Main Event (1,600,000 KRW)

That’s a wrap on Day 1B of the Poker Dream Juju 16 Main Event here at the Poker Dream Jeju 16 Main Event hosted at Jeju Shinhwa Landing Casino in Jeju Island, South Korea. The second of 11 starting flights attracted 39 entrants and by the end of the night just 3 players remained.

After nearly 19 levels Anton Zhen Zhao Lu emerged as the Day 1b chip leader, finishing the night with 262,000. Lu is most closely followed by Dai Dong Xu (171,000) with Biao Guo rounding out the three Day 1b survivors with 152,000.

Ten starting flights remain, with Day 1c starting tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. local time, with a buy-in of KRW 2,400,000 (~1,700 USD). Later that evening, Day 1d takes place, featuring a buy-in of KRW 1,600,000 (~USD 1,100).

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Haibo Yang was all in from the big blind with his last 5,000 and all three of his opponents limped in.

The three players checked the flop, turn and river on the 2♣ 7♦ 8♦ Q♠ K♣ runout. Yang had missed with 9♣ 3♠ while Biao Guo was in the small blind with 9♠ 9♦ to eliminate Yang on the stone bubble and win the last hand of the evening.

Haibo Yang shoved from under the gun and Biao Guo called from the big blind with his stack of 82,000, putting himself at risk.

Biao Guo: A♥ Q♣

Haibo Yang: 7♥ 7♦

The Q♦ 8♦ 5♠ 9♦ 8♠ runout gave Guo two pair, queens and eights to double up.

Biao Guo shoved from the small blind and Haibo Yang called from the big blind with his stack of 120,000, putting himself at risk.

Haibo Yang: A♦ Q♠

Biao Guo: 2♣ 2♦

The A♥ K♥ 8♦ K♦ Q♣ runout gave Yang two pair to double through Guo.

Anton Zhen Zhao Lu shoved from under the gun and Biao Guo called from the button with his stack of 125,000, putting himself at risk.

Biao Guo: K♠ K♦

Anton Zhen Zhao Lu: Q♠ J♠

Guo’s pocket kings held up on the 2♠ 6♦ 4♦ 3♠ A♦ runout and he doubled up through Lu.