Ye Wang Leads King’s Main Event Final 9; Ren Lin Wins NLH/PLO Mix

Ye Wang leads the final nine players chasing the USD 587,200 top prize in the King’s Main Event at LES A Casino in Jeju, South Korea .

The Chinese player will return with 20,075,000 chips, ahead of Taiwan’s Ting-Yi “Eric” Tsai on 16,450,000.

Elsewhere at the K Poker Cup and King Poker Cup Series , Tony Ren Lin defeated a 44-entry field to win the USD 10,000 NLH/PLO Mix for USD 134,540 .

Ye Wang Leads King’s Main Event Final Table

The USD 15,000 King’s Main Event generated a USD 2,572,200 prize pool, with 27 players reaching the money.

Nine players remain in contention for the championship, with Wang holding 20,075,000 and the only stack above 20 million.

Tsai occupies second place with 16,450,000, while Brazil’s Rodrigo Selouan completes the leading group with 15,250,000.

Lithuania’s Gytis Lazauninkas will return with 8,925,000, narrowly ahead of Japan’s Ryuta Nakai on 8,300,000.

Renji Mao advanced with 7,125,000 after eliminating the final-table bubble.

Hongjun Zhao bagged 5,000,000, followed by Haohui Ma with 4,450,000.

Defeng Chen completes the final table with 4,000,000.

Matthew Wantman Falls on the Money Bubble

A total of 45 players returned for Day 2, but only 27 were guaranteed a share of the prize pool.

It took almost four hours for the money bubble to burst, with Matthew Wantman becoming the final player eliminated without a payout.

Wantman moved all in before the flop with ace-queen and received calls from Lin and Wang.

Only Wang remained involved by the showdown, revealing pocket tens. Wantman was unable to find an ace or queen on the river, sending the remaining 27 players into the money.

Several other notable players were eliminated before the payouts, including Punnat Punsri , Joshua Mccully , Calvin Lee and Biao Ding .

Xiaoyu Li , the only woman to enter the King’s Main Event, also reached Day 2 but was unable to make the money.

Dong Chen Misses King’s Main Event Final Table

The eliminations came quickly after the bubble before play slowed again with ten players remaining.

Dong Chen entered his final hand with a severely reduced stack and committed his remaining 1,100,000 from the big blind with ace-three.

Mao had raised to 800,000 from the cutoff with ace-nine and called the small additional amount.

Neither player connected with the board, allowing Mao’s nine kicker to play and sending Chen out in tenth place for USD 61,000.

The elimination ended Day 2 and confirmed the nine players who will return to compete for the King’s Main Event title.

Final Nine Guaranteed at Least USD 61,000

Each finalist has secured at least USD 61,000, with the top six guaranteed a six-figure prize.

The champion will receive USD 587,200, while the runner-up earns USD 360,000. Third place is worth USD 242,000.

Fourth place will collect USD 182,000, followed by USD 142,000 for fifth and USD 113,000 for sixth.

Several established players reached the money but fell short of the final table.

Samuel Mullur finished 24th, while Danny Tang reached 16th. Lin departed in 14th before Ryan Plant finished 12th.

The final table begins at 13:00 local time on August 9. A delayed broadcast will be available through the King Poker Cup Official YouTube channel.

Tony Ren Lin Wins USD 10,000 NLH/PLO Mix

Lin quickly recovered from his King’s Main Event elimination by winning the USD 10,000 NLH/PLO Mix.

The single-day tournament attracted 44 entries and generated a USD 411,840 prize pool, with eight players reaching the money.

Lin collected USD 134,540 for the victory, adding another KPC title to his record at LES A Casino.

American professional David Coleman earned USD 89,800 as runner-up, while Yang Li finished third for USD 59,900.

Royal Ascent champion Tien Loon Ling added another USD 41,600 in fourth place.

Toby Joyce received USD 30,100 for fifth, followed by Duan Bin in sixth for USD 22,800.

Tang collected USD 18,100 in seventh, while Tom Dwan completed the results in eighth place for USD 15,000.

#K11 NLH/ PLO Mix ($10,000)

Total Prize USD

$411,840

Total Prize

411.8K USD

Entries

44

ITM

8

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	$134,540	TR Tony Ren Lin China	1,397.93
2	$89,800	DC David Coleman United States of America	988.48
3	$59,900	YL Yang Li China	807.09
4	$41,600	TL Tien Loon Ling Malaysia	698.96
5	$30,100	TJ Toby Joyce Ireland	625.17
6	$22,800	DB Duan Bin China	570.70
7	$18,100	DT Danny Tang Hong Kong	528.37
8	$15,000	TD Tom Dwan United States of America	494.24

Complete results and coverage from both tournaments are available through the Somuchpoker live reporting hub .

All images courtesy of KPC.