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Korea (Republic of), Jeju Shinhwa World
Day 1
Chen Mingcong exits in 8th place - KRW 20,550,000
Utg Chen Mingcong open shoved his last 190,000 with Q♥ Q♣ and found big blind Xu Hang flick in his 1 BB with 9x 2x. Very much ahead, Chen suffered a terrible beat after the river 5♦ 2♦ K♥ 6♣ 2♥ landed trips to snag the win.
Chen is committed to his big blind the following hand and is busted by Yu Lei in 8th place.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
XH | 220,000(6 BB) | 95,000 |
| 105,000(3 BB) | -85,000 |
Final Table is set!
The final table is set with eight players remaining in contention for the WPT High Roller title and KRW 181,250,000 top prize.
Chip Counts
Average stack: 812,500 Total chips in play: 6,500,000
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
YL | 1,960,000(49 BB) | 760,000 |
| 1,330,000(33 BB) | 425,000 | |
| 1,090,000(27 BB) | ||
| 720,000(18 BB) | -130,000 | |
| 660,000(17 BB) | -40,000 | |
LC | 490,000(12 BB) | -5,000 |
| 190,000(5 BB) | -80,000 | |
XH | 125,000(3 BB) | -265,000 |
Chu Chi Jen claims huge pot
With 170,000 in the middle on flop K♠ J♠ 8♠ , big blind Chu Chi Jen open shoved 335,000 in with A♠ Q♥ and was called by Chen Mingcong behind with T♠ T♣ . At risk, Chu quickly spiked a spade on the turn to lock in the win.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 850,000(28 BB) | 260,000 | |
| 270,000(9 BB) | -315,000 |
Chen Mingcong finishes off Tan Yubing in 12th place
Folded to small blind Tan Yubing, he shoved all-in for his last 9 BB with K♦ 5♦ and was called by big blind Chen Mingcong with K♠ 7♦ . Potentially a chop, that didn’t happen as Chen rivered a pair of sevens on Q♥ 5♠ 6♠ 4♠ 7♣ .
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 585,000(20 BB) | 300,000 | |
busted | -270,000 |
Chen Mingcong gets a double up
Utg Chen Mingcong open shoved his last 135,000 with 3♥ 3♠ and was called by big blind Tan Yubing with J♦ 9♣ . Still a flip, Chen quickly landed a set on T♠ 8♣ 3♦ 2♥ K♦ to bag the win.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 285,000(10 BB) | 92,000 | |
| 270,000(9 BB) | 90,000 |
Chen Mingcong doubles off Sun Bin
Mp Chen Mingcong open shoved his 84,000 stack in with A♣ K♦ and was called behind by Sun Bin with A♥ Q♦ . Dominated, Sun was crippled down to 2 BB after the board rolled J♥ Q♠ 6♠ K♠ K♣ . Sun busts the following hand and exits the arena.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 193,000(19 BB) | 193,000 | |
SB | busted |
Yu Lei ships the Single Day High Roller
After eleven hours of play, China’s Yu Lei overcame the 65-entry field and defeated fellow countryman Zhou Quan to secure the victory. A roller coaster heads up duel saw Yu drop down to 5 BB and bag the win in just under an hour. Yu earns the KRW 181,250,000 top payout, WPT Korea trophy, and WPT High Roller Ring for his impressive performance.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Final Table Results
Payouts
| Place | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | YL |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | XH |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 |