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2026 July K Poker Cup King Poker Cup Series

2026.07.25 - 2026.08.10 Add to Calendar

K Poker Cup

Info Chip Counts Payouts Event Photos

Blind level

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

Entries

20/158

Total Chips

3,950,000

Average

197,500

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 11:41:44 AM

Xiao Zhang Bags Monster Stack To Lead Day 1A Survivors

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

Xiao Zhang

A total of 158 entries ponied up the KRW 900,000 buy-in (~USD 615) to participate in the Day 1A flight of the Jeju Opening event in the inaugural day of the K Poker Cup series here at the Les A Casino in Jeju, South Korea.

With KRW 180 million (~USD 123,330) guaranteed on the line, only the top 20 survivors would advance to tomorrow's Day 2 final.

After sixteen 30-minute levels, the bubble burst on Russia's Aleksei Sei, when his queens were outdrawn by the ten-nine suited of China's Xiao Zhang. Zhang flopped two pair and went on to crack Sei's ladies, concluding the play for the Day 1A flight.

Zhang's big bust out of Sei further cemented his chip lead, finishing on top of the flight with a monstrous 560,000 stack.

At a distant second was Hong Kong's Horace Leung with 366,000 chips. Rounding up the podium as China's Shu Liu with 359,000.

Incidentally, Day 1B is currently underway with a total of 133 entries. The KRW 180 million guarantee was breached and the prize pool has ballooned to over KRW 241 million (~USD 165,120).

Flight Day 1C has yet to bring in more entries to further improve the prize pool.

The survivors of all three flights will play down to a champion tomorrow at 12:00 noon local time.

Stay tuned here for all the live updates.

Meanwhile, here are the chip counts of the Day 1A survivors:

Player	Chips	Progress
XZ Xiao ZhangChina	560,000(70 BB)
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	366,000(46 BB)	333,400
LS Liu ShuChina	359,000(45 BB)	14,000
FW Faqiang WangChina	285,000(36 BB)	182,000
YL Yongliang LiChina	253,000(32 BB)	60,000
SW Shengyong WangChina	227,000(28 BB)	-28,000
QZ Qiang ZhangChina	224,000(28 BB)	154,000
KS Ka Shun TsangHong Kong	206,000(26 BB)	100,400
HL Huan LiChina	204,000(26 BB)	144,700
XJ Xin JiangChina	189,000(24 BB)	-45,000
ZY Zihao YangChina	164,000(21 BB)	139,000
TR Toni RavnakSerbia	139,000(17 BB)	114,000
KC Kei Chung YeungHong Kong	138,000(17 BB)	129,500
BX Baoqi XuChina	129,000(16 BB)	-76,000
JB Jin BoChina	114,000(14 BB)	-58,000
YL Yiming LiChina	106,000(13 BB)	81,000
WS Wang Shao FuTaiwan	106,000(13 BB)	25,800
YZ Yuhao ZhangChina	99,000(12 BB)	74,000
TL Ting LinTaiwan	37,000(5 BB)	-97,000
JL Jingyu LiuChina	29,000(4 BB)	-27,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 11:19:53 AM

Sei Goes Out As The Bubble Boy

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

Aleksei Sei

Aleksei Sei was in early position and risked his last 88,000. Xiao Zhang was on the small blind and matched the call.

Aleksei Sei: Q♦ Q♥

Xiao Zhang: T♠ 9♠

Sei was in very good shape to double up with his red ladies, but then the poker gods threw in a flop of 4♦ T♣ 9♥ that immediately catapulted Zhang to two pair to take the lead.

Sei needed any queen or four, but the 5♣ on the turn didn't offer any help. However, Sei improved his outs to include any five.

With 11 outs left in the deck, the river bricked a 7♠, ending Sei's run as the bubble boy, while guaranteeing the remaining 20 players a chance to play on for tomorrow's Day 2 final.

Player	Chips	Progress
XZ Xiao ZhangChina	560,000(70 BB)	285,000
AS Aleksei SeiRussia	busted	-25,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

7/25/2026, 10:55:15 AM

Bao Jun's Pocket 10s Bust Out

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Jun Bao

With all folding to Liu Shu at the small blind, he decided to go all in for 180,000. Bao Jun at the big blind needed a time card to make a decision to call, pushing in his last 155,000 chips, that takes him all in as well.

No wonder he took the extra time, as when he did call, he showed pocket T♠ T♦, and Liu Shu went all in with A♠ 5♣.

The flop was kind to Liu with 2♠ 6♣ A♥, and the turn was an A♦, leaving only 2 outs for Jun, which wasn't going to be with 6♠ as the final card.

Player	Chips	Progress
LS Liu ShuChina	345,000(58 BB)	320,000
JB Jun BaoChina	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 10:51:50 AM

Bubble Time!

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Furui Wang was seen leaving his seat at the soft bubble with a total of 21 players remaining.

We are now at the bubble with one more elimination to go. Play will now be hand-for-hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
FW Furui WangChina	busted	-25,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

7/25/2026, 10:43:45 AM

Rockets Sink Sailboats

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Shengyong Wang

Wang Shengyong raised to 12,000 from his low jack position, and Lu Min sitting on the button reacted with going all in for 139,000 in chips.

Wang calls all in and shows black rockets of A♣ A♠, against Lu Min's 4♥ 4♣ sailboats.

Flop displayed 8♥ 8♠ 10d, the turn 7♣ and the river Q♠, preserving the superiority of the rockets over the sailboats, and busting Lu at the 27th position.

Player	Chips	Progress
SW Shengyong WangChina	255,000(43 BB)	139,000

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 27/158

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 10:35:14 AM

Zhang Takes Out Two

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Zicen Wang was under the gun and shoved his last 34,000 all in. On the next seat, Xiao Zhang made the call.

Action then folded to Chanyu Zhai on the big blind, who risked his last 38,000 and joined the three-way showdown,

Zicen Wang: A♦ 7♥

Chanyu Zhai: 6♥ 6♠

Xiao Zhang: K♥ Q♦

The flop came 8♠ Q♥ 3♠ and gave Zhang the lead over Wang and Zhai.

The runout of 9♥ 5♠ failed to improve Zhai and Wang, knocking them both out at the same time.

Player	Chips	Progress
XZ Xiao ZhangChina	275,000(55 BB)	250,000
ZW Zicen WangChina	busted	-25,000
CZ Changyu ZhaiChina	busted	-19,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

7/25/2026, 10:29:53 AM

Late Battle of the Blinds

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Li Yongliang 3SB v Wang Faqiang 4BB call at BB

flop 9♥ 3♣ 4♦

Li led with a bet of 5,000 post flop, which Wang called.

The turn came up 8♦, which then saw Li opting to check, and Wang answering with an 11,000 bet, which Li called in turn.

The river was 7♣, and both players checked. Li turned over 9♣ and K♥ for top pair, and Wang conceded with a muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
YL Yongliang LiChina	193,000(39 BB)	129,400
FW Faqiang WangChina	103,000(21 BB)	38,500

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 10:17:55 AM

Wang's Black Bullets Bag A Double

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Shengyong Wang opened for 10,000 from the cutoff and Min Lu matched the bet on the small blind.

Both players were shown a flop of 6♦ Q♣ 9♣

Lu checked her option to Wang, who fired 12,000. Lu then check-raised it with a shove for over 70,000 that covered the remaining chips of Wang.

Wang snap-called and put his last 51,000 at risk.

Shengyong Wang: A♠ A♣

Min Lu: A♥ 6♥

Lu hit the flop with bottom pair, but it wasn't good enough against the pocket rockets of Wang.

Lu needed a six, but the T♦ turn and 4♠ river bricked for Lu, shipping a crucial double for Wang.

Player	Chips	Progress
ML Min LuChina	182,000(36 BB)	-65,000
SW Shengyong WangChina	116,000(23 BB)	91,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 10:10:56 AM

Lu Sends Yang To The Rail

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

A pot of nearly 30,000 was in the middle beside a board that showed Q♠ J♠ 2♣

Competing in the hand were Xiaolu Yang, who was under the gun against Min Lu on the cutoff.

Yang was first to act and fired a bet of 12,000. Lu responded with a raise to 30,000.

Yang then moved all in for a total of 57,000. Lu snap-called.

Xiaolu Yang: K♥ Q♦

Min Lu: Q♥ J♦

Yang showed a pair of queens with a formidable kicker, but it wasn't good enough against the flopped two pair of Lu.

The runout of 2♠ 8♦ did not help out Yang, showing him the exit from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
ML Min LuChina	247,000(49 BB)	222,000
XY Xiaolu YangChina	busted	-25,000

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 30/158

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

7/25/2026, 10:05:00 AM

Eights Survive the Big Slick

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Zhang Qiang was trying to set a trap when he limped in from under the gun holding a big slick. Liu Jun was the first aggressor on the table, raising to 24,000.

Bao Jun needed to use his time card to contemplate his next move, which was all in. Bao Jun showed 8♥ 8♣ against Zhang's A♥ K♦.

The flop avoided the slick with Q♥ 9♣ 2♠, and so did the turn and river with 4♦ and 5♦ respectively.

Bao doubled up to about 90,000, and Zhang's stack took a big hit.

Player	Chips	Progress
JB Jun BaoChina	90,500(23 BB)
QZ Qiang ZhangChina	70,000(18 BB)	28,500

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 9:59:21 AM

Cooler Alert

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

After getting crippled by Ting Lin, Yi Ma pushed his last 32,000 chips in the middle and was matched by Jin Bo and Shao Fu Wang.

The flop came A♣ Q♥ T♥

Bo moved all in and Wang stepped down, leaving Ma and Bo to compete for the juicy pot of nearly 100,000.

Yi Ma: A♥ T♦

Jin Bo: A♦ Q♦

Ma hit two pair, but Jin had a better two pair. With only two outs in the deck, Ma's chances looked very slim.

The A♠ on the turn improved both to a full house, but it also left Ma drawing dead. The 8♠ on the river was a formality to officially end Ma's run.

Player	Chips	Progress
JB Jin BoChina	172,000(43 BB)	142,500
YM Yi MaChina	busted	-32,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 9:51:55 AM

Lin Doubles With Two Pair

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Ting Lin was on the small blind against Yi Ma under the gun. A pot of over 22,000 was in the middle with a board that showed 9♦ J♠ A♣ 3♦

Lin shoved her last 54,000 at risk and was matched by Ma.

Ting Lin: A♠ J♦

Yi Ma: A♥ Q♥

Lin was ahead with two pair and Ma had three outs to make a better two pair.

However, the 8♣ river bricked for Ma, giving Lin the double up, while damaging the stack of Ma

Player	Chips	Progress
TL Ting LinTaiwan	134,000(34 BB)	109,000
YM Yi MaChina	32,000(8 BB)	-62,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

7/25/2026, 9:44:05 AM

From the Brink of Busting to Bossing His Table

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Yi Ma has gone from nearly busting, and several desperate all in attempts in a row not 2 rounds ago, to holding his own at his table.

Zhai Changyu took the disinterest from the table and his dealer position to raise to 8,000. Yi Ma, smelling a weak raise, re-raised to 24,000 and got Zhai to come to his senses and fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
YM Yi MaChina	94,000(24 BB)	69,000
CZ Changyu ZhaiChina	19,000(5 BB)	-6,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 9:43:22 AM

Zhang Gets Outkicked

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Borui Zhang was on the button and shoved his last 32,000 all in. Baoqi Xu made the call on the big blind.

When the cards were flipped over, Zhang showed a formidable A♠ Q♣. However, it was behind the A♣ K♥ of Xu.

The board of T♥ 7♥ 3♠ 4♣ 9♥ offered no help for Zhang, ending his run.

Player	Chips	Progress
BX Baoqi XuChina	205,000(51 BB)	180,000
BZ Borui ZhangChina	busted	-72,000

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 36/158

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 36/158

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

7/25/2026, 9:32:21 AM

Li Yiming With The Chip Lead

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Li Yiming sitting on the big stack of 139,000 in chips.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 9:24:01 AM

Over Halfway There

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

There are still 36 players remaining with 16 more eliminations to go before the top 20 survivors of Day 1A bag their chips to advance to the Day 2 final.

Some of the players who ended their Day 1A campaign include:

Player	Chips	Progress
WJ Wang JieTaiwan	busted	-25,000
YW Yunfeng WangChina	busted	-111,500
SZ Shenghong ZhuChina	busted	-25,000
JS Jaemoon SeokSouth Korea	busted	-25,000
ZM Zhiyuan MengChina	busted	-25,000
BD Bo DouChina	busted	-25,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 9:15:07 AM

Oops!

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Action folded over to Borui Zhang on the button, who opened for 6,500.

On the small blind, Qiu Jiarong committed his last 18,000 chips all in.

Zhang made the call.

Qiu Jiarong: 7♣ 3♠

Borui Zhang: A♠ 9♣

Jiarong got caught making a bluff with a not-so-decent hand, but then he had live cards and anything was still possible.

The poker gods, however, made sure Zhang held on through a board of 2♦ K♦ J♦ 8♣ 6♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
BZ Borui ZhangChina	72,000(24 BB)	47,000
QJ Qiu JiarongChina	busted	-25,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

7/25/2026, 9:15:06 AM

Wong Yongbin Busts

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

With the blinds at 1,500/3,000, it was beginning to catch up with the small stacks, forcing players to go all in.

Such was the case with Wong Yongbin, who had 8,500 left in his stack and forced to go all in holding 9♦ K♠. Liu Jingyu, burdened with the big blind but holding A♠ 8♥ had little to add to his BB and forced ante to call Wong.

The sequential flop 3♠ 2♠ A♥ saw Liu a near lock for the win, which the turn of 2♥ and river of 7♠ affirmed.

Player	Chips	Progress
JL Jingyu LiuChina	56,000(19 BB)	21,500

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 42/158

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 8:42:20 AM

End Of The Road For Li

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Jingyu Liu

After his stack being crippled a few hands prior, Jingjing Li shoved his remaining 10,000 all in from the cutoff.

Jingyu Liu matched from the small blind for a showdown.

Jingjing Li: K♦ 9♦

Jingyu Liu: 2♦ 2♣

The board ran clean 7♥ Q♠ J♥ 7♣ 5♥

Unfortunately, Li couldn't match his cards with anything and the deuces of Liu held on to end Li's campaign.

Player	Chips	Progress
JL Jingyu LiuChina	34,500(14 BB)	9,500
JL Jingjing LiChina	busted	-44,500

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

7/25/2026, 8:33:40 AM

Jin Bo Defends His Small Blind

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Sitting at the low jack, Li Yiming raisesd to 6,500 pre flop which Jin Bo called at the small blind.

The flop revealed A♥ 6♠ T♠, which Jin checked, Li bet 7,500 into, and Jin called.

The turn was a seductive Q♣, but the timid Jin checked again, and left the door open for Li to bet 16,500, and again Jin called.

The river spewed a flotsam 2♣, which Jin again checked to, and with almost 50,000 in the pot, Li took his cue to push all 35,000 of his chips in, to win a substantial pot after Jin folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
LY Li Yiming	91,600(37 BB)	66,600
JB Jin BoChina	29,500(12 BB)	-82,000

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 48/158

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 8:18:36 AM

Wang Sends Chen Packing

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Kuan Yu Chen was in early position and risked his last 14,200 all in. Action folded to Yunfeng Wang on the big blind, who decided to make the call.

Kuan Yu Chen: A♠ 4♠

Yunfeng Wang: K♠ 7♣

The board ran 3♠ 8♠ 3♣ 7♥ T♣

Chen was still ahead after the flop dropped, but Wang was able to pair his seven on the turn and went on to win the pot and send Chen to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
YW Yunfeng WangChina	111,500(56 BB)	23,900
KY Kuan Yu ChenTaiwan	busted	-25,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 8:12:36 AM

Xin Shows Kang The Exit

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Jie Wang opened for 4,000 from under the gun. On the next seat, Daming Kang three-bet raised to 8,000.

Xin Jiang called from the cutoff and Wang also matched.

The three players were given a flop of 4♣ 7♠ 2♦

Wang tapped his option over to Kang, who continued for a bet of 6,000.

Jiang stayed on and Wang surrendered.

The remaining two players were shown an A♠ on the turn.

Kang fired 16,000 and Jiang used up a time bank token before deciding to make the call.

The river showed a 3♣.

Kang checked and Jiang shoved all in, covering the stack of Kang.

Kang made the call and flipped over A♣ J♣ for a pair of aces.

However, it was only second best to the 9♠ 5♠ of Jiang, which made a straight on the river to eliminate Kang.

Player	Chips	Progress
XJ Xin JiangChina	234,000(117 BB)	155,600
DK Daming KangChina	busted	-25,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 7:58:37 AM

Top 20 Wanted

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Following the end of registration, the tournament director has announced that Day 1A will conclude after 20 survivors remain. Those 20 will bag their chips and continue their Jeju Opening campaign for tomorrow's Day 2 final.

Each survivor will be guaranteed a minimum cash with the champion's purse yet to be determined once all flights are complete.

Meanwhile, Day 1B has just announced "Shuffle up and deal" with 17 players taking to the felt already.

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 64/158

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

7/25/2026, 7:51:38 AM

Boring Pot Wakes Up

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

With the blinds at 1,000/1,500, a tepid pot can lead to players going all in.

Seated in the middle of the order, Lau Chun Shing called the blind and Wu Naibing at the big blind the only other player in the hand.

The flop came with K♥ 3♥ J♥ and both players responded with disinterested checks.

The turn gave an A♦, which Wu checked and Lau bet 4,500 to represent the Ace, and Wu eventually called.

The river was an 8♦, which the previously passive Wu went all in on, and caused the frontrunning Lau to fold and abandon his claim to the Ace.

Player	Chips	Progress
NW Naibing WuChina	72,000(48 BB)	47,000
CS Chun Shing LauHong Kong	33,500(22 BB)	8,500

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 7:35:18 AM

Rockets Double Man

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Siu Fung Man was under the gun and opened for 3,000. Action then fell on Xi Lin on the big blind, who jammed 48,500 all in, covering the stack of Man.

Man made the instant call.

Siu Fung Man: A♠ A♣

Xi Lin: 8♠ 8♣

Man was the clear favorite and held on when the board completed K♣ Q♥ J♠ 5♦ 7♠

Man doubled up, while Lin fell back to around the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
SF Siu Fung ManHong Kong	55,500(37 BB)	30,500
XL Xi Lin (2)United Kingdom	26,000(17 BB)	1,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 7:27:40 AM

No Return

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Wing Yin Lee

With registration officially closed, there are no more chances for re-entries.

Some of those who won't be seeing action in this flight include the likes of:

Player	Chips	Progress
XX Xuwei XingChina	busted	-25,000
HL Hungte LeeTaiwan	busted	-25,000
PH Pak Hei Kevin LauHong Kong	busted	-25,000
LL Lide LiuChina	busted	-13,400
WY Wing Yin LeeHong Kong	busted	-28,200
YY Yena YuChina	busted	-14,600
FP Fei PeiChina	busted	-25,000
CZ Chao ZhangChina	busted	-35,800

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 7:26:00 AM

Bo Leads The Pack

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Registration has officially closed with a total of 158 entries filling up the Day 1A flight.

There are still 79 players remaining. A quick scan around the tournament area during the break showed that China's Jin Bo with the chip lead, holding a stack of 111,500.

Other random big stacks include the likes of:

Player	Chips	Progress
JB Jin BoChina	111,500(74 BB)	95,000
LJ Liu Jun (2)Taiwan	109,000(73 BB)
JB Jun BaoChina	90,500(60 BB)	65,500

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 79/158

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 80/147

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 7:08:12 AM

Liu's Ladies Leave Loo With Crumbs

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

The dealer was counting off the chips from Punkit Loo to pay off Jun Liu after Liu's Q♥ Q♠ held against Loo's 7♠ 7♣ on a board that showed 5♥ 4♥ 5♣ T♠ 3♠

Eventually, Loo paid off the 45,900 of Liu and was left with crumbs just right before the break.

With registration ending after the break, it seems that Loo will need to spin his stack and won't have the chance to fire another bullet in this flight.

Player	Chips	Progress
LJ Liu Jun (2)Taiwan	109,000(91 BB)	69,000
PL Punkit LooHong Kong	200(0 BB)	-24,800

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

7/25/2026, 7:05:17 AM

Li's Prayers Answered

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Pre-flop had D5 Shu Yiaho S8 Chen XiaoXiao S2 Li Huan contributing 3k each to the pot.

Flop was A♦ 6♠ 4♠

Chen XiaoXiao from under the gun lead with a 10,000 bet which Li Huan folded to but got Shu to react by going all in with 16,900. XiaoXiao called the all in and showed the A♠ and Q♦ he was showing, to go against the flush draw that Li was hoping for with his 5♠ 9♠.

The turn of 10d didn't help Li's cause, but the river kept him in the tournament with T♠ that gave him the spade flush against XiaoXiao's pair of aces.

Li more than doubled up to 59,300 and XiaoXiao was left with 2,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
HL Huan LiChina	59,300(49 BB)	34,300
XC Xiaoxiao ChenChina	2,000(2 BB)	500

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 6:56:44 AM

Bu Bluffs Through

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

A pot of over 17,000 was in the middle with Tianying Bu and Kei Chung Yeung competing.

The board showed 2♦ K♥ A♣ 4♣

Bu was the first to act from early position and pushed in a bet of 5,000.

Yeung was on the cutoff and raised it to 10,000, leaving 8,500 behind.

Bu then fired back with an all in shove, easily covering the remaining stack of Yeung. Yeung folded and tapped the table "nice bet."

Meanwhile, Bu added some salt to the wound by showing a meaningless 5♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
TB Tianying BuChina	81,000(68 BB)	56,000
KC Kei Chung YeungHong Kong	8,500(7 BB)	-16,500

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 80/147

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 6:34:18 AM

Dong Flips Out Wang

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Wenqing Dong opened for 2,200 from early position and was matched by two other players before Bing Wang jammed his last 28,000 to defend his big blind.

Dong made the call, covering the stack of Wang, while the other players surrendered. When the cards were flipped over:

Bing Wang: 9♣ 9♦

Wenqing Dong: A♣ Q♥

The flop came 8♠ K♠ A♦ to give Dong the lead with a pair of aces. The 4♠ and 7♠ runout couldn't improve Wang, sending him out to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
WD Wenqing DongChina	64,300(64 BB)	48,300
BW Bing WangChina	busted	-25,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

7/25/2026, 6:20:33 AM

Wang Shao Fu Wins a Big Pot

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Wang Shao Fu at the button raised to 3,000 after Li JingJing sitting at the high jack called the big blind and left the two of them in the hand.

Flop: 8♥ 9♦ J♦

Li checked as his action, to which Wang responded with a bet of 6,000, which Lee called.

Turn: 3♣

Li chose not to take the initiative and checked again, and Wang used this opening to bet 9,000 which Li again called.

River: 4♦

Both players check. Li showed 5♦ 5♠, and Wang J♠ Q♥, which hit the high card on the flop and was enough to win a pot of 33,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
WS Wang Shao Fu	80,200(80 BB)	55,200
JL Jingjing LiChina	44,500(45 BB)	19,500

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 6:14:35 AM

Hong Kong Represent

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Ka Shun Tsang

Some familiar faces from Hong Kong have jumped in the event and one of them has just jumped to the top of the chip leader board.

Ka Shun Tsang has a monster stack of 105,600, breaking over 100K. Tsang has over USD 384,000 in total live earnings, and is also carrying the momentum from his championship during Poker Dream 23 Taiwan last month, where he won the No Limit Hold'em Ultra Stack event.

Another familiar Hong Kong pro is Horace Leung with over USD 469,000 in total live earnings. Leung is coming from two championship wins during APT Taipei 2026 held last May.

The rose among them is Chi Yan Pang, who has over USD 110,000 in total live earnings. Pang is a familiar face in the KPC. Last year, she finished as a runner-up in the Single Day Super High Roller, where she scored a career-best USD 58,900.

Pang is looking to make her mark once again in this series.

Horace Leung

Player	Chips	Progress
KS Ka Shun TsangHong Kong	105,600(106 BB)	80,600
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	32,600(33 BB)	7,600
CY Chi Yan PangHong Kong	14,800(15 BB)	-10,200

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 85/131

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7/25/2026, 6:00:14 AM

Flush Over Flush Brings Pain

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Sergei Udachin

Xin Jiang opened for 1,600 from the cutoff and was matched by Sergei Udachin on the button and Lide Liu on the small blind.

The dealer showed the three players a flop of 4♣ 7♦ 5♦

Action checked around to Udachin, who fired 2,000. Liu and Jiang made the call and were shown a 3♦ on the turn.

All the players checked and a A♠ was revealed on the river.

Liu checked. Jiang fired 4,000. Udachin then amped it up to 16,000.

Liu stepped down, while Jian moved all in. Udachin made the snap call.

Jiang turned over A♦ 9♦ for the nut flush, while Udachin missed out with a Q♦ J♦, sending him out to the rail once again after just rebuying.

Not a problem though since Udachin was ready for a third bullet.

Player	Chips	Progress
XJ Xin JiangChina	78,400(98 BB)	53,400
SU Sergei UdachinRussia	25,000(31 BB)	-10,200
LL Lide LiuChina	13,400(17 BB)	-11,600

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

7/25/2026, 5:47:14 AM

Ladies Go At It on Table 37

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Xiaoxiao Chen

Wing Yin Lee under the gun pulled the trigger and went all in with 14,100 in chips, and Xiaoxiao Chen gamely called.

Wing Yin Lee: A♣ 9♣

Xiaoxiao Chen: A♥ Q♠

Flop: 4♥ 5♥ 9♥

The flop rescued Lee's hand with the top pair. The 7♠ didn't help Chen's quest, and neither did the 8♠ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
WY Wing Yin LeeHong Kong	28,200(35 BB)	3,200
XC Xiaoxiao ChenChina	1,500(2 BB)	-23,500

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 5:41:08 AM

Droppin' Like It's Hot

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

So far there are a total of 116 entries with 86 players still with chips and a seat.

Some of those who have busted and have not yet re-entered are the likes of Yao Lu, Shangfang Li, Bo Lu, Yibin Lu, Yang Gao, Ao Zhang, Huan Li, Pinquan Ong, Haotian Dai and Zicong Jiang.

Registration still remains open after Level 8 at around 16:25 local time, so some of these names might come back.

Player	Chips	Progress
YL Yao LuChina	busted	-5,200
SL Shangfang LiChina	busted	-19,200
BL Bo LuChina	busted	-25,000
YL Yibin LuChina	busted	-25,000
GY Gao YangChina	busted	-25,000
ZA Zhang AoHong Kong	busted	-25,000
PO Pinquan OngChina	busted	-25,000
HD Haotian DaiChina	busted	-25,000
ZJ Zicong JiangChina	busted	-25,000

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 86/116

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

7/25/2026, 5:37:53 AM

Huang Hua Lets Chips Do Talking

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Zhang Hangqi under the gun raised to 1,200, Huang Hua beside him re-raised to 3,500. Zhang called.

Flop: T♠ 5♥ 6♦

Zhang checked, and Huang bet 2,700 which was enough to make Zhang fold.

Recent action has left Hangqi's stack weakened to 14,500 from a high of 36,000

Player	Chips	Progress
HH Hua HuangChina	36,500(61 BB)	11,500
HZ Hangqi ZhangChina	14,500(24 BB)	-21,500

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 5:19:00 AM

Wang Pressures Udachin

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Faqiang Wang

Sergei Udachin was on the small blind and Faqiang Wang was on the button. Both players had built a juicy pre-flop pot of around 11,200.

The flop then arrived A♠ 7♦ 4♥

Udachin fired first for 1,900, which was instantly matched by Wang.

Both then checked the 9♥ turn.

After the 8♥ river dropped, Udachin pushed 5,600 across the betting line.

Wang then took a look at the remaining chips of Udachin, and shoved a stack of over 40,000, easily covering the stack of Udachin.

Udachin didn't give much thought and surrendered immediately.

Player	Chips	Progress
FW Faqiang WangChina	64,500(108 BB)	18,000
SU Sergei UdachinRussia	10,200(17 BB)	-18,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 5:17:00 AM

Some Big Stacks

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Yunfeng Wang

A quick scan around the field showed that Yunfeng Wang of China currently has the largest stack with around 87,600, already tripling his starting stack.

These are the top three chip counts so far.

Player	Chips	Progress
YW Yunfeng WangChina	87,600(146 BB)	53,800
YL Yongliang LiChina	63,600(106 BB)	38,600
MJ Ming JiangChina	53,500(89 BB)	28,500

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 83/96

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 75/85

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 4:46:23 AM

Girl Power

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

A lot more women have taken their seats in this event, including the likes of Wing Yin Lee of Hong Kong and Wei Tang, Xintong Li and Xiaoxiao Chen of China.

Wing Lee is the more renowned player with over USD 146,000 in total live earnings.

Player	Chips
WY Wing Yin LeeHong Kong	25,000(50 BB)
WT Wei Tang (3)China	25,000(50 BB)
XL Xintong LiChina	25,000(50 BB)
XC Xiaoxiao ChenChina	25,000(50 BB)

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

7/25/2026, 4:44:18 AM

Wan Chun Kit Busted Out By Zang's Trips

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Wan Chun Kit was busted out at the 4th level.

Wan opened the betting from under the gun with a raise that doubled the blinds. Zang Hangqi called the raise, and so did Zaiyang Chen from the small blind.

Flop: 5♣ 3♦ 9♦

Wan checked the flop, Zang bet 1,300, Zaiyang folded, and Wan called when betting returned to him.

Turn: A♠

Wan led with a 5,000 bet, which Zang raised to 15,000 and forced Wan all in.

Wan: A♠ J♥

Zang: 5♥ 5♦

The river was a useless 4♦, as Zang had the trips at the river, and the turn was the ace that Wan wanted, but ended up being his undoing.

Player	Chips	Progress
HZ Hangqi ZhangChina	36,000(90 BB)	11,000

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7/25/2026, 4:42:24 AM

Zhang Doubles With A Straight Flush

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

The cards were already on their backs beside a completed board that showed 7♣ 6♣ Q♣ 9♣ 5♣

The dealer had thought that Yao Lu was the winner when he showed his A♣ J♦ for an ace-high flush.

However, the players pointed out to the A♦ 8♣ of Chao Zhang, which made a straight flush to earn a crucial double up, while leaving Lu with crumbs.

Player	Chips	Progress
CZ Chao ZhangChina	35,800(72 BB)	10,800
YL Yao LuChina	5,200(10 BB)	-19,800

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 66/70

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7/25/2026, 4:30:06 AM

Kit Survives With Two pair

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Wan Chun Kit

Chen Zaiyang was on the lowjack against Chun Kit Wan on the cutoff.

Wan was at risk for his last 2,800.

Chun Kit Wan: A♦ 6♦

Chen Zaiyang: A♠ 3♣

The flop arrived 5♥ A♣ 6♠ to give Wan two pairs. The 8♦ turn had Zaiyang drawing dead and the 5♠ river sealed the crucial double up for Wan.

Player	Chips	Progress
CZ Chen ZaiyangChina	21,700(54 BB)	-3,300
WC Wan Chun KitHong Kong	6,600(17 BB)	-18,400

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

7/25/2026, 4:25:00 AM

Liu Jun's Brave Post Flop Bet Wins the Pot

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Jin Bo under the gun raised to 800, Liu Jun beside him called, and Wang Bing at the big blind raised to 3,000. Jin called followed by Liu.

Flop revealed 3♠ K♠ 5♣, at which Wang checked, Jin bet 5,100. Liu Jun with hardly any hesitation pushed all in with 19,700. Wang folded, and Jin folded too but showed a K♥ that paired the board in a display of restraint.

Player	Chips	Progress
LJ Liu Jun (2)Taiwan	40,000(100 BB)	15,000
WB Wang BingChina	21,000(53 BB)	-4,000
JB Jin BoChina	16,500(41 BB)	-8,500

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 56/60

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 4:12:04 AM

Bu Busts And Buys Back

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

It was a battle of the blinds between Faqiang Wang on the small blind and Tianying Bu on the big blind.

The pot scaled up to over 7,000 when the flop dropped A♠ Q♠ 8♥.

Wang pushed in a bet of 4,200 and Bu jammed his last 14,000 all in.

Wang made the easy call.

Tianying Bu: J♠ J♥

Faqiang Wang: 8♠ 8♦

Wang was ahead with a set of snowmen. Bu needed to improve to stay alive, but the K♠ on the turn and the A♥ on the river offered no help, sending Bu to the rail.

Bu fired another bullet to get back in the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
FW Faqiang WangChina	46,500(155 BB)	32,500
TB Tianying BuChina	25,000(83 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 4:00:20 AM

Zhang's Three Kings Bear Big Gifts

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

There was over 6,5000 in the pot with a board that showed A♥ 8♦ J♦ K♣.

Competing in the hand were Qiang Zhang on the small blind against Wenqing Dong on the big blind.

Zhang led out after the turn with a bet of 3,700 which was matched by Dong.

The dealer then peeled open a 3♣ on the river.

Zhang fired 7,000 in the middle and Dong spent a time bank token before finally throwing in a chip to call.

Zhang showed K♥ K♠ for a set of kings, while Dong mucked his hand along with a shake of his head.

Player	Chips	Progress
QZ Qiang ZhangChina	41,500(138 BB)	16,500
WD Wenqing DongChina	16,000(53 BB)	-9,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 3:45:18 AM

Roses In Bloom

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Yena Yu

The field has just become a bit brighter with two roses taking their seats among the thorns of men.

Among them are China's Yena Yu, who has a modest score of over USD `12,000 in total live earnings.

Also present is Fengjiao "Eileen" Wang from China with over USD 75,000 in total live earnings. Wang has made a name for herself by cashing in events in China and Macau and will look to making her first cash in South Korean soil.

Player	Chips
FW Fengjiao WangChina	25,000(83 BB)
YY Yena YuChina	14,600(49 BB)

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 32/32

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 3:35:01 AM

Lin Recovers With Two Pair

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Yena Yu was on the hijack against Shaohao Lin on the cutoff. Both players were staring at a complete board of Q♠ A♥ 7♠ 4♦ 8♦ beside a juicy pot of over 7,000.

Yu was the first to act and she fired a bet of 3,000.

Lin matched with a call.

When the cards went on their backs, Yu showed A♦ T♣ for top pair, but was only second best to the A♣ 4♣ of Lin, which made a better two pair for the scoop.

Player	Chips	Progress
SL Shaohao LinChina	31,800(159 BB)	6,800
YY Yena YuChina	14,600(73 BB)	-10,400

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

7/25/2026, 3:33:15 AM

Cheung Wins A Threesome

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Tsz Hin Cheung (UTG) limped to call, Faqiang Wang raised to 1300, Sergei Udachin called and Cheung called.

Flop showed A♠ 2♠ 3♣. Cheung pushed all in, and Faqiang went all in as well and Sergei called. Cheung showed J♠ 9♠, Faqiang A♦ T♥, and Sergei A♥ 3♥.

Turn showed J♦, river a 4♠, which gave Cheung the flush and the triple up, and Sergei a side pot double up with two pair of Aces and Threes.

Player	Chips	Progress
TH Tsz Hin CheungHong Kong	33,500(168 BB)	2,700
SU Sergei UdachinRussia	28,200(141 BB)	3,200
FW Faqiang WangChina	14,000(70 BB)	-11,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

7/25/2026, 3:15:22 AM

Agressive First Level Action

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Bu Tianying led the betting with a small raise to 500, which Li Shangfang upped to 1,700. Tsz Hin Cheung went over the top with a raise to 4,600.

Bu went away, and Li called. Flop showed 2♣ 9♥ Q♥. Cheung bets 5,200 to which Li eventually folded.

Player	Chips
TH Tsz Hin CheungHong Kong	30,800(154 BB)
SL Shangfang LiChina	19,200(96 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 3:04:18 AM

Early Notables

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

The field is subtly growing with 14 players so far taking their seats early.

Among the notable players include Serbia's Toni Ravnak, who has over USD 600,000 in total live earnings. Ravnak has been shuffling back and forth from Europe and Asia and has already booked 34 cashes this 2026.

Ravnak's most recent victory was just a couple of weeks ago, where he took down the RDPT NLH Bounty at the recent RDPT Plus Jeju Summer series.

Also in the field is Russia's Aleksei Sei, who has been building his poker career in South Korea. All of his cashes have been earned in South Korean soil, including a recent Mystery Bounty Turbo win a few months back during Poker Dream 22 Jeju.

Sei has nearly USD 50,000 in total live earnings.

China's Qiang Zhang has also taken a seat. With over USD 217,0000 in total live earnings, Zhang booked his biggest career cash way back in 2019 when he placed as a runner-up in the 2019 Tiger Poker Cup Finale in Beijing.

Most recently, Zhang placed 9th in the No Limit Hold'em Freezeout during Ace Poker League Jeju last June.

Player	Chips
TR Toni RavnakSerbia	25,000(125 BB)
AS Aleksei SeiRussia	25,000(125 BB)
QZ Qiang ZhangChina	25,000(125 BB)

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 11/11

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/25/2026, 2:49:11 AM

Cards Are In The Air

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

The first flight of the Jeju Opening has officially began with the tournament director announcing "Shuffle up and deal!"

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

7/24/2026, 10:35:13 PM

Jeju Opening Kicks Off KPC Series

The K Poker Cup makes its official launch today at the Les A Casino in Jeju Shinwa World Resort at Jeju, South Korea. Running from July 25 to August 4, the K Poker Cup boasts a KRW 2 billion (~USD 1.38 million) series guarantee.

Getting the momentum going is the Jeju Opening - the first multi-day event - which offers a KRW 180 million guarantee (~USD 123,330) for a KRW 900,000 (~USD 615) buy-in. There will be three starting Day 1 flights for the Jeju Opening with Day 1A getting things rolling at 12 noon local time.

Day 1B will have cards in the air at 17:00 local time followed by a Day 1C turbo at 20:30.

The top survivors of each flight will then return for tomorrow's Day 2 to crown a Jeju Opening champion.

Meanwhile, stay tuned here for all the live reports and updates of the Day 1A flight.

Check below for the other events happening on today's opening day.

Event starts 12:00 local time..