WPT Main Event (2,500,000 KRW)

Yiyu Zhou flicked in his last 20,000, followed by a raise to 80,000 from Zhikang Dai. Hongshuang Hu on the button, bumped it up to 180,000, and saw Dai complete. On board K♥ 3♥ 2♠ 7♣ , Hu double barreled - 125,000 and 275,000, with Dai unable to continue by the turn bet. Hu revealed top set K♠ K♦ , leaving Zhou's 6♥ 8♣ drawing dead.

Zhikang Dai defended his big blind against Yiyu Zhou's button and headed to flop 5♣ 9♥ 6♠ . Both checked it through to turn K♣ where Zhou bet 40,000. Dai check raised to 100,000, and led a final 325,000 on river 8♦ . Zhou failed to continue, shipping the pot to his opponent.

Yiyu Zhou opened to 50,000 from utg, joined by both players on the blinds to flop Q♥ 8♦ 7♣ . Action checked to Zhou, who bet 100,000. Ying Song put in the call, and went on tank call Zhou's 225,000 all-in on turn 2♦ .

Zhou tabled top pair A♦ Q♣ , ahead of Song's midpair A♥ 8♥ , and shipped the pot as river 7♥ completed the board.

Facing an open from Yiyu Zhou, Haoran Hu flicked in his last 12,500, followed by a raise to 25,000 from Qiuming Qin behind. Zhou came along on flop J♣ T♣ 4♠ , and went ahead to lead all-in . Qin check folded, leaving the two to showdown.

Zhou Q♥ Q♠

Hu 7♥ 7♦

In rough shape, no help for Hu came on either turn 6♥ or river K♠ , sealing his elimination entirely.

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.

Facing an utg open, Jianjun Xu fired a three bet to 4,600, and was met with a cold four bet behind from Yiyu Zhou. Initial raiser folded, and Xu answered with another raise to 36,600, convincing Zhou to surrender.