Day 2
Junghwan Kim Eliminated After Clash With Longhao Shen
A preflop raising war brought the stacks in between Longhao Shen and Junghwan Kim with the former at risk. The kings of Shen remained ahead all the way on the 9♠ 8♣ 2♥ 4♥ T♣ board and Kim was left short, then bowed out in 25th place soon after.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
JK Junghwan Kim ![Korea (Republic of) [KOR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kr.svg "Korea (Republic of) [KOR]"){kind=small} Korea (Republic of) | Q♠Q♥ | busted |
LS Longhao Shen ![China [CHN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/cn.svg "China [CHN]"){kind=small} China | K♣K♠ | 380,000(63 BB) |
Tsukasa Endo Leads the Way For Now
Tsukasa EndoIn 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.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
TE Tsukasa Endo ![Japan [JPN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/jp.svg "Japan [JPN]"){kind=small} Japan | 690,000(115 BB) |
JH Jong Hoon Lee Korea (Republic of) | 385,000(64 BB) |
LS Longhao Shen China | 275,000(46 BB) |
WB Won Beom Seo Korea (Republic of) | 230,000(38 BB) |
JK Junghwan Kim Korea (Republic of) | 210,000(35 BB) |
TF Tetsuya Fujiwara Japan | 100,000(17 BB) |
Xu Chen Crashes Out
Xu Chen had been among the top five on the leaderboard but has bowed out on the final four tables. Tsukasa Endo had leaped to a massive stack and the last 60,000 of Chen then vanished in a flip against Junghwan Kim.
The exit came in cruel fashion on the J♦ T♥ 7♣ 8♠ 3♦ runout.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
TE Tsukasa Endo Japan | 600,000(120 BB) | |
XC Xu Chen (2) China | A♥T♠ | busted |
JK Junghwan Kim Korea (Republic of) | 3♠3♥ | 250,000(50 BB) |
Day 1A
Final Chip Counts Day 1a
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JH Jong Hoon Lee Korea (Republic of) | 465,000(93 BB) |
SL Sumin Lim Korea (Republic of) | 441,000(88 BB) |
YY Yoo Young Jin Korea (Republic of) | 316,000(63 BB) |
GB Geunseop Ban Korea (Republic of) | 297,000(59 BB) |
JK Junghwan Kim Korea (Republic of) | 150,000(30 BB) |
KT Ki Taek Kwon Korea (Republic of) | 135,000(27 BB) |
HW Hee Woong Kim Korea (Republic of) | 128,000(26 BB) |
TK Tae Kang Korea (Republic of) | 127,000(25 BB) |
GP Gwongjin Park Korea (Republic of) | 87,000(17 BB) |
WS Wongyu Seo Korea (Republic of) | 72,000(14 BB) |
GY Gwanghee Yoo Korea (Republic of) | 71,000(14 BB) |
YH Yun Hye Kim Korea (Republic of) | 22,000(4 BB) |
The Bubble Action Continues
There has been no all-in and call yet on the money bubble but Yun Hye Kim has dropped into the danger zone. On her table, a multi-way pot emerged to the 9♥ 5♦ 4♠ flop on which Junghwan Kim bet for the win the scoop the chips without resistance.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
YY Yoo Young Jin Korea (Republic of) | 305,000(61 BB) |
JK Junghwan Kim Korea (Republic of) | 160,000(32 BB) |
GP Gwongjin Park Korea (Republic of) | 60,000(12 BB) |
YH Yun Hye Kim Korea (Republic of) | 31,000(6 BB) |