WPT Main Event (2,500,000 KRW)

Xinxin Jiang opened to 4,000 from the cutoff and saw Tianyi Wen come along on flop 4♣ 5♥ Q♥ . Wen check called 4,000, and another 11,000 on turn 8♣ , and arrived at showdown after no bets went in on river T♦ . Wen shows 9♦ 9♠ , crushed by the river as Jiang found a pair of tens T♥ 6♥ .

WPT Main Event Day 1B registration is officially closed with 207 entries recorded across the first eight levels. China's Xinxin Jiang currently stands in the lead by the last break of the day, stacking nearly three times the average stack.

One more flight is set to run through tomorrow, November 18, to wrap up the qualifying rounds.

WPT Main Event players have been sent off to a one hour dinner break, with play set to resume at 6:35 pm local time. 113 runners out of the 170 entry field continue to be in contention, with wild card Jieming Xu leading the charge. Today's action is set to conclude following four more 60 minute levels onto Day 2.

Registration remains open through Level 8 @21:45.

Nguyen Quang Minh limp called on the button vs Xinxin Jiang's 16,000 all-in, and cruised to victory on board 6♣ J♣ J♦ 4♦ J♠ . Jiang is eliminated from the Main Event games, yet still has a lot of time to re-enter with two more hours left on the registration clock.