Main Event

Hyunsoo Kim got his short stack into the middle with K♦ 3♦ and was up against the 5♦ 5♣ of Manwoo Park. The T♠ 7♦ 3♥ T♦ turn was a tease but the 4♥ river bricked.

One table over, Japan's "EZ" doubled with ace-queen against the king-queen of Kiwook Kang, while Vivi from Japan also doubled his short stack on another table.

Hyunsoo Kim defended his big blind against Longhao Shen and check-called the Q♣ 9♥ 7♠ flop for 10,000. After the 2♦ turn, they both checked and Kim checked again the T♠ on the river. Shen bet 17,000 and Kim reluctantly paid it off to expose Q♥ 6♦ for top pair once Shen revealed his K♥ Q♦ for the superior kicker.

On a heads-up flop of 7♦ 5♣ 2♥ in a battle of the blinds, Hyunsoo Kim checked and subsequently check-raised from 7,000 to 20,000 against Longhao Shen. The latter came along before they ended up checking down the 2♦ turn and A♥ river.

Kim tabled K♦ T♣ for a bluff and Shen won the pot with 8♣ 7♣ for eights and deuces.

Heads-up to the 7♣ 6♠ 5♥ A♦ 7♦ river, chip leader Jaeseok Sim checked in the hijack. Manwoo Park bet 8,000 on the button and Sim tank-called. There was no showdown, as Park mucked to forfeit the pot.

There are currently 27 players remaining and the action slowed down significantly.

Hyunsoo Kim faced an open raise to 1,600 by the cutoff, he three-bet to 4,500 on the button. His opponent called and checked the K♠ 4♥ 3♠ flop for Kim to bet 5,000. That was all it took to win the pot right there.