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Updates Chip Counts Info

Blind level

Level 35: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Entries

1/1,692

Total Chips

50,760,000

Average

50,760,000

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Main Event Featured Table & Final Table

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 2:18:00 PM

Yuhan Liu Crowned Champion of KPC Main Event For KRW 224,255,000 (~USD 153,495)

Level 35: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Yuhan Liu

The K Poker Cup just concluded its crown jewel event with the KPC Main Event crowning China’s Yuhan Liu as the champion after a miraculous come from behind win over compatriot Jing Su.

Yuhan Liu outlasted the 1,692 total entries and walked away with the lion’s share of KRW 224,255,000 (~USD 153,495).

THE ROAD TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP

There were a total of six starting flights that brought in a total of 1,692 entries to build 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 flight advanced to Day 2 of the KPC Main Event with each guaranteed a minimum payout of KRW 2,400,000 (~USD 1,645).

Russia's Maxim Sorokin entered Day 2 as the chip leader, but was only able to go as far as 36th place. The top 16 survivors of Day 2 continued their campaign for the Day 3 final where each were guaranteed at least KRW 11,500,000 (~USD 7,870).

Some notable players who failed to make it through to Day 3 were the likes of Tom Verbruggen (20th), Dylan Foster (25th), Aleksei Sei (31st), Yunfeng Wang (34th), Li Yang (81st), Haohui Ma (93rd), Andres Vasquez (103rd), Kevin Choi (120th), Jianfeng Sun (125th) and Chien Chih Weng (128th).

THE DAY 3 FINAL

Shao Chi Chang

THE DAY 3 FINAL

Leading the 16 players into the Day 3 final as the chip leader was Taiwan's Shao Chi Chang with 7,550,000 chips. Joining him in the top three were China's Yuhan Liu with 7,015,000 and Jing Su with 5,580,000.

It took nearly 4 hours before the field thinned down to the final table of nine. Start of day chip leader Shao Chi Chang was the unfortunate final table bubble boy.

Seated (L to R): Bo Chen, Qian Wu, Chen An Lin, Weidong Guo. Standing (L to R) Yuhan Liu, Jing Su, Jingwei Cheng, Zengqing Zhao, Yu Yung Lin

FINAL TABLE ACTION

Entering the final table as the chip leader was Taiwan's Chen An Lin - a decorated player with over USD 1.8 million in total live earnings. Lin entered with a chip stack of 9,725,000 followed by Yuhan Liu with 8,050,000 and Qian Wu - the last woman standing - with 7,075,000.

China's Zengqing Zhao became the first to fall when his hearted ace-eight couldn't find a way around the pocket sevens of Liu.

Yu Ying Lin of Taiwan called off the rest of his chips with ace-jack and couldn't improve against the pocket kings of China's Jingwei Chen.

Bo Chen was silent throughout most of the final table action, unable to find any hands. Chen ultimately became short-stacked and ended defending his big blind against Qian Wu. Chen paired a two with his clubbed queen-two, but Wu's hearted ace-ten found an ace on the river.

Qian Wu would then be the next casualty in 6th place. Her stack gradually dipped when she decided to do the wise fold against some four-bet pre-flop shoves against her. Eventually, she shoved her short stack with pocket eights, but lost to the ace-jack of Chen An Lin, who found a jack on the flop.

Qian Wu

Weidong Guo started the final table at the bottom of the chip counts and played a patient game, picking his spots to finish at fifth. Guo's final push with pocket sixes wasn't able to win against the king-jack of Liu.

Fourth place fell on Chen An Lin in a brutal way. Lin made the right call all in with his big slick finding an ace on the flop against the nine-deuce of Jingwei Cheng. Cheng found a nine on the flop and was convinced it was the better hand when he shoved. Luckily for him - and very unfortunate for Lin - Cheng made two pair with a deuce on the river.

The luck of Cheng eventually ran out and gave him a third place finish. Cheng's stack was severely crippled when his two pair ran into the wheel straight of Jing Su. With crumbs left on his big blind, Cheng took a stand with his diamond-studded jack-nine only to run into the pocket aces of Yuhan Liu.

The third place of Cheng was an incredible result as this was his first ever tournament and a huge best career cash.

HEADS UP ACTION

The heads-up battle between Jing Su and Yuhan Liu had Su coming in with a near three-to-one advantage. Su had a stack of 35,000,000 against the 13,000,000 of Liu.

Su even wore down Liu to 2,200,000, while he held 46,000,000. However, Liu found a miraculous run that saw him double up then double up and double up yet again.

Liu finally overtook Su when his jack-four spiked a jack against the pocket tens of Su. Liu bet out on the jack, but Su felt his hand was better and shoved all in. Liu's hand held and came out with 35,000,000, while Su dwindled to 13,000,000.

Soon after, it was Su at risk with king-queen against the ace-ten of Liu. Su had hope when he paired his king on the flop, but a miracle three-outer ace blessed Liu on the river to crown him as the KPC Main Event champion.

Su walked away with a runner-up payout of KRW 169,000,000 (~USD 115,675) - his biggest career cash.

For Liu, this USD 153,495 win almost equals his previous career best cash of USD 153,573 by a few dollars. More importantly, however, the result brings his total live earnings past the USD 1.2 million mark.

Liu's victory marks the fifth time he has raised a championship trophy.

FINAL DAY PAYOUTS

Jing Su

FINAL DAY PAYOUTS

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
1	YL Yuhan LiuChina	224,255,000	$153,495
2	JS Jing SuChina	169,000,000	$115,675
3	JC Jingwei ChengChina	124,000,000	$84,875
4	CA Chen An LinTaiwan	89,000,000	$60,915
5	WG Weidong GuoChina	69,000,000	$47,230
6	QW Qian WuChina	52,000,000	$35,590
7	BC Bo ChenChina	39,000,000	$26,695
8	YY Yu Yung LinTaiwan	30,000,000	$20,535
9	ZZ Zhengqing ZhaoChina	23,000,000	$15,745
10	SC Shao Chi ChangTaiwan	23,000,000	$15,745
11	DZ Dasen ZhangChina	17,500,000	$11,980
12	SD Shi DongChina	17,500,000	$11,980
13	JL Jingjun LiangChina	14,000,000	$9,580
14	XJ Xiaqing JiChina	14,000,000	$9,580
15	JQ Jiarong QiuChina	11,500,000	$7,870
16	TC Tingjia CaoChina	11,500,000	$7,870

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/3/2026, 2:16:49 PM

Jing Su Eliminated in 2nd Place for KRW 169,000,000 (~USD 115,675)

Level 35: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Jing Su outlasted most, but not Yuhan Liu

On the button, Jing Su had great pocket cards for heads up: K♠ Q♦. So he raised to 2,000,000.

But Yuhan Liu had even better cards: A♠ T♦. So Yuhan called out "All in!"

After 3 long days of poker, having the Royal Couple in hand was as good as any, so Jing Su called.

The flop of K♦ 6♣ and 2♥ teased that the day wasn't over yet for Jing, the 3♣ on the turn bolstered that notion.

But Poker has always had a flair for the dramatic, and so it was when the A♦ made its grand entrance on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
YL Yuhan LiuChina	50,760,000(85 BB)	15,760,000
JS Jing SuChina	busted	-13,000,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/3/2026, 2:08:07 PM

Yuhan Liu Doubles Up Again to Overtake Jing Su

Level 35: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Yuhan Liu keeps coming

This could be where the tide turns.

On the button and holding pair T♦ T♣, Jing Su raised to 1,500,000, which Yuhan called with only J♥ 4♦.

The flop blessed Yuhan with J♦ 7♣ 2♦, transforming his dissonant hole cards into top pair. Yet Yuhan checked, Jing fired 2,000,000 into the pot. Yuhan decided to test Jing with a raise to 5,500,000, and Jing's response to that was to go all in.

Resolute that his Jacks would hold the day, Yuhan called, and the world saw who was ahead. The turn came as an A♦, and the river was a J♠ to give Yuhan trip Jacks, and now the dominant stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
YL Yuhan LiuChina	35,000,000(58 BB)	21,000,000
JS Jing SuChina	13,000,000(22 BB)	-21,000,000

Level 35: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 2/1692

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 1:36:50 PM

Liu Strikes Again

Level 34: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Yuhan Liu was all in and at risk for his last 4,600,000 again with Jing Su making the call, hoping to finally close it out.

Yuhan Liu: K♦ Q♣

Jing Su: 9♦ 7♦

Liu was ahead and maintained when the dry board ran 6♦ J♠ 2♥ 4♠ 4♥ with Liu doubling up with the board's pair of fours and a king-high kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Jing SuChina	39,000,000(78 BB)	-4,000,000
YL Yuhan LiuChina	9,700,000(19 BB)	4,100,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 1:31:56 PM

Liu Survives Again

Level 34: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

After losing some chips on the last hand, Yuhan Liu was all in again and ate risk for his last 2,600,000

Yuhan Liu: K♠ 9♦

Jing Su: J♣ 3♦

Liu was ahead preflop and maintained when the board ran K♣ 7♣ Q♥ 5♦ 6♣ for another survival double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Jing SuChina	43,000,000(86 BB)	3,000,000
YL Yuhan LiuChina	5,600,000(11 BB)	-3,100,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/3/2026, 1:19:26 PM

Yuhan Being Worn Down in Heads Up Play

Level 34: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Jing Su

Yuhan Liu is getting worn down in heads up play against Jing Su. In one of the rare hands of the round that saw a flop, its Q♥ 8♥ 6♠ gave Liu a taste of a pair holding 8♦ 4♥, but at the same time gave Su the better one having Q♣ 7♠ in the hole.

Regardless of the nibble, Liu checked, and Su bet 1,000,000 which Liu called. The J♦ was checked again by Liu, and Su again bet out 1,000,000 which again Liu called. The J♥ on the river again saw Liu checking, and this time around Su splashed in 3,000,000 which Liu walked away from.

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Jing SuChina	40,000,000(80 BB)	5,000,000
YL Yuhan LiuChina	8,700,000(17 BB)	-4,300,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 1:15:43 PM

Liu Flushes For A Double

Level 34: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Jing Su raised to 1,500,000 then matched the 2,200,000 all in of Yuhan Liu, who was at risk.

Yuhan Liu: J♥ 9♥

Jing Su: T♥ 9♦

Liu was ahead and improved his chances when the flop came 8♥ Q♣ 5♥ to give Liu flush and straight draws.

The A♥ on the turn gave Liu the flush and had Su drawing dead. The A♣ was a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Jing SuChina	44,000,000(88 BB)	4,000,000
YL Yuhan LiuChina	4,800,000(10 BB)	-3,900,000

Level 34: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 2/1692

Break

Remaining Players: 2/1692

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 1:05:00 PM

Jing Su v Yuhan Liu Heads Up

Level 33: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Jing Su and Yuhan Liu are the last two remaining to battle it up heads up for the KPC Main Event championship.

Su has a near three-to-one chip advantage over Liu.

The players will take a quick ten minute break for a photo op and then resume the battle for the championship.

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Jing SuChina	35,000,000(88 BB)
YL Yuhan LiuChina	13,000,000(33 BB)	-4,000,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 1:00:34 PM

JIngwei Cheng Eliminated In 3rd Place For

Level 33: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Jingwei Cheng

On the very next hand after being crippled by Jing Su, Jingwei Cheng was on the big blind and called all in the 1,000,000 raise of Yuhan Liu and risked his tournament life.

Jingwei Cheng: J♦ 9♦

Yuhan Liu: A♠ A♦

The flop showed 8♦ Q♦ K♥

Liu was still ahead, but Cheng had straight and flush draws to keep his hopes alive.

The 9♣ on the turn paired Cheng, even improving his outs and hopes. But then, the poker gods crushed him back down by throwing a K♠ on the river.

This was Cheng's biggest and only career cash because this is his first ever tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
YL Yuhan LiuChina	13,000,000(33 BB)	5,000,000
JC Jingwei ChengChina	busted	-1,400,000

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
3	JC Jingwei ChengChina	124,000,000	$84,875

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 12:51:45 PM

Su's Straight Sends Cheng To ICU

Level 33: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Jing Su

Jingwei Cheng was on the button and opened for 800,000 with 9♥ 5♥.

Yuhan Liu got out of the way and Jing Su made the call on his big blind with 3♦ 2♠

The flop came J♦ 5♦ A♣

Su checked called the 1,000,000 bet of Cheng to see a 4♠ on the turn.

Both players checked to bring out a 9♠ on the river.

Su jammed all in with a wheel straight for 16,000,000 and Cheng snap called with his two pair for his 17,000,000.

Su rocketed to the chip lead with a monster haul - the biggest pot of the tournament so far. Cheng, meanwhile, was left in very critical condition.

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Jing SuChina	35,000,000(88 BB)	17,000,000
JC Jingwei ChengChina	1,400,000(4 BB)	-17,600,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 12:49:34 PM

Chip Count Update

Level 33: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

These are how the three remaining players stack up

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Jingwei ChengChina	19,000,000(48 BB)	-1,000,000
JS Jing SuChina	18,000,000(45 BB)	4,000,000
YL Yuhan LiuChina	12,000,000(30 BB)	-4,000,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 12:37:57 PM

Chen An Lin Eliminated in 4th Place for KRW 89,000,000 (~USD 60,915)

Level 33: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Chen An Lin

Action folded to Chen An Lin on the small blind, who just limped in with his A♥ K♥.

Jingwei Cheng checked his 9♣ 2♥

The flop dropped A♦ 9♠ 3♦

Lin threw in a bet of 400,000 and Cheng didn't hesitate to shove his 13,000,000 chips all in.

Lin made the snap call.

Cheng was so confident with his pair of nines, but he went deer-on-headlights when Lin turned over his big slick.

The turn threw in a 5♦ and the poker gods gave a miracle 2♣ to Cheng, who breathed a sigh of relief, while Lin couldn't believe the brutality with which he was eliminated.

Nevertheless, Lin gave everyone a warm round of GG and fist bumps before making his exit.

This final table cash boosts Lin's total live earnings to over USD 1.9 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Jingwei ChengChina	20,000,000(50 BB)	6,000,000
CA Chen An LinTaiwan	busted	-6,200,000

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
4	CA Chen An LinTaiwan	89,000,000	$60,915

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 12:15:18 PM

Su Chipping Up

Level 33: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Jingwei Cheng opened for 800,000 from under the gun when he peeked at A♥ J♣.

Jing Su was on the small blind and just made the call with A♣ Q♦

The flop showed 6♦ A♠ 2♣

Su check-called Cheng's 400,000 minimum bet to open a 4♠ on the turn.

Both checked to see a 6♥ river.

Su checked and maybe Cheng sensed something and decided to check back.

Su showed the winning hand with the better kicker and Cheng smiled at how he avoided what could've been damaging.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Jingwei ChengChina	14,000,000(35 BB)	-3,000,000
JS Jing SuChina	14,000,000(35 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 12:08:00 PM

Better Lucky Than....

Level 33: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Jing Su opened for 800,000 from under the gun with Q♠ 6♠.

Chen An Lin bumped it up to 2,000,000 from the button with A♠ K♣.

The blinds stayed away and when action folded back to Su, he made the call.

Both checked the flop of Q♦ Q♣ 5♣ to open a K♥ on the river

Su checked. Lin pushed a bet of 1,300,000.

Su then re-raised to 4,000,000. Lin gave a moment then folded without a blink.

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Jing SuChina	14,000,000(35 BB)	6,500,000
CA Chen An LinTaiwan	6,200,000(16 BB)	-3,000,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/3/2026, 12:05:00 PM

Weidong Guo Eliminated in 5th Place for KRW 69,000,000 (~USD 47,230)

Level 33: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

That's a wrap for Weidong Guo

At the cutoff with 6♠ 6♦ was as good a time as any for Weidong Guo to tip his stack of 1,600,000 -- 4 big blinds -- into the center of the table.

Yuhan Liu at the small 3-bet to 2,700,000 to discourage the big from getting in on the action, and it did just that. He flipped open an imposing K♦ J♥.

The flop of K♥ 5♠ 4♠ quickly banged the gong on Weidong, and the rest of the board Q♦ 7♦ closed the curtains on Weidong's run.

Weidong had done very well to survive several rounds short stacked on the final table and outlasted others to finish in 5th.

Player	Chips	Progress
YL Yuhan LiuChina	16,000,000(40 BB)	3,000,000
WG Weidong GuoChina	busted	-2,100,000

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
5	WG Weidong GuoChina	69,000,000	$47,230

Level 33: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 5/1692

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 11:53:28 AM

Qian Wu Eliminated in 6th Place for KRW 52,000,000 (~USD 35,590)

Level 32: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Qian Wu

Action folded all the way to Qian Wu on her small blind and decided to shove her last 2,400,000 all in. Chen An Lin was on the big blind and made the snap call.

Qian Wu: 8♠ 8♣

Chen An Lin: A♣ J♠

Wu was ahead with a pair, but had to fade some over cards.

The flop arrived 2♥ J♦ 4♦, giving the lead to Lin with a pair of jacks and dimming the hopes of Wu.

The 9♣ turn and the 7♥ crushed her completely, and the last woman standing bowed it in 6th place.

This cash is a career best score for Wu, who boosts her total live earnings very close to the USD 50,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
CA Chen An LinTaiwan	9,200,000(31 BB)	2,400,000
QW Qian WuChina	busted	-2,300,000

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
6	QW Qian WuChina	52,000,000	$35,590

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 11:49:56 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 32: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

So far, these are how the chip counts look like with the remaining 6 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Jingwei ChengChina	17,000,000(57 BB)	2,000,000
YL Yuhan LiuChina	13,000,000(43 BB)
JS Jing SuChina	7,500,000(25 BB)	-600,000
CA Chen An LinTaiwan	6,800,000(23 BB)	-600,000
QW Qian WuChina	2,300,000(8 BB)	-700,000
WG Weidong GuoChina	2,100,000(7 BB)	-100,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 11:41:15 AM

Another Huge Preflop Scoop For Cheng

Level 32: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Jingwei Cheng was on the hijack and opened for 600,000 with A♥ 8♥.

Action folded to Qian Wu on the small blind, who three-bet to 2,000,000 on the strength of her K♦ J♦.

Cheng then replied with a shove all in for his 13,000,000.

Wu went into deep thought, used up a few time banks and decided to fight another day.

Cheng, meanwhile, extend his chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Jingwei ChengChina	15,000,000(50 BB)	2,000,000
QW Qian WuChina	3,000,000(10 BB)	-2,200,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 11:28:06 AM

Cheng Makes Big Pre-flop Scoop

Level 32: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Jingwei Cheng

Jing Su was on the hijack, found a decent looking 3♥ 3♦ and opened for 600,000.

Qian Wu was on the cutoff, found an A♣ J♦ that made her heart flutter and three-bet to 1,200,000.

On the big blind, Jingwei Cheng drooled over his 9♦ 9♠ and shoved all in for 10,000,000 - covering the stacks of both Su and Wu.

Su folded. Wu had more invested, but she also mucked rather than see heart break.

Cheng hauled in a huge scoop to send him to the top of the chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Jingwei ChengChina	13,000,000(43 BB)	3,000,000
JS Jing SuChina	8,100,000(27 BB)	200,000
QW Qian WuChina	5,200,000(17 BB)	-1,400,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 11:16:50 AM

Wu Caught By Su

Level 32: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Qian Wu

Jing Su opened for 600,000 on the button with 5♠ 4♣ and Qian Wu matched on the big blind with K♣ 7♣

The flop dropped J♥ J♦ 6♠

Wu check raised the 300,000 bet of Su to 700,000. Wu looked visibly worried, but made the call anyway

Both players checked the 5♣ turn to open a Q♥ river.

Wu pushed in a bet of 1,200,000. Su threw in some time bank tokens, talked to the voices in his head and threw in a chip to call.

Wu showed the bluff, while Su flipped his cards and was happy to have caught it.

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Jing SuChina	7,900,000(26 BB)	2,700,000
QW Qian WuChina	6,600,000(22 BB)	-1,500,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/3/2026, 11:15:51 AM

Bo Chen Eliminated in 7th Place for KRW 39,000,000 (~USD 26,695)

Level 32: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

It was Bo Chen's time to go

Qian Wu had raised to 600,000 under the gun with A♥ T♥, and with just 690,000 left in his stack and on the big blind, Bo Cheng made the call with Q♣ 2♣.

His chances for survival increased with the flop of 9♠ 5♥ 2♠, so it was as good a time as any to chuck in his remaining 350,000 in chips having made a pair.

Qian Wu made the prudent call, Bo had a bit more hope with the 5♣ on the turn, hopes that were quickly and cruelly extinguished when Qian spiked the A♠ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
QW Qian WuChina	9,500,000(32 BB)	1,400,000
BC Bo ChenChina	busted	-1,300,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/3/2026, 11:01:30 AM

Weidong Guo Survives His Push

Level 32: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Weidong Guo pumped pairs to stay in

The two fittest players on the table were left to bet as the blinds, and Chen An Lin flexed an all-in for 8,300,000 against Weidong Guo on the big blind, shortstacked with just 650,000 but holding a strong 7♠ 7♦.

Weidong called, and wth an almost embarassed chuckle, Chen An showed his T♥ 5♠.

After a very masculine fist bump between the two contenders, the dealer dealt out a board of 8♥ 4♥ 2♦ 9♦ K♦ which meant Weidong's pocket pair held its strength.

Player	Chips	Progress
CA Chen An LinTaiwan	7,400,000(25 BB)	-900,000
WG Weidong GuoChina	2,200,000(7 BB)	900,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 11:01:12 AM

Lured With Sweet Bets

Level 32: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Jingwei Chen opened for 600,000 on the button with 7♣ 5♣ and Jing Su called on the big blind with 6♣ 5♠.

The flop came A♥ 5♥ 7♠

Su check-called the 600,000 bet of Chen to see a 2♦ turn.

Both players checked and saw a free 4♦ river.

Su checked and Chen chipped in another 600,000. Su liked the price and made the call.

Chen tabled his two pair and Su mucked his pair in disgust. Su made a fist pump to celebrate his play.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Jingwei ChengChina	10,000,000(33 BB)	1,800,000
JS Jing SuChina	5,200,000(17 BB)	-2,700,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 10:59:33 AM

Final Table Play Resumes

Level 32: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

The remaining 7 players are back from their break. Each is assured at least KRW 39,000,000 (~USD 26,695).

Level 32: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/1692

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 10:45:19 AM

Chip Count Update

Break

Yuhan Liu still sits on the chip leader throne with 13 million.

These are the complete counts:

FINAL TABLE CHIP COUNTS

Player	Chips	Progress
YL Yuhan LiuChina	13,000,000
CA Chen An LinTaiwan	8,300,000	-600,000
JC Jingwei ChengChina	8,200,000	3,400,000
QW Qian WuChina	8,100,000	1,700,000
JS Jing SuChina	7,900,000	-700,000
BC Bo ChenChina	1,300,000	-2,500,000
WG Weidong GuoChina	1,300,000	-1,200,000

Break

Remaining Players: 7/1692

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 10:28:18 AM

Yu Yung Lin Eliminated in 8th Place for KRW 30,000,000 (~USD 20,535)

Level 31: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Yu Yung Lin

Action folded to Yu Yung Lin on the cutoff, who made a massive raise for 2,300,000 with A♦ J♣, leaving just 1,200,000 chips in his stack.

Jingwei Cheng was on the button and three-bet shoved all in for 4,200,000 after finiding two red cowboys K♥ K♦

Lin didn't take too long to think and pushed his remaining 1,200,000 in the middle.

The flop came 6♠ K♣ Q♦ giving Cheng a seat, but adding straight draw outs to Lin.

The turn A♥ paired Lin, but it didn't help. Only a ten would keep him in the Main Event. The river threw a 6♥, sending Lin out to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Jingwei ChengChina	4,800,000(19 BB)
YY Yu Yung LinTaiwan	busted	-3,900,000

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
8	YY Yu Yung LinTaiwan	30,000,000	$20,535

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 10:09:13 AM

Liu Extends His Lead

Level 31: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Yuhan Liu

Jingwei Cheng raised from the lowjack with A♣ 2♣.

Yuhan Liu made the call with K♦ J♦.

Chen An Lin defended his 9♠ 2♠ big blind with a call.

The flop came K♠ K♣ Q♦

Lin and Cheng checked to Liu, who pushed a bet of 425,000. Lin let go and Cheng gave a little more thought before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
YL Yuhan LiuChina	13,000,000(52 BB)	2,000,000
CA Chen An LinTaiwan	8,900,000(36 BB)	-825,000
JC Jingwei ChengChina	4,800,000(19 BB)	-600,000

Level 31: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 8/1692

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 9:42:00 AM

Su's Nut Flush Gets Paid

Level 30: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Jing Su

Jingwei Cheng opened for 400,000 from the hijack with A♥ 5♣.

Jing Su made the call from the button with Q♦ J♦.

On the big blind, Qian Wu made a small three-bet raise to 650,000 with J♥ J♣.

Both Cheng and Su chimed in.

All three checked the flop of 2♦ K♦ 2♠.

The A♦ dropped on the turn. Wu and Cheng checked and Su took a stab for 650,000.

Wu folded her hand and Cheng stayed on to see a 7♦ on the river.

Cheng pushed in a bet of 200,000 and Su made good use of some time bank tokens before deciding to push all in for 2,500,000.

It was Cheng's turn to throw in some time bank cards, wondered if unicorns really existed, then pushed in the chip to call.

Cheng was devastated to see the nut flush of Su. Of course, Su was ecstatic for a huge pot, a huge double up and a climb up the chip count ranks.

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Jing SuChina	8,600,000(43 BB)	5,200,000
QW Qian WuChina	6,400,000(32 BB)	-900,000
JC Jingwei ChengChina	5,400,000(27 BB)	-1,500,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/3/2026, 9:40:47 AM

Zhengqing Zhao Eliminated in 9th Place for KRW 23,000,000 (~USD 15,745)

Level 30: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Zhengqing Zhao is the first out from the Final Table.

Zengqing Zhao pushed all-in for 2,500,000 from the cutoff with a suited Dead Man's Hand of A♥ 8♥ and had Yuhan Liu calling at the big blind with 7♠ 7♥ in hand.

The board ran through 6♥ 9♠ J♣ K♠ T♦ to the river without hitting either set of pocket cards, and sending Zengqing to the showers.

In knocking out Zengqing Zhao, Yuhan Liu now takes the chip lead with 11,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
YL Yuhan LiuChina	11,000,000(55 BB)	2,600,000
ZZ Zhengqing ZhaoChina	busted	-3,000,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/3/2026, 9:32:37 AM

Pocket Pairs Collide Early on the Final Table

Level 30: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Qian Wu

Yu Yung Lin raised to 400,000 from under the gun with 9♥ 9♣. Qian Wu was lying in wait from the cut-off with J♥ J♦, and 3-bet to 1,100,000. That was a bridge too far for Yu Yung, and rightly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
QW Qian WuChina	7,300,000(37 BB)	225,000
YY Yu Yung LinTaiwan	3,900,000(20 BB)	-425,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 9:32:03 AM

Guo Improves From The Bottom

Level 30: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Weidong Guo

Jing Su was in early position and opened for 450,000 with A♠ 3♥.

Weidong Guo found a premium A♣ Q♥ in his hole cards and shoved all in for his last 1,600,000.

Action was on Yu Yung Lin on the big blind who found A♥ J♦ and took a moment to consider calling, but opted to let go instead.

Su followed, leaving Guo unchallenged.

Player	Chips	Progress
YY Yu Yung LinTaiwan	3,500,000(18 BB)	-400,000
JS Jing SuChina	3,400,000(17 BB)	25,000
WG Weidong GuoChina	2,500,000(13 BB)	450,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 9:27:25 AM

Chengwei Moves Up

Level 30: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Jingwei Cheng

Jingwei Cheng opened for 400,000 from the lowjack with A♠ 6♠.

Yuhan Liu matched from the hijack, holding T♥ T♦.

The flop showed 4♥ A♥ Q♣

Check-check. Then, both checked again the K♣ turn.

When the 7♦ dropped.

Cheng pushed 900,000, but Liu knew his tens were no good and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
YL Yuhan LiuChina	8,400,000(42 BB)	350,000
JC Jingwei ChengChina	7,800,000(39 BB)	900,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 9:27:00 AM

The Final Table Is Under Way

Level 30: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Following the grand entrance of each player into the final table, play has resumed and the last 9 seated are playing for the prestigious Main Event trophy and the top prize of KRW 224,255,000 (~USD 153,495).

Each one is assured at least KRW 23,000,000 (~USD 15,745).

Play resumes at Level 30.

Level 30: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/1692

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 8:23:12 AM

Dinner Break

The final table players will be given an hour early dinner break before the final push to the championship.

It will also give the livestream production team the time to prepare what they need.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

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

Final Table Is Set

Level 30: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Following the elimination of Shao Chi Chang as the final table bubble boy, the final table is now set with the final 9 players of the KPC Main Event.

Chen An Lin of Taiwan enters the final table as the chip leader.

Here are the final 9 and their chip stacks:

Player	Chips	Progress
CA Chen An LinTaiwan	9,725,000(49 BB)	-75,000
YL Yuhan LiuChina	8,050,000(40 BB)	150,000
QW Qian WuChina	7,075,000(35 BB)	-525,000
JC Jingwei ChengChina	6,900,000(35 BB)	2,000,000
YY Yu Yung LinTaiwan	4,325,000(22 BB)	725,000
BC Bo ChenChina	3,800,000(19 BB)	-300,000
JS Jing SuChina	3,375,000(17 BB)	-425,000
ZZ Zhengqing ZhaoChina	3,000,000(15 BB)	250,000
WG Weidong GuoChina	2,050,000(10 BB)	-945,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/3/2026, 7:57:56 AM

Shoe Chi Chang Eliminated in 10th Place for KRW 23,000,000 (~15,745)

Level 30: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Shao Chi Chang hits the felt

From the starting the Final Day with the chip lead at 7,550,000, Shao Chi Chang was battling to survive, when with pocket cards Q♦ J♥ under the gun, he pushed all in with a stack of 1,600,000. He ran into a brick wall of K♥ K♣ held by Jingwei Cheng on the button, who pushed his stack of 4,900,000 all in to freeze everyone else out.

The flop of 8♥ Q♠ 8♣ gave The Emotionless One a glimmer of hope, the turn of J♦ paired his other hole card, but that was rendered useless by the pair of eights on the board, and the river was a useless 10h to end Shao Chi's run.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Jingwei ChengChina	7,000,000(35 BB)	3,000,000
SC Shao Chi ChangTaiwan	busted	-345,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 7:55:00 AM

Hand For Hand

Level 30: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

With ten players remaining, the tournament director has announced hand for hand play to play for the final table of nine.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 7:53:00 AM

Dasen Zhang Eliminated in 11th Place for KRW 17,500,000 (~USD 11,980)

Level 30: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Dasen Zhang

Dasen Zhang was on the cutoff and shoved his last 635,000 in the middle, risking his tournament life.

Jingwei Cheng made the call on the small blind and Chen An Lin also completed on the big blind.

The dealer gave a flop of 8♠ 5♣ 6♣

Cheng and Lin checked to open a 2♠ on the turn

Cheng checked and Lin fired 1,000,000.

Cheng stood down, leaving Zhang and Lin to flip over their cards for a showdown.

Zhang showed a prominent A♠ K♠, but was behind the 8♣ 7♥ of Lin, who made a pair of eights.

Zhang had a flush draw and two over cards, but the poker gods bricked him with a 2♥ on the river, sending him out in 11th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
CA Chen An LinTaiwan	9,800,000(49 BB)	2,600,000
JC Jingwei ChengChina	4,900,000(25 BB)	900,000
DZ Dasen ZhangChina	busted	-1,100,000

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
11	DZ Dasen ZhangChina	17,500,000	$11,980

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 7:46:00 AM

Zhang Gets Caught

Level 30: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Qian Wu

Dasen Zhang opened for 400,000 on the cutoff with Q♣ 9♣ and Qian Wu called on her big blind with A♦ 3♠.

The flop came 3♥ J♠ A♣

Wu tapped her option over to Zhang, who continued for 300,000. Wu made the call.

The dealer opened a 7♥ on the turn.

Wu checked over to Zhang, who pushed in a stack of 1,000,000.

Wu replied with a re-raise all in for 4,900,000, covering the stack of Zhang.

Zhang wisely folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
QW Qian WuChina	7,600,000(38 BB)	2,700,000
DZ Dasen ZhangChina	1,100,000(6 BB)	-1,700,000

Level 30: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 11/1692

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 7:15:25 AM

Zhang With The Pressure on Wu

Level 29: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

On the livestream table, Qian Wu was on the button and raised to 300,000 with K♣ 7♣.

Dasen Zhang made the call on the big blind with K♦ 9♥.

Flop arrived 9♠ 3♦ A♥

Zhang check called the 300,000 bet of Wu to see a 6♦ on the turn.

Both checked and got a free 9♦ on the river.

Zhang led out for 625,000 for his trips, and Wu stepped out of the way wisely.

Player	Chips	Progress
QW Qian WuChina	4,900,000(33 BB)	1,070,000
DZ Dasen ZhangChina	2,800,000(19 BB)	-2,000,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 7:09:57 AM

Liu Continues To Grow

Level 29: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Yuhan Liu

Jing Su was under the gun and opened for 325,000. Yuhan Liu was on the cutoff and three-bet raised to 775,000.

Both players were shown a flop of 9♣ 9♠ 7♥.

Su checked and Liu continued for 625,000.

Su tanked, then folded before the clock hit zero.

Player	Chips	Progress
YL Yuhan LiuChina	7,900,000(53 BB)	3,900,000
JS Jing SuChina	3,800,000(25 BB)	-1,300,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 7:04:27 AM

Zhao Shoves On Liu

Level 29: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Zhengqing Zhao

Zhengqing Zhao was on the big blind against Yuhan Liu on the button.

Both players were staring at a flop of 9♠ Q♠ K♠ with a pot of around 850,000 in the middle.

Zhao checked and Liu bet the minimum 150,000. Zhao then shoved all in for 1,600,000.

Liu went in deep thought, gave a glance towards Zhao, looked back at his cards - looked like he liked it, but he had to say goodbye.

Player	Chips	Progress
YL Yuhan LiuChina	4,000,000(27 BB)	1,200,000
ZZ Zhengqing ZhaoChina	2,750,000(18 BB)	-2,500,000

Level 29: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 12/1692

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/3/2026, 6:40:23 AM

JJ v AK Sparks Action

Level 28: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Chen An Lin has fearlessly worked his way to the chip lead

Shao Chi Chang shot off 240,000 into the pot from the cutoff holding J♥ J♣. Jingwei Chen on the mall blind called the raise with his K♥ T♦. With A♥ K♦ on the big blind, Chen An belted out a hefty 3-bet of 2,500,000. Shao Chi shoved all in for 2,700,000, Jingwei wisely got out of the way, and Chen and shepherded the rest of his stack in for the call.

The flop was K♣ 8♠ 5♠, instantly rewarding Chen An's big slick.

The turn and river were an inconsequential 7♥ and 6♣. Chen An's stack is boosted up to 7,200,000, and the once mighty Shao Chi, who had 7,550,000 at the start of the day is left with 345,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
CA Chen An LinTaiwan	7,200,000(60 BB)	3,000,000
SC Shao Chi ChangTaiwan	345,000(3 BB)	-7,205,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/3/2026, 6:24:53 AM

Dong Shi Eliminated in 12th Place for KRW 17,500,000 (~USD 11,980)

Level 28: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Dong Shi out at 12th

Shortstacked with 445,000, Dong Shi pushed his stack into the fray holding A♠ 7♥ on the button. He was called by Jingwei Chen on the big blind with K♦ Q♠.

9♣ 4♠ 2♣ was the flop, and the turn gave Dong a pair with 7♠.

But Jingwei has been on a run of late, and the river stuck to that script giving out a K♣ and busting out Dong at 12th.

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
12	SD Shi DongChina	17,500,000	$11,980

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 6:09:26 AM

Chen Outkicks Su

Level 28: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Bo Chen

Jing Su was on the big blind against Bo Chen under the gun.

There was a flop of 9♦ Q♠ K♥ 6♠ beside a pot of around 800,000.

The dealer laid down a Q♣

Su checked and Chen did the same.

Su showed K♣ 7♠ for a pair of kings, but was outkicked by Chen, who had a more meaningful kicker with A♥ K♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Jing SuChina	5,100,000(43 BB)	-2,480,000
BC Bo ChenChina	4,100,000(34 BB)	1,300,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/3/2026, 6:08:15 AM

A Better Straight Rebuilds Dasen's Stack

Level 28: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Dasen Zhang

With A♠ T♣ on the hijack, Chen An Lin raised to 250,000. Action made its way to Dasen Zhang on the big blind holding Q♠ 6♣, and he added the minimum bet to his BB to call.

A flop of 5♦ 3♠ 2♥ got both men interested and waiting to draw their straight. They both checked the flop in hope of getting a cheap draw.

And they got it on the turn as a 4♦, but it was going to turn out to be a costly draw for Chen An. Dasen bet out 300,000 which Chen An called.

Dasen then bet 850,000 on the J♥ on the river, which Chen An called.

Player	Chips	Progress
DZ Dasen ZhangChina	4,800,000(40 BB)	1,700,000
CA Chen An LinTaiwan	4,200,000(35 BB)	-1,500,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/3/2026, 5:58:02 AM

Shared Jack Profits Jingwei Cheng

Level 28: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Jingwei Cheng

Jingwei Cheng got to the final 16 playing conservatively, and he wasn't about to change for the TV table.

Sitting on the small blind with A♣ J♥, Jingwei opted to just call into the big blind, where Chen An Lin had J♠ 8♠.

The flop came 3♠ J♣ 2♥, giving both gentlemen a pair, but Jingwei with the superior kicker.

The 5♣ on the turn saw both men checking to the river. The T♣ came, Jingwei checked, and being the aggressive player that he is, Chen An bet 300,000. Jingwei raised to 600,000 which Chen An called to see that he had lost to the best kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
CA Chen An LinTaiwan	5,700,000(48 BB)	-1,700,000
JC Jingwei ChengChina	4,000,000(33 BB)	1,475,000

Level 28: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 13/1692

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 5:44:00 AM

Jingjun Liang Eliminated in 13th Place for KRW 14,000,000 (~USD 9,580)

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Jingjun Liang

When action folded to Jingjun Liang on the hijack, he pushed all in for his last 200,000

On the cutoff, Dasen Zhang called.

Qian Wu, on her big blind, also chimed in.

The flop came K♥ 4♠ 6♥

Wu checked, then folded after Zhang bet 200,000

When the cards were turned over...

Jingjun Liang: 3♦ 3♥

Dasen Zhang: K♣ J♥

Zhang was ahead with a pair of kings and Liang had two outs.

The turn gave a T♠ and the river gave a T♣, failing to improve Liang and sending him out in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
QW Qian WuChina	3,830,000(38 BB)	1,690,000
DZ Dasen ZhangChina	3,100,000(31 BB)	700,000
JL Jingjun LiangChina	busted	-1,570,000

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
13	JL Jingjun LiangChina	14,000,000	$9,580

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 5:39:31 AM

Xiqing Ji Eliminated in 14th Place for KRW 14,000,000 (~USD 9,580)

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Xiaqing Ji

The hand that eliminated Xiaqing Ji was not captured. Ji had started the day second to the bottom and wasn't able to spin his stack, finishing in 14th place.

Ji's has over USD 1.1 million in total live earnings and has a best career cash of USD 245,000 when he won the championship in the Triton One Mystery Bounty held also here in Jeju last year.

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
14	XJ Xiaqing JiChina	14,000,000	$9,580

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/3/2026, 5:24:54 AM

Chen An Lin Pushes at the River to Take a Big Pot

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

From under the gun, Dasen Zhang was holding 5♠ 5♣ raised 200,000 into the pot. Chen An Lin was lurking at the hijack with A♥ A♣, and 3-bet to 500,000. Players quickly exited until back to Dasen, who called Chen's bet.

The flop came 9♥ 2♦ 4♦, which Dasen checked nd Chen An fired 450,000 into. Dasen called to see a turn, which was a 3♠ and Dasen checked again. This time Chen An nearly tripled the caliber of his shot with a 1,200,000 bet. Dasen still called.

The river was a 4♥, which Dasen again checked. Now with 4,600,000 in the pot, Chen An pushed the resst of his 2,800,000 stack into the middle. At this, Dasen finally folded.

Player	Chips
CA Chen An LinTaiwan	7,400,000(74 BB)
DZ Dasen ZhangChina	2,400,000(24 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 5:20:00 AM

Jiarong Qiu Eliminated In 15th Place for KRW 11,500,000 (~USD 7,870)

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Jiarong Qiu

Jiaronq Qiu was short-stacked on the hijack and shoved his last 510,000 in the middle.

Yu Yung Lin called from the small blind. Meanwhile, Zhengqing Zhao reraised to 1,400,000 on the big blind. Lin stayed away and left the two to fight.

Jiarong Qiu: 9♥ 7♥

Zhengqing Zhao: T♥ T♣

Board ran 9♦ 3♣ A♦ 8♣ K♣

Qiu found some hope when he paired his nine, but he still needed another hit to win the pot. Nothing came and he had to settle for a 15th place payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
ZZ Zhengqing ZhaoChina	5,250,000(53 BB)	3,010,000
YY Yu Yung LinTaiwan	3,600,000(36 BB)	-180,000
JQ Jiarong QiuChina	busted	-600,000

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
15	JQ Jiarong QiuChina	11,500,000	$7,870

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 4:54:00 AM

Chen Shows The Bluff

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

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 7♠ 6♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
BC Bo ChenChina	2,850,000(29 BB)	385,000
JQ Jiarong QiuChina	600,000(6 BB)	-200,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 4:50:49 AM

Tingjia Cao Eliminated in 16th Place for KRW 11,500,000 (~USD 7,870)

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Tingjia Cao

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 J♠ 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 LinTaiwan	4,000,000(40 BB)	1,170,000
TC Tingjia CaoChina	busted	-1,210,000

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
16	TC Tingjia CaoChina	11,500,000	$7,870

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 4:45:00 AM

Lin's Ladies Give A Double

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

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♦ 3♠

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 LinTaiwan	3,780,000(38 BB)	880,000
YL Yuhan LiuChina	2,800,000(28 BB)	-4,215,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/3/2026, 3:34:00 AM

Cards Are In The Air

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

The road to a Man Event champion is under way.

The live reports will also be a bit delayed to synchronize with the livestream and so to not give out any spoilers.

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 16/1692

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/2/2026, 11:18:41 PM

KPC Main Event Champion To Win USD 153,495

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 Chang

Entering 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.

SMPSMP

8/2/2026, 8:07:30 PM

Final Day - 16 Players

Seat Draw

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JL Jingjun LiangChina	1,570,000	19	1
DZ Dasen ZhangChina	4,315,000	19	2
JC Jingwei ChengChina	2,525,000	19	3
CA Chen An LinTaiwan	2,830,000	19	4
QW Qian WuChina	2,140,000	19	5
SC Shao Chi ChangTaiwan	7,550,000	19	6
TC Tingjia CaoChina	1,210,000	19	7
SD Shi DongChina	1,570,000	19	8
YL Yuhan LiuChina	7,015,000	20	1
YY Yu Yung LinTaiwan	2,900,000	20	2
ZZ Zhengqing ZhaoChina	2,240,000	20	3
WG Weidong GuoChina	2,995,000	20	4
JS Jing SuChina	5,580,000	20	5
BC Bo ChenChina	2,465,000	20	6
JQ Jiarong QiuChina	800,000	20	7
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	1,105,000	20	8

Chip Counts

Player	Chips
SC Shao Chi ChangTaiwan	7,550,000
YL Yuhan LiuChina	7,015,000
JS Jing SuChina	5,580,000
DZ Dasen ZhangChina	4,315,000
WG Weidong GuoChina	2,995,000
YY Yu Yung LinTaiwan	2,900,000
CA Chen An LinTaiwan	2,830,000
JC Jingwei ChengChina	2,525,000
BC Bo ChenChina	2,465,000
ZZ Zhengqing ZhaoChina	2,240,000
QW Qian WuChina	2,140,000
JL Jingjun LiangChina	1,570,000
SD Shi DongChina	1,570,000
TC Tingjia CaoChina	1,210,000
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	1,105,000
JQ Jiarong QiuChina	800,000

Remaining 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