Name: Day 1D
Start: 2025-06-20
End: 2025-06-20

Korea Poker Cup Series 2

Korea (Republic of), Landing Casino JejuEVENT #5

2025.06.18 - 2025.06.23

Korea Poker Cup

Tingjia Cao

China

Blind level

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

Entries

34/272

Total Chips

8,160,000

Average

240,000

Day 1D

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/20/2025, 5:09:53 PM

Day 1D Qualifiers

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
RW Rogerio WongMacao	235,000(29 BB)	1	1
HM Hiroshi MiyoshiJapan	247,000(31 BB)	1	2
PL Ping LiChina	159,000(20 BB)	1	3
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	376,000(47 BB)	1	5
SS Selim SouissiTunisia	344,000(43 BB)	1	6
RW Renyi WangChina	345,000(43 BB)	1	7
CY Chung Yi HoTaiwan	136,000(17 BB)	1	8
HT Hiroki TakezakiJapan	138,000(17 BB)	2	1
WT Weiwi TangChina	235,000(29 BB)	2	2
MG Menghan GaoChina	222,000(28 BB)	2	3
TC Tingjia CaoChina	200,000(25 BB)	2	4
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	242,000(30 BB)	2	5
FZ Fangwei ZuoChina	582,000(73 BB)	2	8
XZ Xueying ZhaoChina	488,000(61 BB)	3	1
NQ Nan QinChina	45,000(6 BB)	3	2
KC King Chun Horace LeungHong Kong	595,000(74 BB)	3	3
JH Jiajin HaoChina	226,000(28 BB)	3	4
JZ Jian ZhuChina	105,000(13 BB)	3	5
ZG Zheng GuangChina	65,000(8 BB)	3	6
SW Shengyong WangChina	84,000(11 BB)	3	8
WW Wen Wen ChenChina	166,000(21 BB)	4	2
YD Yixuan DongChina	82,000(10 BB)	4	3
HJ He JunjieChina	296,000(37 BB)	4	4
YS Yue SunChina	193,000(24 BB)	4	5
SX Shanghao XieChina	332,000(42 BB)	4	6
JL Juns LeongMalaysia	86,000(11 BB)	4	7
TP Tanapatr PhanishsarnThailand	90,000(11 BB)	4	8
YT Yuen Ting ChowHong Kong	165,000(21 BB)	5	1
JS Jianguo ShuChina	95,000(12 BB)	5	3
HX Huixiang XiaChina	490,000(61 BB)	5	4
ST Shiwei TangChina	161,000(20 BB)	5	5
PL Po Lam LunHong Kong	550,000(69 BB)	5	6
YH Yu Hsien LinTaiwan	116,000(15 BB)	5	7
TQ Trung Quan NguyenViet Nam	332,000(42 BB)	5	8

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/20/2025, 4:38:18 PM

Chip Count

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

Player	Chips
KC King Chun Horace LeungHong Kong	595,000(74 BB)
FZ Fangwei ZuoChina	582,000(73 BB)
PL Po Lam LunHong Kong	550,000(69 BB)
HX Huixiang XiaChina	490,000(61 BB)
XZ Xueying ZhaoChina	488,000(61 BB)
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	376,000(47 BB)
RW Renyi WangChina	345,000(43 BB)
SS Selim SouissiTunisia	344,000(43 BB)
SX Shanghao XieChina	332,000(42 BB)
TQ Trung Quan NguyenViet Nam	332,000(42 BB)
JH Junjie HeChina	296,000(37 BB)
HM Hiroshi MiyoshiJapan	247,000(31 BB)
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	242,000(30 BB)
RW Rogerio WongMacao	235,000(29 BB)
WT Weiwi TangChina	235,000(29 BB)
JH Jiajin HaoChina	226,000(28 BB)
MG Menghan GaoChina	222,000(28 BB)
TC Tingjia CaoChina	200,000(25 BB)
YS Yue SunChina	193,000(24 BB)
WW Wen Wen ChenChina	166,000(21 BB)
YT Yuen Ting ChowHong Kong	165,000(21 BB)
ST Shiwei TangChina	161,000(20 BB)
PL Ping LiChina	159,000(20 BB)
HT Hiroki TakezakiJapan	138,000(17 BB)
CY Chung Yi HoTaiwan	136,000(17 BB)
YH Yu Hsien LinTaiwan	116,000(15 BB)
JZ Jian ZhuChina	105,000(13 BB)
JS Jianguo ShuChina	95,000(12 BB)
TP Tanapatr PhanishsarnThailand	90,000(11 BB)
JL Juns LeongMalaysia	86,000(11 BB)
SW Shengyong WangChina	84,000(11 BB)
YD Yixuan DongChina	82,000(10 BB)
ZG Zheng GuangChina	65,000(8 BB)
NQ Nan QinChina	45,000(6 BB)

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/20/2025, 4:22:51 PM

Menghan Gao Doubles Up

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Menghan Gao

Button Menghan Gao jams 105,000 and small blind Tingjia Cao makes a thin call.

Player	Hand	Chips
MG Menghan GaoChina	9♣9♦ D	222,000(37 BB)
TC Tingjia CaoChina	A♥5♦ SB	180,000(30 BB)

Board:2♥8♦8♥6♥6♦

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/20/2025, 3:16:29 PM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 16

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

With 43 players left we are two places away from the money before playing further down to the last 34 that will advance to Day 2.

Player	Chips
HX Huixiang XiaChina	520,000(104 BB)
FZ Fangwei ZuoChina	400,000(80 BB)
KC King Chun Horace LeungHong Kong	335,000(67 BB)
RW Renyi WangChina	331,000(66 BB)
TQ Trung Quan NguyenViet Nam	331,000(66 BB)
JS Jianguo ShuChina	326,000(65 BB)
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	323,000(65 BB)
SS Selim SouissiTunisia	312,000(62 BB)
TC Tingjia CaoChina	308,000(62 BB)
HT Hiroki TakezakiJapan	304,000(61 BB)
PL Po Lam LunHong Kong	285,000(57 BB)
SX Shanghao XieChina	278,000(56 BB)
JH Junjie HeChina	271,000(54 BB)
YS Yue SunChina	218,000(44 BB)
ZM Zhiqiang MengChina	214,000(43 BB)
JH Jiajin HaoChina	212,000(42 BB)
XZ Xueying ZhaoChina	208,000(42 BB)
ZY Zhifan YeChina	185,000(37 BB)
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	184,000(37 BB)
RW Rogerio WongMacao	182,000(36 BB)
CY Chung Yi HoTaiwan	178,000(36 BB)
LZ Ledong ZhouChina	160,000(32 BB)

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/20/2025, 2:54:10 PM

All Gas No Breaks For Tingjia Cao

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Tingjia Cao lays out 11,000 from +1 and big blind Weiwi Tang defends to watch the flop 8♣ Q♣ 2♣ hit the felt. Cao triple barrels 13,000, 22,000 and 59,000 on 7♠ and K♠ with Tang calling flop and turn before check-shoving the river where Cao doesn't take long to fill up for a total of 118,500 with 7♣ 7♦ set against Tang's J♣ 8♦ mid pair.

Player	Chips
TC Tingjia CaoChina	336,500(67 BB)
WT Weiwi TangChina	103,000(21 BB)

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/20/2025, 2:43:27 PM

Tingjia Cao Jams Pre

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Tingjia Cao

Hijack Tingjia Cao wants 10,000, small blind Fangwei Zuo increases to 35,000, but lets it go after Cao went all-in for 119,500.

Player	Chips
FZ Fangwei ZuoChina	364,000(73 BB)
TC Tingjia CaoChina	164,500(33 BB)

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/20/2025, 1:56:04 PM

Table 2 With Fangwei Zuo In Command After Busting Weiwei Huang

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
CF Chuan FengChina	118,000(30 BB)	2	1
WT Weiwi TangChina	167,000(42 BB)	2	2
MG Menghan GaoChina	196,500(49 BB)	2	3
TC Tingjia CaoChina	57,000(14 BB)	2	4
KD Kanwen DuChina	50,500(13 BB)	2	5
JS Jo Seng MokMalaysia	60,000(15 BB)	2	6
ZM Zhiqiang MengChina	126,000(32 BB)	2	7
FZ Fangwei ZuoChina	431,000(108 BB)	2	8

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/20/2025, 11:52:11 AM

Table 2 With Menghan Gao In The Lead And Last Night's Qualifier Itsang Tu Still In The Race

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

Everyone advancing to Day 2 twice will get an extra KRW 4,000,000 and for a three-time qualifier the organizers will fork out an extra KRW 7,500,000.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
IT Itsang TuTaiwan	35,000(18 BB)	2	1
WT Weiwi TangChina	114,000(57 BB)	2	2
MG Menghan GaoChina	194,000(97 BB)	2	3
TC Tingjia CaoChina	175,000(88 BB)	2	4
JX Jiancheng XuChina	53,000(27 BB)	2	6
ZM Zhiqiang MengChina	148,000(74 BB)	2	7
FZ Fangwei ZuoChina	149,000(75 BB)	2	8

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/20/2025, 11:35:23 AM

Cheng Chen Is Looking Great For A Double up

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

Tingjia Cao

Catching the action on the 5♠ 8♦ 2♥ 2♦ turn and 26,000 in the middle Tingjia Cao bets 15,000, Cheng Chen requests the triangle for 63,000 and Cao goes in the tank. Emerging with a call after consuming a time bank Cao's face turns grey.

Player	Hand	Chips
CC Cheng ChenChina	5♥5♣ D	busted
TC Tingjia CaoChina	A♣8♥ SB	192,000(96 BB)

Getting ready to pay Chen, Cao is already counting chips to do so when the dealer flips over the 8♣ river and the whole table gasps.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/20/2025, 10:44:12 AM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 10 With A Few Min Of Late Reg Still Open

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Player	Chips
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	307,000(256 BB)
BN Baiyu NiChina	208,000(173 BB)
VT Vu Tuan Khanh TruongViet Nam	203,000(169 BB)
WW Wen Wen ChenChina	195,000(163 BB)
TN The NaingSingapore	185,500(155 BB)
ST Shiwei TangChina	172,000(143 BB)
HM Hiroshi MiyoshiJapan	170,000(142 BB)
WH Weiwei HuangChina	162,000(135 BB)
RW Renyi WangChina	149,000(124 BB)
CY Chung Yi HoTaiwan	139,500(116 BB)
TC Tingjia CaoChina	129,000(108 BB)
FZ Fangwei ZuoChina	128,000(107 BB)
JH Junjie HeChina	127,000(106 BB)
MG Menghan GaoChina	126,500(105 BB)
ZM Zhaoxi MaChina	126,000(105 BB)
HL Hsuan-yu LaiTaiwan	126,000(105 BB)
CC Cheng ChenChina	120,000(100 BB)
YS Yue SunChina	119,000(99 BB)
YD Yixuan DongChina	111,000(93 BB)
CY Chien Yu LinTaiwan	106,500(89 BB)
PL Po Lam LunHong Kong	103,000(86 BB)
TP Tanapatr PhanishsarnThailand	98,000(82 BB)
HT Hiroki TakezakiJapan	98,000(82 BB)
XL Xiang LiChina	98,000(82 BB)
SS Sumit SupraIndia	97,000(81 BB)
SW Shengyong WangChina	96,000(80 BB)
JS Jianguo ShuChina	93,000(78 BB)
TZ Tao ZhangUnited States of America	88,000(73 BB)
HY Haoran YangChina	87,000(73 BB)
JY Jiang YuChina	84,000(70 BB)
JQ Junsheng QiaoChina	81,000(68 BB)
CF Chuan FengChina	80,500(67 BB)
HP Hongbo PanChina	74,000(62 BB)

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/20/2025, 6:57:37 AM

Table 16 Update

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
HM Hiroshi MiyoshiJapan	46,200(58 BB)	16	1
TC Tingjia CaoChina	80,300(100 BB)	16	3
CC Cheng Chun PaiTaiwan	55,000(69 BB)	16	4
YC Yuhang ChenChina	35,200(44 BB)	16	5
CS Chen-yu SungChina	58,100(73 BB)	16	6
YW Yanfeng WangChina	22,700(28 BB)	16	7
KL King Lun ShihHong Kong	10,400(13 BB)	16	8

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/20/2025, 6:49:11 AM

Cheng Chun Pai Hits The Ground Running

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Cheng Chun Pai

First to act Tingjia Cao raises to 1,600, Cheng Chun Pai ups it to 4,500 from +1, big blind Huan Wen cold four-bet jams 20,200, Cao folds and Pai snaps.

Player	Hand	Chips
TC Tingjia CaoChina	UTG	73,600(92 BB)
CC Cheng Chun PaiTaiwan	Q♠Q♥ UTG+1	56,100(70 BB)
HW Huan WenChina	T♣T♦ BB	busted

No miracle for Wen on the board 5♠ A♠ K♠ 2♦ 7♦ and just after sitting down Pai is almost at a double starting stack.