South Korea, Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT #1

2024.11.16 - 2024.11.19Add to Calendar

World Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Entries

24/667

Total Chips

33,350,000

Average

1,389,583

Jeju Poker Festival 2024 - FESTIVAL RESULTS

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 9:36:38 AM

Dong Li Ends WPT Main Event Day 3 with the Lead

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Dong Li - WPT Main Event Day 3 Chipleader

Only five minutes into the 23rd level, WPT Main Event Day 3 action wrapped up following the exit of Uzbekistan's Valeriy Pak, leaving the 667-entry field down to 24 players. China's Dong Li capped the day with the lead, having dominated the games from start to finish. Li kicked off Day 3 amongst the top ranks and took the lead by the second break of the day. Li wielded his big stack with ability and continued his ascent level per level, to eventually reach bagging time with a towering 4,500,000 (112 BB) chip count. Chenxiang Miao follows behind with 3,840,000 (96 BB), joined by Yong Li with 2,315,000 (57 BB), to round up the top three counts.

Action will resume tomorrow, November 21st, 12 noon with the Day 4 games set to play down to the final six 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 (507 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: 79 players, 24 qualified

Day 4: Thursday, November 21

Day 5 /Final: Friday, November 22

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina

11/20/2024, 9:34:34 AM

End Of Day 3 Chip Counts

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Player	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	4,500,000(113 BB)
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	3,840,000(96 BB)
YL Yong LiSingapore	2,315,000(58 BB)
LB Lin BaojieChina	2,225,000(56 BB)
TF Tianjiao FangChina	1,780,000(45 BB)
ZD Zhikang DaiChina	1,600,000(40 BB)
TK Takeo KimuraAustralia	1,505,000(38 BB)
HH Hongshuang HuChina	1,455,000(36 BB)
YH Yukako HiroiJapan	1,360,000(34 BB)
SK Sergei KimRussia	1,280,000(32 BB)
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	1,230,000(31 BB)
JZ Jie ZhengUnited States of America	1,125,000(28 BB)
NK Ng Kwok ChunHong Kong	1,075,000(27 BB)
CH Chuang HaoTaiwan	1,055,000(26 BB)
LD Linghui DaiChina	1,050,000(26 BB)
FX Feng XiangChina	1,045,000(26 BB)
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	960,000(24 BB)
GD Guan DingdingChina	900,000(23 BB)
SX Shu XinyuChina	770,000(19 BB)
AM Andrew MatahiraJapan	610,000(15 BB)
ZL Zhu LiChina	465,000(12 BB)
KH Ke HuashuChina	385,000(10 BB)
FS Fan ShiChina	350,000(9 BB)
ZY Zhou YiyuChina	20,000(1 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 9:29:11 AM

Valeriy Pak Misses to Make the Cut

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Valeriy Pak

Valeriy Pak opened 90,000 on the button and saw Yukako Hiroi defend his big blind. On flop K♣ 2♣ 5♦ , Pak continued for 90,000, and called 110,000 more following a check raise from his opponent. Hiroi barreled another 250,000 on turn 9♦ and a final all-in on river 6♥ . Pak called down with midpair 9♠ 7♠ for his last 170,000, and headed for the rails in 25th finish as Hiroi revealed two pair K♦ 6♣ .

Player	Chips
YH Yukako HiroiJapan	1,360,000(34 BB)
VP Valeriy PakUzbekistan	busted

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 25/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 8:45:17 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

One more elimination is due before the day closes at three tables remaining onto Day 4. Dong Li continues to be in the lead with a massive 4,410,000 chip count, followed by Chenxiang Miao at a distance.

Player	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	4,410,000(147 BB)
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	3,580,000(119 BB)
LB Lin BaojieChina	2,200,000(73 BB)
TF Tianjiao FangChina	1,800,000(60 BB)
ZD Zhikang DaiChina	1,600,000(53 BB)
HH Hongshuang HuChina	1,550,000(52 BB)
YL Yong LiSingapore	1,470,000(49 BB)
FS Fan ShiChina	1,470,000(49 BB)
NK Ng Kwok ChunHong Kong	1,300,000(43 BB)

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 25/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 8:42:49 AM

Yuan Yu Crashes into Kings

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Yuan Yu

Chenxiang Miao opened on the hijack and snap called Yuan Yu's 580,000 all-in. In rough shape, Yu fell short as a king high board K♠ T♠ 2♦ 9♥ 7♥ further improved his opponent to a set.

Player	Hand	Chips
YY Yuan YuChina	K♥J♦ SB	busted
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	K♣K♦ CO	3,690,000(123 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 8:38:41 AM

Yong Li on the Rise

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Yong Li fired another three bet to 155,000, this time against button Chenxiang Miao. Miao continued to flop T♦ 6♦ 8♥ and faced a 75,000 cbet from the aggressor. Miao raised to 225,000 yet folded after Li pulled a heftier 400,000.

Player	Chips
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	3,050,000(102 BB)
YL Yong LiSingapore	2,390,000(80 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 8:33:19 AM

Top Pair Good for Yong Li

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Yong Li

Kwok Chun Ng defended his 65,000 open and called a raise from Yong Li behind for 70,000 more. On board J♦ T♥ 6♠ Q♠ 4♥ , Ng check called two streets - 70,000 and 90,000 and arrived at showdown after Li checked back the river. Ng tabled K♣ J♣ , no good against Li's top pair A♣ Q♥ .

Player	Chips
YL Yong LiSingapore	1,920,000(64 BB)
NK Ng Kwok ChunHong Kong	1,330,000(44 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 8:04:51 AM

Valeriy Pak Gives Up the Fight

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Valeriy Pak

Valeriy Pak opened to 60,000 on the hijack, followed by a raise to 175,000 from Xinyu Shu right behind. Pak clapped back to 275,000, yet folded after Shu pushed all-in for 525,000 total.

Player	Chips
VP Valeriy PakUzbekistan	1,100,000(37 BB)
SX Shu XinyuChina	875,000(29 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 8:02:50 AM

Chenxiang Miao Knocks Out Toshiya Tamaru

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Miao Chenxiang

Chenxiang Miao opened from utg+1 and called off a 325,000 all-in from Toshiya Tamaru. Slightly behind, Miao caught up by the turn 8♣ 4♠ 3♦ J♥ 9♣ and delivered Tamaru's bust with top pair shortly after.

Player	Hand	Chips
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	K♠J♠ UTG+1	2,480,000(83 BB)
TT Toshiya TamaruJapan	A♣Q♦ BB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 7:50:35 AM

Yukako Hiroi Puts Tournament Life on the Line

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Yukako Hiroi

Yukako Hiroi opened utg and called a 130,000 three bet from Yuan Yu behind. On flop K♠ 7♣ 5♣ , Hiroi check raised to 165,000 and saw Yu continue to turn Q♦ . Both checked it through to river T♦ , where Hiroi led all-in for 475,000. Yu used up one time bank, and eventually slipped his hand in the muck.

Player	Chips
YH Yukako HiroiJapan	1,140,000(38 BB)
YY Yuan YuChina	675,000(23 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 7:46:59 AM

Bofei Lin Surrenders

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Bofei Lin

Bofei Lin opened from utg+1 and saw Chenxiang Miao on the big blind complete. On flop 4♠ 6♥ 9♣ , Lin continued for 45,000, and called 80,000 more following a check raise from his opponent. Miao barreled another 225,000 on turn 2♣ , and convinced Lin to lay it down.

Player	Chips
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	2,050,000(68 BB)
BL Bofei LinChina	530,000(18 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 7:43:28 AM

Zhikang Dai Levels Up on Aggression

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Zhikang Dai defended his big blind against Yiyu Zhou's button and headed to flop 5♣ 9♥ 6♠ . Both checked it through to turn K♣ where Zhou bet 40,000. Dai check raised to 100,000, and led a final 325,000 on river 8♦ . Zhou failed to continue, shipping the pot to his opponent.

Player	Chips
ZD Zhikang DaiChina	1,760,000(59 BB)
ZY Zhou YiyuChina	620,000(21 BB)

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 33/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 7:34:32 AM

Xinghui Zhao Suffers Crushing Bad Beat

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Xinghui Zhao

Valeriy Pak opened on the button and called off Xinghui Zhao's 380,000 all-in. A favorite to win, Zhao instead bowed out as board 4♣ Q♣ 4♠ K♣ 7♠ landed his opponent trip fours to take the win.

Player	Hand	Chips
VP Valeriy PakUzbekistan	A♦4♥ D	1,450,000(58 BB)
XZ Xinghui ZhaoChina	A♣Q♥ BB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 7:32:30 AM

Zhikang Dai Finishes Off Ying Song

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Zhikang Dai

Ying Song committed her last 365,000 with A♥ K♣ and ran smack into Zhikang Dai's A♠ A♦ . In rough shape, board 7♠ 3♥ 4♦ Q♠ 7♦ offered no help for Song, eliminating her from the games.

Player	Chips
ZD Zhikang DaiChina	1,800,000(72 BB)
YS Ying SongChina	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 7:26:09 AM

Andrew Matahira Hero Calls for the Win

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Andrew Matahira

Andrew Matahira opened on the cutoff, called behind by Xinyu Shu along with the big blind. Action on flop K♦ Q♦ 7♣ was checked to Shu, who bet 95,000. Matahira put in the call, and checked turn 7♠ once more. Shu checked it back, but decided to bet 120,000 on river K♥ . Matahira found the call with A♦ Q♥ and claimed the pot as Shu flipped over 2♣ 2♦ .

Player	Chips
AM Andrew MatahiraJapan	1,000,000(40 BB)
SX Shu XinyuChina	680,000(27 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 7:22:12 AM

Yong Li Shaves Some Off Chuang Hao

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Yong Li

A limp pot blind vs blind dealt flop K♥ Q♠ 4♣ . Chuang Hao led 30,000, called behind by Yong Li. On turn 5♥ , Hao opted to check call 55,000, and tank fold river 2♣ after Li fired a final 55,000.

Player	Chips
YL Yong LiSingapore	1,620,000(65 BB)
CH Chuang HaoTaiwan	1,600,000(64 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 7:04:51 AM

Yiyu Zhou Gets Paid in Full

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Zhou Yiyu

Yiyu Zhou opened to 50,000 from utg, joined by both players on the blinds to flop Q♥ 8♦ 7♣ . Action checked to Zhou, who bet 100,000. Ying Song put in the call, and went on tank call Zhou's 225,000 all-in on turn 2♦ .

Zhou tabled top pair A♦ Q♣ , ahead of Song's midpair A♥ 8♥ , and shipped the pot as river 7♥ completed the board.

Player	Chips
ZY Zhou YiyuChina	825,000(33 BB)
YS Ying SongChina	410,000(16 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 6:58:01 AM

Chenxiang Miao Ahead All the Way

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Miao Chenxiang

With a late position and two calls in front, big blind Maolin Song squeezed all-in for 450,000, and was challenged by caller Chenxiang Miao. Dominated, Song crashed shortly, having failed to catch up on board Q♥ T♦ 7♣ 6♥ 5♠ .

Player	Hand	Chips
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	A♦K♣ HJ	1,500,000(60 BB)
MS Maolin SongChina	A♥J♣ BB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 6:50:58 AM

Zhongyao Li Wins Preflop Battle

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Zhongyao Li

Zhongyao Li opened to 50,000 from the lojack, and was met with a 175,000 three bet from Yong Li on the button. Zhongyao Li answered with another raise to 425,000, and picked up the pot after his opponent tank folded.

Player	Chips
YL Yong LiSingapore	1,520,000(61 BB)
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	1,460,000(58 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 6:43:55 AM

Sergei Kim Doubles Through Ying Song

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Sergei Kim

Facing an open and a call, Sergei Kim moved all-in for 540,000 on the big blind, and was called by Ying Song with a pocket pair. Running a flip, Song instantly spiked a set on flop 9♦ 3♦ 5♠ , yet booked the loss as the runout 8♠ K♠ landed Kim a backdoor flush for the win.

Player	Hand	Chips
SK Sergei KimRussia	A♠J♠ BB	1,160,000(46 BB)
YS Ying SongChina	9♣9♠ SB	610,000(24 BB)

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 39/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 6:27:56 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Dong Li

The WPT Main Event field is down to 39 players with fifteen more eliminations to go before the day wraps up. China's Dong Li has so far taken over the lead, being the sole runner to crack the 2 million threshold.

Player	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	2,480,000(99 BB)
CH Chuang HaoTaiwan	1,810,000(72 BB)
YL Yong LiSingapore	1,750,000(70 BB)
ZD Zhikang DaiChina	1,420,000(57 BB)
TF Tianjiao FangChina	1,330,000(53 BB)
YS Ying SongChina	1,310,000(52 BB)
JZ Jie ZhengUnited States of America	1,300,000(52 BB)
TK Takeo KimuraAustralia	1,200,000(48 BB)
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	1,180,000(47 BB)
LB Lin BaojieChina	1,160,000(46 BB)
TT Toshiya TamaruJapan	925,000(37 BB)
LD Linghui DaiChina	900,000(36 BB)

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 39/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 6:19:57 AM

Yukako Hiroi Packs In a Boost

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

Yukako Hiroi

Ruibin Li flicked in his last 25,000 and was met with two raises behind, Yukako Hiroi for 65,000, followed by another one from Dong Li to 150,000. Hiroi continued to flop K♠ Q♠ T♥ , and called 60,000 for the side pot. On turn A♦ , Dong Li check folded against Hiroi's all-in, leaving the two to showdown.

Ruibin Li 6♠ 8♦

Yukako Hiroi K♥ Q♦

River A♠ completed the board, sealing Ruibin Li's elimination from the Main Event games.

Player	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	2,250,000(113 BB)
YH Yukako HiroiJapan	900,000(45 BB)
RL Ruibin LiChina	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 6:04:15 AM

Zhongyao Li Plays Big Blind Defense

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

Zhongyao Li

Zhongyao Li defended his big blind against Tianjiao Fang's hijack open, and went on to check raise 110,000 on flop 5♥ 9♠ 2♦ . Fang continued to turn 6♦ but eventually folded after Li gunned for another 150,000.

Player	Chips
TF Tianjiao FangChina	1,315,000(66 BB)
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	1,300,000(65 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 6:00:22 AM

Dingding Guan Doubles Through Chenxiang Miao

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

Guan Dingding

Dingding Guan stuffed his 225,000 stack in from the hijack with A♣ 8♦ and faced Chenxiang Miao's A♦ 7♦ behind. In search of a double up, Guan managed to claim one as his opponent missed to find a third diamond on board Q♦ 9♦ 2♠ 3♣ K♠ .

Player	Chips
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	635,000(32 BB)
GD Guan DingdingChina	490,000(25 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 5:56:19 AM

Dong Li Continues to Dominate

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

Dong Li

With 250,000 in the pot across board 3♣ 5♠ Q♦ A♠ 3♠ , Dong Li pulled a check raise to 350,000 following a 130,000 bet from Yukako Hiroi. Hiroi tanked and eventually laid it down, shipping Li another boost to his already healthy stack.

Player	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	2,440,000(122 BB)
YH Yukako HiroiJapan	820,000(41 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 5:49:03 AM

Junwei Gao Falls to Tianjiao Fang

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

Tianjiao Fang

Junwei Gao open shoved 320,000 and was met with another all-in behind from Tianjiao Fang. Flipping for his tournament life, Gao was instantly left drawing slim right on the flop K♥ Q♥ 8♣ , with the runout J♣ 5♣ being of no help.

Player	Hand	Chips
GJ Gao JunweiChina	4♦4♥ UTG	busted
TF Tianjiao FangChina	A♥K♠ CO	1,370,000(69 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 5:42:22 AM

Livestream Up and Running

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

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

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 5:31:42 AM

Xiaoyun Li Runs into Zhikang Dai's Aces

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

Zhikang Dai

Xiaoyun Li defended his big blind vs Zhikang Dai's utg open, and check jammed 230,000 in on flop J♣ 3♠ 2♣ . Dai happily put in the call with A♣ A♦ , and delivered the bust shortly after Li's J♥ 9♥ failed to improve on runout Q♦ A♥ .

Player	Chips
ZD Zhikang DaiChina	1,250,000(63 BB)
XL Xiaoyun LiChina	busted

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 50/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 5:21:25 AM

Gutsy Call Works in Chenxiang Miao's Favor

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Miao Chenxiang

Chenxiang Miao opened to 45,000 on the button and called off Yuchun Chen's 450,000 jam. In for a race for a 62 BB pot, Miao scooped it all, having ran trip queens on board Q♥ 9♠ 5♣ Q♠ 2♦ .

Player	Hand	Chips
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	Q♣T♠ D	935,000(62 BB)
YC Yuchun ChenTaiwan	A♣J♠ SB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 5:12:20 AM

Bofei Lin Suffers Minimum Damage

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Bofei Lin

Bofei Lin defended his utg open against Jie Zheng's 85,000 three bet, and went on to check call another 55,000 on flop J♦ 8♦ 4♣ . The two arrived at showdown shortly after turn T♦ and 8♣ were checked through. Lin showed J♠ 9♠ , short against Zheng's Q♥ Q♠ .

Player	Chips
JZ Jie ZhengUnited States of America	700,000(47 BB)
BL Bofei LinChina	460,000(31 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 5:08:49 AM

Top Pair Lands Shuang Li in Trouble

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Shuang Li

Shuang Li opened to 35,000 on the button and saw Zhongyao Li defend his big blind. On flop 4♠ K♣ 7♣ , the two went back and forth, leading Zhongyao Li to make the final call for Shuang Li's 345,000 all-in. Shuang Li reveals top pair K♥ Q♦ , crushed against his opponent's two pair 7♦ 4♣ all the way down to turn T♥ and river 9♣ .

Player	Chips
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	1,110,000(74 BB)
SL Shuang LiChina	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 4:54:37 AM

Queens Hold for Andrew Matahira

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Andrew Matahira

Facing an early open, Erdun Xu shoved all-in for 290,000 and saw Andrew Matahira behind push likewise. Initial raiser opted out, leaving the two to run board T♥ 9♥ 4♦ 3♥ 8♠ . Matahira's pocket pair held for the win, sending Xu out in 54th place finish.

Player	Hand	Chips
EX Erdun XuChina	A♥K♠ UTG+1	busted
AM Andrew MatahiraJapan	Q♠Q♣ MP	815,000(54 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 4:50:09 AM

Xinyu Shu Wins Blind Confrontation

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Shu Xinyu

Big blind Xinyu Shu called a 50,000 open from Yukako Hiroi a seat before, and went on to check raise 100,000 on flop 6♥ 8♥ Q♦ . Hiroi completed but gave it up after Shu pulled another 200,000 on turn 5♥ .

Player	Chips
YH Yukako HiroiJapan	1,150,000(77 BB)
SX Shu XinyuChina	865,000(58 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 4:45:37 AM

Cheng Bo Loses Flip for Tournament Life

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Bofei Lin

Cheng Bo open shoved his remaining 215,000, and was called by Bofei Lin on the big blind for a flip. Board T♥ 2♦ J♣ 6♦ 9♣ missed to pair up Bo's overcards, eliminating him from the running entirely.

Player	Hand	Chips
CB Cheng BoChina	A♠K♣ MP	busted
BL Bofei LinChina	7♣7♦ BB	665,000(44 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 4:42:52 AM

Linghan Yu on the Losing End of a Cooler

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Linghan Yu

A preflop back and forth landed both stacks in the middle, Linghan Yu at risk for his 445,000 stack, against Kwok Chun Ng. The cooler situation sent Yu out shortly after board 5♦ 3♣ 7♥ A♠ A♥ landed on the felt, further improving Ng to a set to seal the bust.

Player	Hand	Chips
NK Ng Kwok ChunHong Kong	A♦A♣ BB	1,200,000(80 BB)
LY Linghan YuChina	K♦K♠ UTG	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 4:39:14 AM

Wei Lu Stacks Off to Tianjiao Fang

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Wei Lu

Action folded to Wei Lu on the small blind, who shoved 240,000 in, called behind by Tianjiao Fang to put him at risk. Lu flopped a straight on 9♣ 7♦ 4♦ , but was left in pieces after missing runout J♦ K♣ for his elimination.

Player	Hand	Chips
TF Tianjiao FangChina	K♠Q♣ BB	710,000(47 BB)
WL Wei Lu (3)China	6♣3♥ SB	busted

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 63/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 4:20:47 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Chuang Hao

Player	Chips
CH Chuang HaoTaiwan	2,040,000(136 BB)
DL Dong Li (3)China	1,820,000(121 BB)
LB Lin BaojieChina	1,400,000(93 BB)
YL Yong LiSingapore	1,220,000(81 BB)
SX Shu XinyuChina	1,200,000(80 BB)
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	1,030,000(69 BB)
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	1,020,000(68 BB)
YC Yuchun ChenTaiwan	940,000(63 BB)
YH Yukako HiroiJapan	860,000(57 BB)
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	850,000(57 BB)
SY Suwei YangChina	800,000(53 BB)

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 65/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 4:02:50 AM

Xiaqing Ji Outflops Shaoxin Lyu

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Shaoxin Lyu open shoved his 133,000 stack and was called by Xiaqing Ji on the big blind. Whilst behind, Ji managed to flop an ace right on board A♥ K♣ 3♥ 2♣ K♠ to take the win.

Player	Hand	Chips
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	A♣J♠ BB	1,030,000(86 BB)
SL Shaoxin LyuChina	Q♣Q♥ UTG	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 3:51:17 AM

Day Chip Leader Baofeng Zhang Hits the Rails

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Baofeng Zhang

Off to a rough start, Baofeng Zhang fired a 100,000 three bet from the big blind against Chuang Hao, and saw the latter call for another battle. On board 8♥ 2♠ 7♥ 4♦ , Zhang check called two streets - 80,000 and 200,000, revealing river K♣ . Zhang checked once more, and Hao bet all-in. Zhang tanked, and eventually made the call for his last 484,000 with J♣ J♥ , only to be eliminated as Hao turned over a set 7♣ 7♦ .

Player	Chips
CH Chuang HaoTaiwan	1,830,000(153 BB)
BZ Baofeng ZhangChina	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 3:48:16 AM

Jie Zheng Survives Race

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Jie Zheng

Jie Zheng fired an 85,000 three bet vs Hao Chuang's hijack open, and called off his remaining 60,000 after Hao moved all-in. In for a race, Zheng secured the double up as a dry board 7♥ 6♦ 4♣ 7♦ 7♣ left his ace high good for the pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
CH Chuang HaoTaiwan	K♣T♥ HJ	1,040,000(87 BB)
JZ Jie ZhengUnited States of America	A♥9♠ BB	308,000(26 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 3:36:35 AM

Xu Chen Takes It Down

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Xu Chen

Vying for 120,000 in the middle across board K♦ 3♣ 5♠ 5♦ , action was seen on Dong Li check calling a bet of 85,000 from Xu Chen. Chen gunned another 150,000 on turn A♣ , eventually convincing Li to let it go.

Player	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	845,000(70 BB)
XC Xu ChenTaiwan	700,000(58 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 3:33:22 AM

Chuang Hao Rises to the Lead

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Chuang Hao

Chuang Hao sent out a 90,000 three bet on the big blind vs a button open from Baofeng Zhang and saw the latter complete. On flop 8♠ 3♠ 7♥ , Zhang called another 75,000, revealing turn J♥ . Hao this time, check raised all-in for 612,000 after Zhang put in a hefty bet of 275,000. Zhang burned three time banks and eventually folded, shipping Hao not only the pot, but also his chip lead status.

Player	Chips
CH Chuang HaoTaiwan	1,235,000(103 BB)
BZ Baofeng ZhangChina	981,000(82 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 3:31:51 AM

One Bet Works for Xiang Feng

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Feng Xiang

Haichao Zou defended his utg open and called a 75,000 three bet from Xiang Feng behind. On flop 7♥ 3♥ 9♦ , Zou easily check folded after Feng demanded for another 75,000.

Player	Chips
FX Feng XiangChina	426,000(36 BB)
ZH Zou HaichaoChina	227,000(19 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 3:29:53 AM

Linghui Dai Racks Up an Early Boost

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Linghui Dai

Linghui Dai opened to 27,000 on the button and saw Toshiya Tamaru defend his big blind to see flop 7♣ 5♣ 2♠ . Dai continued for 20,000 and called 60,000 more following a check raise from his opponent. On turn T♥ , Tamaru fired another 79,000, but folded as Dai moved all-in for 230,000 more.

Player	Chips
LD Linghui DaiChina	620,000(52 BB)
TT Toshiya TamaruJapan	292,000(24 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 3:06:19 AM

Shuffle Up & Deal!

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

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

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 79/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/20/2024, 2:29:55 AM

WPT Main Event Down to 79 Runners

Another thrilling day awaits as Day 3 of the WPT Main Event takes the stage, welcoming back 79 runners out of its 667-entry field. 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. All Day 3 qualifiers 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.

Action will begin at 12 noon, with the Day 3 battle set to play down to the last three tables (24 players).

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)
Entries: 667 (507 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

11/20/2024, 2:28:41 AM

Today's Events - November 20 (Wednesday)

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11/19/2024, 12:22:39 PM

WPT Main Event Day 3 Qualifiers

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Player	Chips
BZ Baofeng ZhangChina	1,520,000(127 BB)
YL Yong LiSingapore	1,113,000(93 BB)
LB Lin BaojieChina	1,111,000(93 BB)
DL Dong Li (3)China	820,000(68 BB)
YY Yuan YuChina	772,000(64 BB)
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	772,000(64 BB)
YH Yukako HiroiJapan	748,000(62 BB)
HH Hongshuang HuChina	744,000(62 BB)
SE Shen EnzhiChina	743,000(62 BB)
SY Suwei YangChina	740,000(62 BB)
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	721,000(60 BB)
FS Fan ShiChina	709,000(59 BB)
SK Sergei KimRussia	700,000(58 BB)
CH Chuang HaoTaiwan	696,000(58 BB)
XZ Xinghui ZhaoChina	677,000(56 BB)
SX Shu XinyuChina	636,000(53 BB)
VP Valeriy PakUzbekistan	580,000(48 BB)
PL Ping LinTaiwan	569,000(47 BB)
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	561,000(47 BB)
YL Ye LiChina	528,000(44 BB)
YC Yuchun ChenTaiwan	518,000(43 BB)
TT Toshiya TamaruJapan	515,000(43 BB)
ZD Zhikang DaiChina	513,000(43 BB)
NK Ng Kwok ChunHong Kong	489,000(41 BB)
BL Bofei LinChina	488,000(41 BB)
TK Takeo KimuraAustralia	482,000(40 BB)
JL Jianwei LinChina	467,000(39 BB)
LD Linghui DaiChina	465,000(39 BB)
XC Xu ChenTaiwan	462,000(39 BB)
SY Shen YuzhiChina	455,000(38 BB)
LY Linghan YuChina	445,000(37 BB)
SL Shaoxin LyuChina	426,000(36 BB)
RZ Ran ZhouUnited Kingdom	422,000(35 BB)
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	407,000(34 BB)
QF Quanzhen FangChina	390,000(33 BB)
YS Ying SongChina	390,000(33 BB)
ZL Zhu LiChina	386,000(32 BB)
AM Andrew MatahiraJapan	385,000(32 BB)
ZY Zhou YiyuChina	378,000(32 BB)
GD Guan DingdingChina	374,000(31 BB)
SH Shuang HuChina	370,000(31 BB)
XL Xiaoyun LiChina	366,000(31 BB)
FX Feng XiangChina	345,000(29 BB)
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	335,000(28 BB)
WX Wang XiaohuiChina	332,000(28 BB)
DK Doi KojiroJapan	324,000(27 BB)
NQ Nguyen Quang MinhViet Nam	306,000(26 BB)
CC Cheng ChenTaiwan	304,000(25 BB)
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	301,000(25 BB)
ZX Zhang XudongChina	301,000(25 BB)
MS Maolin SongChina	297,000(25 BB)
LY Liu YinChina	290,000(24 BB)
TF Tianjiao FangChina	286,000(24 BB)
SL Shuang LiChina	260,000(22 BB)
KH Ke HuashuChina	260,000(22 BB)
SJ Sun Jie (2)China	259,000(22 BB)
BA Bing AnChina	256,000(21 BB)
YW Yuexin WangChina	251,000(21 BB)
MS Mitsugi ShunsukeJapan	247,000(21 BB)
WL Wei Lu (3)China	218,000(18 BB)
LC Liwei ChenChina	216,000(18 BB)
EX Erdun XuChina	184,000(15 BB)
CH Chenjie HeChina	176,000(15 BB)
ZT Zongguo TianChina	173,000(14 BB)
HM Hikari MiuraJapan	169,000(14 BB)
LJ Lee Jung ChouTaiwan	168,000(14 BB)
LW Lu WeiChina	164,000(14 BB)
ZH Zou HaichaoChina	163,000(14 BB)
CB Cheng BoChina	157,000(13 BB)
ZM Zhang MingjieChina	153,000(13 BB)
RL Ruibin LiChina	151,000(13 BB)
LS Lei SunChina	142,000(12 BB)
JZ Jie ZhengUnited States of America	133,000(11 BB)
XZ Xiaozhou ZhaoChina	131,000(11 BB)
QY Qu YuanChina	99,000(8 BB)
RM Renji MaoChina	83,000(7 BB)
GX Guigen XiaoChina	81,000(7 BB)
BH Bohao HuangChina	78,000(7 BB)
GJ Gao JunweiChina	67,000(6 BB)