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Blind level

Level 12: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Entries

38/101

Total Chips

50,500,000

Average

1,328,947

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CROWN HUNT FINAL DAY

Featured Table to Final Table

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/6/2026, 3:38:19 PM

Haohai Takes 2 to the Felt

Level 11: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Bin Leng had a curious raise to 300,000, leaving 40,000 in his stack. Haohui Ma flat called from the small blind, but Punnat Punsri 3-bet all in from the big blind, and was called by Bin and Haohui.

Punnat went all in with 7♦ 7♣, Bin made the first raise with Queens A♠ Q♥, and Haohui made the call with Kings K♦ K♥.

The board ran through 4♦ K♣ 3♦ 3♣ 2♠, which gave Haohui Kings full, and taking 2 scalps with it.

Haohai 4.7

Player	Chips	Progress
HM Haohui MaChina	4,700,000(188 BB)	1,735,000
PP Punnat PunsriThailand	busted	-690,000
BL Bin LengChina	busted	-500,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 3:36:39 PM

How They Stack

Level 12: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Rodrigo Selouan

Here are some random stacks from the field:

Player	Chips	Progress
BQ Bao Qiang HoSingapore	2,175,000(73 BB)	1,675,000
SM Samuel MullurAustria	2,140,000(71 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	1,505,000(50 BB)	1,005,000
QZ Quan ZhouChina	975,000(33 BB)	475,000
CW Chin Wei LimMalaysia	880,000(29 BB)	130,000
RS Rodrigo SelouanBrazil	640,000(21 BB)	240,000

Level 12: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 43/101

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 3:32:06 PM

Ruan Cracks Aces

Level 11: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

All the chips of Feixiang Ruan and Zhengqing Zhao went in the middle before the flop. Ruan was at risk for his last 890,000.

Feixiang Ruan: 9♦ 9♥

Zhengqing Zhao: A♠ A♣

Flop arrived 9♠ K♦ 6♣ and immediately Ruan hit a two-outer to claim the lead over the aces of Zhao. It held through the 2♦ turn and K♣ river for a monster double up, while leaving Zhao deflated.

Player	Chips	Progress
FR Feixiang RuanChina	1,840,000(74 BB)	625,000
ZZ Zhengqing ZhaoChina	380,000(15 BB)	-390,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/6/2026, 3:26:12 PM

Tsz Kin Folds To Stay Alive

Level 11: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Now that registration and rebuys are closed, players now think twice about calling all in.

Chin Wei was on the hijack and had raise 48,000 into the pot. Tsz Kin called from the big blind.

The flop comes 4♦ A♣ 5♥, Tsz Kin checks, Chin Wei bet 35,000, which Tsz Kin called.

Tsz Kin again checked the 8♥ on the turn, which leeft it open for Chin Wei to bet 110,000, estimating it to be about half of Tsz Kin's stack. Tsz Kin called the turn.

The river was a 3♠ which Tsz Kin checked, Chin Wei bet 300,00 which would put Tsz Kin all in.

Tsz Kin folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
CW Chin Wei LimMalaysia	750,000(30 BB)	250,000
TK Tsz Kin HeungHong Kong	120,000(5 BB)	-230,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 3:17:44 PM

End Of The Road

Level 11: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Quan Qiu

KPC Player of the Series Quan Qiu has busted out along with Daniel Smiljkovic, who couldn't convert his late entry.

Player	Chips	Progress
QQ Quan QiuChina	busted	-855,000
DS Daniel SmiljkovicGermany	busted	-500,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 3:02:17 PM

Yu Takes Chip Leader Throne

Level 11: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Lei Yu

Joseph Cheong and Lei Yu were looking at around 300,000 chips in the pot with a board that showed J♥ 5♥ 7♣ T♥ 5♣

Joseph Cheong was under the gun and led out for 200,000. Lei Yu was on the button and answered back with an all in, covering the 700,000 stack of Cheong.

Cheong tanked then eventually pushed a chip to call.

Cheong turned over K♥ 9♥ for king high flush, while Yu showed T♣ T♦ for a full house tens over fives.

Cheong headed to the rail.

Prior to that hand, Yifu He was also eliminated by Lei Yu.

Yu jumped to the top of the leader board. Meanwhile, some other stacks on that table include:

Player	Chips	Progress
LY Lei YuChina	3,440,000(138 BB)	1,160,000
BD Biao DingChina	1,115,000(45 BB)	615,000
WK Wai Kiat LeeMalaysia	775,000(31 BB)	435,000
TR Tony Ren LinChina	545,000(22 BB)	45,000
YH Yifu HeUnited States of America	busted	-500,000
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	busted	-640,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/6/2026, 3:00:20 PM

Miscikowski Doubles Up from Seluoan

Level 11: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

David Miscikowski

The action had folded to the blinds. Rodrigo Seluoan on the small and was quickly called by David Miscikowski on the Big.

Seluoan: 6♣ 5♠

Miscikowski: A♣ T♦

Board: T♠ 8♠ 9♥ Q♠ 8♣

Miscikowski doubles up on the 2-pair tens and eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
DM David MiscikowskiUnited States of America	794,000(32 BB)	294,000
RS Rodrigo SelouanBrazil	400,000(16 BB)	220,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 2:59:28 PM

Zhao Heads For The Exit

Level 11: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Hongjun Zhao was seen leaving the table with his chips being shipped to Johnny.

Johnny had A♥ K♠ in front of him with a board that showed K♦ 2♣ Q♠ 3♦ 3♣

Player	Chips	Progress
J Johnny 2China	850,000(34 BB)	350,000
HZ Hongjun ZhaoChina	busted	-265,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 2:52:31 PM

No Return

Level 11: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Calvin Lee

With registration closed, the total number of entries reached 101 with 53 players still on their seats.

There were some players who were eliminated and did not return.

These are the likes of:

Player	Chips	Progress
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	busted	-500,000
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	busted	-505,000
ZW Zuo WangChina	busted	-500,000
DB Duan BinChina	busted	-210,000
KW Kaiwen WeiUnited States of America	busted	-785,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 2:52:00 PM

Registration Closed

Level 11: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Registration closed after the break. Some of the last-minute entries include:

Player	Chips	Progress
JM Joshua MccullyAustralia	500,000(20 BB)
DS Daniel SmiljkovicGermany	500,000(20 BB)
BL Bin LengChina	500,000(20 BB)
DM David MiscikowskiUnited States of America	500,000(20 BB)	500,000
YS Yang Siang AngMalaysia	500,000(20 BB)

Level 11: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 53/101

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 50/98

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 2:37:10 PM

Lei Yu KOs Two

Level 10: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Upon arriving at the commotion, Tony Ren Lin and Aaron Shu Nu Zang were out of their seats with Lei Yu responsible for their eliminations.

In front of Yu was A♣ K♦ and a board that showed 7♥ T♠ T♦ Q♠ J♠

Lin would rush to the registration booth before registration closed and Zang still has yet to make a return.

Player	Chips	Progress
LY Lei YuChina	2,280,000(114 BB)	1,356,000
TR Tony Ren LinChina	500,000(25 BB)	-950,000
AS Aaron Shu Nu ZangChina	busted	-500,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 2:33:50 PM

Ruan Scoops A Huge One

Level 10: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Feixiang Ruan opened for 40,000 on the cutoff and Hongjun Zhao three-bet raised to 125,000. Ruan matched.

The flop landed 4♦ 6♥ 3♦.

Zhao led out for 100,000 and Ruan stayed on.

The turn came 6♣

Zhao fired 200,000 and Ruan still stayed on after a long tank.

The river showed a 7♣. Zhao slowed with a check.

Ruan shoved all in for 305,000 - covering the stack of Zhao. Zhao opted to fight another day.

Player	Chips	Progress
FR Feixiang RuanChina	1,215,000(61 BB)	950,000
HZ Hongjun ZhaoChina	265,000(13 BB)	-235,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/6/2026, 2:29:34 PM

Haohui Ma Takes the Pot an a Missed Board

Level 10: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Haohui Ma had called on the small blind. Punnat Punsri raised to 75,000 from the big blind, and Haohui called in turn.

The board flopped 8♦ J♣ J♥, and Haohui again checked, Khun Punnat let out 66,000, which Haohui called. Both checkd the 8♣ on the turn, as well as the 7♠ on the river.

Haohui turned over K♦ Q♦ which Punnat conceded to with a muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
HM Haohui MaChina	2,965,000(148 BB)	1,675,000
PP Punnat PunsriThailand	690,000(35 BB)	-90,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 2:21:58 PM

Table 25 Chip Counts

Level 10: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

There are some towers over at Table 25.

Player	Chips	Progress
SM Samuel MullurAustria	2,580,000(129 BB)	2,080,000
RN Ryuta NakaiJapan	1,580,000(79 BB)	-345,000
KW Kaiwen WeiUnited States of America	785,000(39 BB)	359,000
PP Punnat PunsriThailand	780,000(39 BB)	280,000
ZZ Zhengqing ZhaoChina	770,000(39 BB)	270,000
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	505,000(25 BB)	-120,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 2:14:34 PM

Ji's Jacks Get A Triple

Level 10: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

The board showed Q♥ 2♥ 7♣ 3♣ 6♥

A main pot of 220,000 was in the middle.

Three sets of cards were on their backs.

Xiaqing Ji: J♥ J♠

Ye Wang: K♠ T♠

Chang Lee: A♣ K♦

Ji won the main pot for a triple up. Lee earned more with a double up for his 360,000 from Wang on the side pot.

Wang would be left with 150,000 and would bust a hand later. However, he would head straight to the registration counter to fire another bullet for a fresh starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
CL Chang LeeSouth Korea	720,000(36 BB)	220,000
YW Ye WangChina	500,000(25 BB)	-375,000
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	220,000(11 BB)	-150,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/6/2026, 2:05:21 PM

Vincent Huang Means Business...the 2nd Time Around

Level 10: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Vincent Huang was on his 2nd bullet, and was hell-bent on having a better go at it then the first.

From the cutoff, he raised to 32,000 which Bin Duan called. The flop came 6♥ 4♦ 2♦ which he checked, Bin bet 100,000, and Vincent called to stay in.

They both checked the K♥ on the turn. The 4♥ on the river was another story, as Vincent counted out 225,000 as his bet. It took 3 time bank chips, but Bin eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
VH Vincent HuangAustralia	860,000(43 BB)
DB Duan BinChina	210,000(11 BB)	-590,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 1:57:03 PM

Last Level For Registration

Level 10: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

The tournament director has announced that this will be the last level for registration. Registration will remain open until the start of Level 11.

There will be a 15-minute break following this level and the registration will end once the clock for Level 11 begins.

So far, there are 83 entires with 53 players still with chips and a seat.

Level 10: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 55/82

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/6/2026, 1:50:21 PM

Xiaqing Read Right

Level 9: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Haohui Ma cutoff raised to 32,000 and had only Xiaqing Ji on the big blind to call. The flop in play was 9♦ 4♣ 3♦ which both checked.

Xiaqing bet 20,000 for the K♦ on the turn, which Haohui called. Xiaqing then bet 49,000 for the 4♥ on the river, which Haohui believed was a bet on nothing, so he called that as well, turned over A♥ T♠, which was better than the 8♦ 7♣ of Xiaqing and takes the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
HM Haohui MaChina	1,290,000(81 BB)	425,000
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	370,000(23 BB)	-630,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 1:43:51 PM

Xing Bounces Back

Level 9: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Matas Cimbolas opened for 32,000 from under the fun. Yang Zhang was on the hijack and three-bet raised to 150,000.

Xing was on the button and four-bet jammed fo 368,000.

Cimbolas also shoved his last 168,000 all in.

Zhang tanked but eventually decided to let go of his hand.

Matas Cimbolas: A♣ K♦

Xing: 6♣ 6♦

The board ran 2♠ 2♥ 4♠ J♠ T♦

Xing scooped the pot while Cimbolas was sent to the rail. Zhang was frustrated because it seemed that he would've won if he called.

Player	Chips	Progress
X XingChina	635,000(40 BB)	125,000
YZ Yang ZhangChina	230,000(14 BB)	-270,000
MC Matas CimbolasLithuania	busted	-500,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 1:32:59 PM

Liu Triples Up

Level 9: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Tsz Kin Heung

Upon arriving, Yuhan Liu was on the button and also had the all-in button in front of him.

There was a massive pot of around 300,000 with Tsz Kin Heung on the big blind and Xing on the hijack still in the hand.

The board showed K♦ A♣ 8♣ 6♠ and Heung fired 150,000, which Xing did not answer to give up his chance on the pot.

Liu and Heung were the only ones left.

Heung showed A♦ J♠ and Liu peeled open A♠ T♣

Heung was set to win the entire pot and Liu was ready to leave his seat, but the poker gods threw in a T♦ on the river to hit Liu's three-outer and give him two-pairs to stay alive.

Meanwhile, Heung takes a huge dent.

Player	Chips	Progress
X XingChina	510,000(32 BB)	-280,000
TK Tsz Kin HeungHong Kong	350,000(22 BB)	-150,000
YL Yuhan LiuChina	325,000(20 BB)	60,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 1:25:24 PM

Zhang's Boat Gets Paid

Level 9: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

A pot of around 100,000 was n the middle with a complete board that showed 6♣ Q♥ 4♥ A♠ A♦

KPC Unknown 1 was on the small blind against Lante Zhang on the button.

The small blind checked his option over to Zhang, who shoved his last 215,000 all in.

His opponent made the call and turned over a confident A♣ 3♠ for trips aces.

However, Zhang showed a better A♥ Q♠ for a full house, which scooped the pot and left his opponent with crumbs.

Player	Chips	Progress
LZ Lante ZhangChina	535,000(33 BB)	35,000
KU Kpc Unknown 1	28,000(2 BB)	-472,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 1:23:51 PM

How They Stack

Level 9: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

A quick look at some key players and their stacks

Player	Chips	Progress
TR Tony Ren LinChina	1,450,000(91 BB)	30,000
DC David ColemanUnited States of America	1,350,000(84 BB)	82,000
H1 HY 1	670,000(42 BB)	170,000
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	640,000(40 BB)	447,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/6/2026, 1:20:00 PM

Danny Tang Sends Matthew Wantman Packing

Level 9: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Matthew Wantman raise to 37,000 from the hijack, which Danny Chang 3-bet to 150,000. Matthew quickly pushes all in and Danny calls even quicker than that.

Matthew: J♣ J♠

Danny: K♥ K♦

Board: 2♣ 8♠ 7♦ 6♠ A♠

And just like that, Matthew is out!

Player	Chips	Progress
DT Danny TangHong Kong	1,250,000(78 BB)	570,000
MW Matthew WantmanUnited States of America	busted	-500,000

Level 9: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 57/77

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/6/2026, 1:05:01 PM

Small Board

Level 8: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Xiangyu yu at 2 Yita Choong at 7

Yita Choong bet out 25,000 sitting on the button and had Xiangyu Yu calling from the big blind. It's a "small" flop, with 6♣ 4♥ 4♠, which they both check.

Xiangu then bet 30,000 at the 3♥ on the turn, which both check, as they do the 6♦ on the river.

Xiangyu showed 5♠ 5♣ which wins the pot against Yita's unkown hand.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 12:57:59 PM

Rivered Straight Doubles Lim

Level 8: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Wanpeng Lim

Haohui Ma was on the big blind against Wanpeng Lim on the button.

A pot of around 170,000 was in the middle with a flop that showed A♥ 7♦ 3♠

Ma led out for 45,000 and was matched by Lim.

The turned showed a 5♣ and Ma check-called the 40,000 bet of Lim.

The river gave a 4♦. Ma checked and Lim shoved all in for 175,000.

Ma made the snap call.

Lim tabled A♣ 6♣, making a three-to-seven straight on the river. A disgusted Ma showed A♠ K♣ for a formidable but cracked big slick.

Player	Chips	Progress
HM Haohui MaChina	865,000(72 BB)	-1,005,000
WL Wanpeng LimSingapore	635,000(53 BB)	135,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 12:49:07 PM

Qiu Shoves On Ruan

Level 8: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Quan Qiu

A pot of 260,000 was in the middle beside a flop that showed 7♣ 7♦ 8♠

Competing were Quan Qiu on the small blind and Feixiang Ruan on the lowjack.

Qiu was first to act and bet out 50,000. Ruan made the call and both players were shown a 3♠ on the turn.

Qiu pushed in 75,000 and Ruan tanked a bit before finally deciding to call.

The dealer turned over an 8♣ on the river and Qiu spent a time bank token before announcing "All in" covering the remaining chips of Ruan.

Ruan folded immediately.

Player	Chips	Progress
QQ Quan QiuChina	855,000(71 BB)	545,000
FR Feixiang RuanChina	265,000(22 BB)	-235,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/6/2026, 12:45:19 PM

Xiaqing Pushes Past Gytis' Check-Raise

Level 8: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Xiaqing Ji

From the hijack Xiaqing Ji bet 24,000 which was called by Gytis Lazauninkas on the big blind. We see a flop of Q♣ Q♦ 2♥ which Gytis check-raised to 40,000 after Xiaqing bet 15,000.

Gytis then checked the 4♦ on the turn, Xiaqing bet 75,000, and Gytis had had enough.

Player	Chips	Progress
GL Gytis LazauninkasLithuania	1,170,000(98 BB)	92,000
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	1,000,000(83 BB)	582,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 12:38:35 PM

Like A Cat

Level 8: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Some players have busted, but have fired back again. Most notably, Vietnam's Nguyen Le is back with a third life.

Others with multiple lives include Winfred Yu, Bruno Volkmann and Jian Zhu.

Meanwhile, some busts who have not expressed another return so far include Yang Siang Ang and David Miscikowski.

Player	Chips	Progress
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	500,000(42 BB)	500,000
BV Bruno VolkmannBrazil	500,000(42 BB)
JZ Jian ZhuChina	500,000(42 BB)
WY Winfred YuHong Kong	500,000(42 BB)
YS Yang Siang AngMalaysia	busted
DM David MiscikowskiUnited States of America	busted	-160,000

Level 8: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 54/70

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 12:33:06 PM

Lin's Two Pair Sends Le Out

Level 7: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Tony Ren Lin was under the gun against Nguyen Le on the button.

The pot had over 200,000 with a board that showed K♦ 7♥ 6♣ 7♥ A♣

Lin had pushed in a bet of 475,000, covering the remaining 300,000 or so chips of Le.

Le spent a few time bank cards, looked uneasy in his seat, but then pushed some chips to call.

Lin turned over A♦ K♥ for two pair.

Lin said, "You have ace-queen?"

Le turned over J♠ J♥

Lin said, "Pocket jacks? Oh no. GG, my friend."

Will Le fire a third bullet in this flight?

Player	Chips	Progress
TR Tony Ren LinChina	1,420,000(142 BB)	920,000
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	busted	-500,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 12:30:39 PM

Liu Makes Xing Surrender

Level 7: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Xing was on the small blind against Yuhan Liu under the gun.

The completed board showed A♥ 7♦ J♠ Q♠ 4♥ beside a pot of around 70,000.

Xing went into the tank, spent a time bank card before finally checking over to Liu.

Liu didn't hesitate and pushed 125,000 in the middle, leaving 25,000 behind.

Xing tanked again, then took a last look at his cards before bidding them farewell.

Player	Chips	Progress
X XingChina	790,000(79 BB)	-146,000
YL Yuhan LiuChina	265,000(27 BB)	-235,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/6/2026, 12:22:20 PM

Ryuta Nakai Busts Winfred Yu

Level 7: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Winfred Yu raised to 20,000 from under the gun, Ryuta Nakai at the +1 3-bet to 50, which Winfred called.

The flop was 8♣ A♥ 4♥, Winfred checked raised Ryuta's bet of 30,000 to 90,0000, which Ryuta called.

Winfred then shoveled 175,000 for the 5♦ on the turn, which Nakai flat called.

On the river Q♣, Winfred pushed all in which Ryuta was quick to call then showed his 6♣ 7♣ for the straight against Winfred's 2-pair with his A♣ 4♣.

In busting Winfred, Ryuta overtakes the tall stacks we surveyed at the break.

Player	Chips
RN Ryuta NakaiJapan	1,925,000(193 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 12:10:38 PM

Fresh Faces

Level 7: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Some fresh faces joining after the dinner break include Malaysia's Sean Ooi, who has been performing well this series.

Ooi won the Single Day Super High Roller, came third in the High Roller and finished runner-up in the Sovereign 50K.

Meanwhile, Austria's Samuel Mullur jumped straight in the King's Main Event after just finishing 7th in the Crown Hunt.

2025 GPI Player of the Year Punnat Punsri of Thailand has also taken a seat.

Player	Chips
SM Samuel MullurAustria	500,000(50 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	500,000(50 BB)
PP Punnat PunsriThailand	500,000(50 BB)

Level 7: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 55/67

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/6/2026, 11:18:14 AM

Big Stack at the Dinner Break

Dinner Break

A stroll around the emptied playing tables during the dinner break tells the tale of the tall stacks at eah table:

Player	Chips	Progress
HM Haohui MaChina	1,870,000	210,000
YL Yongjia LinAustralia	1,360,000	860,000
DC David ColemanUnited States of America	1,268,000	768,000
GL Gytis LazauninkasLithuania	1,078,000	578,000
YW Ye WangChina	875,000	110,000
DB Duan BinChina	800,000	300,000

Dinner Break

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 51/62

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/6/2026, 11:04:41 AM

Post Flop Chip Play

Level 6: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Wai Kiat Lee raised from the hijack to 16,000 which Vincent Huang on the cutoff 3-bet to 50,000. Action circles back to Wait Kiat through the abandoned blinds, and he calls the 50k.

The flop is Q♥ 5♦ 2♦. Wai Kiat checked, Vincent bet 35,000. Wai Kiat raises to 95,000. Vincent then re-raises to 255,000, and Wai Kiat exits stage left.

Player	Chips	Progress
VH Vincent HuangAustralia	860,000(108 BB)	360,000
WK Wai Kiat LeeMalaysia	340,000(43 BB)	-27,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 11:01:36 AM

Ye Takes All Of Mao's Chips

Level 6: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Renji Mao

Renji Mao was seen leaving his seat and headed straight to the registration counter to refire a second life.

Still on the table was the pocket eights of Zhi Ye with a board that showed he made a set.

Mao will have a new seat and a fresh starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
ZY Zhi YeChina	915,000(114 BB)	415,000
RM Renji MaoChina	500,000(63 BB)	80,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 10:55:11 AM

Tang Makes Some

Level 6: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

A pre-flop pot of around 60,000 was built mostly between Yita Choong on the hijack and Danny Tang on the button.

The flop came T♥ 4♠ 9♥

Choong checked to Tang, who fired a bet of 25,000. Choong folded immediately.

There are some crushes on that table, which include the likes of Rodrigo Selouan, Konstantin Held, Ryuta Nakai and Ye Wang.

Player	Chips	Progress
YW Ye WangChina	765,000(96 BB)	265,000
DT Danny TangHong Kong	680,000(85 BB)	180,000
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	625,000(78 BB)	95,000
KH Konstantin HeldGermany	565,000(71 BB)	65,000
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	530,000(66 BB)	30,000
RN Ryuta NakaiJapan	440,000(55 BB)	-60,000
RS Rodrigo SelouanBrazil	180,000(23 BB)	-290,000

Level 6: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 48/58

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 10:38:55 AM

More Big Names Fill The Tables

Level 5: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Some recent additions to the King's Main Event include Hong Kong's Danny Tang, who is a QQPK Ambassador and one of the more famous high rollers in the poker world. Tang has nearly. USD 44 million in total live earnings.

His most recent achievement was winning the USD 100,000 Triton Super High Roller Main Event in Montenegro last May.

WSOP bracelet winner Konstantin Held is also on the field.

Defending King Poker Cup Main Event champion Tony Ren Lin is also lurking on the registration tables, preparing to dive in.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 10:33:33 AM

Second Chances And No Signs Of Life

Level 5: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Joseph Cheong

Yang Wang, Qiangsheng Li and Wei Sun have left their seats and have not yet signaled a return to this flight.

Meanwhile, those who recently restarted their second lives include Joseph Cheong, Zhi Ye, Ryuta Nakai and Nguyen Le.

Player	Chips	Progress
ZY Zhi YeChina	500,000(83 BB)	180,000
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	500,000(83 BB)
RN Ryuta NakaiJapan	500,000(83 BB)	-500,000
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	193,000(32 BB)
YW Yang WangChina	busted	-500,000
QL Qiangsheng LiChina	busted	-500,000
WS Wei SunChina	busted	-500,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/6/2026, 10:26:13 AM

Zhi Ye Pushes Renji Mao off the Pot

Level 5: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Zhi Ye and Renji Mao were in the hand, where the preflop betting had seen a raise to 50,000. The flop of 10c 8♠ 4♣ elicited only checks from those in, but the turn of 9♣ got a bet of 90,000 from Zhi under the gun, which had Renji exiting the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
ZY Zhi YeChina	517,000(86 BB)	17,000
RM Renji MaoChina	420,000(70 BB)	-80,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 10:21:19 AM

In Other News...

Level 5: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Quan Zhou

The Final Table of the Crown Hunt is currently playing. The champion is set to win USD 160,000.

The highest mystery bounty was also cracked earlier by China's Quan Zhou, who found the top prize of USD 70,000.

Playing in the final table are Mingcong Chen, Phuong Ngoc Nguyen, Samuel Mullur, Michael Nam, John Perry, Ting Yi Tsai, Chi Zhang, Quan Zhou and Ryan Plant.

Livestream of the final table can be viewed at the King Poker Cup Official YouTube Channel.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 10:13:57 AM

Lee's Shove Goes Unanswered

Level 5: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Xiaqing Ji was on the big blind against Wai Kiat Lee on the lowjack. The community board read K♠ 7♥ 5♣ J♥ 7♦ and rested beside a pot of around 180,000.

Ji tapped his option over to Lee, who bet out 175,000 - leaving 6,000 behind.

Ji went into deep thought, peeked at his cards several times, wondered if fairies really existed in magical forests, then threw in his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	418,000(70 BB)	-82,000
WK Wai Kiat LeeMalaysia	367,000(61 BB)	-133,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/6/2026, 10:03:34 AM

Lei Yu Chugging Along

Level 4: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Lei Yu has been the instigator on Table 32, and this time he made a modest raise to 12,000 from UTG+1, and had Kaiwen Wei calling from the big blind.

Flop: T♠ 3♠ 9♣. Kaiwen checks, Lei bets 22,000, Kaiwen calls.

Turn: J♥. Kaiwen checks, Lei bets 27,000, Kaiwen calls.

River: 6♦. Both check.

Lei takes the hand with K♣ T♣ and thte superior kicker compared to Kaiwen's 10d 7♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
LY Lei YuChina	924,000(185 BB)	157,000
KW Kaiwen WeiUnited States of America	426,000(85 BB)	-74,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 9:57:00 AM

Ma Said Knock You Out

Level 5: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

The dealer at Table 34 announced "Seat Open" and Vietnam's Nguyen Le was seen getting up from his seat in a hurry. Meanwhile, a huge stack of chips was heading to chip leader Haohui Ma, who continues to build a Great Wall.

Le rushed to the registration counter to fire another bullet.

Player	Chips	Progress
HM Haohui MaChina	1,660,000(277 BB)	120,000
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	500,000(83 BB)	-500,000

Level 5: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 44/49

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 9:38:38 AM

Haohui Ma On The Chip Leader Throne

Level 4: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Haohui Ma

A towering stack - literally towering with chips - stuck out from the field. Upon closer inspection, the stack belonged to China's Haohui Ma for 1,540,000. Ma is the only one who has crossed the millionmark.

Other top stacks (not necessarily officially ranked) include:

Player	Chips	Progress
HM Haohui MaChina	1,540,000(308 BB)	1,040,000
X XingChina	936,000(187 BB)	41,000
LY Lei YuChina	767,000(153 BB)	232,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/6/2026, 9:32:59 AM

Seats are Filling, and So Are Pots

Level 4: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Lei Yu

The number of participants to Day 1/A has grown to 46. With the increase in players, the action into the pots has likewise grown.

On Table 32, Lei Yu initiated the action with a bet of 12,000 into the put on the button. He was called by Bin Duan in the small blind.

Bin checked on the flop of A♦ J♦ 9♥, and Lei bet 25,000 which Bin called. The turn was 3♠ which again Bin checked, Lei bet 76,000 on, and Bin again called. On the Q♥ on the river, Bin again checked, Lei blasted 164,000, which for the 3rd time, Bin called.

No wonder, they both had two pair, Lei with his A♠ and 9♠, and Bin with his A♣ 3♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
LY Lei YuChina	770,000(154 BB)	235,000
DB Duan BinChina	500,000(100 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 9:31:21 AM

Out And In

Level 4: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Abraham Ceesvin

Abraham Ceesvin, Wanpeng Lim and Yongjia Lin have busted out. Ceesvin and Lim have fired another bullet. LIn has yet to return.

Registration is still open until before the start of Level 11.

Player	Chips
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	500,000(100 BB)
WL Wanpeng LimSingapore	500,000(100 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 9:19:00 AM

Stacked Field In Main Event

Level 4: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Yuhan Liu

Day 1A of the King's Main Event is stacked. There are several players here who have won titles the past few days including the likes Yuhan Liu, who took down the KPC Main Event a few days ago and will certainly be eyeing a rare double if he claims the victory in this one.

A lot of final tablists from other events have also taken to the felt like Lei Yu, Gytis Lazauinkas, Tsz Kin Heung, Hahoui Ma, Yuhan Liu, Ryuta Nakai, Chin We Lim, Wai Kiat Lee, Kaiwen Wei and Hongjun Zhao.

Level 4: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 35/35

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 32/32

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 8:56:41 AM

Random Stacks

Level 3: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

These aren't official chip leader counts, but just some random stacks of key players.

Player	Chips	Progress
X XingChina	895,000(224 BB)	395,000
LY Lei YuChina	535,000(134 BB)	35,000
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	530,000(133 BB)	30,000
RS Rodrigo SelouanBrazil	470,000(118 BB)	-30,000
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	340,000(85 BB)	-160,000
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	193,000(48 BB)	-687,000

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/6/2026, 8:53:15 AM

Quan Qiu Calls David Miscikowski's Bluff

Level 3: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

David Miscikowski was the Goliath in this hand, his chips shading everyone else's in the hand.

Tsz Kin Heung had raised to 9,000 from the cutoff, which Quan Qiu called on the button. David raised to 45,000, which only Quan called.

David then bet 25,000 on the flop of 9♠ 4♠ 7♥, which Quan called. Dvid next beet 50,000 on the 4♦ turn, which Quan called.

At the river Q♣, David upped his bet to 275,000 and Quan's response was to go all in:

David had big slick A♥ K♠ and Quan Q2 5♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
QQ Quan QiuChina	570,000(143 BB)	70,000
DM David MiscikowskiUnited States of America	160,000(40 BB)	-340,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 8:31:52 AM

More Crushers

Level 3: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Calvin Lee

The field is now growing with some familiar crushers seen riffling some chips. Among them are Singapore's Abraham Ceesvin - the APT Main Event champion.

Then, there's also South Korea's Calvin Lee - a two-time APT Superstar Challenge winner. WSOP bracelet winner Renji Mao of China is also on the tables along with compatriot Haohui Ma, who won recently won the Super U Challenge during the RDPT Plus Jeju Summer last month.

Player	Chips
HM Haohui MaChina	500,000(125 BB)
RM Renji MaoChina	500,000(125 BB)
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	500,000(125 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	500,000(125 BB)

Level 3: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 26/26

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/6/2026, 8:01:58 AM

Afternoon Fireworks

Level 2: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Joseph Cheong

We're in the second level, and this early in the tournament, with the blinds about 1/166 of the starting stack, but with re-buy still open for the next 7 hours, the action is going to be either pretty timid, or quite wild.

Joseph Cheong chose violence, so playing along the latter, he 3-bet Xing's raise of 12,000 to 45,000 from the small blind., aand Zhi Ye o nthe big called, as 23ll as Xing.

The flop of J♥ 7♦ 2♦ had Joseph betting 55,000, Zhi raising it to 110,000, Xing running tail, and Joseph calling.

Joseph checked the 5♣ on the turn, Zhi bet 115,000, which Joseph called.

On the river T♦, Joseph pushed all in. Zhi took 4 time cards before eventually folding.

Egged on by the table, Joseph showed his cards: A♦ K♣

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	880,000(293 BB)	380,000
ZY Zhi YeChina	320,000(107 BB)	-180,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 7:44:39 AM

Notables On The Field

Level 2: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Quan Qiu

China's Quan Qiu has taken a seat. Qiu claimed the K Poker Cup Player of the Series and was awarded the K Poker Cup rose gold bracelet. Qiu made several final tables during the K Poker Cup series and also won the High Roller event.

WSOP bracelet winner and APT all-time money leader Joseph Cheong of the United States has also taken a seat. Cheong has over USD 21.3 million in total live earnings.

Level 2: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 10/1

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 7:34:13 AM

Cards Are In The AIr!

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

Xing

Four players have taken to the felt and cards are in the air.

Player	Chips
LZ Lante ZhangChina	500,000(250 BB)
X XingChina	500,000(250 BB)
ZY Zhi YeChina	500,000(250 BB)
RS Rodrigo SelouanBrazil	500,000(250 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 7:29:40 AM

Early Birds

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

Rodrigo Selouan

Well, they're really not early. The clock has been ticking and cards haven't been dealt yet, but they are the first registrants and once they take their seats, we'll see some cards flying and some chips riffling.

Player	Chips
RS Rodrigo SelouanBrazil	500,000(250 BB)
X XingChina	500,000(250 BB)
LZ Lante ZhangChina	500,000(250 BB)
TK Tsz Kin HeungHong Kong	500,000(250 BB)
DC Dong ChenHong Kong	500,000(250 BB)
YW Ye WangChina	500,000(250 BB)
ZY Zhi YeChina	500,000(250 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	500,000(250 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 7:23:25 AM

Waiting For Seats To Fill

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

The registration numbers have gone up. However, the players have yet to show up and take their seats before cards are officially in the air.

Denis LucindoDenis Lucindo

8/6/2026, 7:02:00 AM

Clock Starts on Day 1/A of the King's Main Event

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

The clock has started on Level 1 of Day 1/A of the King's Main Event. The USD 15,000 entry tournament so far has 1 entrant, with 4 needed before cards are dealt.

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 1/1

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

8/6/2026, 3:52:41 AM

King's Main Event Launches Today

One of the crown jewel events of the King Poker Cup series takes center stage today at the Les A Casino in Jeju, South Korea. The King's Main Event will have cards in the air at 16:00 local time and will look to continue the momentum that the series has brought so far.

The King's Main Event comes with a USD 15,000 buy-in and will have two Day 1 starting flights with the last one playing tomorrow at 13:00 local time.

The survivors of those two starting flights will continue their journey onto Day 2, which will play down to a final table that will come back for a Day 3 final and crown a champion.

In the last King's Main Event held in January earlier this year, there were 191 entries that built a total prize pool of USD 2,681,700. Emerging as the champion in that event was Tony Ren Lin, who bagged the top prize of USD 600,700.

Will he be able to repeat?

Stay tuned here for all the live reports and updates to find out.

Event starts 16:00 local time..