South Korea, Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT #1

2024.11.16 - 2024.11.19Add to Calendar

World Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Entries

79/667

Total Chips

33,350,000

Average

422,152

Jeju Poker Festival 2024 - FESTIVAL RESULTS

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 11:20:51 AM

Baofeng Zhang Stacks the Largest Across Day 2

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Baofeng Zhang

Following seven levels of play, today's WPT Main Event Day 2 games closed with only 79 players out of its 667-entry field remaining in contention. Action was due to wrap up once ITM was reached at 96 places but was decided to push through the level's end, resulting in two tables less onto Day 3. All Day 2 survivors are now guaranteed a mincash of KRW 5,000,000 (~USD 3,575) as the race to the title and KRW 300,000,000 (~USD 214,560) top prize continues.

China's Baofeng Zhang sits at the summit of the leaderboard with a dominating 1,520,000 chip count over the field, roughly 40 big blinds away from second in rank Yong Li. Zhang has held the lead since the last three levels, having landed a massive pot against Shuang Li following a two pair battle. The pivotal hand shipped nearly 200 big blinds in Zhang's way as he carried this advantage through the day's end. Fellow Chinese runners Yong Li and Baojie Lin round up the top three ranks, both of which stack just over a million.

Action will resume tomorrow, November 20th, 12 noon, with the Day 3 battle set to play down to the last three tables (24 players).

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)

Entries: 667 (378 unique)

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

ITM: 96 places

Day 1A: 120 entries, 42 qualified

Day 1B: 207 entries, 70 qualified

Day 1C: 340 entries, 117 qualified

Day 2: 229 players, 79 qualified

Day 3: Wednesday, November 20

Day 4: Thursday, November 21

Day 5 /Final: Friday, November 22

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 11:19:51 AM

End of Day 2 Chip Counts

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Player	Chips
BZ Baofeng ZhangChina	1,520,000(152 BB)
YL Yong LiSingapore	1,113,000(111 BB)
LB Lin BaojieChina	1,111,000(111 BB)
DL Dong Li (3)China	820,000(82 BB)
YY Yuan YuChina	772,000(77 BB)
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	772,000(77 BB)
YH Yukako HiroiJapan	748,000(75 BB)
HH Hongshuang HuChina	744,000(74 BB)
SE Shen EnzhiChina	743,000(74 BB)
SY Suwei YangChina	740,000(74 BB)
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	721,000(72 BB)
FS Fan ShiChina	709,000(71 BB)
SK Sergei KimRussia	700,000(70 BB)
CH Chuang HaoTaiwan	696,000(70 BB)
XZ Xinghui ZhaoChina	677,000(68 BB)
SX Shu XinyuChina	636,000(64 BB)
VP Valeriy PakUzbekistan	580,000(58 BB)
PL Ping LinTaiwan	569,000(57 BB)
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	561,000(56 BB)
YL Ye LiChina	528,000(53 BB)
YC Yuchun ChenTaiwan	518,000(52 BB)
TT Toshiya TamaruJapan	515,000(52 BB)
ZD Zhikang DaiChina	513,000(51 BB)
NK Ng Kwok ChunHong Kong	489,000(49 BB)
BL Bofei LinChina	488,000(49 BB)
TK Takeo KimuraAustralia	482,000(48 BB)
JL Jianwei LinChina	467,000(47 BB)
LD Linghui DaiChina	465,000(47 BB)
XC Xu ChenTaiwan	462,000(46 BB)
SY Shen YuzhiChina	455,000(46 BB)
LY Linghan YuChina	445,000(45 BB)
SL Shaoxin LyuChina	426,000(43 BB)
RZ Ran ZhouUnited Kingdom	422,000(42 BB)
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	407,000(41 BB)
QF Quanzhen FangChina	390,000(39 BB)
YS Ying SongChina	390,000(39 BB)
ZL Zhu LiChina	386,000(39 BB)
AM Andrew MatahiraJapan	385,000(39 BB)
ZY Zhou YiyuChina	378,000(38 BB)
GD Guan DingdingChina	374,000(37 BB)
SH Shuang HuChina	370,000(37 BB)
XL Xiaoyun LiChina	366,000(37 BB)
FX Feng XiangChina	345,000(35 BB)
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	335,000(34 BB)
WX Wang XiaohuiChina	332,000(33 BB)
DK Doi KojiroJapan	324,000(32 BB)
NQ Nguyen Quang MinhViet Nam	306,000(31 BB)
CC Cheng ChenTaiwan	304,000(30 BB)
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	301,000(30 BB)
ZX Zhang XudongChina	301,000(30 BB)
MS Maolin SongChina	297,000(30 BB)
LY Liu YinChina	290,000(29 BB)
TF Tianjiao FangChina	286,000(29 BB)
SL Shuang LiChina	260,000(26 BB)
KH Ke HuashuChina	260,000(26 BB)
SJ Sun Jie (2)China	259,000(26 BB)
BA Bing AnChina	256,000(26 BB)
YW Yuexin WangChina	251,000(25 BB)
MS Mitsugi ShunsukeJapan	247,000(25 BB)
WL Wei Lu (3)China	218,000(22 BB)
LC Liwei ChenChina	216,000(22 BB)
EX Erdun XuChina	184,000(18 BB)
CH Chenjie HeChina	176,000(18 BB)
ZT Zongguo TianChina	173,000(17 BB)
HM Hikari MiuraJapan	169,000(17 BB)
LJ Lee Jung ChouTaiwan	168,000(17 BB)
LW Lu WeiChina	164,000(16 BB)
ZH Zou HaichaoChina	163,000(16 BB)
CB Cheng BoChina	157,000(16 BB)
ZM Zhang MingjieChina	153,000(15 BB)
RL Ruibin LiChina	151,000(15 BB)
LS Lei SunChina	142,000(14 BB)
JZ Jie ZhengUnited States of America	133,000(13 BB)
XZ Xiaozhou ZhaoChina	131,000(13 BB)
QY Qu YuanChina	99,000(10 BB)
RM Renji MaoChina	83,000(8 BB)
GX Guigen XiaoChina	81,000(8 BB)
BH Bohao HuangChina	78,000(8 BB)
GJ Gao JunweiChina	67,000(7 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 11:07:40 AM

[Update] Ryoma Tsunoda Wins Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Ryoma Tsunoda - Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Champion

The first champion to be crowned across the four side events on today's schedule saw Japan's Ryoma Tsunoda ship the victory over the Limit 2-7 Triple Draw games. Tsunoda bested the one-table field of 9 entries and secured the KRW 5,107,000 (~USD 3,650) top prize, having defeated Tsz Kin Heung in the final duel. Heung settled for another runner up finish, and remains to be on the hunt for a second series title.

Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Date/s: November 19, 2024

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

Entries: 9 (8 unique)

Prize pool: KRW 7,857,000 (~USD 5,620)

ITM: 2 places

Full Payouts

1st Ryoma Tsunoda - KRW 5,107,000

2nd Tsz Kin Heung - KRW 2,750,000

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 10:48:43 AM

Shen Enzhi Outflops Jianfeng Sun

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Shen Enzhi

Jianfeng Sun opened from utg+1 and was met with a three bet to 55,000 from Shen Enzhi behind. Big blind completed, followed by another raise from Sun to 200,000. Only Enzhi continued to flop Q♠ T♣ 6♣ , where he snap called Sun's all-in for 140,000.

Sun K♦ K♠

Enzhi Q♦ Q♣

Crushed against Enzhi's top set, Sun found his kings headed towards the muck as turn 5♦ and river 3♥ completed the board.

Player	Chips
SE Shen EnzhiChina	738,000(74 BB)
JS Jianfeng SunChina	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 10:29:08 AM

Last Level in Play

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Floor has decided to finish the current level down to the end, with all 96 remaining players guaranteed a KRW 5,000,000 payout.

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 10:26:38 AM

Yang Xu Bubbles WPT Main Event

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Yang Xu

Three limps ahead saw Yang Xu on the blind forced all-in for his remaining 10,000. Action checked down to river on board A♥ 6♣ T♠ 9♥ 9♣ , where Xinghui Zhao bet 25,000. Both opponents folded, revealing Zhao's full house 9♦ 6♦ , good against Xu's A♦ 8♠ .

Xu exits one spot short of the money in 97th place.

Player	Chips
XZ Xinghui ZhaoChina	576,000(58 BB)
YX Yang XuChina	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 10:24:22 AM

Ill-Timed Bluff for Chuanjin Gong

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Chuanjin Gong

With 129,000 in the middle across board T♠ 6♥ 8♦ 3♠ 5♥ , action was caught on Chuanjin Gong with an all-in for 122,000. Fan Shi behind found the call with top pair K♦ T♦ , and served Gong his elimination, having tabled a busted flush draw with only a pair of fives J♠ 5♠ .

Player	Chips
FS Fan ShiChina	935,000(94 BB)
CG Chuanjin GongChina	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 10:22:37 AM

Duc Nguyen Follows Suit

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Duc Nguyen

The next deal saw Duc Nguyen fall in following with his remaining 65,000 unable to get through Jie Sun. The flip ran board A♦ 6♥ 4♦ K♦ 5♣ , awarding the pot to Sun with top pair.

Player	Hand	Chips
DN Duc NguyenViet Nam	3♠3♥ MP	busted
SJ Sun Jie (2)China	A♥7♥ BB	376,000(38 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 10:20:44 AM

Jiacheng Pang Falls Short of the Money

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Jiacheng Pang

Jiacheng Pang flicked in his last 26,000 and was called by Ping Lin on the big blind. A huge underdog, Lin caught up by the river, having landed a flush on board T♠ A♠ 3♥ 7♦ 6♠ to knock Pang out.

Player	Hand	Chips
PL Ping LinTaiwan	7♠2♠ BB	635,000(64 BB)
JP Jiacheng PangChina	T♥T♣ UTG+1	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 10:19:19 AM

Hand for Hand in Progress, Approaching ITM

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

With 96 players deemed to cut a payday, action will be dealt hand for hand until the money round is reached. Today's Day 2 games will close once the bubble bursts.

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 101/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 10:17:31 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Player	Chips
BZ Baofeng ZhangChina	1,130,000(113 BB)
FS Fan ShiChina	787,000(79 BB)
DL Dong Li (3)China	764,000(76 BB)
HH Hongshuang HuChina	755,000(76 BB)
LB Lin BaojieChina	717,000(72 BB)
VP Valeriy PakUzbekistan	680,000(68 BB)
YL Yong LiSingapore	674,000(67 BB)
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	661,000(66 BB)
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	636,000(64 BB)
YY Yuan YuChina	635,000(64 BB)

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 101/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 10:14:52 AM

Peng Wu Takes It Down

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Peng Wu

Peng Wu defended his utg open and called a 55,000 three bet from Jie Zheng on the button. Both players checked flop 2♣ 2♦ 3♠ through to turn 4♥ , where Wu led 105,000. Zheng opted out, shipping his opponent the pot.

Player	Chips
PW Peng WuChina	412,000(52 BB)
JZ Jie ZhengUnited States of America	147,000(18 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 10:11:35 AM

Bing An Saved by the Turn

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Bing An

An all-in preflop situation saw Bing An commit his last 118,000 against Linghui Dai for a flip. Flop Q♥ K♠ 9♥ ran in favor of the overcards, but the runout J♠ A♠ saved An from elimination, having spiked a set to double through.

Player	Hand	Chips
BA Bing AnChina	J♣J♦ D	256,000(32 BB)
LD Linghui DaiChina	A♥Q♣ HJ	451,500(56 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 10:00:08 AM

Hongshuang Hu Delivers Bust

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Tao Qiang

Hongshuang Hu opened on the cutoff and called Qiang Tao's 85,000 jam, putting the latter at risk. Whilst ahead, Tao exited the arena after the board 8♦ 6♠ 4♥ K♦ Q♥ landed his opponent top pair for the win.

Player	Hand	Chips
HH Hongshuang HuChina	K♠5♠ CO	712,000(89 BB)
TQ Tao QiangChina	T♦T♠ SB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 9:57:01 AM

Rollercoaster Ride Sends Thijs Hilberts Packing

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Thijs Hilberts

Thijs Hilberts opened from the button and went on to jam his last 84,000 in following a three bet from Shuang Li on the big blind. Li made the call with A♣ K♠ and is in for a flip against Hilberts' Q♣ Q♥ . At risk, Hilberts found flop Q♦ A♠ J♠ in his favor, up until the runout A♥ J♦ gave Li a better full house to deliver his bust.

Player	Chips
SL Shuang LiChina	240,000(30 BB)
TH Thijs HilbertsNetherlands	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 9:55:30 AM

Livestream Up and Running

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Catch the feature table action LIVE via WPT Korea's Youtube channel.

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 9:39:35 AM

Shen Enzhi Unable to Continue

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Shen Enzhi

Ng Kwok Chun fired a 36,000 three bet against an utg open and was met with a raise behind to 80,000 from Shen Enzhi. Chun called to see flop Q♥ 6♦ 2♣ , and check called for another 45,000. Both checked turn Q♦ through to river T♣ , where Chun led 50,000. Enzhi burned two time banks and eventually let it go.

Player	Chips
NK Ng Kwok ChunHong Kong	401,000(50 BB)
SE Shen EnzhiChina	390,000(49 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 9:34:51 AM

Xinghui Demands for the Rest

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Xinghui Zhao

Jianwei Lin opened from utg+1 and called a 50,000 three bet from small blind Xinghui Zhao. Action on flop Q♦ 5♦ 2♠ checked round, revealing turn T♦ . Zhao bet for Lin's 128,000 behind, and got the latter to fold.

Player	Chips
XZ Xinghui ZhaoChina	276,000(35 BB)
JL Jianwei LinChina	128,000(16 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 9:30:41 AM

Zhiyuan Zhang Spikes Two Outer, Sends Kyungmin Lee Out

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Zhiyuan Zhang

Kyungmin Lee opened from the hijack and went on to jam his entire 119,000 in vs Zhiyuan Zhang's three bet. Zhang put in the call, and was crushed to see his pocket pair face the rockets. Lucky for him, the five-high flop 5♠ 4♣ 3♠ quickly turned it around, leaving his boat good for the pot as turn 4♠ and river 8♠ completed the board.

Player	Chips
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	859,000(107 BB)
KL Kyungmin LeeUnited States of America	busted

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 115/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 9:26:38 AM

Overpair Battle Sees Xiao Liu to the Door

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Xiao Liu

Facing an open and a call, Suwei Yang fired a three bet to 50,000 and saw Xiao Liu continue to flop 6♥ 5♦ 2♣ . Yang bet 40,000 and snap called 50,000 more as Liu check raised all-in.

Liu 9♥ 9♠

Yang J♥ J♠

Drawing slim, Liu headed out shortly as runout landed 2♥ 5♥ , sealing his elimination.

Player	Chips
SY Suwei YangChina	395,000(66 BB)
XL Xiao LiuChina	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 9:25:10 AM

Wanyu Zhang Gives Up the Fight

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Wanyu Zhang

Linghan Yu opened from utg, and saw big blind Wanyu Zhang put in a raise to 60,000. Yu committed his entire stack, more than enough to convince Zhang to lay it down.

Player	Chips
LY Linghan YuChina	346,000(58 BB)
WZ Wanyu ZhangChina	203,000(34 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 9:23:30 AM

Double Barrel Works for Zhikang Dai

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Zhikang Dai

Dong Li opened to 12,000 from utg+1 and called a 36,000 three bet from Zhikang Dai behind. On board Q♥ 4♣ 9♣ 3♥ , Dai double barreled - 25,000 and 68,000. Li called the initial bet but folded as Dai continued with aggression.

Player	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	725,000(121 BB)
ZD Zhikang DaiChina	300,000(50 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 9:21:30 AM

Takeo Kimura Slams It Through

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Takeo Kimura

Ying Song opened from utg+1 to 15,000, and was met with a 45,000 three bet behind from Lei Sun. Takeo Kimura on the big blind, pushed for 154,000, and found no takers.

Player	Chips
YS Ying SongChina	318,000(53 BB)
TK Takeo KimuraAustralia	223,000(37 BB)
LS Lei SunChina	76,000(13 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 9:19:50 AM

Ping Lin Gets Paid by Yiming Guo

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Ping Lin

With 110,000 in the middle across board 6♣ T♠ 5♣ T♦ 5♦ , river action saw Ping Lin lead out 75,000 from the small blind. Yiming Guo called behind, and mucked as Lin turned over A♠ 5♥ for a full house.

Player	Chips
PL Ping LinTaiwan	516,000(86 BB)
YG Yiming GuoChina	95,000(16 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 9:17:02 AM

Andrew Matahira Refuses to Risk It All

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Andrew Matahira

Zhiyuan Zhang opened to 15,000 from utg+1 and was met with a 30,000 three bet from button Andrew Matahira. Zhang tank shoved, and picked up the pot as Matahira open folded Q♦ Q♠ .

Player	Chips
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	700,000(117 BB)
AM Andrew MatahiraJapan	402,000(67 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 9:15:40 AM

Hengzhao Liu Wins Preflop Battle

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Liu Hengzhao

Facing an early open and a three bet, Hengzhao Liu sent out a cold four bet to 88,000 from the small blind and picked up the pot following two folds.

Player	Chips
LH Liu HengzhaoChina	365,000(61 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 7:59:29 AM

Zhu Li Shaves Some Off Xiao Liu

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Zhu Li

Action folded to Xiao Liu on the small blind, who raised to 15,000, called behind by Zhu Li. Liu continued for 10,000 on flop A♥ K♥ 4♠ , and another 19,000 on turn J♣ . Li called the cbet and decided to put in a raise to 54,000 by the second barrel. Liu surrendered, shipping Li the pot.

Player	Chips
ZL Zhu LiChina	396,000(66 BB)
XL Xiao LiuChina	75,000(13 BB)

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 127/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 7:52:05 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Over a hundred eliminations have been delivered throughout the day with only 127 players remaining in contention by the second break. Baofeng Zhang currently leads the charge, stacking above the 1 million mark to leave quite a distance from second in rank Ran Zhou's 665,000 chip count.

Time banks will be put in play the following level.

Player	Chips
BZ Baofeng ZhangChina	1,070,000(178 BB)
RZ Ran ZhouUnited Kingdom	665,000(111 BB)
SW Song WangChina	638,000(106 BB)
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	631,000(105 BB)
VP Valeriy PakUzbekistan	612,000(102 BB)
AM Andrew MatahiraJapan	604,000(101 BB)
BH Bohao HuangChina	590,000(98 BB)
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	576,000(96 BB)
HH Hongshuang HuChina	565,000(94 BB)
LB Lin BaojieChina	559,000(93 BB)
DL Dong Li (3)China	536,000(89 BB)
XC Xu ChenTaiwan	520,000(87 BB)
SH Shuang HuChina	510,000(85 BB)
CH Chuang HaoTaiwan	493,000(82 BB)
YZ Yuanchang ZhuChina	493,000(82 BB)
YL Yong LiSingapore	488,000(81 BB)
YY Yuan YuChina	487,000(81 BB)
XL Xiaoyun LiChina	487,000(81 BB)
SE Shen EnzhiChina	453,000(76 BB)
DS Daniil ShalaevRussia	452,000(75 BB)
BL Bofei LinChina	446,000(74 BB)
QF Quanzhen FangChina	440,000(73 BB)

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 127/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 7:10:24 AM

Baofeng Zhang Scoops Massive Pot

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Baofeng Zhang

Hikari Miura opened to 10,000, called by Shuang Li behind and Baofeng Zhang on the big blind. Flop 8♥ 4♠ J♦ saw Miura bet 15,000, raised by Li to 35,000. Action back to Zhang, he bumped it up further to 70,000, and left only Li continuing to turn 5♥ .

Zhang led 95,000, and went on to shove 400,000 in against Li's raise. Li went deep in the tank but eventually put in the call with two pair 8♠ 5♠ . Zhang revealed a better two pair J♠ 8♣ , dominating Li for the massive pot all the way through river 3♦ . Li survived the damage but is crippled down to twelve big blinds.

Player	Chips
BZ Baofeng ZhangChina	993,000(199 BB)
HM Hikari MiuraJapan	141,000(28 BB)
SL Shuang LiChina	60,000(12 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 7:02:32 AM

Huashu Ke Doubles Up Xinghui Zhao

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Ke Huashu

Huashu Ke opened on the button and called Xinghui Zhao's 112,000 all-in for a flip. Though Zhao quickly flopped a set on 6♠ 7♦ J♣ , the turn K♠ gave Ke a glimmer of hope, only to be crushed as the river 7♠ improved Zhao further to a boat. Ke shouted in rejoice as a third spade came, but soon realized his demise as the dealer awarded Zhao the pot.

Player	Chips
KH Ke HuashuChina	380,000(76 BB)
XZ Xinghui ZhaoChina	234,000(47 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 6:48:41 AM

Jun Li on the Road to Recovery

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Jun Li

Jun Li defended his utg open and called a 26,000 three bet from Wanyu Zhang. On flop A♣ 4♣ 2♠ , Li check raised to 65,000 vs Zhang's 21,000 cbet, and took the pot down as Zhang threw in the fold.

Player	Chips
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	277,000(55 BB)
WZ Wanyu ZhangChina	171,000(34 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 6:39:50 AM

Bohao Huang Steps Out into the Lead

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Bohao Huang

A burly 170,000 pot was seen on board 3♣ 9♣ 6♥ 4♦ . Patryk Slusarek on the small blind, overbet all-in for 249,000 and was called behind by Bohao Huang. Slusarek was up for a ton of outs with K♦ 5♦ against Huang's 7♥ 7♦ , none of which arrived on river 9♠ , to send him out of the running. Huang scoops it all, and rises to the lead.

Player	Chips
BH Bohao HuangChina	695,000(139 BB)
PS Patryk SlusarekPoland	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 6:35:22 AM

Valeriy Pak Claims a Boost

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Valeriy Pak

A pot of 35,000 centered across board 4♣ 3♦ A♣ 6♣ , where Valeriy Pak was seen sending out a bet of 15,000. Zongguo Tian on the big blind, check called to see turn J♥ , but folded shortly after Pak fired another 35,000.

Player	Chips
VP Valeriy PakUzbekistan	560,000(112 BB)
ZT Zongguo TianChina	64,000(13 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 6:26:38 AM

Yuexin Wang Dodges Trouble

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Yuexin Wang

Vying for 64,000 in the middle on board K♥ 2♥ T♠ , initial raiser Yuexin Wang check called a 27,000 bet from Erdun Xu. On turn 6♦ , Wang tank folded after Xu barreled all-in, and saved his 15 BB behind as Xu revealed K♣ K♦ .

Player	Chips
EX Erdun XuChina	253,000(51 BB)
YW Yuexin WangChina	80,000(16 BB)

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 149/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 6:24:48 AM

Board Runs Safe for Cheng Chen

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Cheng Chen

A preflop back and forth between button Wendong Lyu and big blind Cheng Chen saw the latter at risk for his entire 166,000. Lyu outpipped, found no help on board 8♥ 8♦ 7♥ 5♦ 4♥ , shipping his opponent the double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
WL Wendong Lyu	A♦Q♣ D	101,000(25 BB)
CC Cheng ChenTaiwan	A♣K♥ BB	338,000(85 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 6:22:56 AM

Yi Qin Bricks Runout, Doubles Xiaochun Gu

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Gu Xiao Chun

Yi Qin defended his utg open and called a 23,000 three bet from Xiaochun Gu right behind. On flop K♣ 7♠ 6♦ , Qin check jammed and saw Gu call off for his 84,000 stack.

Qin 8♥ 5♥

Gu A♠ K♦

Drawing to a straight, Qin booked the loss having missed to fill up on runout 2♣ 8♦ .

Player	Chips
YQ Yi QinChina	350,000(88 BB)
GX Gu Xiao ChunChina	224,000(56 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 6:21:00 AM

Suwei Yang Shows the Guns

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Suwei Yang

Facing an open and two calls ahead, Suwei Yang pulled a squeeze to 46,000 from the big blind and found only one caller - Shaoxin Lyu, to flop K♣ Q♠ 8♥ . Yang bet 35,000 and collected the pot following a fold. Yang revealed Q♥ Q♠ for a set as he shipped the boost.

Player	Chips
SY Suwei YangChina	285,000(71 BB)
SL Shaoxin LyuChina	260,000(65 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 5:58:43 AM

Yuanchang Zhu Bluffs Off Jun Li

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Yuanchang Zhu

Yuanchang Zhu defended his button open and called a 24,000 three bet from Jun Li. On flop Q♥ J♥ 5♠ , Zhu called a 20,000 cbet and headed to turn J♣ . Both checked it through to river J♠ , where Zhu bet all-in. Li quickly folded, allowing Zhu to reveal A♦ 3♦ for a bluff as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips
YZ Yuanchang ZhuChina	352,000(88 BB)
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	156,000(39 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 5:49:18 AM

Xudong Jin Plays Big Blind Defense

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Jin Xudong

With 30,000 in the middle on board 9♣ T♥ 4♣ T♦ , big blind Xudong Jin check raised to 43,000 against utg raiser Dong Li. Li completed yet folded on turn 2♣ after being faced with another 78,000.

Player	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	405,000(101 BB)
JX Jin XudongChina	261,000(65 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 5:45:13 AM

Peter Park Doubles Through Zhiyuan Zhang

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Peter Park

Facing an open and a three bet, Zhiyuan Zhang lodged a cold four bet to 40,000 and called off Peter Park's 184,000 jam. A classic flip, the board K♥ 5♠ 3♦ 9♥ T♥ quickly landed in favor of Park's overcards, earning him a nice double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
PP Peter ParkUnited States of America	A♣K♦ CO	378,000(95 BB)
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	Q♦Q♥ SB	256,000(64 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 5:43:15 AM

Chips Going Shuang Hu's Way

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Shuang Hu

Sanduisuren Nadmid opened from late position and jammed the rest of his 132,000 stack against a button three bet from Shuang Hu. Unfortunately for him, Hu had the best of it and delivered the bust easily on K♥ 2♦ 7♠ 9♣ 4♣ .

Player	Hand	Chips
SN Sanduisuren NadmidMongolia	A♦Q♥ MP	busted
SH Shuang HuChina	A♣A♠ D	465,000(116 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 5:39:59 AM

One Bet Does the Job for Mitsugi Shunsuke

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Mitsugi Shunsuke

Mitsugi Shunsuke fired a 27,000 three bet on the button against Junjie Ren's open, and saw the latter call to see flop A♠ Q♠ 4♦ . Shunsuke continued for 15,000, and collected the boost following a fold.

Player	Chips
MS Mitsugi ShunsukeJapan	240,000(60 BB)
RJ Ren JunjieChina	35,000(9 BB)

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 175/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 5:08:40 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Beng Ker

Fifty players have already headed for the rails by the first break with 179 contenders remaining in play. Beng Hong Ker currently holds down the lead, being the sole runner above the half a million mark.

Player	Chips
BK Beng KerSingapore	540,000(135 BB)
YQ Yi QinChina	479,000(120 BB)
DL Dong Li (3)China	451,000(113 BB)
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	438,000(110 BB)
FS Fan ShiChina	436,000(109 BB)
CG Chuanjin GongChina	414,000(104 BB)
GX Guigen XiaoChina	402,000(101 BB)
RZ Ran ZhouUnited Kingdom	376,000(94 BB)
XC Xu ChenTaiwan	375,000(94 BB)
XL Xiaoyun LiChina	363,000(91 BB)
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	361,000(90 BB)
KH Ke HuashuChina	354,000(89 BB)
ZJ Zhang JinzeChina	349,000(87 BB)
BZ Baofeng ZhangChina	349,000(87 BB)
EC Evgenii ChzhenRussia	348,000(87 BB)

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 179/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 5:00:01 AM

Xiaobin Gu Finds No Escape

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Xiaobin Gu

Xiang Feng defended his big blind against Xiaobin Gu's hijack open and went on to check raise 20,000 on flop T♠ 7♦ 9♦ . Gu clicked back to 40,000 and jammed the rest following another raise from his opponent. Feng snap called for his entire 109,500 with a straight 6♠ 8♥ , and owned Gu's Q♠ Q♥ all the way through turn 9♣ and river 2♥ .

Player	Chips
FX Feng XiangChina	235,500(79 BB)
XG Xiaobin GuChina	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 4:50:36 AM

Nguyen Quang Minh Gives It Up

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Nguyen Quang Minh

Beng Hong Ker defended his utg open and called a 21,000 three bet from Nguyen Quang Minh a seat after. On flop K♣ J♠ 5♠ , Ker check jammed vs Nguyen's 18,000 cbet and got the latter to fold.

Player	Chips
BK Beng KerSingapore	426,000(142 BB)
NQ Nguyen Quang MinhViet Nam	112,000(37 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 4:48:28 AM

Joseph Cheong on the Rise

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Joseph Cheong

With 63,500 in the middle across flop A♥ A♦ 8♥ , action was seen on button Joseph Cheong firing a bet of 12,000. Thijs Hilberts check called to see turn T♠ , but gave it up as Cheong continued for another 25,000.

Cheong kicked off the Day 2 rounds amongst the shortest with only 40,000 but has built quite a stack only two levels in.

Player	Chips
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	319,000(106 BB)
TH Thijs HilbertsNetherlands	226,000(75 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 4:30:34 AM

Tae Hoon Han Pays Dues to Jinze Zhang

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Tae Hoon Han

Tae Hoon Han opened to 6,000, called behind by Jinze Zhang. Han continued for 7,000 on flop Q♠ 8♥ 3♥ , and called a raise to 15,500 from his opponent. Han check called two more streets - 11,500 on turn 4♠ and 23,000 on river 6♣ , and mucked as Zhang flipped over A♠ Q♥ for top pair.

Player	Chips
ZJ Zhang JinzeChina	336,500(112 BB)
TH Tae Hoon HanNew Zealand	65,000(22 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 4:26:05 AM

Joonhee Yea Stacks Off to Tom Verbruggen

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Tom Henricus Verbruggen

Joonhee Yea limp jammed 68,500 in from the small blind against a 10,500 open from Tom Verbruggen right behind. Verbruggen called, putting Yea at risk over a flip. Board A♥ 4♥ 5♣ 7♥ A♦ quickly peeled an ace, further improving Verbruggen to trip aces to deliver the elimination.

Player	Hand	Chips
TH Tom Henricus VerbruggenNetherlands	A♠8♣ BB	278,000(93 BB)
JY Joonhee YeaSouth Korea	6♣6♠ SB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 4:23:57 AM

Xudong Jin Denies Xiaqing Ji Showdown

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Jin Xudong

Xudong Jin opened to 6,000 utg, joined by Xiaqing Ji and the big blind on flop A♥ K♥ Q♣ . Jin continued for 8,000, and called a raise to 25,500 from Ji behind. On turn 2♠ , Ji bet another 75,000, yet snap folded after Jin moved all-in.

Player	Chips
JX Jin XudongChina	273,000(91 BB)
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	224,000(75 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 4:06:58 AM

Shuang Hu Takes It Down

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Shuang Hu

Shuang Hu defended his button open against an 18,000 three bet from small blind Siyu Ji, and headed to flop J♠ 4♠ T♦ . Ji continued for 15,000, yet shortly folded after Hu put in a raise to 45,000.

Player	Chips
JS Ji SiyuChina	172,000(57 BB)
SH Shuang HuChina	149,000(50 BB)

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 203/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 4:01:36 AM

Huashu Ke Ahead All the Way

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Ke Huashu

Jiawei Mao opened to 5,500 from utg+1 and was called by Huashu Ke behind along with the big blind. On flop 5♦ 7♣ 8♥ , Mao fired an 8,000 cbet, called by both to turn K♣ . Mao barreled another 28,000 and a final 10,000 on river 7♦ , with only Ke calling the last two streets to showdown. Mao showed K♦ 6♦ for two pair, no good against Ke's boat 5♣ 5♠ .

Player	Chips
MJ Mao JiaweiChina	286,000(114 BB)
KH Ke HuashuChina	271,000(108 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 3:58:05 AM

Livestream Up and Running

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Catch the feature table action LIVE via Shanzhibo TV!

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 3:56:05 AM

Lirui Zhang Off to a Rocky Start

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Lirui Zhang

Hikari Miura opened to 5,000 from utg+1 and was met with a 15,000 three bet from Lirui Zhang on the button. Miura answered with a four bet to 50,000, leaving Zhang unable to continue.

Player	Chips
HM Hikari MiuraJapan	117,000(47 BB)
LZ Lirui ZhangChina	85,000(34 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 3:53:08 AM

Jiacheng Pang Misses to Extract Value

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Jiacheng Pang

Lirui Zhang opened to 5,000 on the button, to which both players on the blinds defended. On flop A♦ 7♦ 7♣ , Jiacheng Pang check called a 10,000 cbet and arrived at showdown after no further bets went in on either turn 8♦ or river 5♣ . Pang showed A♣ T♣ for the win.

Player	Chips
JP Jiacheng PangChina	217,000(87 BB)
LZ Lirui ZhangChina	126,500(51 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 3:46:22 AM

Jiawei Mao Takes Some Off Gnusaev Dmitrii

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Mao Jiawei

Gnusaev Dmitrii opened to 5,500 from the hijack and saw both Jiawei Mao and the big blind come along on flop 5♦ 5♥ 8♠ . Action was checked to Mao, who bet 4,500, check raised by Dmitrii for 11,500 more. Mao put in the call, revealing turn J♦ . Both checked it through to river 4♦ , where Dmitrii fired 9,000. Mao raised to 37,000, and got the call to show full house 4♠ 4♣ for the win.

Player	Chips
MJ Mao JiaweiChina	219,500(88 BB)
DG Dmitriy GnusaevRussia	71,000(28 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 3:44:00 AM

Shaoxin Lyu Four Bets for the Win

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Shaoxin Lyu

Jianglong Zheng opened to 5,500 from utg, and was met with a three bet to 22,500 behind from Suwei Yang. Shaoxin Lyu on the small blind bumped it up to 51,500, and picked up the pot having found no takers.

Player	Chips
JZ Jianglong ZhengChina	351,000(140 BB)
SL Shaoxin LyuChina	195,000(78 BB)
SY Suwei YangChina	49,500(20 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 3:40:41 AM

Hao Chuang Sends Two Out in One Go

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Chuang Hao

A three way all-in situation saw Hao Chuang cover both Lei Yu (122,500) and Sergei Mertvishchev (31,500) across a button vs blinds entanglement.

Chuang spiked a set by the turn A♥ T♦ 9♠ Q♠ 5♣ and delivered the double bust shortly after.

Player	Hand	Chips
SM Sergei MertvishchevRussia	K♦9♦ SB	busted
CH Chuang HaoTaiwan	Q♥Q♦ BB	289,000(116 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	A♠K♠ D	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 3:38:40 AM

Haichao Zou Gets Kojiro Doi to Fold

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Zou Haichao

Vying for 65,000 in the middle on board 2♥ 9♥ 4♥ T♣ , action was seen on Kojiro Doi with a bet of 25,000. Initial raiser Haichao Zou check raised for 30,000 more and claimed the pot as his opponent folded.

Player	Chips
ZH Zou HaichaoChina	177,500(71 BB)
DK Doi KojiroJapan	63,000(25 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 3:03:19 AM

Cards in the Air!

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

WPT Main Event Day 2 action begins, good luck to all the players!

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 229/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 2:55:59 AM

WPT Main Event Day 2 Sees 229 Players Return

Tension across Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World has transformed the main floor into a fierce battleground over the past four days, with Jeju Poker Festival’s WPT Main Event Day 1 rounds on the agenda. Three heats have played through with a total of 667 entries recorded across three flights.

China’s Junjie Ren holds a commanding lead over the 229-survivor pack to start the Day 2 games, having topped yesterday's Day 1C. Only a third of the field remains in contention, 96 players of which will claim a payday. Today's action will close following eight levels of play, through the end of Level 18.

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)

Entries: 667 (378 unique)

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

ITM: 96 places

Day 1A: 120 entries, 42 qualified

Day 1B: 207 entries, 70 qualified

Day 1C: 340 entries, 117 qualified

Day 2: 229 players

Day 3: Wednesday, November 20

Day 4: Thursday, November 21

Day 5 /Final: Friday, November 22

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/19/2024, 2:52:59 AM

Baofeng Zhang Stacks the Largest Across Day 2

End of Day 2 Chip Counts

[Update] Ryoma Tsunoda Wins Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Shen Enzhi Outflops Jianfeng Sun

Last Level in Play

Yang Xu Bubbles WPT Main Event

Ill-Timed Bluff for Chuanjin Gong

Duc Nguyen Follows Suit

Jiacheng Pang Falls Short of the Money

Hand for Hand in Progress, Approaching ITM

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Top Chip Counts

Break

Peng Wu Takes It Down

Bing An Saved by the Turn

Hongshuang Hu Delivers Bust

Rollercoaster Ride Sends Thijs Hilberts Packing

Livestream Up and Running

Shen Enzhi Unable to Continue

Xinghui Demands for the Rest

Zhiyuan Zhang Spikes Two Outer, Sends Kyungmin Lee Out

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Overpair Battle Sees Xiao Liu to the Door

Wanyu Zhang Gives Up the Fight

Double Barrel Works for Zhikang Dai

Takeo Kimura Slams It Through

Ping Lin Gets Paid by Yiming Guo

Andrew Matahira Refuses to Risk It All

Hengzhao Liu Wins Preflop Battle

Zhu Li Shaves Some Off Xiao Liu

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Top Chip Counts

Break

Baofeng Zhang Scoops Massive Pot

Huashu Ke Doubles Up Xinghui Zhao

Jun Li on the Road to Recovery

Bohao Huang Steps Out into the Lead

Valeriy Pak Claims a Boost

Yuexin Wang Dodges Trouble

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Board Runs Safe for Cheng Chen

Yi Qin Bricks Runout, Doubles Xiaochun Gu

Suwei Yang Shows the Guns

Yuanchang Zhu Bluffs Off Jun Li

Xudong Jin Plays Big Blind Defense

Peter Park Doubles Through Zhiyuan Zhang

Chips Going Shuang Hu's Way

One Bet Does the Job for Mitsugi Shunsuke

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Top Chip Counts

Break

Xiaobin Gu Finds No Escape

Nguyen Quang Minh Gives It Up

Joseph Cheong on the Rise

Tae Hoon Han Pays Dues to Jinze Zhang

Joonhee Yea Stacks Off to Tom Verbruggen

Xudong Jin Denies Xiaqing Ji Showdown

Shuang Hu Takes It Down

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Huashu Ke Ahead All the Way

Livestream Up and Running

Lirui Zhang Off to a Rocky Start

Jiacheng Pang Misses to Extract Value

Jiawei Mao Takes Some Off Gnusaev Dmitrii

Shaoxin Lyu Four Bets for the Win

Hao Chuang Sends Two Out in One Go

Haichao Zou Gets Kojiro Doi to Fold

Cards in the Air!

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

WPT Main Event Day 2 Sees 229 Players Return

Today's Events - November 19 (Tuesday)