Day 1A
Yejin Kim Eliminated by Sumin Leem
Down to just 11,000, Yejin Kim jammed from under the gun. She was called by Yoonseok Choi on the button and Sumin Leem in the big blind. Both active players checked down the T♦ T♥ 8♥ 7♥ 5♠ board and Choi exposed Q♠ 9♠ . Leem had 6♥ 4♣ for a straight and the A♦ 6♣ of Kim were no good.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
YC Yoonseok Choi ![Korea (Republic of) [KOR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kr.svg "Korea (Republic of) [KOR]"){kind=small} Korea (Republic of) | 170,000(57 BB) |
SL Sumin Leem Korea (Republic of) | 140,000(47 BB) |
YK Yejin Kim Korea (Republic of) | busted |
Yitaek Choi Collects on the Flop
Yejin Kim, Jong Hoon Lee and Yohan Trens all limped in. Yitaek Choi then squeezed to 9,500 and was called two ways by Kim and Lee. On the 7♥ 5♥ 5♠ flop, it checked to Choi and he bet 15,000 to win the pot right there.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JH Jong Hoon Lee Korea (Republic of) | 145,000(73 BB) |
YC Yitaek Choi Korea (Republic of) | 110,000(55 BB) |
YK Yejin Kim Korea (Republic of) | 55,000(28 BB) |
Yejin Kim Scores a Knockout
Yejin Kim had been off to a thrilling start with a double right away, but things have been rather quiet since. She just now managed to knock out a late entrant when her 9♦ 2♦ out of the blinds turned two pair to beat Q J♥ for top pair, moving her stack back to six figures.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
YK Yejin Kim Korea (Republic of) | 105,000(70 BB) |