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7-Card Stud Hyper Turbo

Date: September 28, 2024

Buy-In: KRW 300,000 (~USD 220)

Entries: 36

Prize Pool: KRW0 9,218,880 (~USD 7,000)

ITM: 6

Gao Qingbo outlasted the final table of 6 and topped the 36 entries to claim the 7-Card Stud Hyper Turbo championship plus a first prize payout of KRW 3,130,000 (~USD 2,300).

The championship boosts Gao Qingbo's total live cash earnings to over USD 40,000. Apart from this championship, Gao has also been crowned champion of the NLH-Hyper Turbo event at the Red Dragon Poker Tour Jeju, the Crazy Pineapple Hyper Turbo event at The Asian Poker Tour Jeju. Now he can add another championship won also at Jeju to his portfolio.

Keep updated on all of the results:

Poker Dream 12 Jeju - 2024 - Festival Results

7-Card Stud Hyper Turbo

Ante: 1,500 Bring In: 2,000

Date: September 28, 2024

Buy-In: KRW 300,000 (~USD 220)

Entries: 36

Prize Pool: KRW0 9,218,880 (~USD 7,000)

ITM: 6

Payout Structure:

1st - KRW 3,130,000 (~USD 2,300)

2nd - KRW 2,168,880 (~USD 1,600)

3rd - KRW 1,380,000 (~USD 1,000)

4th - KRW 1,060,000 (~USD 800)

5th - KRW 830,000 (~USD 630)

6th - KRW 650,000 (~USD 500)

The final 6 remain. All are guaranteed a minimum payout of KRW 650,000 (~USD 500), but the focus is always on the top prize. Nicholas Michael sits as the chip leader entering the final table with 163,000 chips.

Here are the final table chip counts:

Mystery Big Bounty (KRW 200M GTD) Flight D

Date: September 28, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 600,000 (~USD 440)

Guarantee: KRW 200,000,000 (~USD 150,000)

Entries: 140

ITM: 14

Per Flipout:

Starting Stack: 20,000

Chips In Play: 200,000

The rules of a flipout are pretty simple. There are 10 players who get 3 cards each face-up. Meaning, all players can see all the cards. With that information, a player will pick the best two cards and will go all-in against all the other cards. The dealer will deal a the five-card board and whoever has the best hand wins. A little bit of skill and a whole lot of luck.

Some of the lucky ones who won their 10-handed flipouts and get a chance to advance to the Day 2 final with 200,000 chips in tow are:

7-Card Stud Hyper Turbo

Ante: 500 Bring In: 1,000

Date: September 28, 2024

Buy-In: KRW 300,000 (~USD 220)

Entries: 36

Prize Pool: KRW0 9,218,880 (~USD 7,000)

ITM: 6

Payout Structure:

1st - KRW 3,130,000 (~USD 2,300)

2nd - KRW 2,168,880 (~USD 1,600)

3rd - KRW 1,380,000 (~USD 1,000)

4th - KRW 1,060,000 (~USD 800)

5th - KRW 830,000 (~USD 630)

6th - KRW 650,000 (~USD 500)

36 entries bough-in for KRW 300,000 (~USD 220) to create a prize pool worth KRW0 9,218,880 (~USD 7,000). The top 6 players will get their share of the prize pool with the top prize of KRW 3,130,000 (~USD 2,300) as the main goal.

Mystery Big Bounty (KRW 200M GTD) Flight C

Sponsored by Korea Poker Cup

Blinds 8,000/16,000 Ante 16,000

Date: September 28, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Guarantee: KRW 200,000,000 (~USD 150,000)

Entries: 128

ITM: 21

Starting Stack: 30,000

Chips In Play: 3,840,000

Average Stack: 182,500

Remaining Players: 21

128 Entries made the KRW 900,000 (~USD 660) buy-in to fight at the Mystery Big Bounty (KRW 200M GTD) for the opportunity to make it to the Day 2 Final and a chance to win big prizes from mystery bounties apart from a payout from the prize pool. The top 21 players from Flight C would be joining the other qualifiers from flights A and B and the winners of the Flight D flipout.

Baiyu Ni leads Flight C in chips with 471,000. He will bring those to the Day 2 Final when play resumes to determine a champion.

Here are the chip counts of the 21 survivors:

How Do You Feel About Winning The Event?

Yeah, It was nice. I like the tournament in Korea. Didn't play in Asia for quite some time, couple of years. It was very spontaneous to come here.

What made you decide to come and play here in Asia?

I had a good flight, but there's no amazing tournament in Europe right now. Nikola (aka Niko Koop) told me they have some good tournaments here (Asia). So I decided to come here.

What do you love about playing here in Asia?

I really like it here because people play fast, dealers are good, and staffs are good. It's a lot way more fun compare to the US and Europe. Here it's good atmosphere and everyone doesn't take it like too serious.

Can we expect you to come here again and play in Asia?

Yes, 100%.

$15,000 NLH Final

Date: September 27-28, 2024

Buy in: KRW 21,000,000 (~USD 15,000)

Entries: 71

Prize pool: KRW 1,388,121,000 (~ USD 1,053,000)

ITM: 9

Both are Germans and both are good friends. So when it was time to go heads-up between Niko Koop and Oliver Weis, the two decided on a deal. They divided the remaining payout among themselves and played a flipout for the trophy. Oliver Weis won.

Because of the deal, Niko Koop takes home KRW 326,991,000 (~USD 248,000) as the runner-up and Oliver Weis gets a share of KR 370,530,000 (~USD 281,000) plus the champion's trophy.

This win will improve Oliver Weis' total live cash earnings to over USD 2 Million. The last time Oliver Weis won a championship was back in early February this year when he won the NLHE - EPT High Roller event of the European Poker Tour - EPT Paris. He has had some significant cashes since then, but, of course, it is so much better when you're doing the trophy lifting.

Mystery Big Bounty (KRW 200M GTD) Flight B

Sponsored by Korea Poker Cup

Blinds 4,000/8,000 Ante 8,000

Date: September 28, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Guarantee: KRW 200,000,000 (~USD 150,000)

Entries: 218

ITM: 33

Starting Stack: 30,000

Chips In Play: 6,540,000

Average Stack: 198,300

Remaining Players: 33

218 entries signed up for KRW 900,000 (~USD 660) to take part in the second flight of the Mystery Big Bounty (KRW 200M GTD) for a chance to be among the top 33 players to advance to the Day 2 Final where tons of prizes from mystery bounties will be doled out apart from the prize pool payouts.

Shi Bei leads the remaining 33 survivors with 504,000 to bring to the felt on Day 2.

Pot Limit Omaha

Date: September 28, 20024

Buy-in: KRW 400,000 (~USD 290)

Entries: 24

Prize Pool: KRW 8,194,560 (~USD 6,200)

ITM: 5

24 entries made the KRW 400,000 (~USD 290) buy-in of the Pot Limit Omaha event. They built a prize pool of KRW 8,194,560 (~USD 6,200), but only the top 5 would get a payout. Outlasting everyone and becoming the Pot Limit Omaha champion was Zhichen Yu, who won the trophy and a first prize payout of KRW 3,030,000 (~USD 2,300).

Zhichen Yu won the KRW 1M Pot Limit Omaha here at Jeju during the Red Dragon Poker Tour Jeju 2024 last July. Then just last week, Zhichen Yu topped the Pot Limit Omaha - 6-card PLO event at the U series of Poker - USOP Hai Phong. And then now, another PLO championship.

That's some poker skill.

The win puts Zhichen Yu's live cash earnings past USD 40,000.

How Does It Feel Winning This Event?

Lucky! Enemy is very strong. I'm glad to win this game. I'm very happy. This is my first time to win in Poker Dream and also first time playing in Poker Dream.

Who do you think is your hardest opponent in the final table?

Xu Qiang, he is a WSOP champion. So I think he is very strong.

How are you going to celebrate?

Drink with friends. I promise my wife I will give her gift. Her birthday is next month so I give her birthday gift.

-Yang Haibo

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 100,000/200,000 Ante 200,000

Yang Haibo made the call from the dealer button and Qiang Xu put all his bullets into action, going all-in with 2,800,000. Haibo tanked a while, played with his chips a while, maybe whispered something to the universe and made the call. Qiang Xu showed K♣ Q♥ , which clearly dominated the K♦ 8♦ of Yang Haibo. The flop came K♥ 2♥ 2♦ and cemented Qiang Xu's dominance. Four aces to tie and three 8's to win. 7 outs. The turn 6♥ was no help. And then... the river 8♠. Yang Haibo makes a better two-pair and wins the Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final. When the poker gods smile at you, they throw you a river!

Qiang Xu finishes at 2nd place and gets to take home KRW 29,931,300 (~USD 22,700), which could be worth two weeks of five-star living at the Maldives.

Yang Haibo takes the title of champion and the trophy that comes with it, and not to forget the champion's payout of KRW 47,020,000 (~USD 35,600), which is the cost of a Harley Davidson touring bike.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 100,000/200,000 Ante 200,000

Heads-up. Yang Haibo vs. Qiang Xu. Qiang Xu has a 2:1 advantage over Yang Haibo.

Yang Haibo makes the call at the button and Qiang Xu checks his option to see a flop of 2♠ T♦ 5♠ . Qiang checks and Haibo fires 300,000. Qiang three-bets to 900,000 and Haibo risks his 4,650,000. Qiang tanks but makes the call. Yang Haibo flashes J♠ 8♠ while Qiang Xu shows K♥ T♥ . Qiang leads with the top pair and a healthy kicker, but Haibo is looking for a flush draw or a Jack. 12 outs. The turn throws a 5♦ and the river throws a J♣, which gives Haibo the win with a better pair.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 100,000/200,000 Ante 200,000

Yang Haibo made a min-raise of 400,000 from the dealer button and Jingxuan Zhu went all-in from the small blind for 2,380,000. Yang Haibo made the brave call.

The better pair of Yang Haibo held on and took out Jingxuan Zhu at 3rd place. Jingxuan Zhu gets a payout of KRW 22,330,000 (~USD 17,000) which is the price of a brand new jet ski.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 80,000/160,000 Ante 160,000

Pei Li pushed his last 195,000 from the small blind and Qiang Xu made the no-brainer call.

Qiang Xu flopped a pair, turned a two-pair and held on at the river to eliminate Pei Li at 4th place. Pei Li gets a payout of KRW 18,130,000 (~USD 13,700), which can buy half a kilo of Beluga caviar, depending on the season.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 80,000/160,000 Ante 160,000

Liu Tian put his faith in the Queens and pushed his remaining 1,100,000 chips in the middle. Wang Chongyang made the quick call with Pocket Aces. The Aces held up and eliminated Liu Tian at 5th place. Liu Tian earns KRW 14,270,000 (~USD 10,800) for the effort, and can now put a downpayment on a Mustang.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 60,000/120,000 Ante 120,000

Wang Chongyang pushed 1,515,000 all-in at the cut-off, confident with his A♦ Q♠. Jingxuan Zhu was even more confident when he made the call with A♥ K♥. The board of J♥ 4♠ 3♠ 3♣ T♥ was good evening to keep Jingxuan Zhu's big slick ahead and take out Wang Chongyang at 6th place.

Wang Chongyang takes home a payout of KRW 10,870,000 (~USD 8,200), which can pay for a VIP table at a Steve Aoki concert.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 60,000/120,000 Ante 120,000

Short-stacked and desperate, Leigang Yang made his move from the small blind with Q♠ 8♠ only to be met at the big blind by the A♠ 2♥ of Yang Haibo. The flop came 9♣ K♦ A♥ and dimmed the hope for Leigang Yang. The K♥ on the turn closed the lights with the river J♥ just a formality.

Leigang Yang exits at 7th place for payout of KRW 7,960,000 (~USD 6,000), which is good enough to spend on an electric car.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 60,000/120,000 Ante 120,000

Yang Haibo limped the requirements from the button. Nicholas Michael completed the small blind and the big blind checked for a flop of 2♦ 3♥ 4♣ . Nicholas Michael risked his last 700,000. The big blind folded and Yang Haibo snap called. Nicholas Michael flipped over 5♥ 9♣ for an open-ended straight draw while Yang Haibo turned over A♠ A♥, taking away two outs from Michael. The turn J♣ and river Q♠ gave Yang Haibo the win and eliminated Nicholas Michael at 8th place.

Nicholas Michael takes home a payout of KRW 5,820,000 (~USD 4,400), which can get him a trip from Jeju to a beach in Mexico with cases of cerveza and tequila.

$15,000 NLH Final

Blinds 50,000/125,000 Ante 125,000

Date: September 27-28, 2024

Buy in: KRW 21,000,000 (~USD 15,000)

Entries: 71

Prize pool: KRW 1,388,121,000 (~ USD 1,053,000)

ITM: 9

Remaining Payouts

1st - KRW 406,000,000 (~USD 308,000)

2nd - KRW 291,521,000 (~USD 221,000)

3rd - KRW 189,500,000 (~USD 143,000)

4th - KRW 143,000,000 (~USD 108,000)

5th - KRW 111,000,000 (~USD 84,000)

6th - KRW 86,100,000 (~USD 65,000)

7th - KRW 68,000,000 (~USD 51,500)

8th - KRW 52,700,000 (~USD 40,000)

9th - KRW 40,300,000 (~USD 30,500)

Starting Stack: 500,000

Chips In Play: 35,500,000

Average Stack; 3,940,000

Remaining Players: 9

71 total entries. A prize pool of KRW 1,388,121,000 (~ USD 1,053,000). Only 9 places to be paid. And here they all are at the final table. Each one guaranteed at least KRW 40,300,000 (~USD 30,500).

Oliver Weis claims the chip leader crown with a stack of 8,575,000. Weis has been consistently at the top ever since he gained the chip lead earlier in the day. A shout behind is Xiaochun Shi Yuexinwith 7,075,000. Yu Lei wraps up the top three with 5,825,000.

Here are the final table chip counts:

Mystery Big Bounty (KRW 200M GTD) Flight B

Sponsored by Korea Poker Cup

Blinds 200/400 Ante 400

Date: September 28, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Guarantee: KRW 200,000,000 (~USD 150,000)

Entries: 120

ITM: Top 15% of field advance to Day 2 Final

Starting Stack: 30,000

Chips In Play: 3,600,000

Average Stack: 33,600

Remaining Players: 107

$15,000 NLH Final

Blinds 50,000/125,000 Ante 125,000

With a stack just a little above 10 big blinds, Wenyao Bao put his trust in 8♣ 8♠ and shoved all his 1,545,000 chips from under the gun with Xiaochun Shi making the call from the button with a confident A♣ Q♣ . The flop came A♠ Q♠ 9♥ which left Wenyao Bao with a two-outer to survive. The turn 4♦ and the river 7♠ maintained Xiaochun Shi's winning hand and eliminated Wenyao Bao at the bubble.

Mystery Big Bounty (KRW 200M GTD) Flight A

Sponsored by Korea Poker Cup

Blinds 5,000/10,000 Ante 10,000

Date: September 28, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Guarantee: KRW 200,000,000 (~USD 150,000)

Entries: 156

ITM: 23

Starting Stack: 30,000

Chips In Play: 4,680,000

Average Stack: 203,400

Remaining Players: 23

156 registrants of KRW 900,000 (~USD 660) joined Flight A of the Mystery Big Bounty (KRW 200M GTD) in the hopes of being among the top 23 to advance to the Day 2 final tomorrow, where they will have a chance to win big mystery bounty prizes on top of their share of the prize pool. The 23 survivors who advance for tomorrow's final are already guaranteed in the money. They will join other top players from Flights B, C and D.

Leading Flight A as the chip leader is Yi Mengchao, who has 450,000 chips to bring to the Day 2 final.

The rest of the chip counts are as follows:

Pot Limit Omaha

Blinds 2,500/5,000

Date: September 28, 20024

Buy-in: KRW 400,000 (~USD 290)

Entries: 24

Prize Pool: KRW 8,194,560 (~USD 6,200)

ITM: 5

Remaining Payouts:

1st - KRW 3,030,000 (~USD 2,300)

2nd - KRW 2,094,560 (~USD 1,600)

3rd - KRW 1,330,000 (~USD 1,000)

4th - KRW 960,000 (~USD 730)

5th - KRW 780,000 (~USD 590)

Remaining Players: 5

Biao Ding ends his quest for another championship, busting out at the bubble at the Pot Limit Omaha event. The top 5 players that remain are guaranteed a minimum payout of KRW 780,000 (~USD 590), but all eyes are on the grand prize of KRW 3,030,000 (~USD 2,300) and the championship title.

PLO expert Zhichen Yu leads the remaining 5 players with 170,000 in chips. The rest of the final table counts are:

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 50,000/100,000 Ante 100,000

Jingxuan Zhu raised all-in from the button and was called by Chua Chen Shen for his remaining 650,000. Jingxuan Zhu flipped over A♥ 8♥ to the discouraged Chua Chen Shen who flashed K♥ Q♦. The board fell 6♠ 4♠ 2♠ and the turn A♠ closed out the deal without the need for the 9♥ river.

Chua Chen Shen finished at 9th place and took home his share of KRW 4,760,000 (~USD 3,600) from the prize pool, which is good enough to buy a second-hand super bike.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 50,000/100,000 Ante 100,000

With less than 5 big blinds, Leigang Yang pushed his remaining 475,000 chips, keeping the faith with 5♦ 5♠. Jingxuan Zhu made the call with a formidable A♦ J♣. The flop came 5♣ J♥ 2♦ giving Leigang Yang a set The K♥ left Zhu drawing dead at the turn. The 4♥ river didn't even have to play.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 40,000/80,000 Ante 80,000

Date: September 27 & 28, 20024

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Entries: 319

Prize Pool: KRW 242,781,300 (~USD184,100)

ITM: 48

1A: 16/102 entries

1B: 17/112 entries

1C: 12/I75 entries

1D: 3/30 entries

Remaining Payouts:

1st - KRW 47,020,000 (~USD 35,600)

2nd - KRW 29,931,300 (~USD 22,700)

3rd - KRW 22,330,000 (~USD 17,000)

4th - KRW 18,130,000 (~USD 13,700)

5th - KRW 14,270,000 (~USD 10,800)

6th - KRW 10,870,000 (~USD 8,200)

7th - KRW 7,960,000 (~USD 6,000)

8th - KRW 5,820,000 (~USD 4,400)

9th - KRW 4,760,000 (~USD 3,600)

Chips In Play: 12,355,000

Average Chip Stack: 1,360,100

Remaining Players: 9

The final table is ready to go. Chongyang Wang sits at the chip leader throne with 2,600,000 chips, hounded closely by Pei Li with 2,130,000. Nicholas Michael sits at an exact 2,000,000. These top 3 are the only ones in the two-million club.

The final table chip counts are:

Pot Limit Omaha

Blinds 1,000/2,500

Date: September 28, 20024

Buy-in: KRW 400,000 (~USD 290)

Entries: 24

Prize Pool: KRW 8,194,560 (~USD 6,200)

ITM: 5

Remaining Payouts:

1st - KRW 3,030,000 (~USD 2,300)

2nd - KRW 2,094,560 (~USD 1,600)

3rd - KRW 1,330,000 (~USD 1,000)

4th - KRW 960,000 (~USD 730)

5th - KRW 780,000 (~USD 590)

Starting Stack: 20,000

Chips In Play: 480,000

Average Chip Stack: 60,000

Remaining Players: 8

With so many poker events happening here at the Poker Dream 12 Jeju 2024, 24 players made a buy-in for KRW 400,000 (~USD 290) to play some Pot Limit Omaha. They built a prize pool of KRW 8,194,560 (~USD 6,200) with only the top 5 players getting a payout.

Some of the players participating in the event include Biao Ding, who won the inaugural Jeju Open just last night.

Zhichen Yu is also at the tables, fresh from his championship victory at the Pot Limit Omaha - 6-carded Omaha event of the U Series of Poker - USOP Hai Phong a week ago.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 40,000/80,000 Ante 80,000

Qiang Xu pushed all-in from under the gun with A♥ 3♦ and Jin Zhou made the call from the cutoff with A♣ J♥. Jin Zhou dominated, and Qiang Xu had that disappointed look. The board ran A♠ 2♦ 6♦, keeping Jin Zhou in command. The turn K♦ brought a smile to Qiang Xu and the river 9♦ beamed that smile from ear to ear. Qiang Xu's one-card flush was a gift from the gods, sending Jin Zhou to the cashier to collect his 10th place payout of KRW 4,080,000 (~USD 3,000), which can be used to pay for some artsy limited edition sneakers.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 40,000/80,000 Ante 80,000

It was all left to the blinds. Nicholas Michael applied the pressure from the small blind putting Yilu Yuan all-in for his last 150,000 at the big blind. With the blinds increase and the short stack, Yilu Yuan knew this was it and put his tournament life at risk with K♦ 9♣ versus the dominating K♠ J♠ of Nicholas Michael. The board ran T♣ 4♣ 5♦ Q♥ A♥ giving Nicholas Michael a straight to send home Yilu Yuan at 11th place.

Yilu Yuan takes home an 11th place payout of KRW 4,080,000 (~USD 3,000), which can buy center court tickets for the French Open finals.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 30,000/60,000 Ante 60,000

The rollercoaster rolls to the very top and then it uses the immediate drop to gain momentum as it rails through the track.

The first drop for Nicholas Michael was when his K♥ Q♦ went up against the 5♥ 5♦ of Yliu Yuan. Yilu Yuan won the coin-toss on a board of 8♦ T♦ 6♠ 6♦ 4♣.

From that bottom with only 5 big blinds left, the only way is up or out. For Nicholas Michael, it was up.

His A♥ 3♥ held up against the K♥ J♥ of Jin Zhou. No one hit anything on the board of 7♥ 5♣ 8♦ Q♦ 7♠, making the ace-high of Nicholas Michael the winner.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 40,000/80,000 Ante 80,000

With blinds increasing the next level, Nicholas Michael again went on a battle with Yilu Yuan. This time Nicholas Michael was armed with Q♦ Q♠ against the A♥ 5♦ of Yilu Yuan. The board came T♣ 7♠ Q♥ 8♥ 3♥. Yilu Yuan was dead on the flop.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 30,000/60,000 Ante 60,000

Wang Chongyang raised the minimum 120,000 from UTG+1 and Liu Tian took it up a notch to 350,000 from the button. The blinds got out of the way and action came back to Wang Chongyang, who played with his chips a little bit before turning up the volume to 1,000,000. Liu Tian went into deep thought and decided to push his chips all-in on the strength of his A♣ K♠ . Wang Chongyang made the snap call with a confident flip of A♦ A♥.

The board came 8♥ J♦ J♠ 8♠ T♠ . Liu Tian was severely stabbed on the flop and was dead by the turn.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 25,000/50,000 Ante 50,000

Nicholas Michael made a 175,000 raise from UTG+1 and was re-raised all-in for 440,000 by Ngooi Chin Hua from the big blind. Nicholas Michael made the call for a showdown.

Ngooi Chin Hua was slightly pleased when they flipped over their cards. Ngooi Hua's K♦ 7♦ slightly dominated the K♣ 4♣ of Nicholas Michael.

But then... the flop of 2♦ 4♥ Q♠ gave Nicholas Michael the lead and Hua with only 3 outs to stay alive. The turn 5♥ and river A♥ was of no help and Ngooi Chin Hua took a gracious exit at 12th place, pocketing a decent payout of KRW 3,590,000 (~USD 2,700), which can be used for a weekend getaway in Thailand.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 25,000/50,000 Ante 50,000

A short-stacked Lei Li put all 260,000 chips in the middle from UTG+1, trusting on the strength of K♣ Q♥. Pei Li made the call from the small blind with A♠ T♥ for a showdown. The flop A♦ 6♠ 6♣ put a fatal blow to Lei Li who needed a miracle runner-runner to stay alive. The turn 3♠ shut the door on those chances and the Q♦ on the river didn't matter at all.

Lei Li goes out at 13th place with a payout of KRW 3,590,000 (~USD 2,700), enough to purchase a lovely painting from an upcoming artist.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 25,000/50,000 Ante 50,000

With just the blinds at play, Nicholas Michael raised all-in from the small blind. Yilu Yuan defended and doubled up.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 25,000/50,000 Ante 50,000

Chunhao Zhang went all-in with A♠ Q♥ and failed to hit anything against the J♦ J♣ of Liu Tian. Chunhao Zhang gets eliminated at 14th place and earns his share of KRW 3,220,000 (~USD 2,400) from the prize pool. He can now treat his friends to a weekend in Disneyland.

Mystery Big Bounty (KRW 200M GTD) Flight B

Sponsored by Korea Poker Cup

Blinds 200/400 Ante 400

Date: September 28, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Guarantee: KRW 200,000,000 (~USD 150,000)

Entries: 120

ITM: Top 15% of field advance to Day 2 Final

Starting Stack: 30,000

Chips In Play: 3,600,000

Average Stack: 33,600

Remaining Players: 107

120 players signed up for KRW 900,000 (~USD 660) to play in the second flight of the Mystery Big Bounty (KRW 200M GTD). 107 players are still in contention, and will play down to the top 15%. Registration is still open, so the entries have a chance to increase.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 20,000/40,000 Ante 40,000

Xiaolu Li pushed all his 610,000 chips from the cutoff. When it got to Chen Shen Chua at the big blind, he tanked for a while before finally making the call.

Nothing hit for both players, but the ace-high of Chen Shen Chua was enough to take down the huge pot and eliminate Xiaolu Li at 15th place. Xiaolu Li takes home a payout of KRW 3,220,000 (~USD 2,400), which can buy really good seats at a World Cup match.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 15,000/30,000 Ante 30,000

Under The Gun makes a min-raise which Liu Tian 3-bets to 175,000. Ou Renjingjie calls all-in from the big blind for his last 130,000 with UTG getting out of the way.

The flop favored Renjingjie with a pair of tens, but the turn gave the overtake for Tian with a pair of aces and held when the river couldn't give Renjingjie any of his 5 outs.

Ou Rejingjie exits at 16th place for a payout of KRW 2,860,000 (~USD 2,100), which could be used for a top-of-the-line car stereo system upgrade.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 15,000/30,000 Ante 30,000

Date: September 27 & 28, 20024

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Entries: 319

Prize Pool: KRW 242,781,300 (~USD184,100)

ITM: 48

1A: 16/102 entries

1B: 17/112 entries

1C: 12/I75 entries

1D: 3/30 entries

Remaining Payouts:

1st - KRW 47,020,000 (~USD 35,600)

2nd - KRW 29,931,300 (~USD 22,700)

3rd - KRW 22,330,000 (~USD 17,000)

4th - KRW 18,130,000 (~USD 13,700)

5th - KRW 14,270,000 (~USD 10,800)

6th - KRW 10,870,000 (~USD 8,200)

7th - KRW 7,960,000 (~USD 6,000)

8th - KRW 5,820,000 (~USD 4,400)

9th - KRW 4,760,000 (~USD 3,600)

10th - 11th - KRW 4,080,000 (~USD 3,000)

12th - 13th - KRW 3,590,000 (~USD 2,700)

14th - 15th - KRW 3,220,000 (~USD 2,400)

16th - 17th - KRW 2,860,000 (~USD 2,100)

Chips In Play: 12,355,000

Average Chip Stack: 772,100

Remaining Players: 16

The final two tables are underway with 16 players remaining in the Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final. Chua Chen Shen reigns as the chip leader with 1,450,000 chips followed real closely by Nicholas Michael with 1,400,000. Chongyang Wang rounds up the top three with 1,150,000. So far, the top three are the only chip millionaires.

Here are the chip counts of the two final tables:

Mystery Big Bounty (KRW 200M GTD) Flight A

Sponsored by Korea Poker Cup

Blinds 1,000/2,000 Ante 2,000

Date: September 28, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Guarantee: KRW 200,000,000 (~USD 150,000)

Entries: 156

ITM: Top 15% of field advance to Day 2 Final

Starting Stack: 30,000

Chips In Play: 4,680,000

Average Stack: 55,800

Remaining Players: 85

After 10 levels of poker action at the Mystery Big Bounty (KRW 200M GTD) Flight A, the field has grown to 156 entries. 85 players are still alive, hoping to make it to the top 15% and move on to a Day 2 Final tomorrow.

Zhou Zixuan leads the field so far with 188,000 chips with Shu Xingyu tagging close behind with 174,000 at second place.

Here are the top chip counts so far:

$15,000 NLH Final

Blinds 15,000/30,000 Ante 30,000

Date: September 27-28, 2024

Buy in: KRW 21,000,000 (~USD 15,000)

Entries: 71

Prize pool: KRW 1,388,121,000 (~ USD 1,053,000)

ITM: 9

Starting Stack: 500,000

Chips In Play: 35,500,000

Average Stack; 1,420,000

Remaining Players: 25

Late registrants into the $15,000 NLH Final pumped up the prize pool to KRW 1,388,121,000 (~ USD 1,053,000). A total of 71 entries made the buy-in, but only now 25 players remain.

Oliver Weis holds the chip leader throne with a commanding 3,360,000 in chips. Tony Lin is at his slipstream with 3,040,000. Rounding up the top 3 is Shi Xiaochun with 2,480,000.

Henrik Heckeln, who started the day with the chip lead has slid down to 4th, but still remains in contention. Daniel Tang is still also among the top 10. John Juanda is still alive but is out of the top ten.

Here are the top 10 chip counts:

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 10,000/20,000 Ante 20,000

Date: September 27 & 28, 20024

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Entries: 319

Prize Pool: KRW 242,781,300 (~USD184,100)

ITM: 48

1A: 16/102 entries

1B: 17/112 entries

1C: 12/I75 entries

1D: 3/30 entries

Remaining Payouts:

1st - KRW 47,020,000 (~USD 35,600)

2nd - KRW 29,931,300 (~USD 22,700)

3rd - KRW 22,330,000 (~USD 17,000)

4th - KRW 18,130,000 (~USD 13,700)

5th - KRW 14,270,000 (~USD 10,800)

6th - KRW 10,870,000 (~USD 8,200)

7th - KRW 7,960,000 (~USD 6,000)

8th - KRW 5,820,000 (~USD 4,400)

9th - KRW 4,760,000 (~USD 3,600)

10th - 11th - KRW 4,080,000 (~USD 3,000)

12th - 13th - KRW 3,590,000 (~USD 2,700)

14th - 15th - KRW 3,220,000 (~USD 2,400)

16th - 17th - KRW 2,860,000 (~USD 2,100)

18th - 20th - KRW 2,500,000 (~USD 1,900)

21st - 23rd - KRW 2,250,000 (~USD 1,700)

Chips In Play: 12,355,000

Average Chip Stack: 457,500

Remaining Players: 23

Li Pei is the new chip leader after the break with 1,140,000 chips, and is the only millionaire so far. Of the 48 ITM players who came back to play for the Day 2 Final, only 23 still remain standing. The chip leader at the start of the day was Pham Bao, but a few big hits has reduced his stack to just around 300,000. Such is poker. The chip lead may help a player get deep in the tournament, but it doesn't necessarily guarantee a championship. There's still much poker to play, and maybe Pham Bao will bounce back.

Meanwhile, joining Li Pei at the top is Chua Chen Shen, who is second in chips with 925,000. Wang Chongyang and Nicholas Michael are tied at the third spot with 770,000.

Here are some more top chip counts:

Mystery Big Bounty (KRW 200M GTD) Flight A

Sponsored by Korea Poker Cup

Blinds 300/600 Ante 600

Date: September 28, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Guarantee: KRW 200,000,000 (~USD 150,000)

Entries: 92

ITM: Top 15% of field advance to Day 2 Final

Starting Stack: 30,000

Chips In Play: 2,760,000

Average Stack: 35,800

Remaining Players: 77

The first flight of the Mystery Big Bounty (KRW 200M GTD) sponsored by Korea Poker Cup has taken off with 92 entries so far paying the registration fee of KRW 900,000 (~USD 660). There will be four flights to play today with the top survivors of each flight moving on to tomorrow's final where big mystery bounty prizes are in store apart from their share of the prize pool.

Meanwhile, the first flight is on its way with already a few bust outs and 77 players remaining. More players are expected to sign up before registration closes. If not, there are other flights within the day offering more opportunities.

Flight A top chip counts are as follows:

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Date: September 27 & 28, 20024

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Entries: 319

Prize Pool: KRW 242,781,300 (~USD184,100)

ITM: 48

1A: 16/102 entries

1B: 17/112 entries

1C: 12/I75 entries

1D: 3/30 entries

Payout Structure:

1st - KRW 47,020,000 (~USD 35,600)

2nd - KRW 29,931,300 (~USD 22,700)

3rd - KRW 22,330,000 (~USD 17,000)

4th - KRW 18,130,000 (~USD 13,700)

5th - KRW 14,270,000 (~USD 10,800)

6th - KRW 10,870,000 (~USD 8,200)

7th - KRW 7,960,000 (~USD 6,000)

8th - KRW 5,820,000 (~USD 4,400)

9th - KRW 4,760,000 (~USD 3,600)

10th - 11th - KRW 4,080,000 (~USD 3,000)

12th - 13th - KRW 3,590,000 (~USD 2,700)

14th - 15th - KRW 3,220,000 (~USD 2,400)

16th - 17th - KRW 2,860,000 (~USD 2,100)

18th - 20th - KRW 2,500,000 (~USD 1,900)

21st - 23rd - KRW 2,250,000 (~USD 1,700)

24th - 27th - KRW 2,010,000 (~USD 1,500)

28th - 31st - KRW 1,770,000 (~USD 1,300)

32nd - 39th - KRW 1,550,000 (~USD 1,100)

40th - 48th - KRW 1,380,000 (~USD 1,040)

Chips In Play: 12,355,000

Average Chip Stack: 257,396

Remaining Players: 48

A total of 319 entries over four flights made the KRW 900,000 (~USD 660) buy-in and propelled the prize pool to KRW 242,781,300 (~USD184,100), surpassing the guarantee by over twice the amount. 48 players return today for the final day and a chance to climb up the payout ladder. All 48 are already in the money and are guaranteed a minimum payout of KRW 1,380,000 (~USD 1,040). Of course, everyone has their eyes on the champion's purse of KRW 47,020,000 (~USD 35,600).

Leading the field entering Day 2 is Pham Bao with a chip stack of 875,000. Down a few blocks is Chunhao Zhang with 678,000. Rounding up the top three is Yilu Yuan with 565,000.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 4,000/8,000 Ante 8,000

Date: September 27 & 28, 20024

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Entries: 319

Prize Pool: KRW 242,781,300 (~USD184,100)

ITM: 48

1A: 16/102 entries

1B: 17/112 entries

1C: 12/I75 entries

1D: 3/30 entries

Chips In Play: 12,355,000

Average Chip Stack: 257,396

Remaining Players: 48

$15,000 NLH Final

Blinds 10,000/20,000 Ante 20,000

Date: September 27-28, 2024

Buy in: KRW 21,000,000 (~USD 15,000)

Entries: 52

Prize pool: KRW 1,016,652,000 (~ USD 771,000)

ITM: TBD after registration ends

Starting Stack: 500,000

Chips In Play: 26,000,000

Average Stack; 625,000

Remaining Players: 29

52 entries of KRW 21,000,000 (~USD 15,000) built a gargantuan prize pool of KRW 1,016,652,000 (~ USD 771,000). The top 29 players begin the $15 NLH today, but may be joined by some more players before registration closes.

Henrik Hecklen leads the field with a 2,805,000 chip count and is a big favorite to win the event. Hecklen has such as huge chip lead, and as long as he can maintain this and avoid big hits to his stack, then he certainly could have one foot in the door to the championship.

Hecklen has made significant cashes, but according to Hendon Mob, his last first place finish was still in 2022 at a NLHE Super High Roller event during the European Poker Tour London. Certainly, Hecklen is due for one soon, and today may be the day.

The second place in chips is John Juanda, who is more than a million chips behind at 1,610,000. Juanda is trailed closely by Daniel Tang with 1,590,000.

Of course, these two poker stars are not to be taken lightly. Poker legend John Juanda was a big winner last year in Poker Dream 7 Vietnam, winning a NLHE Super High Roller event.

Daniel Tang just recently made a huge second-place cash at the 2024 WSOP in the $50,000 PLO-High Roller. His last first place finish was earlier this year here at Jeju, winning the NLHE-All Star Showdown event of the Asian Poker Tour Jeju.

Meanwhile, here are the complete chip counts: