WPT Korea 2024: Main Event – Day 1B (Live Updates)

00:50: Pan Hai leads Championship Event Day 1B
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500

The second flight on schedule drew a staggering 361 entries with 108 runners making it through to Day 2. China’s Pan Hai bagged the largest across Day 1B with a massive 616,000 chip stack followed by Zhou Yun with 481,500. Poker icons Phil Ivey and Stephen O’Dwyer likewise survived the qualifying round and will be back on the felt on Sunday, March 31st for the Day 2 games.

Chip Counts

Pos.	Last Name	First Name	Flag	Chip Count
1	PAN	HAI	China	616,000
2	ZHOU	YUN	China	481,500
3	YANG	SUWEI	China	383,000
4	LIN	WENGUO	China	380,000
5	XU	JIEMING	China	365,000
6	ZHAO	YAO	China	348,500
7	MORI	AKIHITO	Japan	342,000
8	LI	LEI	China	323,500
9	SHEBAT	CHRISTOPHER JAMES	United States	306,500
10	LEE	CALVIN SUNGWON	United States	306,000
11	MA	ZHAOXI	China	294,000
12	Chen	Chuan Shu	China	270,000
13	OULMEKKI	SELIM	France	268,500
14	YIMING	LI	China	267,500
15	CHEN	FENG	China	266,500
16	AGHAYEV	FARHAD	Azerbaigian	258,000
17	SMILJKOVIC	DANIEL	Germany	255,500
18	TANIGAWA	SHUJI	Japan	254,000
19	LIU	DAHAI	China	253,000
20	QI	XUMING	China	249,000
21	YAMADA	KOZO		245,500
22	KANAZAWA	TAIKI	Japan	241,000
23	Li	Xiao	China	234,500
24	HONG	ZHU	China	229,000
25	Fan	Fan	China	221,000
26	HAN	TAE HOON	New Zealand	221,000
27	JIN	BAOJUN	China	219,000
28	ZHOU	JIXIN	China	217,000
29	NIE	YIZHOU	China	215,500
30	XUE	WENWU	China	211,000
31	HUANG	CHI LUN	China	208,000
32	CHENG	PING	China	205,000
33	TRECCARICHI	WALTER	Italy	201,000
34	WANG	WEINAN	China	200,500
35	WU CHIA YUN		Taiwan	190,500
36	XU	HANG	China	188,000
37	ZHANG	CHI	China	188,000
38	ZHENG	BING	China	187,500
39	HAO	CHEN	China	187,000
40	CHEN	WENJIA	China	185,500
41	ODWYER	STEPHEN	Ireland	184,500
42	ZHOU	QUAN	China	182,000
43	HAN	YADONG	China	180,000
44	YUNFENG	SUN	China	177,000
45	Mitsugi	Shunsuke	Japan	175,000
46	JIN	BOXIN	China	171,000
47	Zhang	Ze Liang	China	170,000
48	TIAN	KAILE	China	165,500
49	Yin	tao	China	165,500
50	ZHAO	JIANING	China	155,500
51	KAKIUCHI	YUSUKE	Japan	155,300
52	EMMANUEL	SEGISMUNDO	Philippines	155,000
53	CHU	CHI JEN	Taiwan	154,000
54	NAKAYAMA	TAKUMI	Japan	151,500
55	Chen	Weihang	China	151,000
56	JIANG	XINXIN	China	147,500
57	SHI	QIZHENG	China	146,500
58	CAI	YUANDA	China	141,500
59	LIU	XIANG	China	141,000
60	Yang	Hong	China	141,000
61	WADA	HIDETOMO	Japan	136,500
62	WANG	BO	China	133,500
63	GIAM	JIAN HUI	Singapore	131,500
64	Zhou	Bing	China	127,000
65	FENG XUEFENG		China	123,000
66	YANG	XI	China	122,000
67	IVEY	JR PHILLIP DENNIS	United States	117,000
68	YUN	BAWOO	United States	117,000
69	NAMIKI	TAKAMITSU	Japan	115,500
70	CHEN	XINGWEI	China	114,500
71	XU	JIYUE	China	112,500
72	ZHOU	LIN	China	109,500
73	LIU	SEN	China	109,000
74	LIU YUHANG		Australia	102,500
75	DU	XUANHAO	China	98,500
76	HUANG	PENG	China	93,500
77	WU	YIN	China	93,500
78	HSU	TENG-KUEI	China	93,000
79	TIAN	GUODONG	China	93,000
80	HUANG	SHAO-WEI	China	92,500
81	LIN	PING	China	91,000
82	SUZUKI	TAKAAKI		91,000
83	LUI	YANG	China	88,500
84	TANG	QIANYUN	China	87,500
85	YANG	REN JUN	China	86,500
86	LEE DANIEL HYONGIN		United States	79,000
87	CHEN	ZHIFENG	China	75,500
88	GUO	PENG	China	74,500
89	KOGA	GENJI	Japan	70,500
90	LIU	YUHAN	China	68,500
91	CHEN	WEN WEN	China	68,000
92	LEE	JUNG CHOU	Taiwan	66,000
93	LEE	SHIN CHIN	China	65,500
94	LYU	WEN	China	65,500
95	KUN	WANG	China	65,000
96	AKIZUKI	TAKUTO	Japan	64,500
97	Sun	Wei Xiong	China	61,000
98	ZHANG HONGXI		China	57,000
99	YU	XIANGYU	China	55,500
100	XU	ZINAN	China	53,000
101	JIA	BIN	China	48,500
102	LO	YU-JUNG	Taiwan	36,000
103	NAGY	ANDREJ	Slovakia	35,500
104	ZHUO	DAJIE	China	32,600
105	RUAN	JIAYU	China	28,500
106	MAK	KA SHING	Hong Kong	22,000
107	MA	YANJUN	China	19,500
108	NAGASAKA	KOJI	Japan	19,500

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00:46: Cai Ning runs into aces
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500

Utg Cai Ning defended his open vs cutoff Yang Suwei’s three bet to 15,000 and saw flop . Cai proceeded to check raise to 37,500 and call off his 79,000 behind after Yang moved all-in. Yang shows , crushing Cai’s . The turn and river doesn’t help Cai’s case as he heads out on the last level of the day.

Yang Suwei – 360,000
Cai Ning – Eliminated

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00:31: Koga Genji throws in the fold
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500

Facing an utg open, Yunfeng Sun fired a three bet to 16,000. Koga Genji a seat after raised it up to 45,000 yet folded after Yunfeng moved all-in for his 72,000 behind.

Yunfeng Sun – 220,000
Koga Genji – 72,000

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00:23: Xu Jiyue four bets for the win
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500

Xu Jiyue opened to 5,500 and was met with a three bet to 13,000 from Aghayev Farhad. Xu bumped it up to 30,000 and collected a fold from his opponent not long after.

Xu Jiyue – 140,000
Aghayev Farhad – 230,000

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00:17: Wu Chia Yun doubles off of Kun Wang
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500

Wu Chia Yun opened to 5,000 and was raised by Kun Wang to 15,000. Wu answered with an all-in for 99,500, called by Lin.

Wu
Kun

Drawing slim, Kun dropped down to 31 BB after no nines were seen on board .

Wu Chia Yun – 205,000
Kun Wang – 78,000

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00:15: Lin Wenguo shoots down
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500

Chen Feng opened to 5,500 and was raised by Lin Wenguo to 15,000. Chen answered with an all-in for 107,000, called by Lin.

Chen
Lin

A great spot for Chen, an eight high board ran on the felt, easily earning him a full double up.

Chen Feng – 220,000
Lin Wenguo – 55,0000

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23:46: Break Time!
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500

123 players remain on the felt out of the 361 entry field with play concluding by the end of this level.

Top Chip Counts

Pan Hai – 545,000
Oulmekki Selim – 370,000
Zhuo Daije – 340,000
Zhou Yun – 330,000
Zhao Yao – 330,000

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23:36: Jin Bao Jun claims pot
Level 10: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000

Facing an open and two calls, big blind Suzuki Takaaki bumped it up to 18,500. Both players fold, leaving only Jin Bao Jun continuing to flop . Suzuki continued for 15,500 yet folded shortly after Jin check raised to 40,000.

Jin Bao Jun – 195,000
Suzuki Takaaki – 148,000

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23:33: Tang Zhen bows out
Level 10: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000

Mori Akihito opened from late position and was met with a 20,000 three bet from button Tang Zhen. Mori pushed for Tang’s 78,000 behind with the latter calling off with . Mori shows and cruised to victory after the board missed to pair either player.

Mori Akihito – 307,000
Tang Zhen – Eliminated

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23:24: No sweat for Suzuki Takaaki
Level 10: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000

Roh Sung Ho opened to 4,000, followed by a three bet to 10,500 from Suzuki Takaaki behind. Roh called and headed to flop . Suzuki continued for 8,500 and barreled another 21,000 on turn . Roh called both streets and jammed his remaining 9,500 on river with Suzuki calling behind. Roh shows , way behind Suzuki’s top set .

Suzuki Takaaki – 195,000
Roh Sung Ho – Eliminated

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23:18: Xu Jieming bricks runout
Level 10: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000

A raised pot, four players saw flop . Action was checked to hijack Zhou Bing who bet 7,500, called by both the raiser and Xu Jieming. On turn , Xu this time led for 25,000, called only by Zhou behind. River went check check and Zhou shows , good against Xu’s missed flush.

Zhou Bing – 115,000
Xu Jieming – 270,000

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22:45: Blinds up!
Level 10: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000

140 players remain on the floor out of the 361 entry field. Two more levels of play before bagging time.

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22:38: Gecevicus Kestutis heads out
Level 9: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500

Utg opened, called by three other players. Action on big blind Gecevicius Kestutis, he squeezed to 19,500 and was followed by an all-in from button Tamigawa Shuji. Gecevicius calls off for his remaining 35,000 with and is dominated by Tamigawa’s . Board ran , leaving Gecevicius drawing dead by the turn.

Tamigawa Shuji – 315,000
Gecevicius Kestutis – Eliminated

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22:33: Yin Tao throws in the towel
Level 9: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500

Utg Yin Tao opened the action, called by Feng Xuefeng. Flop came and saw Yin pull a check raise to 14,000. Feng completes and sees turn . Both players check it through, revealing river . Checked to Feng, he bet 26,500, convincing Yin to give it up.

Feng Xuefeng – 124,000
Yin Tao – 121,000

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22:24: Wu Chia Yun wins crucial flip
Level 9: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500

Facing a cutoff open, button Liu Yuhang bumped it up to 12,000 and was followed by an all-in from small blind Wu Chia Yun for 77,000. Liu makes the call with and is in for a flip against Wu’s . The flop faded Wu’s overcards up until the turn and sealed Liu’s loss by the river.

Wu Chia Yun – 161,000
Liu Yuhang – 81,000

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22:08: Yashiro Naoki wins blind battle
Level 9: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500

A small blind vs big blind battle saw Yashiro Naoki at risk with for his last 39,500 and faced Shi Qizheng’s for a race. The board ran safe for Yashiro, earning him a double up with ace-high.

Yashiro Naoki – 81,000
Shi Qizheng – 238,000

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22:05: Yuzhu Wang runs into kings
Level 9: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500

Yuzhu Wang opened to 4,000 and was met with a three bet to 11,000 from Lin Wenguo. Yuzhu answered with an all-in, called by Lin with for his remaining 70,000. Yuzhu with is drawing slim and was left crippled down to 9 BB after the board delivered no bad beats.

Lin Wenguo – 143,000
Yuzhu Wang – 13,000

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21:46: Registration is closed!
Level 9: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500

Today’s Main Event Day 1B flight collected a total of 361 entries with only 187 players remaining on the felt. Play will conclude at the end of Level 11.

Top Chip Counts

Zhou Yun – 320,000
Chen Chuan Shu – 265,000
Yiming Li – 256,000
Qi Xuming – 240,000
Valeriy Pak – 220,000

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21:16: Phil Ivey squeezes all-in
Level 8: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200

Utg Lau Yun Fung opened, called by three other players. Button Phil Ivey jammed his 42,000 stack in with and was followed by an all-in with from raiser Lau for a slightly lesser stack. Running a race, Ivey flopped a pair on to put him at an advantage and eventually ship the pot.

Phi Ivey – 87,000
Lau Yun Fung – Eliminated

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21:13: Stephen O’Dwyer cracks queens
Level 8: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200

Facing an open and a three bet, big blind Stephen O’Dwyer shoved his 32,000 stack in with and was called by small blind Peng Meng Dian with . Whilst behind, O’Dwyer instantly flopped the nuts on , earning the full double up.

Stephen O’Dwyer – 81,000
Peng Meng Dian – 36,000

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21:11: Chzhen Evgenii barrels through
Level 8: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200

Hijack Chzhen Evgenii defended his open against button Yang Yifei’s 10,000 three bet and headed to flop . Both players check it through, revealing turn . Chzhen leads out for 7,000, called by Yang. On river , Chzhen fired a heftier 22,000 and Yang folds.

Chzhen Evgenii – 112,000
Yang Yifei – 51,000

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20:49: Eman Segismundo floats Yang Lifeng
Level 8: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200

A raised pot, action on flop saw Yang Lifeng check raise to 5,200, called by Eman Segismundo. Yang barreled another 8,700 on turn and a final 30,000 jam on river . Segismundo called all the way with , knocking out Yang’s eight high.

Eman Segismundo – 160,000
Yang Lifeng – Eliminated

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20:39: Chen Shaoyi shoves blind
Level 8: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200

Chen Shaoyi shoved his remaining 32,000 blind and was called by Yu Jingyang with . Chen turns over and is in for a race for his tournament life. The board instantly flopped Chen a pair to put him ahead all the way.

Chen Shaoyi – 68,000
Yu Jingyang – 26,000

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20:30: Blinds up!
Level 8: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200

A whopping 340 entries have so far been recorded for today’s Day 1B with registration set to close by the end of this level.

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20:07: Top pair lands Yang Hong in trouble
Level 7: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000

Yang Hong opened to 21,100, joined by three callers behind. Board came and saw Yang barrel all three streets with only big blind Koga Genji left in contention for the pot by the river. Koga check shoved and Yang makes the final call with . Koga shows for a turned straight to take it down.

Koga Genji – 57,000
Yang Hong – 29,000

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20:03: Pocket pair holds for Fan Fan
Level 7: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000

Another all-in preflop situation saw Suen Wai Kin limp jam 18,000 in with and faced big blind Fan Fan’s . The board spared none of Suen’s overcards to knock him out of the Main Event games.

Fan Fan – 91,000
Suen Wai Kin – Eliminated

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19:56: Chen Xianling doubles up
Level 7: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000

Hijack Han Yadong opened to 2,200 and called a 15,000 jam from Chen Xianling behind. Chen is ahead with against Han’s and secured the win after the board ran clear of any ace.

Chen Xianling – 32,500
Han Yadong – 68,000

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19:54: Set wins it for Chen Chi Jen
Level 7: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000

Three players in a three bet pot headed to flop . Action was checked through, revealing turn where Liu Yuhan fired a 6,200 bet, called by both Chen Chi Jen and Kakazu Ryo. On river , Chen led out for another 6,000 with only Kakazu calling for showdown. Chen shows and wins the pot with a set.

Chen Chi Jen – 81,000
Liu Yuhan – 78,000
Kakazu Ryo – 60,000

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19:47: Pocket queens no good for Chen Zhifeng
Level 7: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000

With 14,000 in the middle on board , Treccarichi Walter check called two streets with Chen Zhifeng leading the betting. River slowed down the action, Treccarichi shows , good against Chen’s .

Treccarichi Walter – 174,000
Chen Zhifeng – 100,000

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18:30: Dinner Break!
Level 7: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000

Tournament runners will go on a 60 minute dinner break with play resuming at 7:30 – Level 7. 301 entries have been recorded so far for today’s Main Event flight with registration open through Level 8 @ 21:45.

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18:16: Liu Zhexu surrenders
Level 6: 400 – 800 ante 800

A three way three bet saw flop , checked to aggressor Liu Zhexu, he fired an 11,000 continuation bet. Big blind Akizuki Takuto check calls and goes to turn . Akizuki shoves all-in for 21,000, Liu with a tank fold.

Akizuki Takuto – 60,000
Liu Zhexu – 38,500

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18:11: Bilodeau Louis tables aces
Level 6: 400 – 800 ante 800

Chen Feng defended his big blind against utg+1 Bilodeau Louis’ open and saw flop . Bilodeau continued for 2,500, called by Chen. Turn went check check, peeling river . Chen leads for 8,600 and receives just a call from Bilodeau. Chen shows , no good against Bilodeau’s .

Bilodeau Louis – 96,000
Chen Feng – 45,000

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18:04: Aghayev Farhad spikes the river
Level 6: 400 – 800 ante 800

Button Aghayev Farhad opened the action and was joined by both players on the blinds on flop . Aghayev continued for 1,500 and called small blind Cheng Ping’s raise to 3,500. Turn saw Cheng bet 6,300 then jam the river . Aghayev snap calls with his remaining 14,000 and shows for a straight, crushing Cheng’s .

Aghayev Farhad – 52,000
Cheng Ping – 24,000

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17:55: Tens good for Zhitnik Aleksandr
Level 6: 400 – 800 ante 800

Utg Zhitnik Aleksandr opened and called a 6,200 three bet from Ruan Jiayu, revealing board . Ruan fired a 6,000 continuation bet and another 12,000 on turn with Zhitnik check calling both streets. River went check check, Zhitnik shows and Ruan mucks behind.

Zhitnik Aleksandr – 127,000
Ruan Jiayu – 21,000

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17:30: Blinds up!
Level 6: 400 – 800 ante 800

290 entries in so far for today’s Day 1B flight with all tables on the floor filled up. Registration open through the end of Level 8 @ 21:45.

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17:28: Easy call for Daniel Lee 
Level 5: 300 – 600 ante 600

Daniel Lee called Zhang Xin’s 3,900 three bet preflop and saw face up on the felt. Zhang bets 3,000 and proceeds to jam 17,000 on turn with Lee quickly calling behind. Zhang reveals , crushed against Lee’s flopped set . The river changed nothing, leaving Zhang out of the Day 1B flight.

Daniel Lee – 70,000
Zhang Xin – Eliminated

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17:17: Li Zei chips up
Level 5: 300 – 600 ante 600

Utg Li Zei opened to 1,500, joined by two other players on flop . Li continued for 2,000, raised by Long Xiaohan to 8,000. Only Li continues to turn with both players checking it through. Li leads the river for 15,000, called by his opponent. Li shows for a flush and ships the pot.

Li Zei – 62,000
Long Xiaohan – 30,000

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16:52: Zhou Lin ships three way pot
Level 5: 300 – 600 ante 600

On flop , three stacks came rushing in with big blind Zhou Lin landing the nuts with against Yanagimoto Shun’s and Jin Guodong’s . Both premium pairs drawing dead, Zhou scooped the three way pot and chips up to a 188 big blind stack.

Zhou Lin – 113,000
Yanagimoto Shun – Eliminated
Jin Guodong – Eliminated

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16:30: Blinds up!
Level 5: 300 – 600 ante 600

A total of 255 entries have been recorded so far for today’s Main Event Day 1B flight. Registration remains open through Level 8 @ 21:45.

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16:08: Qi Xuming triple barrel bluffs
Level 4: 300 – 500 ante 500

Hijack Ota Nozomi opened and called Qi Xuming’s 3,200 three bet right behind. On board , Ota proceeded to check call all three streets, his tournament life at risk by the river. Qi shows air and lost the pot to Ota’s .

Ota Nozomi – 123,000
Qi Xuming – 12,000

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15:42: Aces good for Pan Hai
Level 4: 300 – 500 ante 500

With 12,000 in the middle by river , Pan Hai led out a 7,000 bet and was raised by Zhendong Li to 25,000. Pan makes the call with and is good against Zhendong’s .

Pan Hai – 63,000
Zhendong Li – 11,000

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15:40: Ji Xiaqing takes it down
Level 4: 300 – 500 ante 500

Button Ji Xiaqing defended his open and called a 7,500 three bet from Feng Xuefeng. Both players checked flop 8c} through, revealing turn . Feng led for 8,000, called by Ji. River completed the board, and saw Feng check fold vs Ji’s 32,500 jam.

Ji Xiaqing – 63,500
Feng Xuefeng – 32,000

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15:26: Kakiuchi Yusuke gets max value
Level 4: 300 – 500 ante 500

An 18,000 pot saw Kakiuchi Yusuke shove all-in by the river for 21,000 and was called by Shebat Christopher with . Both with two pair, Kakiuchi’s kicker goes into play, earning him the pot.

Kakiuchi Yusuke – 60,000
Shebat Christopher – 32,000

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15:15: Blinds up!
Level 4: 300 – 500 ante 500

208 entries in so far for today’s Main Event Day 1B flight with registration open through Level 8 @ 21:45.

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14:50: Tsujisaka Tetsuya lands a double up
Level 3: 200 – 400 ante 400

Utg Tsujisaka Tetsuya open shoved 18,000 in with and was met with another all-in behind from Lu Yingjun with . Flipping for the 92 BB pot, Tsujisaka doubled through after the board faced up on the felt.

Tsujisaka Tetsuya – 37,000
Lu Yingjun – 10,000

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14:48: Nakada Yuki busts Yang Hong 
Level 3: 200 – 400 ante 400

An all-in preflop situation saw Yang Hong all-in for his last 11,000 with and faced Nakada Yuki’s . The board felted no tens, sending Yang out of the flight.

Nakada Yuki – 43,500
Yang Hong – Eliminated

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14:43: Nakada Yuki busts Yang Hong 
Level 3: 200 – 400 ante 400

An all-in preflop situation saw Yang Hong all-in for his last 11,000 with and faced Nakada Yuki’s . The board felted no tens, sending Yang out of the flight.

Nakada Yuki – 43,500
Yang Hong – Eliminated

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14:30: Xu Jieming gets crippled
Level 3: 200 – 400 ante 400

With 12,000 in the middle on , action was seen on Xu Jieming who fired a 4,000 bet, called by Wang Weinan. Xu barreled another 10,000 on turn and another 23,000 on river . Wang called all three streets and Xu instantly mucks. Wang shows .

Wang Weinan – 114,000
Xu Jieming – 1,500

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14:15: Blinds up!
Level 3: 200 – 400 ante 400

158 entries have already been recorded for today’s Day 1B flight with registration open for over seven more hours.

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13:54: Nie Yizhou fills up on the river
Level 2: 200 – 300 ante 300

With an open and three calls behind, big blind Nie Yizhou squeezed to 2,700, called by Lu Yingjun and Erdene Ochir. Flop came and Nie continued for 2,000. Only Lu made the call and headed to turn . Nie this time, check called for 6,500 and saw river . Nie leads for 16,000 and gets to showdown after Lu puts in the call. Nie shows for a straight, Lu with a muck.

Nie Yizhou – 78,000
Lu Yingjun – 34,000
Erdene Ochir – 26,000

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13:14: No showdown for Zhang Chi
Level 2: 200 – 300 ante 300

Facing an utg open from Zhang Chi, Yoshimura Konosuke fired a three bet to 2,200 and was called by both Zhang and small blind Odaka Ryunosuke. Flop was checked to Zhang who bet 3,500, called by Odaka. Zhang raised it up to 18,000 with only Yoshimura continuing to turn . Zhang moves all-in for 30,000 and claims the pot after Yoshimura gives it up.

Zhang Chi – 73,000
Yoshimura Konosuke – 41,000
Odaka Ryunosuke – 43,000

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13:01: Blinds up!
Level 2: 200 – 300 ante 300

77 entries in for today’s Main Event Day 1B with registration open through Level 8 @ 21:45.

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12:43: Chzhen Evgenii crashes early
Level 1: 100 – 200 ante 200

Three players in a four bet pot preflop headed to . Checked to Chzhen Evgenii on the button, he fired an 8,000 bet, called by Utsunomiya Shota. Xue Wenwu pulled a check raise to 20,000 and saw only Chzhen complete. Xue barreled turn and Chzhen called off for his remaining 14,000.

Xue
Chzhen

Chzhen drawing dead against Xue’s nut flush, headed right to registration to re-enter.

Xue Wenwu – 130,000
Utsunomiya Shota – 40,000
Chzhen Evgenii – Eliminated

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12:36: Top pair good for Chen Zhifeng
Level 1: 100 – 200 ante 200

A three way three bet pot saw flop . Aggressor Takeya Naoto continued for 1,600 and was raised by button Chen Zhifeng to 3,500. Lau Yung Fung check calls and Takeya puts in the fold. Turn went check check, revealing river . Chen sent out a 6,000 bet, check called by Lau. Chen shows and takes it down.

Chen Zhifeng – 64,000
Lau Yung Fung – 38,000
Takeya Naoto – 46,000

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12:00: Shuffle up & deal!
Level 1: 100 – 200 ante 200

Main Event Day 1B action begins, good luck to all the players!

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WPT Korea 2024 Main Event action at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World is in full swing with the second of three flights set to play down today. Each entry will set players back KR₩ 2,800,000 (~US$ 2,100) for a starting stack of 50,000, equivalent to 250 times the opening blinds. Structured similar to that of the WPT Main Tour, 60 minute levels will be up on the clock all the way down to the Final Day.

Action starts at 12 noon.

Date/s: March 28 – April 2, 2024
Buy-in: KR₩ 2,800,000 (~US$ 2,100)
Guarantee: KR₩ 2,000,000,000 (~US$ 1,500,000)

Day 1A: 319 entries, 84 qualified
Day 1B: Friday, March 29
Day 1C: Saturday, March 30
Day 2: Sunday, March 31
Day 3: Monday, April 1
Day 4: Tuesday, April 2