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Super Cup

Blind level

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Entries

1/248

Total Chips

7,440,000

Average

7,440,000

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 9:13:45 AM

Yu Young Jin Goes Wire-to-Wire to Win Super Cup Seoul 2024 Main Event

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Super Cup Seoul 2024 Main Event Champion Yu Young Jin

The live poker scene in South Korea has crowned a new winner for a brand new series in the first-ever Super Cup Seoul 2024 Main Event. Only nine players out of a field of 248 entries returned to battle for the title and a home victory was the final outcome at the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center.

Yu Young Jin entered the live-streamed final table inside of Studio 159 as the dominant chip leader ahead of Su Min Im and Jae Seok Sim. It came as little surprise that the top three in chips heading into the showdown also ended up on the podium spots when all was said and done.

Ultimately, it came down to the duel between Jin and Im, the only two players to hold the chip lead for the entire duration of the final table. With a rather large average, it still only took 15 minutes to determine a winner. Jin topped off a very dominating performance at the tables for KRW 60 Million while Im had to settle for the runner-up spot.

The Isabelle Group was hosting the event in the heart of Gangnam, one of the richest districts in the entire country and the No-Limit Hold'em competition was held as part of a mind games festival that also included the board games Baduk, Janggi and Chess. Several main stream sponsors supported the new sports paradigm such as Samsung Medicos.

For the final two days, the thrilling conclusion of the Super Cup Seoul Main Event was live-streamed inside of Studio 159 and it will also be shown as TV broadcast later on as well with the Mind Sports Show as partner. Several international stops are planned for next year with further details to be announced soon.

The first level of the Main Event final table brought no casualty but Kwang Jin Park dropped to the bottom of the leaderboard. He doubled once only to see his pocket kings cracked by Geun Seop Ban, who then knocked out Park soon after.

Young Kyu Kim experienced a quite similar time line. He first doubled, then suffered a setback by doubling Su Min Im and bowed out shortly thereafter to reduce the field to the final seven contenders. That barely lasted five minutes, as the next short stack hit the rail in Man Woo Park.

Yu Young Jin was the runaway chip leader for an extended period but then suffered two set backs as the stack sizes started to get closer atop the leaderboard. Longhao Shen doubled through Su Min Im with kings versus tens and then doubled through Jin as well, only to send all of chips chips right back to Im soon after. That massive pot vaulted Im into the lead and he pulled further ahead.

Joo Hee Oh lost most of her chips in a battle of short stacks against Geun Seop Ban and the last three and a half big blinds vanished when her pocket queens were cracked by the ace-deuce of chip leader Im. The Isabelle Group ambassador bowed out in fourth place as the last woman in the field.

During four-handed play, the smooth sailing of Im hit a major setback when he paid off the flopped nut flush of Jin, who jumped back into the top spot. With two chip leaders and two distinct short stacks, it was Ban who three-bet jammed ace-six into the ace-queen of Jin and bowed out just shy of the podium.

Jin was also responsible for the next elimination as he claimed the short stack of Sim to enter the heads-up stage with an advantage of more than two and a half times to one over Im. The opening stages of the duel saw Im gain some momentum, only for it all come to a crashing end within 15 minutes. Jin pulled further ahead, then jammed two pair and was called by worse to go wire-to-wire in five hours on the final day.

Final Table Result

1st Place: Yu Young Jin (South Korea) – KRW 60 Million (~$42,891)

2nd Place: Su Min Im (South Korea) – KRW 40 Million (~$28,594)

3rd Place: Jae Seok Sim (South Korea) – KRW 25 Million (~$17,871)

4th Place: Geun Seop Ban (South Korea) – KRW 18 Million (~$12,867)

5th Place: Joo Hee Oh (South Korea) – KRW 13 Million (~$9,293)

6th Place: Longhao Shen (China) – KRW 9 Million (~$6,434)

7th Place: Man Woo Park (South Korea) – KRW 7 Million (~$5,004)

8th Place: Young Kyu Kim (South Korea) – KRW 5.4 Million (~$3,860)

9th Place: Kwang Jin Park (South Korea) – KRW 4.2 Million (~$3,002)

The final nine Main Event Players

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 8:58:31 AM

Su Min Im Eliminated in 2nd Place

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Su Min Im

Su Min Im limped in and Yu Young Jin checked his option. On the eight-high flop, both players had a piece and Im bet 70,000, then called a check-raise to 210,000 by Jin. The turn brought the second flush draw and Jin quickly pushed all-in.

Im had 1,505,000 behind - thirty big blinds - and called after short consideration to find himself in torrid shape. Needing another six, he missed and was eliminated in second place for KRW 40 Million.

Jin was the chip leader for most of the final table and capped off the victory in dominating fashion!

Player	Hand	Chips
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	8♦2♦	7,440,000(149 BB)
SM Su Min ImSouth Korea	7♥6♦	busted

Board:8♣6♣2♠Q♠4♦

all-in

busted

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 8:55:50 AM

Yu Young Jin Extends the Lead

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Su Min Im limped in and called a raise to 125,000 by Yu Young Jin. On the ace-high flop, Im floated for 100,000 and Jin checked the turn. Im bet 150,000 but instantly folded when Jin check-raised to 450,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	K♦6♦	5,505,000(110 BB)
SM Su Min ImSouth Korea	J♦5♥	1,940,000(39 BB)

Board:A♦6♠2♥Q♦

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 8:50:49 AM

Big Bet Poker in Heads-Up

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Su Min Im raised the button to 100,000 with 8♦ 4♠ but folded when Yu Young Jin three-bet to 350,000 holding the Q♦ Q♣ .

Soon after, Jin raised the K♥ 2♥ and Im defended 6♦ 5♥ to the A♠ T♣ 7♥ flop. Im check-raised from 120,000 to 340,000 and got the move through

Player	Chips
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	4,955,000(99 BB)
SM Su Min ImSouth Korea	2,490,000(50 BB)

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 8:47:26 AM

Big Jam Goes Through for Su Min Im

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Yu Young Jin opened the action with a large button raise to 250,000. Su Min Im pushed all-in for 2,070,000 and Jin folded.

Player	Hand	Chips
SM Su Min ImSouth Korea	K♦J♣ BB	2,370,000(47 BB)
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	A♦7♥ SB	5,075,000(102 BB)

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 8:43:59 AM

Heads-Up Underway

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

There are 55 minutes left in the level and when the blinds go up, the level duration will decrease to 30 minutes each until a winner has been crowned.

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 3/248

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 8:29:53 AM

Jae Seok Sim Eliminated in 3rd Place

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Jae Seok Sim

Only four minutes into the new level, Jae Seok Sim open-jammed the small blind for 615,000 and was quickly called by Yu Yount Jin in the big blind. The kicker played for the chip leader until the turn and he improved to a flush on the river to bring the field down to the final two players.

Player	Hand	Chips
JS Jae Seok SimSouth Korea	A♣6♦ SB	busted
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	A♦8♦ BB	5,325,000(107 BB)
SM Su Min ImSouth Korea		2,120,000(42 BB)

Board:4♦3♦2♥T♠T♦

all-in

busted

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 8:15:23 AM

Break for the Final Three Players

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Only four full levels have been played so far, yet the final table is already down to the final three contenders. Jae Seok Sim will have a mountain to climb as he only has nine big blinds for the next level.

Player	Chips
JS Jae Seok SimSouth Korea	465,000(12 BB)

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 8:10:36 AM

Geun Seop Ban Eliminated in 4th Place

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Geun Seop Ban

Yu Young Jin opened the action with a button raise for 100,000 and Geun Seop Ban pushed all-in for 685,000 on the button. It folded back to Jin and he asked for an exact count before making the call.

The inferior ace of Ban could not capture a straight and he was knocked out in 4th place for KRW 18 Million.

Player	Hand	Chips
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	A♣Q♥ D	4,720,000(118 BB)
GS Geun Seop BanSouth Korea	A♦6♥ SB	busted

Board:7♣4♠3♣Q♣J♠

all-in

busted

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 7:55:44 AM

Yu Young Jin Takes Another Pot Off Su Min Im

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Yu Young Jin raised to 80,000 first to act and Su Min Im called. Im check-called for 110,000 on the Q♦ 5♦ 4♣ flop and did so again for 200,000 on the J♣ turn. The T♣ river gave Young the flush and Im checked.

Jin bet 450,000 and

Player	Hand	Chips
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	Q♣7♣ UTG	3,715,000(93 BB)
SM Su Min ImSouth Korea	K♦7♦ SB	2,330,000(58 BB)
GS Geun Seop BanSouth Korea		765,000(19 BB)
JS Jae Seok SimSouth Korea		645,000(16 BB)

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 7:53:02 AM

Yu Young Jin Retakes the Lead From Su Min Im

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Yu Young Jin raised to 85,000 on the button and both players in the blinds called. On the nine-high all club flop, Su Min Im led for 80,000 and called a raise to 205,000 by Jin, while Geun Seop Ban folded.

Im check-called the turn for 575,000 and checked again the river.

Player	Hand	Chips
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	A♣6♣ D	3,345,000(84 BB)
SM Su Min ImSouth Korea	K♠9♥ SB	2,260,000(57 BB)
GS Geun Seop BanSouth Korea	Q♠J♦ BB	945,000(24 BB)

Board:9♣7♣3♣6♦7♦

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 7:44:49 AM

Four-Handed Shove by Jae Seok Sim

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Geun Seop Ban raised to 90,000 with ace-eight. Su Min called on the button and Jae Seok Sim then pushed for 645,000 in the small blind. Ban asked for a count and folded. Im went into the tank and folded, too.

Player	Hand	Chips
GS Geun Seop BanSouth Korea	A♠8♥ CO	1,010,000(25 BB)
SM Su Min ImSouth Korea	6♦6♥ D	3,165,000(79 BB)
JS Jae Seok SimSouth Korea	K♦Q♦ SB	905,000(23 BB)
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	5♦5♣ BB	2,375,000(59 BB)

all-in

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 7:40:18 AM

Joo Hee Oh Eliminated in 5th Place

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Joo Hee Oh

Down to the last 140,000 on the button, Joo Hee Oh moved all-in and was called by Su Min Im on the button. The queens stayed ahead on the flop but Im spiked an ace on the turn. The river was a blank and Oh's run finished in fifth place for KRW 13 Million.

Player	Hand	Chips
JH Joo Hee OhSouth Korea	Q♦Q♠ D	busted
SM Su Min ImSouth Korea	A♣2♦ SB	3,235,000(81 BB)

Board:K♠J♥8♠A♥5♥

all-in

busted

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 7:35:25 AM

Yu Young Jin Takes From Jae Seok Sim

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Jae Seok Sim raised to 80,000 from under the gun and called a three-bet to 185,000 by Yu Young Jin in the cutoff. He opted to check and Jin bet 140,000 to pick up a call.

With the open-ended straight draw on the turn, Sim checked and faced a bet worth 250,000 by Jin to call within ten seconds. That led them to the six on the river, which failed to improve Sim. Both players checked and Jin stopped his recent slump.

Player	Hand	Chips
JS Jae Seok SimSouth Korea	7♠7♣ UTG	825,000(21 BB)
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	A♠A♥ CO	2,515,000(63 BB)

Board:9♥6♣4♥5♥6♦

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 7:29:56 AM

Geun Seop Ban Doubles Through Joo Hee Oh

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Geun Seop Ban limped in with pocket tens and Joo Hee Oh checked her option. Ban check-called for 50,000 on the flop and checked the turn when the jack paired. Oh bet 200,000 and then called the shove of Ban for 370,000.

Nothing changed on the river and Oh plummeted to fewer than four big blinds.

Player	Hand	Chips
GS Geun Seop BanSouth Korea	T♦T♣ SB	960,000(24 BB)
JH Joo Hee OhSouth Korea	9♣7♥ BB	150,000(4 BB)

Board:J♠7♠5♦J♥8♣

all-in

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 7:22:23 AM

Geun Seop Ban Still Hanging Around

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Geun Seop Ban raised the cutoff to 90,000 and Su Min Im called in the small blind. The big stack applied no pressure as they checked down the entire board and chopped it up.

Player	Hand	Chips
GS Geun Seop BanSouth Korea	K♦9♣ CO	540,000(14 BB)
SM Su Min ImSouth Korea	K♥9♦ SB	3,175,000(79 BB)

Board:8♦3♥2♥5♦3♦

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 7:15:50 AM

Joo Hee Oh Doubles Through Yu Young Jin

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Hoo Hee Oh jammed her short stack of 345,000 from under the gun and was called by Yu Young Jin from the small blind with the suited ace-ten.

Oh took the lead on the flop and doubled with a pair of kings, claiming the profit Jin had made in the previous hand.

Player	Hand	Chips
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	A♣T♣ SB	2,185,000(55 BB)
JH Joo Hee OhSouth Korea	K♥8♥ UTG	750,000(19 BB)

Board:K♦5♦3♦9♠2♣

all-in

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 5/248

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 7:10:05 AM

Su Min Im vs Jae Seok Sim

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Su Min Im raised to 60,000 in the small blind and Jae Seok Sim defended the big blind. On the J♣ 8♠ 4♣ flop, Im bet 60,000 and earned a call. They checked the 2♦ turn and 9♠ river for Im to win the pot with his superior kicker.

Player	Hand	Chips
SM Su Min ImSouth Korea	T♦8♦ SB	2,810,000(94 BB)
JS Jae Seok SimSouth Korea	8♣6♠ BB	1,185,000(40 BB)

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 7:06:41 AM

Yu Young Jin Recovers Chips

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Jae Seok Sim raised to 60,000 and earned four callers. The four players checked to the turn on which Joo Hee Oh bet 60,000, only Yu Young Jin called. Both checked the river and the ace-high of Jin won the pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	A♥5♠ D	2,450,000(82 BB)
GS Geun Seop BanSouth Korea	K♦Q♣ SB	645,000(22 BB)
JH Joo Hee OhSouth Korea	K♥Q♥ BB	360,000(12 BB)
JS Jae Seok SimSouth Korea	A♣J♣ CO	1,345,000(45 BB)

Board:8♥6♥3♠4♣4♦

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 6:57:57 AM

Longhao Shen Eliminated in 6th Place

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Longhao Shen

Longhao Shen raised to 60,000 in the cutoff for Su Min Im on the button and Yu Young Jin in the big blind to call. The flop saw Shen bet 100,000 when checked to and Im was the only caller.

Shen fired another bet of 225,000 on the turn and Im came along to the river, on which Im moved all-in for 975,000 when checked to. Shen snap-called with the top pair and was eliminated. He takes home KRW 9 Million for the efforts and the winner's trophy will stay in South Korea.

Player	Hand	Chips
SM Su Min ImSouth Korea	6♠5♠ D	2,645,000(88 BB)
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	J♦6♥ BB	2,185,000(73 BB)
LS Longhao ShenChina	A♣T♥ CO	busted

Board:A♠4♠2♣J♣3♦

all-in

busted

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 6:53:56 AM

Joo Hee Oh Jams Into Jae Seok Sim

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Joo Hee Oh raised to 60,000 with aces and Jae Seok Sim called in the big blind. On the Q♠ T♠ 3♠ flop, Sim led for 60,000 but folded when Oh jammed her last 285,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
JH Joo Hee OhSouth Korea	A♦A♣	510,000(17 BB)
JS Jae Seok SimSouth Korea	T♣9♦	1,420,000(47 BB)

all-in

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 6:49:54 AM

Longhao Shen Doubles Through Yu Young Jin

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Yu Young Jin raised to 65,000 in the hijack and Longhao Shen jammed for 560,000 in the small blind. It folded back to Jin and he used two time bank extensions before making the call.

It was a classic flip and Shen came out on top to score his second double-up of the final table.

Player	Hand	Chips
LS Longhao ShenChina	K♣T♥ SB	1,180,000(39 BB)
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	7♠7♣ HJ	2,285,000(76 BB)

Board:A♥T♠5♣3♦A♣

all-in

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 6:40:30 AM

Jae Seok Sim Hits Another Decent Flop

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Jae Seok Sim raised the button and was called by Geun Seop Ban in the big blind. Both checked the Q♣ Q♥ T♥ flop before Ban check-called the A♦ turn for 60,000. Ban checked the 7♠ river and Sim made it 110,000 to go. Ban folded and Sim won the pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
JS Jae Seok SimSouth Korea	Q♠J♠ D	1,570,000(52 BB)
GS Geun Seop BanSouth Korea	J♦T♠ BB	705,000(24 BB)

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 6:31:39 AM

Yu Young Jin vs Su Min Im

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Su Min Im raised to 60,000 and picked up two callers out of the blinds. They checked the flop and Yu Young Jin bet the turn for 65,000, only Im called. Both checked the repeat five on the river and Jin won the pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	A♣T♦ SB	2,555,000(85 BB)
SM Su Min ImSouth Korea	4♠4♦ CO	1,395,000(47 BB)
GS Geun Seop BanSouth Korea	8♥6♠ BB	795,000(27 BB)

Board:A♦5♠3♦8♣5♥

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 6:25:50 AM

Jae Seok Sim Outflops Yu Young Jin

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Yu Young Jin raised to 65,000 from under the gun and Jae Seok Sim defended the big blind with a king. On the king-high flop, Sim check-called for 50,000 and checked again the turn. Jin double-checked his cards and bet another 75,000 for Sim to call.

That led to the eight on the river on which Sim led for 150,000. Jin used one time bank extension and paid it off eventually.

Player	Hand	Chips
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	Q♥Q♣ UTG	2,400,000(80 BB)
JS Jae Seok SimSouth Korea	K♠5♣ BB	1,495,000(50 BB)

Board:K♣K♦6♦T♦8♣

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 6:15:41 AM

Updated Counts for the Final Six Players

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

In the first hand back from the break, Joo Hee Oh raised to 60,000 with queen-jack suited. Jae Seok Sim three-bet to 120,000 on the button and forced out everyone behind.

Player	Hand	Chips
JH Joo Hee OhSouth Korea	Q♠J♠	420,000(14 BB)
JS Jae Seok SimSouth Korea	A♦Q♠	1,150,000(38 BB)
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea		2,580,000(86 BB)
SM Su Min ImSouth Korea		1,595,000(53 BB)
LS Longhao ShenChina		875,000(29 BB)
GS Geun Seop BanSouth Korea		825,000(28 BB)

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 6/248

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 5:53:27 AM

Longhao Shen Doubles Through Su Min Im

Level 22: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Longhao Shen raised to 50,000 in the cutoff and Su Min Im three-bet to 170,000 on the button. Both blinds folded and Shen jammed, Im called. There was a minor sweat on the turn with the gutshot for Im, but Shen held for the double.

That was the last hand of the level and the players went on their first scheduled 15-minute break.

Player	Hand	Chips
LS Longhao ShenChina	K♠K♣ CO	875,000(35 BB)
SM Su Min ImSouth Korea	T♠T♣ D	1,585,000(63 BB)
JS Jae Seok SimSouth Korea	K♦J♦ SB	1,015,000(41 BB)
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	7♥7♦ BB	2,595,000(104 BB)

Board:A♠8♦6♥7♠Q♥

all-in

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 5:44:30 AM

Su Min Im Takes From the Chip Leader

Level 22: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Su Min Im raised to 60,000 first to act and was called by Yu Young Jin in the cutoff. They checked the flop, before Im check-called bets of 35,000 on the turn and 55,000 on the river to earn the pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
SM Su Min ImSouth Korea	4♥4♦ UTG	2,065,000(83 BB)
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	Q♠7♠ CO	2,705,000(108 BB)

Board:A♠6♥3♣5♦A♣

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 5:42:31 AM

Flopped Full House for Geun Seop Ban

Level 22: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Yu Young Jin raised the button and Geun Seop Ban called in the small blind. Ban check-raised the A♣ 3♣ 3♠ flop from 40,000 to 85,000 and Jin folded. Ban sighed vividly, showed his flopped full house and briefly walked away from his chair.

Player	Hand	Chips
GS Geun Seop BanSouth Korea	A♦3♦ SB	760,000(30 BB)
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	T♥6♣ D	2,855,000(114 BB)

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 5:37:52 AM

Man Woo Park Eliminated in 7th Place

Level 22: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Man Woo Park

Man Woo Park jammed for 215,000 in the cutoff and Jae Seok Sim called on the button after getting a count, the blinds both folded. The pocket pair remained ahead and that spelled the end for Park in seventh place for KRW 7 Million.

Player	Hand	Chips
MW Man Woo ParkSouth Korea	A♦7♥ CO	busted
JS Jae Seok SimSouth Korea	9♠9♦ D	1,080,000(43 BB)

Board:J♦8♥2♥5♠T♥

all-in

busted

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 5:32:28 AM

Young Kyu Kim Eliminated in 8th Place

Level 22: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Young Kyu Kim

Young Kyu Kim got the last few chips in the next hand and was called three ways. The active players checked down the entire board and Im finished the job he had started. Kim was ousted in 8th place for KRW 5.4 Million.

Player	Hand	Chips
YK Young Kyu KimSouth Korea	J♦4♥	busted
SM Su Min ImSouth Korea	A♣K♠	1,850,000(74 BB)
MW Man Woo ParkSouth Korea	T♦7♦	215,000(9 BB)
JS Jae Seok SimSouth Korea	A♥3♥	825,000(33 BB)

Board:K♥K♦7♥6♦4♣

all-in

busted

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 5:31:04 AM

Young Kyu Kim Left With Fumes

Level 22: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Young Kyu Kim

The action started with a raise to 75,000 by Young Kyu Kim, three times the big blind. Su Min Im then three-bet to 170,000 in the small blind and Kim called. Sim checked and instantly called all-in when Kim jammed. There was no threat for top set and Kim was left on fewer than two blinds.

Player	Hand	Chips
SM Su Min ImSouth Korea	K♠K♥ SB	1,720,000(69 BB)
YK Young Kyu KimSouth Korea	A♥K♣ UTG+1	35,000(1 BB)

Board:K♣7♣4♥T♣A♣

all-in

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 5:25:47 AM

Joo Hee Oh Gets a Shove Through

Level 22: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Geun Seop Ban raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and Joo Hee Oh jammed for 435,000 in the next seat as one of the shorter stacks. Nothing much happened, as Ban opted to fold.

Player	Hand	Chips
GS Geun Seop BanSouth Korea	A♣4♥ CO	660,000(26 BB)
JH Joo Hee OhSouth Korea	K♠8♠ D	545,000(22 BB)
LS Longhao ShenChina		405,000(16 BB)
MW Man Woo ParkSouth Korea		300,000(12 BB)

all-in

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 5:13:54 AM

Kwang Jin Park Eliminated in 9th Place

Level 22: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Kwang Jin Park

Second player to act, Geun Seop Ban pushed all-in for 495,000 and the action folded all the way to Kwang Jin Park, who called all-in for 185,000 in the big blind.

The board ran out eight-high and Park became the first casualty on the final table for KRW 4.2 Million

Player	Hand	Chips
GS Geun Seop BanSouth Korea	Q♥Q♠ UTG+1	720,000(29 BB)
KJ Kwang Jin ParkSouth Korea	9♥9♣ BB	busted

Board:8♣7♦3♦6♠8♦

all-in

busted

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 5:11:28 AM

Yu Young Jin vs Jae Seok Sim

Level 22: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Yu Young Jin raised to 55,000 from an early position and was called by Jae Seok Sim in the big blind. Sim check-called for 35,000 on the flop and led the turn for 50,000, Jin called. Sim bet another 35,000 on the river and Jin called to draw close to five million chips again, three times as many chips as his nearest follower.

Player	Hand	Chips
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	A♣Q♠ MP	2,960,000(118 BB)
JS Jae Seok SimSouth Korea	K♦J♦ BB	900,000(36 BB)

Board:Q♣8♠4♣J♥3♣

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 4:59:36 AM

Geun Seop Ban Doubles Through Kwang Jin Park

Level 22: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Kwang Jin Park raised to 80,000 and Yu Young Jin called. Geun Seop Ban jammed his short stack and Park went all-in over the top, Jin folded.

Ban spiked his ace on the flop and doubled, sending Park back to the bottom of the leaderboard.

Player	Hand	Chips
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	K♠9♠ CO	2,745,000(110 BB)
KJ Kwang Jin ParkSouth Korea	K♥K♣ HJ	210,000(8 BB)
GS Geun Seop BanSouth Korea	A♣Q♣ D	495,000(20 BB)

Board:A♦6♣4♠6♠6♦

all-in

Level 22: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/248

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 4:52:21 AM

Short Stack Double for Kwang Jin Park

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Kwang Jin Park jammed out of the small blind with a suited king into the big blind of chip leader Yu Young Jin. The big stack improved on the flop but Park rivered a pair of kings.

Player	Hand	Chips
KJ Kwang Jin ParkSouth Korea	K♦7♦ SB	320,000(16 BB)
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	8♣6♦ BB	2,840,000(142 BB)

Board:Q♠T♥6♣5♥K♥

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 4:51:07 AM

Kwang Jin Park Chops With Jae Seok Sim

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

In hand 20 of the final table, Jae Seok Sim raised to 65,000 on the button and Kwang Jin Park defended the big blind. The last 80,000 went in after the J♦ T♠ 9♦ flop and the A♠ turn was a brick, but the Q♣ river saved Park with a chop.

Player	Hand	Chips
KJ Kwang Jin ParkSouth Korea	8♦5♦ BB	150,000(8 BB)
JS Jae Seok SimSouth Korea	8♠8♣ D	1,025,000(51 BB)

all-in

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 4:47:18 AM

Geun Seop Ban Short Again

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Geun Seop Ban raised to 40,000 with ace-jack and was called by Young Kyu Kim in the big blind. On a flop of K♣ 9♣ 2♠ , Kim checked and then jammed into a bet of 45,000 by Ban, who had to surrender with ace-jack high.

Player	Hand	Chips
GS Geun Seop BanSouth Korea	A♠J♥	240,000(12 BB)
YK Young Kyu KimSouth Korea	A♣5♣	770,000(39 BB)

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 4:44:00 AM

Su Min Im Gets a Shove Through

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Chip leader Yu Young Jin raised to 45,000 with the J♠ 8♠ and Joo Hee Oh called from the next seat with the 9♠ 9♣ . Longhao Shen called in the cutoff with 4♣ 2♣ before Su Min Im jammed for 625,000 on the button with the A♣ T♠ .

It folded back to He and she briefly considered the option but folded, as did Shen.

Player	Chips
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	3,010,000(151 BB)
SM Su Min ImSouth Korea	810,000(41 BB)
LS Longhao ShenChina	535,000(27 BB)
JH Joo Hee OhSouth Korea	485,000(24 BB)

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 4:38:59 AM

Small Boost for Geun Seop Ban

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

After losing another portion of his short stack, Geun Seop Ban opened to 245,000 from the hijack with another 35,000 behind. It folded all the way to Man Woo Park in the big blind, who had the superior ace by a notch but ended up folding.

Player	Hand	Chips
GS Geun Seop BanSouth Korea	A♣T♠	330,000(17 BB)
MW Man Woo ParkSouth Korea	A♠J♣	430,000(22 BB)
KJ Kwang Jin ParkSouth Korea		155,000(8 BB)

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 4:31:14 AM

Yu Young Jin Extends Lead Agsinst Su Min Im

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Su Min Im raised to 40,000 and then called a three-bet to 120,000 by chip leader Yu Young Jin. The flop came 8♣ 4♥ 2♣ and Im bet 75,000, Jin raised to 170,000 and Im stuck around.

That led to the K♠ turn for the lead to change. Im now checked and Jin checked back to make trips on the K♦ river. Im now bet 150,000 and Jin min-raised to 300,000. His opponent reluctantly called and Jin soared to more than three million in chips.

Player	Hand	Chips
SM Su Min ImSouth Korea	A♣Q♥ UTG+1	505,000(25 BB)
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	K♣Q♦ D	3,005,000(150 BB)

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 4:26:16 AM

Jae Seok Sim Wins Three-Way Pot

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Joo Hee Oh raised to 80,000 first to act with the K♠ J♠ and Jae Seok Sim called in the hijack with the T♥ T♣ while Geun Seop Ban reluctantly called from the big blind with the 5♠ 5♦ . The 8♥ 7♦ 7♣ flop was checked to Sim and he bet 100,000 with his overpair.

Ban folded and Oh did so as well for Sim to reach seven figures.

Player	Chips
JS Jae Seok SimSouth Korea	1,070,000(54 BB)
JH Joo Hee OhSouth Korea	580,000(29 BB)
GS Geun Seop BanSouth Korea	410,000(21 BB)

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 4:14:19 AM

Young Kyu Kim Doubles Through Kwang Jin Park

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Young Kyu Kim opened to 40,000 and Kwang Jin Park three-bet to 85,000 in the next seat. It folded back to Kim and he used one time bank before moving all-in for 290,000 total.

Park tank-called with the worse pocket pair and lost a big portion of his shorter stack on a board of 9♠ 7♣ 3♣ 6♣ Q♣ to drop to the bottom of the leaderboard.

Player	Hand	Chips
YK Young Kyu KimSouth Korea	A♥A♣ UTG	630,000(32 BB)
KJ Kwang Jin ParkSouth Korea	J♠J♦ UTG+1	205,000(10 BB)

all-in

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 4:09:36 AM

Yu Young Jin Four-Bets Against Longhao Shen

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Yu Young Jin raised to 45,000 with the A♥ 6♣ and Longhao Shen three-bet to 125,000 on the button with K♣ J♣ . It folded back to Jin and he four-bet to 245,000 in order to force out Shen, further increasing his large stack.

Player	Chips
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	2,415,000(121 BB)
LS Longhao ShenChina	670,000(34 BB)

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 4:05:19 AM

Yu Young Jin Hits Flush Against Joo Hee Oh

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Chip leader Yu Young Jin raised to 45,000 in the cutoff and Joo Hee Oh called in the small blind. Oh check-called with her top pair for 30,000 on the flop and they checked the turn. After the river, Oh checked again and paid off a bet worth 65,000 for Jin to increase his lead.

Player	Hand	Chips
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	T♥8♥ CO	2,240,000(112 BB)
JH Joo Hee OhSouth Korea	K♥J♦ SB	750,000(38 BB)

Board:K♠7♥3♥2♠6♥

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 4:01:49 AM

Joo Hee Oh Gets a Shove Through

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Jae Seok Sim raised to 40,000 from middle position. Chip leader Yu Young Sin called on the button and Geun Seop Ban came along from the small blind. Joo Hee Oh then jammed from the big blind and everyone folded.

Player	Hand	Chips
JS Jae Seok SimSouth Korea	K♠T♣ MP	830,000(42 BB)
YY Yu Young JinSouth Korea	J♦8♠ D	2,060,000(103 BB)
GS Geun Seop BanSouth Korea	6♠6♦ SB	510,000(26 BB)
JH Joo Hee OhSouth Korea	A♣J♥ BB	890,000(45 BB)

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 3:55:48 AM

First Three-Bet of the Final

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

In the second hand of the final table, Jae Seok Sim raised the button to 40,000. Kwang Jin Park three-bet to 125,000 from the big blind and that ended the hand right there.

Player	Hand	Chips
JS Jae Seok SimSouth Korea	5♥5♣ D	870,000(44 BB)
KJ Kwang Jin ParkSouth Korea	A♠Q♥	505,000(25 BB)

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 3:50:54 AM

Shuffle Up and Deal for the Final Table

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Studio 159

After some brief technical issues were solved, the cards are in the air and the full level 21 is played with blinds of 10,000-20,000 and a big blind ante of 20,000.

Christian ZetzscheChristian Zetzsche

11/17/2024, 2:15:12 AM

Winner to be Crowned in the Super Cup Seoul 2024 Main Event

The feature table in Studio 159 at COEX Seoul

Eight Koreans versus one Chinese. Will the stunning trophy stay on home soil for the inaugural Super Cup Seoul 2024 Main Event at the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center? Only nine players remain out of a field of 248 entries and they will be battling for the largest slice of the KRW 248 Million prize pool in Studio 159 as of noon local time today.

The man to beat is Yu Young Jin with a staggering 2,100,000 to his name. Su Min Im (955,000) and third-placed Jae Seok Sim (920,000) have fewer chips combine than the chip leader, but they are only one double-up away from taking over the top spot.

Longhao Shen from China is the only one to put a dagger into the home victory and the player from China sits in fourth place with a stack of 845,000. He also eliminated fellow countryman Junsheng Qiao in 11th place last night en route to making the final table.

Furthermore, Isabelle Group ambassador Joo Hee Oh is the last woman standing in this tournament and returns in the middle of the pack with 770,000 to her name.

Final Table Seat Draw

Seat 1: Longhao Shen (China) - 845,000 (42 BB)

Seat 2: Su Min Im (South Korea) - 955,000 (48 BB)

Seat 3: Man Woo Park (South Korea) - 470,000 (24 BB)

Seat 4: Jae Seok Sim (South Korea) - 920,000 (46 bb)

Seat 5: Young Kyu Kim (South Korea) - 340,000 (17 BB)

Seat 6: Kwang Jin Park (South Korea) - 455,000 (23 bb)

Seat 7: Yu Young Jin (South Korea) - 2,100,000 (105 BB)

Seat 8: Geun Seop Ban (South Korea) - 590,000 (30 bb)

Seat 9: Joo Hee Oh (South Korea) - 770,000 (39 bb)

All nine finalists have locked up KRW 4.2 Million ($3,002) for their efforts, whereas the winner can look forward to a top prize of KRW 60 Million ($42,891).

There are 35 minutes left in level 21 at blinds of 10,000-20,000 with a 20,000 big blind ante and all levels thereafter will be 60 minutes long. If a deal will be cut or during the heads-up stage, the level duration is cut in half to 30 minutes.

The conclusion of the Main Event gets underway at noon local time inside of Studio 159 and the live stream action on the Super Cup YouTube channel with cards-up coverage and commentary in Korean will run on a 30-minute delay. All SoMuchPoker live updates will be published accordingly to not spoil any of the action.