Main Event

After a grueling nine hours of play, the 45 runner pack drew down to its final nine players led by China’s Fang Po Wen. Fang stormed to the lead by the last level after a blind vs blind confrontation with Luo Jianming earned him a massive pot. Fang bagged a mighty 12,350,000 (61 BB) with Ding Yayun right on his tail with 12,175,000 (60 BB). All returning players are guaranteed a KRW 43,500,000 payout and a chance to claim the KR₩ 434,936,000 (~USD 323,500) top prize at stake.

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Utg Aghayev Farhad limped and saw flop 8♣ T♦ 4♣ together with both players on the blinds. Checked to Aghayev, he fired a 250,000 bet, raised by small blind Dai Linghui. Aghayev shoved all-in for 2,075,000 total, called by Dai.

Aghayev Q♠ T♠ Dai Q♣ 9♣

Up against a combo draw, the turn 9♥ and river A♦ bricked for Dai, earning Aghayev the pot.

Utg+1 Aghayev Farhad opened and saw big blind Dai Linghui complete to see flop 3♣ 3♠ 3♦ . Dai check called a 200,000 continuation bet from Aghayev and proceeded to turn 5♣ . Aghayev fired another 500,000 and Dai check raised to 1,100,000. Aghayev moved all-in and Dai snap called for his 2,200,000 behind with Q♥ 3♥ . Aghayev shows T♠ J♣ and is drawing dead against quads.

With slightly over a million in the middle, action was seen on big blind Luo Jianming betting 300,000 on 3♦ 3♠ 9♣ Q♠ . Small blind Fang Po Wen raised it up to 1,000,000, called by Luo. On river 5♦ , Fang put Luo all-in and Luo called off for his 3,000,000 behind with 3♥ 8♦ . Fang shows 3♣ 5♠ for a full house to scoop it up.

Hijack Qi Xuming open shoved his last 2,050,000 with Q♥ Q♣ and was called by big blind Fang Po Wen with J♦ J♠ . A huge underdog, Fang turned the tables after the board 4♠ 8♥ 2♠ J♣ A♦ landed him a set to bust his opponent.

Folded to Chen Hao on the button, he shoved his last 675,000 with Q♠ 9♣ and was called by big blind Ding Yayun with K♦ J♥ . The board ran 8♥ Q♣ T♦ 9♠ 5♠ , giving Ding a straight for the win.

Facing a cutoff open, Luo Jianming stuffed in his 1,675,000 stack with A♦ Q♦ and was called by small blind Chen Hao with A♣ J♥ . A great spot for Luo, he locked in the double up after the board 4♣ T♠ K♥ 8♦ 7♠ missed to pair either player.

Button Fang Po Wen opened to 400,000, called by short stacked Luo Jianming in the small blind. On flop T♦ Q♦ 2♣ , Luo shoved for 475,000 and Fang folds.

13 players remain in contention for the Main Event title and KRW 434,936,000 top prize.

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Total chips in play: 53,250,000

Facing an utg open and a three bet to 800,000 from Dai Linghui, Lin Yan went with T♥ T♦ for his remaining 1,700,000 and was called by Dai with K♦ K♥ . Drawing slim, Lin exited the arena after the board A♥ 8♦ Q♦ 3♦ 9♦ offered him no help.

A limp pot, both players on the blinds saw flop T♠ 7♣ 4♣ . Small blind Nguyen Pham Duy Khanh led for 150,000 and called a 400,000 raise from Dai Linghui. Turn 6♦ saw Dai barrel another 750,000, Nguyen with a check fold.

Cutoff Nguyen Pham Duy Khanh opened to 250,000, joined by big blind Duan Qifeng on flop K♥ 3♠ 6♣ . Duan check called for 150,000 and headed to turn 9♦ . Both check it through, revealing river T♥ . Nguyen fires a final 300,000, Duan with a fold.

14 players remain in the Main Event games with play set to conclude once the final nine is set.

Utg Lin Yan opened to 250,000, called by Nguyen Pham Duy Khanh right behind. Big blind Valeriy Fokin shoved all-in for 1,500,000 and saw Nguyen put in the call with K♥ K♣ . Fokin shows A♠ K♠ , remaining in danger. The board Q♦ 9♠ 2♦ J♥ T♣ lucky for him, ran a straight by the river to spare him from elimination.

Qi Xuming defended his big blind vs cutoff Nguyen Pham Duy Khanh’s open and saw flop 6♦ 7♥ 3♥ . Action was checked through, heading to turn 9♦ . Qi led for 275,000, called by the raiser. On river A♥ , Qi check called for 325,000 and mucked after Nguyen revealed A♠ 8♣ .

Utg+1 Dai Linghui opened to 250,000 and called a click back to 500,000 from cutoff Duan Qifeng. Both players checked flop A♠ 6♣ T♣ through, revealing turn K♥ . Checked to Duan once more, he fired a 500,000 bet and picked up the pot shortly after Dai folded.

Button Lin Yan opened to 275,000, called by big blind Dai Linghui. Flop came 3♣ 7♣ A♠ and Dai check called for 225,000. On turn Q♣ , Lin fired another 750,000, Dai with a fold.

Folded to Nie Yizhou in the small blind, he shoved his remaining 1,000,000 in with K♥ 6♠ and was called by big blind Qi Xuming with Q♠ Q♣ . The board 9♦ 3♠ 8♦ 4♥ 5♣ ran safe for the pocket pair, eliminating Nie from the running.

17 players remain in battle for the WPT Korea 2024 Main Event title with Ding Yayun towering over the field.

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Folded to Qi Xuming on the small blind, he shoved all-in for 1,050,000 with K♠ 7♦ and was called by Hanusi Mate behind with K♦ T♣ . Hanusi ahead once more, bagged the loss after the river A♣ 8♥ J♦ T♥ 9♣ ran a one card straight for his opponent.

Cutoff Hanusi Mate opened to 225,000, called by the small blind. Big blind Nie Yizhou stuffed his 1,375,000 in and was up against the raiser’s A♣ K♥ . Nie with A♥ Q♥ was dominated but was saved from elimination after the board rolled 3♥ 8♠ 8♥ 3♣ 4♠ for a split pot.

Cutoff Aghayev Farhad opened to 200,000, joined by both players on the blinds on flop 7♠ 8♣ Q♥ . Checked to Aghayev, he continued for 150,000, called by Lu Yingjun. Big blind Dai Linghui raised it up to 450,000 and found both oppponents with a complete. On turn 5♥ , Dai barreled a hefty 1,500,000 and took the pot down after none made the call.

Cutoff Dai Linghui opened to 225,000 and was followed with a three bet to 650,000 from button Nguyen Pham Duy Khanh. Dai answered with an all-in for 3,700,000 and picked up the pot after Nguyen folded.

Folded to Tai Hsing Hsiung on the button, he shoved all-in for his remaining 1,100,000 with Q♦ J♥ and was called by Dai Linghui on the big blind with A♠ T♦ . The board ran 9♣ 7♥ 9♦ 9♥ 3♥ , eliminating Tai from the Main Event games.

18 players left in the running for the Main Event title, minimum payout now listed at KRW 18,700,000!

Another all-in preflop situation saw small blind Tai Hsing Hsiung all-in for 700,000 with T♥ T♠ against button Zhang Chi’s A♦ 6♦ . The board ran Q♣ Q♠ J♦ 8♥ 4♦ , leaving Tai’s pocket pair holding up for the win.

Button opened and was met with two all-ins - Zhang Chi for 1,450,000 and Tai Hsing Hsiung for 2,175,000. Original raiser folds and Zhang shows A♠ K♣ up against Tai’s A♣ Q♠ . The board 3♦ 6♥ 4♠ 5♦ J♦ missed to pair either, earning Zhang the pot with ace-king high.

Hijack Lu Yingjun opened to 150,000 and called a 400,000 three bet from small blind Aghayev Farhad. Flop came Q♠ J♣ 6♥ and saw Aghayev shove all-in for 1,100,000. Lu tank calls with K♦ 6♦ , crushed against Aghayev’s A♣ J♥ . The turn 4♦ and river 4♠ complete the board, earning Aghayev the double up.

Cutoff Duan Qifeng opened to 150,000 and called off his 1,750,000 stack with J♦ J♣ after Qi Xuming shoved all-in. Qi shows T♥ T♣ and was left crushed after no tens were spotted on board 2♦ A♣ 3♦ 9♥ J♠ .

Hijack Nie Yizhou opened and saw short stacked Valeriy Fokin defend his big blind. On flop A♥ 7♦ T♣ , Fokin called off his remaining 475,000 with A♣ 8♣ and was up against Nie’s A♠ K♣ . Gunning for two outs, Fokin spiked an 8♥ on the turn to survive through.

A blind vs blind battle saw Xu Jieming commit his last 1,400,000 with 4♦ 7♥ , called by Hanusi Mate behind with K♦ K♥ . In rough shape, Xu exited shortly after the board Q♦ 9♠ J♣ 8♥ 3♠ ran dry.

Small blind Carlos Chang moved all-in for 1,200,000 with A♥ 8♦ and was called by big blind Dai Linghui with Q♦ Q♣ . At risk, Chang headed for the exit after no bad beats were delivered on 7♣ 2♠ 2♣ 9♥ 9♣ .

Folded to cutoff Meremans Antoine, he shoved his 825,000 stack in with A♣ 7♦ and was called by big blind Lu Yingjun with A♠ Q♣ . Dominated, the board Q♦ K♣ 3♥ J♥ K♥ left Meremans crumbled and out of the Main Event games.

22 players remain in battle for the KRW 434,936,000 top prize.

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Hijack Aghayev Farhad opened to 125,000, called by Fang Po Wen behind along with the big blind. Aghayev continued on flop A♣ 8♦ A♥ with a 1 BB bet, Fang with a call. Turn 2♦ saw Aghayev fire a heftier 350,000, convincing Fang to give it up.

Button Valeriy Fokin opened the action, called by big blind Ma Li. On flop Q♦ 7♥ 2♠ , Ma check raised to 800,000 and collected the pot after Valeriy threw in the fold.

Cutoff Nie Yizhou opened to 120,000, called by the button. Small blind Xu Jieming put in a raise to 600,000 and ushered two folds shortly after. Xu shows T♦ T♠ and rakes it in.

Button Ding Yayun opened to 125,000, joined by big blind Aghayev Farhad on flop Q♠ 9♠ 5♥ . Both players checked it through, revealing turn 7♠ . Ding bet 125,000, and another 225,000 on river 4♠ and was followed with a fold from Aghayev by the last bet.

Utg+2 Fang Po Wen defended his open and called a 365,000 three bet from button Lin Yan. On flop 2♦ T♣ 7♦ , Fang check folded after Lin sent out 210,000.

Utg Luo Jianming opened to 125,000 and was met with a 700,000 three bet from big blind Jin Baojun. Luo snap shoved and Jin tank called for his 635,000 behind with 4♦ 5♠ . Luo with A♠ A♣ , packed in the win after the board 3♦ Q♣ T♠ 7♥ Q♠ left Jin with five-high.

Chen Chuan Shu opened the action and called a three bet from Fang Po Wen. With 840,000 in the middle on flop 6♥ J♥ T♥ , Chen moved all-in for his remaining chips with 8♠ 8♣ and was called by Fang with K♦ Q♥ . The turn 4♦ and river 3♥ , landed Fang the flush to take it down.

Utg Zhang Lei stuffed in his remaining 360,000, called by Fang Po Wen. Button Tai Hsing Hsiung reshoved for 735,000 total with Fang completing for a three way all-in.

Zhang Q♦ 9♥ Tai A♠ K♥ Fang A♥ T♠

The board ran A♠ K♦ J♦ 3♠ 3♦ , earning Tai the hefty boost.

26 players remain in the Main Event Day 3 games, each guaranteed a KRW 13,150,000 payout.

Cutoff Chen Chuan Shu opened to 120,000, called behind by button Fang Po Wen. On flop K♠ Q♠ J♠ , Chen check jammed 1,100,000 in, called by Fang with Q♦ J♦ . Chen reveals Q♣ J♣ and chops it up after the turn A♣ and river 2♦ completed the board.

A raised pot, action was seen on Carlos Chang pulling a check raise to 275,000 on flop K♣ T♠ 4♥ against raiser Meremans Antoine. Meremans puts in the call and heads to turn 2♦ . Both players check it through, revealing river T♣ . Chang leads for 175,000, called by Meremans with K♦ 6♦ , good against Chang’s Q♥ 9♥ .

Cutoff Nie Yizhou opened to 100,000, joined by big blind Chen Chuan Shu on flop J♦ Q♠ 4♠ . Nie continued for 55,000 and another 180,000 on turn 5♣ . Chen unable to continue with the last bet, slips his hand in the muck.

Button Luo Jianming opened to 100,000 and called small blind Zhang Chi’s 1,030,000 all-in with K♦ K♠ . Zhang is behind with Q♥ Q♠ but survived through after the board K♣ J♣ 3♥ 9♠ T♣ ran a runner runner straight to his queen.

Hijack Fokin Valeriy opened the action and called a 470,000 all-in from button Tanigawa Shuji behind. Tanigawa shows A♥ J♥ and is in for a race against Fokin’s K♦ Q♣ . The board ran 9♥ K♥ 8♠ 7♣ K♣ , landing trips for Fokin to knock Tanigawa out.

Takeya Naoto defended his big blind vs cutoff Chen Chuan Shu’s open and saw flop 2♦ 6♣ T♠ . Takeya proceeded with a check raise to 350,000, called by Chen. On turn 6♥ , Takeya barreled another 350,000 and Chen folds.

Cutoff Mou Chunxu opened to 110,000 and was met with a 325,000 three bet from Lin Yan. Mou answered with a click back to 700,000 and picked up the pot after Lin gave it up.

Cutoff Tai Hsing Hsiung opened to 100,000 and called off the 180,000 more after Zhang Lei moved all-in. Tai is behind with 3♥ 3♠ against Zhang’s 6♠ 6♦ . The board ran 2♠ A♦ 5♦ 5♣ T♥ , locking in the win for Zhang.

With 600,000 in the middle on flop 9♥ 8♥ 3♦ , button Tanigawa Shuji reshoved all-in with J♠ 9♠ with big blind Luo Jianming calling off his remaining 880,000 with K♦ K♣ . Crushed against the overpair, Tanigawa shot down to 12 BB after the turn T♣ and river 5♠ failed to save him.

31 players remain in contention for the Main Event title, each guaranteed KRW 13,150,000 in winnings.

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Utg Ding Yayun completed her open vs cutoff Ma Zhaoxi’s three bet to 175,000 and saw flop 6♠ 3♦ T♥ . Ma continued for 170,000 and Ding puts in the fold.

Cutoff Zhao Yao defended his open and called a 225,000 three bet from button Tanigawa Shuji. On flop 8♦ 9♥ 6♣ , Zhao check called for 150,000, and got to showdown after the turn T♠ and river 2♦ was checked through. Zhao shows 5♦ 5♣ and ships the pot after Tanigawa mucked.

Utg+1 Ma Zhaoxi open shoved his 445,000 stack in with A♣ K♣ and was met with another all-in from Yamamoto Kazuo with 8♥ 8♦ . All other players fold and the two run the board 2♥ A♦ 6♠ K♠ 4♠ . Ma lands two pair, sparing him from elimination.

Utg Zhang Lei opened to 80,000, called by the hijack along with the big blind. On flop 8♦ 3♠ 4♥ , small blind Takeya Naoto led out a 200,000 bet and collected two folds to pick up the pot.

Facing an open, Hao Chen shoved all-in with K♥ K♦ and saw Kim Vladislav call off for his 605,000 stack with A♥ K♠ . Tabling two premium hands, the board 7♦ 4♣ 8♥ 2♠ 9♥ spared no ace to knock out Kim from the running.

An all-in preflop situation saw Fang Po Wen commit his last 660,000 with A♦ 7♥ and faced Chen Chuan Shu’s 3♥ 5♥ for a race. The board K♠ 6♥ 2♣ A♠ T♣ ran in favor of Fang, earning him the full double up.

With over 320,000 in the middle on board 7♥ J♠ 3♦ J♣ , action was seen on Fang Po Wen firing a nearly pot size bet. Ma Li clicked back to 640,000, called by Fang. On river 8♣ , Ma shoved her remaining 600,000, Fang with a final call. Ma shows J♦ 5♦ , crushing Fang’s 5♥ 5♣ .

37 players remain in contention for the Main Event title! All runners on the felt are now guaranteed a KRW 11,200,000 payout.

Cutoff Chi Yanfei opened to 60,000 and was met with a three bet to 180,000 from big blind Yamamoto Kazuo. Chi answered with an all-in for 680,000 total and Yamamoto snap calls.

Chi A♥ 6♥ Yamamoto Q♥ Q♦

Up against a monster, Chi instantly gained the advantage after the flop A♣ A♦ K♠ 8♣ 8♦ showed two aces.

A blind vs blind all-in saw Hanusi Mate at risk with 8♣ 9♣ , called by Lu Yingjun with A♦ Q♠ . In for a race, Hanusi was in luck after he flopped the nuts on T♠ 7♥ J♠ 7♣ J♦ to gain the double up.

Hijack Hanusi Mate opened to 60,000 and was followed by a three bet to 175,000 from button Lin Yan. Small blind Nguyen Pham Duy Khanh pushed out a heftier 400,000 and collected the pot after both players folded.

Tanigawa Shuji defended his big blind vs cutoff Aghayev Farhad’s open and saw flop 6♦ 6♥ 9♣ . Action went check check and moved on to turn 2♣ . Tanigawa led for 65,000 and a final 100,000 on river K♠ with Aghayev calling behind both streets. Tanigawa shows K♦ Q♣ and takes it down.

Utg+1 Qi Xuming opened, joined by Lu Yingjun along with the big blind on flop 4♦ 4♣ 2♣ . All three check it through, heading to turn J♦ . Checked to Lu, he sent out a 160,000 bet, called by the raiser. River 6♦ saw Lu bet another 200,000, Qi with a final call. Lu shows K♦ J♣ and chops it after Qi reveals K♣ J♥ .

Button Li Xiao shoved in his stack with A♣ 4♦ and saw small blind Duan Qifeng call off his 415,000 with A♠ J♠ . Dominated, Li crippled to 3 BB after the board rolled 7♦ 5♦ 8♣ 7♥ 3♥ .

Button Liu Yuhang shoved in 520,000 with A♦ A♣ and was called by small blind Zhao Yao with pocket eights. A great spot for Liu, the board T♥ J♥ 9♥ J♠ 7♦ unfortunately ran a one card straight for Zhao to steal the win.

Heung Tsz Kin open shoved his 180,000 stack in from late position with K♠ J♠ and was called by big blind Yamamoto Kazuo with A♣ 5♠ . In for a race, the board 2♣ T♣ 2♥ 5♦ 2♠ landed Yamamoto a pair to knock Heung out.

An all-in preflop situation saw three players table pocket pairs - Ikemoto Mao with Q♥ Q♠ against Terashima Tomoki’s J♥ J♣ and Lin Yuhang’s 8♦ 8♠ . The board ran T♠ T♦ Q♣ 8♣ 7♣ , earning Ikemoto the main pot and Lin the side pot vs Terashima.

Main Event Day 3 action begins, good luck to all the players!