WPT High Roller

The last tournament at WPT Korea 2024 wrapped up with Thomas Boivin bagging the WPT High Roller title after defeating American pro Stanley Weng in heads up play. Boivin kicked off the final games with a healthy stack and started the final duel with a 2:1 advantage. Once with the lead, Boivin did not relinquish his advantage and secured the victory all the way to the end, taking with him the KRW 218,520,000 top payout, trophy, as well as a WPT High Roller Ring.

Final Table Results

Button Stanley Weng opened to 400,000 with K♥ Q♦ and saw Thomas Boivin shove all-in with A♣ K♦ . Weng called off for his 3,900,000 stack and banked a runner up finish after the board 3♠ 9♠ 2♦ 4♥ 5♣ sealed his fate.

Button Thomas Boivin limped in with A♦ 9♦ and called big blind Stanley Weng’s 2,300,000 all-in with K♦ 5♠ . At risk, Weng outflopped his opponent, landing top pair on K♣ J♥ 3♣ 9♠ 7♦ to survive through.

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Small blind Noda Hiroyuki shoved his remaining 925,000 in with Q♣ 5♦ and was called by Thomas Boivin behind with T♥ T♦ . The board ran 3♦ 2♠ 5♠ 4♣ K♥ , eliminating Noda from the running.

A limp pot blind vs blind saw flop J♠ 3♥ 4♣ . Both players check it through, revealing turn 6♥ . Small blind Thomas Boivin led out 300,000 with K♣ J♦ , called by Stanley Weng with 8♣ 4♥ . On river 7♥ , Boivin check folded after Weng fired 725,000.

Button Noda Hiroyuki opened to 250,000 with A♦ A♣ and saw big blind Stanley Weng defend with K♦ 7♠ . Flop came 5♠ K♣ Q♠ , followed by both stacks rushing in. The turn J♣ and river J♦ sealed the win for Noda’s overpair, earning him another double up.

Button Zhou Quan open shoved for 1,300,000 with Q♦ J♥ and was called by Thomas Boivin with 6♦ 6♠ . Flipping for his tournament life, Zhou headed for the rails after the board 5♣ J♣ 3♦ 4♦ 7♣ ran a one card straight for his opponent.

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Small blind Stanley Weng open shoved his big stack in with Q♦ 2♣ and saw big blind Noda Hiroyuki call off once more with A♠ K♠ . In for a race, Noda landed another double up after running two pair on A♥ 3♣ 8♣ 8♦ J♦ .

Utg Stanley Weng open shoved his big stack in with A♦ 2♣ and saw Noda Hiroyuki call off with A♠ T♦ . Dominated, Noda bagged the double up after the board ran 2♥ 4♠ 4♥ A♣ 5♣ .

Utg Noda Hiroyuki open shoved his 1,800,000 in with T♦ T♣ and saw small blind Thomas Boivin call off for his last 900,00 with K♣ K♠ . A huge favorite, Boivin cruised to a double up on board 4♥ 9♣ 4♦ J♣ 9♠ .

Small blind Noda Hiroyuki shoved his last 950,000 in with 5♥ 5♦ , called by big blind Zhou Quan with Q♠ J♣ . At risk, Noda instantly flopped a set on 2♠ 7♣ 5♠ K♦ T♥ to secure the double up.

Small blind Thomas Boivin limp called a 180,000 raise with A♣ 8♠ against big blind Stanley Weng. Both players checked flop A♦ 7♠ 9♣ through, peeling turn 3♥ . Weng fired a 370,000 bet, check called by his opponent. On river K♣ , Weng barreled a hefty 1,000,000, called by Boivin. Weng reveals two pair once more for the win.

Utg Noda Hiroyuki opened with A♣ Q♥ , joined by big blind Stanley Weng with A♦ J♥ on flop J♠ 8♥ K♥ . Noda continued for 125,000, check called by Weng. Turn 2♣ went check check, revealing river A♠ . Weng leads for 300,000, Noda with a final call. Weng claims the pot with two pair.

Button Thomas Boivin opened to 120,000 with A♠ 2♠ , called by big blind Noda Hiroyuki with Q♦ J♦ . On flop A♥ T♦ J♥ , Noda check called a 110,000 cbet for Boivin and saw turn 8♦ . Both players checked it through and headed to river 5♦ . Noda led for 275,000, called by Boivin. Noda shows the backdoor flush and ships the pot.

Utg Thomas Boivin opened with Q♥ J♥ , called by button Stanley Weng behind with 8♥ 8♦ along with big blind Zhou Quan with A♣ 7♣ . Flop 2♦ 5♥ 7♥ was checked to Weng who bet 105,000, called by Zhou. Boivin put in a raise to 425,000 and saw only Weng continue. On turn 5♣ , Boivin check jammed vs Weng’s 260,000 bet with the latter folding behind.

Utg Thomas Boivin opened with 4♠ 4♥ and jammed his big stack in after button Stanley Weng fired a three bet to 300,000 with A♥ K♠ . Weng called off for his 1,200,000 behind and is in for a flip for his tournament life. Fortunately for him, the board Q♣ A♣ Q♠ A♦ 7♥ ran in favor of his overcards to bag the pot.

Button Stanley Weng opened to 110,000 with A♣ 6♣ , joined by big blind Zhou Quan with K♦ 5♦ . On flop 6♠ Q♠ J♥ , Zhou check raised to 185,000, called by Weng. Turn came another Q♣ and Zhou check folded after Weng pulled a 200,000 bet.

Utg Thomas Boivin defended his 5♠ 6♠ open and called a 270,000 three bet from small blind Noda Hiroyuki with K♥ 9♦ . On flop 8♠ 6♣ K♦ , Noda continued for 175,000, called by his opponent. Turn 7♠ went check check, revealing river 5♦ . Noda led for 1,400,000 and Boivin folds his two pair.

Facing an utg open, button Thomas Boivin fired a three bet to 180,000 with K♥ K♠ and saw big blind Daniel Lee move all-in for 980,000 with A♣ K♦ . Boivin puts in the call and scoops it up after the board 3♠ 9♥ T♠ K♣ Q♣ felted no aces.

Small blind Tang Tianyuan open shoved his last 460,000 in with K♦ Q♦ and was called by big blind Zhou Quan with K♠ K♥ . At risk, Tang failed to catch up on board Q♥ 8♥ 9♠ 3♣ 4♦ , knocking him out as the money bubble.

Cutoff Zhou Quan opened to 65,000 with A♠ T♥ and called off small blind Stanley Weng’s 380,000 all-in. Weng is ahead with A♦ J♣ and secured the double up after the board ran 4♣ 9♦ Q♠ A♥ Q♣ .

Utg+1 opened and saw hijack Yang Peng fire a three bet to 165,000 with K♦ K♠ . Cutoff Thomas Boivin bumped it up to 330,000 with A♦ A♣ and called Yang’s 1,300,000 jam. A cooler situation, the board T♥ 9♠ K♥ A♥ 8♦ landed Boivin a higher set to bag the win.

Hijack Tang Tianyuan opened to 60,000 with 6♦ 6♥ and called Valeriy Pak’s 270,000 all-in with A♣ K♠ . Up for a flip, the board Q♦ Q♥ T♥ 6♣ 7♦ landed Tang a full house to knock his oppponent out.

Button Zhou Quan defended his open with 9♣ 8♣ and called a 180,000 three bet from Valeriy Pak with T♦ T♣ . On flop 9♦ 7♠ 4♣ , Pak sent out a 125,000 bet, called by Zhou. Turn 7♦ this time, saw Pak check call for 225,000 and another 575,000 on river 4♦ . Zhou shows a flush to ship the pot.

Utg Valeriy Pak opened to 60,000 with K♠ Q♦ , called by Thomas Boivin behind with 5♦ 5♣ . Flop came 2♦ 3♦ Q♠ and saw Pak check call 45,000. Boivin barreled another 125,000 on turn T♦ and checked down the river 3♥ after Pak put in another call. Pak claims the pot with top pair, crushing Boivin’s fives.

Utg Zhao Jiaming open shoved his 165,000 stack in with K♥ T♠ and was called by big blind Noda Hiroyuki with Q♦ Q♥ . At risk, Zhao headed for the exit shortly after the board ran A♠ J♦ 2♦ 7♥ T♣ .

Nine players remain in battle for the WPT High Roller title and KRW 218,520,000 top payout! Catch the livestream via WPT Korea’s official channels.

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Zhu Jiahao all-in for his last 1 BB saw two stacks rush to the middle - Daniel Lee for 470,000, covered by Zhao Jiaming.

Zhu J♣ 3♥ Lee K♦ K♠ Zhao 9♥ 9♦

Dominated, Zhao quickly flopped a set on 5♠ 9♠ 4♦ K♣ 3♣ but was left crushed after Lee turned a king for a higher set to take it down.

Button Noda Hiroyuki opened to 50,000, followed by a three bet to 180,000 from small blind Stanley Weng. Noda clicked back to 360,000 and called off for his 485,000 behind after Weng moved all-in. Weng shows A♠ J♥ , crushed against Noda’s A♥ A♦ . The board 6♥ K♦ 6♠ 4♦ 8♦ offered no help for Weng as he crumbles back down to 20 BB.

Utg Zhu Jiahao opened to 220,000, called by both small blind Zhou Quan and big blind Thomas Boivin. On flop 7♥ A♠ 9♥ , Zhou led for 90,000, called by Boivin. Zhu tank folds, saving his 1 BB behind. Turn J♦ and river 9♣ was checked through, revealing Zhou’s A♦ 8♦ and Boivin’s A♥ T♠ for a split pot.

Cutoff Valeriy Pak opened to 50,000 and was followed with a three bet to 180,000 from small blind Yang Peng. Pak answered with an all-in and picked up the pot after Yang folded.

Button Valeriy Pak opened to 50,000 and called small blind Espen Jorstad’s 195,000 jam with K♦ 9♦ . Jorstad is slightly behind with Q♦ T♠ and headed for the exit after losing the race on board A♣ A♦ 4♣ 5♣ 6♣ .

11 players remaining in contention for the WPT High Roller title with only five runners guaranteed a share of the pot.

Espen Jorstad defended his big blind vs utg Yang Peng’s open and saw flop 7♥ K♣ Q♦ . Both check it through, heading to turn 6♣ . Yang barreled 35,000 and another 85,000 on river 9♦ . Jorstad gives it up by the final bet and slips his hand in the muck.

Cutoff Noda Hiroyuki opened to 40,000 and called a 140,000 three bet from small blind Stanley Weng. On flop 9♦ 9♥ 6♠ , Weng continued for 80,000, called by Noda. Turn T♠ and river A♣ went check check with Weng tabling A♠ 2♦ for the win.

Utg+1 Valeriy Pak opened the action, joined by big blind Noda Hiroyuki on flop 3♠ 5♥ 8♦ . Both players check it through, peeling turn A♥ . Pak fired a 45,000 bet and another 90,000 on river 9♣ with Noda check calling both streets. Pak shows K♥ J♦ , no good against Noda’s A♠ Q♠ .

Button Thomas Boivin opened to 40,000 and called off small blind Lin Wenguo’s 500,000 all-in with 9♥ 9♠ . Lin is behind with 6♠ 6♣ and crashed after the board Q♣ 3♥ 8♣ T♦ 3♠ spared no sixes.

Hijack Zhendong Li opened to 40,000 and was met with a three bet to 100,000 from cutoff Stanley Weng. Zhendong put in the call and headed to flop 2♣ J♥ 9♥ . Weng continued for 75,000 and another 215,000 on turn 7♣ . Zhendong check shoved and saw Weng call off for his 430,000 stack. Zhendong reveals K♣ Q♥ , no good against Weng’s A♥ A♣ after the river 2♠ sealed the win for the American runner.

Utg+2 Daniel Smiljkovic open shoved 175,000 in with K♠ 9♠ and was called by hijack Yang Peng with A♠ T♣ . In for a race, the board 4♥ 4♣ 7♥ 7♦ 6♥ ran dry, leaving Yang’s ace high good for the taking.

Cutoff Zhao Jiaming opened to 40,000, followed by a three bet to 120,000 from button Zhou Quan. Zhao answered with a four bet to 270,000 and Zhou stuffs his big stack in. Zhao gives it up and folds.

Today’s WPT High Roller games sees only 15 runners remaining on the felt out the 33 entry field. Generated prize pool is listed at KRW 582,120,000 with payouts to follow.

Day 2 action begins, registration remains open through Day 2 end of Level 12 @12:40.