Jeju Poker Festival 2024: Taiwanese Dominate KPC Main Event, Wei Chen Lin Leads Day 3
Nonstop action continues at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, with the grand Jeju Poker Festival remaining front and center of all the buzz. Ten days of play have run through, with its second headliner on schedule, Korea Poker Cup (KPC) Main Event currently in the frontlines. Out of its 530-entry field, only 20 players remain in contention for the title with Taiwan’s Wei Chen Lin holding the lead, having topped the Day 2 fray. All Day 2 survivors are now guaranteed KRW 7,900,000 (~USD 5,670) in winnings, with the KRW 190,000,000 (~USD 136,410) top prize closer in sight.
Stay tuned to SMP Live Updates as the games unfold, and catch the latest action directly off the floor.
Jeju Poker Festival 2024 - Player Guide
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Wei Chen Lin Leads KPC Main Event Day 3
Excitement filled the air across the KPC Main Event Day 2 games, with 135 players making their return, all in search of a piece of the KRW 1,000,000,000 (~USD 718,110) prize pool. It wasn’t until the third level of play did the money bubble burst, with China’s Haoyu Huang suffering the brunt right on the feature table. Huang went with pocket queens and unfortunately, ran smack into Xiaohui Wang’s pocket aces. No help came on board, sending Huang out right as the remaining 87 runners locked in a profit.
The battleground saw six more hours of play before action wrapped up with Wei Chen Lin leading the charge, having bagged a final chip count of 1,840,000 (92 BB) over the field. Lin trailed behind day chip leader Cheng Yen Lo, and began his ascent by the last three levels. Lin only managed to inch over the top spot in the last couple of hands after calling out his compatriot’s bluff with a pair. Top three across the order sees all Taiwanese runners holding down the healthiest stacks, with Lo and Chen An Lin, just about nine big blinds behind.
Among those fallen yet still cut a payday include Valeriy Pak (21st), Thijs Hilberts (25th), Chenxu Zhang (30th), Wenwen Chen (33rd), Yita Choong (41st), Shiina Okamoto (43rd), Ying Song (45th), Linghui Dai (47th), Bayar Saran (56th), Xixiang Luo (59th), and Boxin Jin (78th).
Action resumes on Monday, November 25th, 12 noon, with play set to close once the field is down to eight players
Korea Poker Cup Main Event Review
Dates: November 22-26, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 1,600,000 (~USD 1,145)
Guarantee: KRW 1,000,000,000 (~USD 718,110)
Entries: 530 (247 unique)
Prize pool: KRW 1,000,000,000 (~USD 718,110)
ITM: 87 places
By the Numbers
Day 1A: 195 entries, 45 qualified
Day 1B: 210 entries, 48 qualified
Day 1C Turbo: 125 entries, 42 qualified
Day 2: 135 players, 20 qualified
Day 3: 20 players
Day 4 /Final: Tuesday, November 26
KPC Main Event Day 3 Qualifiers
Pos. | First Name | Last Name | Flag | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | WEI-CHEN | LIN | Taiwan | 1,840,000 | 92 |
2 | CHENG-YEN | LO | Taiwan | 1,665,000 | 83 |
3 | CHEN-AN | LIN | Taiwan | 1,630,000 | 82 |
4 | JORIS | MICHL | Netherlands | 1,555,000 | 78 |
5 | XIAO | LIU | China | 1,290,000 | 65 |
6 | JIANFENG | SUN | China | 1,280,000 | 64 |
7 | YI | MA | China | 965,000 | 48 |
8 | JIANWEI | LIN | China | 890,000 | 45 |
9 | SUWEI | YANG | China | 755,000 | 38 |
10 | JIANG | PU | United Kingdom | 595,000 | 30 |
11 | CHANGYANG | LIU | China | 580,000 | 29 |
12 | XIAOHUI | WANG | China | 510,000 | 26 |
13 | VALERY ANATOLEVICH | LI | Uzbekistan | 470,000 | 24 |
14 | BO | CHENG | China | 450,000 | 23 |
15 | LEI | GAO | China | 325,000 | 16 |
16 | RONG | LONG | China | 270,000 | 14 |
17 | ZHI | ZHANG | China | 220,000 | 11 |
18 | DONGLI | SHEN | China | 215,000 | 11 |
19 | ZIHAO | WANG | China | 210,000 | 11 |
20 | YONGBIN | WANG | China | 170,000 | 9 |
Level 21: 10,000/ 20,000 ante 20,000
Total chips in play: 15,960,000
Average stack: 798,000 (40 BB)
Backtrack on the day’s action via SMP Live Updates
Side Event Winners
Chang Liang Sun Ships Big Bounty NLH
Following a nine hour grind, China’s Chang Liang Sun rose to claim the victory at the Big Bounty NLH games, having bested its 107-entry field. Sun captured the largest payout on the list of KRW 12,440,000 (~USD 8,890), and locked in five bounty tokens for an additional KRW 2,250,000 (~USD 1,600) in prizes. Sun’s impressive display across the side event earned him KRW 14,690,000 (~USD 10,445) in total winnings, marking his career first win with a KPC trophy to boot.
Date/s: November 24, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 1,000,000 (~USD 710)
Entries: 107 (80 unique)
Prize pool: KRW 45,410,000 (~USD 32,285)
ITM: 14 places
Big Bounty NLH Final Table Results
Rank | First Name | Last Name | Flag | Prize (KRW) | Prize (~USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CHANG LIANG | SUN | China | ₩12,440,000 | $8,889 |
2 | ZEYU | SUN | China | ₩8,290,000 | $5,923 |
3 | SHIZI | XIAO | China | ₩5,630,000 | $4,023 |
4 | HIDENARI | TOMITA | Japan | ₩3,970,000 | $2,837 |
5 | PARK YU | CHEUNG | China | ₩2,910,000 | $2,079 |
6 | JUN | LI | United Kingdom | ₩2,210,000 | $1,579 |
7 | ADRIEN | FAVRE FELIX | France | ₩1,750,000 | $1,250 |
8 | YAN | ZHAO | China | ₩1,450,000 | $1,036 |
9 | YU-CHUN | CHEN | Taiwan | ₩1,250,000 | $893 |
*Excluding bounty prizes
Xu Chen Wins All In or Fold NLH
The final side event on the day’s schedule, All In or Fold NLH, saw China’s Xu Chen bag the victory after sixteen levels of 15-minute gameplay. Only six players cut a share of the KRW 20,080,000 (~USD 14,275) prize pool, the largest portion of which went to Chen for his dominating preflop game.
Date/s: November 24, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 500,000 (~USD 355)
Entries: 46 (34 unique)
Prize pool: KRW 20,080,000 (~USD 14,275)
ITM: 6 places
All In or Fold NLH Full Payouts
Rank | First Name | Last Name | Flag | Prize (KRW) | Prize (~USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | XU | CHEN | China | ₩7,140,000 | $5,102 |
2 | LANTE | ZHANG | China | ₩4,760,000 | $3,401 |
3 | MASAYUKI | MURATA | Japan | ₩3,170,000 | $2,265 |
4 | JIAWEI | MAO | China | ₩2,200,000 | $1,572 |
5 | PETER | PARK | United States | ₩1,600,000 | $1,143 |
6 | CHENG | CHEN | China | ₩1,210,000 | $865 |
About the Editor
Janette Dee is SoMuchPoker's News Copywriter and Live Event Specialist, covering poker news and live festivals across Asia Pacific's established and emerging markets. Alongside her reporting, she plays recreationally, which shapes how she covers the game from a player's perspective as well as a journalist's.
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