South Korea, Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT

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World Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 17: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Entries

1/16

Total Chips

1,600,000

Average

1,600,000

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 4:16:27 PM

Calvin Lee Captures First WPT Ring of the Season

Level 17: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Calvin Lee - Single Day High Roller Champion

USA's Calvin Lee booked a fiery start at this season's Jeju Poker Festival with a smashing victory right on opening day. Lee bested a modest field of 16 entries at the Single Day High Roller games, and earned KRW 38,410,000 (~USD 27,440) in winnings following an eleven hour grind. In addition to his top prize, Lee takes with him the coveted WPT trophy, along with the first WPT Ring of the Season for his unremarkable performance.

Date/s: November 15, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 5,000,000 (~USD 3,570)

Entries: 16 (10 unique)

Prize pool: KRW 69,840,000 (~USD 49,900)

ITM: 3 places

Single Day High Roller Full Payouts

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
1	CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	$27,440
2	KL Kyungmin LeeSouth Korea	$14,965
3	LY Lei YuChina	$7,485

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 4:12:40 PM

Lee vs Lee for the Final Victory

Level 17: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Heads Up

Calvin Lee raised all-in on the button and saw final opponent Kyungmin Lee call off for his last 280,000 (14 BB) with a pocket pair. Calvin Lee flopped a ton of outs on 9♦ 2♦ Q♥ A♦ 8♣ and delivered the bust just as the turn filled up his flush to leave Kyungmin Lee drawing dead.

Player	Hand	Chips
KL Kyungmin LeeSouth Korea	5♠5♣ BB	busted
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	K♦8♦ D	1,600,000(80 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 4:04:35 PM

[Update] Dong Su Wins Hyper Turbo Bounty

Level 17: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Dong Su - Hyper Turbo Champion

The final side event across the opening day lineup, Hyper Turbo Bounty, drew in a total of 36 entries and ran through four hours on the floor before Dong Su landed the overall victory. Six places banked a share of the KRW 18,856,800 (~USD 13,470) prize pool, with Su taking the largest cut at KRW 4,147,000 (~USD 2,960).

Hyper Turbo Bounty

Date/s: November 15, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 600,000 (~USD 425)

Entries: 36 (32 unique)

Prize pool: KRW 18,856,800 (~USD 13,470)

ITM: 6 places

Full Payouts

1st Dong Su - KRW 4,147,000

2nd Kwai Fun Ying - KRW 2,760,000

3rd Jianfeng Sun - KRW 1,840,000

4th Sanduisuren Nadmid - KRW 1,280,000

5th Tsz Kin Heung - KRW 930,000

6th Eng Chuan 'Tommy' Goh - KRW 700,000

*Excluding bounty prizes

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 3:53:29 PM

Lei Yu Falls Short in 3rd Place - KRW 10,480,000 (~USD 7,485)

Level 17: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Lei Yu - 3rd Place KRW 10,480,000 (~USD 7,485)

Lei Yu open shoved his entire 380,000 on the button and was called by chip leader Calvin Lee. A favorite to win, Yu was left instantly crushed as an ace high flop A♦ K♦ 5♦ landed on the felt. No fourth diamond came on either turn Q♥ or river K♠ , sealing his run in 3rd place finish.

Player	Hand	Chips
LY Lei YuChina	6♦6♠ D	busted
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	A♠3♣ BB	1,200,000(60 BB)

Level 17: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 3/16

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 3:40:58 PM

Kyungmin Lee Takes Some Back

Level 16: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Kyungmin Lee

Kyungmin Lee this time, shoved his remaining 115,000, and was called by Lei Yu. In for a race, board 5♣ 4♥ T♥ Q♥ 5♠ missed to pair either, leaving Lee's ace high good for the take down.

Player	Hand	Chips
KL Kyungmin LeeSouth Korea	A♦8♣ D	255,000(17 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	K♥9♣ BB	400,000(27 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 3:37:59 PM

Lei Yu Escapes Elimination

Level 16: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Lei Yu

Action folded to Lei Yu on the button, who shoved for 250,000, challenged by Kyungmin Lee. A huge underdog, Yu remained in contention, having spiked top pair on board Q♠ T♠ 5♦ 2♠ 3♦ .

Player	Hand	Chips
LY Lei YuChina	Q♣J♣ D	530,000(35 BB)
KL Kyungmin LeeSouth Korea	A♦J♦ SB	115,000(8 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

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

Zhiyuan Zhang Bubbles Single Day High Roller

Level 16: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Zhiyuan Zhang

Down short right at the big blind, Zhiyuan Zhang went with A♦ 5♦ for his four big blind stack (65,000) and was called by button raiser Calvin Lee. Attempting to crawl in the money, Zhang missed the cut by one after his opponent landed top pair on Q♥ 2♦ 7♣ 6♠ 4♥ to knock him out.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	A♦5♦ BB	busted
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	Q♠T♥ D	780,000(52 BB)

Level 16: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 4/16

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 3:15:16 PM

Bubble Time Chip Count Update

Break

Today's Single Day High Roller highlight is on bubble time with one more bust to go before the money trickles in.

Player	Chips
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	730,000
LY Lei YuChina	410,000
KL Kyungmin LeeSouth Korea	405,000
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	80,000

Full Payouts:

Place	Payout (USD)
1	$27,440
2	$14,965
3	$7,485

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 4/16

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 2:52:02 PM

Bin Leng in Domination Nation

Level 15: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Bin Leng

Bin Leng stuffed his 166,000 stack in from utg and saw Kyungmin Lee push likewise. Dominated, Leng found no help on board J♠ 8♣ 6♥ J♣ T♠ , sealing his elimination two spots short of the money.

Player	Hand	Chips
BL Bin LengChina	K♦Q♠ UTG	busted
KL Kyungmin LeeSouth Korea	A♦Q♣ D	401,000(33 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 2:49:12 PM

Calvin Lee Cracks Aces for the Lead

Level 15: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Lei Yu defended his big blind against a 26,000 utg open from Calvin Lee. On board 3♥ K♥ 4♣ 8♦ 2♥ , Yu check called all three streets including a final all-in from Lee by the river. Lee reveals two pair K♦ 8♠ , sending Yu's disguised A♥ A♦ unfortunately, towards the muck.

Player	Chips
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	558,000(47 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	436,000(36 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 2:38:19 PM

Calvin Lee Pulls a Magic Trick

Level 15: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Calvin Lee

Two spots to the money, Calvin Lee risked his tournament life (159,000) with A♥ Q♣ and was up against Zhiyuan Zhang's 9♠ 9♥ for a crucial flip. Zhang instantly landed the favor on flop 5♦ 9♣ J♣ , yet shot down as runout K♠ T♦ ran a runner runner straight for his opponent.

Player	Chips
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	342,000(29 BB)
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	101,000(8 BB)

Level 15: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 5/16

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 2:35:39 PM

Dawei Lu Outpipped by Zhiyuan Zhang

Level 14: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Dawei Lu

Having lost a chunk of his stack previously, Dawei Lu stuffed his remaining 93,000 on the button and was called by Zhiyuan Zhang. Outpipped by one, Lu failed to catch up on board Q♠ 4♥ J♥ 2♣ 8♦ , leaving not even a chop to save him from his demise.

Player	Hand	Chips
DL Dawei LuChina	A♦6♠ D	busted
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	A♣7♣ BB	235,000(24 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 2:33:59 PM

Kyungmin Lee Survives Race

Level 14: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Kyungmin Lee

Kyungmin Lee went with A♠ K♠ for his last 91,000 and was up against Dawei Lu's Q♣ J♥ . Board 5♠ 6♣ 3♦ 9♦ 7♦ ran dry for both, earning Lee the pot with ace-high.

Player	Chips
KL Kyungmin LeeSouth Korea	202,000(20 BB)
DL Dawei LuChina	63,000(6 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 2:25:13 PM

Lei Yu On The Rise

Level 14: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Bin Leng defended his utg open after being faced with a 66,000 three bet from Lei Yu on the small blind. On board Q♦ 7♠ 6♣ T♣ , Yu check called two streets against Leng, with the river 3♠ checked down by both. Yu tables J♦ J♣ and Leng mucks.

Player	Chips
LY Lei YuChina	660,000(66 BB)
BL Bin LengChina	380,000(38 BB)

Level 14: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 6/16

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 1:52:36 PM

Lei Yu Pumps Up the Aggression

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

Lei Yu

Lei Yu opened the action from the cutoff, called by Dawei Lu on the button along with the big blind. Flop 2♦ 2♠ 4♣ was checked to Lu who bet 35,000. Yu check raised to 79,000 and barreled another 68,000 on turn Q♥ after Lu completed. Lu eventually gives it up and folds.

Player	Chips
LY Lei YuChina	320,000(40 BB)
DL Dawei LuChina	267,000(33 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 1:48:27 PM

Bin Leng Continues to Dominate

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

Calvin Lee

Bin Leng defended his big blind against Calvin Lee's 16,000 cutoff open, and check called for another 9,000 on flop K♥ 8♥ 4♥ . On turn 5♣ , Leng led for 20,000, followed by a final 28,000 on river 3♦ . Lee opts out and throws in the fold.

Player	Chips
BL Bin LengChina	479,000(60 BB)
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	127,000(16 BB)

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 6/16

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 1:46:57 PM

Chip Count Update

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

Bin Leng

Player	Chips
BL Bin LengChina	407,000(51 BB)
DL Dawei LuChina	340,000(43 BB)
KL Kyungmin LeeSouth Korea	220,000(28 BB)
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	220,000(28 BB)
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	211,000(26 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	205,000(26 BB)

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 6/16

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 1:43:03 PM

Dawei Lu Outflops Pete Chen

Level 12: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Dawei Lu

Pete Chen opened with half his stack and flicked in the remaining 22,000 against big blind Dawei Lu's all-in. In search of a double up, Chen instead headed towards the door as a jack high board J♠ 4♣ 8♣ 7♣ 9♠ rolled on the felt.

Player	Hand	Chips
PC Pete ChenTaiwan	A♣2♦ UTG	busted
DL Dawei LuChina	J♣2♣ BB	335,000(56 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 1:36:58 PM

Bin Leng Takes Over

Level 12: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Bin Leng

Bin Leng opened from early position, and saw Zhiyuan Zhang and big blind Dawei Lu come along on flop 2♣ J♥ 2♦ . Action was checked to Zhang, who bet 13,000. Both opponents continued to turn 6♣ , checked once more to Zhang.

Another 22,000 bet headed their way, firstly called by Lu. Leng decided to bump it up to 77,000, which didn't stop either player from continuing to river 7♥ . Leng bet a final 85,000, paid only by Lu with J♦ 6♠ , crushed all the way against Leng's flopped trip deuces A♥ 2♥ .

Player	Chips
BL Bin LengChina	510,000(85 BB)
DL Dawei LuChina	228,000(38 BB)
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	207,000(35 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 1:32:39 PM

[Update] WPT Opener Day 1B Registration Closes at 51 Entries

Level 12: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

That's it for the WPT Opener qualifying rounds with the final flight recording an additional 51 entries onto the tally, bumping up the total count to 106 entries. Only 14 players are set to return for tomorrow's games where the second series WPT Ring will be awarded!

Final prize pool and payouts to be posted once available.

WPT Opener

Date/s: November 15-16, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 5,000,000 (~USD 3,570)

Day 1A: 55 entries, 7 qualified

Day 1B: 51 entries, 7 qualified

Day 2 / Final: Saturday, November 16

Watch WPT Opener's feature table action LIVE, broadcasted via Shangzhibo TV.

Level 12: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/16

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 1:30:10 PM

Bin Leng Leaves Hui Chen Drawing Slim

Level 11: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Hui Chen

Hui Chen open shoved 81,000 in, and ran right into Bin Leng's nutted pocket pair on the big blind. Drawing slim, Chen exited shortly as no nines were seen on board K♦ 4♠ J♦ 7♦ 7♠ .

Player	Hand	Chips
BL Bin LengChina	A♥A♣ BB	230,000(46 BB)
HC Hui ChenTaiwan	9♠9♣ UTG+1	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 1:28:29 PM

Pete Chen Runs into Kings

Level 11: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Pete Chen opened from utg+1 and called a 40,000 three bet from Zhiyuan Zhang behind. On flop Q♦ J♦ 8♦ , Zhang got his remaining 76,000 in and was tank called by his Taiwanese opponent with A♥ J♥ . Zhang is ahead with K♣ K♥ , and continued that way through turn T♣ and river A♣ for a full double up.

Player	Chips
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	245,000(49 BB)
PC Pete ChenTaiwan	138,000(28 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 1:26:04 PM

Zhiyuan Zhang Shoves for the Win

Level 11: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Zhiyuan Zhang

Bin Leng opened to 10,000, called by short stacked Zhiyuan Zhang behind. On flop A♦ 9♦ 6♥ , Zhang called for another 13,000, revealing turn K♦ . Leng this time checked, and folded after Zhang pulled the trigger for 59,000.

Player	Chips
BL Bin LengChina	131,000(26 BB)
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	118,000(24 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 1:22:23 PM

Pete Chen Picks Up A Boost

Level 11: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Pete Chen

Pete Chen opened to 10,000 on the hijack and was joined by Zhiyuan Zhang behind, along with the big blind on flop 9♦ 7♣ 4♣ . Checked to Zhang, he bet 13,000, check called only by Chen onto turn J♣ . Both checked it through to river 7♦ where Chen led for 30,000.

Zhang made the call, only to muck as Chen tabled Q♥ 7♥ for rivered trip sevens.

Player	Chips
PC Pete ChenTaiwan	253,000(51 BB)
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	83,000(17 BB)

Level 11: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 8/16

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 1:19:37 PM

Mengchao Yi Recovers

Level 10: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Yi Mengchao

Vying for 81,000 in the middle on board A♦ 2♣ 6♠ 8♥ , action on was seen on Mengchao Yi with a 35,000 bet against Hui Chen on the big blind. Chen put in the call and surrendered shortly after Yi pushed all-in for 70,000 on river A♣ .

Player	Chips
YM Yi MengchaoChina	221,000(55 BB)
HC Hui ChenTaiwan	111,000(28 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 1:17:57 PM

Lei Yu Doubles Through Mengchao Yi

Level 10: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Lei Yu

A blind vs blind confrontation saw Lei Yu risk his remaining 77,000 against Mengchao Yi's pocket pair. Running a flip, Yu was this time spared from elimination as board K♦ 7♥ 3♣ Q♣ 2♦ paired up his overcards to survive through.

Player	Hand	Chips
LY Lei YuChina	A♣Q♦ BB	166,000(42 BB)
YM Yi MengchaoChina	6♠6♦ SB	225,000(56 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 1:15:39 PM

Hui Chen Wins Pocket Pair Battle

Level 10: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

A five way raised pot saw flop J♥ 5♠ 4♦ . Action was checked to Zhiyuan Zhang who bet 15,000, called only by Hui Chen one seat behind. Turn T♦ and river 9♦ welcomed no more bets, with Chen raking in the boost with 8♦ 8♠ against Zhang's 7♦ 7♠ .

Player	Chips
HC Hui ChenTaiwan	207,000(52 BB)
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	117,000(29 BB)

Level 10: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/16

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 1:11:07 PM

Hui Chen Turns Deuces into Bluff

Level 9: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Hui Chen

Mengchao Yi defended his utg+1 open and called a 21,000 three bet from Hui Chen on the small blind. Chen gunned for another 25,000 on flop 7♣ 8♠ 3♥ with Yi continuing to turn 8♦ . Both checked it through to river J♠ where Chen led for 40,000. Yi hero called and claimed the pot with flopped bottom pair K♦ 3♣ as Chen revealed 2♣ 2♥ .

Player	Chips
YM Yi MengchaoChina	300,000(100 BB)
HC Hui ChenTaiwan	145,000(48 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 1:08:57 PM

Calvin Lee Shaves Some Off Dawei Lu

Level 9: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Calvin Lee

With 30,000 in the pot on board 9♣ 5♦ A♥ 6♦ 4♠ , action was seen on Calvin Lee with a final bet of 25,000. Chip leader Dawei Lu check called, yet mucked as Lee turned over A♦ T♣ for top pair.

Player	Chips
DL Dawei LuChina	377,000(126 BB)
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	132,000(44 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 1:06:10 PM

Dawei Lu Collects Three Streets of Value

Level 9: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Dawei Lu

Dawei Lu opened to 9,000 from utg and was called behind by second in command, Zhiyuan Zhang. On board 5♦ 6♥ 3♣ K♠ 7♠ , Lu fired three streets - 13,000, 20,000, and 50,000, all of which were called down by Zhang. Lu revealed A♥ A♦ and shipped the pot just as Zhang mucked.

Player	Chips
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	385,000(128 BB)
DL Dawei LuChina	155,000(52 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 12:48:49 PM

Single Day High Roller Registration Closes at 16 Entries

Level 9: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

The first WPT Ring Event on schedule is officially closed for registration with a final 16 entries recorded across eight levels. Nine players are left currently seated which simply means that the final table is already set. China's Dawei Lu stands in the lead, trailed closely by fellow countryman Zhiyuan Zhang just five big blinds behind. Only three runners will cut a payday off of the KRW 69,840,000 (~USD 49,900) prize pool, with the champion set to bank KRW 38,410,000 (~USD 27,440) in prizes, and a golden WPT High Roller Ring in addition.

Single Day High Roller

Date/s: November 15, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 5,000,000 (~USD 3,570)

Entries: 16 (10 unique)

Prize pool: KRW 69,840,000 (~USD 49,900)

ITM: 3 places

Full Payouts

1st - KRW 38,410,000

2nd - KRW 20,950,000

3rd - KRW 10,480,000

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 11:41:44 AM

[Update] Joseph Cheong Bubbles WPT Opener Day 1A

Break

WPT Opener Day 1A

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

Action folded to Joseph Cheong in the small blind, who shoved his last 37,000 in with A♣ 3♥ , and was called behind by Seiya Shoji with K♦ 5♣ . At risk right on bubble time, Cheong failed to find a bag as board revealed 5♦ 4♣ Q♥ 3♠ 4♥ two pair for his opponent.

Cheong's exit leaves the remaining 7 players onto Day 2, with Shoji in the lead with 381,000 in chips.

Level 9: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/16

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 11:09:02 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 9: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Dawei Lu

Player	Chips
DL Dawei LuChina	263,000(88 BB)
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	250,000(83 BB)
HC Hui ChenTaiwan	212,000(71 BB)
YM Yi MengchaoChina	210,000(70 BB)
BL Bin LengChina	200,000(67 BB)
KL Kyungmin LeeSouth Korea	155,000(52 BB)
PC Pete ChenTaiwan	120,000(40 BB)

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/16

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 11:07:03 AM

Lei Yu Suffers Bad Beat

Level 8: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Lei Yu

Mengchao Yi opened from utg and called off a 52,000 jam from Lei Yu behind. Yu in a great spot to double up instead headed for the exit once more after board Q♦ 7♠ 7♥ 4♦ 5♥ paired his opponent for the win.

Player	Hand	Chips
YM Yi MengchaoChina	A♦4♠ UTG	235,000(94 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	A♥J♥ UTG+1	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 11:02:55 AM

Hui Chen Saved by the River

Level 8: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Hui Chen

Utg limped, followed with a raise to 9,000 from Hui Chen on the hijack. Kyungmin Lee right behind fired a three bet to 21,500 and saw the latter make the call, peeling flop 4♦ 2♦ 8♠ .

Chen led 16,000, and gunned for another 32,000 on turn 4♣ after Lee made the call. Lee this time, demanded for the rest of Chen's chips, to which he risked with A♦ J♦ . Lee is ahead with A♠ Q♦ , but chopped the pot as river 2♠ completed the board.

Player	Chips
HC Hui ChenTaiwan	235,000(94 BB)
KL Kyungmin LeeSouth Korea	160,000(64 BB)

Level 8: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/13

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 10:27:30 AM

Zhiyuan Zhang Rakes In Another

Level 7: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Zhiyuan Zhang once again opened to 6,000, to which Dawei Lu defended his big blind. On flop 2♣ 5♦ 8♠ , Lu check called for 11,000, and faced another 16,000 on turn 3♦ . Lu opted to put in a raise for 20,000 more, called by Zhang. River went check check, revealing Lu's A♦ 6♦ no good against Zhang's J♠ J♦ .

Player	Chips
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	345,000(173 BB)
DL Dawei LuChina	289,000(145 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 10:22:25 AM

Zhiyuan Zhang Double Barrels against Blinds

Level 7: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Zhiyuan Zhang

Zhiyuan Zhang on the button opened to 5,000, called by both players on the blinds. On board 3♥ 3♣ K♦ Q♠ , Zhang barreled 6,000, followed by another 8,000, enough to weed one opponent out after the other for the pot.

Player	Chips
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	285,000(143 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 10:17:14 AM

No Stopping for Hui Chen

Level 7: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Hui Chen

A three way raised pot led by Bin Leng saw flop 4♥ 2♠ 9♣ . Action was checked to last-to-act Hui Chen, who bet 11,500. Both opponents threw in the call, and called for another 25,000 on turn 3♣ . This didn't slow down Chen as he churned out a final 54,000 on river 6♥ . Both decided to give it up, earning Chen the sizable pot.

Player	Chips
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	276,500(138 BB)
HC Hui ChenTaiwan	265,000(133 BB)
BL Bin LengChina	109,000(55 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 10:03:38 AM

Koichi Chiba Heads for the Rails

Level 7: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Koichi Chiba

Facing an utg open from Bin Leng, Koichi Chiba shoved his last 32,500 in and was called by the raiser for another showdown battle. In rough shape, Chiba headed out shortly after his opponent landed a broadway straight on J♣ T♥ 4♦ 7♣ Q♣ .

Player	Hand	Chips
BL Bin LengChina	A♥K♣ UTG	155,000(78 BB)
KC Koichi ChibaJapan	A♣J♥ SB	4,000(2 BB)

Level 7: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/12

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 10:00:23 AM

Zhiyuan Zhang Lands Massive Flip against Pete Chen

Level 6: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Zhiyuan Zhang

A preflop back and forth between button Pete Chen and big blind Zhiyuan Zhang led to both stacks in the middle, with Chen left at risk for his tournament life (87,000). Board K♥ 3♥ 7♣ 5♠ 4♦ quickly landed in favor of Zhang's overcards, earning him a significant boost to his already healthy stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
PC Pete ChenTaiwan	J♠J♥ D	busted
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	A♣K♦ BB	305,000(203 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 9:42:21 AM

Bin Leng Denies Showdown

Level 6: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Bin Leng

Lei Yu opened to 3,500 from utg and was joined by Bin Leng and big blind Koichi Chiba on flop 9♣ 6♥ 5♦ . Yu fired a 3,000 cbet, with both opponents continuing to turn T♥ . Action was this time, checked to Leng who bet 8,000. Only Chiba moved on to river 2♠ , but was left unable to get to showdown after Leng sent out a final 31,000.

Player	Chips
BL Bin LengChina	118,000(79 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	96,000(64 BB)
KC Koichi ChibaJapan	34,000(23 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 9:32:33 AM

Mengchao Yi Heads Out

Level 6: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Yi Mengchao

Mengchao Yi open shoved his last 11,000 and was called by Dawei Lu on the big blind. In for a race, the board 3♠ 7♠ Q♣ 4♠ 8♣ landed Lu a pair of fours, enough to deliver the elimination.

Player	Hand	Chips
YM Yi MengchaoChina	A♥3♦ UTG	busted
DL Dawei LuChina	K♦4♥ BB	417,000(278 BB)

Level 6: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/12

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 9:22:26 AM

Second Bullet Fails for Lei Yu

Level 5: 1,000 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Lei Yu

Having busted out earlier, Lei Yu re-entered the games yet was left in pieces once more after running his remaining 51,000, smack into Zhiyuan Zhang's rockets. Board K♠ 3♠ 4♠ 8♥ 2♠ sent no help for Yu, leaving him headed for the rails a second time.

Player	Hand	Chips
LY Lei YuChina	A♦Q♦ SB	busted
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	A♠A♥ D	225,000(225 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 9:19:09 AM

Zhiyuan Zhang Leaves Mengchao Yi Crippled

Level 5: 1,000 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Zhiyuan Zhang

Mengchao Yi opened to 3,500 from utg and saw Zhiyuan Zhang call behind. On board 9♠ 5♦ 7♥ K♣ , Yi fired two streets - 6,000, and 4,500, with Zhang putting in a raise to 12,000 by the second barrel. Yi answered with an all-in, snap called by Zhang for his entire 69,500.

Yi reveals set 5♠ 5♥ , ultimately crushed by Zhang's higher set 9♥ 9♣ all the way through river A♠ . Yi takes the loss and shoots down to 7 BB.

Player	Chips
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	160,000(160 BB)
YM Yi MengchaoChina	11,000(11 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 9:15:45 AM

Pete Chen Bets for the Win

Level 5: 1,000 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Pete Chen

Kyungmin Lee opened to 3,000 from the cutoff and saw Pete Chen come along a seat behind on flop 3♦ K♦ 6♣ . Both checked it through to turn Q♦ where Lee fired 4,500. Chen put in the chips and went on to send out a final 10,000 on river 8♦ , to which Lee was unable to call.

Player	Chips
KL Kyungmin LeeSouth Korea	111,000(111 BB)
PC Pete ChenTaiwan	110,500(111 BB)

Level 5: 1,000 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 8/10

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 8:53:05 AM

Chenxiang Miao Claims First Trophy of the Season

Break

Chenxiang Miao - Pot Limit Omaha Champion

In just under four hours of play, Chenxiang Miao emerged victorious over today's Pot Limit Omaha side event, having bested the one table field of nine players. Miao takes with him KRW 5,107,000 in winnings to jumpstart his Jeju Poker Festival run, leaving Yiguang Xu to settle for a runner up finish, along with the second of two payouts on the list.

Pot Limit Omaha

Date/s: November 15, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 1,000,000 (~USD 710)

Entries: 9

Prize pool: KRW 7,857,000 (~USD 5,610)

ITM: 2 places

Full Payouts

1st Chenxiang Miao - KRW 5,107,000

2nd Yiguang Xu - KRW 2,750,000

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 8:50:54 AM

[Update] WPT Opener Day 1B Open for Registration

Break

The second and final flight for the opening key event, WPT Opener, is currently in play with registration open through the first eight levels. Players are welcome to jump in with two more hours on the clock before time runs out!

WPT Opener

Date/s: November 15-16, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 5,000,000 (~USD 3,570)

Day 1A: 55 entries, 7 qualified

Watch WPT Opener's feature table action LIVE, broadcasted via Shangzhibo TV.

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 8:49:31 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 4: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Dawei Lu

Player	Chips
DL Dawei LuChina	405,000(405 BB)
KL Kyungmin LeeSouth Korea	114,000(114 BB)
HC Hui ChenTaiwan	98,000(98 BB)
YM Yi MengchaoChina	89,000(89 BB)
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	83,000(83 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	66,000(66 BB)
KC Koichi ChibaJapan	59,500(60 BB)

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/9

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 8:42:28 AM

Kyungmin Lee Takes It Down with Ace High

Level 4: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Kyungmin Lee

Actively in play Dawei Lu defended his big blind against a button open from Kyungmin Lee, and led 5,000 on flop J♣ 4♣ 2♦ . On turn 8♦ , Lu check called for a similar bet from Lee and arrived at showdown after river 9♥ was checked through. Lu shows 7♣ 5♠ , no good against Lee's A♣ K♠ .

Player	Chips
DL Dawei LuChina	412,000(412 BB)
KL Kyungmin LeeSouth Korea	117,000(117 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 8:38:47 AM

Dawei Lu Sends Hui Chen Out

Level 4: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Hui Chen

A five way raised pot led by Dawei Lu rolled flop Q♣ 9♣ 6♥ . Checked to Lu, he bet 12,000, followed by a raise to 30,000 from Hui Chen a seat behind. All others fold, leaving Lu to stuff all-in.

Chen calls off for his remaining 64,000 with top pair Q♠ J♦ , and bowed out shortly as Lu's A♣ T♣ flush filled up on runout 8♥ 3♣ .

Player	Chips
DL Dawei LuChina	420,000(420 BB)
HC Hui ChenTaiwan	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 8:36:20 AM

Top Pair Good for Dawei Lu

Level 4: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Dawei Lu

Dawei Lu opened to 2,800 from the hijack and saw Lei Yu complete on the big blind, revealing flop 8♥ 5♠ J♠ . Lu continued for 3,000, check called by his opponent. On turn 6♠ , Yu led for 7,500, and went for a final 24,000 on river 5♦ . Lu tank called with J♣ T♥ and shipped the pot as Yu revealed a lower two pair 6♣ 4♠ .

Player	Chips
DL Dawei LuChina	297,000(297 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	71,000(71 BB)

Level 4: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 6/7

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 8:13:39 AM

Double Barrel Works for Mengchao Yi

Level 3: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Yi Mengchao

A blind vs blind battle erupted with Dawei Lu opening the action for 1,800. Mengchao Yi behind, sent out a larger 5,800 with his opponent calling to see flop A♠ A♦ 9♠ . Yi continued for 3,000, followed by another 11,000 on turn Q♥ , leaving Lu to give it up by the second barrel.

Player	Chips
DL Dawei LuChina	252,000(315 BB)
YM Yi MengchaoChina	109,500(137 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 8:03:08 AM

Lei Yu Crashes Early

Level 3: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Lei Yu

With 21,000 in the middle on board K♠ A♠ T♣ 5♣ , action was seen on big blind Dawei Lu with a bet of 15,000. Lei Yu on the button made the call, and tank called off the rest of his chips (55,000) on river 6♣ as Lu pushed all-in.

Lu shows nut straight Q♥ J♣ for Yu's elimination just as he tabled top pair A♥ Q♣ .

Player	Chips
DL Dawei LuChina	255,000(319 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 7:50:25 AM

[Update] WPT Opener Registration Closes at 55 Entries

Level 3: 400 / 800 ante: 800

The first flight of the opening highlight, WPT Opener is officially closed with 55 total entries locked in across eight levels of registration. Play will conclude once the field is down to 7 players (ITM).

No worries for those who missed the cut for the Ring Event's Day 1A, with Day 1B set to take the stage in a few minutes.

WPT Opener

Date/s: November 15-16, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 5,000,000 (~USD 3,570)

Day 1A: 55 entries, 7 qualified

Watch WPT Opener's feature table action LIVE, broadcasted via Shangzhibo TV.

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 7:46:58 AM

Flop Runs in Favor of Koichi Chiba

Level 3: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Koichi Chiba

Lei Yu completed his big blind following an open from Koichi Chiba, and went on to check raise for 6,600 on flop A♣ K♣ K♠ . Chiba answered with a heftier 18,000 raise, and took down the pot after Yu folded.

Player	Chips
LY Lei YuChina	80,000(100 BB)
KC Koichi ChibaJapan	69,000(86 BB)

Level 3: 400 / 800 ante: 800

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 4/4

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 7:39:33 AM

Dawei Lu Continues to Chip Up

Level 2: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Dawei Lu

Lei Yu defended his utg open and called a 4,000 three bet from Dawei Lu on the small blind. Flop J♥ T♥ 5♦ saw Lu send out another 4,000, Yu again with a call. Both turn T♣ and river Q♦ were checked down, revealing Lu's K♥ K♣ good for the win.

Player	Chips
DL Dawei LuChina	171,500(286 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	96,500(161 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 7:36:28 AM

Lei Yu Plays Big Blind Defense

Level 2: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Lei Yu

Action folded to Zhiyuan Zhang on the small blind, who raised to 1,400. Lei Yu put in the call behind to see flop 4♥ 6♥ 3♠ . Checked to Yu, he bet 1,600, followed by another 3,500 on turn 9♥ . Zhang check called one street yet folded after Yu continued with aggression.

Player	Chips
LY Lei YuChina	103,500(173 BB)
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	74,000(123 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 7:21:24 AM

Dawei Lu Wins Preflop War

Level 2: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Dawei Lu

Dawei Lu opened to 1,500 from utg and was met with a 4,500 three bet from Zhiyuan Zhang on the button. Lu clapped back with another raise to 12,000, which didn't stop Zhang from firing a heftier 26,000. Lu finally pushed all-in and successfully convinced Zhang to give it up.

Player	Chips
DL Dawei LuChina	149,000(248 BB)
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	79,500(133 BB)

Level 2: 300 / 600 ante: 600

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 4/4

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 7:10:21 AM

Early Aggression from Zhiyuan Zhang

Level 1: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Zhiyuan Zhang

Koichi Chiba opened from utg to 1,200, and was joined by both Zhiyuan Zhang on the button along with small blind Lei Yu. Action on flop T♦ 2♠ 3♣ was checked to Zhang, who bet 3,000. Yu put in a raise to 7,500, and once again surrendered after Zhang bumped it up further to 16,000.

Player	Chips
KC Koichi ChibaJapan	116,000(232 BB)
ZZ Zhiyuan ZhangChina	114,500(229 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	94,000(188 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 7:06:39 AM

Dawei Lu Takes It Down

Level 1: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Dawei Lu

Shorthanded, Dawei Lu defended his big blind against a 1,200 button open from Lei Yu, and check called a 900 continuation bet on flop 3♠ 8♣ A♥ . On turn 9♣ , Lu led for 4,000 and went on to barrel a final 13,000 on river K♠ . Yu surrenders, shipping Lu the early boost.

Player	Chips
DL Dawei LuChina	105,000(210 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	93,000(186 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 6:40:47 AM

Single Day High Roller Action Begins!

Shuffle up & deal, good luck to all the players!

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 5:34:45 AM

WPT Opener Halfway Through Registration

A total of 37 entries have since joined the WPT Opener's first flight with registration remaining open through Level 8 @16:30. Day 1B will run just in following, beginning at 17:00 for faster paced twenty minute blind levels.

WPT Opener

Date/s: November 15-16, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 5,000,000 (~USD 3,570)

Starting stack: 25,000

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 4:00:57 AM

Jeju Poker Festival Kicks Off!

Roll out the red carpet as today marks the start of the grand Jeju Poker Festival at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World. Seventeen days of nonstop action await players, with WPT Korea opening the anticipated games! Four events take charge of the first day action, highlighted by the KRW 5 Million buy-in Single Day High Roller.

Also underway is the first flight of the WPT Opener, followed by another run at 17:00 local time. Side events Pot Limit Omaha and Hyper Turbo Bounty will likewise play down to a winner, making it three trophies to be awarded across the opening day festivities. Players on the hunt for the coveted WPT Rings can look no further with both the Single Day High Roller, and WPT Opener being two of the six Ring Events.

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/15/2024, 12:09:03 AM