WPT Main Event (2,500,000 KRW)

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.

A three way raised pot built 15,000 in the middle on A♣ K♣ Q♥ . Chuanjin Gong led for 6,100, and went on to slam 44,100 total against a raise from Yongqiang Xia. Xia snap called with the nuts J♥ T♦ , and remained ahead against Gong's A♦ 5♦ all the way through turn 6♠ and river 9♦ .

Zuo You on the cutoff sent out a 4,500 three bet and saw both the initial raiser and Yongqiang Xia make the call. On flop T♠ T♣ 9♣ , You continued for 4,200, and a following 15,500 on turn 4♦ . Xia invested one bet yet folded after his opponent barreled another.

A 5,300 pot was centered around board K♥ 7♠ J♦ A♣ . Initial raiser Xuancheng Li threw in a bet of 2,200, and called for 3,000 more following a raise from Yongqiang Xia behind. River A♦ was checked down by both, with Li's rivered trip aces A♠ 9♠ good for the take down.