Korea Poker Cup Series 2025
Korea Poker Cup Series 2025Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of), Landing Casino JejuEVENT #5
2025.04.08 - 2025.04.13
IM
Ishihara Masanori
Japan [JPN]Japan
Blind level
Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
Entries
30/248
Total Chips
7,440,000
Average
248,000

Day 1C

SMPSMP
4/10/2025, 10:46:35 AM

USOP Hai Phong MVP Xinxing Tang Chips Up

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Masanori Ishihara opens 3,000 from +1 and takes both blinds to the flop 9♣ 8♠ 8♦ where Ishihara continues for 3,500, but small blind Xinxing Tang wins the pot with a check-raise to 9,000.

PlayerChips
IM
Ishihara MasanoriJapan [JPN]Japan
511,000(341 BB)
TX
Tang XinxingChina [CHN]China
62,000(41 BB)
SMPSMP
4/10/2025, 8:03:14 AM

Masanori Ishihara Bounces Back

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

Biao Guo opens 2,500 from +1, the cutoff flats, big blind Masanori Ishihara pumps it to 9,000, Guo shoves for 21,600 and Ishihara is the only one filling up.

PlayerHandChips
BG
Biao GuoChina [CHN]China
8♥8♣
UTG+1
busted
IM
Ishihara MasanoriJapan [JPN]Japan
A♣K♠
BB
68,600(69 BB)
Board:A♠T♠4♦4♥6♣
SMPSMP
4/10/2025, 7:57:34 AM

Tien-Min Liang Versus Three

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
Tien-min Liang

Cheng Yen Lo takes both blinds to the flop 2♣ T♦ 5♠ after raising to 2,200 from under the gun. Three checks reveal the turn 9♣ where big blind Masanori Ishihara leads 4,000, called by Lo before small blind Tien-Min Liang raises to 14,900. Ishihara tanks before jamming, Lo folds and Liang snap calls for a total of 37,300.

PlayerHandChips
CL
Cheng LoTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
UTG
86,800(87 BB)
TL
Tien-min LiangTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
9♠9♥
SB
86,200(86 BB)
IM
Ishihara MasanoriJapan [JPN]Japan
5♣5♥
BB
30,700(31 BB)

No one-outer for Ishihara on the river 7♣ grants Liang this hefty pot.

SMPSMP
4/10/2025, 4:45:27 AM

Masanori Ishihara Scoops Turn

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
Ishihara Masanori

Another raise to 800 from under the gun prompts hijack Masanori Ishihara to fork out 2,500 and button Wenbin Xu goes over the top for 7,500. Utg folds and Ishihara's call reveals the flop 2♣ 8♠ J♣ that gets checked to the turn 5♠ where Ishihara announces all-in for 14,500, sending Xu in the tank before he lets it go.

PlayerChips
WX
Wenbin XuChina [CHN]China
32,100(80 BB)
IM
Ishihara MasanoriJapan [JPN]Japan
31,300(78 BB)
SMPSMP
4/10/2025, 3:18:53 AM

KPC Main Event Flight C Is Underway

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

The cards are in the air! Flop well!

Early Birds

PlayerChipsTableSeat
ZH
Zhang HengChina [CHN]China
30,000(150 BB)11
CQ
Chen QinyaChina [CHN]China
30,000(150 BB)12
YL
Ye LiChina [CHN]China
30,000(150 BB)14
TX
Tang XinxingChina [CHN]China
30,000(150 BB)15
SJ
Sgi JiankunChina [CHN]China
30,000(150 BB)16
NH
Ngo Hin LiHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
30,000(150 BB)17
IM
Ishihara MasanoriJapan [JPN]Japan
30,000(150 BB)18
MS
Mou ShuangchunChina [CHN]China
30,000(150 BB)21
BH
Byung Hoon YuUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
30,000(150 BB)22
ZZ
Ziyue ZhengChina [CHN]China
30,000(150 BB)23
HW
Hualong WangChina [CHN]China
30,000(150 BB)24
HP
Hongbo PanChina [CHN]China
30,000(150 BB)26
LY
Lu YuanxuChina [CHN]China
30,000(150 BB)27
WZ
Wang ZhejiChina [CHN]China
30,000(150 BB)28
ZC
Zhen ChenChina [CHN]China
30,000(150 BB)32
CS
Chan Sheung ChauHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
30,000(150 BB)33
YT
Yixi TangChina [CHN]China
30,000(150 BB)34
LL
Lei LiChina [CHN]China
30,000(150 BB)35
CH
Chen Hung-MingChina [CHN]China
30,000(150 BB)36
YW
Yongbin WangChina [CHN]China
30,000(150 BB)37
KD
Kang DaChina [CHN]China
30,000(150 BB)38