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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

"We are one elimination away from hand-for-hand," the floor staff announced as Chunjong Park had been eliminated shortly after the double knockout. And there was another all-in and call on the other table.

However, Yoo Young Jin had little to worry on a board of Q♦ T♣ 4♥ T♠ 9♥ as his Q♠ T♥ had turned tens full of queens. He doubled through Gwongjin Park with the K♥ J♥ for the king-high straight to jump up on the leaderboard.

After this sudden burst of action, there are only 14 players remaining.

Gwongjin Park defended the big blind and check-called a bet on the Q♥ J♣ 5♥ flop. He did so again for 15,000 on the 9♦ turn and then check-called the J♠ river for 30,000. Yoo Young Jin flashed ten-nine but Park won the hand with the Q♦ 6♥ for superior two pair.

In a three-bet pot to the Q♥ T♠ 4♥ flop, Woo Young Jeong checked and Yoo Young Jin checked back to the Q♣ turn. Jeong now bet 4,500 and called a raise to 12,000.

Jeong checked the 5♦ river and then sigh-folded when Jin moved all-in.

On a heads-up turn of K♠ Q♣ T♦ , Won Beom Seo bet 5,000 and called a raise to 10,000. He then bet 10,000 on the A♦ turn and Yoo Young Jin instantly folded from the next seat while showing a lot of frustration.

Won Beom Seo raised to 800 in the cutoff and Yoo Young Jin called in the next seat, both blinds folded. On the 8♠ 7♦ 5♠ flop, both checked. Seo bet the K♥ turn for 1,500 and the 7♥ river was checked.

Seo showed A♣ 9♦ but Jin had that beat with the K♣ 4♣ for a pair of kings.