Jeju Poker Festival 2024 - FESTIVAL RESULTS
Junjie Ren Holds Commanding Lead into Day 2

China's Junjie Ren closes the final flight on schedule with a dominating lead into the Day 2 rounds. Ren amassed a chip count of 529,000 by day's end and stands to be the sole runner to breach the half a million mark.
Ren stepped out into the limelight following a smashing hero call against Vietnam's The Nguyen Bui by the eighth level of play, having bravely called down all three streets with ace high on a ten high board. The Chinese runner successfully delivered his opponent's elimination following the call, and continued to chip up with a sizable pot coming from Tom Henricus propelling him well above the field.
Fan Shi comes second in position, stacking a healthy 445,500, followed by Japan's Andrew Matahira with 386,000 and Song Wang with 381,000. All four contenders sit atop the overall counts, having bagged just enough to surpass both Day 1A and Day 1B chip leaders.
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: Tuesday, November 19
Day 3: Wednesday, November 20
Day 4: Thursday, November 21
Day 5 /Final: Friday, November 22
*End of Day 1C Chip Counts to follow
End of Day 1C Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RJ Ren Junjie | 529,000(265 BB) |
FS Fan Shi | 445,500(223 BB) |
AM Andrew Matahira | 386,000(193 BB) |
SW Song Wang | 381,000(191 BB) |
SL Shuang Li | 345,000(173 BB) |
PS Patryk Slusarek | 342,000(171 BB) |
RM Renji Mao | 314,500(157 BB) |
JL Jianwei Lin | 302,000(151 BB) |
HH Hongshuang Hu | 300,000(150 BB) |
FB Federico Butteroni | 295,500(148 BB) |
YQ Yi Qin | 294,500(147 BB) |
ZY Zhou Yiyu | 287,000(144 BB) |
TF Tianjiao Fang | 286,000(143 BB) |
DL Dong Li (3) | 275,000(138 BB) |
PW Peng Wu | 272,000(136 BB) |
CH Chenjie He | 268,500(134 BB) |
KH Ke Huashu | 258,500(129 BB) |
XL Xiaoyun Li | 252,000(126 BB) |
YZ Yuanchang Zhu | 233,000(117 BB) |
XG Xiaobin Gu | 220,500(110 BB) |
LW Lu Wei | 219,500(110 BB) |
JY Jun Ye | 210,500(105 BB) |
RL Ruibin Li | 206,500(103 BB) |
CB Cheng Bo | 205,500(103 BB) |
ZT Zongguo Tian | 202,500(101 BB) |
GR Gu Rong | 202,500(101 BB) |
TK Takeo Kimura | 201,500(101 BB) |
GH Gary Hyemyong Moon | 198,500(99 BB) |
ZX Zhang Xudong | 198,000(99 BB) |
CH Chuang Hao | 197,000(99 BB) |
SO Shiina Okamoto | 190,500(95 BB) |
WZ Wanyu Zhang | 179,000(90 BB) |
ZM Zhang Mingjie | 178,500(89 BB) |
YH Yukako Hiroi | 177,500(89 BB) |
CJ Chen Jie | 176,500(88 BB) |
XC Xu Chen | 176,000(88 BB) |
AM Akutsu Mao | 175,000(88 BB) |
LC Lin Chen-An | 165,500(83 BB) |
OT Oleg Titov | 165,500(83 BB) |
EX Erdun Xu | 164,000(82 BB) |
LZ Lei Zhang | 164,000(82 BB) |
LC Liwei Chen | 162,500(81 BB) |
MS Mitsugi Shunsuke | 156,500(78 BB) |
WC Wenwen Chen | 156,000(78 BB) |
CC Cheng Chen | 156,000(78 BB) |
LY Liu Yin | 152,500(76 BB) |
SH Shuang Hu | 146,000(73 BB) |
LC Lida Chen | 144,000(72 BB) |
PL Ping Lin | 142,500(71 BB) |
JX Jin Xudong | 136,500(68 BB) |
ZH Zou Haichao | 136,500(68 BB) |
ZW Zhong Wang | 133,000(67 BB) |
SE Shen Enzhi | 131,500(66 BB) |
LY Lei Yu | 131,500(66 BB) |
LS Lei Sun | 130,000(65 BB) |
SD Sun Dongdong | 129,000(65 BB) |
LS Lian Siqi | 125,500(63 BB) |
HM Hikari Miura | 125,500(63 BB) |
HK Hiori Konisho | 124,500(62 BB) |
YY Yuan Yang | 124,500(62 BB) |
QQ Qiuming Qin | 123,000(62 BB) |
JW Jijun Wang | 122,500(61 BB) |
DK Doi Kojiro | 122,500(61 BB) |
TH Tom Henricus Verbruggen | 121,500(61 BB) |
JB Jin Boxin | 117,000(59 BB) |
LB Lin Baojie | 113,000(57 BB) |
LS Liu Sen | 109,000(55 BB) |
KX Kai Xu | 109,000(55 BB) |
BL Bofei Lin | 109,000(55 BB) |
KQ Kong Qingtao | 107,500(54 BB) |
SC Sun Chang Liang | 106,500(53 BB) |
YL Yan Li | 106,000(53 BB) |
HW Hui Wang | 104,000(52 BB) |
SL Shaoxin Lyu | 100,000(50 BB) |
KN Kyosuke Nagami | 97,000(49 BB) |
YG Yiming Guo | 97,000(49 BB) |
WX Wang Xiaohui | 95,500(48 BB) |
TZ Tianwen Zhang | 95,500(48 BB) |
JP Jiang Pu | 94,000(47 BB) |
QZ Qing Zhao (2) | 94,000(47 BB) |
JM Jiang Ming | 93,500(47 BB) |
SY Suwei Yang | 86,000(43 BB) |
MC Miao Chenxiang | 81,000(41 BB) |
YL Yuhang Liu | 80,000(40 BB) |
XG Xuan Guo | 80,000(40 BB) |
CJ Chen Jiachun | 77,000(39 BB) |
NZ Nan Zhao | 76,500(38 BB) |
MJ Mao Jiawei | 74,000(37 BB) |
SJ Sun Jie (2) | 71,500(36 BB) |
LR Li Ruoxi | 69,000(35 BB) |
YJ Yiching Jeng | 68,000(34 BB) |
TQ Tao Qiang | 66,000(33 BB) |
YC Yita Choong | 64,500(32 BB) |
GD Guan Dingding | 62,500(31 BB) |
LX Liu Xiang | 61,000(31 BB) |
NR Nakai Ryuta | 60,500(30 BB) |
ZY Zhao Yao | 60,000(30 BB) |
WM William Mcgrady | 56,000(28 BB) |
CY Chen Yifei | 55,000(28 BB) |
CC Cheng Christian Chieyin | 54,000(27 BB) |
NS Ning Sun | 53,000(27 BB) |
XG Xu Guo | 51,000(26 BB) |
LH Liu Hengzhao | 49,500(25 BB) |
JC Jianting Cai | 49,000(25 BB) |
ZC Zan Chen | 48,000(24 BB) |
NK Ng Kwok Chun | 42,500(21 BB) |
ZL Zhu Li | 41,000(21 BB) |
WX Wan Xinkun | 40,000(20 BB) |
ZD Zhikang Dai | 36,500(18 BB) |
DN Duc Nguyen | 36,500(18 BB) |
SM Sergei Mertvishchev | 34,000(17 BB) |
XN Xin Ning | 33,000(17 BB) |
CL Chao Li | 32,000(16 BB) |
PW Pang Wei Ping | 29,000(15 BB) |
KT Kennie Tay | 25,500(13 BB) |
DG Dmitriy Gnusaev | busted |
[Update] Xinhong Li Wins Pot Limit Omaha Hyper Turbo

The final side event across the Day 4 schedule, Pot Limit Omaha - Hyper Turbo, saw Xinhong Li land the victory over the 40-entry field. Li closed out his maiden win in style with the fast-paced games seeing only a quick three hour race to the title. For his triumph, Li collected KRW 7,122,000 (~USD 5,090) in first place winnings, leaving Jiacheng Pang to settle for the lesser KRW 4,750,000 (~USD 3,395) runner up payday.
Pot Limit Omaha - Hyper Turbo
Date/s: November 18, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 600,000 (~USD 430)
Entries: 40 (31 unique)
Prize pool: KRW 20,952,000 (~USD 14,980)
ITM: 7 places
Full Payouts
1st Xinhong Li - KRW 7,122,000
2nd Jiacheng Pang - KRW 4,750,000
3rd Weijiong Chen - KRW 3,160,000
4th Ren Jun Yang - KRW 2,190,000
5th Riku Motegi - KRW 1,590,000
6th Ryoma Tsunoda - KRW 1,200,000
7th Hung Hsiang Wu - KRW 940,000
[Update] Yong Li Ships Single Day High Roller NLH - Turbo Victory

Yong Li came out on top of today's Single Day High Roller - NLH Turbo games following a 22-level battle, having bested the pro heavy 33-entry field. Li beat the likes of two-time bracelet winner Xixiang Luo and WPT ambassador Pete Chen across the final rounds, and claimed ownership of the KRW 40,976,000 (~USD 29,305) top prize. Six runners captured a piece of the prize pool with Zhihua Yang taking the second largest payout on the list in consolation for his runner up finish.
Single Day High Roller NLH - Turbo
Date/s: November 18, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 4,000,000 (~USD 2,860)
Entries: 33 (30 unique)
Prize pool: KRW 115,236,000 (~USD 82,415)
ITM: 6 places
Full Payouts
1st Yong Li - KRW 40,976,000
2nd Zhihua Yang - KRW 27,310,000
3rd Yen Han 'Pete' Chen - KRW 18,210,000
4th Xixiang Luo - KRW 12,640,000
5th Changmin Zhu - KRW 9,160,000
6th Weiran Pu - KRW 6,940,000
Down to Last Three Hands
WPT Main Event Day 1C action is down to its last three hands as players begin to prepare for bagging time.
Games resume tomorrow, November 19th at 12 noon sharp.
Tom Henricus Bounces Back

Chao Li risked his entire 70,000 against initial raiser Tom Henricus and was left in pieces as the Dutch runner flipped over a better pocket pair. An ace high flop A♠ 3♣ 5♦ instantly landed on the felt, with no runner runner jack coming on 6♣ 7♦ to save Li from his demise.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
CL Chao Li | J♥J♠ D | busted |
TH Tom Henricus Verbruggen | A♦A♥ HJ | 151,000(76 BB) |
Anthony Seiki Gets Rivered by Yuancheng Zhu

Yuancheng Zhu opened to 4,500 utg and called off Anthony Seiki's 40,000 all-in. Dominated, Zhu lucked out as board T♥ 6♠ 2♦ A♥ J♣ landed him a broadway straight on the river to turn the tables.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
K♣Q♥ UTG | 179,500(90 BB) | |
AS Anthony Seiki | A♣Q♣ UTG+1 | busted |
Seiya Shoji Exits in Brutal Fashion

With 60,000 in the middle across board 7♠ J♥ 9♠ 7♣ 8♦ , action was caught on Wanyu Zhang with an all-in for Seiya Shoji's 29,000 behind. Shoji called off with a full house J♦ J♣ , yet was crushed as Zhang tabled quads 7♥ 7♦ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
238,000(119 BB) | |
SS Seiya Shoji | busted |
Shuang Li Delivers Bust with Aces
Lei Shi Gets Coolered by Patryk Slusarek

A cooler situation landed on the table with Lei Shi on the losing end against Patryk Slusarek for his tournament life (129,500). Board 6♦ 3♣ 5♦ J♠ 2♣ offered no salvation for Shi, eliminating him from the running entirely.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
PS Patryk Slusarek | A♠A♦ UTG+1 | 279,000(140 BB) |
LS Lei Shi | K♦K♣ SB | busted |
Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
60 minutesHiori Konisho Sends Dongchao Zhang Packing

Dongchao Zhang opened to 3,000 from utg+1 and was met with a three bet to 9,500 from Hiori Konisho on the button. Zhang answered with another raise to 23,000 and committed his 25,000 behind after Konisho moved all-in.
In rough shape, Zhang crashed out, having failed to improve on board 5♦ 4♣ 2♠ T♥ 3♣ .
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
7♣7♠ UTG+1 | busted | |
HK Hiori Konisho | K♣K♥ D | 122,000(81 BB) |
Meng Ling Lin Bows Out

Meng Ling Lin open shoved her last 23,000 from the cutoff and was called by Zongguo Tian a seat behind. In search of an ace, the board Q♠ 5♥ 3♥ J♠ T♥ felted none, leaving Lin high and dry.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
151,000(101 BB) | |
ML Meng Ling Lin | busted |
Junjie Ren Continues to Dominate

Tom Henricus opened to 3,000 from utg+1 and was met with a raise behind by button Junjie Ren. Lei Yu on the big blind, made it 14,000 to go, called by both.
Action on flop J♠ J♦ 3♣ was checked to Ren, who bet 14,500, called by Yu. Henricus raised to 35,000, and weeded only Yu out of the pot. Henricus gunned for another 17,000 on turn A♦ , and went on to check call 32,500 from Ren on river 6♥ .
Ren revealed trip jacks J♣ 9♣ and added another boost to his already stack as Henricus mucked.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RJ Ren Junjie | 595,000(397 BB) |
LY Lei Yu | 70,000(47 BB) |
TH Tom Henricus Verbruggen | 25,500(17 BB) |
Yiyu Zhou Busts Haoran Hu

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.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
ZY Zhou Yiyu | 319,000(213 BB) |
QQ Qiuming Qin | 56,000(37 BB) |
HH Hu Haoran | busted |
Hao Yang Rakes In a Boost

Hao Yang opened to 3,500 from the hijack, called behind by Shuang Li along with the big blind. On flop 9♦ 4♠ 7♠ , Li called another 5,000 from the raiser and headed to turn 5♠ . Both checked it through to river T♠ , where Yang sent out a final 10,000. Li gave up the pot and threw in the fold.
Shiina Okamoto Wins by Default

Shiina Okamoto opened to 3,000 on the button, to which Peng Wu defended his big blind. Both checked flop 9♥ 7♥ T♦ through to turn K♦ , where Wu led for 6,000. Okamoto put in the call, and snap called another 17,000 on river A♥ . Wu instantly mucked, earning Okamoto the pot by default.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
PW Peng Wu | 171,000(114 BB) |
SO Shiina Okamoto | 78,000(52 BB) |
Registration for the WPT Main Event Closes at 667 Entries
That's it for the WPT Main Event with registration at the final flight officially closed! A total of 667 entries were recorded across the three heats with today's showing attracting the largest turnout on schedule. Final numbers to be disclosed once posted.
Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
60 minutes[Update] Tsz Kin Heung Dominates Survivor Bounty

Hong Kong's Tsz Kin Heung claimed his maiden WPT Trophy at today's Survivor Bounty games after outlasting the 75-entry field. The thrilling format saw the field draw down to 15 players before the knockout prizes came into play. It took nearly nine hours of battle before Heung closed out the victory, having denied Jiaqi He a second series title. For his triumph, Heung banked the largest share at KRW 20,123,000 (~USD 14,390), and added five bounty prizes valued at KRW 400,000 (~USD 285) each, to bring his total winnings to a sweet KRW 22,123,000 (~USD 15,820) payday.
Survivor Bounty
Date/s: November 18, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 1,500,000 (~USD 1,070)
Entries: 75 (61 unique)
Prize pool: KRW 68,213,000 (~USD 48,785)
ITM: 11 places
Full Payouts
1st Tsz Kin Heung - KRW 20,123,000
2nd Jiaqi He - KRW 13,410,000
3rd Tae Hoon Han - KRW 9,090,000
4th Bohao Huang - KRW 6,390,000
5th Rong Long - KRW 4,670,000
6th Jung Chou Lee - KRW 3,550,000
7th Baofeng Zhang - KRW 2,810,000
8th Yizhou Nie - KRW 2,320,000
9th Jie Zheng - KRW 2,010,000
10th Peter Park - KRW 1,920,000
11th Xiaochuan Zhang - KRW 1,920,000
*Excluding bounty prizes
Top Chip Counts

Player | Chips |
---|---|
RJ Ren Junjie | 431,000(287 BB) |
ZY Zhou Yiyu | 285,000(190 BB) |
TF Tianjiao Fang | 257,500(172 BB) |
YQ Yi Qin | 253,500(169 BB) |
RM Renji Mao | 241,000(161 BB) |
LZ Lei Zhang | 237,500(158 BB) |
229,000(153 BB) | |
XG Xiaobin Gu | 221,500(148 BB) |
FS Fan Shi | 211,500(141 BB) |
SW Song Wang | 210,500(140 BB) |
PW Peng Wu | 202,500(135 BB) |
ZW Zhong Wang | 201,000(134 BB) |
JX Jin Xudong | 189,000(126 BB) |
AM Andrew Matahira | 182,500(122 BB) |
FB Federico Butteroni | 181,500(121 BB) |
179,500(120 BB) | |
XG Xuan Guo | 173,000(115 BB) |
ZM Zhang Mingjie | 162,000(108 BB) |
NS Ning Sun | 161,000(107 BB) |
Break
15 minutesBig Reveal from Oleg Titov

Oleg Titov sent out a 7,000 three bet from the button against an utg open and a call, and saw both complete to see flop K♥ 9♠ 5♦ . Titov continued for 5,500, check called only by initial raiser Gang Zhao. On turn 9♥ , Zhao quickly gave it up as Titov fired another 5,500. Titov showed K♦ K♠ for a full house.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
OT Oleg Titov | 97,100(81 BB) |
ZG Zhao Gang | 35,600(30 BB) |
Timing's Off for Ruibin Li

Up against a late position open and a three bet, Ruibin Li cold called behind and found initial raiser Zhikang Dai move all-in. Li called off for his 15 BB stack with 5♥ 4♥ , and was in for a race against Dai's A♥ 2♥ . An ill-timed gamble, Li was left instantly in pieces as his opponent paired his ace on board A♦ 6♠ Q♣ J♣ K♦ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
ZD Zhikang Dai | 91,100(76 BB) |
RL Ruibin Li | busted |
Smashing Hero Call from Junjie Ren

Junjie Ren fired a 7,000 three bet against Bui The Nguyen's hijack open and saw the latter bump it up further to 15,000. Ren put in the call and check called all three streets - 10,000, 26,000, and a final 45,800 all-in, on board 7♦ 3♣ 5♥ T♥ 7♠ . An impressive hero call with A♣ Q♣ , Ren's gut feel definitely was right as Bui turned over A♦ J♦ for his elimination.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RJ Ren Junjie | 439,100(366 BB) |
TN The Nguyen Bui | busted |
Naoki Yashiro Ends Main Event Run

Facing a late position open and a three bet, Naoki Yashiro pushed his remaining 30,900 in from the small blind and was called by Qing Zhao. In for a flip, Yashiro bid his chances of the Main Event title goodbye as board Q♠ J♣ 8♣ 5♥ 6♦ ran in favor of the overcards.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
YN Yashiro Naoki | 9♦9♥ SB | busted |
QZ Qing Zhao (2) | K♣Q♣ D | 97,500(81 BB) |
Double Barrel Works for Guangcheng Chen

Guangcheng Chen opened from utg to 2,500 and saw both players on the blinds put in the call to see flop A♥ 2♦ 5♦ . Chen continued for 5,500, called only Hikari Miura to turn K♦ . Chen went for another 8,500 and won the pot as Miura slipped his hand in the muck.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HM Hikari Miura | 125,000(104 BB) |
CG Chen Guangcheng | 74,100(62 BB) |
Easy Double for Tsuyoshi Ikeda

Facing an open and a call, Tsuyoshi Ikeda stuffed his remaining 27,100 in and was called by initial raiser Yiming Guo for a pocket pair battle. A favorite to win, Ikeda cruised to a double up as dry board 7♣ 9♣ K♥ 4♣ 8♥ left him in no sweat.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
TI Tsuyoshi Ikeda | A♦A♥ SB | 59,300(49 BB) |
T♦T♥ UTG+1 | 139,400(116 BB) |
Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
60 minutesGin Card Arrives for Yi Qin

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♦ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YQ Yi Qin | 141,500(142 BB) |
JX Jiang Xiangzhu | 64,300(64 BB) |
XL Xinhong Li | busted |
Hui Wang Ahead All the Way

Hui Wang opened to 2,000, and was met with a three bet and four bet behind. Wang was left unfazed, and shoved his 41,300 stack in. Fabio Oka put in the call with A♥ Q♣ , and booked the loss against Wang's A♣ K♥ across board 3♠ 3♦ 7♥ 9♠ 5♠ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HW Hui Wang | 91,100(91 BB) |
FO Fabio Oka da Silva | 31,300(31 BB) |
Haichao Zou Shows Strength

Mingwei Li opened to 2,000 from utg, called by Haichao Zou behind. On flop 7♠ 7♣ 3♣ , Li opted to check raise to 8,500, yet tank fold after Zou bumped it up further to 18,500.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
ZH Zou Haichao | 98,100(98 BB) |
ML Mingwei Li | 65,900(66 BB) |
Gang Zhao Surrenders

With 16,100 in the middle on flop Q♣ 8♠ 3♥ , action was checked to Cheng Chen, who bet 5,100. Initial raiser Gang Zhao put in a raise to 14,000, yet folded after Chen moved all-in.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CC Cheng Chen | 65,900(66 BB) |
ZG Zhao Gang | 56,000(56 BB) |
Zongguo Tian Scoops Up a Pot

A three way three bet pot led by Zongguo Tian dealt flop A♥ A♦ 9♠ . Action was checked round to turn Q♠ where initial raiser Jun Ye led for 7,000. Tian raised it up to 20,000, and shipped the pot as both opponents folded.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
232,000(232 BB) | |
JY Jun Ye | 37,500(38 BB) |
[Update] Weiwei Huang Wins Flip and Go

The first Flip and Go side event on the Jeju Poker Festival lineup drew in a total of 91 entries across Day 1 registration, 54 of which were re-entries. Only 13 players cut a portion of the KRW 39,721,500 (~USD 28,410), with Weiwei Huang taking the largest cut of KRW 11,122,000 (~USD 7,955) across the Final Day games.
Flip and Go
Date/s: November 17-18, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 500,000 (~USD 355)
Entries: 91 (37 unique)
Prize pool: KRW 39,721,500 (~USD 28,410)
ITM: 13 places
Final Table Results
1st Weiwei Huang - KRW 11,122,000
2nd Xian Xiao - KRW 7,420,000
3rd Dominick Leon French - KRW 5,040,000
4th Qingbo Gao - KRW 3,550,000
5th Chao Wang - KRW 2,590,000
6th Linghui Dai - KRW 1,970,000
7th Ying Song - KRW 1,560,000
8th Dingding Guan - KRW 1,290,000
9th Yipeng Yang - KRW 1,120,000
Kennie Tay Crushes Haoran Yang

A preflop back and forth between Kennie Tay and Haoran Yang saw the latter risk his tournament life (38,000), only to head out shortly as board J♣ T♦ 6♥ Q♦ 4♦ landed Tay a broadway straight.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
KT Kennie Tay | A♣K♠ UTG | 79,100(79 BB) |
A♦Q♣ CO | busted |
Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
60 minutesTop Chip Counts

WPT Main Event players have been sent off to a one hour dinner break, with play set to resume at 6:30 pm local time. 178 runners out of the 265 entry field continue to be in contention, with China's Song Wang 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.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SW Song Wang | 241,300(241 BB) |
HY Hao Yang | 221,100(221 BB) |
FS Fan Shi | 207,300(207 BB) |
192,500(193 BB) | |
173,200(173 BB) | |
163,800(164 BB) | |
XC Xu Chen | 162,000(162 BB) |
JW Jijun Wang | 156,900(157 BB) |
JX Jin Xudong | 153,800(154 BB) |
RM Renji Mao | 153,600(154 BB) |
XG Xiaobin Gu | 152,200(152 BB) |
Dinner Break
60 minutesPatryk Slusarek Pumps Up the Pressure

Facing an open and a call, Patryk Slusarek sent out a three bet to 7,400 on the small blind, and saw Junjie Ren complete to see flop 9♥ 3♣ 2♦ . Slusarek continued for 7,500, and another 24,000 on turn T♣ , with Ren giving it up by the second barrel.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
PS Patryk Slusarek | 146,100(183 BB) |
RJ Ren Junjie | 96,900(121 BB) |
Li Da Chen Flops the World

Vying for 9,500 in the middle on flop A♥ 8♦ 5♣ , Li Da Chen sent out a 3,500 bet, and went on to call a 22,200 check jam from Wai Huen Lee. Chen is ahead with two pair A♣ 8♣ against Lee's A♦ J♥ , and remained that way through turn 2♣ and river Q♥ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
LC Lida Chen | 86,300(108 BB) |
WL Wai Lee (2) | busted |
Fan Shi on Police Duty

Fan Shi opened to 1,700 from utg+1, joined by Fabio Oka on flop 7♠ 7♥ 6♦ . Shi continued for 1,500, and called a 4,200 raise from his opponent. On turn Q♣ , Shi called another 4,000, and a final 7,000 on river 5♣ , and earned the pot with 4♣ 4♠ against Oka's K♣ 2♥ bluff.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
FS Fan Shi | 201,000(251 BB) |
FO Fabio Oka da Silva | 92,000(115 BB) |
Junjie Ren Saved by Runout

Junjie Ren fired a 5,800 three bet against Shizi Xiao's open and went on to lead all-in on flop 6♣ 5♣ 7♥ . Xiao snap called with Q♠ Q♥ , putting Ren at risk with A♦ 6♥ . Lucky for Ren, the runout came 4♣ 3♣ a straight on board for a split pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SX Shizi Xiao | 62,700(78 BB) |
RJ Ren Junjie | 42,300(53 BB) |
Jianwei Lin Puts Ning Sun to the Test

Jianwei Lin defended his hijack open and called a 4,000 three bet from Ning Sun on the button. On flop T♦ 3♦ 7♥ , Lin check raised to 12,000, and took down the pot following a quick fold from his opponent.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
NS Ning Sun | 118,700(148 BB) |
JL Jianwei Lin | 72,400(91 BB) |
Wenwen Chen Takes It Down

A fourway raised pot led by Xiaoyun Li saw the raiser continue for 2,200 on flop 3♠ 3♥ 6♣ . Both Wenwen Chen and Hao Chuang made the call, revealing turn 3♦ . Checked to Chen, she bet 5,000, enough to get both opponents to fold.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
WC Wenwen Chen | 101,100(126 BB) |
XL Xiaoyun Li | 68,600(86 BB) |
CH Chuang Hao | 15,400(19 BB) |
Four Hearts Wins Pot for Sishu Peng

With 8,200 in the middle on board 6♥ 6♣ 7♥ Q♥ , action was caught on Sishu Peng with a bet of 2,800 on the big blind. Nengyue Chen behind put in the call, and got to showdown having checked back river J♥ . Peng shows flush T♦ 9♥ , and Chen mucks.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SP Sishu Peng | 62,700(78 BB) |
NC Nengyue Chen | 37,300(47 BB) |
Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800
60 minutesYuanbin Li Doubles Through Zhengshan Hao

Zhengshan Hao defended his big blind vs a button open from Yuanbin Li, and went to check call all three streets - 1,500, 6,000, and 7,900, on board K♣ K♠ 4♥ Q♦ 3♣ . Li revealed trip kings K♦ 9♠ , leaving Hao's A♦ Q♠ crushed all the way.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
ZH Zhengshan Hao | 38,700(65 BB) |
34,700(58 BB) |
Minimum Damage for Dong Li

Dong Li defended his hijack open and called a 4,200 three bet from Guo Xu behind. On flop 4♦ 3♣ 6♥ , Li check called another 5,000, and arrived at showdown shortly after turn A♥ and river 9♦ were checked round. Li shows 5♠ 6♣ , no good against Xu's T♥ T♠ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
DL Dong Li (3) | 114,000(190 BB) |
XG Xu Guo | 49,200(82 BB) |
Li Wei Chen Lands a Boost

A three way three bet pot led by Li Wei Chen saw a flop of J♥ 3♠ A♦ . Checked to Li, he bet 4,000, called by both Hao Yang and Dawei Lu. No more bets went in on either turn 4♣ or river K♥ , revealing Li's A♥ T♠ good for the take down.
Yang K♣ T♣
Lu A♠ 6♥
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HY Hao Yang | 162,100(270 BB) |
DL Dawei Lu | 55,600(93 BB) |
LC Liwei Chen | 43,300(72 BB) |
Nguyen Duc Truong Wins Pocket Pair Battle

Facing an open and a button three bet from Hongshuang Hu, Nguyen Duc Truong fired a cold four bet to 8,000 and saw the latter complete, revealing flop K♣ 6♣ 2♣ . Both checked it through to turn 7♠ , where Hu called another 6,000. River 6♥ was checked down by both, earning Nguyen the pot with A♦ A♠ , good against Hu's Q♠ Q♣ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
80,100(134 BB) | |
DN Duc Nguyen | 63,400(106 BB) |
Renji Mao Shoves It Through

Xixiang Luo opened to 1,500 from early position and was met with a three bet to 8,000 from big blind Renji Mao. Luo answered with a raise to 20,300, called by Mao. On flop A♥ 8♠ K♣ , Luo continued for 18,800 yet quickly folded after Mao check raised all-in.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RM Renji Mao | 113,800(190 BB) |
XL Xixiang Luo | 17,800(30 BB) |
Yi Qin Bricks Runout

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.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CH Chenjie He | 136,200(227 BB) |
YQ Yi Qin | 900(2 BB) |
Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600
60 minutesTop Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SW Song Wang | 193,800(323 BB) |
PW Peng Wu | 179,500(299 BB) |
JW Jijun Wang | 156,500(261 BB) |
XG Xiaobin Gu | 147,700(246 BB) |
147,600(246 BB) | |
HY Hao Yang | 138,100(230 BB) |
DL Dawei Lu | 126,500(211 BB) |
ZC Zu Chen | 125,500(209 BB) |
DL Dong Li (3) | 122,200(204 BB) |
HW Hao Wang | 113,100(189 BB) |
110,200(184 BB) | |
CT Chung Tan | 106,300(177 BB) |
Break
15 minutesXu Chen Cracks Takamitsu Namiki's Rockets

Xu Chen on the button fired a 4,200 three bet against Takamitsu Namiki's hijack open and saw the latter come back for 15,000. Chen put in the call and saw both stacks rush to the middle on flop Q♥ T♠ 3♦ .
Namiki A♠ A♥
Chen Q♦ Q♠
Drawing slim, Namiki found no help on either turn 4♠ or river K♣ , sending him out of the Main Event games.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
XC Xu Chen | 114,700(229 BB) |
TN Takamitsu Namiki | busted |
Song Wang and Xiaobin Gu Chop It Up

With 37,000 in the middle on board J♥ Q♣ 5♦ 4♠ , Xiaobin Gu led for 10,000 and called a raise to 25,000 from Song Wang behind. Both checked river 8♦ to showdown, and saw Gu table the same hand A♦ K♥ against Wang's A♠ K♠ for a split pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SW Song Wang | 182,000(364 BB) |
XG Xiaobin Gu | 121,000(242 BB) |
Haoyun Ma Gets Hisashi Yoshimoto to Fold

A threeway three bet pot led by Hisashi Yoshimoto dealt flop J♣ 4♣ 3♥ . Action was checked to turn A♣ where Yoshimoto fired a delayed 4,000 cbet. Haoyun Ma check raised to 15,000, enough to get Yoshimoto to fold his top pair, A♦ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MH Ma Haoyun | 56,600(113 BB) |
HY Hisashi Yoshimoto | 53,600(107 BB) |
Top Pair Battle Arrives at a Split

A fiveway raised pot rolled flop T♣ 7♠ 5♥ . Dongdong Sun in the small blind led for 3,200, called by Meng Ling Lin a seat behind. Turn A♠ and river 5♠ saw no more bets come in with Sun showing J♥ T♦ for a split pot against Lin's T♠ 8♦ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
ML Meng Ling Lin | 53,100(106 BB) |
52,000(104 BB) |
Peng Wu Bets for the Win
With a 6,500 pot on flop Q♦ T♣ 7♠ , Jianting Cai was spotted with a check raise to 7,200 against Peng Wu behind. Wu completed, peeling turn 2♦ . Both checked it through to river 2♣ , on which Cai check folded after being faced with a final bet of 6,600.

Player | Chips |
---|---|
PW Peng Wu | 139,500(279 BB) |
31,600(63 BB) |
Queens Hold for Yukako Hiroi

Yukako Hiroi opened to 1,100 on the hijack, joined by Nabil Cardoso along with the big blind. On board J♠ 5♠ T♥ 2♦ , Hiroi double barreled 2,500 and 6,000, with Cardoso calling behind both streets. River 3♥ was checked to showdown, revealing Hiroi's overpair Q♣ Q♦ for the win.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
87,600(175 BB) | |
NC Nabil Cardoso | 36,500(73 BB) |
Lei Sun Floats to a Boat

Small blind Lei Sun opened to 1,600, joined behind by Wanyu Zhang on flop 3♦ 3♣ 6♠ . Sun check called 1,500, revealing turn 9♥ . Both checked it through to river 9♣ , where Sun led 5,200. Zhang found the call, and mucked shortly after Sun turned over 9♠ 8♦ for a runner runner boat.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
LS Lei Sun | 58,200(116 BB) |
45,800(92 BB) |
Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500
60 minutesViacheslav Tian Surrenders

Tianwen Zhang opened to 1,200 on the hijack and was met with a three bet to 4,000 from Viacheslav Tian. Zhang answered with another raise to 10,500, which didn't stop Tian from clicking back to 17,500. Zhang tanked, then put in another raise to 35,000, eventually convincing Tian to let it go. Zhang shows K♠ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
138,000(345 BB) | |
VT Viacheslav Tian | 42,000(105 BB) |
Shuo Yang Pays Peng Wu

Peng Wu sent out 3,300 preflop vs Shuo Yang's button open and saw the latter come along on flop 2♣ A♣ 4♥ . Both checked it through to turn J♦ , where Wu led for 3,900. Yang called, and went on to call another 6,700 on river 5♥ , only to muck as Wu revealed top pair A♥ Q♣ .
Guangcheng Chen Shows No Sign of Slowing Down

Guangcheng Chen fired a 3,000 three bet vs Dawei Lu's button open and saw the latter complete to see flop 8♥ K♥ 6♠ . Chen continued for 3,200, and another 6,000 on turn K♣ . Lu called one cbet but gave it up as Chen proceeded with aggression.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CG Chen Guangcheng | 51,200(128 BB) |
DL Dawei Lu | 44,300(111 BB) |
Dawei Yang Chips Off Andrew Matahira

With a pot of 13,400 on flop J♦ 9♦ J♥ , action was seen on big blind Dawei Yang with a bet of 6,000, called behind by Andrew Matahira to turn J♥ . Both checked, revealing river 9♠ . Yang led for a final 16,000, and showed Q♥ Q♠ for the pot after his opponent put in the call.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
DY Dawei Yang | 79,200(198 BB) |
AM Andrew Matahira | 20,700(52 BB) |
Shaoxin Lyu Catches Fire Early

Shaoxin Lyu open shoved his last 7,500 in and was called by both Lei Sun and Wanyu Zhang on the blinds. On flop 3♣ 6♣ 9♠ , Sun bet all-in, pushing Zhang out of the pot. Sun showed top pair 9♦ 7♥ , and sent Lyu's K♣ T♥ flying to the muck as turn 8♥ and river 3♠ completed the board.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
67,500(169 BB) | |
LS Lei Sun | 62,300(156 BB) |
busted |
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Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
60 minutesTop Chip Counts

Player | Chips |
---|---|
SW Song Wang | 161,200(403 BB) |
131,500(329 BB) | |
OD Oliver Duran | 122,500(306 BB) |
HW Hao Wang | 116,900(292 BB) |
DL Dong Li (3) | 107,000(268 BB) |
GR | 92,300(231 BB) |
86,100(215 BB) | |
YW Yongbin Wang | 81,200(203 BB) |
Break
15 minutesDong Li Quick on the Rise

Shi Xiao Qin fired a 3,600 three bet from the small blind against a late position open and a call, and saw both complete. On board T♦ 7♦ 6♥ 2♥ , Qin double barreled 4,000 and 13,000, called by initial raiser Dong Li to river 8♦ . Qin slowed down and checked to Li, who bet 38,000. Qin tanked and finally threw in the fold, allowing Li to show J♥ T♥ for just top pair.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
DL Dong Li (3) | 107,000(357 BB) |
QS Qin Shixiao | 46,000(153 BB) |
Early Double Up for Chenyang Wang

A preflop back and forth between Chenyang Wang and Yashiro Naoki landed both stacks quickly in the middle with Wang at risk for his lesser 52,900. In for a flip, Wang secured the double up, having left his opponent drawing dead by the turn 4♠ 6♥ 7♠ 5♦ A♣ with his straight.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
8♣8♠ UTG+1 | 113,800(379 BB) | |
YN Yashiro Naoki | A♥K♦ CO | 14,900(50 BB) |
River Wins it for Dong Li

With a pot of 6,000 on board 3♣ Q♦ A♣ 9♠ , action was seen on Xu Guo with a check raise to 12,000 against Dong Li on the button. Li put in the call and arrived at showdown for cheap as river 3♥ welcomed no more bets. Guo shows two pair Q♣ 9♣ , utterly behind Li's better two pair A♦ 4♦ by the river.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
DL Dong Li (3) | 63,100(210 BB) |
XG Xu Guo | 37,500(125 BB) |
Top Pair Good for Rong Gu

Small blind Rong Gu limp called a 1,500 raise from Yuhang Liu a seat behind, and check called another 1,000 on flop A♥ K♣ 4♣ . No bets went in on either turn 3♥ or river 6♦ , revealing Gu's top pair A♠ 7♦ for the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YL Yuhang Liu | 51,400(171 BB) |
GR | 49,400(165 BB) |
Guangcheng Chen Unable to Continue

Another preflop back and forth saw Song Wang complete against Guangcheng Chen's 7,200 fourbet, revealing flop Q♦ K♥ 4♠ . Chen opted for a check raise to 12,000, to which Wang called. On turn 5♠ , Chen led another 16,000, yet tank folded after Wang moved all-in.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SW Song Wang | 142,300(474 BB) |
CG Chen Guangcheng | 20,800(69 BB) |
Jiang Pu Denies Haichao Zou Showdown

With 11,500 in the middle on flop 4♥ 5♠ T♣ , Haichao Zou continued for 4,000, called behind by Jiang Pu . Turn 9♥ saw Zou pull another 11,100 and was called once more by his opponent. On river 8♠ however, Zou checked and found himself facing an all-in from Pu for 26,100. Zou tanked and eventually surrendered.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JP Jiang Pu | 67,800(226 BB) |
ZH Zou Haichao | 21,000(70 BB) |
Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300
60 minutesSong Wang Picks Up a Boost

Song Wang sent out a 2,600 three bet from the small blind against an open and a call, and saw Yi Ching Jeng complete to see flop A♦ K♣ 4♠ . Both checked it through to turn 6♣ , where Wang led for 3,600. Jeng folds and moves on to the next deal.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SW Song Wang | 63,300(317 BB) |
YJ Yiching Jeng | 23,100(116 BB) |
Tianjiao Fang Wins Preflop Battle

Yi Yang opened to 500 from utg, followed by a 1,800 three bet from Tianjiao Fang on the button. Big blind Wanyu Zhang decided to four bet to 5,000, and was met with another raise from Yang to 15,400. Fang clicked back to 37,600, and shipped the pot after both opponents let it go.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
TF Tianjiao Fang | 72,300(362 BB) |
YY Yi Yang (4) | 34,700(174 BB) |
33,600(168 BB) |
Double Barrel Works for Yuhang Liu

With a late position and a call in front of him, big blind Yuhang Liu sent out a three bet to 2,100 and saw both opponents continue to flop 7♦ K♦ Q♦ . Liu bet 1,600, called by initial raiser Yan Zhong Li. On turn 4♥ , Liu pulled another 6,500, and Li folded.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YL Yuhang Liu | 59,600(298 BB) |
YL Yan Li | 44,300(222 BB) |
Guancheng Chen Outflops Yuechun Shi

Up against an open and a call, big blind Yuechun Shi fired a three bet to 1,900 and saw both opponents continue to flop A♠ J♦ 2♣ . Shi bet 1,600 and followed with another 4,200 on turn 8♥ , with initial raiser Guancheng Chen calling two streets. River 9♠ was checked down by both, revealing Shi's K♣ K♦ , no good against Chen's top pair A♦ 4♦ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CG Chen Guangcheng | 59,300(297 BB) |
YS Yuechun Shi | 42,300(212 BB) |
Xiaobin Gu Four Bets for the Win

Facing an utg open and a three bet behind, Xiaobin Gu on the small blind launched a cold four bet to 7,000 and picked up the pot uncontested.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
XG Xiaobin Gu | 53,600(268 BB) |
Early in the Mix
Some players seated early, ready to engage in battle across the long day ahead:
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MM Masayuki Murata | 50,000(250 BB) |
TF Tianjiao Fang | 50,000(250 BB) |
XG Xiaobin Gu | 50,000(250 BB) |
CG Chen Guangcheng | 50,000(250 BB) |
DY Dawei Yang | 50,000(250 BB) |
SY Shuo Yang | 50,000(250 BB) |
TI Tsuyoshi Ikeda | 50,000(250 BB) |
JW Junxiang Wang | 50,000(250 BB) |
DL Dawei Lu | busted |






Shuffle Up & Deal!
Cards in the air, good luck to all the players!
Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200
60 minutesLast Chance to Qualify!
Jeju Poker Festival’s debut at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, continues to run its course with the first week seeing its WPT Korea leg front and center. Today runs the final flight of the KRW 1.68 Billion (~USD 1.2M) guaranteed WPT Main Event, along with four side events on schedule!
Games start at exactly 12 noon with registration remaining open through Level 8 @21:45. Ten levels of 60 minute blinds is on the agenda with all survivors geared to return on Tuesday, November 19th for the Day 2 battle.
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)
Day 1A: 120 entries, 42 qualified
Day 1B: 207 entries, 70 qualified
Day 1C: Monday, November 18
Day 2: Tuesday, November 19
Day 3: Wednesday, November 20
Day 4: Thursday, November 21
Day 5 /Final: Friday, November 22
Today's Events - November 18 (Monday)
