WPT Main Event (2,500,000 KRW)

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.

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.

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.

An all-in preflop situation saw Bing An commit his last 118,000 against Linghui Dai for a flip. Flop Q♥ K♠ 9♥ ran in favor of the overcards, but the runout J♠ A♠ saved An from elimination, having spiked a set to double through.

Linghui Dai opened to 4,000 from utg, and was called by Thijs Hilberts on the button along with Chenxu Zhang on the big blind. On flop J♣ 5♥ T♠ , Dai continued for 5,000 and missed to weed either opponent to turn J♦ . Dai proceeded with another 15,000, and shipped the pot as both opponents threw in the fold.

WPT Main Event players have been sent off to a one hour dinner break, with play set to resume at 6:30 pm local time. 69 runners out of the 108 entry field continue to be in contention, with yesterday's Single Day High Roller runner up Kyungmin Lee leading the pack. Today's action is set to conclude following four more 60 minute levels onto Day 2.

Registration remains open through Level 8 @21:45.