Main Event

Facing an utg open and a three bet to 800,000 from Dai Linghui, Lin Yan went with T♥ T♦ for his remaining 1,700,000 and was called by Dai with K♦ K♥ . Drawing slim, Lin exited the arena after the board A♥ 8♦ Q♦ 3♦ 9♦ offered him no help.

Button Lin Yan opened to 275,000, called by big blind Dai Linghui. Flop came 3♣ 7♣ A♠ and Dai check called for 225,000. On turn Q♣ , Lin fired another 750,000, Dai with a fold.

Utg+2 Fang Po Wen defended his open and called a 365,000 three bet from button Lin Yan. On flop 2♦ T♣ 7♦ , Fang check folded after Lin sent out 210,000.

Cutoff Mou Chunxu opened to 110,000 and was met with a 325,000 three bet from Lin Yan. Mou answered with a click back to 700,000 and picked up the pot after Lin gave it up.

Hijack Hanusi Mate opened to 60,000 and was followed by a three bet to 175,000 from button Lin Yan. Small blind Nguyen Pham Duy Khanh pushed out a heftier 400,000 and collected the pot after both players folded.

The 1,065 entry field is down to 73 players remaining with China’s Lin Yan still in the forefront.

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Average stack: 729,452 Total chips in play: 53,250,000

114 runners remain in the running for the WPT Korea Championship Event title with China’s Lin Yan still in the lead. All players on the felt are now guaranteed a minimum payout of KRW 4,800,0000.

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Action right on bubble time saw Yu Lei with a 140,000 bet on a 160,000 pot on board 4♦ Q♥ 2♣ 8♣ against chip leader Lin Yan. Lin puts him all-in and Yu tank folds.

167 players remain in the Main Event Day 2 games with the money about to trickle down at 134 runners.

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The Main Event Day 2 games wrapped up another ten levels of play and saw its 321 runner field drop down to 45 remaining players. China’s Lu Yingjun closed the night with the lead, stacking a massive 3,535,000 (88 BB) to start the Day 3 rounds. Lu inched over second in the running, Aghayev Farhad by the last the hour and claimed the chip lead status. All Day 2 qualifiers returning tomorrow, April 1st are already guaranteed a minimum payout of KRW 9,700,000 and a fighting chance to claim the KRW 434,936,000 top prize.

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Level 21: 21: 15,000 - 30,000 ante 30,000

Hijack Nguyen Pham Duy Khanh open shoved his last 175,000 in with A♥ K♠ and was called by button Lin Yan with A♠ Q♥ . The board 5♥ 4♠ T♦ 2♣ 8♠ missed to pair either player, leaving Nguyen’s ace-king high good for the double up.

98/319 players left on the felt for the Main Event Day 1A games. Action will conclude by the end of this level.

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Mp Zhang Jiintao opened to 4,500 and was met with a three bet to 18,000 from small blind Lin Yan. Zhang fired a four bet to 54,500, called by Lin. Flop came 7♣ 9♦ 2♦ and saw Lin lead for 55,000. Zhang shoved all-in for 161,000 and Lin made the call with 7♠ 8♠ . Zhang shows A♦ K♦ for overcards and a flush draw. The turn 9♠ and river Q♣ however, bricked for Zhang, sending him out of the Main Event flight while Lin rises to the lead.

That’s it for Day 1A with a total of 319 entries recorded across eight levels of registration. 166 players remain on the felt. Play will conclude at the end of Level 11.

Top Chip Counts

Average stack: 95,509 Total chips in play: 15,950,000

The first flight of the Main Event is in the books after eleven hours of play with 84 runners out of the 319 entry field making it through to Day 2. Leading the pack is Lin Yan with a massive 836,000 chip stack to end the night. Lin was amongst the top counts by the time registration closed and soared to the lead after scooping up Zhang Jiintao’s entire stack late in the day. Lin maintained his advantage over the field all the way, bringing a whopping 278 BB through to the next round.

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