Martin Sedlak Leads King's Main Event Final Table as Punnat Punsri Wins 20K NLH 6-Handed

The final table is set for the $15,000 King's Main Event at the KPC Poker October Series, after a long Monday, October 19 at LES A Casino in Jeju, South Korea.

Martin Sedlak bagged the chip lead with 17,600,000 as nine players chase a USD 533,800 top prize. On the side events, Punnat Punsri won the 20K NLH 6-Handed for USD 132,800, and Mehdi Chaoui took the King's PLO 6-Handed for USD 35,600.

Elsewhere on the KPC schedule, Tony Lin sits second in the Main Event with 14,700,000, while KPC Main Event champion Peng Huang is in the hunt for a second title.

Sedlak Leads King's Main Event Final Table

48 players returned for Day 2 of the USD 15,000 buy-in King's Main Event, with 169 entries building a USD 2,372,760 prize pool. It took around two and a half hours to reach the money bubble.

Ranno Sootla made an early splash, moving all in with seven-eight of hearts and getting two callers. A straight on the turn tripled him up, though he couldn't hold on to the chips and busted later in the day.

Tony Lin was involved in plenty of the action. He eliminated Yan Wen Yee when the Malaysian's pocket eights couldn't hold against his ace-jack, with Lin pairing his ace on the turn.

Lin then burst the bubble himself, knocking out Renji Mao in 27th place. Mao got his chips in with king-jack against Lin's ace-king of clubs, and Lin turned a flush to send Mao home one spot short of the money.

With 30 players left, Dillon Najor doubled with pocket kings against Jian Zhu's ace-six, but his run ended in 24th for USD 30,000. Najor raised to 1,100,000 from the hijack, leaving 25,000 behind, and Marius Kudzmanas moved all in from the small blind with ace-queen. Najor called with king-queen, and both players paired the queen on the river, with Kudzmanas' ace kicker playing.

Day 1A leader Vladas Tamasauskas fell in 14th for USD 39,000, while Candy Lin (15th), Joseph Cheong (16th), Eric Tsai (18th) and Hugues Girard (20th) also cashed.

Wengang Wang was the final table bubble boy in 10th. His ten-seven was ahead of Xueying Zhao's seven-six until the ace-nine-queen-eight-five runout rivered Zhao a straight. Wang collected USD 54,000.

Sedlak heads the final nine with 17,600,000, ahead of Lin (14,700,000) and Zhao (12,100,000). Huang (11,450,000) and Zhu (9,125,000) are also in the mix, while Zhuoqun Zhang has work to do on 410,000.

King's Main Event Final Table Chip Counts

King's Main Event Final Table Payouts

Punnat Punsri Wins 20K NLH 6-Handed

After a third-place finish in the King's PLO Escalating Bounty, Punsri finally got his hands on a trophy this series. The USD 20,000 NLH 6-Handed drew 15 entries for a USD 280,800 prize pool, and the Thai player topped the field for USD 132,800.

Siqi He, who also cashed in the Main Event, finished runner-up for USD 88,000, with Nevan Chang third for USD 60,000.

20K NLH 6-Handed Results

Mehdi Chaoui Wins King's PLO 6-Handed

A day after finishing runner-up in the 25K Single Day Super High Roller, and hours after cashing in 21st in the Main Event, Chaoui bounced back to win the USD 5,000 King's PLO 6-Handed for USD 35,600. The event drew 19 entries for a USD 87,100 prize pool.

Tao Wei Chang finished second for USD 23,500, and Mao, the Main Event bubble boy, recovered to take third for USD 16,000.

King's PLO 6-Handed Results

Tuesday, October 20 Schedule

Players can view the complete KPC Poker October Series schedule on Somuchpoker.

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