Main event - Day 2
Anton Lu Boots Zhichen Yu On A Flip

Following a raise, small blind Anton Lu re-raises 43,000, big blind Zhichen Yu four-bets 141,000, initial raiser fold, Lu then five-bets all in covering Yu who tank-calls.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
AL Anton Lu | A♦K♣ | 950,000(158 BB) |
ZY Zhichen Yu | J♥J♣ | busted |
With the board quickly dropping a King and another on the river, Lu is assured the pot while railing Yu in the process. Lu has now skyrocketed to one of the top stacks.
Main event - Day 1B
Zhichen Yu Bags The Day 1B Lead, Che Jiaming Earns Dream Bonus


Main Event Day 1B is a wrap with the final 7 players moving on to the ITM round established. Zhichen Yu bagged the biggest after knocking out Yaojiang Wang just before the bubble round.
To end the flight, Che Jiaming eliminated Hong Gang and became the first player to earn a Dream Bonus reward of ₩9.4 Million for bagging multiple stacks. Che also qualified at Day 1A with slightly lesser chips.
Date: October 1, 2024
Buy in: ₩1,200,000 (~US$ 880)
Guarantee: ₩2,800,000,000 (~US$ 2,000,000)
Day 1A: 102 entries / 8 advanced to ITM (final day)
Day 1B: 93 entries / 7 advanced to ITM (final day)
End Of Main Event Day 1B - Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
ZY Zhichen Yu | 462,000(46 BB) |
CJ Che Jiaming | 363,000(36 BB) |
CD Chen Danqiu | 272,000(27 BB) |
PL Ping Lin (3) | 95,000(10 BB) |
GY Ge Yunqing | 77,000(8 BB) |
PJ Pan Jiankeng | 75,000(8 BB) |
JW Jingyi Wang | 52,000(5 BB) |
Yaojiang Wang Eliminated On A Cooler
Zhichen Yu opens 25,000 then snap calls Yaojiang Wang's shoves. At the flip, Yu is ahead and proceeds to rail Wang two spots before ITM.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
ZY Zhichen Yu | K♥K♣ | 450,000(45 BB) |
YW Yaojiang Wang | Q♦Q♥ | busted |
Zhichen Yu Jams Into Chen Danqui's Straight
On a flop 9♠ 9♣ 5♥ with a raised pot preflop in the middle, Zhichen Yu bets 15,000 and Chen Danqui check-calls. On the turn 8♣ , Chen leads out 30,000,Yu answers with a bad timing shove as Chen snap-calls with a 6♦ 7♠ straight. Yu has A♣ 3♣ flush draw that misses on the A♥ river.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
ZY Zhichen Yu | 230,000(38 BB) |
CD Chen Danqiu | 218,000(36 BB) |
Sim Kok Wai Eliminated
Two players are all in at separate tables. Pang Ruizhi A♠ 5♣ did not improve against Ge Yunqing's Q♣ Q♠ to plunge to 3 bb, while at the other table Sim Kok Wai A♥ 4♥ fell to Zhichen Yu's K♠ Q♣ on a board J♣ T♣ 8♠ J♦ Q♦ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
ZY Zhichen Yu | 351,000(59 BB) |
GY Ge Yunqing | 111,000(19 BB) |
PR Pang Ruizhi | 18,000(3 BB) |
SK Sim Kok Wai | busted |
Top Stacks Update
Player | Chips |
---|---|
ZY Zhichen Yu | 216,000(72 BB) |
CJ Che Jiaming | 144,000(48 BB) |
CD Chen Danqiu | 140,000(47 BB) |
HG Hong Gang | 128,000(43 BB) |
GY Ge Yunqing | 120,000(40 BB) |
PR Pang Ruizhi | 117,000(39 BB) |
YW Yaojiang Wang | 111,000(37 BB) |
Zhichen Yu Lands Another Double Up
Zhichen Yu calls Fang Guoqiang's 15,000 three-bet then both go at it on the flop K♦ T♣ Q♣ leading to Yu check-raising all in. Fang can't resist with top pair and discovers he is far behind.
With the turn 7♥ and river 2♠ , Yu doubles up again.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
ZY Zhichen Yu | T♥T♠ | 21,600(7 BB) |
FG Fang Guoqiang | A♥K♣ | 30,000(10 BB) |
Zhichen Yu Turns and Burns Yang Zhang
Zhichen Yu open shoves 25,700 and is given a sweat by WSOP bracelet champion Yang Zhang.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
ZY Zhichen Yu | 9♦9♥ | 56,400(19 BB) |
YZ Yang Zhang | 4? | busted |
Tan Jit Yoong Doubles On A Flip
Following a 3200 raise, Tan Jit Yoong jams 27,900 and big blind Zhichen Yu calls to try to eliminate.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
ZY Zhichen Yu | T♦T♣ | 37,700(24 BB) |
ST Shaun Tan Jit Yoong | J♣A♥ | 61,400(38 BB) |