Name: Main Event Day 1B (GTD 800M)
Start: 2025-04-09T12:00
End: 2025-04-09

Korea Poker Cup Series 2025

Korea (Republic of), Landing Casino JejuEVENT #5

2025.04.08 - 2025.04.13

Korea Poker Cup

Artem Sofronov

Russian Federation

Blind level

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

Entries

22/174

Total Chips

5,220,000

Average

237,273

Day 1B

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 2:26:54 PM

Artem Sofronov Eliminated

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

Artem Sofronov open-shoves 68,000 from under the gun and cutoff Kozo Yamada calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
AS Artem SofronovRussian Federation	Q♥9♥ UTG	busted
KY Kozo YamadaJapan	7♦7♠ CO	159,000(32 BB)

Board:9♦T♥7♣3♥J♣

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 12:29:46 PM

Table 4 Update With Two Former Chip Leaders Next To Each Other

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
LW Liangliang WangChina	128,500(51 BB)	4	1
KY Kozo YamadaJapan	67,500(27 BB)	4	3
YT Yixi TangChina	55,500(22 BB)	4	4
YL Yu Liu (5)China	128,000(51 BB)	4	5
CC Chien Chih WengTaiwan	36,500(15 BB)	4	6
AS Artem SofronovRussian Federation	48,000(19 BB)	4	7

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 9:43:09 AM

Chip Counts At The End Of Level 9 With A Few Minutes Of Late Registration Remaining During The Current Break

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

Player	Chips
YL Yuan LiangChina	242,000(202 BB)
YZ Yirui ZhangChina	201,000(168 BB)
KC Kai Cheng HsuTaiwan	179,000(149 BB)
YW Yimeng WangChina	158,000(132 BB)
AH Andrew HanAustralia	144,000(120 BB)
ZW Zi Wei TungTaiwan	134,000(112 BB)
ZH Zhang HengChina	123,000(103 BB)
CY Chen Yu HungTaiwan	113,500(95 BB)
HW Hualong WangChina	110,500(92 BB)
DL Dai LinghuiChina	109,500(91 BB)
AS Artem SofronovRussian Federation	108,500(90 BB)
BZ Binglin ZhuChina	105,500(88 BB)
KY Kozo YamadaJapan	104,000(87 BB)
RI Riku IchimuraJapan	102,500(85 BB)
CJ Chi Jen ChenTaiwan	96,000(80 BB)
QJ Quan JinChina	95,500(80 BB)
ZM Zhaoxi MaChina	93,500(78 BB)
WC Wei ChengTaiwan	92,500(77 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 7:58:54 AM

Taiwanese Pro Kai Cheng Hsu Takes The Lead

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Kai Cheng Hsu

Fresh from his biggest cash of $49,162 for finishing 2nd in the PSCT Super High Roller a few weeks ago, Kai Cheng Hsu makes it 2,500 from the button and fills up after big blind Artem Sofronov pumped it to 8,500. The flop A♥ 2♥ 3♥ has Sofronov continue for 4,500, Hsu calls and the turn 4♣ gets checked to the river 2♦ . Sofronov tries to steal with another 12,000 lead holding 7♣ 6♣ , but gets called by Hsu's top pair A♠ 8♠ .

Player	Chips
KC Kai Cheng HsuTaiwan	141,500(142 BB)
AS Artem SofronovRussian Federation	72,100(72 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 7:34:10 AM

Chip Counts Going Into Level 7

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

90 out of 130 players remain with three more levels of late registration still available.

Player	Chips
KY Kozo YamadaJapan	129,700(162 BB)
ZH Zhang HengChina	121,800(152 BB)
YZ Yirui ZhangChina	118,700(148 BB)
SY Sheng YeTaiwan	107,300(134 BB)
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	104,500(131 BB)
YY Yan YanChina	101,300(127 BB)
AS Artem SofronovRussian Federation	96,700(121 BB)
YW Yimeng WangChina	94,100(118 BB)
KC Kai Cheng HsuTaiwan	86,300(108 BB)
RG Rentao GuoChina	84,400(106 BB)
CJ Chi Jen ChenTaiwan	78,600(98 BB)
WC Wei ChengTaiwan	76,200(95 BB)
ZW Zi Wei TungTaiwan	67,800(85 BB)
QY Qin YuanChina	64,500(81 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 7:29:51 AM

Jeju Regular Chi Zhang Out

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Under the gun Chi Zhang - fresh from two side event victories at the Poker Dream 16 a few weeks ago - raises to 1,600, Artem Sofronov increases to 4,500 from the cutoff and calls after Zhang put in his last 13,700.

Player	Hand	Chips
CZ Chi ZhangChina	6♥6♠ UTG	busted
AS Artem SofronovRussian Federation	J♥J♦ CO	84,500(106 BB)

Board:5♥8♦T♥4♥9♥

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 4:38:26 AM

Straight Versus Straight

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Looking at a complete board 7♦ 9♦ 8♥ 5♠ A♠ and 9,500 in the middle, big blind Wei Cheng wants 5,500 for his nut straight J♦ T♠ and Artem Sofronov obliges, calling with a lower straight 6♣ 4♦ .

Player	Chips
WC Wei ChengTaiwan	43,100(108 BB)
AS Artem SofronovRussian Federation	17,100(43 BB)