WPT Korea 2024: Six more trophies lifted with Doi Kojiro, Fan Zhe, Maxwell Curtis, Zhou Quan, Shi Qizheng, and Zhang Xiaochuan claiming side event victories
Running through Wednesday, April 3rd, the WPT Korea 2024 festivities at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea is running its course with fifteen trophies already awarded within the past week. Japan’s Doi Kojiro, China’s Fan Zhe, Zhou Quan, Shi Qizheng, and Zhang Xiaochuan, and USA’s Maxwell Curtis emerged as the festival’s latest winners, having topped the side events listed below. A total of twelve highly coveted WPT Korea hardware remains up for the taking with players still having three days left on schedule to secure victories.
WPT Korea 2024 – Festival Results
WPT Korea 2024 – Player Guide
Japan’s Doi Kojiro ships NLH Deepstack title – KRW 24,485,000 (~USD 18,210)
Date/s: March 29-30, 2024
Buy-in: KR₩ 850,000 (~USD 630)
Prize pool: KR₩ 95,725,000 (~USD 71,200)
Entries: 129 (101 unique)
ITM: 17 players
Event #8: NLH Deepstack Final Table Results
Rank | Last Name | First Name | Flag | Prize (KRW) |
1 | DOI | KOJIRO | Japan | 24,485,000 |
2 | HOU | DONG | China | 16,320,000 |
3 | SHOJI | SEIYA | Japan | 11,400,000 |
4 | HANUSI | MILAN | Hungary | 8,190,000 |
5 | HANUSI | MATE | Hungary | 6,050,000 |
6 | XU | ZHIXIN | China | 4,610,000 |
7 | GUO | TAO | China | 3,610,000 |
8 | FENG | YUQI | China | 2,920,000 |
9 | WANG | WUYI | China | 2,440,000 |
China’s Fan Zhe wins NLH Survivor Bounty – KRW 19,966,000 (~USD 14,850)
Date/s: March 30, 2024
Buy-in: KR₩ 850,000 (~USD 630)
Prize pool: KR₩ 81,660,000 (~USD 60,730)
Entries: 149 (117 unique)
ITM: 19 players
Event #10: NLH Survivor Bounty Final Table Results
Rank | Last Name | First Name | Flag | Prize (KRW) |
1 | FAN | ZHE | China | 19,966,000 |
2 | DAI | LINGHUI | China | 13,310,000 |
3 | ZHAO | LE | China | 9,440,000 |
4 | AKIZUKI | TAKUTO | Japan | 6,840,000 |
5 | HAMAZAKI | MOTOKI | Japan | 5,080,000 |
6 | HOSHIJIMA | SAYAKA | Japan | 3,860,000 |
7 | KOGA | GENJI | Japan | 3,010,000 |
8 | ERDENE OCHIR | TSOLMON-ERDENE | Mongolia | 2,400,000 |
9 | HUANG | PENG | China | 1,970,000 |
USA’s Maxwell Curtis tops Pot Limit Omaha – KRW 9,900,000 (~USD 7,360)
Date/s: March 30, 2024
Buy-in: KR₩ 1,400,000 (~USD 1,040)
Prize pool: KR₩ 22,000,000 (~USD 16,360)
Entries: 18 (15 unique)
ITM: 4 players
Event #25: Pot Limit Omaha Full Payouts
Rank | Last Name | First Name | Flag | Prize (KRW) |
1 | CURTIS | MAXWELL CARTER | United States | 9,900,000 |
2 | TAN | CHUNING | China | 5,500,000 |
3 | SHIBAZAKI | TAKAO | Japan | 3,960,000 |
4 | MAEDA | AZUSA | Japan | 2,640,000 |
China’s Zhou Quan ships No Limit 2-7 Single Draw – KRW 4,851,000 (~USD 3,600)
Date/s: March 30, 2024
Buy-in: KR₩ 400,000 (~USD 300)
Prize pool: KR₩ 12,921,000 (~USD 9,610)
Entries: 37 (31 unique)
ITM: 5 players
Event #26: No Limit 2-7 Single Draw Full Payouts
Rank | Last Name | First Name | Flag | Prize (KRW) |
1 | ZHOU | QUAN | China | 4,851,000 |
2 | JIAO | JIANFENG | China | 3,230,000 |
3 | QI | XUMING | China | 2,150,000 |
4 | WANG | YU-TANG | China | 1,530,000 |
5 | ZHANG | CHI | China | 1,160,000 |
China’s Shi Qizheng bests Hyper Turbo NLH – KRW 11,103,000 (~USD 8,250)
Date/s: March 30, 2024
Buy-in: KR₩ 400,000 (~USD 300)
Prize pool: KR₩ 42,603,000 (~USD 31,680)
Entries: 122 (107 unique)
ITM: 16 players
Event #11: Hyper Turbo NLH Final Table Results
Rank | Last Name | First Name | Flag | Prize (KRW) |
1 | SHI | QIZHENG | China | 11,103,000 |
2 | LIN | KUAN YU | China | 7,410,000 |
3 | YU | XIANGYU | China | 5,140,000 |
4 | AYOW | KEVIN PHILLIP | Canada | 3,680,000 |
5 | HSU | TENG-KUEI | China | 2,710,000 |
6 | WANG | AFU | China | 2,060,000 |
7 | ZHANG HONGXI | China | 1,620,000 | |
8 | KAKAZU | RYO | Japan | 1,320,000 |
9 | NAMIKI | TAKAMITSU | Japan | 1,110,000 |
China’s Zhang Xiaochuan takes down Limit 2-7 Triple Draw – KRW 6,533,000 (~USD 4,860)
Date/s: March 31, 2024
Buy-in: KR₩ 800,000 (~USD 600)
Prize pool: KR₩ 11,873,000 (~USD 8,830)
Entries: 17 (15 unique)
ITM: 3 players
Event #27: Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Full Payouts
Rank | Last Name | First Name | Flag | Prize (KRW) |
1 | ZHANG | XIAOCHUAN | China | 6,533,000 |
2 | WENG | JUN | China | 3,560,000 |
3 | AOKI | DAIKI | Japan | 1,780,000 |
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