Main Event (1,600,000 KRW)

In a preflop confrontation Yuan Yao was all in for 77,000 from the button and up against Xu Jing who covered him from the big blind.

Yuan Yao: K♦ 6♦

Xu Jing: A♠ T♦

The 7♠ 2♠ 3♠ J♠ 7♣ runout gave Jing the nut-flush to eliminate Yao and take the pot.

With two players seeing a board of 7♥ T♦ A♥ and 68,000 in the middle Yuan Yao checked from early position and Called a 14,000 bet from Xu Jing who was in the hijack.

On the 4♣ turn Yao, who had 96,000 remaining, check-folded to a shove from Jing who had a covering stack.

In a preflop confrontation Qingtao Kong was all in for 30,500 from the button and up against Yuan Yao who had a covering stack in the small blind.

Qingtao Kong: Q♥ Q♣

Yuan Yao: A♦ J♣

Kong’s queens held up on the 5♥ 8♣ 8♠ T♣ K♥ runout and he doubled up through Yao.

With two players seeing a board of K♥ 6♥ A♦ and 29,000 in the middle Yuan Yao checked from the hijack and called an 11,000 bet from Chenxiang Miao on the button.

Yao check-called a 28,000 bet from Miao on the 2♠ turn. On the 5♠ river Yao checked, Miao shoved for 88,500 and Yao used two time banks before folding.

In a preflop confrontation Erdun Xu was all in from early position for 24,400, Yuan Yao was all in from the cutoff for 145,900 and they were up against Muyi Chen who covered both players.

Erdun Xu: T♥ 9♥

Yuan Yao: K♣ K♥

Muyi Chen: 8♦ 8♣

Yao held up with the best hand on the Q♦ 7♣ K♠ 4♦ 7♥ runout, improving to a full house to eliminate Xu and drag in a colossal pot worth over 250 big blinds.

William Jia opened to 2,500 from middle position, Qiang Xu three-bet to 6,000 from the hijack, Yuan Yao called from the big blind and Jia shoved for 28,000. Xu re-shoved for 49,200 and Yao called covering both players.

William Jia: K♣ K♥

Qiang Xu: 6♠ 6♣

Yuan Yao: K♠ J♠

The T♣ 9♠ 2♣ 6♦ Q♥ runout gave Yao a straight to crack Jia’s pocket kings, send both opponents to the rail and take down a massive pot.

Yuan Yao opened to 1,200 from under the gun and Yunpeng Bai called from the small blind.

The flop came 5♦ T♦ 8♦ and Bai check-called a 2,400 bet from Yao.

Both players checked the 8♠ turn leading to the 4♦ river. Bai check-called a 5,000 bet from Yao.

Yao turned over two pair with A♦ A♣ and Bai mucked his hand.