Main Event (100,000 JPY)

From a starting field of 1,486 entries and 315 players who began Day 2, just 24 remain in contention for the USOP Osaka Main Event title. Leading the way is Hong Kong’s 'Horace' Wei Nan, who bagged up 5,230,000 chips to secure the top spot. Nan is a seasoned competitor with over $680,000 in live earnings to his name, highlighted by a career-best score of more than $400,000. Ranked 33rd on Hong Kong’s all-time money list, he has built a reputation for consistency, with both of his recorded live victories coming in Europe.

Wei Nan’s rise to the top came in a huge clash against Japan’s Ryusuke Kasawaki, where he shoved on the river and forced a snap-call. Kasawaki’s ace-queen held strong against Wei’s missed queen-ten, flipping the chip counts and vaulting the Hong Kong pro into the overall lead at the last minute.

With the field now just one step away from crowning a champion, all eyes will be on Nan to see if he can carry his momentum through to the final day. Stick around for the full results of Day 2, which will go live shortly, and be sure to check back tomorrow to see our full coverage of who captures the title.

After the floor announced the final five hands, Horace Wei demonstrated his skill by reclaiming the top spot on the leaderboard.

Kasaki Ryusuke opened the button to 225,000 and Wei three-bet to 540,000 in the big blind, only to be jammed by Ryusuke. This didn't deter Wei from making the call immediately.

Kasaki Ryusuke: A♦ 5♦

Horace Wei: K♠ K♦

Wei picked up the lead with his Cowboys and improved to a set on the 8♥ K♣ J♠ flop, leaving Ryusuke drawing thin.

The dealer quickly delivered a runout of 7♣ 6♣, shipping the pot to Wei and securing him the chip lead on Day 2.

Kasaki Ryusuke opened to 225,000 from the hijack and Horace Wei three-bet to 500,000 on the button. Ryusuke called.

On the 3♣ A♥ J♥ flop, Ryusuke checked to Wei, who continued with a bet of 240,000. Ryusuke stuck around.

When a board-pairing 3♠ landed on the turn, Ryusuke fired out 350,000, which Wei dropped in the call.

The 7♠ filled out the board, and Ryusuke checked to Wei, who jammed with his covering stack for over 5M. Ryusuke snap-called.

Ryusuke quickly tabled A♣ Q♣ for a flopped pair of aces to beat Wei's queen-high with Q♥ T♠ and took over the chip lead.

Pystynoy limped in from the small blind and Comori checked over in the big blind.

Both players tapped the table on the K♣ J♦ 2♦ flop to see a 9♣ fall on the turn, where Pystynoy led out for 110,000 and Comori stuck around.

When a 5♦ hit on the river, action went check-check. Pystynoy revealed flopped two pair with K♥ J♠, and it was good for the pot as Comori folded.

Sumire Hori opened the button to 160,000 and Nishimura Hiroya defended his big blind.

On the 4♥ 6♠ T♠ flop, Hiroya checked to Hori, who continued with a bet of 225,000. Hiroya cranked it up to 500,000. Hori stuck around.

When an 8♦ hit on the turn, Hiroya shoved for 1,175,000, which Hori instantly called off her last stack of around 870,000.

Sumire Hori: T♥ 7♥

Nishimura Hiroya: T♦ 4♦

Hiroya picked up the lead as his four connected with the board, while Hori still had several outs to stay alive.

Unfortunately for Hori, the river delivered the bad news with a 3♦, ending her Main Event dreams.

Small blind Jungwoo Jin got it all in for around ~400,000, with big blind Ryusuke Kasawaki calling looking to take him out.

Jungwoo Jin: T♦ 9♣

Ryusuke Kasaki: A♣ 8♠

The J♠ Q♦ Q♣ offered some hope to Jin, but the rest of the 6♥ 6♠ runout did little to prevent Kasawaki's ace from sending him home in the late stages of Day 2.

Just 32 players remain in the Main Event, and with one just two more levels before the Day 2 survivors bag up, here's a look at those who won't be doing so.

In another battle of the blinds, big blind Kasaki Ryusuke had just called small blind Jungwoo Jin's 120,000 raise, after a small mix-up with the dealer.

The dealer turned over T♦ 5♦ T♠ for the flop, where Jin pushed out a bet of 125,000. Ryusuke responded in turn with a 330,000 raise, and ultimately Jin ended up letting the hand go.

"You have a ten?" Jin asked.

"No... a five" Ryusuke responded.

Jin looked visibly shook.

"Oh, erm, nice!"

"JACK!" was heard from table 13, as Day 2 of the Main Event beings to draw to a close.

Approaching the table, Otas was all-in and Haoyang Li was looking to eliminate him.

Otas: J♥ J♠

Haoyang Li: A♥ K♦

Otas looked distraught when the dealer laid out the 2♥ 6♣ A♦ flop.

The dealer then turned over the Q♦ turn, and Otas could see his Main Event dreams fading.

The table (except Li) erupted as the J♦ came on the river - doubling Otas up and leaving Li the shortest stack at the table.

The action was picked up when Kasaki Ryusuke was all in on the button for 685,000 and Kojitan called off his 605,00 from the small blind, putting himself at risk.

Kasaki Ryusuke: A♣ K♥

Kojitan: 3♦ 3♠

Kojitan picked up the lead with pocket three, but Ryusuke took over the dominance on the A♠ T♥ J♠ flop.

The dealer quickly delivered a runout of 4♥ 5♠, sealing Kojitan's fate and shipping the pot Ryusuke's way.

Igornuts raised the hijack to 80,000, and Jungwoo Jin three-bet to 285,000 on the button. Igornuts made the call.

On the K♥ Q♣ 5♥ flop, Igornuts checked to Jin, who continued with a bet of 175,000. Igornuts stuck around.

When a 6♦ hit on the turn, Igornuts checked. Jin then fired another barrel of 375,000, prompting a snap-fold from Igornuts.

Pascal raised to 80,000 from middle position, with cutoff Jonathan Philip Joseph calling along with big blind Pien.

Pien check-folded and Pascal check-called Joseph's 85,000 bet once the A♣ 6♥ 2♣ flop was laid down.

The dealer placed the 9♣ down, and Pascal checked. Joseph pushed 130,000 into the middle, and was then raised to 260,000 from Pascal. After thinking on the decision for an ample amount of time, he eventually knocked the table and slid the cards back.

"Pocket nines?" Joseph asked.

"Flush" Pascal replied.

Lacky168 shoved all in from the cutoff for 90,000, and Kojitan called on the button.

Lacky168: K♠ 2♠

Kojitan: A♠ K♣

Kojitan was ahead with his Big Slick, but Lacky168's deuce worked well on the 7♦ 3♦ 2♣ flop and took over the lead.

The T♣ hit on the turn, and Kojitan was still looking to spike an ace to collect one knockout.

Fortunately for Lacky168, the river came the 8♦, locking him up a much-needed double-up.

On the very next hand, Lacky168 shoved all in again from the hijack for 255,000 and was put at risk by Daeyoung Park on the button.

Lacky168: Q♦ J♦

Daeyoung Park: A♣ Q♣

Lacky168's queen-high ran straight into Park's ace-high, which improved to top pair on the 2♦ 5♥ A♥ flop, leaving Lacky168 drawing thin.

The deck quickly sealed Lacky168's fate with a runout of Q♠ 5♠, shipping the pot Park's way.

Just 60 players currently remain out of 1486 entering the Main Event.

Xiaowen Zhao limped in from the small blind and Tao raised to 80,000 in the big blind. Zhao then shoved for 925,000. Tao also slid his entire 950,000 stack across the line

Tao: A♣ Q♦

Xiaowen Zhao: 8♠ 8♥

Zhao's snowmen picked up the lead against Tao's ace-high, but on the 7♥ Q♠ 4♠ flop turned the tide for Tao and improved him to top pair.

The T♣ hit on the turn, leaving Zhao drawing thin. The deck sealed Zhao's fate with a Q♥ river, giving Tao trip queens and sending Zhao to the rail.

Hao opened the hijack to 60,000 and Michael Falcon defended his big blind.

The two tapped the table on the 3♦ K♠ 7♦ flop to see a board-pairing 3♠ fall on the turn, where Falcon led out for 25,000. Hao snap-folded.

'Aya...' exclaimed Falcon as he tabled a turned boat with 7♥ 3♥, while Hao smiled, content with his fold.

Miki limped in from the small blind, only to be jammed by T3T from the big blind for 120,000. It only took Miki a few seconds to announce the call.

Miki: 8♠ 3♦

T3T: A♥ 7♦

T3T picked up the lead with ace-high, but Miki took over the dominance on the 4♠ 8♥ J♠ flop. The dealer sent more help to Miki on the 3♥ turn, improving him to two pair and leaving T3T drawing dead already.

The 5♦ river was just a formality, seeing T3T walk to the exit.

HK raised to 55,000 from the cutoff, with button Eru and big blind Wakataka taking them three-ways to the flop.

Wakataka checked once the A♦ 3♠ 9♠ hit the felt, and HK fired again; this time for 40,000. Eru instantly folded and Wakataka let his hand go after a brief moment, too.

Day 1E chip leader Pien opened to 40,000 with Heedo Lim calling from the button, and they headed to the flop.

Pien check-called the first two streets; first for 50,000 following the A♦ 6♠ 2♥ flop, second on the K♦ turn for 70,000.

Both players, however, checked the 8♦ river and Pien showed A♠ T♥ for top pair, enough to drag in the pot.

Sumire Hori made it 40,000 to go from early position and Takuro called from the small blind, as did Jonathan Philip Joseph in the big blind.

A flop rolled off K♥ 6♦ J♠, and Takuro led out for 100,000. Joseph folded, and Hori shoved all in for 300,000. Takuro snap-called.

Takuro: K♣ J♥

Sumire Hori: K♦ J♣

Both players revealed two pair, and the dealer quickly revealed a runout of Q♠ Q♦, confirming it as a chop pot.

Katsunoki raised to 40,000 from the hijack and Seongmin Ha called in the small blind.

A flop came 8♠ J♥ 5♥, and Ha checked to Katsunoki, who continued for 25,000. Ha cranked it up to 65,000. Katsunoki stuck around.

Both players tapped the table on the T♠ turn to see a board-pairing 5♣ land on the river, where Ha checked and Katsunoki fired out 100,000. Ha dropped in the call after thinking for a while.

Katsunoki revealed king-high wth K♣ Q♣, and it was no good for the pot as Ha tabled K♥ T♦ for a turned pair of tens.

The remaining 103 players are on another 10-minute break now

Deen Sun open-shoved for 82,000 from early position and Mike called from the big blind.

Deen Sun: A♣ 7♠

Mike: 3♦ 3♥

Mike held the dominance with pocket threes and maintained the lead on the 8♣ K♥ 8♥ flop; however, the dealer revealed the bad news to Mike with an A♦ turn, improving Sun to top pair.

A T♠ rolled off on the river, and Sun dragged in a double-up.

Teba raised to 32,000 from middle position and faced a three-bet shove from Chan Kwag, defending his small blind.

Teba quickly called and cards went on their backs:

Chan Kwag: A♠ 9♣

Teba: Q♦ J♦

The dealer spread 2♦ 9♦ T♦ to gasps from the table, with Kwag gathering his things as the 5♣ and 4♥ runout was completed.

Ai made it 30,000 to go from the cutoff and Masa defended his big blind.

Masa checked on the 3♦ K♠ 4♦ flop to Ai, who continued with a bet of 25,000. Masa stuck around.

It went check-check on the 7♦ turn. The river then brought a 6♣, where Masa checked over and Ai fired out 50,000. Masa snap-folded.

On the direct bubble, all eyes were on Table# 23 as Stanely Karl moved all in from middle position for his last 51,000. Action folded around to Rapurasu in the small blind, who quickly made the call to put Karl’s tournament life on the line.

Stanely Karl: A♠ Q♠

Rapurasu: 5♦ 5♥

It was a classic coin flip for survival. The flop came 4♥ 8♥ 3♦, keeping Rapurasu’s pocket fives in front and leaving Karl in need of an ace or queen to stay alive.

The turn brought the 2♠, offering a glimmer of hope for a possible chop with a straight on the river. But the deck had other plans as an 8♦ completed the board, sealing Karl’s exit as the unfortunate bubble boy.

With Karl’s elimination, the tension broke across the room as the bubble finally burst, guaranteeing the remaining 150 players a share of the prize pool.

On the soft bubble, Miya raised to 50,000 from the hijack and Panchi called from under the gun.

On the 6♠ 9♦ Q♣ flop, Panchi check-called a further 31,000 from Miya. Action repeated on the 4♥ turn, this time to the tune of 96,000 chips.

On the T♠ river, Panchi checked once more. Miya then opted to move all-in, sending Panchi into the tank for around 10 minutes, before ultimately deciding on a fold - a decision that may have ensured he was going home with at least a min cash.

When asked what he had later, Panchi said he had ace-queen. Miya decided not to tell.

Jack made it 22,000 to go from middle position and Kenshiro called from the cutoff, as did Takuro in the big blind.

A flop dealt 8♦ 7♥ 7♦, and Takuro led out for 25,000. Jack then put in a raise to 75,000, only to be jammed by Kenshiro for 149,000. Takuro also committed all his chips for 148,000 in the pot, sending Jack into the tank. After around 2 minutes, Jack let go of his cards.

Kenshiro: 9♦ 9♥

Takuro: Q♠ 7♠

Takuro picked up the lead with trip sevens against Kenshiro's pair. The J♣ hit on the turn, giving Kenshiro a gutshot.

Unfortunately for Kenshiro, the river bricked out the 2♥, shipping the pot to Takuro and leaving Kenshiro with just a single yellow 1,000 chip.

Nagoshi opened to 20,000 from middle position and was called by Hinata on the button.

On the 5♦ 8♥ J♦ flop, Nagoshi continued for another 20,000. Hinata thought for a moment, before re-raising to 60,000.

Ultimately Nagoshi couldn't find the call and let the hand go.

Hinata is another one of the women in the Main Event, slowly but surely building up a commanding stack. Seated next to her is Sumire Hiro, the Day 1B chip leader who has maintained and built on what she bagged on Friday.

Kenshiro limped in from the small blind and Yao An Chung checked over in the big blind.

The two checked to the river on the J♦ Q♠ 6♥ 3♠ K♦ board, where Kenshiro bet 25,000. After seeing Chung call, Kenshiro immediately mucked his cards.

Chung collected the small pot without showing cards.

Players are on a 10-minute break now.

Nithiwat Santivorapong moved all in for his remaining 56,000 chips from under the gun, and only Ryotaro made the call from the hijack, and cards went on their backs:

Nithiwat Santivorapong: Q♥ 9♣

Ryotaro: A♦ Q♣

The 8♥ T♦ 9♥ flop looked promising for Santivorapong, as did the 6♣ on the turn. "Seven!" was heard from the table, but the dealer placed down the A♣ instead and Ryotaro added a healthy chunk to his stack.

The action was picked up on the turn with a board reading J♣ Q♣ 4♣ 9♥ and 59,000 chips in the pot.

Kojitan bet 22,000 from the small blind, and Wongyun Lee raised to 75,000 in the big blind. Kojitan then shoved for around 555,000, sending Lee into the tank. After mulling it over, Lee eventually called off his remaining stack of around 300,000.

Kojitan: K♦ T♥

Wongyun Lee: K♥ T♦

Both players revealed king-ten for a straight, and the dealer quickly placed a board-pairing T♣ on the river, sealing it as a chop pot.

Small blind Gyugyu raised to 20,000 and Junichi Hashimoto in the big joined him to see the flop.

The dealer fanned out A♥ 5♣ 4♥, and both players checked.

Gyugyu led out for 15,000 once the 4♣ turn card had been placed down, with Hashimoto sticking around.

33,000 worth of chips were placed in the middle from Gyugyu after the 2♠ came on the river, and after a healthy amount of deliberation, Hashimoto couldn't find the call and Gyugyu raked in the pot.

A flop dealt 4♦ 8♠ T♠ with 52,000 chips in the middle, and Nakagiri was all in for 62,000 from the big blind. Jaeyoung Han called from under the gun. After thinking for a long time, Masahiro Arao stepped aside, leaving Nakagiri at risk against Han.

Nakagiri: Q♠ T♦

Jaeyoung Han: A♣ T♣

Han picked up the lead with a stronger kicker ace and maintained his dominance on the K♥ turn.

However, the river flipped the script for Nakagiri with the Q♣, improving him to two pair. Nakagiri raked in the sizable pot.

Masa raised to 12,000 from middle position, with small and big blinds Sola and Hyeonggon Kim joining the action.

Kim check-folded and Sola check-called Masa's 23,000 continuation-bet following the 9♠ 9♦ 7♠ flop.

Play slowed down with the J♦ turn and T♦ river going check-check on both streets, and both players showed their hands; Masa had A♠ Q♣ for ace-high, but Sola had made a set of jacks on the turn with his J♥ J♣, scooping up the pot and adding a healthy amount of chips to his stack.

Michael Falcon made it 12,000 to go from early position and Takuya called in the hijack, as did Jyunia from the small blind.

The trio checked through the 3♥ 5♣ 3♣ flop to see an A♣ fall on the turn, where Jyunia checked to Falcon, who led out for 11,000. Only Takuya dropped in the call.

An 8♣ filled out the board, and Falcon fired another barrel of 17,000. After thinking for a while, Takuya tossed his cards into the muck.

AKx raised to 10,000 from the cutoff and was face with a 37,000 three-bet from small blind Ignornuts.

The dealer spread the 9♥ 8♣ 4♥ flop and Ignornuts continued the aggression with a 30,000-chip bet, and AKx stuck around with the call.

The A♥ came on the turn, and Ignornuts put 150,000 into the middle, enough to put AKx all in. He tanked for several minutes, agonising over the decision, before tossing in the call and seeing the bad news; Igornuts had A♦ Q♣, out-kicking AKx's A♠ T♦.

The dealer turned the 4♣ on the river and AKx was out in the early stages of Day 2.

The action was picked up when Fenikkusu Daiki shoved for around 173,000, and Tamuu called off his last 145,000 in the hijack.

Tamuu: A♣ Q♥

Fenikkusu Daiki: K♥ K♦

Tamuu's ace-high ran head straight into Daiki's pocket kings. A monochrome flop came 6♥ 7♥ 5♥, giving both players a flush draw.

The turn came a T♥, completing flushes for both. Unfortunately for Tamuu, his queen-high flush was beaten by Daiki’s king-high flush and left drawing dead.

The 7♠ river was just a mere formality, seeing Tamuu out of the field early in Day 2.

Play started for Day 2 of the USOP Main Event.

All eyes are firmly on the Dojima River Forum for the Main Event Day 2 as a historic record awaits to be written, marking a monumental achievement for the future.

After five opening flights, the event has drawn a staggering 1,486-entry field, with 315 survivors advancing into Day 2.

After navigating through two intense days of starting flights and outlasting thousands of entries, players will come together for the first time at the venue to battle it out in Day 2.

Sitting atop the leaderboard is Japan's Pien, who bagged a dominating stack of 870,000 chips from Flight E. He is the only player so far to break the 800,000-chip mark. Second in chips is Japan’s Yasuko with 751,000. Rounding out the podium positions in third is Denmark's Michael Falcon, who ended the flight with 744,000 in chips.

Cards get underway at 12:00 local time with blinds resuming at 3,000/5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante. The top objective for players today is to play through fourteen 40-minute levels, with a 10-minute break scheduled after every three levels.

Stay tuned here as we bring you all the updates and action from the USOP Osaka Main Event!

Event starts 12:00 local time...