Main Event (1,600,000 KRW)

A player on the button opened to 4,000, Nicholas Michael Ng Yi Wen shoved from the small blind with a covering stack, Qi Sun called from the big blind with his stack of 59,500 and the player on the button folded.

Qi Sun: 9♥ 9♠

Nicholas Michael Ng Yi Wen: 8♣ 6♣

Sun’s pocket nines held up on the A♦ A♠ K♥ T♥ 5♠ runout and he secured a full double up while Wen was left short-stacked.

Lin Duan shoved for 21,200 from the cutoff and Nicholas Michael Ng Yi Wen called with a covering stack from the small blind.

Lin Duan: A♥ 7♣

Nicholas Michael Ng Yi Wen: Q♦ 9♠

The 3♠ Q♣ K♣ 4♠ 9♥ runout gave Wen two pair to eliminate Duan and win the pot.

With two players seeing a board of 9♠ J♠ 2♠ and 10,800 in the middle, Michael Nicholas Ng yi wen bet 8,000 from the small blind and Quan Jin called from middle position.

Wen continued for 15,000 on the 8♥ turn and Jin called again. On the 3♠ river Wen bet 22,000, Jin shoved for 24,000 and Wen folded.

In a preflop confrontation Dong Hou was all in for 13,800 from the small blind and up against Michael Nicholas Ng Yi Wen who had him covered from the button.

Dong Hou: Q♠ Q♣

Michael Nicholas Ng Yi Wen: J♠ T♥

Hou’s pocket queens held up on the 2♣ 6♦ 5♥ J♥ 3♥ runout and he doubled up through Wen.

Bin Zhao opened to 1,800 from the hijack, a player in the small blind called, Nicholas Michael Ng Yi Wen three-bet shoved for 34,000 from the big blind, Zhao shoved over the top for 55,800 and the small blind got out of the way.

Nicholas Michael Ng Yi Wen: K♣ T♣

Bin Zhao: A♥ 3♣

Zhao was ahead with an ace until the 3♠ 2♠ 5♣ 7♥ T♥ runout gave Wen a rivered pair of tens to double up.

In a preflop confrontation Nicholas Michael Ng Yi Wen was all in for 22,000 from the hijack and up against Neel Murthy who covered him from the button.

Nicholas Michael Ng Yi Wen: A♣ K♠

Neel Murthy: 7♠ 7♦

The 3♠ K♦ 6♦ 2♦ 2♥ runout gave Wen two pair, kings and deuces to double through Murthy.

Anton Zhen Zhao Lu opened to 1,400 from early position and Nicholas Michael Ng Yi Wen three-bet shoved for 19,200 from the hijack. Lu called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Nicholas Michael Ng Yi Wen: T♠ 9♣

Anton Zhen Zhao Lu: J♠ T♥

The 9♠ T♦ J♦ 6♠ 4♥ runout gave both players two pair but Lu was best with jacks and tens to score the knockout.

Nicholas Michael Ng Yi Wen shoved for 7,000 from the small blind and Jiaxin Wang called with a covering stack from the big blind.

Nicholas Michael Ng Yi Wen: 9♥ 8♠

Jiaxin Wang: 9♥ 9♠

Wang’s pocket nines held up on the 5♥ 3♥ K♠ A♣ 8♣ runout and he won the pot while Wen was eliminated and exited the tournament area.

Nicholas Michael Ng Yi Wen opened to 1,500 from under the gun, Siyoung Lee three-bet to 4,500 from the button, Changmin Zhu called from the small blind and Wen four-bet shoved for 25,100. Lee called with his stack of 21,500 and Zhu got out of the way.

Siyoung Lee: A♦ K♣

Nicholas Michael Ng Yi Wen: T♠ 8♥

The board ran out 2♣ 4♣ 3♥ 5♦ 3♦ giving Lee a wheel straight to double up through Wen.

Wen Nicholas Michael Ng Yi shoved for 900 from early position, Chung Lam Allan Kong raised to 1,800 from middle position, Xiang Li called from the cutoff and Xinxin Jiang four-bet to 7,200 from the small blind. Kong and Li folded leaving Yi at risk against Jiang.

Wen Nicholas Michael Ng Yi: T♦ 6♣

Xinxin Jiang: Q♠ Q♣

The 4♣ 6♠ 2♣ Q♦ 3♠ runout gave Jiang a set of queens to win the pot while Yi was sent to the rail.