Main Event (1,300,000 KRW)

The Q♥ is none of Huang's outs, ending the tournament in 2nd, but with the bigger cash after making an ICM deal as massive chip leader.

Hand #74: After a break on stream we are jumping back in with Chung Tang Lin having even more chips, but Cheng Huang fights back right away. A limped flop is checked to the 9♦ A♥ 4♥ 3♠ 8♥ river where Huang leads 1,800,000 and Lin lets it go.

Hand #75: Huang raises 1,100,000 and scoops.

Hand #76: Lin opens 1,000,000 and Huang defends to see the 6♥ 7♦ K♠ flop where a 1,000,000 c-bet gets called before Huang folds to a 2,500,000 second barrel on the A♥ turn.

Hand #69: An 850,000 raise from Cheng Huang gets called to the 7♦ 5♥ Q♦ flop where an 800,000 continuation gets met again before the T♣ turn is rejected and a free J♣ river hits the felt. Huang lays out 2,200,000 with 9♠ 5♠ and Chung Tang Lin has an easy call with J♦ 5♣ two pair.

Hand #70: On the 8♥ A♣ 3♣ limped flop Huang's 900,000 get called before Lin folds to a 3,500,000 second barrel.

Hand #71: Huang folds after his 800,000 open gets countered by a 3,800,000 three-bet.

Hand #72: Another limped hand goes to the 4♦ 6♦ 9♠ 6♣ turn before a 500,000 bet from Huang takes it down.

Hand #73: Huang limp-calls 1,100,000, but surrenders against a 1,000,000 c-bet on the 8♦ J♥ 4♥ flop.

Hand #65: After limping once more, Cheng Huang fires 300,000 on 5♣ 2♠ Q♣ and 900,000 on the 9♦ turn that get both check-called by Lin before the 6♦ river is checked down for Huang to scoop with 8♥ 8♦ against Lin's A♦ 3♣ .

Hand #66: Lin raises to 825,000, Huang defends and the 9♥ T♦ 7♦ flop gets checked to the Q♥ turn where Lin's 1,500,000 gets check-raised to 4,200,000 and Huang scoops.

Hand #67: Limped again, the 5♥ 8♥ A♣ flop has Huang bet 400,000 to collect the chips.

Hand #68: Another limped Q♥ 3♥ 4♥ flop makes Lin triple barrel 300,000, 800,000 and 2,000,000 to the turn J♦ and A♥ river with Huang calling all the way holding Q♠ 5♦ against Lin's J♥ 6♣ flush.

Hand #61: Another limped flop comes 3♥ K♦ 4♠ with Cheng Huang's 350,000 being called, the J♦ turn gets checked and Huang tries to steal for 800,000 with 7♣ 6♦ but gets called by Lin with Q♠ 4♥ .

Hand #62: limped pot number 3 is checked all the way to the river T♣ 3♦ 3♣ 6♣ 6♥ and Lin's J♣ 9♦ wins over 7♠ 2♣ from Huang

Hand #63: Lim raises 900,000 into Huang's limp who calls to see the 5♠ A♠ 2♠ flop where another 1,000,000 from Lin is called before his 2,200,000 on the Q♦ turn goes unanswered.

Hand #64: Lin makes it 750,000 and Huang defends before surrendering to an 800,000 c-bet on the 3♦ K♥ J♦ flop.

The dealer flips over A♠ 3♥ Q♦ 2♥ 3♦ and sends Sung home for back to back 3rd places in the KPC Main Event. It might not feel that way for him right now, but what a great accomplishment!

The dealer makes it a bit of a sweat on 5♥ K♣ 4♣ J♠ 3♠ but sends Zhang home all the same and puts Huang back in a commanding lead.

Hand #43: Hijack Chung Tang Lin leads 500,000 and big blind Cheng Huang defends to lay eyes on the T♠ K♦ 7♦ flop where Lin's 525,000 c-bet gets met and the T♣ turn is rejected for a free 7♠ river. Huang forks out 900,000 and Lin lets it go.

Hand #44: Chen Yu Sung opens 525,000 from the cutoff and picks up the blinds.

Hand #45: Under the gun Sung lays out 525,000 again, Huang flats the button and small blind Xiaqing Ji squeezes to 1,500,000 with both opponents calling to see the Q♣ 9♥ 7♠ flop. Ji continues for 500,000, Sung makes it 1,000,000 and Huang fills up before Ji lays down his A♠ 9♦ . The J♣ flop has Sung lead 700,000, Huang raises to 2,000,000 and Sung needs a time bank before deciding to call. The 7♦ river is fireworks starting with a check from Huang who goes deep in the tank after Huang wagered his last 5,700,000. Contemplating for three time banks Sung decides to call with K♦ Q♥ , but has to surrender the biggest pot of the night against 9♠ 9♣ from Huang.

No miracle for Ji on K♠ 5♥ 3♥ 5♣ 7♦ leaves him as shortest stack and puts Huang back in contention.

Hand #29: Chen Yu Sung makes it 500,000 from the small blind and Jiajin Hao defends to see the 9♦ 5♦ Q♣ flop where Sung's 350,000 continuation gets called before the 5♣ turn and 4♣ river get checked down and Sung flips over another winner 7♣ 4♠ against A♦ J♥ from Hao.

Hand #30: Hao jams the small blind for 3,800,000 to scoop the pot.

Hand #31: Sung opens 500,000 from the cutoff and big blind Cheng Huang defends to see the 3♠ T♣ A♣ flop where he folds to a 350,000 continuation from Sung.

Hand #32: Hijack Sung min-raises and collects the blinds.

Hand #33: Button Cheng Huang slides 500,000 over the line, but lets it go after Chung Tang Lin woke up from his slumber to shove 3,000,000.

Hand #25: Zhiqiang Zhang puts 600,000 into the middle from the small blind and Cheng Huang folds.

Hand #26: Zhang declares all-in for 3,600,000 from the button to pick up blinds.

Hand #27: Hijack Jiajin Hao min-raises to scoop.

Hand #28: Huang lays out 400,000 from the cutoff and big blind Chen Yu Sung defends to see the T♦ K♠ 6♦ flop where Huang c-bets 350,000 and fills up after Sung check-raised to 900,000. The 8♣ turn sees Sung fire 1,900,000 with Huang calling before Sung forks out another 3,500,000 that sends Huang in the tank. He emerges with a call after consuming a time bank, but surrenders the pot with J♥ T♥ against K♥ Q♠ from Sung.

Hand #3: Just before the blinds went up, Jiajin Hao raised to 400,000 in the small blind and Zhiqiang Zhang pumped it to 1,500,000, prompting Hao to fold.

Hand #4: Hijack Yifan Cao attacks for 450,000, and big blind Cheng Huang defends to see the flop Q♠ 3♥ 4♣ where Cao's 500,000 c-bet gets met and the A♣ turn is revealed. Both players check to the J♣ river where Huang switches to a 1,500,000 lead with Q♣ 6♣ flush and Cao puts in the call before mucking.

Cheng Huang extended his lead by quite some margin, Chen Yu Sung makes back-to-back Final 8 being 3rd in chips and shortest stack Shanghao Xie with 10 BB can rest assured he will go home with at least KRW 23,000,000 (~$16,745).

The stage is being prepped for the walk in celebration, so tune into the stream and check it out if you want!

The dealer flips over a sea of blanks on 3♦ T♦ 5♣ 9♥ 5♦ and drowns Qingtao Kong's title hopes.

Cutoff Zhiqiang Zhang opens A♠ 7♥ for 300,000, but decides to let it go after button Cheng Huang pumped it to 850,000 with Q♦ J♦ for a 3rd consecutive win.

Chip leader Cheng Huang is in a great position, but just behind him is Xiaqing Ji with almost the same amount of chips and in position of all the big stacks at the table. This is going to be an interesting final table.

With one more elimination to be delivered before the official Final 8, it is shortest stack Qingtao Kong - Poker Dream 12 Main Event Champion - who has his work cut out for him.

And KPC 1 third place finisher Chen Yu Sung is still cruising with just a bit more than what he started the day with.

Cutoff Xiaqing Ji gets the ball rolling for 250,000 again and takes the blinds to the 9♦ Q♦ 8♥ pitch where his 210,000 c-bet just bloats the pot. The 2♣ turn gets checked to the 3♣ river where small blind Huang takes over the reins with a 450,000 lead and only Ji calls before throwing it in the muck when Huang tables T♦ T♥ .

The 4♠ in the window is bad news for Huang, who can't find improvement on J♥ Q♥ 3♠ T♦ and hands another chunk of his stack to one of the shorties.

Cutoff Xiaqing Ji opens yet another hand for 250,000 and both blinds tag along to the Q♥ 5♥ K♥ flop that gets checked to the 9♦ turn where Oguri finds the betting button again, making it 300,000 and both opponents call. The K♣ river is met with all checks again and Huang's A♥ 9♣ takes it down with Ji showing the 9♥ .

No more ducks arrive at the K♦ 7♦ 4♣ 9♠ 7♣ pond which catapults Huang into a close lead.

The 7♠ and 7♦ has the table erupt in laughter while Gao gathers his things despite hitting a running full house.

After an early slumber, Xiaqing Ji woke up and started running over the table becoming the first to break into the 8-digits.