South Korea, Landing Casino JejuEVENT #5

2025.06.18 - 2025.06.23Add to Calendar

K Poker Cup

Blind level

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Entries

23/182

Total Chips

5,460,000

Average

237,391

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/21/2025, 7:34:21 PM

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Break

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/21/2025, 6:52:27 PM

Day 1F Turbo Wraps Up With Chang Liang Sun In The Lead

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Chang Liang Sun - Main Event Day 1F Chip Leader

With the last of six opening flights in the bag the 181 qualifiers for Day 2 are decided. The 1432 total entries also resulted in a record breaking KRW 1,616,799,600 (~$1,178,399) prize pool - almost doubling the guaranteed KRW 880 Million.

Chang Liang Sun topped the 23 qualifiers out of a total 182 entries in Flight F with 716,000 after a last minute charge including the elimination of Bo Jin with A♠ 9♠ against Jin's A♣ Q♠ showing down on the A♥ 7♣ K♦ flop and the dealer completing the board T♠ and 9♦ and knocking out Tao Li on the buzzer with Q♥ J♥ againsgt Li's K♦ J♣ going all in on the J♦ 9♥ 8♥ flop that completed 5♥ and 7♦ , adding 55 BBs (once blinds are turned back to level 16 at the start of Day 2 tomorrow) to his stack at the last hand of the day.

Xiaosheng Zheng came in 2nd with 419,000 in chips and Wenqing Dong was a close third with 390,000.

All of the 23 qualifiers from Day 1F Turbo only have a few hours left until they can make use of their chips again tomorrow at 12:00 local when Day 2 begins.

SMP Live Updates will cover the action from start to finish.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/21/2025, 6:34:01 PM

Day 1F Qualifiers

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Chip Count

Player	Chips
CL Chang Liang SunChina	716,000(45 BB)
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	419,000(26 BB)
WD Wenqing DongChina	390,100(24 BB)
SS Shunta SakamotoJapan	311,000(19 BB)
SL Shu LiuChina	287,000(18 BB)
KO Kosei OguriJapan	278,000(17 BB)
XW Xing WangChina	260,000(16 BB)
HT Hao TianChina	244,000(15 BB)
JL Jianming LuoChina	238,000(15 BB)
KX Ke XuChina	227,000(14 BB)
KC Kegong ChengChina	226,000(14 BB)
IM Iat Man LeongMacao	224,000(14 BB)
ZC Zong Chi HeTaiwan	220,000(14 BB)
AK Alvin Kar Fung ChamMacao	202,000(13 BB)
SG Shuang GaoChina	198,000(12 BB)
CJ Chan Je Min JeremyMalaysia	190,000(12 BB)
YY Yang YangChina	182,000(11 BB)
JL Jun Li (3)China	181,000(11 BB)
PX Peng XuChina	156,000(10 BB)
JH Jialong HanChina	103,000(6 BB)
WC Wing Chun YamHong Kong	94,000(6 BB)
ZG Zheng GuangChina	66,000(4 BB)
LF Lloyd FontillasUnited States of America	64,000(4 BB)

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/21/2025, 6:30:17 PM

Tao Li Bubbles Day 1F Turbo

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Tao Li

Hijack Tao Li lays out 32,000 and big blind Chang Liang Sun defends to see the J♦ 9♥ 8♥ flop where Li continues for 30,000, Sun check-raises to 90,000 and quickly calls after Li jammed for a massive 285,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
TL Tao LiChina	K♦J♣ HJ	busted
CL Chang Liang SunChina	Q♥J♥ BB	716,000(45 BB)

The turn 5♥ seals the deal for Li with an insignificant 7♦ making his exit official and ending Flight F.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/21/2025, 6:12:35 PM

Lin Zhu Dominates Preflop All-in

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Lin Zhu

Under the gun Yang Yang raises to 24,000, Jianming Luo jams 100,000 from +1 and small blind Lin Zhu fills up for 90,000 before Yang uses a time bank to fold.

Player	Hand	Chips
YY Yang YangChina	UTG	185,000(15 BB)
JL Jianming LuoChina	A♦Q♣ UTG+1	238,000(20 BB)
LZ Lin ZhuChina	A♣K♣ SB	busted

Zhu's great odds get even better on the K♦ 3♠ 8♠ flop, the turn J♥ keeps Luo's chances alive with 4 outs and the river T♥ is one of them for another runner runner bust. Crazy!

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/21/2025, 6:08:55 PM

Ke Xu Puts Two Players At Risk

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Under the gun Kosei Oguri moves all-in for 51,000, hijack Xiaolu Yang shoves 69,000 over the top and small blind Ke Xu fills up.

Player	Hand	Chips
KO Kosei OguriJapan	K♣8♣ UTG	177,000(15 BB)
XY Xiaolu YangChina	J♥J♠ HJ	busted
KX Ke XuChina	3♠3♣ SB	196,000(16 BB)

Yang hits a set on 2♣ T♦ J♣ , falls behind in the main pot on the turn Q♣ that gives Oguri a flush and even loses the side pot when the 5♣ river gives Xu a flush as well, for a very unlucky exit.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/21/2025, 5:58:45 PM

Xin Tang Becomes The Money Bubble

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Xin Tang

Button Xiaosheng Zheng leads 22,000, small blind Xin Tang declares all-in for 50,000 and big blind Shunta Sakamoto successfully isolates with a 198,000 over-shove after consuming two time banks.

Player	Hand	Chips
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	D	369,000(37 BB)
XT Xin TangChina	A♥J♦ SB	busted
SS Shunta SakamotoJapan	A♣J♣ BB	285,000(29 BB)

Everybody likes a chop, except the dealer who flips over Q♣ T♣ T♥ 7♣ 6♣ , letting Sakamoto break the tie with a flush which sends Tang to the rail on the money bubble.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/21/2025, 5:50:10 PM

Ke Xu Doubles Up

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Ke Xu

Jun Li opens 20,000 from +2 and big blind Ke Xu defends to see the Q♦ 3♦ 4♦ flop where Xu donk-jams 102,000 and Li snaps.

Player	Hand	Chips
JL Jun Li (3)China	9♦8♦ MP	159,000(16 BB)
KX Ke XuChina	4♣8♣ BB	259,000(26 BB)

Needing to hit running cards, Xu gets one of them in the form of the 3♣ and the 3♠ river makes a boat for an unlikely turn around.

With another bust on a different table we are now at the money bubble.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/21/2025, 5:47:52 PM

Table 30 Update

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
LZ Lin ZhuChina	94,000(9 BB)	30	1
SS Shaoji ShenChina	108,000(11 BB)	30	2
XW Xing WangChina	251,000(25 BB)	30	3
YY Yang YangChina	259,000(26 BB)	30	4
JL Jianming LuoChina	100,000(10 BB)	30	5
LF Lloyd FontillasUnited States of America	32,000(3 BB)	30	6
CJ Chan Je Min JeremyMalaysia	175,000(18 BB)	30	7
HT Hao TianChina	294,000(29 BB)	30	8

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/21/2025, 5:46:34 PM

Bo Jin Falls Next

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Chang Liang Sun

With a 20,000 raise in front, cutoff Chang Liang Sun jams 209,000 and only big blind Bo Jin fills up for his last 86,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
CL Chang Liang SunChina	A♠9♠ CO	320,000(32 BB)
BJ Bo JinChina	A♣Q♠ BB	busted

Everything is looking peachy for Jin when the dealer flips over A♥ 7♣ K♦ T♠ before turning pear shaped on the river 9♦ , granting Sun the win and sending Jin to the rail.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/21/2025, 5:37:08 PM

Table 31 Update

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JL Jun Li (3)China	260,000(26 BB)	31	1
XY Xiaolu YangChina	84,000(8 BB)	31	2
ZG Zheng GuangChina	181,000(18 BB)	31	3
KC Kegong ChengChina	122,000(12 BB)	31	4
SL Shu LiuChina	266,000(27 BB)	31	5
KX Ke XuChina	150,000(15 BB)	31	6
WC Wing Chun YamHong Kong	124,000(12 BB)	31	7
KO Kosei OguriJapan	165,000(17 BB)	31	8

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/21/2025, 5:32:14 PM

Sumit Sapra Eliminated Close To the Bubble

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

Sumit Sapra

Zong Chi He

With 33 players left vying to get into the 28 ITM spots we have under the gun Sumit Sapra and button Zong Chi He - accomplishing his $1Million live earnings a few days ago after running deep in the Mystery Bounty - getting ready to showdown pre with Sapra at risk for 73,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZC Zong Chi HeTaiwan	J♣J♦ D	217,000(27 BB)
SS Sumit SapraIndia	A♦J♠ UTG	busted

Board:7♣J♥6♥8♣2♥

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/21/2025, 3:12:38 PM

Late Registration Closed

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

With 87 out of 182 remaining, players have 28 ITM places to look for and the day will end when the last 23 are left standing to advance to Day 2.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/21/2025, 2:54:37 PM

The $20,000 Super High Roller Is ITM

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Weiwei Huang becomes the bubble boy in 9th place after losing a preflop all-in against Jingxuan Zhu and Sai Ho Chiu who checked down to the river 9♦ 3♣ 4♦ 6♠ J♥ with Zhu's K♣ J♠ winning against Chiu's A♦ Q♠ and Huang's A♣ 7♣ .

That gives everyone a guaranteed payday of $44,000 in 8th place, but all of the remaining players will have their sights set on the $285,300 first prize.

Current chip leader Sai Ho Chiu has a combined live earnings of just over $20,000 on Hendon, so he is already making history for himself.

Good luck everyone until we check back in for an update when Day 1E is over.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/21/2025, 12:54:12 PM

Four Levels Of Late Reg Still Open

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Currently with 96 out of 120 entries remaining, late reg will be open until the end of level 9 at around 23:30 local. Last chance for everyone, so come on over and jump in!

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/21/2025, 11:23:44 AM

Early Birds

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
WZ Weiming ZhengChina	30,000(150 BB)	28	1
SL Shu LiuChina	30,000(150 BB)	28	2
JL Juns LeongMalaysia	30,000(150 BB)	28	3
TC Trung Chien NguyenViet Nam	30,000(150 BB)	28	5
JT Jiang TianboChina	30,000(150 BB)	28	6
CT Cheng Tin WaiTaiwan	30,000(150 BB)	28	8
CW Chao WeiChina	30,000(150 BB)	29	1
LL Lei LiChina	30,000(150 BB)	29	3
CQ Chao QinChina	30,000(150 BB)	29	5
DL Dong LiChina	30,000(150 BB)	29	6
XY Xiaolu YangChina	30,000(150 BB)	29	7
DW Dapeng WangChina	30,000(150 BB)	29	8
HW Huan WenChina	30,000(150 BB)	31	1
WS Wu SimanChina	30,000(150 BB)	31	4
WT Wei Ting ChenTaiwan	30,000(150 BB)	31	5
ZC Zhiyuan ChenChina	30,000(150 BB)	31	6
KX Ke XuChina	30,000(150 BB)	31	7
AB Adrian Boon Chye ChuaMalaysia	30,000(150 BB)	31	8
ZY Zhifan YeChina	30,000(150 BB)	32	1
PC Pang Chun ManHong Kong	30,000(150 BB)	32	3
JH Jialong HanChina	30,000(150 BB)	32	4
XT Xin TangChina	30,000(150 BB)	32	6
JL Jun Li (3)China	30,000(150 BB)	32	7
KW Ka Wing HungChina	30,000(150 BB)	32	8
EJ Eric JungUnited States of America	30,000(150 BB)	33	1
SS Shaoji ShenChina	30,000(150 BB)	33	2
ZZ Zhida ZhangChina	30,000(150 BB)	33	3
ZL Zijie LuChina	30,000(150 BB)	33	4
TL Tao LiChina	30,000(150 BB)	33	5
JJ Jiangpu JinChina	30,000(150 BB)	33	6
XG Xiangchen GaoChina	30,000(150 BB)	33	8

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/21/2025, 11:15:56 AM

Flight F Turbo Is Underway

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

With 31 early birds already sitting at the tables the chips start flying right away in this last chance qualifier for Day 2 of the Main Event.

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

20 minutes

Remaining Players: 31/31

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

6/20/2025, 4:51:26 PM

The Korea Poker Cup Main Event Day 1F Turbo Starts At 20:00 Local

The second stand alone Korea Poker Cup series taking place at the Landing Casino inside the luxurious Jeju Shinhwa World Resort will be headlined by the Main Event featuring an increased KRW 880,000,000 (~USD 637,780) guaranteed prize pool that was already surpassed yesterday and now sits at KRW 1,015,015,950 (~$741,139) with two more flights to go.

Day 1F Turbo is the last of six starting flights costing KRW 1,300,000 (~US$ 946) to enter, adding another tranche of contenders to the 114 out of 897 entries that already bagged their chips for Day 2 in the previous four flights and Day 1E still running at noon today.

Once at the tables, players start with a stack of 30,000 which is a deep 150 times the opening blinds with 20 minute intervals, and late registration stays open until the end of Level 9 at around 23:30.

Cards start flying at 20:00 and SMP Live Updates will pick up the action after Day 1E is over.