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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 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.

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:

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:

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:

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