KPC x LPT Main Event Hits Full Stride After Day 1d

Day 6 at the KPC x LPT Series 2026 delivered another full slate of action at LES A Casino , headlined by the conclusion of Day 1d of the Main Event, the High Roller finale, and plenty more side events reaching a winner.

Main Event Smashes Through Guarantee

Day 1d proved to be the largest starting flight of the KPC x LPT Main Event so far. A total of 410 entries were recorded on the day, made up of 290 unique players and 120 re-entries. That pushed the cumulative total across the first four opening flights to 1,248 entries, with 909 unique players and 339 re-entries already logged.

With Day 1a (380 entries), Day 1b (322), Day 1c (136), and Day 1d (410) now complete, the KRW 880 million guarantee has been comfortably surpassed. The prize pool has climbed to approximately KRW 1.4 billion, with two more opening flights still to come.

Malaysia’s Eng Loong Choi topped the Day 1d field, finishing the night with 848,000 chips to lead the latest group of Day 2 qualifiers. His run capped off a long day that saw the field trimmed to 52 survivors, all of whom will return when the Main Event resumes.

Choi is a familiar face in the region and no stranger to deep runs in Jeju. Currently ranked 33rd on Malaysia’s All-Time Money List with more than USD 590,000 in live earnings, he picked up another notable result here after winning the GOP Super High Roller in Jeju last month.

His late surge came from a key multi-way pot, where he defended his big blind and applied pressure across multiple streets before shoving the river with ace-five to force a fold and take control of the chip lead.

Yongjia Lin finished close behind with 758,000 chips, continuing his strong run in Jeju after recently passing the USD 1 million mark in career earnings. Jason Li rounded out the top three with 641,000, adding another solid stack to his growing list of deep runs across Asia over the past year.

ITM and Day 2 Bubble

With 410 entries on Day 1d, the money bubble was set at 62 places, while only 52 bags were available for Day 2. The ITM bubble saw a double elimination, as Renji Mao was knocked out with ace-queen against Hui Liu’s pocket nines, while Sen Yu exited at another table at the same time. Both players shared the bubble in 63rd place.

Once the field reached the money, play moved quickly as short stacks fought to survive long enough to secure a bag. Several players picked up a min-cash but fell short of advancing, including Shenglai Zhang, Peng Huang, Yayun Liu, Seunghyun Nam, Feng Qian, Enzhi Shen, Mengqing Lou, and Chunhao Zhang.

The day came to an end with the elimination of Xiaotong Yu in 53rd place. Yu moved all-in from the button with ace-seven but ran into Lin’s pocket kings in the small blind. Lin turned a set, ending Yu’s run and officially closing Day 1d with 52 players advancing to Day 2.

Two more chances remain to join the Main Event field, with Day 1e starting at 12:00 and the Day 1f Turbo flight scheduled for 19:30 on January 9.

Day 1d Survivors

High Roller Wraps Up With KRW 1.05B on the Line

The High Roller wrapped up on Wednesday after attracting 197 total entries and generating a prize pool of KRW 1,051,000,000. China’s Yuan Qin claimed the title, earning the official first-place prize of KRW 234,050,000. However, following an ICM agreement reached during heads-up play, Qin took home KRW 170,000,000 for the win.

Qin topped a strong final table that included Chung Ching Cheung , Khoa Anh Ngo , Peng Deng , and Peng Zhou . Although Cheung was the official runner-up with an original payout of KRW 155,700,000, the ICM deal saw him receive the largest payout of the tournament at KRW 219,750,000. Ngo rounded out the podium with a third-place finish worth KRW 113,000,000, continuing his solid run in the series’ biggest buy-in events.

The final table also included familiar names such as Yilong Wang, Zengxiang Chen, and Haohui Ma, underlining the depth of the field from start to finish. With the High Roller concluded, attention now turns to the remaining headline events still to play at the KPC x LPT Series 2026.

Final Table Results

Unlock Mystery Bounty Crowns Its Champion

The Unlock Mystery Bounty delivered another busy day on the schedule, attracting 102 total entries and generating a net prize pool of KRW 67,730,000, alongside a KRW 20,400,000 bounty pool.

Estonia’s Ranno Sootla came out on top, collecting KRW 18,000,000 in prize money plus KRW 12,800,000 in ticket bonuses. Qiaonan Liu and Dilijiang A completed the podium, while several familiar names, including Ryuta Nakai and Cheng Chun Pai, also picked up payouts.

Final Table Results

Venus Event Adds Another Trophy to the Series

The Venus Event, open to female players, concluded later in the day with 33 entries creating a KRW 11,090,000 prize pool. China’s Jiaofang Duan secured the win, earning KRW 4,170,000 for first place.

Wing Yin Lee finished second, while Huang Lu rounded out the top three, as the event added another title to the growing list of winners at the KPC x LPT Series 2026.

Final Table Results

Action at the KPC x LPT Series 2026 continues today at LES A Casino, with multiple events running throughout the day. A full snapshot of what’s coming up next, including all scheduled tournaments for today, can be found below.

Live coverage is available daily on the official KPC YouTube channel, where viewers can follow key hands and table action as it unfolds.

For full tournament details, live information, and ongoing updates throughout the series, the official K Poker Cup website is now live.

Somuchpoker will continue providing daily recaps, chip counts, and results as the series moves forward.