WPT Main Event (2,500,000 KRW)

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

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

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

Both Yicheng Ren and Hidetomo Wada completed their blinds against Shuo Yang's utg open, and headed to flop T♠ 7♣ 2♦ . Ren check raised to 3,900 following a cbet from Yang and saw both put in the chips to turn Q♦ . Ren bet another 3,500, and arrived shortly at showdown after Wada called off his last 2,800 and Yang opted out.

Ren J♥ J♣

Wada T♥ 5♦

In rough shape, Wada was in luck to find a 5♠ land on the river, just enough to save him from elimination.

Action folded to Siyu Ji on the button, who opened to 1,000. Small blind Guigen Xiao raised to 3,500, cold called by Hidetomo Wada behind. Ji decided to raise the stakes to 15,900, enough to earn him the pot straight away.

Zhihua Yang opened to 900 from late position and called a 3,000 three bet from Hidetomo Wada behind. On board 2♦ 2♠ 8♥ T♦ , Wada bet both streets - 3,000 and 6,500, and left his opponent unable to proceed by the second barrel.