WPT Main Event (2,500,000 KRW)

Hikari Miura opened to 5,000 from utg+1 and was met with a 15,000 three bet from Lirui Zhang on the button. Miura answered with a four bet to 50,000, leaving Zhang unable to continue.

Lirui Zhang opened to 5,000 on the button, to which both players on the blinds defended. On flop A♦ 7♦ 7♣ , Jiacheng Pang check called a 10,000 cbet and arrived at showdown after no further bets went in on either turn 8♦ or river 5♣ . Pang showed A♣ T♣ for the win.

With 19,000 in the middle on board A♣ 9♣ J♦ J♠ 3♥ , action was caught on Lirui Zhang leading out for 7,500. Chao Ting Cheng on the other end, raised to 31,000, and snap called for his entire 111,500 after Zhang moved all-in.

Zhang shows A♠ Q♥ , utterly no good against Cheng's turned trip jacks K♣ J♣ .

Facing an open and two calls ahead, Junjie Ren pulled a squeeze to 12,000, called by initial raiser Valeriy Pak. Action back to Lirui Zhang he re-raised all-in for 36,900, and once again faced Ren. In danger over a flip, Lirui managed to claim some back, having a landed a set on board Q♠ 2♣ 9♦ 7♥ 8♥ .

With 24,600 in the middle on board 3♥ 9♦ 2♥ K♦ , Lirui Zhang was seen leading out for 20,500. Junjie Ren behind raised all-in for 53,600, to which Zhang snap called with T♥ T♠ . Ren is ahead with two pair 9♠ 3♠ and further improved to a boat on river 3♣ for the full double up.

A preflop back and forth between Ping Lin and Lirui Zhang landed both 80 BB stacks in the middle. Lirui dominated, managed to turn the tables with a pair of jacks on board Q♦ T♠ 3♣ 6♠ 8♣ to snag the win.

Lirui Zhang sent out a 2,400 three bet from the big blind against Chuanjin Gong's late position open and went on to lead out each street on board 8♠ A♦ T♦ 4♦ 3♦ . Gong called the first two behind, but eventually gave it up after Zhang pulled the trigger.