WPT Main Event (2,500,000 KRW)

Yi Qin defended his utg open and called a 23,000 three bet from Xiaochun Gu right behind. On flop K♣ 7♠ 6♦ , Qin check jammed and saw Gu call off for his 84,000 stack.

Qin 8♥ 5♥

Gu A♠ K♦

Drawing to a straight, Qin booked the loss having missed to fill up on runout 2♣ 8♦ .

Fifty players have already headed for the rails by the first break with 179 contenders remaining in play. Beng Hong Ker currently holds down the lead, being the sole runner above the half a million mark.

Yi Qin opened to 2,000 from utg and saw both players on the blinds come along on flop 8♠ 5♦ 7♦ . Checked to Qin, he bet 2,500, called by Xinhong Li. Action back to Xiangzhu Jiang, he raised to 8,000, which didn't deter any of the two from continuing to turn T♦ . Both Li and Jiang checked to Qin, prompting him to bet 22,000. Li made the call for his tournament life with a straight J♥ 9♥ , and was left drawing dead as Qin revealed nut flush A♦ 2♦ .

Yi Qin fired a 4,500 three bet on the small blind against an open and a call, and saw both continue to flop K♠ 5♥ 4♥ . Qin bet 7,500, and another 15,000 on turn J♠, with initial raiser Chenjie He calling behind both streets. On river 3♠ , Qin fired a final 27,000, to which He tank called with A♠ K♥ . Qin shows a busted flush draw A♥ Q♥ and is left crippled down to a single big blind.

A three way all-in preflop situation was seen on board 8♦ 6♦ 3♣ 8♣ 9♣ with Hui Chen shipping the chip leader pot with his pocket pair. Chen delivered a double bust, sending both Hengzhao Lu and Yi Qin out after missing their overcards.

Hui Chen: T♥ T♣

Hengzhao Lu: King-Queen

Yi Qin: Ace-King

Yi Qin fired a 2,100 three bet from the big blind against Yuan Yu's late position open and saw the latter complete to flop K♥ 9♥ 7♣ . Qin continued for another 2,100, raised by Yu to 7,000. No hesitation from Qin as he pushed all-in, earning the pot as Yu let it go.

Yi Qin opened to 600 from utg and was met with a 2,500 three bet from Qingbo Gao on the small blind. Qin bumped it up further to 7,000, called by Gao. On flop A♣ K♣ 4♥ , Qin bet 7,500, and Gao folds.