South Korea, Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT #1

2024.11.16 - 2024.11.19Add to Calendar

World Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 28: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Entries

6/667

Total Chips

33,350,000

Average

5,558,333

Jeju Poker Festival 2024 - FESTIVAL RESULTS

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 10:38:40 AM

Dong Li Remains in Command onto Day 5

Level 28: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Dong Li - WPT Main Event Day4 Chip Leader

Day 4 has officially closed with only six players out of its 667-entry field remaining in the running for this season's WPT Main Event title. Day chip leader Dong Li continues to hold the reins, once again on top of the list with a massive chip count of 12,700,000 onto the Final Day. Li has been a dominant force across the table all day, playing postflop aggressively while also unafraid to gamble against shorter stacks. With nearly 40% of the chips in play, Li stands to be in pole position to secure the KRW 300,000,000 (~USD 215,400) top prize, WPT Trophy, and the prestigious WPT Main Event Ring.

Action resumes tomorrow, November 22nd, 12 noon, where a champion will be crowned by day's end.

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: 24 players, 6 qualified

Day 5 /Final: Friday, November 22

Final Table Chip Counts

Player	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	12,700,000(102 BB)
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	8,975,000(72 BB)
YL Yong LiSingapore	5,050,000(40 BB)
LB Lin BaojieChina	3,075,000(25 BB)
GD Guan DingdingChina	2,500,000(20 BB)
TK Takeo KimuraJapan	2,000,000(16 BB)

Remaining Payouts

Place	Payout (USD)
1	$215,400
2	$143,600
3	$107,700
4	$78,970
5	$57,440
6	$39,490

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 10:35:25 AM

Hongshuang Hu Eliminated in 7th Place - KRW 42,000,000 (~USD 30,155)

Level 28: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Hongshuang Hu - 7th Place KRW 42,000,000 (~USD 30,155)

Hongshuang Hu opened to 250,000 from utg+1 and saw Dong Li defend his big blind, revealing flop 7♦ 7♣ 2♦ . Hu continued for 200,000, and called 300,000 more following a check raise from his opponent. On turn T♠ , Li went for another 600,000, and snap called Hu's 2,300,000 all-in. Hu revealed K♥ T♥ , crushed against Li's boat T♣ 7♥ , all the way through river 9♣ .

Player	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	12,700,000(102 BB)
HH Hongshuang HuChina	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 10:32:36 AM

Dong Li Doubles Up Another

Level 28: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Takeo Kimura open shoved 1,000,000 and was challenged by chip leader Dong Li. This time ahead, Li booked another loss as the turn K♦ J♦ 9♥ A♦ 8♦ paired up Kimura's ace for the win.

Player	Hand	Chips
TK Takeo KimuraJapan	A♥7♥ UTG+1	2,300,000(18 BB)
DL Dong Li (3)China	T♠T♣ HJ	9,300,000(74 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 10:30:54 AM

Hongshuang Hu Doubles Up

Level 28: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Hongshuang Hu

Dong Li opened on the cutoff, and called Hongshuang Hu's 1,500,000 all-in. Another pocket pair battle, Hu's better holdings held for the win as board J♣ 9♠ 6♦ 4♠ T♣ felted no deuces.

Player	Hand	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	2♠2♣ CO	10,000,000(80 BB)
HH Hongshuang HuChina	Q♦Q♣ SB	3,300,000(26 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 10:27:54 AM

Yong Li Lands a Boost

Level 28: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Yong Li

A fourway raised pot dealt flop 7♦ 7♣ 4♣ . Action checked to Yong Li, who bet 250,000, called behind by Dong Li. On turn A♠ , Yong Li opted to check call for 900,000, and arrived at showdown shortly after Dong Li checked back river 4♦ . Yong Li revealed 8♥ 8♦ , good against Dong Li's 6♥ 6♠ .

Player	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	12,000,000(96 BB)
YL Yong LiSingapore	5,700,000(46 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 10:18:18 AM

Zhikang Dai Booted Out in 8th Place - KRW 33,000,000 (~USD 23,690)

Level 28: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Zhikang Dai - 8th Place KRW 33,000,000 (~USD 23,690)

Baojie Lin open shoved 1,800,000 in on the cutoff, and saw Zhikang Dai behind call off for his lesser 1,600,000. A pocket pair battle, Lin's ladies left no hope for Dai, having instantly flopped a set on board Q♥ 2♦ 3♥ T♠ 8♦ .

Player	Hand	Chips
LB Lin BaojieChina	Q♦Q♠ CO	3,700,000(30 BB)
ZD Zhikang DaiChina	7♦7♣ D	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 10:13:44 AM

Dong Li Shaves Some Off Chenxiang Miao

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Dong Li defended his hijack open and called an 800,000 three bet from Chenxiang Miao on the small blind. Li called another 650,000 on flop Q♣ J♣ 7♠ , and went for a 750,000 bet on turn J♦ after Miao put in a check. Miao opted out, earning Li yet another pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	8♥8♦ SB	5,800,000(58 BB)
DL Dong Li (3)China	T♥T♦ HJ	14,000,000(140 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 10:10:51 AM

Dingding Guan Doubles Through Zhikang Dai

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Guan Dingding

Dingding Guan shoved 960,000 in against Zhikang Dai's utg+1 open and saw the latter make the call. A huge favorite, Guan secured the double with no sweat as board ran 3♠ 6♣ J♠ 8♠ Q♣ .

Player	Hand	Chips
GD Guan DingdingChina	8♣8♥ D	2,200,000(22 BB)
ZD Zhikang DaiChina	4♦4♣ UTG+1	3,100,000(31 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 10:08:21 AM

Dong Li Continues to Dominate

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Dong Li

Zhikang Dai opened on the cutoff and saw Dong Li defend his big blind, revealing flop K♥ K♣ 7♥ . Dai continued for 100,000, check raised by Li to 325,000. Dai made it 1,100,000 to go, and Li completed. Both checked turn 6♦ through to river 3♦ , where Li led 500,000. Dai surrendered, shipping the pot to his opponent.

Player	Hand	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	7♣2♣ BB	12,000,000(120 BB)
ZD Zhikang DaiChina	Q♣9♠ CO	4,000,000(40 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 10:08:00 AM

New Promotion Unveiled!

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 8:58:18 AM

[Update] ITM Reached at WPT Super High Roller

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

WPT Super High Roller Final 7 Players

The two-day highlight, WPT Super High Roller, has officially reached its money phase with the final seven players secured a piece of the KRW 595,840,000 (~USD 426,145) prize pool. Dong Chen stands in the lead, remaining in pole position to claim the KRW 202,540,000 (~USD 144,855) top prize, WPT Trophy, and the prestigious WPT High Roller Ring. Battle continues with the action geared to close once a winner is crowned.

WPT Super High Roller

Date/s: November 20-21, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 16,000,000 (~USD 11,440)

Entries: 40 (30 unique)

Prize pool: KRW 595,840,000 (~USD 426,145)

ITM: 7 places

Final Table Chip Counts

Dong Chen - 5,880,000

Koichi Chiba - 4,220,000

Bayar Saran - 3,520,000

Bin Leng - 2,390,000

Yi Yang - 1,760,000

Ryuta Nakai - 1,550,000

Joseph Cheong - 1,100,000

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 8:49:54 AM

Andrew Matahira Caps Off Run in 9th Place - KRW 27,000,000 (~USD 19,385)

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Andrew Matahira - 9th Place KRW 27,000,000 (~USD 19,385)

Andrew Matahira opened on the button and was met with a 1,200,000 three bet from Chenxiang Miao. Matahira used up three time banks before pushing his 1,700,000 stack in, called by Miao. Slightly ahead, Matahira ended as the final table's first casualty after the board 9♥ 8♥ 7♦ T♥ 4♦ landed a straight for his opponent.

Player	Hand	Chips
AM Andrew MatahiraJapan	A♠Q♣ D	busted
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	K♣J♥ SB	7,900,000(99 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 8:43:11 AM

Final Table Underway

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Live updates will be on a thirty minute delay from here on out, running in sync with the livestream.

Catch it LIVE via WPT Korea's official Youtube channel!

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 8:23:22 AM

[Update] Wanyu Zhang Wins WPT Closer

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Wanyu Zhang - WPT Closer Champion

Today's WPT Closer Final Day festivities welcomed 25 runners back on the felt, each ensured a mincash of KRW 3,920,000 (~USD 3,575) having survived the Day 1 carnage. Five hours of play cruised by before China's Wanyu Zhang rose to claim the victory, defeating Ning Xin across the final duel for the title. Zhang kicked off the day with the lead and closed out the win in style, earning him KRW 78,534,000 (~USD 56,165) in top prize winnings, the WPT Trophy, and the coveted WPT Ring for his dominating run.

WPT Closer

Date/s: November 20-21, 2024

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

Entries: 194 (126 unique)

Prize pool: KRW 338,724,000 (~USD 242,255)

ITM: 25 places

Final Table Results

1st Wanyu Zhang - KRW 78,534,000

2nd Ning Xin - KRW 52,230,000

3rd Yi Qin - KRW 37,810,000

4th Yangyi Ding - KRW 27,790,000

5th Thijs Ardo Hilberts - KRW 20,740,000

6th Shiina Okamoto - KRW 15,720,000

7th Tomas Patka - KRW 12,100,000

8th Xiao Liu - KRW 9,460,000

9th Naoki Yashiro - KRW 7,520,000

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 7:54:06 AM

WPT Korea Main Event Final Table is Set!

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

WPT Korea Main Event Final Table

The WPT Main Event games is officially down to its final nine players with day chip leader Dong Li continuing to hold down the lead. Each contender is now guaranteed KRW 27,000,000 (~USD 19,385) in winnings, with the KRW 300,000,000 (~USD 215,400) a short reach away.

Day 4 action will close once the field is down to 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

Final Table Chip Counts

Player	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	8,795,000(110 BB)
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	6,255,000(78 BB)
ZD Zhikang DaiChina	5,835,000(73 BB)
YL Yong LiSingapore	4,530,000(57 BB)
HH Hongshuang HuChina	3,430,000(43 BB)
AM Andrew MatahiraJapan	1,870,000(23 BB)
TK Takeo KimuraJapan	1,525,000(19 BB)
GD Guan DingdingChina	670,000(8 BB)
LB Lin BaojieChina	400,000(5 BB)

Remaining Payouts

Place	Payout (USD)
1	$215,400
2	$143,600
3	$107,700
4	$78,970
5	$57,440
6	$39,490
7	$30,155
8	$23,690
9	$19,385

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 7:37:20 AM

Feng Xiang Misses the Final Table in 10th Place - KRW 27,000,000 (~USD 19,385)

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Feng Xiang - 10th Place KRW 27,000,000 (~USD 19,385)

Dong Li raised all-in on the small blind, and saw Feng Xiang right behind call off for his last 470,000. Slightly behind, Xiang failed to catch up on board T♠ 9♥ Q♣ Q♥ Q♦ , leaving him to miss the final table cut by one.

Player	Hand	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	A♠3♦ SB	8,820,000(110 BB)
FX Feng XiangChina	K♦2♦ BB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 7:34:21 AM

Chuang Hao Busts in 11th Place - KRW 22,000,000 (~USD 15,795)

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Chuang Hao - 11th Place KRW 22,000,000 (~USD 15,795)

Dong Li opened to 175,000 on the hijack, and called off Chuang Hao's 1,415,000 shove right behind. Dominated, Hao found no help on board J♠ 2♥ 4♠ 5♦ 7♦ , ending his Main Event run short of the final table.

Player	Hand	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	A♦Q♠ HJ	8,130,000(102 BB)
CH Chuang HaoTaiwan	A♠T♦ CO	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 7:33:21 AM

Kwok Chun Ng Falls in 12th Place - KRW 22,000,000 (~USD 15,795)

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Kwok Chun Ng - 12th Place KRW 22,000,000 (~USD 15,795)

Andrew Matahira opened on the hijack, and Ng Kwok Chun called for his last 115,000, along with big blind Chuang Hao to complete the action. Board J♥ 9♦ 2♥ A♥ J♠ was checked to the river, where Matahira bet 105,000. Hao laid it down, revealing Matahira's trip jacks J♣ T♠ , crushing Ng's K♥ K♣ by the river.

Player	Chips
CH Chuang HaoTaiwan	6,200,000(78 BB)
AM Andrew MatahiraJapan	1,700,000(21 BB)
NK Ng Kwok ChunHong Kong	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 7:32:51 AM

Dong Li Shoves for the Win

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Dong Li

With 720,000 already in the middle across board Q♦ 7♣ 3♦ 5♦ , action was seen on Dong Li with a bet of 350,000. Dingding Guan on the big blind, check raised to 800,000, yet folded after Li moved all-in.

Player	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	5,900,000(74 BB)
GD Guan DingdingChina	830,000(10 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 7:30:41 AM

Hongshuang Hu Takes Back from Dong Li

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Hongshuang Hu

Action folded to Hongshuang Hu on the small blind, who opened to 240,000. Dong Li behind put in the call, and called another 150,000 on flop 3♠ 3♥ 2♣ . On turn A♣ , Hu opted to check call a 175,000 bet from his opponent, and check river 9♣ once more. Li checked it back, and muck as Hu revealed two pair A♠ 2♦ .

Player	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	4,705,000(59 BB)
HH Hongshuang HuChina	3,445,000(43 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 7:28:54 AM

Dong Li Pumps Up the Aggression

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Dong Li opened to 160,000 utg, joined by big blind Hongshuang Hu on flop T♠ 6♠ 5♠ . Li continued for 150,000, and went on to barrel another 400,000 on turn Q♥ . Hu called the initial street but let it go as Li proceeded with aggression.

Player	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	5,350,000(67 BB)
HH Hongshuang HuChina	2,800,000(35 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 6:40:30 AM

Dong Li Collects From Feng Xiang

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Dong Li completed on the big blind vs Feng Xiang's utg open and headed to flop T♠ 2♦ K♠ . Both checked it through to turn 9♦ , where Li led for 200,000. Li barreled a final 250,000 on river 2♣ , with Feng calling both streets, only to take the loss as Li tabled two pair K♥ 4♥ .

Player	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	4,700,000(59 BB)
FX Feng XiangChina	680,000(9 BB)

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 12/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 6:36:05 AM

Tianjiao Fang Suffers Brutal Exit in 13th Place - KRW 18,000,000 (~USD 12,920)

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Tianjiao Fang

On the feature table, Tianjiao Fang risked his stack with pocket tens and was up against Zhikang Dai's A♣ 2♣ . While Fang remained ahead on flop T♣ J♦ 3♦ with a set, the runout 5♦ 4♣ landed Dai a runner runner wheel straight to deliver his elimination.

Player	Chips
ZD Zhikang DaiChina	6,000,000(100 BB)
TF Tianjiao FangChina	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 6:22:32 AM

Hongshuang Hu Shaves Some More Off Baojie Lin

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Hongshuang Hu

Baojie Lin defended his big blind vs a utg open from Hongshuang Hu, and check called another 200,000 on flop K♦ 2♦ Q♥ . Hu barreled another 600,000 on turn T♥ , and left Lin unable to continue with his remaining 11 BB.

Player	Chips
HH Hongshuang HuChina	3,700,000(62 BB)
LB Lin BaojieChina	700,000(12 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 6:08:41 AM

Baojie Lin Suffers Minimum Damage

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Baojie Lin

A three way raised pot led by Baojie Lin dealt flop K♥ T♥ J♦ . Lin continued for 130,000, check called by Chuang Hao on the big blind. Both checked turn J♠ and river 9♦ to showdown, revealing Hao's rivered straight Q♣ T♣ for the pot.

Player	Chips
CH Chuang HaoTaiwan	1,960,000(33 BB)
LB Lin BaojieChina	1,160,000(19 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 6:05:48 AM

Dingding Guan Gets Caught with a Bluff

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Guan Dingding

Dingding Guan opened on the button and saw Hongshuang Hu defend his big blind. On flop T♥ 8♦ 7♦ , Hu led 150,000, called by the raiser. Turn T♠ was checked by both to river 4♠ . Hu checked to Guan, who opted to bet 325,000. Hu put in the call with 7♣ 6♣ , good against Guan's busted flush draw A♦ 5♦ .

Player	Chips
HH Hongshuang HuChina	3,200,000(53 BB)
GD Guan DingdingChina	2,360,000(39 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 5:46:26 AM

Another One Goes to Hongshuang Hu

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Dingding Guan opened 160,000 on the button and saw both players on the blinds put in the call. Flop K♦ 3♦ 8♣ was checked round to turn 7♣ , where Baojie Lin led for 160,000. Only Hongshuang Hu continued to river 3♠ , where he bet a final 280,000. Lin check called, only to muck as Hu revealed two pair K♣ T♣ .

Player	Chips
GD Guan DingdingChina	3,050,000(51 BB)
HH Hongshuang HuChina	2,700,000(45 BB)
LB Lin BaojieChina	1,100,000(18 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 5:42:51 AM

Hongshuang Hu Back in the Game

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Hongshuang Hu

Hongshuang Hu opened to 120,000 utg, called behind by Chuang Hao along with the big blind. On flop K♠ 3♣ 3♥ , Hu continued for 100,000, and was met with a raise from Hao to 225,000. Hu completed and faced another 250,000 bet on turn J♠ from his opponent. This time, Hu check raised all-in for 835,000 total, and shipped the pot after Hao tank folded.

Player	Chips
HH Hongshuang HuChina	1,985,000(33 BB)
CH Chuang HaoTaiwan	1,330,000(22 BB)

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 13/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 5:14:50 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Miao Chenxiang

Player	Chips
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	8,350,000(139 BB)
AM Andrew MatahiraJapan	6,040,000(101 BB)
DL Dong Li (3)China	4,365,000(73 BB)
ZD Zhikang DaiChina	3,580,000(60 BB)
GD Guan DingdingChina	3,315,000(55 BB)
TF Tianjiao FangChina	2,730,000(46 BB)
YL Yong LiSingapore	2,500,000(42 BB)
CH Chuang HaoTaiwan	1,925,000(32 BB)
TK Takeo KimuraAustralia	1,750,000(29 BB)
LB Lin BaojieChina	1,590,000(27 BB)
HH Hongshuang HuChina	1,180,000(20 BB)
FX Feng XiangChina	1,045,000(17 BB)
NK Ng Kwok ChunHong Kong	470,000(8 BB)

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 13/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 5:10:56 AM

Zhongyao Li Cleaned Out in 14th Place - KRW 18,000,000 (~USD 12,920)

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Zhongyao Li -14th Place KRW 18,000,000 (~USD 12,920)

A preflop back and forth between Dingding Guan and Zhongyao Li saw the latter make the final call for his entire 1,300,000. Running a classic flip, Li missed to find any of his overcards on board 7♥ 2♥ J♣ 4♥ T♣ , knocking him out from the Main Event games entirely.

Player	Hand	Chips
GD Guan DingdingChina	Q♦Q♣ UTG+1	3,315,000(66 BB)
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	A♦K♦ CO	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 5:01:10 AM

Hongshuang Hu Hangs On

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Hongshuang Hu

Hongshuang Hu open shoved his last 430,000 and was called behind by Dong Li. At risk, Hu earned the much needed double up, with his queen high straight on board J♣ 8♣ 9♥ T♥ 7♠ taking it down.

Player	Hand	Chips
HH Hongshuang HuChina	Q♦Q♠ UTG	985,000(20 BB)
DL Dong Li (3)China	K♠J♠ UTG+1	4,100,000(82 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 5:00:55 AM

Sergei Kim and Linghui Dai Exit Simultaneously in 15th and 16th Place - KRW 15,000,000 (~USD 10,770)

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Sergei Kim - 15th Place

Linghui Dai - 16th Place

A three way all-in on the feature table saw two casualties - Sergei Kim (725,000) and Linghui Dai (565,000), fall to Zhikang Dai. Board ran Q♦ 4♦ T♠ 8♦ 9♣ , leaving Dai's straight good for the double bust.

Player	Hand	Chips
SK Sergei KimRussia	A♣9♦ SB	busted
LD Linghui DaiChina	A♠K♥ D	busted
ZD Zhikang DaiChina	J♦J♣ BB	3,600,000(72 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 4:52:24 AM

Hongshuang Hu Crippled by Tianjiao Fang

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Tianjiao Fang

Hongshuang Hu opened on the cutoff and went on to jam against Tianjiao Fang's 325,000 three bet. Fang called ofd for his entire 1,370,000, and was in for a flip for his tournament life. Fang's pocket pair held on board Q♠ 8♦ 5♥ 5♣ J♥ , shipping him the sizable pot. Hu survived the damaged, but is down to 6 BB.

Player	Hand	Chips
TF Tianjiao FangChina	9♠9♦ SB	3,560,000(71 BB)
HH Hongshuang HuChina	A♥K♦ CO	305,000(6 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 4:40:33 AM

Zhiyuan Zhang Crashes in 17th Place - KRW 13,000,000 (~USD 9,330)

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Zhiyuan Zhang - 17th place KRW 13,000,000 (~USD 9,330)

Zhiyuan Zhang opened to 110,000 on the small blind, joined by Chenxiang Miao behind on flop T♦ 7♠ 2♥ . Zhang continued for 100,000, raised by Miao to 325,000. Zhang answered with another raise to 900,000, and went on to tank call for the rest of his chips following an all-in from his opponent.

Miao T♥ 7♣

Zhang A♠ T♣

Crushed against Miao's two pair, no help came on either turn 6♠ or river J♥ , eliminating Zhang in 17th place.

Player	Chips
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	9,505,000(190 BB)
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 4:38:26 AM

Hongshuang Hu Claims a Boost

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Hongshuang Hu

Hongshuang Hu defended his big blind against Dong Li's utg open and headed to flop 7♦ T♠ 5♠ . Both players checked to turn 5♦ , where Hu led 150,000. Li put in the call and arrived at showdown shortly after river 6♣ was checked through. Hu flipped over K♦ 6♦ and won the pot against Li's A♣ Q♥ .

Player	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	4,750,000(95 BB)
HH Hongshuang HuChina	1,900,000(38 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 4:35:37 AM

Ng Kwok Chun Risks It All

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Ng Kwok Chun

Action folded to small blind Sergei Kim, who opened for 110,000. Ng Kwok Chun behind, used up two time banks, and eventually raised all-in, earning him the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips
NK Ng Kwok ChunHong Kong	880,000(18 BB)
SK Sergei KimRussia	850,000(17 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 4:33:08 AM

Easy Double for Feng Xiang

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Feng Xiang

Feng Xiang stuffed 650,000 in against Zhiyuan Zhang's cutoff open and saw the latter make the call. A huge favorite, Xiang cruised to a double up as board K♥ 7♣ 3♠ 6♠ 6♦ ran on the felt.

Player	Hand	Chips
FX Feng XiangChina	J♠J♦ SB	1,400,000(28 BB)
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	J♥T♥ CO	1,850,000(37 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 4:30:49 AM

Hongshuang Hu Doubles Through Yong Li

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Hongshuang Hu

A blind vs blind battle saw Hongshuang Hu call a 150,000 open from Yong Li a seat before and head to flop Q♦ J♦ 9♣ . Li led all-in, called by Hu for his remaining 650,000.

Li 9♦ 8♦

Hu K♣ Q♥

In search of a third diamond, turn Q♣ and river 9♥ felted none, earning Hu the double up with trip queens.

Player	Chips
YL Yong LiSingapore	2,310,000(46 BB)
HH Hongshuang HuChina	1,650,000(33 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 4:20:25 AM

Zhiyuan Zhang Lands the River

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Zhiyuan Zhang

Zhiyuan Zhang defended his button open and called a 350,000 raise from chip leader Chenxiang Miao to see flop T♥ 8♥ 6♣ . Miao continued for 300,000, called by his opponent. No bets went in on either turn 8♦ or river Q♦ , revealing Zhang's pair of queens K♥ Q♥ for the pot against Miao's A♥ J♣ .

Player	Chips
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	6,900,000(138 BB)
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	2,400,000(48 BB)

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 17/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 4:12:14 AM

Yukako Hiroi Eliminated in 18th Place - KRW 13,000,000 (~USD 9,330)

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

Yukako Hiroi - 18th Place KRW 13,000,000 (~USD 9,330)

A blind vs blind battle saw Chenxiang Miao open to 100,000 and call 200,000 more following a three bet from Yukako Hiroi. On flop 5♠ 4♣ 3♠ , Miao check raised to 750,000, and snap called Hiroi's 2,500,000 all-in with 6♣ 6♥ . Hiroi is in trouble with A♥ Q♥ , and succumbed to her fate as turn 4♦ and river 3♦ missed to improve her ace high.

Player	Chips
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	7,420,000(186 BB)
YH Yukako HiroiJapan	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 4:06:56 AM

Dong Li Preserves Big Stack

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

Dong Li opened utg and was met with a 1,015,000 shove from Zhikang Dai on the button. Li folded, refusing to gamble 25 BBs off his stack, showing A♦ T♥ .

Player	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	4,920,000(123 BB)
ZD Zhikang DaiChina	1,195,000(30 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 4:03:08 AM

Sergei Kim Triples Up

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

Sergei Kim

Sergei Kim moved all-in for 220,000, called by Yukako Hiroi. Jie Zheng reshoved for a larger 800,000, and Hiroi put in the call as well for a three way showdown. Board 9♦ 5♥ 7♣ A♥ Q♥ spared Kim from elimination with a timely backdoor flush, while Zheng wasn't as fortunate as he headed out in 19th place finish.

Player	Hand	Chips
SK Sergei KimRussia	4♥7♥ UTG	700,000(18 BB)
JZ Jie ZhengUnited States of America	4♠4♦ BB	busted
YH Yukako HiroiJapan	A♣K♦ SB	3,110,000(78 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 3:59:17 AM

Dong Li Racks Up More Ammo

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

Dong Li

Dong Li opened on the button and saw both players on the blinds come along on flop K♠ T♠ 7♠ . Li continued for 70,000, check called by Zhongyao Li. On turn J♠ , Zhongyao Li called for another 110,000, but folded on river K♥ as Dong Li pulled a final 225,000. Dong Li showed two pair Q♠ Q♦ .

Player	Chips
DL Dong Li (3)China	5,000,000(125 BB)
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	1,630,000(41 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 3:39:03 AM

Yukako Hiroi Off to a Great Start

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

Jie Zheng

Yukako Hiroi opened utg and called a 240,000 three bet from Jie Zheng behind. On flop 4♠ 7♠ 3♣ , Hiroi check called another 200,000, revealing turn 2♦ . Both checked it through to river 4♦ , where Hiroi led 600,000. Zheng surrendered, saving his 17 BB behind.

Player	Chips
YH Yukako HiroiJapan	2,890,000(72 BB)
JZ Jie ZhengUnited States of America	700,000(18 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 3:36:15 AM

Fan Shi Loses Race to Yukako Hiroi

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

Fan Shi

Yukako Hiroi opened and called off Fan Shi's 250,000 all-in, putting the latter at risk. Board 9♣ 2♣ 4♠ Q♣ A♣ missed Shi completely, leaving him out in 21st place finish.

Player	Hand	Chips
YH Yukako HiroiJapan	A♠K♠ UTG+1	2,350,000(59 BB)
FS Fan ShiChina	J♠T♠ CO	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 3:32:02 AM

Sergei Kim Bricks Runout

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

Sergei Kim

Sergei Kim defended his open and called a 175,000 three bet from Zhiyuan Zhang behind. On flop J♦ T♥ 4♥ , Kim check raised all-in following a 150,000 cbet from Zhang, and saw the latter call off for his entire 685,000.

Kim K♥ Q♥

Zhang K♦ K♠

Gunning for a ton of outs, none came on either turn 7♣ or river 4♣ , leaving Kim to fork over a chunk of his stack.

Player	Chips
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	1,820,000(46 BB)
SK Sergei KimRussia	300,000(8 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 3:26:14 AM

Zhongyao Li Spares Huashu Ke None

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

Zhongyao Li

Facing a late position open, Huashu Ke moved all-in from the small blind and saw Zhongyao Li right behind push likewise. Initial raiser got out of the way, leaving the two to run board K♣ 2♠ 5♣ 7♦ 4♠ . Ke exits in 23rd place, having failed to improve his dominated ace.

Player	Hand	Chips
KH Ke HuashuChina	A♦6♥ SB	busted
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	A♥K♦ BB	1,615,000(40 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 3:22:47 AM

Hongshuang Hu Picks Up an Early Boost

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

Hongshuang Hu

Yiyu Zhou flicked in his last 20,000, followed by a raise to 80,000 from Zhikang Dai. Hongshuang Hu on the button, bumped it up to 180,000, and saw Dai complete. On board K♥ 3♥ 2♠ 7♣ , Hu double barreled - 125,000 and 275,000, with Dai unable to continue by the turn bet. Hu revealed top set K♠ K♦ , leaving Zhou's 6♥ 8♣ drawing dead.

Player	Chips
HH Hongshuang HuChina	1,880,000(47 BB)
ZD Zhikang DaiChina	1,295,000(32 BB)
ZY Zhou YiyuChina	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 3:08:23 AM

Livestream Up and Running

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

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

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 3:04:00 AM

Shuffle Up & Deal!

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

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

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

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 24/667

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 2:58:58 AM

WPT Main Event Down to 24 Players

The race for the WPT Main Event title is slowly taking shape with Day 4 seeing its 667-entry field down to three tables remaining. Only five minutes into the 23rd level saw yesterday's action wrap up following the exit of Uzbekistan’s Valeriy Pak, leaving its 79 survivor list to start the day, down to 24 players. All Day 4 qualifiers are now guaranteed KRW 10,500,000 (~USD 7,510) in cashes, and continue to be a step closer to the KRW 300 Million (~USD 214,560) top prize.

China’s Dong Li kicks off the games with the lead, having dominated Day 3 from start to finish. 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.

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

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/21/2024, 2:57:02 AM

Today's Events - November 21 (Thursday)

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina

11/20/2024, 9:07:26 AM

Day 4 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)