Main Event (1,300,000 KRW)

With only five outs left, Tang needs some serious help which arrives on the river 8♥ delivering a huge blow and a knockout to Chen Sung.

Hand #130: Chun Wong fills up small blind and Chen Sung opts for a check, the flop A♣ K♦ 7♦ has Wong scoop the pot with a 300,000 lead.

Hand #131: Chen Sung jams 5,600,000 from the small blind to pick up the blinds.

Hand #132: Wong gets a walk.

Hand #133: Another blind battle between Wong and Sung starts again with a limp and a check to see the flop A♦ 3♦ 4♥ where Wong check-calls a 300,000 bet. the turn T♦ gets checked to the river K♦ and Wong's 300,000 lead takes it down.

Hand #116: Under the gun Chun Wong raises to 500,000 with A♥ 8♦ , but makes a correct fold when faced with a 1,200,000 three bet from Chen Sung holding A♣ T♠ .

Hand #117: Yao Zhao open jams 5,000,000 with A♣ 7♣ out of the small blind and scoops.

Hand #118: UTG Weiwi Tang ups it to 550,000 and big blind Chen Sung defends to see the flop 4♠ 8♣ 9♣ that gets checked to the turn Q♥ . Sung leads 600,000 and Tang calls to complete the board Q♠ . Sung consumes a time bank before sliding 700,000 over the line, Tang also needs a time bank before raising to 2,200,000 that has Sung contemplating. Two more time banks later he calls with J♠ 8♠ , but has to surrender the pot to Tang's K♠ Q♦ .

Hand #98: Big blind Chen Sung jams 5,300,000 with A♦ K♦ after Chun Wong opened 600,000 from the small blind. Wong folds Q♦ 8♠ .

Hand #99: Wong collects blinds with a 500,000 raise from the button.

Hand #100: Weiwi Tang wagers his last 2,900,000 from the small blind with Q♦ 9♦ and gets through.

Hand #101: Tang does so again from the button.

Hand #102: Wong collects with a 500,000 raise out of the small blind.

Hand #103: Wong jams from the button with Q♥ J♠ and scoops.

Hand #104: Yao Zhao walks.

Hand #105: Weiwi Tang declares allin for 3,400,000 from the button with no takers.

Hand #106: Small Blind Chun Wong opens 600,000 and Chen Sung defends to lay eyes on the flop J♥ 9♣ 4♦ where Sung calls another 350,000 to reveal the turn 5♣ . A 1,500,000 second barrel from Wong puts Sung deep in the tank, but emerges with a call after handing two time banks to the dealer. The river A♥ gets checked down and Sung flips over the winner Q♣ J♦ against Wong's Q♦ 6♣ .

Hand #88: Chun Wong opens 400,000 with K♠ Q♠ and Yao Zhao defends Big with K♦ 6♦ . The flop Q♥ T♣ 9♠ has Wong scoop after a 550,000 continuation.

Hand #89: Zhao's 500,000 raise from the small blind takes it down.

Hand #90: Button Zhao collects the blinds with a 425,000 raise.

Hand #91: Zhao does the same again from under the gun.

Hand #92: Under the gun Chun Wong's 400,000 lead finds no takers.

Hand #93: Zhao limps T♠ 7♣ from small blind and Wong checks K♣ 6♣ to see the flop J♣ 4♣ 3♠ where Wong ends the hand with a 200,000 bet.

Hand #94: Small blind Wong makes it 600,000 with A♣ 7♣ and big blind Chen Sung fills up holding J♦ T♦ , but folds on the flop 9♦ 4♠ 2♣ after Wong continued for 1,400,000

Hand #95: Zhao is back with a 425,000 open from under the gun and Sung calls to see the flop A♣ T♣ 3♥ that gets checked to the turn A♠ where Sung leads 1,000,000 and Zhao calls. The river 7♣ gets checked down and has Zhao flip over the winner K♠ T♠ against Sung's K♦ Q♦ .

Hand #72: Chun Wong collects blinds with 400,000 raise from under the gun.

Hand #73: Wong walks.

Hand #74: Big blind Chen Sung jams 6,200,000 with K♦ Q♦ and scoops after Wong opened 500,000 from the small blind with K♣ 7♣ .

Hand #75: Yao Zhao picks up blinds with a 450,000 open from under the gun.

Hand #76: Weiwi Tang jams 2,700,000 from small blind with Q♦ 8♦ to collect the blinds.

Hand #77: Wong walks again.

Hand #78: Wong limps small blind and Sung opts to check with the board completing 7♦ 8♦ 9♦ A♥ 7♥ before Wong lays out 1,000,000 with K♦ 7♠ and Sung lets go of 4♦ 2♣ .

Hand #64: Under the gun Chun Wong leads 400,000, Chen Sung flats the button before Weiwi Tang scoops with a 2,700,000 shove from the small blind.

Hand #65: This time Sung is the first to act, makes it 400,000 with A♣ J♠ , small blind Yao Zhao fills up holding J♦ T♦, but chip leader Wong jams with A♦ 5♦ and gets it through.

Hand #66: Button Zhao takes big blind Sung for 400,000 to the flop K♦ Q♥ T♥ where Zhao continues for 500,000 and Sung check-calls with the turn J♣ hitting the felt. Zhao fires 1,000,000 with A♦ 7♥ and Sung folds K♠ 8♣ .

Hand #59: Chun Wong opens 400,000 from the button with Q♥ 2♣ and small blind Chen Sung fills up - holding T♦ 9♥ - to see the flop A♠ 8♠ 5♠ where a small 150,000 cbet from Wong ends the hand.

Hand #60: Yao Zhao walks.

Hand #61: Chun Wong also gets a walk.

Hand #62: Zhao opens 450,000 from the button with A♥ Q♦ and picks up the blinds.

Hand #63: Yao Zhao makes it 400,000 from under the gun with A♠ 8♥ , but lets it go after small blind Chen Sung pumped it to 1,200,000 with A♥ T♣ .

Hand #58: Chun Wong limps from the small blind and calls after Chen Sung pumped it to 550,000. No more action on A♣ Q♦ 3♦ A♠ 8♠ has Sung table the winner T♠ T♥ against Wong's 6♥ 6♠ .

Hand #50: Yao Zhao opens 325,000 from the button, but folds after small blind Chun Wong upped it to 750,000.

Hand #51: Wong leads 300,000 from the button and collects blinds.

Hand #52: Chen Sung does the same.

Hand #53: Sung collects blinds again with a 300,000 raise from under the gun.

Hand #54: Zhao jams 2,800,000 with K♣ 5♣ from the button to scoop.

Hand #55: Weiwi Tang walks.

Hand #56: Sung opens 300,000 from the button with A♣ T♠ and big blind Zhao defends holding Q♠ 7♠ to see the flop 6♥ 6♦ 7♥ that gets checked to the turn 3♠ where Zhao's 1,000,000 lead wins the pot.

Hand #46: Yao Zhao jams 3,500,000 from button with A♣ 9♥ and picks up blinds.

Hand #47: Chun Wong does the same with a 300,000 open.

Hand #48: Chen Sung collects blinds after making it 300,000 from the button once more.

Hand #49: Under the gun Chen Sung leads 300,000 with A♥ 8♥ and Chun Wong defends big with A♦ 7♦ for a flop J♦ 8♦ 6♠ where Sung bets 225,000 and calls after Wong upped it to 700,000. The turn K♦ ends the hand with a 2,200,000 follow up from Wong.

Hand #36: Under the gun Chun Wong leads 300,000 and takes two to the flop A♥ 7♣ 2♣ where his 275,000 c-bet ends the hand.

Hand #37: Yao Zhao jams 1,800,000 from small blind with Q♥ 7♥ and scoops.

Hand #38: Weiwi Tang opens 300,000 from UTG with J♦ T♣ , but folds after Yao Zhao declared all-in for 2,100,000 from the button.

Hand #39: Zhao picks up another pot after shoving 2,800,000 from UTG with A♠ T♦ .

Hand #40: Chun Sung makes it 350,000 from the button with K♥ Q♦ and folds after Zhao jams 3,000,00 for the 4th time in a row.

Hand #27: Small blind Chen Yu Sung leads 275,000 and takes big blind Weiwi Tang to the flop 4♥ 4♠ 6♦ where his 150,000 cbet gets called to the turn 6♠ and two checks complete the board Q♥ . Sung forks out another 240,000 with J♦ 2♦ , but Tang calls with A♦ 7♠ .

Hand #26: Button Yao Zhao opens 250,000 with 6♣ 7♣ and big blind Chen Yu Sung defends Q♦ 9♥ to lay eyes on the flop 8♣ 8♥ 5♥ that gets checked to the turn K♣ where Zhao separates 325,000 from his stack to win the hand.

Hand #20: Small blind Chun Lung Wong open-limps K♣ Q♠ and calls Chen Yu Sung's 470,000 raise - holding 6♥ 6♣ - to lay eyes on the flop J♥ 9♠ 8♠ that gets checked to the turn 5♠ . Wong check-calls Sung's 550,000 bet, the board completes K♠ Sung makes it 650,000, but folds when faced with Wong's 1,700,000 check raise.

Hand #16: Cutoff Chen Yu Sung leads 250,000 with K♥ 2♦ and big blind Daqiao Jiang defends holding 9♣ 6♣ . The board T♥ 2♠ J♣ 5♣ A♥ gets checked down with Sung revealing the winner.

Hand #17: Under the gun Sung opens 250,000 again and takes big blind Yuan Qin to the flop A♠ Q♥ 3♦ where a simple 170,000 c-bet takes it down for him.

Hand #13: Under the gun Sin Lan Chen opens 250,000 with 7♠ 7♣ and takes big blind Chen Yu Sung with 9♣ 3♣ to the flop 4♠ 4♥ 2♣ . Chen cbets 200,000 and calls after Sung check raised to 450,000. The turn 9♦ has Sung lead 500,000 and a call completes the board 8♥ where Sung fires another 800,000 and Chen calls once again.

Hand #12: Under the gun Chen Yu Sung picks up the blinds with a 240,000 open.

with nothing to come.

The inaugural Korea Poker Cup series taking place at Landing Casino inside the luxurious Jeju Shinhwa World Resort continues with the Final 8 of the Main Event after a total of 1228 entries during the opening flights went down to 149 that started Day 2 yesterday where that number shrunk to 8 at the end of level 28.

The total prize pool - sitting at KRW 1,304,160,000 (~$914,360) - ballooned to almost double the GTD with the majority still left to be divided among the Final 8. Everyone taking a seat today will have KRW 21,400,000 (~$15,060) secured and a chance to hoist the trophy, taking home the top prize of KRW 216,500,000 (~$152,345).

Chen Yu Sung finished in the lead yesterday after starting Day 2 with 41 BB and first appearing on the leaderboard in 2nd during level 23. From then on he used his monster stack to bully and knocked out several players along the way which left him with 9,915,000 (99 BB).

2nd in chips Chun Lung Wong started Day 2 as chip leader after dominating Flight D and went on a tear late in the game trading the lead with Chen Yu Sung several times, busting Xiangyu Zhao in 14th and Taiwanese Pro Chi Jen Chu in 10th during the last level. He will start the final day almost equal to the lead with 9,700,000 (97 BB)

Weiwi Tang came in 3rd with 7,220,000 (72 BB), ending Day 2 by eliminating Shuangchun Mou in 9th - adding almost 30 big blinds on the buzzer.

Sin Lan Chen - the last woman standing - is the only one with an average stack of 39 BB, who will be feeling the ICM pressure the most with four players having 18 BB or less among the Final 8.

Cards will be in the air at 12:30 and SMP is onsite to provide fresh updates throughout the day.