South Korea, Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT

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World Poker Tour

Thomas Boivin

Belgium

Day 2

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4/3/2024, 9:30:00 PM

Thomas Boivin bags WPT High Roller title - KRW 218,520,000

Level 23: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

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

Payouts

Place	Player
1	TB Thomas Boivin
2	SW Stanley Weng
3	NH Noda Hiroyuki
4	ZQ Zhou Quan
5	DL Daniel Lee

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4/3/2024, 9:26:00 PM

Stanley Weng dominated

Level 23: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

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.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TB Thomas Boivin	9,900,000(50 BB)	4,800,000
SW Stanley Weng	busted	-4,800,000

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4/3/2024, 9:04:00 PM

Stanley Weng outflops Thomas Boivin

Level 23: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

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.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TB Thomas Boivin	5,100,000(26 BB)	-1,600,000
SW Stanley Weng	4,800,000(24 BB)	1,600,000

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4/3/2024, 8:40:00 PM

Heads up!

Level 21: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

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Chip Counts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TB Thomas Boivin	6,700,000(54 BB)
SW Stanley Weng	3,200,000(26 BB)	-1,300,000

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4/3/2024, 8:39:00 PM

Noda Hiroyuki busts in 3rd place - KRW 97,100,000

Level 22: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

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.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TB Thomas Boivin	6,700,000(45 BB)	2,900,000
NH Noda Hiroyuki	busted	-2,800,000

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4/3/2024, 8:05:00 PM

Stanley Weng pulls a bluff

Level 22: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

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.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SW Stanley Weng	4,500,000(30 BB)	600,000
TB Thomas Boivin	3,800,000(25 BB)	800,000

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4/3/2024, 7:33:00 PM

Zhou Quan eliminated in 4th place - KRW 68,800,000

Level 21: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

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.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TB Thomas Boivin	3,000,000(24 BB)	1,200,000
ZQ Zhou Quan	busted	-1,700,000

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4/3/2024, 7:00:00 PM

Break Time!

Level 20: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Chip Count Update

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SW Stanley Weng	5,300,000(53 BB)	600,000
TB Thomas Boivin	1,800,000(18 BB)	-200,000
NH Noda Hiroyuki	1,500,000(15 BB)	-800,000
QZ Quan Zhou	1,300,000(13 BB)	215,000

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4/3/2024, 6:38:00 PM

Noda Hiroyuki runs into kings

Level 20: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

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♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TB Thomas Boivin	2,000,000(20 BB)	1,000,000
NH Noda Hiroyuki	850,000(9 BB)	-1,150,000

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4/3/2024, 5:59:00 PM

Top pair lands Thomas Boivin in trouble

Level 19: 50,000 / 75,000 ante: 75,000

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.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SW Stanley Weng	4,500,000(60 BB)	1,700,000
TB Thomas Boivin	1,000,000(13 BB)	-1,500,000

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4/3/2024, 5:16:00 PM

Noda Hiroyuki fills up on the river

Level 18: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

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.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NH Noda Hiroyuki	2,600,000(43 BB)	200,000
TB Thomas Boivin	2,500,000(42 BB)	-600,000

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4/3/2024, 4:37:00 PM

Thomas Boivin piles it high

Level 17: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

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.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TB Thomas Boivin	3,100,000(62 BB)	1,100,000
SW Stanley Weng	2,000,000(40 BB)	-1,000,000

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4/3/2024, 4:25:00 PM

Stanley Weng wins flip against Thomas Boivin

Level 17: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

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.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SW Stanley Weng	3,000,000(60 BB)	1,500,000
TB Thomas Boivin	2,000,000(40 BB)	-1,900,000

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4/3/2024, 3:53:00 PM

Noda Hiroyuki ahead all the way

Level 16: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

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.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TB Thomas Boivin	3,900,000(98 BB)	-700,000
NH Noda Hiroyuki	2,400,000(60 BB)	500,000

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4/3/2024, 3:22:00 PM

Daniel Lee crashes in 5th place - KRW 52,100,000

Level 16: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

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.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TB Thomas Boivin	4,600,000(115 BB)	1,600,000
DL Daniel Lee	busted	-1,000,000

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4/3/2024, 2:30:00 PM

Yang Peng gets coolered

Level 14: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

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.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TB Thomas Boivin	3,000,000(120 BB)	1,400,000
YP Yang Peng	busted	-1,340,000

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4/3/2024, 2:17:00 PM

Top pair good for Valeriy Pak

Level 14: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

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.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TB Thomas Boivin	1,600,000(64 BB)	-500,000
VP Valeriy Pak	1,500,000(60 BB)	515,000

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4/3/2024, 1:32:00 PM

Split pot for Zhou Quan and Thomas Boivin

Level 14: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

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.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TB Thomas Boivin	2,100,000(84 BB)	425,000
ZQ Zhou Quan	1,800,000(72 BB)	220,000
ZJ Zhu Jiahao	25,000(1 BB)	25,000

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4/3/2024, 1:05:00 PM

Thomas Boivin scoops it up

Level 13: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

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.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TB Thomas Boivin	1,675,000(84 BB)	925,000
LW Lin Wenguo	busted

Day 1

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4/2/2024, 10:55:00 PM

Zhou Quan leads WPT High Roller Day 2

Level 11: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Registration remains open through Day 2 end of Level 12 @12:40.

Chip Counts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
QZ Quan Zhou	1,085,000(90 BB)	1,085,000
LZ Li Zhendong	905,000(75 BB)	905,000
TT Tianyuan Tang	765,000(64 BB)	765,000
TB Thomas Boivin	750,000(63 BB)	750,000
SO Stephen Odwyer	715,000(60 BB)	715,000
SM Stanley Manfred Weng	665,000(55 BB)	665,000
PY Peng Yang	640,000(53 BB)	640,000
LD Lee Daniel Hyongin	625,000(52 BB)	625,000
HN Hiroyuki Noda	520,000(43 BB)	520,000
LY Lei Yu	425,000(35 BB)	425,000
JZ Jiaming Zhao	405,000(34 BB)	405,000
CY Christopher Young Park	305,000(25 BB)	305,000
JZ Jiahao Zhu	270,000(23 BB)	270,000
WL Wenguo Lin	250,000(21 BB)	250,000
VP Valeriy Pak	210,000(18 BB)	210,000
EU Espen Uhlen Jorstad	180,000(15 BB)	180,000

Payouts

Place	Player
1	QZ Quan Zhou
2	LZ Li Zhendong
3	TT Tianyuan Tang
4	TB Thomas Boivin
5	SO Stephen Odwyer
6	SM Stanley Manfred Weng
7	PY Peng Yang
8	LD Lee Daniel Hyongin
9	HN Hiroyuki Noda
10	LY Lei Yu
11	JZ Jiaming Zhao
12	CY Christopher Young Park
13	JZ Jiahao Zhu
14	WL Wenguo Lin
15	VP Valeriy Pak
16	EU Espen Uhlen Jorstad