WPT Main Event (2,500,000 KRW)

A fourway three bet pot dealt flop K♠ 8♣ 4♥ . Small blind Yongbin Wang led for 4,800, called by initial raiser Hidetomo Wada. On turn 2♠ , Wang pushed his last 5,000 in, snap called by Wada with a set 8♠ 8♦ . Wang finds no hope for his K♣ T♣ and heads out shortly after river K♥ completed the board.

Yongbin Wang defended his big blind against Wendong Lyu's button open, and went on to check call all three streets on board 6♠ 4♦ 2♥ T♠ J♦ . Putting his tournament life on the line with a pair of sixes 6♦ 7♦ , Wang unfortunately, headed out after finding Lyu's rivered pair of jacks J♣ 8♦ to deliver his bust.

With a pot of 33,000 built in the middle on board 7♣ K♠ 3♥ 5♣ , action was seen on initial raiser Yongbin Wang with a bet of 15,000. Evgenii Chzhen behind, called to see river T♥ , and went on to bet all-in following a check from his opponent. Wang folds and Chzhen continues to pile it high.

Yongbin Wang limped in and faced a 3,600 raise from Tom Henricus right behind. Both Wang and the big blind called to see a flop of A♦ 7♥ 2♣ . Wang check called one bet from Henricus, yet folded as the raiser fired another 8,000 on turn 7♠ .

Day 1A's first break sees Evgenii Chzhen on top of the ranks, sitting with three times the starting stack. Still a long way to go, with action set to close by the end of Level 10.

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