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

01:00: Stanley Weng tops Day 1C
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500

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

Pos.	Last Name	First Name	Flag	Chip Count
1	WENG	STANLEY MANFRED	United States	501,000
2	LI SHAOMING		China	460,000
3	MIYAZAWA	REN	Japan	417,000
4	DESIMONI	BRUNO	Brazil	415,000
5	ZHENG	XIANG	China	414,000
6	MAKINO	YOHEI	Japan	361,000
7	CHEN	JIANQIANG	China	343,500
8	DING	YAYUN	China	325,000
9	TAKEYA	NAOTO	Japan	322,000
10	ZHANG	DING	China	321,500
11	Zhang	Chenxu	China	313,500
12	ZHU	JIAHAO	China	311,500
13	WONG	KUN KIET	Malaysia	287,500
14	TERASHIMA	TOMOKI	Japan	283,000
15	LI	XIANG	China	262,000
16	LONG	XIAOHAN	China	249,000
17	Shi	Yuechun	China	242,500
18	FONG	CHONG KIT	Canada	237,000
19	PAK	VALERIY	Uzbekistan	222,000
20	ZHANG	YUN	China	222,000
21	JIANG	XUETING	China	219,500
22	LI	ZHONGXIAN	China	219,000
23	YU	YUNCHAO	China	218,000
24	Zhai	Chang Yu	China	217,500
25	LU	YINGJUN	China	207,500
26	CHEN	YUBO	China	204,000
27	SEI	ALEKSEI	Russia	204,000
28	Ye	Ning	China	202,000
29	SAKAMOTO	AKATOKI	Japan	196,500
30	HU	YU TANG	Taiwan	193,000
31	LI	CHAO	China	191,000
32	YUZHU	WANG	China	191,000
33	LIN MENG LING		Taiwan	190,000
34	LAI	PING JUI	China	188,500
35	YANG	DANIEL SHIANG-AN	Taiwan	185,000
36	TIAN	HAONAN	China	184,500
37	MANABE	HIROAKI	Japan	181,000
38	MOU	CHUNXU	China	180,500
39	MOMO	YIN	China	180,000
40	JI	XIAQING	China	179,000
41	CHEN	FENG-WEN	Taiwan	177,000
42	JIANZHONG	SONG	China	177,000
43	FANG	PO-WEN	China	175,000
44	DIANLEI	ZHANG	China	174,500
45	WU	DIFEI	China	174,500
46	Pu	Xiaobo	China	166,000
47	GECEVICIUS	KESTUTIS	Russia	165,000
48	CHENG	GUAN-LUN	China	162,500
49	LI	HANG	China	162,500
50	NODA	HIROYUKI	Japan	161,500
51	HUANG	CHANG-HAU	China	157,000
52	LI	LIANG	China	157,000
53	Wang	Zhong	China	152,500
54	LIM	AARON MATTHEW ZHI HUA	Australia	151,500
55	WAN	SHUANG	China	149,500
56	DOI	KOJIRO	Japan	144,500
57	Chen	Yu	China	138,500
58	LI	LIANGYU	China	138,000
59	OKUDA	KAZUTO	Japan	137,500
60	KOBAYASHI	HIROKAZU	Japan	135,500
61	IKEMOTO	MAO	Japan	133,000
62	NAKAGAWA	MIYUU	Japan	130,000
63	YOUKAN	LI		128,500
64	WEN	PO CHUN	China	128,000
65	ZHAO	YONG	China	123,500
66	KOSHIBA	TAKAHITO	Japan	116,000
67	MIYAZAKI	SHOHEI	Japan	112,500
68	SITHAMPARANATHAN	NEROOBAN	Canada	111,000
69	UMEHARA	KEITA	Japan	110,000
70	YAN	HAIBIN	China	110,000
71	YU	YUAN	China	109,000
72	FENG	YUQI	China	107,000
73	SAWAIRI	SHUN	Japan	105,500
74	SONG	YING	China	105,000
75	YANG	PO HSIANG	China	101,000
76	JIANG	DAQIAO	China	100,500
77	LIN	CHEN-AN	Taiwan	100,500
78	KADOWAKI	HIDEO		100,000
79	KA	TSZ YEUNG	Hong Kong	99,000
80	NIMIYA	HITOSHI	Japan	99,000
81	LEKEROV	AIBEK	Kazakhstan	97,000
82	WANG	XING	China	97,000
83	JULIEN	JACQUES	France	96,000
84	BILODEAU	LOUIS	Canada	95,500
85	QI	WANGJIE	China	95,500
86	SONG	WENBIN	China	93,000
87	GUO	PENGCHENG	China	92,500
88	YANG	FANG-KAI	Taiwan	91,000
89	XU	QIFENG	China	90,500
90	KISHIBE	HIDEAKI	Japan	89,500
91	KHVAN	DANIL ROMOVICH	Russia	88,000
92	YOSHIMURA	KONOSUKE	Japan	87,500
93	TOYOMAKI	HARUYA	Japan	87,000
94	QIN	HONGYU	China	82,500
95	ZIEGLER	OLIVIER	France	82,500
96	ZHONG	JIANBIAO	China	82,000
97	CHANG	CARLOS	Taiwan	81,000
98	MEI	YINJIE	China	79,500
99	OR	KAIFU	Hong Kong	76,500
100	HIRANO	KEITA	Japan	74,500
101	LIU	YU-CHENG	China	73,500
102	GOYAL	ABHISHEK	Australia	72,500
103	LIU	ZHEXU	China	72,000
104	MIYASHITA	HIROKI	Japan	70,000
105	YINAN	ZHOU	China	68,000
106	HUANG	WEIWEI	China	67,500
107	CHEN	XIANLING	China	66,500
108	CHUI	CHI-HSIANG	Taiwan	64,500
109	FOKIN	VALERIY	Russia	63,500
110	HSIAO	YUN-YANG	Taiwan	62,000
111	BICKEL	RYAN LEE	United States	61,000
112	Ma	Li	China	61,000
113	WANG	ZIYU	China	54,500
114	GONG	XIAOMING	China	54,000
115	TSUJI	YASUYUKI	Japan	53,000
116	ZHANG	LIRUI	China	50,000
117	YASUNAGA	RIKIYA	Japan	49,000
118	YANG	JAEJOON	United States	48,000
119	LI SHU IN		Taiwan	47,500
120	WU	JIE	China	45,500
121	CHEN	LINGJUN	China	44,000
122	LYU	JIAHAO	China	43,000
123	ZHANG	DASHAN	China	38,500
124	MENG	SHUAIBO	China	38,000
125	IWAMOTO	TAKAYUKI	Japan	37,000
126	LEE	CHRISTOPHER JAEKWANG	Australia	31,500
127	NGAN	KWUN WAH SIMON	Hong Kong	26,500
128	JIN	CHI	China	23,000
129	KOIDE	RYUTARO	Japan	20,500

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00:50: Doi Kojiro rails Meng Xiangnan
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500

Utg+2 Doi Kojiro opened to 6,000 and called Meng Xiangnan’s all-in for 33,500. Meng is ahead with against Doi’s up until the river landed Doi a full house to knock him out.

Doi Kojiro – 127,000
Meng Xiangnan – Eliminated

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00:26: Jiang Xueting puts on the pressure
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500

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 . Jiang continued for 32,000, check called by Takezoe. On turn , 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.

Jiang Xueting – 220,000
Takezoe Koki – 37,000

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00:18: Terashima Tomoki calls bluff
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500

Utg+2 Terashima Tomoki opened to 5,000 and was called by Zhao Yong behind along with the big blind. Action was checked through to the river on board and saw Zhao Yong take a stab for 15,000. Terashima snap called and shows , good against Zhao’s ace-high.

Terashima Tomoki – 154,000
Zhao Yong – 115,000

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00:15: Jang Lee Jo runs into kings
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500

Jang Lee Jo went with for his last 32,000 and ran into Yuzhu Wang’s . The board spared no ace, sending Jang out of the Main Event games.

Yuzhu Wang – 190,000
Jang Lee Jo – Eliminated

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00:13: Top pair sends Lifeng Cao out
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500

A blind vd blind battle for a 43,000 pot on flop was seen with small blind Lifeng Cao open shove for 59,000. Big blind Stanley Weng puts in the call with and ships the pot after the turn and river failed to improve Lifeng’s .

Stanley Weng – 420,000
Lifeng Cao – Eliminated

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23:50: Break Time!
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500

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

Zheng Xiang – 425,000
Makino Yohei – 385,000
Chen Jianqiang – 370,000
Stanley Weng – 355,000
Li Shaoming – 290,000

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23:37: Khvan Danil gets set up
Level 10: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000

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

Wan Shuang – 197,000
Khvan Danil – 44,000

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23:25: Li Shaoming shows queens
Level 10: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000

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 and saw Li continue for 10,000, check called by Tsuji. On turn , Li barreled another 30,000, convincing Tsuji to throw in the fold. Li shows .

Li Shaoming – 205,000
Tsuji Yasuyuki – 85,000

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23:22: Yu Yuan gives it up
Level 10: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000

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 . Long bets 28,000 and proceeds to jam the turn . Yu tanks and folds, saving his 41 BB behind.

Long Xiaohan – 305,000
Yu Yuan – 83,000

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23:16: Chen Yubo wins set over set
Level 10: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000

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

Chen Yubo – 173,000
Or Kaifu – 76,000
Wang Weidong – 37,000

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22:52: Blinds up!
Level 10: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000

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

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22:51: Li Xiang fires triple barrel bluff
Level 9: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500

Hijack Momo Yin opened to 3,000 and called an 8,500 three bet from Li Xiang behind. Board ran and saw Li barrel all three streets with Momo check calling each bet. Li shows , no good against Momo’s .

Momo Yin – 99,000
Li Xiang – 49,000

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22:46: Huang Wei Wei doubles Pu Xiaobo
Level 9: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500

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

Pu Xiaobo – 147,000
Huang Weiwei – 133,000

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22:27: Easy double up for Scherbakov Roman
Level 9: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500

Utg Scherbakov Roman stuffed his last 19,000 in with and was called by Chu Ning with . Flop instantly rolled a king, sealing Scherbakov’s win down to the river .

Scherbakov Roman – 42,000
Chu Ning – 40,000

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22:17: Henzan Kyota shoots down
Level 9: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500

On a board of , Henzan Kyota found himself in trouble with his running right into Sawairi Shun’s . Henzan survives but shoots down to 12 BB.

Sawairi Shun – 212,000
Henzan Kyota – 19,000

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22:11: Zhang Dashan pays off Valeriy Pak
Level 9: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500

With 38,000 in the pot, Pak Valeriy fired 37,000 by the river and saw Zhang Dashan make the call with . Pak shows for a full house and bags the boost.

Pak Valeriy – 146,000
Zhang Dashan – 47,000

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22:08: Top pair no good for Shao Hanyu
Level 9: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500

With 21,000 in the middle on board , action was seen on Shao Hanyu who bet 7,0000. Chen Jianqiang raised it up to 22,000 and Shao completes. Turn saw Shao check shove vs Chen’s 30,000 bet. Chen makes the call for his remaining 91,500 and wins the pot with , crushing Shao’s .

Chen Jianqiang – 309,000
Shao Hanyu – 9,000

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21:50: Registration is closed!
Level 9: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500

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

Makino Yohei – 355,000
Ding Yayun – 290,000
Desimoni Bruno – 265,000
Fong Chong Kit – 230,000
Hu Yu Tang – 210,000

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

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21:24: Set brings trouble for Cai Jian Ting
Level 8: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200

With only 11,000 in the middle, Ding Yayun was seen firing an overbet of 22,000 on flop . 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 and is up against Ding’s . The turn instantly filled up Ding’s flush with the river sealing her win.

Ding Yayun – 343,000
Cai Jian Ting – 35,000

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21:20: Scherbakov Roman scoops up three way all-in
Level 8: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200

An all-in preflop situation saw Scherbakov Roman call off his 49,000 stack with and was up against Li Lei’s and Tian Haonan’s . Board ran , earning Scherbakov the entire pot with top pair.

Scherbakov Roman – 122,000
Tian Haonan – 143,000
Li Lei – Eliminated

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21:16: Zhu Jiahao’s bluff exposed
Level 8: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200

With 35,000 in the pot on board , action was seen on Zhu Jiahao firing all-in by the river. Li Shaoming tanks then calls off for his remaining 44,000 with , good against Zhu’s bluff.

Li Shaoming – 116,000
Zhu Jiahao – 122,000

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20:42: Blinds up!
Level 8: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200

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.

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20:39: Yang Fang Kai hero calls for tournament life
Level 7: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000

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 . Shi continued for 10,000 with only Yang putting the chips in. Turn saw Shi barrel all-in for Yang’s 38,500 behind. Yang tanks then makes the call with , good against Shi’s with the river sealing his win.

Yang Fang Kai – 122,000
Shi Yuechun – 70,000

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20:24: No showdown for Wang Xing 
Level 7: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000

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 was checked to Jiang who bet 5,500, check called by Wang. Turn went check check, revealing river . Wang bet 16,000 and ushered a fold shortly from her opponent.

Wang Xing – 114,000
Jiang Daqiao – 171,000

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20:20: Liu Zhexu cbets to take it down
Level 7: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000

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 . Liu continued for 16,000, Ikemoto with a check fold.

Liu Zhexu – 100,000
Ikemoto Mao – 92,000

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20:02: Desimoni Bruno scoops it all
Level 7: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000

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
Meng
Desimoni

All with pocket pairs, Desimoni’s monster hand held on board , allowing him to scoop up the entire pot.

Desimoni Bruno – 224,000
Tsujisaka Tetsuya – Eliminated
Meng Meng – Eliminated

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19:58: Stanley Weng cracks kings
Level 7: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000

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

Stanley Weng – 240,000
Chen Tia Nai – Eliminated

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19:43: Field over 1,000 entries!
Level 7: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000

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

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18:35: Dinner Break!
Level 7: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000

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!

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18:14: Shen Danqui fills up on the turn
Level 6: 400 – 800 ante 800

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

Shen Danqui – 92,000
Zhang Ding – 45,000
Cai Yucheng – 6,000

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18:07: Kadowaki Hideo wins race
Level 6: 400 – 800 ante 800

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 and is up agaisnt Kadowaki’s . In for a race, the board ran , giving Kadowaki two pair for the win.

Kadowaki Hideo – 81,000
Shimomachi Yu – 25,000

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18:04: Thomas Boivin bricks runout
Level 6: 400 – 800 ante 800

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 and barreled another 11,000 on turn . Boivin called both streets and fired a 15,000 bet on river checked to him. Yu puts in the call with and is good against Boivin’s missed draw .

Yu Yuan – 207,000
Thomas Boivin – 44,000

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18:00: Hsiao Tsui Han lands a double up
Level 6: 400 – 800 ante 800

Facing a cutoff open, small blind Hsiao Tsui Han stuffed her 17,500 in with and was called by big blind Park Joon Hee with . A huge underdog, Park bagged the loss after no sixes appeared on .

Hsiao Tsui Han – 54,000
Park Joon Hee – 26,000

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17:57: Chiu Chi Hsiang throws in the towel
Level 6: 400 – 800 ante 800

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.

Christopher Lee – 46,000
Chiu Chi Hsiang – 20,000

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17:46: Queens no good for Henzan Kyota 
Level 6: 400 – 800 ante 800

With 16,000 in the pot on board , 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 , snap called by Henzan. Zheng shows , crushing his opponent’s .

Henzan Kyota – 82,000
Zheng Xiang – 104,000

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17:35: Blinds up!
Level 6: 400 – 800 ante 800

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

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17:07: Valeriy Pak takes it down
Level 5: 300 – 600 ante 600

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

Valeriy Pak – 80,000
Cai Jianping – 73,000

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16:57: Miyazawa Ren tables aces
Level 5: 300 – 600 ante 600

A raised pot, four players headed to flop . 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 and river was checked through. Miyazawa shows and claims the boost.

Miyazawa Ren – 78,000
Yang Lifeng – 43,000

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16:50: Zhao Yong squeeze jams
Level 5: 300 – 600 ante 600

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 and picks up the dead money.

Zhao Yong – 31,000

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16:46: Sevens good for Wang Ziyu
Level 5: 300 – 600 ante 600

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

Wang Ziyu – 89,000
Vasa Kaushal – 83,000

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16:27: Break Time!
Level 5: 300 – 600 ante 600

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

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16:03: Yang Fang Kai wins preflop war
Level 4: 300 – 500 ante 500

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.

Yang Fang Kai – 78,000
Huang Guangmang – 29,000

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15:56: Chen Shaoyi risks it all
Level 4: 300 – 500 ante 500

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 and is way ahead of Chen’s . The board left Chen with no hope as he headed once more for the registration area.

Jiang Daqiao – 240,000
Chen Shaoyi – Eliminated

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15:36: Ngan Kwun Wah Simon gets two outered
Level 4: 300 – 500 ante 500

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

Ngan
Zhao
Zheng

Whilst ahead, the board felted , earning Zheng a full triple up for his set of threes.

Zheng Xiang – 47,000
Ngan Kwun Wah Simon – 55,000
Zhao Yong – Eliminated

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15:32: Kato Yohei slams it through
Level 4: 300 – 500 ante 500

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

Kato Yohei – 56,000
Bilodeau Louis – 72,000

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15:20: Blinds up!
Level 4: 300 – 500 ante 500

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

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15:03: Yu Yunchao saved by the river
Level 3: 200 – 400 ante 400

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 , both stacks came rushing in, Bilodeau ahead with against Yu’s . The river however, turned the tables, giving Yu a set to survive through.

Yu Yunchao – 106,000
Bilodeau Louis – 78,000

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14:40: Shen Di crushed by aces
Level 3: 200 – 400 ante 400

Short stacked Shen Di got his remaining 9,500 in with and faced Zhao Zhangkin’s . Drawing slim, Shen headed for the exit shortly after the board rolled .

Zhao Zhangkin – 54,000
Shen Di – Eliminated

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14:36: Cai Yucheng gives up the fight
Level 3: 200 – 400 ante 400

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.

Jiang Daqiao – 144,000
Cai Yucheng – 52,000

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14:20: Guarantee breached!
Level 3: 200 – 400 ante 400

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.

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13:53: Suen Wai Kin continues to chip up
Level 2: 200 – 300 ante 300

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

Suen Wai Kin – 131,000
Lin Ze – 54,000

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13:50: One bet does it for Ma Li
Level 2: 200 – 300 ante 300

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 . Ma fires a 5,500 cbet and Park folds.

Ma Li – 55,000
Park Joon Hee – 39,000

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13:25: Takeya Naoto flops the nuts
Level 2: 200 – 300 ante 300

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

Takeya Naoto – 48,000
Li Liang – 61,000

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13:05: Blinds up!
Level 2: 200 – 300 ante 300

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

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12:30: Two pair no good for Xiao Sinuo
Level 1: 100 – 200 ante 200

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 , Xiao continued for 2,500, called by Christopher Lee behind. Turn and river went check check, revealing Xiao’s , no good against  Lee’s .

Christopher Lee – 56,500
Xiao Sinuo – 45,000

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12:05: Shuffle up & deal!
Level 1: 100 – 200 ante 200

Main Event Day 1C 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 last of three flights set to play down this afternoon. 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: 361 entries, 108 qualified
Day 1C: Saturday, March 30
Day 2: Sunday, March 31
Day 3: Monday, April 1
Day 4: Tuesday, April 2