Main Event (1,600,000 KRW)

The biggest field yet with 53 out of 351 qualifying for tomorrow's Day 2 saw four players emerge with more than half a million in chips, lead by a very aggressive Liu Yayun bagging 663,000, closely followed by Su Jie with 635,000 who had a roller coaster ride, but was always among the big stacks and burst the bubble by knocking out Yu Lei with A♣ 8♥ against A♠ 6♥ .

Not among the big stacks, but worth mentioning are Kong Qingtao - the defending champion - qualifying for a second time with 47,000 and poker legend John Juanda who had a late double with 9♥ 9♣ against A♥ 2♥ and will start Day 2 with 87,000.

Day 2 will begin at 1pm local time on the 19th. See you all there!

Su Jie kicks off the last hand of the day with a 16,000 open from under the gun and big blind Yu Lei jams 97,000 with A♠ 6♥ . Sue Jie calls with A♣ 8♥ to dominate and put Yu Lei at risk. Half the room's attention goes to the dealer flipping over K♦ 4♠ Q♣ 3♠ 8♦ , burst the bubble and make everyone else a bit richer.

Luo Xixiang opens 30,000 from the hijack with J♠ 4♠ and small blind Anderson Calvin Shane goes all-in for 36,000 with A♥ J♥ . Luo fills up and the dealer goes to work by tabling 7♥ Q♣ 3♣ K♦ 5♣ , leaving the bubble intact and giving Anderson some breathing room.

Picking up the action on Q♠ 7♦ 7♠ and 57,000 in the middle, Xu Yuan leads 18,000 from the big blind, Liu Yidi raises to 36,000 from the button, but preserves 105,000 when Xu Yuan jams his massive stack.

Zhang Xiang opens 15,000 from under the gun and button Ben Miller ups it to 40,000. When Zhang four-bets to 120,000, Miller gets the message and lets it go.

Xiao Shizi kicks us off with a 12,000 raise from under the gun, hijack Su Jie three-bets 32,000 and Xiao calls to see the flop 3♣ 8♦ A♣ . Su Jie continues for 25,000 and then 35,000 on the turn 2♦ which both get check-called by Xiao to complete the board 7♠ . Su rips his entire stack, Xiao lets it go and Su shows the 8♠ .

With the action folded to big stack Liu Yayun's small blind, he jams 7♦ 3♠ to steal the blinds, but big blind Lee Siyoung decides to go for it, calling his remaining 153,000 with A♥ 8♣ . The dealer delivers heartbreak for Lee Siyoung by tabling 4♥ K♠ 3♥ 6♣ 3♣ eliminating him so close to the bubble and pushing Liu Yayun up the ladder into the top 3.

Ben Miller tries a 10,000 steal from the button, but Lim Chin Yu defends big and we are treated with the flop 9♣ K♥ 8♥ . Miller continues for 9,000, followed by a check-raise to 24,000 from Lim and a call from Miller reveals the turn 8♦ . Leading 50,000 gets the job done for Lim Chin Yu.

With no other outcome than all-in pre at this stage of the tournament we have Anderson Calvin Shane with K♣ K♦ and Chua Chen Shen with A♣ A♥ face off for a 200,000 pot and Chua being at risk. No surprises on the board Q♥ A♦ T♣ Q♦ T♥ and not any closer to the bubble.

Hijack Chen Xiong opens 11,000, button Yu Lei three-bets to 29,000 and Chen Xiong announces all-in for 128,000. Yu Lei goes deep in the tank, but ultimately lets his cards go alongside three time banks.

After just eliminating Yuan Yilu and briefly becoming chip leader with 545,000, Su Jie opens 10,000 from +1 to take the button Yea Joonhee along to the flop Q♦ 7♥ Q♠ where Yea bets 10,000 into Su's missed c-bet that gets called for the turn 6♦ . Su checks again, Yea bets 24,000, Su ups it to 60,000 and Yea calls. That river 9♣ has Su Jie put Yea Joonhee all-in for 123,000, who calls for a huge double up with K♣ Q♥ against Su Jie's pure bluff A♠ T♠ .

Picking up the action on 7♦ 9♥ 5♥ and 99,000 to play for, Yeu Wei Hsiang protects his K♥ K♦ with a jam and gets snapped by Lee Kyung Min with A♣ A♥ , with the latter being at risk. The board completes 3♦ and J♣ keeping the rockets ahead.

Under the gun Li Jason opens 9,000 and takes button Li Zehao and big blind Lam Ji Ho to the flop 3♦ 3♣ J♠ where a small 6,000 c-bet gets filled by both opponents to see the turn 9♠ . Jason fires a second barrel, that leaves the line-up intact for the Q♠ river and three checks. Li Jason comes out on top with A♥ A♣ against Lam's K♦ 9♥ and a muck from Zehao.

Waking up with Q♦ Q♣ in +1, Yuan Yilu ends up being all-in pre against Lin Yizhi in the small blind, holding A♦ K♣ and is at risk for 128,000. The dealer has a last minute change of heart when flipping over 5♥ T♥ 6♣ J♣ A♥ , granting Lin a massive double up.

Yuan Yilu kicks us off with an 8,000 steal from the button, small blind Hou Yuxuan goes all-in for 53,000 with A♣ 3♥ and Yuan Yilu calls with A♥ 9♣ . The dealer delivers all blanks on K♦ K♠ 6♣ 8♠ 7♦ , keeping Yuan's kicker alive, thereby eliminating the underdog.

Song Ying starts us off with a 6,000 open from under the gun and Ben Miller defends his big for the flop 7♠ J♦ 5♦ to be revealed. Song continues for 10,000 and calls Miller's 27,000 raise to see the turn K♠ . Miller leads 35,000 and takes down the pot uncontested.

Wang Xing raises her hijack to 6,000, cutoff Sim Kok Wai increases the fee to 20,000 and small blind Ding Yayun cold calls. Wang fills up to see the flop 7♦ 8♠ A♥ where Sim lays out 30,000 in position, forcing two check-folds from his opponents.

Hijack John Juanda gets us going with a 6,000 open and big blind Ding Yayun defends big to see the flop 3♠ Q♠ 2♣ with Juanda continuing for 6,000 and Ding check-calling. The turn T♠ has Ding switch gears to a 20,000 lead, but lets it go when Juanda rips his remaining 40,000.

Yang Zhihua opens 7,000 from the cutoff and Xu Yuan call from the button for the flop K♥ 6♣ 6♦ to be revealed. Yang c-bets 3,000, but surrenders to Xu's 10,000 raise.

Ling Xiaofeng gets the ball rolling with a raise to 6,000 from the cutoff and takes both blinds to the flop 4♠ K♠ Q♥ . Checked to the aggressor another 11,000 go over the line, the small blind folds and Sua Shung Er check-raises to 28,000. Ling tops it again making it 46,000 but goes deep in the tank when Sua four-bets 78,000. After consuming two time banks Ling lets it go.

Anderson Calvin Shane gets us started with a raise to 6,000 from the button and big blind Li Shaoming three-bets to 22,000. Anderson fills up to lay eyes on the flop 9♦ K♠ J♦ where he bets 17,000 into Li's missed c-bet. Li calls and the turn falls 8♣ with another check-call for 20,000 from Li to complete the board A♣ where both players check with Anderson coming out on top holding K♦ J♥ against Li's Q♠ Q♦ .

Ding Yayun is back with an early position raise to 6,500 from under the gun and small blind Sim Kok Wai defends to see the flop 3♠ 6♦ K♠ where Ding fires a 12,000 c-bet that gets check-called by Sim to the turn 8♦ where a second barrel of 24,000 gets the job done for Ding Yayun.

Li Shaoming opens 5,000 from cutoff and another big blind defends - this time from Qiu Jinqiang - gets us to the flop Q♦ 2♠ 4♥ where an 8,000 c-bet gets called by Qiu to see the turn K♦ . Li fires a second barrel of 12,000, but this time Qiu check-raises to 30,000 and takes down the pot.

Gao Sheng starts us off with a 5,000 raise from under the gun and big blind Teng Jiaqi defends to see the flop 9♦ 8♣ 6♣ . Gao c-bets 20,000 to protect his T♥ T♠ and Teng jams 38,500 with A♣ 6♥ . Easy call for Gao and the turn 2♥ and river 8♠ keep him ahead.

Kong Qingtao opens 5,500 from the lojack and big blind John Juanda defends big to see the flop K♠ 9♠ 9♥ where Kong's 4,500 c-bet gets check-raised to 10,000 by Juanda. Kong calls for the turn T♦ and that's all she wrote regarding action, checking to the river 5♣ where Kong tables the winner K♠ Q♦ against Juanda's A♠ 8♠ missed flush.

Cutoff Yan Zhiyong kicks off the action with a raise to 4,500 and big blind Chen Peng pumps it to 16,000. Yan calls to see the flop 4♦ 8♦ 7♣ , Chen continues for 20,000 and Yan calls for the turn 2♠ to hit the felt. Another 50,000 lead and another call complete the board A♣ where Chen Peng rips his massive stack and Yan Zhiyong goes deep in the tank, before surrendering two time banks and the pot.

Under the gun opens 4,000, +1 calls and hijack Ding Yayun three-bets to 16,000, scooping the pot and showing A♦ K♠ .

Checked to the button Ding Yayun, 5,500 go into the middle and small blind Zhou Peng defends to see the flop 6♠ J♣ J♦ . Ding Yayun fires three barrels of 5,500, 15,000 and 29,000 while the board completes K♠ and 2♣ with Zhou Peng check calling the first two, but surrendering to the last.

Yang Zhihua opens 4,000 from +1 and takes two players to the flop 9♦ Q♦ 6♠ where he continues for 7,000 that removes the cutoff from the hand, but small blind Oliver Bithell check-raises to 20,500. Yang calls and the turn falls T♦ with Bithell continuing for 9,000. Yang calls again for the board to complete 4♦ where Oliver Bithell's 14,000 jam gets the job done.

With 17,000 in the middle and the board showing T♦ 5♠ A♥ cutoff Wang Yongbin leads 10,000, button Li Xinhong raises to 35,000 and Wang puts his opponent all-in with top pair A♣ 9♦ . Li snaps for 15,000 more and shows two pair A♦ 5♦ . The dealer completes the board K♥ and 7♣ to grant Li Xinhong a big double up.

Hijack Cao Yifan gets the ball rolling with a raise to 3,500, finds two callers before big blind Chen Xiong jams for 35,100. Cao calls for 21,300 and needs help with his Q♥ T♦ against Chen's A♣ T♥ . The dealer doesn't oblige by flipping over 8♥ 3♣ 6♠ 8♦ 8♣ and sends him to the rail.

Under the gun starts off with a raise to 3,500 and takes three players to the flop Q♠ 5♥ 7♣ . Checked to Zhou Peng in position, 7,500 go over the line which is enough to end the hand right there.

Under the gun +1 Ding Yayun raises to 3,200 and big blind Yu Xiaotong defends for the flop 3♠ 6♥ 4♠ that gets checked around to the turn Q♣ . Checked to her again, Ding bets 4,500 Yu calls to complete the board J♥ . Ding fires 7,500 with Q♥ T♠ and gets paid by Yu who mucks.

Hijack Lee Siyoung opens 3,200 and big blind Zhou Zhengong defends to see the flop 4♦ 9♣ K♣ where Lee continues for 3,000 and Zhou calls. The turn A♣ gets checked around to the river 3♣ and Zhou takes over the reins with a 4,000 lead for thin value with K♦ 6♣, but Lee calls with a surprise A♦ 7♣ to scoop the pot.

Folded to small blind Lin Yizhi a limp goes out, but big blind Yu Lei pumps it to 5,300 and Lin fills up to see the flop J♥ 3♣ 3♥ . Three barrels of 3,200, 6,600 and 36,200 from Yu Lei get check-called by Lin Yizhi through the turn 5♠ and river 4♠ when Yu tables trips 3♠ 8♦ and Lin mucks.

Kong Qingtao opens 2,500 from under the gun +1 and finds opposition in big blind Wu Chao who wants 6,500 to continue. Kong obliges and the dealer reveals the flop K♥ 9♣ A♥ . Wu Chao leads 10,000, Kong Qingtao jams 18,100 with a flush draw 6♥ 5♥ and quickly gets called by Wu Chao with top pair A♦ Q♣ . The turn K♠ has hopes running thinner for Kong, but the river 4♥ grants him the flush, keeping his chances of back to back titles alive.

Under the gun kicks off a flurry of action with a 2,400 raise, called by three before big blind Huang Peng squeezes to 11,200. Only the button and small blind continue to the flop J♥ 9♠ J♦ where Huang c-bets 16,000 that finds a single customer in Zhou Peng from the button. The turn 3♠ gets lead by Huang again for 30,000, Zhou calls and the river 8♥ has Huang Peng slow down to a check. Zhou Peng jams to get a quick fold from Huang Peng and scoops a considerable pot.

Button Kong Qingtao mounts a steal from the button for 2,500, but both blinds defend to see the flop Q♠ 8♣ 3♠ where small blind Ding Yayun donks 3,000, gets the big blind to fold, but Kong continues for the turn Q♣ . Another 6,000 lead from Ding gets the job done.

With a 24,300 pot and 7♦ 2♥ T♣ T♥ on the board big blind Zhang Xiang leads 7,000, Yuan Yilu calls from under the gun and button Ni Baiyu folds to complete the board A♥ . Zhang checks, Yuan puts him all-in for 12,400 and Zhang finds a call after 3 time banks with 7♣ 8♠ which is no good against Yuan's runner runner flush Q♥ J♥ .

Chua Chen Shen opens 2,500 from the hijack, big blind Zhang Xiang jams 11,900 with 9♠ 9♦ and Chua calls with A♣ 8♠ . The dealer flips over 5♣ 4♠ 2♣ J♦ 7♦ and keeps Zhang Xiang's dream alive.

Pang Jiacheng opens 2,200 from hijack and Lam Ji Ho defends small blind to see the flop 8♥ 5♠ 6♠ where Pang c-bets 2,500 and Lam check-calls for the turn 5♥ that gets checked to complete the board 9♠ . Lam takes the lead with 3,500 holding 6♥ 8♠ , Pang calls and throws it in the muck.

Under the gun kicks us off with a raise to 1,700 to take two opponents to the flop J♦ 8♣ J♥ where the action gets checked to hijack Tang Tian who tests the waters with a 2,500 bet. Zhou Zhengong check-raises to 6,500 from the small blind, the initial raiser bails and Tang calls for the turn 3♠ . Zhou leads 16,500, gets called and the board completes K♥ . Zhou fires another 27,000 with a newly made full house K♣ J♠ and sends Tang into the tank who finds a call with Q♠ J♣ and loses a time bank in the process.

Guo Weidong opens 1,700 from the button and small blind Cai Yuanda defends to see the flop 3♣ 5♥ A♦ where Guo continues for 3,000. Cai check-calls to the turn K♥ and Guo puts Cai all-in for 16,800 with K♠ Q♠ . A quick call has Cai flip over a set 5♦ 5♠ having Guo dead on arrival and the river A♥ wraps up the double up for Cai Yuanda.

The board showing 4♥ 3♣ 6♠ 2♣ and 33,900 in the middle, Liu Yayun jams 22,100 with 9♠ 9♥ and gets called by Guo Xin holding Q♦ Q♥ . The river 8♠ doesnt change anything and Liu Yayun needs to take a trip to the cashier to continue.

With a pot of 8,200 and 7♣ 9♥ 9♠ on the board, Li Xinze leads 2,500 from +2, under the gun Lin Wei check-raises to 6,600 and Li calls to lay eyes on the turn 6♠ . Lin leads 7,600, gets called and the board completes T♦ . Lin Wei puts Li Xinze all-in for 41,400 which takes down the pot uncontested.

Picking up the action on the river 6♣ 6♥ 8♠ 3♠ 7♥ and 11,000 to play for big blind Anton Zhen Zhao bets pot, jammed on by Tao Qiang and snapped by Anton for his remaining 30,600 with a straight 9♣ T♠ . Tao Qiang flips over eights full 8♦ 8♣ to scoop the pot.

Leng Bin starts us off with a raise to 1,700 from the lojack, finding two callers before big blind Zheng Mingzhi increases the fee to 5,500. Back at Leng 16,200 total is announced, the callers throw it away and Zheng jams for 36,400. Leng Bin surrenders and Zheng Mingzhi picks up a big pot pre.

Li Wei opens 1,600 from under the gun and takes three players to the flop 8♠ A♥ K♣ where a 1,800 c-bet finds a sole customer in Xiao Xian from +1 to reveal the turn 3♠ . Li forks out another 6,000 that gets the job done.

With 10,800 in the middle and the board showing 9♥ 5♣ 7♣ 2♦ hijack Xiao Xian wagers 5,700 that gets check-called by small blind Zhou Peng to complete the board 4♥ . Another 12,700 gets check-called by Zhou, who mucks when Xiao tables J♣ J♦ .