Blind level
Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
Entries
44/353
Total Chips
10,830,000
Average
246,136

Day 1E

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
6/21/2025, 4:38:26 PM

Day 1E Qualifiers

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

Chip Count

PlayerChips
711,000(89 BB)
587,000(73 BB)
XH
586,000(73 BB)
DL
Daniel LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
564,000(71 BB)
YL
Yong LiChina [CHN]China
478,000(60 BB)
466,000(58 BB)
JH
Jing HeChina [CHN]China
408,000(51 BB)
402,000(50 BB)
YR
Yuval RosenbergUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
386,000(48 BB)
385,000(48 BB)
333,000(42 BB)
CL
317,000(40 BB)
281,000(35 BB)
NY
Na YeChina [CHN]China
266,000(33 BB)
TH
Tae Hoon HanNew Zealand [NZL]New Zealand
258,000(32 BB)
PK
Pun Kit LooHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
258,000(32 BB)
WY
Wing Yin LeeHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
254,000(32 BB)
BW
232,000(29 BB)
CL
Chun Lung WongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
229,000(29 BB)
222,000(28 BB)
YK
221,000(28 BB)
MW
214,000(27 BB)
YD
Yao DuChina [CHN]China
200,000(25 BB)
WH
178,000(22 BB)
LC
171,000(21 BB)
PD
142,000(18 BB)
PS
141,000(18 BB)
SY
139,000(17 BB)
YX
133,000(17 BB)
YC
132,000(17 BB)
KT
Kennie TaySingapore [SGP]Singapore
131,000(16 BB)
122,000(15 BB)
110,000(14 BB)
CZ
103,000(13 BB)
94,000(12 BB)
90,000(11 BB)
86,000(11 BB)
TH
Ta Hsien LimMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
85,000(11 BB)
HL
Haoran LiTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
84,000(11 BB)
YA
68,000(9 BB)
65,000(8 BB)
CC
62,000(8 BB)
62,000(8 BB)
52,000(7 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
6/21/2025, 3:37:39 PM

River Showdown Between Two Big Stacks

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

Dilijiang A leads 12,000 from the button and both blinds defend to see the Q 2 7 flop where his 18,000 c-bet gets called by small blind Daniel Lee only. The 4 turn and 3 river are checked down with Dilijiang A's A Q winning against Q 9 from Lee.

PlayerChips
DL
Daniel LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
437,000(73 BB)
305,000(51 BB)
SY
127,000(21 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
6/21/2025, 2:57:12 PM

Leaderboard Going Into Level 16

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
PlayerChips
467,000(93 BB)
DL
Daniel LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
461,000(92 BB)
360,000(72 BB)
TH
Tae Hoon HanNew Zealand [NZL]New Zealand
360,000(72 BB)
XH
355,000(71 BB)
JH
Jing HeChina [CHN]China
353,000(71 BB)
321,000(64 BB)
319,000(64 BB)
CL
Chun Lung WongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
293,000(59 BB)
CL
275,000(55 BB)
WY
Wing Yin LeeHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
260,000(52 BB)
YL
Yong LiChina [CHN]China
259,000(52 BB)
240,000(48 BB)
PK
Pun Kit LooHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
236,000(47 BB)
SY
233,000(47 BB)
232,000(46 BB)
229,000(46 BB)
YL
225,000(45 BB)
PD
216,000(43 BB)
NY
Na YeChina [CHN]China
212,000(42 BB)
KT
Kennie TaySingapore [SGP]Singapore
209,000(42 BB)
MW
204,000(41 BB)
YX
189,000(38 BB)
YK
185,000(37 BB)
NQ
Nan QinChina [CHN]China
185,000(37 BB)
182,000(36 BB)
LC
180,000(36 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
6/21/2025, 2:56:10 PM

Daniel Lee Drops Some More

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

With the board T 9 T 5 2 complete and 39,000 in the middle we see small blind Daniel Lee lead 21,500, but lets it go with the aid of two time banks after Suwei Yang raised to 76,000.

PlayerChips
DL
Daniel LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
461,000(92 BB)
SY
233,000(47 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
6/21/2025, 2:40:35 PM

Dilijiang A Moves Up Further

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

Under the gun Daniel Lee makes it 10,000 and takes two customers to the 2 7 3 flop that gets rejected for a free 6 turn. Big blind Dilijiang A leads 16,000, Lee folds and button Mengqing Lou raises to 52,000. Dilijiang A needs a time bank to find the call and the 9 river gets checked down, yielding no more value for Dilijiang A with 2 2 set against a muck.

PlayerChips
DL
Daniel LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
531,000(106 BB)
224,000(45 BB)
122,000(24 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
6/21/2025, 12:46:06 PM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 13

Level 12: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

The biggest flight of the Series so far with 353 entries has 90 players remaining, all trying to get to the 53 ITM spots or even better, advance to Day 2 as one of the last 45 left standing at the end of the day.


Flight F Turbo has late reg still open, but the prize pool already sits at a whopping KRW 1,537,766,100 (~$1,120,796), making this yet another record breaking event for the Korea Poker Cup Series 2.

PlayerChips
425,000(170 BB)
DL
Daniel LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
420,000(168 BB)
BW
294,000(118 BB)
WY
Wing Yin LeeHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
289,000(116 BB)
257,000(103 BB)
250,000(100 BB)
CL
230,000(92 BB)
221,500(89 BB)
PD
219,000(88 BB)
YL
218,000(87 BB)
JH
Jing HeChina [CHN]China
218,000(87 BB)
CL
Chun Lung WongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
214,000(86 BB)
PK
Pun Kit LooHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
209,000(84 BB)
206,000(82 BB)
202,000(81 BB)
194,000(78 BB)
PS
193,000(77 BB)
YR
Yuval RosenbergUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
190,000(76 BB)
TH
Tae Hoon HanNew Zealand [NZL]New Zealand
186,000(74 BB)
YC
169,500(68 BB)
161,000(64 BB)
HL
Haoran LiTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
161,000(64 BB)
WT
Wantao TangUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
141,000(56 BB)
NQ
Nan QinChina [CHN]China
135,000(54 BB)
MW
133,000(53 BB)
128,000(51 BB)
ZW
122,000(49 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
6/21/2025, 11:55:51 AM

Jiacheng Pang Stays In The Hunt For The Leaders

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

Vu Tuan Khanh Truong raises to 4,000 from +1 and takes two interested parties to the 5 5 8 flop where his 9,000 c-bet gets called by both before the T turn gets checked to button Jiacheng Pang, who forks out 15,500 and ends the hand right there.

PlayerChips
DL
Daniel LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
226,000(113 BB)
194,000(97 BB)
161,000(81 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
6/21/2025, 11:48:38 AM

Shuang Bao Poised For A Double Up

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

With the board showing 9 Q 7 and 41,000 up for grabs we see Shuang Bao jam 58,000 and Daniel Lee finds a check-call with the aid of a time bank.

PlayerHandChips
DL
Daniel LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
98
HJ
263,000(132 BB)
BS
TT
CO
busted

The A turn has Bao almost over the finish line, but the river 9 ends his hopes for advancing in Flight E, giving Lee trips who bounces back into the leading positions.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
6/21/2025, 11:31:14 AM

Daniel Lee Moved To Table 20 After Losing Some

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
CZ
110,000(55 BB)201
24,500(12 BB)202
169,000(85 BB)203
JY
48,500(24 BB)204
DL
Daniel LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
197,000(99 BB)205
BS
70,000(35 BB)206
WX
47,500(24 BB)207
QW
Qian WuChina [CHN]China
41,000(21 BB)208
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
6/21/2025, 11:09:50 AM

Table 4 With Daniel Lee Towering Over His Opposition

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
PlayerChipsTableSeat
27,500(18 BB)41
YX
81,500(54 BB)42
45,000(30 BB)44
DL
Daniel LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
273,000(182 BB)45
YD
Yao DuChina [CHN]China
61,500(41 BB)46
PK
Pun Kit LooHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
90,500(60 BB)47
81,000(54 BB)48
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
6/21/2025, 10:20:43 AM

Leaderboard Going Into Level 10

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
PlayerChips
YL
253,500(211 BB)
237,000(198 BB)
DL
Daniel LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
221,000(184 BB)
IM
Iek Man TamHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
196,000(163 BB)
XH
177,000(148 BB)
CL
171,000(143 BB)
TH
Tae Hoon HanNew Zealand [NZL]New Zealand
162,000(135 BB)
PS
153,000(128 BB)
150,500(125 BB)
JS
Jo Seng MokMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
148,000(123 BB)
ZW
142,000(118 BB)
DL
Dongying LingSingapore [SGP]Singapore
142,000(118 BB)
137,000(114 BB)
137,000(114 BB)
129,000(108 BB)
123,000(103 BB)
QW
Qian WuChina [CHN]China
122,000(102 BB)
CL
Chun Lung WongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
122,000(102 BB)
122,000(102 BB)
118,000(98 BB)
YL
114,000(95 BB)
108,000(90 BB)
YR
Yuval RosenbergUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
107,000(89 BB)
YD
Yao DuChina [CHN]China
107,000(89 BB)
KL
King Lun ShihHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
106,000(88 BB)
105,000(88 BB)
CC
102,000(85 BB)
HS
Hyung Soo LimNew Zealand [NZL]New Zealand
100,000(83 BB)
NQ
Nan QinChina [CHN]China
98,000(82 BB)
97,000(81 BB)
BC
97,000(81 BB)
CY
93,000(78 BB)
LC
89,000(74 BB)
89,000(74 BB)
WY
Wing Yin LeeHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
87,500(73 BB)
XZ
84,500(70 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
6/21/2025, 7:42:20 AM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 7

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800
PlayerChips
DL
Dong LiChina [CHN]China
134,000(168 BB)
IM
Iek Man TamHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
127,900(160 BB)
123,800(155 BB)
XH
103,200(129 BB)
GW
102,300(128 BB)
DL
Daniel LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
100,600(126 BB)
SN
Si Ng PunHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
94,200(118 BB)
92,500(116 BB)
ZJ
Zhang JinzeHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
92,100(115 BB)
BS
89,400(112 BB)
MW
89,100(111 BB)
87,800(110 BB)
82,200(103 BB)
70,000(88 BB)
SG
66,700(83 BB)
CL
62,100(78 BB)
61,300(77 BB)
PS
59,600(75 BB)
57,800(72 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
6/21/2025, 5:14:26 AM

Leaderboard Going Into Level 4

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
PlayerChips
107,600(269 BB)
87,200(218 BB)
81,600(204 BB)
YD
Yao DuChina [CHN]China
79,700(199 BB)
75,100(188 BB)
GW
63,200(158 BB)
59,700(149 BB)
PK
Pun Kit LooHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
59,300(148 BB)
NQ
Nan QinChina [CHN]China
58,400(146 BB)
58,200(146 BB)
YR
Yuval RosenbergUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
57,000(143 BB)
DL
Dongying LingSingapore [SGP]Singapore
56,100(140 BB)
53,200(133 BB)
HP
50,400(126 BB)
47,200(118 BB)
DL
Daniel LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
46,700(117 BB)
PS
46,100(115 BB)
BW
44,100(110 BB)
YM
Yue MuChina [CHN]China
44,100(110 BB)
42,700(107 BB)
BS
41,300(103 BB)
PY
38,900(97 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
6/21/2025, 5:03:35 AM

Daniel Lee Chips Up Some More

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
Daniel Lee

With an 800 raise and a flat in front, big blind Yi Ding squeezes to 2,500 and takes both opponents to the 2 9 4 flop where his 3,000 continuation just bloats the pot until the 4 turn has Daniel Lee bet 5,700 to take it down uncontested.

PlayerChips
DL
Daniel LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
46,700(117 BB)
42,700(107 BB)
YD
Yi DingChina [CHN]China
21,200(53 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
6/21/2025, 4:53:40 AM

Daniel Lee With A Late Check-Raise

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
Daniel Lee

Hijack Wenqing Dong raises 800 and big blind Daniel Lee defends to see the 2 6 Q flop. Dong triple barrels 600, 2,600 and 7,000 on the turn kh and 5 river with Lee check-raising the river to a 20,700 all-in that goes unanswered.

PlayerChips
52,000(130 BB)
DL
Daniel LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
35,800(90 BB)