Main Event

155 players out of today’s 385 entry field remain in the Main Event Day 1C games with the night set to wrap up by the end of this level.

Top Chip Counts

A terrible spot for Khvan Danil, all the chips were seen rushing in on flop 6♦ 6♣ J♦ . Khvan Danil with J♠ J♥ , crushed against Wan Shuang’s 6♥ 6♠ . Drawing to one outer, the runout faded the last jack, shooting him down to 22 BB.

With an early open in front, cutoff Li Shaoming bumped it up to 12,500 and was cold called by big blind Tsuji Yasuyuki. Flop came 3♠ 5♦ 2♣ and saw Li continue for 10,000, check called by Tsuji. On turn T♣ , Li barreled another 30,000, convincing Tsuji to throw in the fold. Li shows Q♠ Q♣ .

Facing an open, cutoff Yu Yuan fired a three bet to 11,000 and was raised to 30,000 by big blind Long Xiaohan. Yu makes the call and sees flop 2♦ 8♥ 4♥ . Long bets 28,000 and proceeds to jam the turn 7♠ . Yu tanks and folds, saving his 41 BB behind.

Utg+1 Or Kaifu opened to 4,000, called by Chen Yubo along with big blind Wang Weidong. On flop T♦ 6♥ 2♣ , Or continued for 5,500, called by Chen. Wang raised to 15,500 with only Chen completing to see turn T♠ . Chen barreled 21,000 and another 27,000 on river A♠ with Wang check calling both streets with 2♥ 2♦ . Chen shows 6♦ 6♣ for a better boat to take it down.

180 players remain on the felt out of the 385 entry field. Play will wrap up by the end of Level 11.

Hijack Momo Yin opened to 3,000 and called an 8,500 three bet from Li Xiang behind. Board ran K♦ T♣ A♠ T♥ K♣ and saw Li barrel all three streets with Momo check calling each bet. Li shows 8♦ 8♠ , no good against Momo’s A♦ 6♦ .

With already 14,000 in the middle on flop 2♠ 6♣ 5♠ , Huang Weiwei fired an 8,500 bet, raised by Pu Xiaobo to 25,000. Huang shoves all-in and Pu calls off with Q♠ Q♣ for his remaining 41,500. Huang shows 8♠ 8♣ and took the loss after the turn 3♣ and river 2♥ completed the board.

Utg Scherbakov Roman stuffed his last 19,000 in with K♦ K♠ and was called by Chu Ning with 9♠ 9♦ . Flop instantly rolled a king, sealing Scherbakov’s win down to the river J♦ K♣ A♣ Q♣ 7♦ .

On a board of A♠ 2♠ 9♥ 9♦ T♦ , Henzan Kyota found himself in trouble with his K♥ 9♠ running right into Sawairi Shun’s A♦ A♥ . Henzan survives but shoots down to 12 BB.

With 38,000 in the pot, Pak Valeriy fired 37,000 by the river 5♥ K♦ 2♦ 2♣ 7♠ and saw Zhang Dashan make the call with 9♠ 2♠ . Pak shows 5♦ 5♠ for a full house and bags the boost.

With 21,000 in the middle on board J♦ 3♦ T♦ 9♥ , action was seen on Shao Hanyu who bet 7,0000. Chen Jianqiang raised it up to 22,000 and Shao completes. Turn 5♠ saw Shao check shove vs Chen’s 30,000 bet. Chen makes the call for his remaining 91,500 and wins the pot with 7♦ 8♦ , crushing Shao’s A♦ J♣ .

That’s it for the Main Event with 385 entries in for today’s Day 1C flight putting up the total to a smashing 1,065! Prize pool is listed at a massive KRW 2,603,286,000.

Top Chip Counts

Average stack: 88,303 Total chips in play: 19,250,000

With only 11,000 in the middle, Ding Yayun was seen firing an overbet of 22,000 on flop 7♦ 9♣ 4♦ . Cai Jian Ting put in a massive raise to 84,000 and saw Ding shove all-in for 166,000 total. Cai makes the call with 4♥ 4♠ and is up against Ding’s A♦ 9♦ . The turn K♦ instantly filled up Ding’s flush with the river 8♥ sealing her win.

An all-in preflop situation saw Scherbakov Roman call off his 49,000 stack with A♦ K♦ and was up against Li Lei’s 5♣ 5♦ and Tian Haonan’s A♥ T♥ . Board ran 7♠ 2♠ K♠ J♥ 8♠ , earning Scherbakov the entire pot with top pair.

With 35,000 in the pot on board A♦ Q♥ T♥ 7♠ Q♦ , action was seen on Zhu Jiahao firing all-in by the river. Li Shaoming tanks then calls off for his remaining 44,000 with A♥ J♣ , good against Zhu’s 5♦ 6♦ bluff.

Last chance to enter the Main Event with registration closing after the break of this level! Today’s tally is up to 359 entries locked in.

Cutoff Yang Fang Kai opened to 2,500 and was met with a three bet to 8,000 from small blind Shi Yuechun. Big blind and Yang made the call and headed to flop K♦ 7♥ J♣ . Shi continued for 10,000 with only Yang putting the chips in. Turn 7♣ saw Shi barrel all-in for Yang’s 38,500 behind. Yang tanks then makes the call with A♥ J♥ , good against Shi’s A♠ Q♦ with the river 2♠ sealing his win.

Facing an utg open, Wang Xing fired a three bet to 5,200 and was called by Jiang Daqiao along with the big blind. Flop Q♥ 4♦ 4♠ was checked to Jiang who bet 5,500, check called by Wang. Turn 2♠ went check check, revealing river 4♣ . Wang bet 16,000 and ushered a fold shortly from her opponent.

Cutoff Liu Zhexu opened to 2,200, called by the small blind. Big blind Ikemoto Mao put in a raise to 6,000 and saw Liu push out a heftier 15,000. Ikemoto completes and sees flop 7♥ 9♣ 6♦ . Liu continued for 16,000, Ikemoto with a check fold.

Desimoni Bruno opened from early position, called by Tsujisaka Tetsuya behind. Button Meng Meng sent out a three bet to 12,000 and Desimoni flat calls. Tsujisaka decides to shove in his 27,000 stack and was called by Meng. Action back to Desimoni, he squeezed all-in for 101,000 and saw Meng put in his remaining 67,000.

Tsujisaka 9♦ 9♠ Meng T♣ T♠ Desimoni K♥ K♣

All with pocket pairs, Desimoni’s monster hand held on board 7♥ J♥ 7♦ 8♦ 2♠ , allowing him to scoop up the entire pot.

With 16,000 in the middle on flop 9♣ 2♦ 3♥ , both stacks were seen rushing in - big blind Stanley Weng with 9♥ 2♥ covering Chen Tia Nai’s 53,000 stack. Chen is at risk with K♥ K♠ and headed for the exit shortly after the runout ran dry.

The Main Event field has exceeded the 1,000 entry mark with registration still open through the end of Level 8 @ 21:45.

A total of 309 entries are in so far for the Main Event Day 1C games with registration open for two more levels. Prize pool is now up to KRW 2,417,511,600!

Cutoff Cai Yucheng opened to 1,800, joined by both players on the blinds on flop 9♦ 9♣ J♣ . Action was checked through, leading to turn 5♣ . Small blind Zhang Ding led out for 4,800, called by both players behind. On river 2♦ , big blind Shen Danqui led the betting for 19,000 and was called by the original raiser. Shen shows K♣ 7♣ for a flush and scoops up the boost.

Hijack opened, called by Kadowaki Hideo. Button fired a three bet to 9,000, cold called by big blind Shimomachi Yu. Original raiser puts in the call as well, and Kadowaki squeezes all-in for 28,900. Only Shimomachi calls off with A♦ T♦ and is up agaisnt Kadowaki’s K♠ J♣ . In for a race, the board ran 4♣ 7♠ Q♦ J♦ Q♥ , giving Kadowaki two pair for the win.

Hijack Thomas Boivin defended his open and called a 6,000 three bet from small blind Yu Yuan. Yu continued for 5,500 on flop 8♣ 9♦ 2♦ and barreled another 11,000 on turn 6♠ . Boivin called both streets and fired a 15,000 bet on river 9♥ checked to him. Yu puts in the call with T♦ T♣ and is good against Boivin’s missed draw 4♦ 5♦ .

Facing a cutoff open, small blind Hsiao Tsui Han stuffed her 17,500 in with 8♠ 8♣ and was called by big blind Park Joon Hee with 6♠ 6♦ . A huge underdog, Park bagged the loss after no sixes appeared on 3♥ 4♦ 3♦ T♥ 2♣ .

Hijack Christopher Lee opened to 1,700, called by the cutoff. Small blind Chiu Chi Hsiang threw in a raise to 7,000 and was met with an all-in for his 20,000 behind from Lee. Chiu tanks then folds saving his 25 BB.

With 16,000 in the pot on board 5♥ K♣ 5♦ J♥ , big blind Zheng Xiang led out a 15,000 bet, called by Henzan Kyota behind. Zheng then jammed his remaining 27,000 in on river 8♠ , snap called by Henzan. Zheng shows A♥ A♠ , crushing his opponent’s Q♠ Q♣ .

295 entries in for today’s Main Event Day 1C with registration open through the end of Level 8.

Following four limps, small blind Valeriy Pak raised the stakes to 3,900, called only by Cai Jianping. Flop came 6♣ K♦ K♠ and Pak continued for 3,300, Cai with a call. Pak check called turn 7♥ for 8,500 and proceeded to river T♠ . Action went check check, Pak reveals 8♦ 8♠ and claims the pot.

A raised pot, four players headed to flop 3♠ 6♣ 2♠ . Miyazawa Ren continued for 2,000 and was raised by Yang Lifeng to 7,000. Miyazawa puts in the call and gets to showdown after the turn 2♥ and river K♥ was checked through. Miyazawa shows A♦ A♣ and claims the boost.

Action began with a limp from Zhao Yong, followed by a raise, call, call. Zhao moved all-in for 24,500 total and collected three folds behind. Zhao shows 4♠ 7♠ and picks up the dead money.

Mp Wang Ziyu defended his open and called a 3,200 three bet from Vasa Kaushal. On flop 3♠ 3♣ 5♠ , Vasa continued for 3,000, check called by Wang. Turn Q♥ went check check, revealing river 3♥ . Wang this time, led for 4,500, called by his opponent. Wang shows 7♥ 7♠ and takes down the pot after Vasa mucked.

259 players in for today’s Main Event Day 1C with registration open for five more hours.

Utg opened, called by Yang Fang Kai one seat after. Hijack fired a three bet to 5,200 and was followed by another raise from Huang Guangmang to 13,500. Yang jams it through for 57,000 total, and Huang tank folds, saving his 58 BB behind.

Cutoff Jiang Daqiao opened to 1,200, called by the small blind. Action on big blind Chen Shaoyi, he put in a raise to 7,000. Jiang answered with a heftier 27,000 and Chen shoved for 54,000 total. Jiang calls with Q♦ Q♠ and is way ahead of Chen’s T♠ 7♠ . The board A♥ 2♥ 8♣ 5♣ 9♦ left Chen with no hope as he headed once more for the registration area.

A three way pot saw both Zhao Yong (27,000) and Zheng Xiang (15,000) all-in, covered by Ngan Kwun Wah Simon.

Ngan A♦ A♥ Zhao 7♠ 9♠ Zheng 3♦ 3♠

Whilst ahead, the board felted 7♥ 8♥ 3♥ 4♣ 2♦ , earning Zheng a full triple up for his set of threes.

With 15,000 in the middle, Kato Yotei continued the action on flop T♦ K♠ 3♦ with a 7,000 bet, called by Bilodeau Louis. On turn K♣ , Kato shoved for 27,000 and Bilodeau snap folds.

222 entries have so far been recorded for today’s Main Event Day 1C with registration open through Level 8 @ 21:45.

Hijack Bilodeau Louis opened to 1,100 and saw Yu Yunchao bump it up to 3,500. Bilodeau fired a four bet to 11,400, called by Yu. On flop 3♣ 7♦ 4♣ , both stacks came rushing in, Bilodeau ahead with A♦ A♣ against Yu’s Q♥ Q♦ . The river Q♠ however, turned the tables, giving Yu a set to survive through.

Short stacked Shen Di got his remaining 9,500 in with 9♣ 9♠ and faced Zhao Zhangkin’s A♥ A♣ . Drawing slim, Shen headed for the exit shortly after the board rolled 2♣ K♥ J♥ J♣ 2♦ .

Utg Jiang Daqiao opened the action and was met with a three bet to 3,000 from Cai Yucheng a seat after. Jiang answered with a four bet to 9,000 and picked up the dead money after Cai threw in the fold.

With 169 entries in so far for the Main Event’s last flight, the KRW 2,000,000,000 (~USD 1.5M) guarantee has already been breached, surpassing last season’s festivities. Registration remains through Level 8 @ 21:45.

Suen Wai Kin opened from early position and was joined by three other players on flop 5♥ 4♠ K♥ . Small blind Lin Ze led out for 1,500, called by the raiser. Turn T♥ went check check, peeling river Q♥ . Lin bets another 6,000 and mucks after Suen puts in the call.

Facing an open and a call, hijack Park Joon Hee bumped it up to 2,000 and was followed by a cold four bet to 5,500 from cutoff Ma Li. Only Park continues, revealing flop A♦ 9♦ 8♠ . Ma fires a 5,500 cbet and Park folds.

A raised pot, three players headed to flop T♦ 9♠ K♠ . Action was checked through to turn 9♣ where small blind Takeya Naoto led for 3,100, called by big blind Li Liang. Takeya fired another 5,100 on river 4♠ , Li with a final call. Takeya shows Q♥ J♦ for a flopped straight to take it down.

108 entries in so far for the last Main Event flight on schedule with registration open through Level 8 @ 21:45.

With an utg open and a call in front, big blind Xiao Sinuo bumped it up to 2,200 and saw both players complete. On flop A♦ Q♠ J♠ , Xiao continued for 2,500, called by Christopher Lee behind. Turn T♣ and river 5♥ went check check, revealing Xiao’s A♦ Q♥ , no good against Lee’s T♥ T♠ .

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

The last flight on schedule drew in an additional 385 entries with only 129 runners surviving through the first eleven levels of play. USA’s Stanley Weng bagged the largest across the Day 1C games, bringing a sizeable 501,000 (167 BB) for tomorrow’s Day 2 festivities. Weng was amongst the big stacks after cracking Chen Tia Nai’s pocket kings by early evening and proceeded to consistently chip up to land the lead in the last two levels. Trailing right behind is China’s Li Shaoming with 460,000 (153 BB), followed by Japan’s Miyazawa Ren with 417,000 (139 BB).

Chip Counts

Utg+2 Doi Kojiro opened to 6,000 and called Meng Xiangnan’s all-in for 33,500. Meng is ahead with T♦ T♠ against Doi’s A♠ T♥ up until the river T♣ 3♠ 8♠ A♣ A♦ landed Doi a full house to knock him out.

Utg+1 Guo Pengcheng opened, followed by a three bet to 12,000 from Jiang Xueting. Big blind Takezoe Koki and Guo came along on flop 6♣ T♠ J♦ . Jiang continued for 32,000, check called by Takezoe. On turn 4♣ , Takezoe fired a 2,500 donk bet with Jiang putting him all-in right after. Takezoe tanks and gives it up, saving his 15 BB behind.