Xin Jiang Wins KPC Jeju Opening for KRW 57.6 Million

China’s Xin Jiang has claimed the first major title of the K Poker Cup festival in Jeju , overcoming 370 entries to win the Jeju Opening at LES A Casino .

The tournament comfortably surpassed its KRW 180 million guarantee, with three starting flights producing a prize pool of KRW 287,712,000 (~USD 198,000).

Jiang collected KRW 57,632,000 (~USD 39,445) after defeating Hong Kong’s Horace Leung heads-up. The result was the largest recorded cash of Jiang’s career and took his live tournament earnings past USD 50,000.

#1 Jeju Opening (900,000 KRW)

Total Prize USD

$198,000

Total Prize

287.7M KRW

Guaranteed

180M KRW

Entries

370

ITM

46

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	₩57,632,000 $39,445	XJ Xin Jiang China	1,561.67
2	₩39,540,000 $27,065	HL Horace Leung Hong Kong	1,104.27
3	₩29,060,000 $19,890	YW Yunfeng Wang China	901.63
4	₩21,610,000 $14,790	DH Dong Hou China	780.83
5	₩16,200,000 $11,090	SZ Suyun Zhou China	698.40
6	₩12,260,000 $8,390	LS Liu Shu China	637.55
7	₩9,380,000 $6,420	TL Ting Lin Taiwan	590.25
8	₩7,230,000 $4,950	CT Chuning Tan China	552.13
9	₩5,600,000 $3,835	WZ Weiyong Zeng China	520.56

Check the 46 Payouts & Results ...

Jiang Takes the Lead at the Final Table

Only 46 players returned for the final day of the KPC Jeju Opening , with each guaranteed at least KRW 1.8 million.

Xiao Zhang led the remaining field with 560,000, narrowly ahead of Dong Hou with 551,000. Chuning Tan began third with 457,000.

Zhang’s run ended in 24th place, while Hou and Tan both reached the nine-player final table. Nearly six hours of play were required to reach that point, with Junlin Feng’s elimination in tenth setting the final lineup.

Jiang entered the final table with the chip lead on 1,860,000. Yunfeng Wang followed with 1,670,000, while Suyun Zhou held 1,580,000.

Weiyong Zeng was the first player eliminated after his pocket eights ran into Wang’s pocket nines. Tan followed when his pocket tens lost a race against Hou’s ace-king.

Ting Lin Rallies From Near the Bottom

Taiwan’s Ting Lin began the final day with only 37,000, placing her second from the bottom of the chip counts. She survived long enough to reach the final table before eventually finishing seventh.

Lin’s run came to an end when her ace-king failed to improve against Jiang’s pocket eights.

Leung then moved up the counts by eliminating Liu Shu and Zhou. Shu’s ace-king was outdrawn by Leung’s jack-ten, while Zhou’s pocket kings were cracked before Leung finished him off one hand later.

Jiang eliminated Hou in fourth place after his pocket nines held against ace-jack. Wang’s departure in third then left Jiang and Leung to play for the first KPC trophy of the series.

Xin Jiang Defeats Horace Leung Heads-Up

Leung began heads-up play with a narrow chip advantage, but the lead changed hands several times during a battle lasting more than an hour.

The deciding hand saw Leung commit his remaining chips with ace-seven against Jiang’s pocket tens. The board brought no help for Leung, securing the KPC Jeju Opening title and KRW 57,632,000 top prize for Jiang.

Leung received KRW 39,540,000 (~USD 27,065) as the runner-up, while Wang earned KRW 29,060,000 (~USD 19,890) for third place.

Jinsui Fan Leads KPC Mystery Bounty

The KRW 1 million Mystery Bounty is also underway at LES A Casino, with the tournament carrying a KRW 300 million guarantee.

The first two of four starting flights have been completed, with 36 players already through to Day 2. China’s Jinsui Fan holds the overall lead after topping Day 1A with 492,000.

Xiaofan Guo finished the flight with 467,000, while Zicong Jiang bagged 410,000. Kaihong Ma was close behind on 409,000.

Hong Kong’s Pun Kit Loo led the 13 survivors from Day 1B with 439,000. Yuhao Zhang followed with 413,000, placing both players inside the current overall top four.

Mystery Bounty Current Chip Leaders

Day 1C and Day 1D remain to be played before the surviving field returns for the final day on July 28.

The K Poker Cup schedule continues at LES A Casino inside Jeju Shinhwa World Resort until August 4.