Vincent Huang has been using his dominant stack wisely, his raises largely going uncontested in early play on the Final Day.
In this recent hand though, he was slinging chips with Chi Zhang until the pot grew to about 600,000.
From UTG +1, Vincent raised to 50,000, which had Chi as the only caller. The flop went K♣ T♣ J♣, which Chi checked, Vincent bet 45, Chi called.
Chi checked the 2♥ on the turn, which Vincent bet 165,000 on, and Chi called.
The river was a 6♣, threatening a flush, which Chi and Vincent both checked.
Turns out Chi and Vincent had mirrored hands. with K♠J♦ and K♦ J♠respectively, both betting on a 2-pair.
Renji MaoJust 10 minutes in and the eliminations have been swift. Some of those to fall include Wai Kiat Lee, Renji Mao and Toby Joyce.
Renji Mao was in the final table in the King's Main Event. Today, he is one of the first to fall.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
WK Wai Kiat Lee | busted | -1,100,000 |
RM Renji Mao | busted | -430,000 |
TJ Toby Joyce | busted | -360,000 |
Ye WangSome of the notable late entries include Tom Dwan and recent King's Main Event champion Ye Wang.
Tien Loon LingMalaysia's Tien Loon Ling was one of the last-minute entries and played one hand, then busted.
Ling was the champion of the Royal Ascent in this series. Unfortunately, he will be missing out on this Final Coronation.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
TL Tien Loon Ling | busted |
Vincent HuangThe King Poker Cup series comes to its end today in the Les A Casino at Jeju, South Korea. But before the curtain falls on the series, there is still the unfinished business of crowning a champion in the Final Coronation event in today's final day.
Day 1 saw 65 entries participate with a USD 30,000 buy-in to generate a total prize pool worth USD 1,825,000. However, registration is still open today before the start of play, so those numbers will still improve.
Meanwhile, there were 27 survivors from Day 1 that played through eleven 40-minute levels and bagged their chips to push on in the final day. Entering the final day with the chip lead is Australia's Vincent Huang with a total stack of 2,670,000. Coming in at second is Gytis Lazauninkas of Lithuania with 2,285,000. Completing the top three is Danny Tang of Hong Kong with 1,870,000.
Some other notables entering the final day include Punnat Punsri (1,665,000), Tony Ren Lin (1,460,000), Ryuta Nakai (1,400,000) Wai Kiat Lee (1,100,000), Renji Mao (430,000), Toby Joyce (360,000) and Calvin Lee (205,000).
Late registrants today will be given a starting stack of 500,000 chips and will join in Level 11 with blinds at 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante
Registration will close before the start of play for the final day.
Cards will be dealt at 13:00 local time.
There will be a delayed livestream at the King Poker Cup Official YouTube Channel.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
VH Vincent Huang | 2,670,000 |
GL Gytis Lazauninkas | 2,285,000 |
DT Danny Tang | 1,870,000 |
SL Shaoliang Luo | 1,820,000 |
DC Defeng Chen | 1,755,000 |
DC Dong Chen | 1,740,000 |
X Xing | 1,705,000 |
PP Punnat Punsri | 1,665,000 |
MC Mingcong Chen | 1,630,000 |
BV Bruno Volkmann | 1,560,000 |
TR Tony Ren Lin | 1,460,000 |
RN Ryuta Nakai | 1,400,000 |
KH Kpc Hy | 1,250,000 |
DM David Miscikowski | 1,190,000 |
WK Wai Kiat Lee | 1,100,000 |
PP Paulius Plausinaitis | 1,060,000 |
HZ Hongjun Zhao | 980,000 |
TK Tsz Kin Heung | 870,000 |
ZY Zhi Ye | 780,000 |
YS Yang Siang Ang | 680,000 |
DC David Coleman | 550,000 |
WY Winfred Yu | 540,000 |
EC Elizabeth Chen | 520,000 |
MW Matthew Wantman | 460,000 |
RM Renji Mao | 430,000 |
TJ Toby Joyce | 360,000 |
CL Calvin Lee | 205,000 |