South Korea, Landing Casino JejuEVENT #5

2025.04.08 - 2025.04.13Add to Calendar

K Poker Cup

Wei Cheng

China

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, 6:12:58 PM

The Korea Poker Cup Main Event Flight B Comes To A Close With Lei Yu As Massive Chip Leader

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

Lei Yu

The second of five flights for the KPC Main Event with a KRW 800,000,000 (~$544,077) guaranteed prize pool attracted 174 players and saw 22 advance to Day 2 during level 18 with a new overall chip leader in Chinese pro Lei Yu.

The No. 24 on China's all time money list already banked more than $300,000 this year, all coming from deep runs during the Poker Dream 16 and Triton events here at the luxurious Landing Casino in Jeju. His day kickstarted after flopping a boat in level 10, extracting a lot of value with a big over-bet on the river and a massive push close to the end when he faced Zi Wei Tung - chip leader at the time - in a hand where he rivered a full house with 7♥ 7♠ on 3♦ 3♣ 9♠ J♥ 7♣ to almost double his already large stack. He will start Day 2 with 722,000.

Second in chips Kecheng Long - fresh from his biggest cash of $38,381 for shipping the Super High Roller at the Danang Poker Tour just over a month ago - arrived on the leaderboard late during level 13, doubling up against Kuo Wei Kao with A♣ K♦ against A♠ Q♠ and busting Shengyong Wang with Q♠ Q♦ against 9♥ 9♠ in level 16 that led him to bag 525,000.

Third place finisher Ye Sheng accumulated 503,000 away from our view after being down to 23 big blinds when he lost a preflop all-in with A♦ K♠ against A♥ A♠ in level 12.

Day 2 will start on Saturday the 12th of April at 12:00.

Flight B Players Advancing to Day 2

Player	Chips
LY Lei YuChina	722,000(72 BB)
KL Kecheng LongChina	525,000(53 BB)
SY Sheng YeAustralia	503,000(50 BB)
YY Yan YanChina	428,000(43 BB)
SL Sin Lan ChenTaiwan	394,000(39 BB)
YL Yuan LiangChina	330,000(33 BB)
QY Qin YuanChina	260,000(26 BB)
CJ Chi Jen ChenTaiwan	209,000(21 BB)
CC Chien Chih WengTaiwan	207,000(21 BB)
BZ Binglin ZhuChina	180,000(18 BB)
WC Wei ChengTaiwan	179,000(18 BB)
LL Liangyu LiChina	172,000(17 BB)
HW Hualong WangChina	153,000(15 BB)
ZW Zi Wei TungTaiwan	144,000(14 BB)
XE Xu ErdunChina	143,000(14 BB)
ZM Zhaoxi MaChina	103,000(10 BB)
YL Yu Liu (5)China	102,000(10 BB)
JZ Jinyu ZhangChina	82,000(8 BB)
KW Kuo Wei KaoTaiwan	77,000(8 BB)
HW Hao WangTaiwan	76,000(8 BB)
CW Chen WenwenChina	70,000(7 BB)
KC Kai Cheng HsuTaiwan	65,000(7 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 4:38:04 PM

Shenglai Zhang Bubbles

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

Shenglai Zhang

Wei Cheng min-opens and isolates big blind Shenglai Zhang who is already all-in with half a big blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
WC Wei ChengTaiwan	7♦7♥ CO	207,000(26 BB)
SZ Shenglai ZhangChina	2♠4♣ BB	busted

The dealer keeps Zhang's hopes up until the river by dealing 2♥ T♠ J♥ K♦ 3♥ , but bursts the bubble in the end, granting the remaining players at least a min cash.

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 4:01:04 PM

Table 2 Update With Several Short Stacks Trying To Survive

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

With 29 players left - two knockouts away from the money - hand for hand play is in progress.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YL Ying LiChina	12,000(2 BB)	2	1
SZ Shenglai ZhangChina	24,000(3 BB)	2	2
HW Hao WangTaiwan	109,000(14 BB)	2	3
CW Chen WenwenChina	75,000(9 BB)	2	4
UP Unknown PlayerHong Kong	65,000(8 BB)	2	5
WC Wei ChengTaiwan	224,000(28 BB)	2	6
ZM Zhaoxi MaChina	178,000(22 BB)	2	7
SY Sheng YeAustralia	249,000(31 BB)	2	8

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 2:50:24 PM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 16

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

34 players remain, trying to make it to the 27 ITM spots or even better, bagging chips for Day 2 as one of the last 22.

Player	Chips
ZW Zi Wei TungTaiwan	298,000(60 BB)
SL Sin Lan ChenTaiwan	296,000(59 BB)
YL Yuan LiangChina	285,000(57 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	272,000(54 BB)
CJ Chi Jen ChenTaiwan	249,000(50 BB)
SY Sheng YeAustralia	239,000(48 BB)
YY Yan YanChina	236,000(47 BB)
LL Liangyu LiChina	228,000(46 BB)
BZ Binglin ZhuChina	227,000(45 BB)
WC Wei ChengTaiwan	227,000(45 BB)
KL Kecheng LongChina	224,000(45 BB)
XE Xu ErdunChina	183,000(37 BB)
YZ Yirui ZhangChina	178,000(36 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 2:34:29 PM

Table 5 Update With Five Big Stacks Vying For Dominance

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
CJ Chi Jen ChenTaiwan	234,500(47 BB)	5	1
DC Di ChenChina	42,000(8 BB)	5	2
YY Yan YanChina	206,500(41 BB)	5	3
WC Wei ChengTaiwan	202,000(40 BB)	5	4
SH Shih Hsien YangTaiwan	187,500(38 BB)	5	5
YL Yuan LiangChina	322,000(64 BB)	5	7
JZ Jinyu ZhangChina	27,000(5 BB)	5	8

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 1:45:49 PM

All Gas No Breaks For Wei Cheng

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

Wei Cheng

Wei Cheng opens 11,000 from +1 and takes cutoff Yuan Liang to the flop 7♠ Q♦ 8♠ and starts a triple barrel barrage of 12,500, 22,000 and 35,000 to a complete board 6♠ and 4♦ showing T♥ 9♥ prompting Liang to throw his hand in the muck.

Player	Chips
YL Yuan LiangChina	316,000(79 BB)
WC Wei ChengTaiwan	201,000(50 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 12:38:22 PM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 13

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

With 46 out of 174 players remaining we will play down to 22 players that qualify for Day 2 and ITM starting at 27.

Player	Chips
YL Yuan LiangChina	427,000(171 BB)
QJ Quan JinChina	283,000(113 BB)
ZW Zi Wei TungTaiwan	272,000(109 BB)
UP Unknown PlayerHong Kong	235,500(94 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	219,500(88 BB)
CJ Chi Jen ChenTaiwan	198,500(79 BB)
ZX Ziyang XiaoChina	188,000(75 BB)
SL Sin Lan ChenTaiwan	173,000(69 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	172,000(69 BB)
QY Qin YuanChina	169,500(68 BB)
HW Hualong WangChina	163,500(65 BB)
KC Kai Cheng HsuTaiwan	160,500(64 BB)
LW Liangliang WangChina	129,000(52 BB)
WC Wei ChengTaiwan	120,500(48 BB)

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 SofronovRussia	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, 7:34:10 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 SofronovRussia	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, 5:13:12 AM

Top Chip Counts Going Into Level 4

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Player	Chips
KY Kozo YamadaJapan	105,500(264 BB)
YY Yan YanChina	73,500(184 BB)
LL Liangyu LiChina	71,500(179 BB)
RC Rui ChenChina	69,700(174 BB)
SY Sheng YeTaiwan	59,700(149 BB)
HD Hongbin DuChina	58,200(146 BB)
ZP Zheng PanTaiwan	56,700(142 BB)
WC Wei ChengTaiwan	55,300(138 BB)
WL Wei-chen LinTaiwan	52,600(132 BB)
AK Aleksei KimRussia	46,500(116 BB)
LM Li MaUnited States of America	45,100(113 BB)

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 SofronovRussia	17,100(43 BB)