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.

Action folded to small blind Sergei Kim, who opened for 110,000. Ng Kwok Chun behind, used up two time banks, and eventually raised all-in, earning him the pot uncontested.

Sergei Kim moved all-in for 220,000, called by Yukako Hiroi. Jie Zheng reshoved for a larger 800,000, and Hiroi put in the call as well for a three way showdown. Board 9♦ 5♥ 7♣ A♥ Q♥ spared Kim from elimination with a timely backdoor flush, while Zheng wasn't as fortunate as he headed out in 19th place finish.

Sergei Kim defended his open and called a 175,000 three bet from Zhiyuan Zhang behind. On flop J♦ T♥ 4♥ , Kim check raised all-in following a 150,000 cbet from Zhang, and saw the latter call off for his entire 685,000.

Kim K♥ Q♥

Zhang K♦ K♠

Gunning for a ton of outs, none came on either turn 7♣ or river 4♣ , leaving Kim to fork over a chunk of his stack.

Facing an open and a call, Sergei Kim moved all-in for 540,000 on the big blind, and was called by Ying Song with a pocket pair. Running a flip, Song instantly spiked a set on flop 9♦ 3♦ 5♠ , yet booked the loss as the runout 8♠ K♠ landed Kim a backdoor flush for the win.

With 9,000 in the pot across board 9♥ 4♦ J♠ Q♣ , Denis Zhang was seen leading out for 5,500. Sergei Kim behind put in the call, and called for a final 12,000 on river J♦ . Zhang shows full house J♣ 4♣ for the pot, leaving Kim's trip jacks J♥ headed towards the muck.

With 7,800 in the middle on flop J♠ 9♦ 4♠ , Sergei Kim check called a 3,200 bet from button raiser Xiang Li. Turn T♣ went check check, convincing Kim to lead 9,200 on river 3♠ . Li tanks and eventually throws in the fold.