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).

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Yi Ma opened to 9,000 from the hijack and received calls from Hyunyeong Kang on the button and a player in the big blind.

The flop came 3♣ 6♥ 5♠ and action checked around to Ma who bet 9,000. Only Kang called.

Kang called another bet from Yi on the K♦ turn, this time for 21,000. Both players then checked the K♣ river.

Yi showed two pair with 7♠ 7♣ but Kang had a higher two pair with 9♠ 9♦ to win the pot.

In a preflop confrontation Lee Wee Liew was all in from early position for 45,000, Bin Leng was all in from the small blind for 59,000 and they were up against Yi Ma who had both covered from the hijack.

Lee Wee Liew: A♦ K♥

Bin Leng: T♥ T♦

Yi Ma: A♥ A♣

Ma remained ahead with the best preflop hand on the 45s 4♠ 8♠ 8♥ Q♠ runout to send both opponents to the rail.

With two players seeing a board of Q♠ J♣ 5♠ and 27,500 in the middle Zehao Li cheked from under the gun and Yi Ma bet 7,500 from the hijack. Li made the call.

On the K♥ river Li check-folded to a 78,000 shove from Ma.