South Korea, Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT #1

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World Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Entries

70/207

Total Chips

10,350,000

Average

147,857

Jeju Poker Festival 2024 - FESTIVAL RESULTS

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 3:15:17 PM

Xiajing Ji Caps the Lead Over WPT Main Event Day 1B

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Xiajing Ji - WPT Main Event Day 1B Chipleader

WPT Main Event Day 1B has officially wrapped up with another 70 survivors advancing through to Day 2. The second flight on schedule drew a much bigger 207-entry field with only a third remaining in contention following ten levels of play. China's Xiajing Ji towers over the pack with a final chip count of 366,500 to start the Day 2 rounds, having shipped two pots by the last few hands to inch over the lead. Russia's Evgenii Chzhen ranks just three big blinds behind, followed by Xinxin Jiang with 348,500, to round up the top three spots.

WPT Main Event Review

Dates: November 16-22, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 2,500,000 (~USD 1,795)

Guarantee: KRW 1,680,000,000 (~USD 1,206,430)

Day 1A: 120 entries, 42 qualified

Day 1B: 207 entries, 70 qualified

Day 1C: Monday, November 18

Day 2: Tuesday, November 19

Day 3: Wednesday, November 20

Day 4: Thursday, November 21

Day 5 /Final: Friday, November 22

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina

11/17/2024, 3:14:14 PM

End of Day 1B Chip Counts

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Player	Chips
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	366,500(183 BB)
EC Evgenii ChzhenRussia	362,500(181 BB)
JX Jiang XinxinChina	348,500(174 BB)
VP Valeriy PakUzbekistan	336,000(168 BB)
YY Yuan YuChina	314,500(157 BB)
BK Beng KerSingapore	307,500(154 BB)
QF Quanzhen FangChina	305,000(153 BB)
HC Hui ChenTaiwan	283,500(142 BB)
CT Chao Ting ChengTaiwan	273,000(137 BB)
YX Yongqiang XiaChina	250,000(125 BB)
JK Jinwoo KimSouth Korea	249,500(125 BB)
YL Yong LiSingapore	249,000(125 BB)
YD Yayun DingChina	231,000(116 BB)
LJ Lee Jung ChouTaiwan	229,000(115 BB)
GX Guigen XiaoChina	225,000(113 BB)
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	211,000(106 BB)
QY Qu YuanChina	205,000(103 BB)
YZ Yang ZhihuaChina	182,500(91 BB)
CG Chuanjin GongChina	177,500(89 BB)
XZ Xinghui ZhaoChina	173,500(87 BB)
YW Yuexin WangChina	169,000(85 BB)
MS Maolin SongChina	168,500(84 BB)
TW Tianyi WenChina	157,500(79 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	146,500(73 BB)
BZ Baofeng ZhangChina	146,000(73 BB)
YM Yin Mo MoChina	145,000(73 BB)
BA Bing AnChina	143,000(72 BB)
ZW Zheng WenqiChina	142,000(71 BB)
LZ Lirui ZhangChina	140,500(70 BB)
MF Miao FengChina	137,000(69 BB)
JW Jinquan WangChina	134,500(67 BB)
FX Feng XiangChina	127,500(64 BB)
LC Luo ChengjianChina	123,500(62 BB)
QD Qifeng DuanChina	120,500(60 BB)
ZY Zhao YuejunChina	120,500(60 BB)
JZ Jie ZhengUnited States of America	118,000(59 BB)
RZ Ran ZhouUnited Kingdom	112,000(56 BB)
YX Yang XuChina	111,500(56 BB)
SK Sergei KimRussia	110,000(55 BB)
WJ Wang JunChina	105,500(53 BB)
PC Pete ChenTaiwan	103,500(52 BB)
XL Xuancheng LiUnited States of America	99,000(50 BB)
HW Huang WeiweiChina	97,500(49 BB)
TT Toshiya TamaruJapan	97,000(49 BB)
YT Yoshimiya TomoyukiJapan	96,500(48 BB)
KY Kwai YingHong Kong	95,000(48 BB)
WY Wang YanfengChina	90,500(45 BB)
DS Daniil ShalaevRussia	88,000(44 BB)
CW Chao WuTaiwan	87,500(44 BB)
LT Ling TongChina	81,000(41 BB)
ZS Zhaoqing SunChina	81,000(41 BB)
ZY Zhao YanChina	80,500(40 BB)
ZL Zhang LanteChina	80,000(40 BB)
JY Joonhee YeaSouth Korea	79,000(40 BB)
JP Jiacheng PangChina	77,000(39 BB)
WC Wang ChaoChina	71,000(36 BB)
ZM Zhaoxi MaChina	70,500(35 BB)
CK Chiba KoichiJapan	69,500(35 BB)
HQ Heng QiaoChina	69,000(35 BB)
GJ Gao JunweiChina	67,000(34 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	66,000(33 BB)
SL Su LiyingChina	65,500(33 BB)
JW Jin WangChina	63,000(32 BB)
GQ Gao QingboChina	62,000(31 BB)
YL Ye LiChina	57,500(29 BB)
LC Long ChenUnited States of America	51,000(26 BB)
XL Xiao LiuChina	50,000(25 BB)
CX Chen XiaoxiaoChina	46,000(23 BB)
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	40,000(20 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 3:14:01 PM

[Update] Jianfeng Sun Overcomes Win the Button Hyper Turbo

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Jianfeng Sun - Win the Button Hyper Turbo Champion

The final side event to complete, Win the Button Hyper Turbo, saw Jianfeng Sun reign victorious over the 57-entry field, earning him his career second WPT title. The fast-paced games ran just under four hours of play before Sun secured the victory, having defeated Dongdong Sun across the final duel. For his triumph, Sun adds KRW 9,437,000 (~USD 6,750) in cashes to his already impressive $650,000 record of live tournament winnings.

Win the Button Hyper Turbo

Date/s: November 18, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 600,000 (~USD 430)

Entries: 57 (48 unique)

Prize pool: KRW 29,857,000 (~USD 21,350)

ITM: 9 places

Full Payouts

1st Jianfeng Sun - KRW 9,437,000

2nd Dongdong Sun - KRW 6,290,000

3rd Xian Xiao - KRW 4,190,000

4th Kai Shen - KRW 2,920,000

5th Jianqiang Yu - KRW 2,120,000

6th Jiang Pu - KRW 1,610,000

7th Ying Song - KRW 1,280,000

8th Bofei Lin - KRW 1,070,000

9th Xinkun Wan - KRW 940,000

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 3:13:17 PM

[Update] Meng Ling Lin Captures WPT High Roller Victory

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Meng Ling Lin - WPT High Roller Champion

Taiwan's Meng Ling Lin emerged triumphant over the WPT High Roller two-day highlight and captured her second career WPT title across the Jeju games. Lin came up short on the WPT Opener, finishing 4th, and jumped straight away over the Day 1 games. The last standing female contender built up a stack and came into the Final Day amongst the top ranks.

It took an eleven hour grind before Lin closed out the win after cutting an ICM deal with runner up Yunchao Yu, who banked a larger cut off the KRW 323,010,000 (~USD 231,015) prize pool. Lin's victory however, earned her her second largest cash of KRW 80,910,000 (~USD 57,865) along with the coveted WPT High Roller Ring and WPT Trophy.

WPT High Roller

Date/s: November 16-17, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 8,000,000 (~USD 5,720)

Entries: 45 (37 unique)

Prize pool: KRW 323,010,000 (~USD 231,015)

ITM: 7 places

Full Payouts

1st Meng Ling Lin - KRW 80,910,000*

2nd Yunchao Yu - KRW 102,000,000*

3rd Jiayu Ruan - KRW 48,800,000

4th Bin Leng - KRW 33,850,000

5th Jiang Pu - KRW 24,450,000

6th Tien Min Liang - KRW 18,450,000

7th Yukako Hiroi - KRW 14,550,000

*Denotes deal was made

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 3:10:36 PM

Last Minute Run for Xiaqing Ji

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

A threeway raised pot led by Xiajing Ji rolled a flop of 9♦ 6♦ 4♦ . Ji continued for 4,000, called behind by Baofeng Zheng. On turn 2♦ , Ji gunned for another 6,500 and shipped the win following a fold.

A few hands later, Ji was at play again, this time with a call for 32,000 against Enzhi Shen's small blind jam. Ji is ahead with 8♥ 8♣ vs the short stack's T♦ 7♥ , and scooped up the overall lead as board K♥ Q♠ 9♣ 3♣ 8♦ landed him a set.

Player	Chips
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	366,500(183 BB)
BZ Baofeng ZhangChina	122,000(61 BB)
SE Shen Enzhi	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 3:05:57 PM

Jie Zheng Gets Policed by Quanzhen Fang

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Jie Zheng

With 60,000 in the middle on board A♠ J♣ K♥ 9♦ 4♠ , Jie Zheng made an attempt on the pot for 50,000. Quanzhen Fang on the big blind, put in the call with top pair A♦ J♠ , and locked in the boost as Zheng turned over Q♦ Q♠ .

Player	Chips
QF Quanzhen FangChina	305,000(153 BB)
JZ Jie ZhengUnited States of America	118,000(59 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 2:52:30 PM

[Update] Fabrizio Falzei Scoops Short Deck NLH Title

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Fabrizio Falzei - Short Deck NLH Champion

A favorite across the Asian region, today's Short Deck NLH found 14 entries vying for its title, lighting up a prize pool of KRW 24,444,000 (~USD 17,480). Three players cracked a profit over the games with Italy's Fabrizio Falzei walking away with the largest payday at KRW 13,444,000 (~USD 9,615). This recent feat looks to be Falzei's first career win, marking his journey to the picturesque island definitely a worthwhile visit.

Short Deck NLH

Date/s: November 17, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 2,000,000 (~USD 1,430)

Entries: 14 (13 unique)

Prize pool: KRW 24,444,000 (~USD 17,480)

ITM: 3 places

Full Payouts

1st Fabrizio Falzei - KRW 13,444,000

2nd Kai Lun Leung - KRW 7,330,000

3rd Shao Me Yang - KRW 3,670,000

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 2:48:53 PM

Chao Fu Runs Into Kings

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Chao Fu

Chao Fu fired a 12,000 three bet on the big blind vs Yuan Yu's hijack open and was met with another raise from the latter to 37,000. Fu completed and went on to check jam his remaining 90,000 on flop Q♠ T♥ 4♦ . Yu snap calls with K♣ K♥ , leaving Fu's A♦ Q♥ at a loss all the way through turn T♠ and river 7♠ .

Player	Chips
YY Yuan YuChina	272,000(136 BB)
CF Chao FuUnited Kingdom	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 2:45:44 PM

Aggression Pays Off for Xinxin Jiang

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Xinxin Jiang

Xinxin Jiang opened to 4,000 from the cutoff and saw Tianyi Wen come along on flop 4♣ 5♥ Q♥ . Wen check called 4,000, and another 11,000 on turn 8♣ , and arrived at showdown after no bets went in on river T♦ . Wen shows 9♦ 9♠ , crushed by the river as Jiang found a pair of tens T♥ 6♥ .

Player	Chips
JX Jiang XinxinChina	335,000(168 BB)
TW Tianyi Wen	134,000(67 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 2:41:29 PM

Yong Li Flops Quads

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Yong Li

A fourway raised pot revealed flop 7♣ 7♥ J♠ . Action was checked to Joonhee Yea on the button, who bet 6,000, called only by Yong Li. Turn 9♥ went check check which prompted Li to lead 7,000 on river 3♣ . Yea pays it up and mucks as Li flipped over quads 7♦ 7♠ .

Player	Chips
YL Yong LiSingapore	242,000(121 BB)
JY Joonhee YeaSouth Korea	83,000(42 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 1:56:47 PM

Nengyue Chen Eliminated

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Nengyue Chen

Nengyue Chen went with K♥ 5♥ for his last 32,500 and was called by Yuejun Zhao on the big blind with K♠ Q♠ . Dominated, Chen failed to improve on board A♠ 3♠ 2♦ 8♦ K♣ , sealing his elimination.

Player	Chips
ZY Zhao Yuejun	162,000(81 BB)
NC Nengyue ChenChina	busted

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 86/207

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 1:41:25 PM

Huge Pot for Chao Ting Cheng

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Chao Ting Cheng

With 19,000 in the middle on board A♣ 9♣ J♦ J♠ 3♥ , action was caught on Lirui Zhang leading out for 7,500. Chao Ting Cheng on the other end, raised to 31,000, and snap called for his entire 111,500 after Zhang moved all-in.

Zhang shows A♠ Q♥ , utterly no good against Cheng's turned trip jacks K♣ J♣ .

Player	Chips
CT Chao Ting ChengTaiwan	242,000(161 BB)
LZ Lirui ZhangChina	59,000(39 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 1:36:50 PM

Jiacheng Pang Doubles Through Xiao Liu

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Jiacheng Pang

Xiao Liu opened to 3,500, called by Jiacheng Pang along with the big blind. On flop Q♦ T♥ 3♣ , Liu continued for 4,000, and put in 6,000 more following a raise from Pang. Pang barreled another 17,500 on turn 2♠ , and a final all-in for 20,000 on river T♦ , with Liu check calling to showdown. Pang reveals boat Q♠ T♠ , crushing Liu's A♥ Q♣ all the way.

Player	Chips
JP Jiacheng PangChina	108,000(72 BB)
XL Xiao LiuChina	40,500(27 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 1:27:40 PM

Baofeng Zhang Pumps Up the Pressure

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Baofeng Zhang

Qifeng Duan defended his open and called an 8,500 three bet from Baofeng Zhang a seat behind. Action on flop T♦ J♦ 7♠ was checked round, peeling turn Q♠ . Duan led 6,500, and called 10,000 more after Zhang put in a raise. On river 5♣ , Duan check folded vs Zhang's final bet of 32,500.

Player	Chips
BZ Baofeng ZhangChina	186,000(124 BB)
QD Qifeng DuanChina	63,000(42 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 1:12:25 PM

Tianyi Wen Gives It Up This Time

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Tianyi Wen

Facing an utg open, Tianyi Wen shot out a 9,000 three bet, and was met with a 35,000 cold fourbet behind from Yuexin Wang. Both initial raiser and Wen fold, earning Wang the dead money.

Player	Chips
YW Yuexin WangChina	115,000(77 BB)
TW Tianyi Wen	77,000(51 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 1:08:01 PM

Xinhui Zhao Forces Two Out

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Xinghui Zhao

Vying for 54,000 in the middle on board 8♠ 7♣ T♣ Q♣ , big blind Weiran Pu led for 15,000 and was called by Xinghui Zhao and Erdun Xu behind. Turn 5♦ however, was checked to Zhao, who bet 39,000. Both opponents decide to give it up and throw in the fold.

Player	Chips
XZ Xinghui Zhao	125,000(83 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	78,500(52 BB)
EX Erdun XuChina	39,500(26 BB)

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 106/207

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 12:59:58 PM

Top Chip Counts

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Jiang Xinxin

WPT Main Event Day 1B registration is officially closed with 207 entries recorded across the first eight levels. China's Xinxin Jiang currently stands in the lead by the last break of the day, stacking nearly three times the average stack.

One more flight is set to run through tomorrow, November 18, to wrap up the qualifying rounds.

Player	Chips
JX Jiang XinxinChina	281,000(187 BB)
YX Yongqiang Xia	267,500(178 BB)
EC Evgenii ChzhenRussia	262,500(175 BB)
JK Jinwoo KimSouth Korea	242,500(162 BB)
HC Hui ChenTaiwan	226,000(151 BB)
DS Daniil ShalaevRussia	212,500(142 BB)
GX Guigen XiaoChina	210,500(140 BB)
YL Ye LiChina	194,500(130 BB)
BK Beng KerSingapore	192,000(128 BB)
JZ Jie ZhengUnited States of America	174,000(116 BB)
YZ Yang Zhihua	171,000(114 BB)
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	169,500(113 BB)
BZ Baofeng ZhangChina	167,500(112 BB)
CX Chunnuan XuChina	166,000(111 BB)
YL Yong LiSingapore	161,500(108 BB)
VP Valeriy PakUzbekistan	151,000(101 BB)
HC Hao ChenTaiwan	150,000(100 BB)

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 103/204

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 12:57:56 PM

Xiaoyun Li Raises the Stakes

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Xiaoyun Li

With a pot of 13,600 centered around board J♣ 8♣ Q♥ J♥ , action was seen on Chuanjin Gong with a bet of 8,100. Xiaoyun Li on the big blind, check raised all-in for 36,200, and won the pot unchallenged.

Player	Chips
CG Chuanjin GongChina	121,100(101 BB)
XL Xiaoyun LiChina	57,900(48 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 12:54:36 PM

Big Bet Works for Nengyue Chen

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Nengyue Chen

A total of 18,000 was already in the middle even before flop K♥ 7♥ 5♠ showed up on the felt. Action was checked to button Nengyue Chen who bet 3,000. Zhaoxi Ma check called, and arrived at river A♠ for cheap after Chen checked back turn J♥ . Chen pulled a final 20,000, and picked up the pot just as Ma failed to call.

Player	Chips
ZM Zhaoxi Ma	85,000(71 BB)
NC Nengyue ChenChina	72,300(60 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 12:51:58 PM

Quick Double for Yuan Yu

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Yuan Yu

A preflop back and forth saw Takeo Kimura make the final call against Yuan Yu's 34,700 all-in. The pocket pair battle erupted with Yu securing a quick double up on board 2♦ 7♠ A♥ 4♥ K♣ .

Player	Hand	Chips
YY Yuan YuChina	Q♠Q♣ HJ	72,400(60 BB)
TK Takeo KimuraAustralia	8♠8♣ UTG+1	37,300(31 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 12:40:22 PM

[Update] Jiaqi He Triumphs Over Deepstack NLH

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Jiaqi He - Deepstack NLH Champion

Japan's Jiaqi He impressively secured his career first WPT trophy at today's Deepstack NLH games after coming out on top of the 57-entry field. He has booked a great month so far, having recorded his best live cash just two weeks ago at APT Manila. Fresh off his biggest triumph, He adds another collectible to his trophy display, along with KRW 15,731,000 (~USD 11,250) in prizes to start the long grind ahead.

Deepstack NLH

Date/s: November 17, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 1,000,000 (~USD 715)

Entries: 57 (53 unique)

Prize pool: KRW 49,761,000 (~USD 35,590)

ITM: 9 places

Full Payouts

1st Jiaqi He - KRW 15,731,000

2nd Mingwei Li - KRW 10,490,000

3rd Yizhou Nie - KRW 6,990,000

4th Seiya Shoji - KRW 4,860,000

5th Wendong Lyu - KRW 3,530,00

6th Chang Hau Huang - KRW 2,680,000

7th Jun Ye - KRW 2,130,000

8th Zixuan Zhou - KRW 1,780,000

9th Linghui Dai - KRW 1,570,000

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 12:37:27 PM

Jinquan Wang Bets for Value

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Jinquan Wang

Jinquan Wang defended his utg open and called a 7,200 three bet from Baofeng Zhang behind. On flop 3♠ 4♣ T♣ , Wang check called another 7,500, revealing turn 7♠ . Both checked it through to river A♠ , where Wang led for 21,000. Zhang tanks and eventually puts in the call, only to muck as Wang flipped over A♣ K♦ .

Player	Chips
JW Jinquan Wang	171,500(143 BB)
BZ Baofeng ZhangChina	151,000(126 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 12:14:50 PM

Monster Flop for Yayun Ding

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Yayun Ding

A preflop back and forth between small blind Jinwoo Kim and button Yayun Ding built 24,400 in the middle before flop K♥ 2♥ 5♥ was dealt. Kim led for 8,000, and went on to check call two streets on both turn 3♦ and river T♥ . Ding tables the nuts A♥ 7♥ and scoops up the pot.

Player	Chips
JK Jinwoo KimSouth Korea	216,000(180 BB)
YD Yayun DingChina	172,000(143 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 11:49:54 AM

Pete Chen with the Nuts

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Pete Chen

A pot of 20,600 brewed across three players on board 7♦ 6♦ 8♦ 2♠ . Dawei Lu led all-in for 17,900, called behind by Quanzhen Fang. Pete Chen on the button, decided to reshove, and successfully isolated Lu as Fang folded showing 5♠ 5♦ .

Dawei Lu: 5♥ 2♥

Pete Chen: A♦ T♦

Drawing dead right away, no river was able to save Lu, leaving him to head out the door.

Player	Chips
PC Pete ChenTaiwan	109,500(91 BB)
QF Quanzhen FangChina	97,500(81 BB)
DL Dawei LuChina	busted

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 111/198

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 11:47:11 AM

Ace High Good for Wei Zhu

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Wei Zhu

Wei Zhu sent out a 6,200 three bet against Tianyi Wen's cutoff open and saw the latter fire back 15,000. Zhu completed and called for another 10,000 on flop Q♥ 9♠ 3♦ . Both checked down turn 2♦ and river Q♠ , revealing Zhu's A♠ J♠ , good for the pot.

Player	Chips
WZ Wei ZhuAustralia	107,400(107 BB)
TW Tianyi Wen	35,300(35 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 11:45:13 AM

No Sweat for Sishu Peng

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Sishu Peng

Following a late position and a call, Junjie Ren squeezed all-in from the big blind and saw initial raiser Sishu Peng call off for his 25,800 stack. Peng, a huge favorite, cruised to a double up as board T♠ 6♣ 9♥ 9♦ Q♠ landed on the felt.

Player	Hand	Chips
SP Sishu PengChina	A♥A♣ CO	55,100(55 BB)
RJ Ren JunjieChina	K♣8♠ BB	32,300(32 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 11:39:00 AM

Evgenii Chzhen Smashes the Board

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Evgenii Chzhen

With 38,000 in the pot on board 9♦ 4♥ 6♥ 4♠ , Patrik Demus led for 16,000, called by Evgenii Chzhen. On river 5♠ , Demus went all-in for his last 17,500 and instantly knew he was dead following a snap call from his opponent. Demus shows A♠ 5♥ , crushed against Chzhen's A♥ 9♥ .

Player	Chips
EC Evgenii ChzhenRussia	251,000(251 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 11:35:11 AM

Hui Chen Scoops It All

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Hui Chen

A three way all-in preflop situation was seen on board 8♦ 6♦ 3♣ 8♣ 9♣ with Hui Chen shipping the chip leader pot with his pocket pair. Chen delivered a double bust, sending both Hengzhao Lu and Yi Qin out after missing their overcards.

Hui Chen: T♥ T♣

Hengzhao Lu: King-Queen

Yi Qin: Ace-King

Player	Chips
HC Hui ChenTaiwan	186,400(186 BB)
HL Hengzhao Lu	busted
YQ Yi QinChina	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 11:28:27 AM

Jieming Xu Catches On Zeyang Ding's Bluff

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Jieming Xu

Jieming Xu defended his 3,500 button open and called a 13,000 three bet from big blind Zeyang Ding. On flop K♦ 6♦ T♥ , Ding bet out another 15,000, and a following all-in for 24,400 on turn T♠ . Xu burned five minutes on the clock and eventually found the call with A♠ J♦ .

An impressive move, Xu's brave call earned him the pot as river 7♣ completed the board, sending Ding's A♣ 2♥ towards the muck entirely.

Player	Chips
JX Jieming XuChina	246,700(247 BB)
ZD Zeyang Ding	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 11:00:21 AM

[Update] Xiaochuan Zhang Captures 5 Card Pot Limit Omaha Victory

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Xiaochuan Zhang - 5 Card Pot Limit Omaha Champion

The first champion to rise to the podium over the day's schedule was none other than Xiaochuan Zhang, having topped the 5 Card Pot Limit Omaha 16-entry field. Interestingly, Zhang lost yesterday's PLO title to Dong Li, and finally closed it out this time, denying his final opponent a second series win. For his victory, Zhang cashed the biggest cut off the KRW 13,968,000 (~USD 9,990) prize pool at KRW 7,678,000 (~USD 5,490) in winnnings.

5 Card Pot Limit Omaha

Date/s: November 17, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 1,000,000 (~USD 715)

Entries: 16 (11 unique)

Prize pool: KRW 13,968,000 (~USD 9,990)

ITM: 3 places

Full Payouts

1st Xiaochuan Zhang - KRW 7,678,000

2nd Dong Li - KRW 4,190,000

3rd Shuo Yang - KRW 2,100,000

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 10:57:24 AM

Evgenii Chzhen Continues to Chip Up

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Evgenii Chzhen

Evgenii Chzhen opened to 2,000, joined by Jieming Xu on flop A♦ 2♥ 4♥ . Xu led for 3,500, and check called a similar bet from his opponent on turn 9♥ . On river A♣ , Xu led a final 2,000 and tabled K♥ 4♦ after Chzhen put in the call. Chzhen shows a better 5♣ 5♠ and rakes in the pot.

Player	Chips
EC Evgenii ChzhenRussia	222,300(222 BB)
JX Jieming XuChina	192,800(193 BB)

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 118/176

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 10:24:18 AM

[Update] WPT High Roller Down to Final Nine

Dinner Break

WPT High Roller Final Table

The two-day WPT High Roller is down to its final nine players following a grueling twelve level grind. While the final table is set, two more eliminations are yet to be seen with only seven places paid across the list. China's Yunchao Yu and Bin Leng lead the final rounds, both stacking massive 375 BB chip counts. Today's eventual champion will bank the eye-catching KRW 109,710,000 (~USD 78,465) top prize, along with the second WPT High Roller Ring and coveted WPT trophy.

Watch the action LIVE via Shangzhibo TV

WPT High Roller

Date/s: November 16-17, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 8,000,000 (~USD 5,720)

Entries: 45 (37 unique)

Prize pool: KRW 323,010,000 (~USD 231,015)

ITM: 7 places

Full Payouts

1st - KRW 109,710,000

2nd - KRW 73,200,000

3rd - KRW 48,800,000

4th - KRW 33,850,000

5th - KRW 24,450,000

6th - KRW 18,450,000

7th - KRW 14,550,000

Final Table Chip Counts

Yunchao Yu - 3,040,000

Bin Leng - 3,010,000

Meng Ling Lin - 1,750,000

Tien Min Liang - 1,505,000

Lei Yu - 1,130,000

Jiang Pu - 955,000

Jiayu Ruan - 880,000

Xixiang Luo - 700,000

Yukako Hiroi - 525,000

Level 13: 4,000 / 8,000 ante 8,000

Average stack: 421,875 (53 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 9:40:21 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

WPT Main Event players have been sent off to a one hour dinner break, with play set to resume at 6:35 pm local time. 113 runners out of the 170 entry field continue to be in contention, with wild card Jieming Xu leading the charge. Today's action is set to conclude following four more 60 minute levels onto Day 2.

Registration remains open through Level 8 @21:45.

Player	Chips
JX Jieming XuChina	247,900(248 BB)
EC Evgenii ChzhenRussia	203,100(203 BB)
YX Yongqiang Xia	191,500(192 BB)
HC Hui ChenTaiwan	186,400(186 BB)
ZY Zhou YiyuChina	161,200(161 BB)
CX Chunnuan XuChina	142,300(142 BB)
YL Yong LiSingapore	140,200(140 BB)
JX Jiang XinxinChina	137,800(138 BB)
BZ Baofeng ZhangChina	137,300(137 BB)
KY Kwai YingHong Kong	131,600(132 BB)
YD Yayun Ding	131,500(132 BB)
YZ Yang Zhihua	127,300(127 BB)
HQ Heng QiaoChina	121,000(121 BB)
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	120,700(121 BB)

Dinner Break

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 113/170

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 9:29:26 AM

Lirui Zhang Takes Some Back

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Lirui Zhang

Facing an open and two calls ahead, Junjie Ren pulled a squeeze to 12,000, called by initial raiser Valeriy Pak. Action back to Lirui Zhang he re-raised all-in for 36,900, and once again faced Ren. In danger over a flip, Lirui managed to claim some back, having a landed a set on board Q♠ 2♣ 9♦ 7♥ 8♥ .

Player	Hand	Chips
RJ Ren JunjieChina	A♥J♣ BB	92,500(116 BB)
LZ Lirui ZhangChina	7♦7♠ SB	88,800(111 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 9:26:04 AM

Junjie Ren Doubles Through Zhang Lirui

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Junjie Ren

With 24,600 in the middle on board 3♥ 9♦ 2♥ K♦ , Lirui Zhang was seen leading out for 20,500. Junjie Ren behind raised all-in for 53,600, to which Zhang snap called with T♥ T♠ . Ren is ahead with two pair 9♠ 3♠ and further improved to a boat on river 3♣ for the full double up.

Player	Chips
RJ Ren JunjieChina	131,800(165 BB)
LZ Lirui ZhangChina	40,100(50 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 9:11:01 AM

Safe Runout for Bing An

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Bing An

Pengfei Zhu defended his big blind against Bing An's utg open and went on to check raise 7,200 on flop 8♥ 6♥ 3♣ . Both players checked turn 4♣ through to river 5♠ , where Zhu led for another 5,200. An made the final call and raked in the pot with 9♠ 9♦ , good against Zhu's top pair T♣ 8♠ .

Player	Chips
BA Bing An	151,500(189 BB)
PZ Pengfei Zhu	51,200(64 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 9:07:15 AM

Xian Xiao Survives Race Against Chen Yu

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Xian Xiao risked his last 15,000 with K♠ Q♠ and was called by initial raiser Chen Yu with A♣ 5♣ . In for a race, Yu quickly landed top pair on flop A♠ Q♣ 3♣ but booked the loss as his opponent ran a runner runner flush on runout 6♠ 3♠ .

Player	Chips
CY Chen YuTaiwan	117,000(146 BB)
XX Xian XiaoChina	32,000(40 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 9:04:58 AM

Miao Feng Shoves for the Win

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Miao Feng

Miao Feng opened to 1,600 from utg and went on to reshove 31,300 in against Zan Chen's 5,200 three bet. Chen gives it up and moves on to the next hand.

Player	Chips
ZC Zan ChenChina	48,600(61 BB)
MF Miao Feng	38,500(48 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 8:49:32 AM

Junjie Ren Demands for the Lot

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Junjie Ren

Small blind Junjie Ren opened to 1,900 and called a 6,000 three bet from Chen Long behind. On flop J♠ 7♠ 4♥ , Ren check called for 4,000 and got to the river 4♠ cheap after Long checked back turn 6♦ . Ren bet all-in, and left Long to tank fold, saving his remaining 31 BB.

Player	Chips
RJ Ren JunjieChina	63,800(80 BB)
LC Long ChenUnited States of America	25,000(31 BB)

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 125/166

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 8:32:13 AM

Pocket Pair Fails to Hold for Jianwei Lin

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Jianwei Lin

Up against an open and a three bet, Jianwei Lin stuffed his remaining 17,000 and was called by Sishu Peng for a flip. Board A♣ 7♣ 5♠ K♦ 5♥ instantly paired up Peng's overcards, eventually delivering the bust shortly after.

Player	Hand	Chips
JL Jianwei LinChina	3♥3♠ D	busted
SP Sishu PengChina	A♥9♠ CO	106,000(177 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 8:29:34 AM

Lei Shen Spikes a Lucky River

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Lei Shen

Yayun Ding defended her big blind against Lei Shen's cutoff open and check called two streets on board A♥ K♦ Q♦ 7♥ . On river J♥ , Ding led for 6,000, snap called by the raiser. Ding shows two pair K♥ 7♠ , no good against Shen's set J♠ J♣ .

Player	Chips
YD Yayun DingChina	117,500(196 BB)
LS Lei SunChina	93,600(156 BB)
LS Lei ShenChina	37,900(63 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 8:22:59 AM

Yongqiang Xia Flops the Nuts

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Yongqiang Xia

A three way raised pot built 15,000 in the middle on A♣ K♣ Q♥ . Chuanjin Gong led for 6,100, and went on to slam 44,100 total against a raise from Yongqiang Xia. Xia snap called with the nuts J♥ T♦ , and remained ahead against Gong's A♦ 5♦ all the way through turn 6♠ and river 9♦ .

Player	Chips
YX Yongqiang Xia	133,800(223 BB)
CG Chuanjin GongChina	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 8:13:38 AM

Chen Yu Cracks Six Digit Mark

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Zeyang Ding opened to 2,400 on the cutoff and was joined by both players on the blinds on flop A♠ 2♠ 4♦ . Checked to Ding, he bet 3,000, called by Hidetomo Wada. Action back to Chen Yu, he raised for 4,000 more, and found both opponents continuing to turn 9♣ . Yu churned out a hefty 22,000, and collected the pot following two folds.

Player	Chips
CY Chen YuTaiwan	108,300(181 BB)
ZD Zeyang Ding	42,400(71 BB)
HW Hidetomo WadaJapan	38,300(64 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 8:06:00 AM

Lirui Zhang Outflops Ping Lin

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Lirui Zhang

A preflop back and forth between Ping Lin and Lirui Zhang landed both 80 BB stacks in the middle. Lirui dominated, managed to turn the tables with a pair of jacks on board Q♦ T♠ 3♣ 6♠ 8♣ to snag the win.

Player	Hand	Chips
LZ Lirui ZhangChina	A♦J♥ MP	97,900(163 BB)
PL Ping LinTaiwan	A♥K♠ UTG+1	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 7:58:13 AM

Yongqiang Xia Unable to Continue

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

You Zuo

Zuo You on the cutoff sent out a 4,500 three bet and saw both the initial raiser and Yongqiang Xia make the call. On flop T♠ T♣ 9♣ , You continued for 4,200, and a following 15,500 on turn 4♦ . Xia invested one bet yet folded after his opponent barreled another.

Player	Chips
YZ You Zuo	118,000(197 BB)
YX Yongqiang Xia	78,300(131 BB)

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 127/152

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 7:35:45 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Jieming Xu

Player	Chips
JX Jieming XuChina	141,500(236 BB)
ZS Zhaoqing Sun	123,400(206 BB)
YX Yang XuChina	122,300(204 BB)
KY Kwai YingHong Kong	122,000(203 BB)
YD Yayun Ding	121,200(202 BB)
ZY Zhou YiyuChina	117,100(195 BB)
MS Maolin Song	116,700(195 BB)
TI Tsuyoshi Ikeda	106,000(177 BB)
YQ Yi QinChina	105,000(175 BB)
EC Evgenii ChzhenRussia	97,300(162 BB)
SH Shuang HuChina	96,000(160 BB)
LS Lei SunChina	93,600(156 BB)
RJ Ren JunjieChina	91,500(153 BB)
ZY Zhao Yuejun	90,600(151 BB)

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 118/142

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 7:31:50 AM

Lirui Zhang Fares Unrelentless

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Lirui Zhang

Lirui Zhang sent out a 2,400 three bet from the big blind against Chuanjin Gong's late position open and went on to lead out each street on board 8♠ A♦ T♦ 4♦ 3♦ . Gong called the first two behind, but eventually gave it up after Zhang pulled the trigger.

Player	Chips
LZ Lirui ZhangChina	81,600(163 BB)
CG Chuanjin GongChina	66,500(133 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 7:27:37 AM

Zeyang Ding at a Loss

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Zeyang Ding

With 9,000 in the middle on board J♦ K♠ 9♠ 7♠ 9♦ , action was seen on small blind Zeyang Ding with a 15,000 overbet. Jieming Xu demanded for the rest, and Ding tank called for his remaining 16,200 with ace high A♠ 6♥ . Unfortunately for him, Xu had the best of it with a boat 9♥ 7♥ to deliver the bust.

Player	Chips
JX Jieming XuChina	129,500(259 BB)
ZD Zeyang Ding	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 7:23:15 AM

Jinquang Wang Hero Calls for the Pot

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Jinquan Wang

Jinquan Wang defended his hijack open and called a 3,500 three bet from Guanxiong Zhang a seat behind. On flop T♠ T♦ 7♥ , Zhang continued for 3,100, check called by his opponent. Turn 3♣ collected no bets, prompting Zhang to bet a final 4,000 on river 4♠ . Wang check called once more, and bagged the win with 6♦ 6♣ as Zhang tabled only a pair of fours A♦ 4♣ .

Player	Chips
GZ Guanxiong Zhang	103,500(207 BB)
JW Jinquan Wang	7,000(14 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 7:13:28 AM

Xuejian Li Gets Two Outered

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Jianwei Lin

An all-in preflop situation saw Xuejian Li at risk for his last 12,500 against Jianwei Lin's dominated pocket pair. A great spot to double up, Li instead headed for the rails as the board 9♥ 3♣ 4♣ 8♦ 3♥ landed a boat for his opponent.

Player	Hand	Chips
JL Jianwei LinChina	9♦9♣ CO	49,500(99 BB)
XL Xuejian LiChina	K♦K♠ SB	49,500(99 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 7:09:29 AM

Zhihua Yang Ships the Pot

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Yang Zhihua

With 4,000 in the middle on board 4♦ T♠ 2♠ , initial raiser Zhihua Yang check raised to 6,300 against Hisashi Yoshimoto's 1,300 bet, and went on to bet another 5,500 on turn Q♣ .Yoshimoto decided to let it go by the second barrel, shipping his opponent the boost.

Player	Chips
YZ Yang Zhihua	132,100(264 BB)
HY Hisashi YoshimotoJapan	44,700(89 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 7:00:02 AM

Quanzhen Fang Back Up to Starting

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Quanzhen Fang

Quanzhen Fang sent out a 3,500 three bet against Bofei Lin's cutoff open and saw the latter complete. Action across board 5♥ J♣ 9♠ A♠ 4♥ was checked down to the river where Fang finally sent out a 4,000 bet. Lin makes the call and mucks as Fang turned over A♣ K♥ for top pair.

Player	Chips
BL Bofei Lin	61,300(123 BB)
QF Quanzhen FangChina	49,500(99 BB)

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 99/112

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 6:42:37 AM

Peng Wu Shaves Some Off Hui Chen

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Hui Chen

A fourway raised pot saw flop Q♥ 7♣ 2♣ . Action was checked round to turn 9♦ where Hui Chen led for 2,500. Peng Wu behind, put in the call, peeling river 4♠ . Chen this time, check called a final 3,900 bet from Wu, and mucked as his opponent showed two pair Q♣ 9♥ .

Player	Chips
PW Peng WuChina	69,500(174 BB)
HC Hui ChenTaiwan	63,900(160 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 6:37:43 AM

Jieming Xu Running Loosey Goosey

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Jieming Xu

Jieming Xu opened 25,000 on the button and was priced in to call big blind Hidetomo Wada's 41,500 jam. Whilst dominated, Xu managed to catch bottom pair on board T♦ 8♥ 7♣ 3♦ 9♣ to bust his opponent out.

Player	Hand	Chips
HW Hidetomo WadaJapan	A♦K♥ BB	busted
JX Jieming XuChina	K♠3♣ D	94,700(237 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 6:27:38 AM

Nabil Cardoso Picks Up a Boost

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Nabil Cardoso

Facing an open and a call, Nabil Cardoso lodged a three bet to 3,200 on the button, and saw only Ran Zhou continue to flop 2♦ 2♥ 3♦ . Cardoso bet 3,500, and claimed success right away as Zhou folded.

Player	Chips
NC Nabil CardosoMorocco	67,800(170 BB)
RZ Ran ZhouUnited Kingdom	31,800(80 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 6:15:13 AM

Jinquan Wang Bets All the Way

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Jinquan Wang

Small blind Chu Hsien Lee limp called a 1,900 raise from Jinquan Wang behind. On board K♠ A♦ T♦ Q♣ Q♠ , Wang bet all three streets - 2,300, 2,500 and 4,500, with Lee check calling the initial two. By the river however, Lee found himself beat and opted out.

Player	Chips
CH Chu Hsien LeeTaiwan	80,700(202 BB)
JW Jinquan Wang	63,200(158 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 6:03:46 AM

Yongbin Wang Finds No Escape

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Yongbin Wang

A fourway three bet pot dealt flop K♠ 8♣ 4♥ . Small blind Yongbin Wang led for 4,800, called by initial raiser Hidetomo Wada. On turn 2♠ , Wang pushed his last 5,000 in, snap called by Wada with a set 8♠ 8♦ . Wang finds no hope for his K♣ T♣ and heads out shortly after river K♥ completed the board.

Player	Chips
HW Hidetomo WadaJapan	59,800(150 BB)
YW Yongbin WangChina	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 5:43:24 AM

Jin Wang Wins Ace Battle

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Jin Wang and Maolin Song

Jin Wang opened and fourbet jammed 18,800 in against Maolin Song and saw the latter risk his stack as well. Unfortunately for Song, his ace high was outpipped, leaving him short as the board A♣ 3♥ T♥ 5♦ 7♥ further improved Wang to a nut flush.

Player	Hand	Chips
JW Jin WangChina	A♥K♥ CO	38,600(97 BB)
MS Maolin Song	A♦Q♥ D	5,000(13 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 5:40:50 AM

Shuang Hu Surrenders

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Cao Long

Two players vied for the sizable 27,600 pot on board 6♥ 9♦ 3♦ T♣ , beginning with a 17,000 bet from Shuang Hu. Long Cao behind, raised all-in for 33,800 total, and bagged the pot after Hu eventually decided to let it go.

Player	Chips
CL Cao LongIreland	78,400(196 BB)
SH Shuang HuChina	50,300(126 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 5:34:25 AM

Junjie Ren Gets Paid in Full

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Ren Junjie

A pot of 17,300 brewed in the middle on board 7♥ 7♠ 4♦ 6♥ Q♦ where Zeyang Ding was seen check calling an overbet shove from Junjie Ren behind for 25,800. Ren shows straight 8♥ 5♣ , leaving Ding's J♦ J♠ in pieces.

Player	Chips
ZD Zeyang Ding	67,900(170 BB)
RJ Ren JunjieChina	52,300(131 BB)

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 78/79

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 5:20:18 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Zhaoqing Sun

Player	Chips
ZS Zhaoqing Sun	121,300(303 BB)
CY Chen YuTaiwan	92,300(231 BB)
ZD Zeyang Ding	81,600(204 BB)
EC Evgenii ChzhenRussia	80,300(201 BB)
TI Tsuyoshi Ikeda	76,500(191 BB)
SH Shuang HuChina	70,900(177 BB)
DZ Denis ZhangChina	68,500(171 BB)
PW Peng WuChina	66,000(165 BB)

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 66/67

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 5:16:58 AM

Sergei Kim Pays Off Denis Zhang

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Sergei Kim

With 9,000 in the pot across board 9♥ 4♦ J♠ Q♣ , Denis Zhang was seen leading out for 5,500. Sergei Kim behind put in the call, and called for a final 12,000 on river J♦ . Zhang shows full house J♣ 4♣ for the pot, leaving Kim's trip jacks J♥ headed towards the muck.

Player	Chips
DZ Denis ZhangChina	70,900(236 BB)
SK Sergei Kim	11,500(38 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 5:15:00 AM

Shuang Hu Launches Fourbet

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Shuang Hu

Shuang Hu opened to 900 from utg followed by a raise to 2,700 from Rong Gu on the small blind. Hu answered with a fourbet to 7,700, and Gu folds.

Player	Chips
SH Shuang HuChina	78,300(261 BB)
GR Gu Rong	42,700(142 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 4:55:45 AM

Zhaoqing Sun Claims the Pot

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Zhaoqing Sun

A fourway raised pot battled on flop A♦ 5♥ 6♣ . Action was checked to raiser Chao Wu, who bet 1,000. Zhihua Yang called behind and found Zhaoqing Sun check raise to 3,700. Only Yang continued to turn K♦ , and shortly arrived at showdown after Wu checked back river 4♦ .

Sun shows top pair A♠ J♠ and Yang mucks.

Player	Chips
ZS Zhaoqing Sun	119,300(398 BB)
YZ Yang Zhihua	48,100(160 BB)
CW Chao WuTaiwan	42,700(142 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 4:51:29 AM

Another Pot Goes to Xiaoyun Li

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Xiaoyun Li

Following an utg limp, Xiaoyun Li put in a raise to 800 and was met with a 2,500 three bet behind from Denis Zhang. Li put in the call and went on to check raise 5,500 on flop T♣ 9♣ 5♦ , convincing Zhang to fold.

Player	Chips
XL Xiaoyun LiChina	44,500(148 BB)
DZ Denis ZhangChina	40,700(136 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 4:47:21 AM

Hanmin Wang Gives It Up

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Hanmin Wang

With 2,700 in the middle on flop 5♣ 5♠ 4♦ , action was seen on big blind Zhaoqing Sun with a check raise to 3,700. Initial raiser Hanmin Wang continued to turn 8♦ , but surrendered shortly after Sun pulled another 6,000.

Player	Chips
ZS Zhaoqing Sun	103,000(343 BB)
HW Hanmin Wang	45,800(153 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 4:43:37 AM

Mind-Boggling Fold by Jin Wang

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Jin Wang

Jin Wang opened to 800 from the cutoff, to which You Zuo defended his big blind. Wang continued for 1,000 on flop K♥ A♥ 5♥ , check called by his opponent. On turn T♦ , Zuo led for 900, and fired another 4,200 on river 6♠ . Wang gave it up by the final bet and showed set K♦ K♠ .

Player	Chips
YZ You Zuo	49,300(164 BB)
JW Jin WangChina	42,400(141 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 4:17:57 AM

Jieming Xu Aggressive Right from the Start

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Jieming Xu

Jieming Xu opened to 600 from utg and found both players on the blinds make the call to see flop A♥ 8♣ 7♠ . Xu continued for 1,500, check called by Bing An. On turn 3♥ , Xu fired another 4,000 and An opts out.

Player	Chips
BA Bing An	65,300(218 BB)
JX Jieming XuChina	53,300(178 BB)

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 45/46

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 4:07:10 AM

Yi Qin Risks It All

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Yi Qin

Yi Qin fired a 2,100 three bet from the big blind against Yuan Yu's late position open and saw the latter complete to flop K♥ 9♥ 7♣ . Qin continued for another 2,100, raised by Yu to 7,000. No hesitation from Qin as he pushed all-in, earning the pot as Yu let it go.

Player	Chips
YQ Yi QinChina	52,100(261 BB)
YY Yuan YuChina	37,800(189 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 3:58:35 AM

Runout Favors Zeyang Ding

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Zeyang Ding

Tianyi Wen defended his big blind against Zeyang Ding's button open and went on to check raise 2,000 on flop J♣ T♥ 9♥ . Wen gunned for another 2,700 on turn 9♦ , which didn't stop Ding from seeing river A♣ . Wen eventually gave it up and check folded after Ding bet a final 5,000.

Player	Chips
ZD Zeyang Ding	56,700(284 BB)
TW Tianyi Wen	46,800(234 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 3:49:07 AM

Evgenii Chzhen Back in the Mix

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Evgenii Chzhen

Wei Zhu opened to 400 from the cutoff and saw both players on the blinds come along on flop 6♥ T♠ 9♠ . Zhu continued for 600, check called by Evgenii Chzhen. Turn A♥ and river 3♥ merited no bets, revealing Chzhen's pair of sixes 6♠ 7♣ , not enough to beat Zhu's pair of tens T♥ 8♦ .

Player	Chips
WZ Wei ZhuAustralia	54,500(273 BB)
EC Evgenii ChzhenRussia	51,700(259 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 3:45:03 AM

Tsuyoshi Ikeda Denies Ye Li Showdown

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Tsuyoshi Ikeda

With 8,300 in the middle on a board of 8♦ J♠ 9♣ 2♥ 8♠ , action was seen on big blind Ye Li with a lead bet of 5,000. Tsuyoshi Ikeda on the other end, raised to 12,000 and shipped the pot as Li folded.

Player	Chips
TI Tsuyoshi Ikeda	62,300(312 BB)
YL Ye LiChina	37,000(185 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 3:40:26 AM

Top Pair Earns Junjie Ren the Pot

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Ren Junjie

Denis Wei Zhang limp raised to 2,400 on the small blind and saw Junjie Ren behind put in the call. On board K♦ 7♣ 8♠ 2♥ Q♣ , Zhang led 1,800, followed by another 5,500 on the turn, both of which didn't deter Ren. Zhang slowed down on the river and relinquished the pot as Ren showed K♠ J♠ , crushing his 3♥ 3♠ all the way.

Player	Chips
RJ Ren JunjieChina	60,300(302 BB)
DZ Denis ZhangChina	42,800(214 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 3:38:21 AM

Chao Wu Picks Up a Boost

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Chao Wu

A fourway three bet pot led by Chao Wu revealed flop Q♥ T♦ 7♥ . All players checked it through to turn K♦ where Wu sent out a 7,000 bet, checked again to him. Three opponents fold behind and Wu takes the boost.

Player	Chips
CW Chao WuTaiwan	56,900(285 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 3:33:45 AM

Midpair Wins It for Lei Sun

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Lei Sun

Lei Sun opened on the button and was joined by Kwai Fun Ying. On board 6♦ T♦ A♣ 7♠ J♣ , Sun barreled both flop and turn with Ying check calling both streets. River collected no bets, earning Sun the pot with K♠ T♥ against Ying's bottom pair 6♥ 9♦ .

Player	Chips
KY Kwai YingHong Kong	56,500(283 BB)
LS Lei SunChina	50,300(252 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 3:08:30 AM

Shuffle Up & Deal!

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Cards in the air, good luck to all the players!

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 13/13

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 2:56:57 AM

WPT Main Event Front and Center

Jeju Poker Festival’s debut at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, continues to run its course with the first week seeing its WPT Korea leg front and center. Today runs the second of three flights for the KRW 1.68 Billion (~USD 1.2M) guaranteed WPT Main Event, along with five side events on schedule!

Games start at exactly 12 noon with registration remaining open through Level 8 @21:45. Ten levels of 60 minute blinds is on the agenda with all survivors geared to return on Tuesday, November 19th for the Day 2 battle.

WPT Main Event

Dates: November 16-22, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 2,500,000 (~USD 1,795)

Guarantee: KRW 1,680,000,000 (~USD 1,206,430)

Day 1A: 120 entries, 42 qualified

Day 1B: Sunday, November 17

Day 1C: Monday, November 18

Day 2: Tuesday, November 19

Day 3: Wednesday, November 20

Day 4: Thursday, November 21

Day 5 /Final: Friday, November 22

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/17/2024, 2:55:49 AM