LC
Lin Chen-AnChina [CHN]China
1,630,000(102 BB)
JM
Joris MichlNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
1,555,000(97 BB)
XL
Xiao LiuChina [CHN]China
1,290,000(81 BB)
JS
Jianfeng SunChina [CHN]China
1,280,000(80 BB)
YM
Yi MaChina [CHN]China
965,000(60 BB)
JL
Jianwei LinChina [CHN]China
890,000(56 BB)
SY
Suwei YangChina [CHN]China
755,000(47 BB)
JP
Jiang PuUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
595,000(37 BB)
CL
Changyang LiuChina [CHN]China
580,000(36 BB)
WX
Wang XiaohuiChina [CHN]China
510,000(32 BB)
VL
Valery LiUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
470,000(29 BB)
CB
Cheng BoChina [CHN]China
450,000(28 BB)
GL
Gao LeiChina [CHN]China
325,000(20 BB)
RL
Rong LongChina [CHN]China
270,000(17 BB)
ZZ
Zhang ZhiChina [CHN]China
220,000(14 BB)
SD
Shen DongliChina [CHN]China
215,000(13 BB)
ZW
Zihao Wang (2)China [CHN]China
210,000(13 BB)
YW
Yongbin WangChina [CHN]China
170,000(11 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
11/24/2024, 8:38:32 AM

Zihao Wang Denies Changyang Liu Showdown

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
Zihao Wang

Zihao Wang defended his cutoff open and called a 40,000 three bet from Changyang Liu on the small blind. Wang called another 23,000 on flop A♦ J♥ 5♠ , peeling turn 4♥ . Both checked it through to river J♠ , where Liu checked once more. Wang bet all-in for 127,000, and left Liu unable to continue even after using up all of his three time banks.

PlayerChips
ZW
Zihao Wang (2)China [CHN]China
285,000(36 BB)
CL
Changyang LiuChina [CHN]China
250,000(31 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
11/23/2024, 3:51:39 PM

KPC Main Event Down to 135 Players

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


Top Ten Chip Counts

PlayerChips
CL
Cheng LoTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
491,000
YC
Yita ChoongAustralia [AUS]Australia
401,000
BH
Bohao HuangChina [CHN]China
323,500
PP
Peter ParkUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
304,000
VP
Valeriy PakUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
290,500
ZW
Zihao Wang (2)China [CHN]China
262,500
DL
Dong Li (3)China [CHN]China
262,000
NZ
Nan ZhangChina [CHN]China
257,000
TH
Thijs HilbertsNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
252,000
YY
Yu YunchaoChina [CHN]China
239,000
Blind level
Level 12: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Entries
48/210
Total Chips
6,300,000
Average
131,250

Day 1B

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina
11/23/2024, 12:51:23 PM

End of Day 1B Chip Counts

Level 12: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
PlayerChips
CL
Cheng LoTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
491,000(196 BB)
BH
Bohao HuangChina [CHN]China
323,500(129 BB)
VP
Valeriy PakUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
290,500(116 BB)
ZW
Zihao Wang (2)China [CHN]China
262,500(105 BB)
DL
Dong Li (3)China [CHN]China
262,000(105 BB)
ZG
Zhao GangChina [CHN]China
239,000(96 BB)
YY
Yu YunchaoChina [CHN]China
239,000(96 BB)
QF
Quanzhen FangChina [CHN]China
238,500(95 BB)
CL
Changyang LiuChina [CHN]China
203,000(81 BB)
GL
Gao LeiChina [CHN]China
195,500(78 BB)
YM
Yi MaChina [CHN]China
195,000(78 BB)
JS
Jianfeng SunChina [CHN]China
179,500(72 BB)
XC
Xu ChenTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
170,000(68 BB)
SY
Suwei YangChina [CHN]China
168,000(67 BB)
ZC
Zhang ChenxuChina [CHN]China
153,000(61 BB)
CC
Chuanshu ChenChina [CHN]China
150,000(60 BB)
QJ
Quan JinChina [CHN]China
149,500(60 BB)
ZZ
Ziyue ZhengChina [CHN]China
137,500(55 BB)
JM
Joris MichlNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
126,000(50 BB)
LJ
Liu JunChina [CHN]China
120,000(48 BB)
JL
Jun LiUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
108,000(43 BB)
JK
Jinwoo KimUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
106,000(42 BB)
JY
Joonhee YeaKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
103,000(41 BB)
CJ
Cai JiantingChina [CHN]China
103,000(41 BB)
CE
Charles Ed PansoyPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
102,000(41 BB)
CS
Chris ShebatUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
96,500(39 BB)
MJ
Mao JiaweiChina [CHN]China
91,000(36 BB)
GD
Gnusaev DmitriiRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
88,000(35 BB)
DL
Dai LinghuiChina [CHN]China
88,000(35 BB)
CJ
Chen JindongChina [CHN]China
84,000(34 BB)
MM
Masayuki MurataJapan [JPN]Japan
84,000(34 BB)
ZF
Zhu Fang ZhouChina [CHN]China
79,000(32 BB)
LJ
Liu JinhuiChina [CHN]China
79,000(32 BB)
DK
Du KanwenChina [CHN]China
76,500(31 BB)
QH
Qidong HeChina [CHN]China
76,000(30 BB)
XL
Xiao LiuChina [CHN]China
67,500(27 BB)
SL
Stephen LaiHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
65,500(26 BB)
XS
Xinyu ShenChina [CHN]China
64,500(26 BB)
JZ
Jian ZhengChina [CHN]China
60,000(24 BB)
GJ
Gao JunweiChina [CHN]China
59,500(24 BB)
XY
Xinyan YaoChina [CHN]China
56,500(23 BB)
BK
Beng KerSingapore [SGP]Singapore
53,000(21 BB)
SX
Shanghao XieChina [CHN]China
50,500(20 BB)
GM
Guo MengChina [CHN]China
46,000(18 BB)
LJ
Li Jia ChiTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
43,000(17 BB)
FY
Fang YikaiChina [CHN]China
43,000(17 BB)
HC
Hongji ChenChina [CHN]China
36,000(14 BB)
TT
Terada TakumaJapan [JPN]Japan
32,000(13 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
11/23/2024, 11:48:03 AM

Mengmeng Sun Exits in Brutal Fashion

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
Zihao Wang

Mengmeng Sun opened 5,000 on the hijack and went on to fourbet 30,500 against Zihao Wang behind. On flop J♠ 8♠ 9♦ , Sun continued for 32,000, and called off his remaining 47,000 after Wang moved all-in.


Wang K♠ K♣

Sun A♣ A♥


A huge favorite, Sun was crushed to see the turn Q♠ and river T♠ land Wang a runner runner straight to turn the tables.

PlayerChips
ZW
Zihao Wang (2)China [CHN]China
245,000(123 BB)
MS
Mengmeng Sun
busted
Janette BeeJanette Bee
11/23/2024, 8:08:13 AM

Jiale Li Outflops Zihao Wang

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800
Jiale Li

Jiale Li opened 2,000 on the cutoff, and called 11,400 more following a jam from Zihao Wang. In for a race, the board K♠ 6♠ 2♥ 8♥ 9♥ quickly leaned in favor of Li, knocking out Wang from the games shortly after.

PlayerHandChips
ZW
Zihao Wang (2)China [CHN]China
A♦7♥
SB
busted
JL
Jiale LiChina [CHN]China
K♦8♦
CO
73,200(92 BB)
Blind level
Level 12: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Entries
45/195
Total Chips
5,850,000
Average
130,000

Day 1A

Janette BeeJanette Bee
11/22/2024, 11:19:39 AM

Zihao Wang Gets Paid in Full

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
Zihao Wang

A preflop back and forth saw Zihao Wang make the final call for his entire 41,500 against initial raiser Ying Song. Drawing slim, Song found no hope as Wang shipped the full double up across jack-high board J♥ 9♠ 2♠ 8♣ 3♣ .

PlayerHandChips
ZW
Zihao Wang (2)China [CHN]China
J♦J♣
D
87,000(58 BB)
YS
Ying SongChina [CHN]China
T♦T♠
HJ
33,000(22 BB)