Main Event (1,300,000 KRW)

This classic flip is a sweat until the end on 4♠ 4♣ 2♣ 9♣ 5♣ , giving Zhao a flush on the buzzer.

No surprises on 4♥ Q♣ 5♦ 8♦ K♠ and a clean double up for Yu still has him on life support.

Under the gun Lei Yu leads 100,000, taking two players to the flop K♣ 4♦ 9♣ where Yu's 110,000 c-bet takes him heads up to the turn 3♥ with Haibo Yang in +1. Two checks complete the board 6♥ where a 60,000 blocker from Yu with 8♣ 8♥ gets called by Yang's top pair K♥ Q♥ .

Zhang gets outflopped on A♥ K♥ J♦ and can't improve when the board completes 4♥ and 7♠ .

The remaining 34 players have a KRW 5,200,000 (~$3,645) payday secured, but everyone will be gunning for a final table appearance and the chance to become new champion, worth KRW 216,500,000 (~$152,345) and bragging rights until the next 2025 KPC Series Event from June 17-23 2025 here at the beautiful Landing Casino.

Cutoff Yuan Qin wants 50,000 and small blind Haibo Yang obliges, laying eyes on the flop Q♠ J♣ 2♥ where Qin continues for 35,000, but is faced with a check-raise to 130,000 by Yang. Qin needs a time bank before deciding to call, the turn 4♠ hits and Yang's 100,000 lead has Qin back in the tank. Calling again with the aid of a time bank, the river 7♠ gets checked down and Wang scoops the pot with A♦ Q♣ .

With the board showing 3♠ 6♠ 6♥ A♦ and 250,000 up for grabs, big blind Lei Yu leads 155,000 and cutoff Haibo Yang flats to see the board complete Q♠ . Yu bets another 355,000 after the use of a time bank that has Yang deep in the tank, eventually surrendering the pot and two time banks.

Button Bo Jin raises to 25,000 and calls after small blind Haibo Yang increased to 75,000 to see the flop 5♦ 6♦ K♥ . A 35,000 c-bet from Yang and a call is the last action before the turn Q♥ and river 2♠ get checked down with Jin's 6♣ 7♣ coming out on top of Yang's A♥ 9♦ .