Main Event

The final table has been set for the inaugural Super Cup Seoul 2024 Main Event at the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center. When the penultimate tournament day kicked off, 38 Day 1 survivors returned to their seats inside of "The Platz" to battle their way as deep as possible for a piece of the KRW 248 Million prize pool.

Only nine of them succeeded in this quest for the time being when the final river card was dealt inside of Studio 159. Eight players from South Korea and one contender from China remain in contention and leading the way by a large margin is Yu Young Jin with 2,100,000 to his name. He has more chips than second-placed Su Min Im (955,000) and third-placed Jae Seok Sim (920,000) just to put things into perspective.

Longhao Shen is the only foreigner trying to claim the stunning trophy and sits in fourth place on the leaderboard with 845,000. He was responsible for the elimination of fellow countryman Junsheng Qiao in 11th place before Day 1c chip leader Sung Won Seo became the final casualty of the night.

Representing the main sponsor Isabelle is none other than Joo Hee Oh, the last woman standing in this tournament. She had somewhat of a roller coaster ride on the live stream table and bagged up 770,000 to her name. All nine finalists have locked up KRW 4.2 Million ($3,002) for their efforts, whereas the winner will receive the handsome top prize of KRW 60 Million ($42,891).

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)

The conclusion of the marquee event on the schedule in the heart of Gangnam will recommence with 35 minutes left in level 21 at blinds of 10,000-20,000 with a 20,000 big blind ante.

On the final day of the series, the Main Event kicks off 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. That also applies for the SoMuchPoker live updates until a winner has been crowned.

After the elimination on the live stream table, Man Woo Park was moved to balance and Yu Young Jin continued his tormenting of the outer table. The latest button raise was for 75,000 and Kwang Jin Park defended the big blind. Park checked the K♣ T♠ T♦ flop, quickly folded when Jin bet 55,000.

Not long ago, Sung Won Seo and Yu Young Jin had been very close in chips but Seo lost two big pots while Jin soared to the undisputed lead on the outer table.

Seo now raised to 40,000 from under the gun and Jin called from the big blind. Jin checked the 9♠ 7♣ 6♥ flop, then called a bet worth 50,000. Both checked it down on the J♣ turn and Q♥ river for Jin to declare "river" and expose his Q♦ 8♥ . That was the winning hand again, as Seo's stack was further depleted.

On the outer table, Sung Won Seo was one of three players to call a min-raise to 30,000 by Jae Seok Sim. The four players checked the Q♠ J♣ T♠ flop before Sim check-called the 2♥ turn for 30,000 and the 2♦ river for 80,000.

Sim revealed A♠ 2♠ for the missed nut flush draw that instead hit running trips.

Kwang Jin Park and Geun Seop Ban limped in and Jae Seok Sim in the big blind then raised to 65,000. Only Park called and did so for 25,000 on the A♦ 9♠ 5♠ flop. They checked down the 4♥ turn and K♥ river for Sim to flash ace-ten, which Park had beat with the A♥ Q♣ .

Yu Young Jin put his new-found chips to use but couldn't bluff Man Woo Park off top pair on an ace-high board to lose a small chunk.

Geun Seop Ban then moved all-in two times. The second shove was for 240,000 and it went through again, he exposed the A♠ K♠ before raking in the pot.

At the end of level 19, there are only 11 players remaining and they have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break. The action will resume at 6 p.m. local time inside of Studio 159 and only two further eliminations are required to conclude the tournament for today.

Geunseop Ban was able to add some chips on the outer table with the latest pick-up featuring a river bet worth 125,000 from under the gun against big stack Yoo Young Jin on the K♦ 7♦ 5♣ Q♠ 9♦ board. No call followed but Jin was very intrigued.

Longhao Shen raised to 25,000 with the T♠ 3♠ in the cutoff and was called by Youngkyu Kim in the small blind with Q♣ J♦ and Junsheng Qiao with the T♦ T♣ out of the big blind.

The 5♦ 3♥ 2♥ flop was checked to Shen and he bet 35,000. Kim folded but Qiao jammed for 207,000 to force a snap-fold from Shen.

With only 11 players remaining, the current average has reached 55 big blinds and it may take a while to reach the final nine hopefuls. That's the target for the penultimate tournament day, as the action will stop for today here in Seoul once the nine-handed final table has been reached.

Sumin Im raised to 34,000 from an early position with the K♣ J♠ when Gwongjin Park limped the A♣ 5♦ and Park called to the A♠ 5♥ 4♥ flop. Lim bet 18,000 and Park raised to 35,000. The three-bet to 120,000 by Lim followed but he folded to Park's shove.

Longhao Shen raised to 25,000 with the A♦ T♦ in the cutoff and Tetsuya Fujiwara called with the Q♠ J♠ in the big blind. Fujiwara check-called for 15,000 with middle pair on the K♦ J♣ 8♦ flop and checked the 7♣ turn. He then faced the shove by Shen and folded.

The chips continue to fly on the outer table as another three-bet pot emerged. This time, it was a duel between Geunseop Ban as initial raiser and Jaeseok Sim. They headed to the K♦ Q♥ 2♣ flop on which Ban checked. Sim fired a bet of 100,000 and won the pot uncontested, flashing the K♠ Q♠ for the top two pair before collecting the chips.

Sumin Lim raised to 24,000 with the A♥ Q♣ and Longhao Shen three-bet to 70,000 holding the 9♥ 9♦ in the next seat. Limj called to the J♥ 8♣ 4♦ flop and check-called a bet of 60,000. They checked the 8♦ turn and 5♣ river for Shen to win the pot.

Geunseop Ban raised to 22,000 from under the gun and Jaeseok Sim three-bet to 75,000. Yoo Young Jin called the three-bet, everyone else folded. On the A♠ Q♥ 5♦ flop, Sim sized down to 40,000 and Jin called.

The 7♠ turn saw Sim bet 80,000 and Jin let go this time.

Hyukjin Kwon paid off a bet worth 125,000 by Jong Hoon Lee on the river of a T♣ 9♣ A♦ 3♥ A♣ board and mucked when Lee showed K♣ Q♣ for the ace-high flush. Kwon then tangled with Sungwon Seo and lost even more chips to drop to a severe short stack.

He got the last of it in with 9♣ 7♦ against Seo's A♦ 2♥ and turned a straight on the 8♥ 6♣ 4♣ T♠ 3♠ runout to stay alive.

On a heads-up river of K♣ 6♦ 2♠ A♠ A♦ , Yoo Young Jin bet 130,000 into Geunseop Ban and the latter tank-folded after using one time bank extension. Jin is the run-away chip leader on the outer table by some margin.

Prior to the break, Ki Taek Kwon lost his short stack on the live stream table while Jin Wook Lee departed from the outer tables. In the final hand before the break, Jong Hoon Lee took on Won Beom Seo. The öatter had the A♥ K♣ and was dominated by A♠ 4♠ . No help came on the J♥ 3♥ 2♠ J♦ T♦ board and that brought the field down to the last 16 for the two table redraw.

At the end of level 17, there are as many players remaining and they have been sent on a scheduled 20-minute break. All players are moving to the live stream setup for the redraw of the final two tables in Studio 159 prior to the restart.

Junsheng Qiao doubled through Jong Hoon Lee when J♣ J♠ held versus 6♣ 6♠ on a board of A♥ 7♣ 5♥ 8♣ 7♦ . He then got it in against Lee again and A♦ K♣ flopped the nuts on a board of A♣ A♥ K♠ T♦ 2♣ for another double.

Over on the live stream table, Min Hyeong Park raised to 12,000 with the 6♦ 6♣ from an early position and called a three-bet to 26,000 by Gwongjin Park in the big blind with the A♣ J♣ . They checked the A♠ 9♦ 2♠ flop, the 4♥ turn saw a bet of 13,000 and a call. They checked the 4♦ river again and the ace won it for the bigger-stacked Park.

The private duel between Hyukjin Kwon and Sumin Lim on the live stream table continued when they saw a A♦ J♥ 2♣ 7♥ turn. Kwon check-raised from 17,000 to 69,000 with the J♣ T♥ for second pair and Lim called with the 7♣ 5♠ . The river was the 9♠ and Kwon check-folded to a shove by Lim.

Takeshi Odawara was eliminated by Dongwook Lee while his fellow countryman Tetsuya Fujiwara tripled his short stack. His A♦ A♣ was up against the K♣ 9♠ of Jong Hoon Lee and needed an ace on the K♦ 8♣ 2♠ A♥ K♠ runout.

Hyukjin Kwon defended the big blind with the Q♣ J♥ against Ki Taek Kwon with the A♠ Q♠ and they headed to the K♠ 3♦ 2♥ flop. The first check led to a bet worth 12,000 and Kwon then check-raised to 37,000 with his queen-high to force out his opponent.

In a battle of the blinds on the outer tables, the completed board showed K♠ J♦ 9♣ 7♣ J♥ . Yoo Young Jin overbet for 200,000 into a pot of around 120,000 and Sungmin Ha called. Jin tabled the J♣ 7♥ for jacks full of sevens and moved into seven figures.

Jong Hoon Lee bet the 7♣ 3♦ 2♣ A♠ turn from under the gun and received a call by Tsukasa Endo on the button. Lee bet again the J♠ on the river for 31,000 and then called a raise to 90,000 by the chip leader.

Endo showed the A♦ 2♦ for aces and deuces, but Lee had that beat with A♣ 3♣ for aces and treys.

In a battle of the blinds, Junghwan Kim bet the 8♠ 7♣ 5♦ K♣ turn for 24,000 and the 3♣ river for another 38,000. Tsukasa Endo called both times and won the pot with 7♠ 6♣ , as Kim only had A♣ 6♥ for the missed straight draw and nut flush blocker.

The action recommenced with a minor delay from the live stream table setup and on the outer tables in "The Platz", Hee Woong Kim finally showed up after the first break to take his seat.

On table seven, Yoo Young Jin bet a heads-up river of J♦ 9♣ 5♠ 3♣ Q♠ for 35,000. Dongwook Lee called but mucked when he was shown Q♣ J♠ for two pair.

The final 26 players are now on a scheduled 20-minute break, during which table 13 will move to the live stream table in a nearby room.

Four ways with 13,000 each invested ahead of the T♠ 5♣ 3♥ flop, Geunseop Ban and Gwongjin Park checked. Hyukjin Kwon bet 25,000 and Sumin Lim called, the other two players folded.

Kwon bet another 44,000 on the Q♠ turn to get called before they checked the 2♥ river. Kwon tabled 4♣ 3♣ for a pair of fours and Lim won the pot with K♠ T♥ for a pair of tens.

In a duel of shorter stacks, Wongyu Seo moved all-in with the A♣ K♦ and was looked up by Longhao Shen with the 9♦ 9♣ . There was a roller coaster runout of K♠ 7♣ 3♣ Q♠ 9♥ as Seo flopped best only to get two-outered.

Shizi Xiao jammed his K♥ 5♠ into the A♣ A♦ of Ki Taek Kwon and found no escape on the 6♦ 6♠ 4♠ J♥ 6♥ runout.

Hyunwoo Bang was then flipping for his tournament life with 9♣ 9♦ against the A♠ K♣ of Won Beom Seo. The latter got there on the J♠ 6♣ 2♣ A♥ 6♠ board to reduce the field to the last 31 players.

Xu Chen raised into the big blind of table short stack Yun Hye Kim and she reluctantly folded, showing an ace.

Shortly after, Chen took on new table chip leader Dongwook Lee. He bet the A♥ T♣ 8♦ flop for 8,000 and Lee raised to 22,000. The three-bet to 56,000 by Chen followed and Lee used one time bank before folding.

In a four-bet pot preflop, Xu Chen made it 104,000 to go. Hyukjin Kwon then moved all-in for 292,000 total and that sent Chen deep into the tank. He used some of his time bank extensions before letting go, forfeiting one third of his stack in the process.

Subin Lim was eliminated when her Q♥ J♥ could not beat the K♥ Q♠ of Sungwon Seo, as both players missed the board and king-high played.

Moments later, Minho Yoo jammed A♣ 5♣ into the A♦ Q♦ of Dongwook Lee. The J♦ 9♥ 4♠ Q♠ T♣ board left Yoo drawing dead on the turn.

Shizi Xiao three-bet and earned a call from Joo Hee Oh to see a flop of A♦ K♦ 2♥ on which Xiao continued for 20,000. Oh called and faced a second bet of 32,000 on the T♠ turn. She raised to 70,000 only for Xiao to quickly move all-in.

Oh sighed but called all-in for 127,000 with K♥ K♠ . Xiao tabled A♥ K♣ and could not spike another ace, as the 5♦ river confirmed Oh's large double in the opening minutes.

Junhyeong Ha got his shorter stack in with A♣ J♥ and could not beat the Q♦ Q♥ of chip leader Sunming Ha.

At least five of the players have not shown up in time yet but the cards are officially in the air for Day 2.