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.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 3,535,000(118 BB) | 3,327,500 | |
| 3,340,000(111 BB) | 3,082,000 | |
| 2,585,000(86 BB) | 2,247,000 | |
| 2,460,000(82 BB) | 2,131,000 | |
| 2,255,000(75 BB) | 1,890,000 | |
| 2,200,000(73 BB) | 2,025,000 | |
| 2,150,000(72 BB) | 1,880,000 | |
| 2,145,000(72 BB) | 1,820,000 | |
LY | 2,135,000(71 BB) | 315,000 |
| 1,730,000(58 BB) | 1,511,000 | |
| 1,720,000(57 BB) | 1,553,500 | |
| 1,490,000(50 BB) | 1,409,000 | |
| 1,370,000(46 BB) | 1,116,000 | |
LM | 1,330,000(44 BB) | 1,269,000 |
| 1,330,000(44 BB) | 1,249,000 | |
| 1,290,000(43 BB) | 1,080,000 | |
| 1,220,000(41 BB) | 1,039,500 | |
| 1,210,000(40 BB) | 1,138,500 | |
CH | 1,200,000(40 BB) | 1,013,000 |
| 1,175,000(39 BB) | 926,000 | |
YZ | 1,145,000(38 BB) | 796,500 |
| 1,095,000(37 BB) | 550,000 | |
| 990,000(33 BB) | 789,500 | |
| 925,000(31 BB) | 603,000 | |
| 865,000(29 BB) | 677,000 | |
| 855,000(29 BB) | 785,000 | |
| 820,000(27 BB) | 756,500 | |
| 800,000(27 BB) | 584,500 | |
| 715,000(24 BB) | 512,000 | |
| 680,000(23 BB) | 479,500 | |
XL | 585,000(20 BB) | 350,500 |
| 575,000(19 BB) | 358,000 | |
| 520,000(17 BB) | 361,500 | |
| 505,000(17 BB) | 402,000 | |
| 500,000(17 BB) | 265,500 | |
| 500,000(17 BB) | 217,000 | |
| 460,000(15 BB) | 165,000 | |
| 445,000(15 BB) | 364,000 | |
| 440,000(15 BB) | 146,000 | |
| 410,000(14 BB) | 323,000 | |
| 410,000(14 BB) | 206,000 | |
YZ | 355,000(12 BB) | -126,500 |
| 335,000(11 BB) | 231,500 | |
| 315,000(11 BB) | -500,000 | |
| 200,000(7 BB) | 67,000 |
| Place | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
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| 8 | |
| 9 | LY |
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| 14 | LM |
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| 18 | |
| 19 | CH |
| 20 | |
| 21 | YZ |
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| 31 | XL |
| 32 | |
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| 39 | |
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| 41 | |
| 42 | YZ |
| 43 | |
| 44 | |
| 45 |
The second flight on schedule drew a staggering 361 entries with 108 runners making it through to Day 2. China’s Pan Hai bagged the largest across Day 1B with a massive 616,000 chip stack followed by Zhou Yun with 481,500. Poker icons Phil Ivey and Stephen O’Dwyer likewise survived the qualifying round and will be back on the felt on Sunday, March 31st for the Day 2 games.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
HP | 616,000(246 BB) | 616,000 |
YZ | 481,500(193 BB) | 481,500 |
| 383,000(153 BB) | 383,000 | |
| 380,000(152 BB) | 380,000 | |
| 365,000(146 BB) | 365,000 | |
YZ | 348,500(139 BB) | 348,500 |
| 342,000(137 BB) | 342,000 | |
LL | 323,500(129 BB) | 323,500 |
| 306,500(123 BB) | 306,500 | |
| 306,000(122 BB) | 306,000 | |
| 294,000(118 BB) | 294,000 | |
| 270,000(108 BB) | 270,000 | |
| 268,500(107 BB) | 268,500 | |
| 267,500(107 BB) | 267,500 | |
| 266,500(107 BB) | 266,500 | |
| 258,000(103 BB) | 258,000 | |
| 255,500(102 BB) | 255,500 | |
| 254,000(102 BB) | 254,000 | |
| 253,000(101 BB) | 253,000 | |
| 249,000(100 BB) | 249,000 | |
| 245,500(98 BB) | 245,500 | |
| 241,000(96 BB) | 241,000 | |
XL | 234,500(94 BB) | 234,500 |
ZH | 229,000(92 BB) | 229,000 |
FF | 221,000(88 BB) | 221,000 |
| 221,000(88 BB) | 221,000 | |
| 219,000(88 BB) | 219,000 | |
| 217,000(87 BB) | 217,000 | |
| 215,500(86 BB) | 215,500 | |
| 211,000(84 BB) | 211,000 | |
| 208,000(83 BB) | 208,000 | |
| 205,000(82 BB) | 205,000 | |
| 201,000(80 BB) | 201,000 | |
| 200,500(80 BB) | 200,500 | |
| 190,500(76 BB) | -14,500 | |
HX | 188,000(75 BB) | 188,000 |
| 188,000(75 BB) | 188,000 | |
| 187,500(75 BB) | 187,500 | |
CH | 187,000(75 BB) | 187,000 |
| 185,500(74 BB) | 185,500 | |
| 184,500(74 BB) | 184,500 | |
| 182,000(73 BB) | 182,000 | |
| 180,000(72 BB) | 180,000 | |
| 177,000(71 BB) | 177,000 | |
| 175,000(70 BB) | 175,000 | |
| 171,000(68 BB) | 171,000 | |
| 170,000(68 BB) | 170,000 | |
| 165,500(66 BB) | 165,500 | |
TY | 165,500(66 BB) | 165,500 |
| 155,500(62 BB) | 155,500 | |
| 155,300(62 BB) | 155,300 | |
| 155,000(62 BB) | 155,000 | |
| 154,000(62 BB) | 154,000 | |
| 151,500(61 BB) | 151,500 | |
| 151,000(60 BB) | 151,000 | |
| 147,500(59 BB) | 147,500 | |
| 146,500(59 BB) | 146,500 | |
| 141,500(57 BB) | 141,500 | |
| 141,000(56 BB) | 141,000 | |
| 141,000(56 BB) | 141,000 | |
| 136,500(55 BB) | 136,500 | |
BW | 133,500(53 BB) | 133,500 |
| 131,500(53 BB) | 131,500 | |
| 127,000(51 BB) | 127,000 | |
| 123,000(49 BB) | 123,000 | |
XY | 122,000(49 BB) | 122,000 |
| 117,000(47 BB) | 117,000 | |
| 117,000(47 BB) | 117,000 | |
| 115,500(46 BB) | 115,500 | |
| 114,500(46 BB) | 114,500 | |
JX | 112,500(45 BB) | 112,500 |
LZ | 109,500(44 BB) | 109,500 |
SL | 109,000(44 BB) | 109,000 |
| 102,500(41 BB) | 102,500 | |
| 98,500(39 BB) | 98,500 | |
| 93,500(37 BB) | 93,500 | |
YW | 93,500(37 BB) | 93,500 |
| 93,000(37 BB) | 93,000 | |
| 93,000(37 BB) | 93,000 | |
| 92,500(37 BB) | 92,500 | |
PL | 91,000(36 BB) | 91,000 |
| 91,000(36 BB) | 91,000 | |
YL | 88,500(35 BB) | 88,500 |
| 87,500(35 BB) | 87,500 | |
| 86,500(35 BB) | 86,500 | |
| 79,000(32 BB) | 79,000 | |
| 75,500(30 BB) | 75,500 | |
PG | 74,500(30 BB) | 74,500 |
| 70,500(28 BB) | 70,500 | |
| 68,500(27 BB) | 68,500 | |
| 68,000(27 BB) | 68,000 | |
| 66,000(26 BB) | 66,000 | |
| 65,500(26 BB) | 65,500 | |
WL | 65,500(26 BB) | 65,500 |
WK | 65,000(26 BB) | 65,000 |
| 64,500(26 BB) | 64,500 | |
| 61,000(24 BB) | 61,000 | |
| 57,000(23 BB) | 57,000 | |
| 55,500(22 BB) | 55,500 | |
ZX | 53,000(21 BB) | 53,000 |
BJ | 48,500(19 BB) | 48,500 |
| 36,000(14 BB) | 36,000 | |
| 35,500(14 BB) | 35,500 | |
| 32,600(13 BB) | 32,600 | |
| 28,500(11 BB) | 28,500 | |
| 22,000(9 BB) | 22,000 | |
| 19,500(8 BB) | 19,500 | |
| 19,500(8 BB) | 19,500 |
| Place | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | HP |
| 2 | YZ |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | YZ |
| 7 | |
| 8 | LL |
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| 22 | |
| 23 | XL |
| 24 | ZH |
| 25 | FF |
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| 32 | |
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| 35 | |
| 36 | HX |
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| 38 | |
| 39 | CH |
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| 49 | TY |
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| 62 | BW |
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| 65 | |
| 66 | XY |
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| 68 | |
| 69 | |
| 70 | |
| 71 | JX |
| 72 | LZ |
| 73 | SL |
| 74 | |
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| 76 | |
| 77 | YW |
| 78 | |
| 79 | |
| 80 | |
| 81 | PL |
| 82 | |
| 83 | YL |
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| 87 | |
| 88 | PG |
| 89 | |
| 90 | |
| 91 | |
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| 93 | |
| 94 | WL |
| 95 | WK |
| 96 | |
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| 99 | |
| 100 | ZX |
| 101 | BJ |
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