Main Event (1,600,000 KRW)

That’s a wrap on Day 1C 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 third of 11 starting flights attracted 130 entrants and by the end of the night just 20 players remained.

After nearly 14 levels Xu Jing emerged as the Day 1C chip leader, finishing the night with 460,000. Xu scored a flurry of knockouts late in the evening on his way towards bagging the largest stack. Xu is most closely followed by Hyunyeong Kang (381,000) while Xiangyu Yu rounds out the top three with 338,000.

Nine starting flights remain, with Day 1D currently underway and Day 1E 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 1F takes place, featuring a buy-in of KRW 1,600,000 (~USD 1,100).

Stay tuned to Somuchpoker for our continuing coverage of the Poker Dream Jeju 16 Main Event.

Hyonyeung Kang opened to 10,000 from under the gun, Si Ng Pun shoved for 21,000 from the big blind and Kang called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Si Ng Pun: 9♥ 5♥

Hyonyeung Kang: K♣ K♥

Kang was a big favorite to burst the money bubble with pocket kings but the 9♦ 5♠ A♥ 3♠ 6♠ runout gave Pun two pair to score the lucky double up.

With two players seeing a board of J♣ 7♦ T♥ 5♠ and 11,200 in the middle Yanda He bet 7,000 from early position and Si Ng Pun shoved for 25,800 from the hijack. He called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Si Ng Pun: 9♦ 8♦

Yanda He: J♦ J♥

He had top set but was behind Pun who had flopped the nut straight. He failed to improve on the 5♠ K♥ runout and was left short stacked while Pun doubled up.

With two players seeing a board of A♥ 9♣ T♠ 7♠ and 23,700 in the middle, Si Ng Pun checked and folded to a 6,500 bet from Lei Li who was on the button.