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South Korea, Jeju
Blind level
Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000
Entries
16/1,692
Total Chips
50,760,000
Average
3,172,500
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Jiarong Qiu limped from under the gun and action folded around to Bo Chen on the big blind, who checked.
Both players were given a flop of 2♥ Q♦ 4♣, and both checked to see a 3♦ on the turn.
Chen checked and Qiu led out for 150,000. Chen then raised it to 1,000,000.
Qiu tanked, used up a few time bank tokens and then folded.
Chen exhaled a sigh of relief then showed 7â™ 6â™ .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
BC Bo Chen ![China [CHN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/cn.svg "China [CHN]"){kind=small} China | 2,850,000(29 BB) | 385,000 |
JQ Jiarong Qiu China | 600,000(6 BB) | -200,000 |
Tingjia Cao raised to 700,000 in early position, leaving just 260,00 behind.
Action folded to Chen An Lin on the small blind, who made the call.
The flop dropped 2♣ 5♠8♠.
Lin pushed a bet of 100,000 and Cao made the call to see a 9♥ turn.
Lin then moved all in, covering the remaining 160,000 chips of Cao.
Cao thought for a moment and decided to call.
Cao turned over K♣ Q♣, while Lin showed A♥ A♦
Cao was drawing dead and the Jâ™ river was a formality to end his run and be the first casualty of the Main Event final day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
CA Chen An Lin ![Taiwan [TWN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/tw.svg "Taiwan [TWN]"){kind=small} Taiwan | 4,000,000(40 BB) | 1,170,000 |
TC Tingjia Cao China | busted | -1,210,000 |
Weidong Guo and opened for 200,000 from under the gun. Yu Yung Lin was on the small blind and raised to 700,000. Guo matched.
The flop came 6♦ J♦ 3â™
Lin checked. Guo fired a bet of 400,000 and Lin re-raised all in for 1,640,000.
Guo made the call.
Lin tabled Q♥ Q♦ for a pair of queens, while Guo showed K♦ J♣ for a pair of jacks.
Lin's red ladies stayed ahead after the T♦ turn and 5♥ river for a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
YY Yu Yung Lin Taiwan | 3,780,000(38 BB) | 880,000 |
YL Yuhan Liu China | 2,800,000(28 BB) | -4,215,000 |
The K Poker Cup maintains the exciting momentum of the series with the conclusion of the KPC Main Event happening today.
Running from the July 25 to August 10, the K Poker Cup x King Poker Cup festival in the Les A Casino of the Jeju Shinhwa World Resort, Jeju, South Korea, has been bringing in loads of poker action attended by some of the best poker players in the region and the world.
The K Poker Cup Main Event saw a total of 1,692 entries take part from 6 Day 1 starting flights to generate a total prize pool of KRW 1,900,455,000 (~USD 1,317,050) that crushed the original KRW 880 million guarantee. The top 187 survivors from those flights combined for yesterday's Day 2 session with each guaranteed a minimum share of KRW 2,400,000 (~USD 1,645).
Russia's Maxim Sorokin entered Day 2 as the chip leader, but only managed a 36th place result. Other notable players who fell on Day 2 were Tom Verbruggen (20th), Dylan Foster (25th), Aleksei Sei (31st), Yunfeng Wang (34th), Li Yang (81st), Haohui Ma (93rd), Xiaoxiao Chen (100th), Andres Vasquez (103rd), Kevin Choi (120th), Jianfeng Sun (125th), Chien Chih Weng (128th), Chuer Ni (162nd), Yoda Lin (164th) and Dicky Tsang (179th).
Play went on for ten levels until the final two tables of 16 players were formed. Those 16 players continue their championship campaign in today's Day 3 final until a Main Event winner is left with all the chips.
Shao Chi ChangEntering today's final with the chip lead is Taiwan's Shao Chi Chang with 7,550,000 chips. Joining him in the top three are China's Yuhan Liu and Jing Su with stacks of 7,015,000 and 5,580,000, respectively.
Each of the returning 16 players are guaranteed a payout of at least KRW 11,500,000 (~USD 7,870) with the champion taking home the top prize of KRW 224,255,000 (~USD 153,495) and the coveted Main Event trophy.
Cards will be dealt at 12:30 PM local time with a delayed livestream available at the K Poker Cup Official YouTube Channel.
Join us here for the live reports and updates until a Main Event champion is crowned.
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
JL Jingjun Liang China | 1,570,000 | 19 | 1 |
DZ Dasen Zhang China | 4,315,000 | 19 | 2 |
JC Jingwei Cheng China | 2,525,000 | 19 | 3 |
CA Chen An Lin Taiwan | 2,830,000 | 19 | 4 |
QW Qian Wu China | 2,140,000 | 19 | 5 |
SC Shao Chi Chang Taiwan | 7,550,000 | 19 | 6 |
TC Tingjia Cao China | 1,210,000 | 19 | 7 |
SD Shi Dong China | 1,570,000 | 19 | 8 |
YL Yuhan Liu China | 7,015,000 | 20 | 1 |
YY Yu Yung Lin Taiwan | 2,900,000 | 20 | 2 |
ZZ Zhengqing Zhao China | 2,240,000 | 20 | 3 |
WG Weidong Guo China | 2,995,000 | 20 | 4 |
JS Jing Su China | 5,580,000 | 20 | 5 |
BC Bo Chen China | 2,465,000 | 20 | 6 |
JQ Jiarong Qiu China | 800,000 | 20 | 7 |
XJ Xiaqing Ji China | 1,105,000 | 20 | 8 |
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
SC Shao Chi Chang Taiwan | 7,550,000 |
YL Yuhan Liu China | 7,015,000 |
JS Jing Su China | 5,580,000 |
DZ Dasen Zhang China | 4,315,000 |
WG Weidong Guo China | 2,995,000 |
YY Yu Yung Lin Taiwan | 2,900,000 |
CA Chen An Lin Taiwan | 2,830,000 |
JC Jingwei Cheng China | 2,525,000 |
BC Bo Chen China | 2,465,000 |
ZZ Zhengqing Zhao China | 2,240,000 |
QW Qian Wu China | 2,140,000 |
JL Jingjun Liang China | 1,570,000 |
SD Shi Dong China | 1,570,000 |
TC Tingjia Cao China | 1,210,000 |
XJ Xiaqing Ji China | 1,105,000 |
JQ Jiarong Qiu China | 800,000 |
| 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 |