Suffle Up and Deal for the Final Day
Cards are finally in the air for the much-anticipated Final Day of The King's Main Event here at the Les A Casion on Jeju Islan, South Korea.
Action starts with 16 minutes on the clock for Level 23.
Cards are finally in the air for the much-anticipated Final Day of The King's Main Event here at the Les A Casion on Jeju Islan, South Korea.
Action starts with 16 minutes on the clock for Level 23.
Haohui MaAction folded to Haouhi Ma on the button, who woke up with A♣ 4♥ and jammed his last 3,500,000 chips all in. Gytis Lazauninakas was on the big blind and made the snap call, holding 7♥ 7♣.
The pocket sevens held on a runout of 2♣ 2♦ J♠ 6♦ 8♥, sending Ma out as an 8th place finisher.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
GL Gytis Lazauninkas | 12,000,000(30 BB) | 3,075,000 |
HM Haohui Ma | busted | -4,450,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | HM Haohui Ma | $74,000 |
Hongjun ZhaoIn the very first hand of the final table, action folded to Rodrigo Selouan on the button, who with A♣ J♠ in hand, raised to 800,000. Renji Mao on the small blind folded, and Hongjun Zhao on the big bling, with K♠ Q♣ in the hole, called all in for 4,600,000.
Rodrigo called, and we saw a flop: 2♥ 9♦ 3♥, which miss both players. Rodrigo still ahead.
The turn of 4♥ 4♦ makes the best hand a pair of fours, in favor of Rodrigo's ace and jack kickers.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
RS Rodrigo Selouan | 20,000,000(50 BB) | 4,750,000 |
HZ Hongjun Zhao | busted | -5,000,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | HZ Hongjun Zhao | $61,000 |
Ye WangComing in as the chip leader is China's Ye Wang with over USD 13 million in total live earnings. Wang's biggest career cash was a third place finish in the USD 150,000 NLH 8-Handed during the Triton Super High Roller Series, where he pocketed over USD 2 million. Wang enters the final table with 20,075,000 chips.
Ting Yi TsaiComing in with the second largest stack is Taiwan's Ting Yi Tsai with 16,450,000 chips. Tsai has over USD 3.2 million in total live earnings and is the man behind 6Bet Poker. Tsai finished as a runner-up in the recent Crown Hunt and will be looking to close it out this time.
Rodrigo SelouanBrazil's Rodrigo Selouan has 15,250,000 chips at his seat on the final table. Selouan has close to USD 3 million in total live earnings. Any result in this final table will see him past that mark. Selouan made his best cash as a runner-up in the USD 60,000 NLH 7-Handed during the Triton Super High Roller Series in London back in 2023, where he banked over USD 1 million.
Gytis LazauninkasGytis Lazauninkas has made several cashes in Triton Super High Roller series amounting to over USD 2 million. In this series, Lazauninkas has cashed four times and made the final table three times. His best result this series was a runner-up in the Single Day Super High Roller for USD 299,600. Lazauninkas enters the final table with 8,925,000 chips.
Ryuta NakaiJapan's Ryuta Nakai joins the final table with 8,300,000 chips. Nakai has over USD 3.2 million in total live earnings and sits at 7th in Japan's all-time money list. Nakai has made two final table appearances this series.
Renji MaoRenji Mao of China is a WSOP bracelet winner and enters the final table with 7,125,000 chips. Mao has over USD 4.7 million in total live earnings.
Hongjun ZhaoHongjun Zhao has 5,000,000 chips when he takes his seat. Zhao has made a final table appearance already this series and placed third. His crowning achievement was a win in the USD 15,000 NLH 8-Handed during the Triton Super High Roller Series in Jeju.
Haouhui MaHaohui Ma has nearly USD 1.5 million in total live earnings. Whatever result he gets here will have him cross that mark. Ma was a recent runner-up in the Big Bounty event during this series and will hope for a chance to lift the trophy. Ma will need some work since he has the second shortest stack at 4,450,000.
Defeng ChenDefeng Chen of China has the shortest stack entering the final table with 4,000,000 chips. Chen only lists his total live earnings at over USD 35,000. His best career result was for USD 19,400, so any result in this final table will certainly eclipse that.

Three thrilling days of poker action of the USD 15,000 buy-in The King's Main Event comes to its exciting conclusion today.
Action resumes with 16 minutes left on Level 23 (250,000/500,000 blinds with 500,000 ante).
Some of the big names like Tony Lin, Punnat Punsri, Danny Tang, and Ryan Plant may have fallen by the wayside, but today sees accomplished players such as Ye Wang, Rodrigo Selouan and Haohui Ma matching wits to see who will lift the cup after several hours of intense poker action.
Payouts begin at USD 61,000 for the 9th placer increasing to USD 587,000 for the champion from the USD 2,527,200 total prize pool.
The final 9 contenders and their chip counts are:
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
YW Ye Wang | 20,075,000(50 BB) |
TY Ting Yi Tsai | 16,450,000(41 BB) |
RS Rodrigo Selouan | 15,250,000(38 BB) |
GL Gytis Lazauninkas | 8,925,000(22 BB) |
RN Ryuta Nakai | 8,300,000(21 BB) |
RM Renji Mao | 7,125,000(18 BB) |
HZ Hongjun Zhao | 5,000,000(13 BB) |
HM Haohui Ma | 4,450,000(11 BB) |
DC Defeng Chen | 4,000,000(10 BB) |
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
YW Ye Wang | 20,075,000 |
TY Ting Yi Tsai | 16,450,000 |
RS Rodrigo Selouan | 15,250,000 |
GL Gytis Lazauninkas | 8,925,000 |
RN Ryuta Nakai | 8,300,000 |
RM Renji Mao | 7,125,000 |
HZ Hongjun Zhao | 5,000,000 |
HM Haohui Ma | 4,450,000 |
DC Defeng Chen | 4,000,000 |
| Place | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | $587,200 |
| 2 | $360,000 |
| 3 | $242,000 |
| 4 | $182,000 |
| 5 | $142,000 |
| 6 | $113,000 |
| 7 | $91,000 |
| 8 | $74,000 |
| 9 | $61,000 |