Yiming Li's all in with pocket Kings K♣ K♠ had Dasen Zhang calling with A♠ 10h. His hopes were dashed when the flop came A♥ 5♠ Q♠. With only another King as his out, the turn and river disappointed with 2♥ 8♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
DZ Dasen ZhangChina	3,000,000(38 BB)	1,742,000
YL Yiming LiChina	busted	-1,700,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 2:41:28 PM

Yang Zhang Eliminated in 18th Place for USD 6,500

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Yang Zhang didn't survive his move from table 3 to table 1, as his all in was met by Shao Chi who didn't leet Yang warm his seat before booting him out.

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 2:34:58 PM

Jing Su Takes from Qian Wu to Double Up

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Jing Su's push all in after a flop of 6♦ 3♠ 2♣ was called by Qian Wu. Jing had A♥ A♠ in hand, to Qian's J♠ J♦. A pair of Kings K♣ and K♦ on the turn and river gave both two pair, with Jing's hand being superior.

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Jing SuChina	6,300,000(79 BB)	4,834,000
QW Qian WuChina	1,150,000(14 BB)	-550,000

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 21/1692

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 2:04:23 PM

Shao Chi Chang Taking Names

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Shao Chi's legend grows with a tremendous read

Shao Chi Chang is at it again, this time eliminating Xin Jiang. We came to the action with a raise from Xin of 500 from the hijack on a flop of 9♦ 5♠ 4♣. Shao, having checked from the small blind, now pushed all in, which Xin called. Shao showed 8♥ 8♣, and Xin A♠ K♣.

The turn 5♦ and river Q♣ evaded Xin's hand, and the pocket eights held and the Legend of Shao Chi grows.

Player	Chips	Progress
SC Shao Chi ChangTaiwan	6,700,000(112 BB)	1,600,000
XJ Xin JiangChina	busted	-1,268,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 1:48:33 PM

Bo Chen Jams Up Dasen Zhang

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Bo Chen

From the hijack, Dasen Zhang blasted out 125,000 which Bo Chen called from the cutoff. Flop came out K♣ 5♠ 3♦, Dasen fires again with 100,000 hich Bo called.

At the turn of 9♥, Dasen chose to check, and it was Bo's turn to fire a bigger shot of 275,000, which Dasen called.

At the river of 2♣, Dasen again checked, and now Bo brought out the big gun to the tune of a 750,000 bet, which scared Dasen away.

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 1:32:00 PM

Prizes Getting Interesting

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

We're now down to the last 21 contenders of the Main Event, and the cash prize for the next bust out is the last of the USD 5,475 prizes. After that, from 20th down to 17th, the prize is USD 6,500, and after that 16th and 15th are at USD 7,870.

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 1:20:04 PM

Qian Wu Busts Honxu Zhang

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Qian Wu

Honxu Zhang raised to 360,000 from middle position. Everyone folded after, but Qian Wu at the big blind instead pushed all in. Honxu called, and the battle was between Qian's K♥ K♦ and Honxu's 3♣ 3♠.

The flop was A♦ Q♥ 7♠, turn Q♣ and river 8♦, giving Qian the better pair in the hole and eliminating Honxu Zhang.

Player	Chips	Progress
QW Qian WuChina	1,700,000(28 BB)	1,305,000
HZ Hongxu ZhangChina	busted	-1,060,000

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 22/1692

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 12:55:32 PM

Jingwei Cheng Takes Down a Big Pot

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Jingwei Cheng

It was Jingwei Cheng versus Zhengqing Zhao in the last hand of Level 24.

From the cutoff, Jingwei led out with a bet of 150,000, and Zhengqin called on the big blind.

The flop was revealed as T♥ 9♠ 7♠, and Zhengqing played the reluctant particpant by checkng, Jingwei played his role as the controlled agressor with a bet of 50,000, and Zhengqing called.

The actors played to the same script on the turn of 3♠, with Zhengqing chcecking, Jingwei betting 100,000, and Zhengqing calling.

The river of 3♦ had both checking, Jingwei revealing pocket J♣ J♠, and Zhengqing conceding with the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Jingwei ChengChina	3,900,000(78 BB)	3,763,000
ZZ Zhengqing ZhaoChina	3,780,000(76 BB)	3,440,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 12:23:24 PM

The Expressionless One Strikes Again

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Didn't take long for Shao Chi Chang to claim another victim, but this time around he took two on the trot.

Zhuzhai Wang was under the gun and raised to 220,000. Dylan Foster under him pushed all in, and Shao Chi at the big blind pushed all 3,500,000 of his chips to the middle hoping for a 1-on-1 with Dylan. But Zhuzhai pushed his chips in as well, making it a proper 3-way.

Shao Chi had K♣ K♥, Zhuzhai Q♥ Q♠, and Dylan Q♣ J♣ leaving him with the worst odds.

The board was A♣ 4♥ 5♦ 6♠ 9♦, giving Shao Chi 2 more notches on his gun.

Player	Chips	Progress
SC Shao Chi ChangTaiwan	5,100,000(102 BB)	1,600,000
ZW Zhuzhai WangChina	busted	-666,000
DW Dylan Wayne FosterAustralia	busted	-1,951,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 12:04:15 PM

Shao Chi Chang Takes Out Yongqing Xia

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

The Expressionless One: Shao Chi Chang

Yongqiang Xia raised to 100,000 trom under the gun and was met with a quick all in call from Shao Chi Chang at the big blind. He called, and showed A♥ K♦ to duke it out with Shao Chi's ladies Q♣ Q♠.

The flop ran J♠ J♦ 4♠, and the turn Q♦ gave Shao Chi the lock.

In the process, Shao Chi is earning a reputation as the most expressionless player in the tournament.

"He's up to 4.5 mil and he still hasn't smiled!" exclaimed Dylan Foster.

Player	Chips	Progress
SC Shao Chi ChangTaiwan	3,500,000(70 BB)	1,125,000
YX Yongqiang XiaChina	busted	-760,000

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 28/1692

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 11:34:36 AM

Yongqiang Xia Hanging On

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Yongqing Xia

Yongqiang Xia was once the big stack on his table, holding more than 1 million in chips not 2 levels ago. But poker happens, and now he had just pushed all in with 350,000 on the button after Shao Chi Chang haad raised to 80,000 from the cut-off.

Shao Chi called and had A♥ 6♦ to Yongqing's A♠ 9♣.

A board of J♦ 5♦ 7♥ 4♥ 5♣ missed both, but the best hand was a pair of 5's with an A J 9 kicker, which Yongqing had.

Player	Chips	Progress
SC Shao Chi ChangTaiwan	2,375,000(59 BB)	1,981,000
YX Yongqiang XiaChina	760,000(19 BB)	5,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 11:15:35 AM

Weidong Guo Doubled by His Rockets in the Hole

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Weidong Guo

The pre-flop betting was already specatculr. Weidong Guo led out with a 100,000 bet from UTG+1 which Aleksei Sei raised to 240,000 from the hijack. Weidong 4-bet to 500,000 which Aleksei called.

Even before the dealer had finished laying out the 7♠ 5♠ 3♦ for the flop, Weidong was already pushing his chips in, and Aleksei calling after him.

No wonder, Weidong showed A♠ A♦, and Aleksei had J♠ J♦.

The turn and river were K♠ 5♣, keeping the win for Weidong.

Player	Chips	Progress
WG Weidong GuoChina	1,880,000(47 BB)	1,787,000
AS Aleksei SeiRussia	1,125,000(28 BB)	250,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 10:57:52 AM

Tingjia Cao Draws Flush to Drop Wang Yunfeng

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Wang Yunfeng's 2 pair with his 9♠ 3♥ in the hole hitting the 9♣ 3♦ on the flop seemed a good opportunity to double up, so he pushed all in, but he was called by Tingjia Cao holding Q♦ 5♦ for the diamond flush draw.

He didn't have to wait long for the flush as the turn gave it to him via the 3♦, which had Wang drawing dead and hitting the felt.

Player	Chips	Progress
TC Tingjia CaoChina	1,950,000(49 BB)	1,798,000
YW Yunfeng WangChina	busted	-1,278,000

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 37/1692

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 9:40:30 AM

Chen An Lin Puts Maxim Sorokin in Dire Straits

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Chen An Lin had been a thorn in Maxim Sorokin's side from several rounds back, when Chen An doubled up his short stack against whwat had been a sizeable cache held by Maxim. So Maxim had been relieved that Chen An was transferred to another table for a few rounds.

The relief didn't last though, as Chen An was returned to the very seat he vacated to the left of Maxim.

With the button on him, Maxim riased to 60,000, only to have Chen An quickly go all in from the small blind. You wouldn't be ab;e to tell from Maxim's expression, but this might have put him on tilt a bit, and he called.

Maxim: 8♦ 8♠

Chen An: J♦ T♦

Flop: J♠ T♠ 5♣

Chen An struck 2-pair!

Turn 5♥, and river 6♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
CA Chen An LinTaiwan	1,100,000(37 BB)	540,000
MS Maxim SorokinRussia	250,000(8 BB)	-975,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 9:23:50 AM

Three Kings Pay Tribute to Yuhan Liu's Stack

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

The pot swelled quickly, with Yuhan Liu sitting on the button and betting 60,000 into it, which was called by Maxim Sorokin on the big blind.

The flop flipped was K♠ Q♦ 5♣, which Maxim checked, Yuhan bet 50,000, then Maxim going over the top and betting 200,000 which Yuhan called.

The K♣ on the turn triggered another big bet of 200,000 from Maxim, which Yuhan called.

The river was an A♣. both men had had enough and just checked.

The reveal:

Maxim: A♠ J♣ for top pair

Yuhan: K♥ T♥ for three-of-a-kind King.

Player	Chips	Progress
YL Yuhan LiuChina	1,860,000(62 BB)	1,423,000
MS Maxim SorokinRussia	1,225,000(41 BB)	205,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 9:07:26 AM

Chia Wei Lin Still Surviving

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Hai Pan doubled up Chia Wei Lin

Chia Wei Lin survived another all in, when his all in for 120,000 with on the button was an easy call for Hai Pan saddled with the big blind.

No wonder. Chia turned over A♠ 6♥, while Hai had big slick A♦ K♣.

It was a very fortuitous flop for Chia, with Q♥ 9♦ 6♦ hitting his six. The turn and river 8♥ 7♣ didn't change the outcome.

Player	Chips	Progress
HP Hai PanChina	1,670,000(56 BB)	-105,000
CW Chia Wei LinTaiwan	240,000(8 BB)	-133,000

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 47/1692

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 8:40:29 AM

Jiarong Qiu Slow-Rolls His Aces

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Jiarong Qiu raised to 50,000 from under the gun, and had Tianshu Liu calling from the button.

The flop came Q♠ 8♥ 5♥, and Jiarong led off with another 50,000 bet and was called.

The turn of J♥ was a moment of reflection for both players, with matching checks. The river 8♣ also had the both checking, and at the showdown, Jiarong showed A♣ A♦, which Tianshu conceded with a muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
JQ Jiarong QiuChina	900,000(36 BB)	746,000
TL Tianshu LiuCanada	300,000(12 BB)	27,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 8:32:27 AM

Payouts Have Jumped

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Prize money for the next bust out has jumped to USD 3,420, with the next to bust out being at 48th place.

The next pick up happens at 40th place, where the prize money will be USD 3,970.

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 8:11:38 AM

Heavy Betting on Table 6 Does it for Bo Chen

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

With the pot at 825,000 after heavy betting pre-flop and on the flop (Flop: 7♥ 4♠ 2s), the turn of 6♠ saw Chen Bo drop a 300,000 bet to steal a big pot from Huan Li.

Player	Chips	Progress
BC Bo ChenChina	1,200,000(48 BB)	845,000
HL Huan LiChina	1,135,000(45 BB)	578,000

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 56/1692

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 7:44:29 AM

Million Stacks On the Tables

Break

At the break after level 20, the big stacks on the various tables are:

Player	Chips	Progress
DW Dylan Wayne FosterAustralia	1,951,000	937,000
HP Hai PanChina	1,775,000	575,000
JW Jingzhi WangChina	1,708,000	1,508,000
JS Jing SuChina	1,466,000	1,110,000
XJ Xin JiangChina	1,268,000	473,000
HZ Hongxu ZhangChina	1,060,000	620,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 7:23:53 AM

Liying Su Holds Her Own

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Liying Su was at the small blind left to duke it out with Shi Dong on the big. They call to see a flop, which was K♥ T♥ 7♠.

Liying was the aggressor, leading out with a bet of 20,000, which Shi called. The turn was a 6♥, which both checked.

On the river came a 6♦, and this time Liying again took the aggressive posture and bet 160,000, which chased Shi away.

Player	Chips	Progress
LS Liying SuChina	850,000(43 BB)	388,000
SD Shi DongChina	516,000(26 BB)	342,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 7:06:36 AM

Yunfeng Wang Busts Wei Jiang

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

It was a race between Yunfeng Wang's pocket 8♦ 8♣ who called Wei Jiang's all in from under the gun with A♠ J♦.

The turn of 8♠ after a flop of T♣ 4♦ 3♠ made it a lock for Yunfeng with trip eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
YW Yunfeng WangChina	1,278,000(64 BB)	528,000
WJ Wei JiangTaiwan	busted	-204,000

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 73/1692

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 6:40:57 AM

Yichheng Ren the First to Take Home USD 2,600

Level 19: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Yicheng Ren was the first to pocket USD 2,800 when he busted out on 88th place. Since he busted, there have been 14 others going home with the same amount, and now we're just 2 busts away from the prize level going up to USD 3,010.

Player	Chips
YR Yicheng RenChina	69,000(4 BB)

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 6:26:05 AM

Yung Lin Yu Eliminates Shao Fu Wang and Takes Healthy Side Pot

Level 19: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Yung Lin Yu managed to eliminate Shao Fung Wang and thake a healthy side pot from Aleksei Sei.

Yung Lin bet 27,000 from under the gun, Fung was all in for 8,000, and Aleksei called.

It was a flushing flop of 7♥ 6♥ 3♥, which both with chips to play checked. The turn was 7♠, which Yung Lin checked and Aleksei bet 30,000 into, which Yung Lin called.

The river was a 9♥, which both checked. Yung flipped over A♣ J♥ giving him the Jack-high straight, and both Aleksei and Shao had nothing.

Player	Chips	Progress
AS Aleksei SeiRussia	875,000(55 BB)	342,000
YY Yu Yung LinTaiwan	750,000(47 BB)	509,000
SF Shao Fu WangTaiwan	busted	-322,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 6:14:46 AM

Scan of the Big Stacks

Level 19: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

A quick survey of the floor shows these players with the dominant stacks on their tables:

Player	Chips	Progress
YL Yiming LiChina	1,700,000(106 BB)	-200,000
CH Chia Huang LinTaiwan	1,444,000(90 BB)	884,000
DZ Dasen ZhangChina	1,258,000(79 BB)	458,000
HP Hai PanChina	1,200,000(75 BB)	628,000
MS Maxim SorokinRussia	1,020,000(64 BB)	10,000
MH Ming HuangTaiwan	967,000(60 BB)	710,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 5:43:47 AM

Yang Siang Ang Stays In

Level 19: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Yang Siang Ang was doubled up to 150,000 when his all in of 75k after Yiming Li's raise to 35,000 was easily called.

Yang Siang Ang: J♣ Q♣

Yiming Li: A♥ 2♥

Flop: J♥ J♠ 6♠

Turn: K♠

River: K♥

Yang Siang came away with Jacks full of Kings, and hardly a dent was made on Yiming's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
YL Yiming LiChina	1,900,000(119 BB)	1,396,000
YS Yang Siang AngMalaysia	150,000(9 BB)	30,000

Level 19: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 96/1692

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 5:24:23 AM

Chen An Lin Thriving Since Being Doubled Up

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Chen An Lin has been thriving on Table 13 ever since Mxim Sorokin doubled him up to 335,000.

In a recent hand against Dongming Lu, Chen An now had enough chips to play around with and win pots without getting to a showdown.

With the board to the turn showing Q♣ A♥ 3♣ 4♣ and more than 130,000 in the pot, the river card of J♠ only got a check from Dongming sitting on the big blind, at which Chen An splashed out a bet of 125,000 to force the fold out of Dongming and win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
CA Chen An LinTaiwan	560,000(47 BB)	225,000
DL Dongming LuChina	293,000(24 BB)	-117,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 5:12:38 AM

The Ladies' Table Takes a Bite out of Dylan Foster

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Dylan Foster found himself on the short end of what would otherwise be an ideal situation. Seated with 5 lady players around him, he called Jingzhi Wang's push with 6♥ 6♦ to Dylan's A♥ J♣.

The flop of Q♠ 7♥ 8♦ had Lady Luck so far sticking with the girls, and the turn and river of 9♦ 5♣ was an unwanted slap to Dylan that strengthened Jingzhi's hand from pocket sixes to now a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
DW Dylan Wayne FosterAustralia	1,014,000(85 BB)
JW Jingzhi WangChina	200,000(17 BB)	77,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 4:47:48 AM

Dylan Foster's Set Doubles Him Up

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Dylan Foster

We come across a push all in after the turn of T♥ on Table 12 from Dylan Foster, who was called by Da Li. Turns out that the flop of K♣ 8♥ 2♦ had spiked the 8♦ 8♣ that Dylan was holding, and da Li had called him with K♦ 6♦ for top pair.

The river 4♦ didn't matter, and Dylan doubled up to 1,014,000 and put a world of hurt on Da Li's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
DW Dylan Wayne FosterAustralia	1,014,000(85 BB)	580,000
DL Da LiChina	470,000(39 BB)	-328,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 4:39:25 AM

Kevin Choi First to Bust at USD 2,190 Prize Level

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Kevin Choi was the first to bust at the USD 2,190 prize level. 7 other players soon followed him to take home the same amount, which will last until the 89th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
KC Kevin ChoiHong Kong	busted	-274,000

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
113	JL Jun Liu 2China	3,200,000	$2,190
114	KY Kuan Yu ChenTaiwan	3,200,000	$2,190
115	JP Jiaxian PanChina	3,200,000	$2,190
116	YY Yi Yi ChenTaiwan	3,200,000	$2,190
117	YT Yusoon TanChina	3,200,000	$2,190
118	YH Yu Han SuTaiwan	3,200,000	$2,190
119	RC Ridong ChenChina	3,200,000	$2,190
120	KC Kevin ChoiHong Kong	3,200,000	$2,190

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 122/1692

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 4:26:10 AM

Hung Te Lee Takes from Maxim Sorokin

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Hung Te Lee added to his stack from Maxim Sorokin's stash, when Maxim raised to 20,000 pre-flop, which Hung Te called to see a flop which was Q♠ 9♥ 4♦.

This Hung Te checked, Maxim bet 15,000, and Hung Te called. The 8♠ on the turn had both gents checking.

With the final card of 8♣, Hung Te changed pace and loed out with 50,000, which Maxim decided not to call.

Maxim's stack has dipped since the day started.

Player	Chips	Progress
MS Maxim SorokinRussia	1,010,000(101 BB)	-90,000
HL Hungte LeeTaiwan	285,000(29 BB)	20,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/2/2026, 4:16:41 AM

Random Chip Stacks

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

A quick scan at some key players and their chip stacks

Player	Chips	Progress
XJ Xin JiangChina	795,000(80 BB)	293,000
TV Tom VerbruggenNetherlands	524,000(52 BB)	151,000
LY Li Yang (2)China	475,000(48 BB)	178,000
DW Dylan Wayne FosterAustralia	434,000(43 BB)	174,000
HM Haohui MaChina	395,000(40 BB)	-24,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 4:15:14 AM

Wang Sum Li Eliminated by Qian Wu

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Wang Sum Li pushed all in from under the gun, only to be called by Qian Wu holding T♣ T at the big blind to the 3♠ 3♣ Wang had behind his push.

The board of Q♣ 9♣ 8♠ A♦ and 8♥ missed both and kept the pair tens in the primacy.

Player	Chips	Progress
QW Qian WuChina	395,000(40 BB)	277,000
WS Wang Sum LiHong Kong	busted	-170,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/2/2026, 3:56:21 AM

Fifty Off

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

From the starting roster of 187 players, the field has now thinned to 133 players.

Some notable eliminations include Yoda Lin, Chuer Ni, Daniel Smiljkovic and Jinwei Huang.

The next pay jump comes when 120 players remain.

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
136	JZ Jian ZhuChina	2,800,000	$1,915
137	JQ Jiefeng QiuChina	2,800,000	$1,915
138	XD Xiaobo DaiChina	2,800,000	$1,915
139	JN Jianyi NiChina	2,800,000	$1,915
140	YR You Ru LiTaiwan	2,800,000	$1,915
141	ZY Zihao YangChina	2,800,000	$1,915
142	JS Junheng SituChina	2,800,000	$1,915
143	JH Jinwei HuangChina	2,800,000	$1,915
144	TW Tao Wei ChangTaiwan	2,800,000	$1,915
145	BB Boyang BaiChina	2,800,000	$1,915
146	JZ Jinbiao ZhouChina	2,800,000	$1,915
147	DQ Dapeng QiaoChina	2,800,000	$1,915
148	CH Chengxiong HeChina	2,800,000	$1,915
149	YL Yao LuChina	2,800,000	$1,915
150	XL Xianglai LiChina	2,800,000	$1,915

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 3:36:00 AM

Dong Hou Nearly Triples Up

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Dong Hou had 2 callers in Chen Kuan Yu and Xianglai Li when he went all in.

Dong Hou: K♣ Q♠

Chen Kuan Yu: T♣ T♥

Xianglai Li: 5♦ 4♥

Board: Q♣ 9♦ 3♥ J♠ 3♦

Dong Hou wins with a pair of Queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
KY Kuan Yu ChenTaiwan	260,000(26 BB)	-72,000
DH Dong HouChina	180,000(18 BB)	109,000
XL Xianglai LiChina	busted	-93,000

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 156/1692

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 3:27:23 AM

Chen An Lin Doubles Up from Maxim Sorokin

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Maxim Sorokin from the small blind raised to put Chen An Lin all in. Chen called holding A♠ 4♠ to Maxim's pocket 5♠ 5♦.

Board Q♦ 9♠ 2♠ 6♦ A♦, and the double up for Chen.

Player	Chips	Progress
MS Maxim SorokinRussia	1,100,000(138 BB)	-182,000
CA Chen An LinTaiwan	335,000(42 BB)	121,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 3:20:00 AM

Mass Extinction

In the first 16 minutes of the day, 11 players have already busted out, each taking home USD 1,645 for their effort.

Player	Chips	Progress
RY Rui YaoChina	busted	-141,000
YH Yu HeTaiwan	busted	-39,000
YW Yiyun WangChina	busted	-70,000
CJ Cheng Ju KaoTaiwan	busted	-16,000
LH Lifu HuangChina	busted	-84,000
AZ Ao ZhangHong Kong	busted	-108,000
TR Toni RavnakSerbia	busted	-58,000
LS Liang Sheng YehTaiwan	busted	-212,000
DS Dicky Siu Hang TsangHong Kong	busted	-124,000
YT Yuhe TangHong Kong	busted	-37,000
HQ Hongtao QiaoChina	busted	-82,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/2/2026, 3:02:51 AM

Cards Are In The Air

The floor has announced shuffle up and deal after congratulating everyone for being in the money.

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

27 minutes

Day 2 starts with 27 minutes left on Level 16 4,000/8,000 blinds.

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/2/2026, 2:23:00 AM

Day 2 of the 2026 July K Poker Cup King Poker Cup Series Main Event

Maxim Sorokin

Today our live, on-site coverage of the 2026 July K Poker Cup jump into the deeper end of the KPC Main Event, with its Day 2 slinging cards beginning at high noon, local time.

We start off today with 27 minutes left on Level 16 with 4,000/8,000 blinds. There are 187 players remaining of the original 1,692 registrants, with Maxim Sorokin as the chip leader with 1,282,000 and Zihao Yang as the short stack with 5,000.

The total prize pool maxed at KRW 1,900,455,000 (~USD 1,317,050), breaching the original KRW 880 million guarantee. The Main Event Champion will be taking home the lion's share of KRW 224,255,000 (~USD 153,495).

Watch this space as we keep an eye on who grows and who goes as 10 levels are played or the final table remains before we call it a day.

Player	Chips
MS Maxim SorokinRussia	1,282,000
ZY Zihao YangChina	5,000

SMPSMP

8/1/2026, 8:19:03 PM

Day 2

187 Players

Player	Chips
MS Maxim SorokinRussia	1,282,000
DZ Dasen ZhangChina	800,000
DL Da LiChina	798,000
YX Yongqiang XiaChina	755,000
YW Yunfeng WangChina	750,000
PH Peng HuangChina	689,000
ZW Zhuzhai WangChina	666,000
XJ Xinxin JiangChina	578,000
HP Hai PanChina	572,000
CH Chia Huang LinTaiwan	560,000
HL Huan LiChina	557,000
BL Bin LiChina	548,000
HZ Hongjun ZhaoChina	548,000
AS Aleksei SeiRussia	533,000
ZS Zongjin SuiChina	515,000
YL Yiming LiChina	504,000
XJ Xin JiangChina	502,000
LW Leibing WangChina	498,000
JL Jingjing LiChina	476,000
LS Liying SuChina	462,000
CH Cheng HuangChina	453,000
MH Mu HeChina	450,000
RY Ruidi YuChina	444,000
HZ Hongxu ZhangChina	440,000
WW Wei WuTaiwan	440,000
YL Yuhan LiuChina	437,000
CS Chuan Shu ChenChina	430,000
HM Haohui MaChina	419,000
YS Yuzhi ShenChina	414,000
DL Dongming LuChina	410,000
CC Chien Chih WengTaiwan	404,000
ZL Zhihao LiuChina	402,000
CT Chao Ting ChengTaiwan	401,000
ZY Zongjun YanChina	401,000
YL Yongliang LiChina	397,000
SC Shao Chi ChangTaiwan	394,000
CA Chang An ChenTaiwan	380,000
CW Chia Wei LinTaiwan	373,000
TV Tom VerbruggenNetherlands	373,000
YZ Yirui ZhangChina	369,000
GZ Guodong ZhuoChina	365,000
BW Bin WuChina	365,000
CT Charles TsaiAustralia	362,000
TL Tianou LiChina	360,000
JS Jing SuChina	356,000
BC Bo ChenChina	355,000
CY Chun Yu MaHong Kong	352,000
YL Yiheng LuoChina	351,000
CL Chunwei LaiSingapore	349,000
ZZ Zhengqing ZhaoChina	340,000
YF Yun Fung LauHong Kong	336,000
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	333,000
JS Jianfeng SunChina	333,000
KY Kuan Yu ChenTaiwan	332,000
BZ Bin ZhaoChina	330,000
SF Shao Fu WangTaiwan	322,000
YT Yiming TianChina	300,000
YL Yang Li 1China	297,000
PC Peng ChenChina	295,000
CN Chuer NiChina	292,000
BZ Bocheng ZhangChina	292,000
JP Jun PiaoChina	290,000
KK Kuo Kai MaTaiwan	277,000
KC Kevin ChoiHong Kong	274,000
TL Tianshu LiuCanada	273,000
QS Qiang SunChina	272,000
HL Hungte LeeTaiwan	265,000
DW Dylan Wayne FosterAustralia	260,000
JQ Jiefeng QiuChina	258,000
MH Ming HuangTaiwan	257,000
CZ Chunhao ZhangChina	257,000
AV Andres VasquezColombia	255,000
XM Xiaoyao MaChina	249,000
YY Yu Yung LinTaiwan	241,000
ZL Zeyan LiuChina	236,000
CX Chunnuan XuChina	234,000
YC Yun CaiTaiwan	233,000
HS Hechen ShengChina	221,000
CC Changfeng ChenChina	220,000
CA Chen An LinTaiwan	214,000
LS Liang Sheng YehTaiwan	212,000
SC Siyou CaoChina	205,000
JL Jiannan LiChina	205,000
JW Jie WangChina	205,000
WJ Wei JiangTaiwan	204,000
KS Ka Shun TsangHong Kong	202,000
JP Jiaxian PanChina	196,000
GZ Gaoqian ZhangChina	196,000
ML Min LiuTaiwan	195,000
HZ Haoyu ZhengChina	194,000
YT Yusoon TanChina	192,000
LG Liqiang GaoChina	188,000
XW Xingyu WuChina	186,000
YS Yihao ShuChina	181,000
JF Junlin FengChina	181,000
XC Xiaoxiao ChenChina	181,000
WS Wei SunChina	180,000
YZ Yang ZhangChina	180,000
YS Yang SuChina	175,000
SD Shi DongChina	174,000
YG Yuhui GaoChina	172,000
FZ Feng ZhaoSingapore	172,000
ML Mao Lun YuTaiwan	171,000
YY Yi Yi ChenTaiwan	171,000
WS Wang Sum LiHong Kong	170,000
RC Ridong ChenChina	169,000
LC Liwei ChiAustralia	168,000
JL Jingjun LiangChina	168,000
ZS Zhongyan SuiChina	167,000
YZ Yuhao ZhangChina	164,000
YH Yu Han SuTaiwan	164,000
HY Haibing YanChina	163,000
CY Chun Yin LauHong Kong	162,000
TZ Tie ZhangChina	162,000
HD Haotian DaiChina	160,000
DQ Dapeng QiaoChina	160,000
JZ Jinbiao ZhouChina	159,000
JZ Jiahao ZhangChina	158,000
LZ Linyu ZhengChina	156,000
YZ Youfan ZhangChina	155,000
JQ Jiarong QiuChina	154,000
MJ Ming JiangChina	153,000
DS Daniel SmiljkovicGermany	152,000
TC Tingjia CaoChina	152,000
CH Chengxiong HeChina	149,000
JL Jun Liu 2China	144,000
YL Ying LiChina	143,000
LL Lusi LiangChina	143,000
QD Qun DangChina	142,000
RY Rui YaoChina	141,000
JC Jingwei ChengChina	137,000
BC Bin CaoChina	136,000
WC Weitao ChenChina	132,000
ZL Zhentao LongChina	128,000
ES Enze ShiUnited Kingdom	126,000
DS Dicky Siu Hang TsangHong Kong	124,000
JW Jingzhi WangChina	123,000
XC Xianling ChenChina	122,000
JH Jinwei HuangChina	120,000
YS Yang Siang AngMalaysia	120,000
QW Qian WuChina	118,000
SW Shengyong WangChina	117,000
FH Fengxiang HuChina	117,000
KM Kaihong MaChina	116,000
WC Wenwen ChenChina	113,000
AZ Ao ZhangHong Kong	108,000
ZW Zubang WangChina	108,000
XL Xiao LuoChina	104,000
XD Xiaobo DaiChina	104,000
YW Yongbin WangChina	102,000
ZJ Zicong JiangChina	102,000
PC Ping ChenTaiwan	99,000
YR You Ru LiTaiwan	95,000
ZZ Zhenye ZhouChina	95,000
XL Xianglai LiChina	93,000
WG Weidong GuoChina	93,000
PW Peng WuChina	88,000
HY Hong YangChina	86,000
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	85,000
LH Lifu HuangChina	84,000
YL Yao LuChina	84,000
HQ Hongtao QiaoChina	82,000
TW Tao Wei ChangTaiwan	80,000
HP Hongbo PanChina	79,000
DH Dong HouChina	71,000
CL Chen LeiChina	71,000
YW Yiyun WangChina	70,000
YZ Yinan ZhouChina	70,000
BB Boyang BaiChina	70,000
JS Junheng SituChina	70,000
YR Yicheng RenChina	69,000
RW Ruiyang WangChina	65,000
CS Chun Shing LauHong Kong	59,000
TR Toni RavnakSerbia	58,000
JZ Jian ZhuChina	57,000
YZ Yucheng ZhangChina	56,000
XZ Xuefeng ZhangChina	55,000
JN Jianyi NiChina	46,000
KC Ka Chun YuanHong Kong	45,000
LZ Le ZhaoChina	44,000
YH Yu HeTaiwan	39,000
YT Yuhe TangHong Kong	37,000
ZX Zenan XieChina	36,000
YH Yi Hing ChengHong Kong	31,000
CJ Cheng Ju KaoTaiwan	16,000
CH Cho Ho FanHong Kong	13,000
ZY Zihao YangChina	5,000

Payouts

Place	Payout (KRW)	Payout (USD)
1	224,255,000	$153,495
2	169,000,000	$115,675
3	124,000,000	$84,875
4	89,000,000	$60,915
5	69,000,000	$47,230
6	52,000,000	$35,590
7	39,000,000	$26,695
8	30,000,000	$20,535
9	23,000,000	$15,745
10	23,000,000	$15,745
11	17,500,000	$11,980
12	17,500,000	$11,980
13	14,000,000	$9,580
14	14,000,000	$9,580
15	11,500,000	$7,870
16	11,500,000	$7,870
17	9,500,000	$6,500
18	9,500,000	$6,500
19	9,500,000	$6,500
20	9,500,000	$6,500
21	8,000,000	$5,475
22	8,000,000	$5,475
23	8,000,000	$5,475
24	8,000,000	$5,475
25	6,800,000	$4,655
26	6,800,000	$4,655
27	6,800,000	$4,655
28	6,800,000	$4,655
29	6,800,000	$4,655
30	6,800,000	$4,655
31	6,800,000	$4,655
32	6,800,000	$4,655
33	5,800,000	$3,970
34	5,800,000	$3,970
35	5,800,000	$3,970
36	5,800,000	$3,970
37	5,800,000	$3,970
38	5,800,000	$3,970
39	5,800,000	$3,970
40	5,800,000	$3,970
41	5,000,000	$3,420
42	5,000,000	$3,420
43	5,000,000	$3,420
44	5,000,000	$3,420
45	5,000,000	$3,420
46	5,000,000	$3,420
47	5,000,000	$3,420
48	5,000,000	$3,420
49	5,000,000	$3,420
50	5,000,000	$3,420
51	5,000,000	$3,420
52	5,000,000	$3,420
53	5,000,000	$3,420
54	5,000,000	$3,420
55	5,000,000	$3,420
56	5,000,000	$3,420
57	4,400,000	$3,010
58	4,400,000	$3,010
59	4,400,000	$3,010
60	4,400,000	$3,010
61	4,400,000	$3,010
62	4,400,000	$3,010
63	4,400,000	$3,010
64	4,400,000	$3,010
65	4,400,000	$3,010
66	4,400,000	$3,010
67	4,400,000	$3,010
68	4,400,000	$3,010
69	4,400,000	$3,010
70	4,400,000	$3,010
71	4,400,000	$3,010
72	4,400,000	$3,010
73	3,800,000	$2,600
74	3,800,000	$2,600
75	3,800,000	$2,600
76	3,800,000	$2,600
77	3,800,000	$2,600
78	3,800,000	$2,600
79	3,800,000	$2,600
80	3,800,000	$2,600
81	3,800,000	$2,600
82	3,800,000	$2,600
83	3,800,000	$2,600
84	3,800,000	$2,600
85	3,800,000	$2,600
86	3,800,000	$2,600
87	3,800,000	$2,600
88	3,800,000	$2,600
89	3,200,000	$2,190
90	3,200,000	$2,190
91	3,200,000	$2,190
92	3,200,000	$2,190
93	3,200,000	$2,190
94	3,200,000	$2,190
95	3,200,000	$2,190
96	3,200,000	$2,190
97	3,200,000	$2,190
98	3,200,000	$2,190
99	3,200,000	$2,190
100	3,200,000	$2,190
101	3,200,000	$2,190
102	3,200,000	$2,190
103	3,200,000	$2,190
104	3,200,000	$2,190
105	3,200,000	$2,190
106	3,200,000	$2,190
107	3,200,000	$2,190
108	3,200,000	$2,190
109	3,200,000	$2,190
110	3,200,000	$2,190
111	3,200,000	$2,190
112	3,200,000	$2,190
113	3,200,000	$2,190
114	3,200,000	$2,190
115	3,200,000	$2,190
116	3,200,000	$2,190
117	3,200,000	$2,190
118	3,200,000	$2,190
119	3,200,000	$2,190
120	3,200,000	$2,190
121	2,800,000	$1,915
122	2,800,000	$1,915
123	2,800,000	$1,915
124	2,800,000	$1,915
125	2,800,000	$1,915
126	2,800,000	$1,915
127	2,800,000	$1,915
128	2,800,000	$1,915
129	2,800,000	$1,915
130	2,800,000	$1,915
131	2,800,000	$1,915
132	2,800,000	$1,915
133	2,800,000	$1,915
134	2,800,000	$1,915
135	2,800,000	$1,915
136	2,800,000	$1,915
137	2,800,000	$1,915
138	2,800,000	$1,915
139	2,800,000	$1,915
140	2,800,000	$1,915
141	2,800,000	$1,915
142	2,800,000	$1,915
143	2,800,000	$1,915
144	2,800,000	$1,915
145	2,800,000	$1,915
146	2,800,000	$1,915
147	2,800,000	$1,915
148	2,800,000	$1,915
149	2,800,000	$1,915
150	2,800,000	$1,915
151	2,800,000	$1,915
152	2,800,000	$1,915
153	2,400,000	$1,645
154	2,400,000	$1,645
155	2,400,000	$1,645
156	2,400,000	$1,645
157	2,400,000	$1,645
158	2,400,000	$1,645
159	2,400,000	$1,645
160	2,400,000	$1,645
161	2,400,000	$1,645
162	2,400,000	$1,645
163	2,400,000	$1,645
164	2,400,000	$1,645
165	2,400,000	$1,645
166	2,400,000	$1,645
167	2,400,000	$1,645
168	2,400,000	$1,645
169	2,400,000	$1,645
170	2,400,000	$1,645
171	2,400,000	$1,645
172	2,400,000	$1,645
173	2,400,000	$1,645
174	2,400,000	$1,645
175	2,400,000	$1,645
176	2,400,000	$1,645
177	2,400,000	$1,645
178	2,400,000	$1,645
179	2,400,000	$1,645
180	2,400,000	$1,645
181	2,400,000	$1,645
182	2,400,000	$1,645
183	2,400,000	$1,645
184	2,400,000	$1,645
185	2,400,000	$1,645
186	2,400,000	$1,645
187	2,400,000	$1,645