WPT Opener

Following nearly three hours of final table gameplay, China’s Zhang Lirui secured the victory after defeating Australia’s Ai Rex Hunt in heads up play. Zhang started the heads up duel with 2:1 advantage and locked in the win in just under an hour. The final hand saw Ai all-in with A♦ K♣ against Zhang’s A♥ J♣ . Whilst dominated, Zhang continued his run good and locked in the win on board A♠ J♠ 9♥ J♦ 8♣ .

Congratulations to all the winners!

Final Table Results

WPT Opener Day 1A drew in a total of 68 entries with only nine players guaranteed a spot into Day 2. It took over eight hours on the felt before the day wrapped up with Iakimenko Anton holding down the top spot. Iakimenko was already ahead of the pack but added a third of his stack after delivering the bubble. The Russian runner ends the day with a massive 650,000 (81 BB) heading into March 27th, Wednesday’s Day 2.

Date: March 25 - 27, 2024 Buy-in: KR₩ 850,000 (~USD 630) Day 1A: 68 entries, 9 qualified

Day 1B: March 26, 2024 Day 1C Turbo: March 26, 2024 Day 2: March 27, 2024

Chip Counts

Cutoff Liu Yuhan opened to 16,000 and faced an all-in from chip leader Iakimenko Anton. Running second in chips, Liu made the call for 220,000 behind with Q♦ Q♥ and is ahead against his opponent’s A♣ Q♣ . The board 7♣ 2♥ J♥ 5♦ A♠ however, spiked the three outer Liu needed to avoid, sending him out one spot short of the money.