WPT Main Event (2,500,000 KRW)

Yong Li open shoved 1,900,000 in on the button and was called by Dong Li behind. At risk, Yong Li headed out shortly after failing to improve on board 3♥ J♦ 4♦ 8♦ T♦ .

Dong Li opened utg, and was met with two all-ins - Dingding Guan (1,400,000) and Yong Li (3,400,000). Li opted out and the two ran board 5♣ 2♦ 4♣ 4♠ Q♦ . Guan shipped the double up with his better pocket pair, and left Li shooting down to the bottom of the ranks.

Remaining Payouts

Day 4 has officially closed with only six players out of its 667-entry field remaining in the running for this season's WPT Main Event title. Day chip leader Dong Li continues to hold the reins, once again on top of the list with a massive chip count of 12,700,000 onto the Final Day. Li has been a dominant force across the table all day, playing postflop aggressively while also unafraid to gamble against shorter stacks. With nearly 40% of the chips in play, Li stands to be in pole position to secure the KRW 300,000,000 (~USD 215,400) top prize, WPT Trophy, and the prestigious WPT Main Event Ring.

Action resumes tomorrow, November 22nd, 12 noon, where a champion will be crowned by day's end.

WPT Main Event

Dates: November 16-22, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 2,500,000 (~USD 1,795)

Guarantee: KRW 1,680,000,000 (~USD 1,206,430)

Entries: 667 (507 unique)

Prize pool: KRW 1,680,000,000 (~USD 1,206,430)

ITM: 96 places

Day 1A: 120 entries, 42 qualified

Day 1B: 207 entries, 70 qualified

Day 1C: 340 entries, 117 qualified

Day 2: 229 players, 79 qualified

Day 3: 79 players; 24 qualified

Day 4: 24 players, 6 qualified

Day 5 /Final: Friday, November 22

Final Table Chip Counts

Remaining Payouts

A fourway raised pot dealt flop 7♦ 7♣ 4♣ . Action checked to Yong Li, who bet 250,000, called behind by Dong Li. On turn A♠ , Yong Li opted to check call for 900,000, and arrived at showdown shortly after Dong Li checked back river 4♦ . Yong Li revealed 8♥ 8♦ , good against Dong Li's 6♥ 6♠ .

The WPT Main Event games is officially down to its final nine players with day chip leader Dong Li continuing to hold down the lead. Each contender is now guaranteed KRW 27,000,000 (~USD 19,385) in winnings, with the KRW 300,000,000 (~USD 215,400) a short reach away.

Day 4 action will close once the field is down to six players.

WPT Main Event

Dates: November 16-22, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 2,500,000 (~USD 1,795)

Guarantee: KRW 1,680,000,000 (~USD 1,206,430)

Entries: 667 (507 unique)

Prize pool: KRW 1,680,000,000 (~USD 1,206,430)

ITM: 96 places

Final Table Chip Counts

Remaining Payouts

A blind vs blind battle saw Hongshuang Hu call a 150,000 open from Yong Li a seat before and head to flop Q♦ J♦ 9♣ . Li led all-in, called by Hu for his remaining 650,000.

Li 9♦ 8♦

Hu K♣ Q♥

In search of a third diamond, turn Q♣ and river 9♥ felted none, earning Hu the double up with trip queens.

One more elimination is due before the day closes at three tables remaining onto Day 4. Dong Li continues to be in the lead with a massive 4,410,000 chip count, followed by Chenxiang Miao at a distance.

Yong Li fired another three bet to 155,000, this time against button Chenxiang Miao. Miao continued to flop T♦ 6♦ 8♥ and faced a 75,000 cbet from the aggressor. Miao raised to 225,000 yet folded after Li pulled a heftier 400,000.

Kwok Chun Ng defended his 65,000 open and called a raise from Yong Li behind for 70,000 more. On board J♦ T♥ 6♠ Q♠ 4♥ , Ng check called two streets - 70,000 and 90,000 and arrived at showdown after Li checked back the river. Ng tabled K♣ J♣ , no good against Li's top pair A♣ Q♥ .

A limp pot blind vs blind dealt flop K♥ Q♠ 4♣ . Chuang Hao led 30,000, called behind by Yong Li. On turn 5♥ , Hao opted to check call 55,000, and tank fold river 2♣ after Li fired a final 55,000.

Zhongyao Li opened to 50,000 from the lojack, and was met with a 175,000 three bet from Yong Li on the button. Zhongyao Li answered with another raise to 425,000, and picked up the pot after his opponent tank folded.

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.

Over a hundred eliminations have been delivered throughout the day with only 127 players remaining in contention by the second break. Baofeng Zhang currently leads the charge, stacking above the 1 million mark to leave quite a distance from second in rank Ran Zhou's 665,000 chip count.

Time banks will be put in play the following level.

A fourway raised pot revealed flop 7♣ 7♥ J♠ . Action was checked to Joonhee Yea on the button, who bet 6,000, called only by Yong Li. Turn 9♥ went check check which prompted Li to lead 7,000 on river 3♣ . Yea pays it up and mucks as Li flipped over quads 7♦ 7♠ .

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.