22:26: Ouyang Jiali rises to victory – KRW 405,260,000
Level 24: 125,000 – 250,000 ante 250,000
Following nearly eleven hours on the floor, the day wrapped up with China’s Ouyang Jiali clinching the win after defeating Stephen O’Dwyer in heads up play. The last hand saw Ouyang move all-in with 
, called by O’Dwyer with 
. Running hot, Ouyang immediately flopped the nut flush, earning her the SHR victory for a career best cash of KRW 405,260,000, and an additional WPT High Roller Ring to boot.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Date: March 25-26, 2024
Buy-in: KR₩ 40,000,000 (~USD 29,750)
Prize pool: KR₩ 1,079,960,000 (~USD 805,270)
Entries: 29 (20 unique)
ITM: 5 players
Event #2: WPT Super High Roller Full Payouts
| Pos. | Player | Flag | Prize (KRW) |
| 1 | Ouyang Jiali | China | 405,260,000 |
| 2 | O’Dwyer Stephen | Ireland | 270,200,000 |
| 3 | Sturm Leon | Germany | 180,100,000 |
| 4 | Park Christopher Young | United States | 127,700,000 |
| 5 | Tang Tiayuan | China | 96,700,000 |
22:19: Stephen O’Dwyer gets queens cracked
Level 24: 125,000 – 250,000 ante 250,000
A limp pot, both players saw flop 
. Ouyang Jiali led for 350,000 and was met with a raise to 1,400,000 from Stephen O’Dwyer. Jiali answered with an all-in, O’Dwyer with a final call.
Ouyang 
O’Dwyer 
Crushed once more, the turn 
and river 
couldn’t save O’Dwyer, plummeting his stack back down to 11 BB.
Ouyang Jiali – 12,000,000
Stephen O’Dwyer – 2,800,000
21:51: No diamonds for Ouyang Jiali
Level 23: 100,000 – 200,000 ante 200,000
Stephen O’Dwyer opened to 450,000 with 
, called by Ouyang Jiali with . Flop came 
and O’Dwyer continued for 550,000, check called by his opponent. Turn 
and river 
were checked down, leaving O’Dwyer to pick up the pot with his pocket pair.
Stephen O’Dwyer – 6,900,000
Ouyang Jiali – 7,700,000
21:37: Stephen O’Dwyer back in the game
Level 23: 100,000 – 200,000 ante 200,000
A limp pot, both players saw flop 
. Stephen O’Dwyer led for 200,000, called by Ouyang Jiali. O’Dwyer checked turn and snap called Ouyang’s all-in for his remaining 2,300,000.
Ouyang 
O’Dwyer 
Ahead with two pair, O’Dwyer locked in the double up shortly after the river rolled on the felt.
Stephen O’Dwyer – 5,500,000
Ouyang Jiali – 9,000,000
21:32: Ouyang Jiali fills up on the river
Level 23: 100,000 – 200,000 ante 200,000
Stephen O’Dwyer bumped up the action to 450,000 with 
, called by Ouyang Jiali with 
. O’Dwyer continued for 300,000 on flop 
and another 1,400,000 on turn 
with Ouyang check calling both streets. River 
completed the board, pushing Ouyang to lead for 1,200,000 and call off O’Dwyer’s all-in for her remaining stack. O’Dwyer takes the tough beat and plunges down to 14 BB.
Ouyang Jiali – 12,000,000
Stephen O’Dwyer – 2,900,000
21:24: Stephen O’Dwyer continues to dominate
Level 23: 100,000 – 200,000 ante 200,000
Ouyang Jiali opened the action to 500,000 with , called by Stephen O’Dwyer with 
. Both players checked flop 
through, revealing turn . Ouyang this time, sent out a 450,000 bet, check called by her opponent. On river 
, Ouyang fired a heftier 1,000,000 but folded shortly after O’Dwyer pulled a raise to 4,000,000.
Stephen O’Dwyer – 8,600,000
Ouyang Jiali – 5,900,000
21:05: Stephen O’Dwyer steals the lead
Level 22: 75,000 – 150,000 ante 150,000
Stephen O’Dwyer defended his big blind with 
and called two barrels from Ouyang Jiali on board . Action was checked by the river with Ouyang showing , no good against O’Dwyer’s pair.
Stephen O’Dwyer – 8,000,000
Ouyang Jiali – 6,500,000
21:00: Down to heads up!
Level 22: 75,000 – 150,000 ante 150,000
Chip Count Update
Ouyang Jiali – 8,400,000
Stephen O’Dwyer – 5,400,000
20:48: Leon Sturm finishes in third place – KRW 180,100,000
Level 22: 75,000 – 150,000 ante 150,000
Folded to Leon Sturm on the small blind, he shoved all-in for 3,000,000 with and was called by Ouyang Jiali behind with . In rough shape, the flop 
left some hope for Sturm but eventually bricked out to seal his fate.
Ouyang Jiali – 8,400,000
Leon Sturm – Eliminated
20:41: Christopher Park crashes in fourth place – KRW 127,700,000
Level 21: 75,000 – 125,000 ante 125,000
Action started on utg Stephen O’Dwyer who opened with 
, called behind by short stacked Christopher Park with . Flop was checked through which led to Park bettting both turn 
and river , only to see O’Dwyer check call both streets with ace-high. A nice try for Park, his ten high leaves him with a fourth place finish.
Stephen O’Dwyer – 5,400,000
Christopher Park – Eliminated
20:26: Stephen O’Dwyer cracks aces
Level 21: 75,000 – 125,000 ante 125,000
Ouyang Jiali limped her 
from the small blind and was followed by a check back from big blind Stephen O’Dwyer with 
. Both players checked the flop and headed to turn 
. Ouyang this time, fired 300,000, called behind by her opponent. River completed the board which wasn’t enough to convince Ouyang to slow down. Ouyang moved all-in, collecting a quick call from O’ Dwyer with his flush.
Stephen O’Dwyer – 4,200,000
Ouyang Jiali – 5,200,000
19:48: Ouyang Jiali flops the nuts
Level 21: 75,000 – 125,000 ante 125,000
Having defended her big blind against utg Stephen O’Dwyer’s open, Ouyang Jiali continued her run good, flopping 
with . O’Dwyer with 
called his opponent’s continuous betting all the way down to river, only to be crushed upon seeing the chip leader’s flopped straight.
Ouyang Jiali – 8,500,000
Stephen O’Dwyer – 1,900,000
19:09: Tang Tiayuan exits in 5th place – KRW 96,700,000
Level 20: 50,000 – 100,000 ante 100,000
In a blind battle, small blind Tang Tiayuan risked it all with and was called by big blind Stephen O’Dwyer with . Gunning for an ace, the board spared none to knockout Tang completely.
Stephen O’Dwyer – 3,700,000
Tang Tiayuan – Eliminated
18:48: ITM is reached!
Level 20: 50,000 – 100,000 ante 100,000
5 players left in contention for the SHR title with Ouyang Jiali still in the lead. Each one is guaranteed a share of the pot, locking up a minimum payout of KRW 96,700,000.
Chip Count Update
Ouyang Jiali – 64 BB – 6.4M
Stephen O’Dwyer – 25 BB – 2.6M
Leon Sturm – 24 BB – 2.5M
Tiayuan Tang – 17 BB – 1.7M
Christopher Park – 13 BB – 1.4M
18:46: Li Boyao bubbles the money
Level 20: 50,000 – 100,000 ante 100,000
Hijack Ouyang Jiali opened to 250,000 and was met with an all-in for 1,100,000 behind from Li Boyao. Ouyang makes the call with and is ahead of Li’s 
. Running a race, the board 
paired neither player, leaving Ouyang’s ace-high good for the taking.
Ouyang Jiali – 6,400,000
Li Boyao – Eliminated
18:24: Phil Ivey runs into kings
Level 19: 40,000 – 80,000 ante 80,000
Facing an open, small blind Phil Ivey shoved his last 1,000,000 with 
and was called behind by big blind Tang Tiayuan with . Up against a monster, Ivey crashed two spots short of the money after the board 
failed to save him from elimination.
Tang Tiayuan – 2,400,000
Phil Ivey – Eliminated
18:03: Blinds up!
Level 19: 40,000 – 80,000 ante 80,000
7 runners still in the SHR games with the money bubble soon approaching! ITM is at 5 players.
Chip Count Update
Jiali Ouyang – 63 BB – 3.8M
Leon Sturm – 41 BB – 2.5M
Stephen O’Dwyer – 38 BB – 2.3M
Boyao Li – 29 BB – 1.8M
Christopher Park – 27 BB – 1.7M
Tiayuan Tang – 27 BB – 1.7M
Phillip Ivey – 14 BB – 860K
17:51: Li Boyao doubles off Phil Ivey
Level 18: 30,000 – 60,000 ante 60,000
Utg+1 Li Boyao open shoved 915,000 in with and was called by Phil Ivey with . In for a flip, the board 
quickly ran in favor of Li, earning him a full double up to 33 BB.
Li Boyao – 2,000,000
Phil Ivey – 1,100,000
17:32: Yu Lei exits the arena
Level 18: 30,000 – 60,000 ante 60,000
Action began with a late position open and a button call from Leon Sturm. Big blind Yu Lei stuffed his remaining 580,000 in with and was called by Sturm with . In rough shape, Yu headed for the rails after the board ran a flush for the German.
Leon Sturm – 3,100,000
Yu Lei – Eliminated
17:22: Valeriy Pak gets crushed
Level 18: 30,000 – 60,000 ante 60,000
Facing an utg open, Valeriy Pak shoved 610,000 in with and ran right into Christopher Park’s . A major underdog, the board delivered no bad beats and sent Pak out of the SHR Final Table.
Christopher Park – 2,000,000
Valeriy Pak – Eliminated
16:51: Stephen O’Dwyer collects this time
Level 17: 25,000 – 50,000 ante 50,000
Having defended his big blind against and Li Boyao’s early open, Stephen O’Dwyer headed to flop . Both players check it through, revealing turn . O’Dwyer led out a 90,000 bet, called by the raiser. River came , pushing O’Dwyer to fire another 245,000. Li tank calls and mucks after O’Dwyer reveals for a flush.
Stephen O’Dwyer – 1,600,000
Li Boyao – 1,100,000
16:44: Stephen O’Dwyer pays off Tang Tiayuan
Level 17: 25,000 – 50,000 ante 50,000
A limp pot blind vs blind, action was seen on the turn with 250,000 already in the middle. Small blind Tang Tiayuan pushed out a 130,000 bet, called by big blind Stephen O’Dwyer. River rolled another spade and saw Tang chuck out half his stack (320,000). O’Dwyer makes the final call and mucks after Tang reveals .
Tang Tiayuan – 1,500,000
Stephen O’Dwyer – 1,100,000
16:31: Tang Tiayuan outflops Leon Sturm
Level 17: 25,000 – 50,000 ante 50,000
Utg+1 Tang Tiayuan opened to 115,000 with and was met with a three bet to 380,000 from Leon Sturm. Tang answered with an all-in for 415,000, meriting a quick call from Sturm with . Dominated, Tang luckily flopped a pair of fives on 
to save him from elimination.
Tang Tiayuan – 955,000
Leon Sturm – 2,300,000
16:00: Final Table is set!
Level 16: 20,000 – 40,000 ante 40,000
Espen Jorstad bubbled the final table after running into Leon Sturm’s with on a queen high board. The final nine is set with Ouyang Jiali in the lead with 3.4 Million in chips.
Chip Count Update
Ouyang Jiali – 3,450,000
Sturm Leon – 2,845,000
Phil Ivey – 1,735,000
Stephen O’Dwyer – 1,475,000
Li Boyao – 1,370,000
Valeriy Pak – 1,225,000
Park Christopher – 870,000
Yu Lei – 810,000
Tang Tiayuan – 775,000
Average stack: 1,611,111
Total chips in play: 14,500,000
15:30: Blinds up!
Level 16: 20,000 – 40,000 ante 40,000
Ten players remaining in the running with Ouyang Jiali still holding down the lead. Final Table gameplay will ensue after one more elimination.
15:13: Trip kings good for Stephen O’Dwyer
Level 15: 15,000 – 30,000 ante 30,000
Utg Ouyang Jiali opened to 60,000 and saw both players on the blinds come along. On board , Ouyang was seen double barreling both flop and turn, with Stephen O’Dwyer calling both streets behind. River was checked through, revealing O’Dwyer’s , Ouyang with a muck.
Stephen O’Dwyer – 1,200,000
Ouyang Jiali – 3,000,000
15:10: Watch the action via Livestream
Level 15: 15,000 – 30,000 ante 30,000
The official Livestream is up on WPT Korea’s Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/100093483266361/videos/1155599015381787
14:52: Blinds up!
Level 15: 15,000 – 30,000 ante 30,000
11 players remain in contention for the KRW 405,260,000 SHR top prize!
Chip Count Update
Table 1
Tang Tiayuan – 400,000
Yu Lei – 1,380,000
Ouyang Jiali – 3,200,000
Park Christopher – 1,050,000
Stephen O’Dwyer – 1,300,000
Featured Table
Phil Ivey – 1,700,000
Espen Jorstad – 900,000
Timothy Adams – 390,000
Li Boyao – 1,650,000
Valeriy Pak – 600,000
Sturm Leon – 1,920,000
Average stack: 1,450,000
Total chips in play: 14,500,000
14:32: Stephen O’Dwyer doubles off Yu Lei
Level 14: 15,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
Utg Yu Lei minraised with and called Stephen O’Dwyer’s 555,000 all-in. O’Dwyer with was down for a flip and managed to lock in a full double up after a jack-high board faced up on the felt.
Stephen O’Dwyer – 1,150,000
Yu Lei – 1,420,000
14:26: Calvin Lee gets outdrawn
Level 14: 15,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
Action began on Yu Lei who opened to 55,000, joined by Calvin Lee right behind along with the big blind. On flop , Yu continued for 40,000 and shortly after called Lee’s 165,000 all-in.
Lee
Yu
Gunning for several outs, Yu spiked the on the river to complete his straight and knock out his opponent.
Yu Lei – 1,800,000
Calvin Lee – Eliminated
14:20: Thomas Boivin packs it up
Level 14: 15,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
Utg+1 Thomas Boivin pushed his last 330,000 in with and was called by chip leader Ouyang Jiali with . Slightly behind, Ouyang’s run good peeled board , scooping the win with a nut flush.
Ouyang Jiali – 3,200,000
Thomas Boivin – Eliminated
14:07: Ouyang Jiali takes it down preflop
Level 14: 15,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
Utg Ouyang Jiali opened to 55,000, called by Stephen O’Dwyer from the small blind. Action on big blind Park Christopher, he put in a squeeze to 250,000 and was met with another raise from Ouyang to 555,000. Both players make the fold, earning Ouyang the dead money.
Ouyang Jiali – 2,750,000
Park Christopher – 1,000,000
Stephen O’Dwyer – 450,000
14:02: Park Christopher triple barrels through
Level 14: 15,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
Tang Tiayuan defended his big blind vs Park Christopher’s early open and saw flop . Park continued for 115,000, and another 120,000 on turn with Tang check calling both streets. On the river however, Tang gave it up after Park fired a final 400,000.
Park Christopher – 1,100,000
Tang Tiayuan – 570,000
13:55: Blinds up!
Level 14: 15,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
13 players remain in the SHR games with eight more eliminations before the money trickles in.
13:48: ITM at 5 players
Level 13: 10,000 – 20,000 ante 20,000
SHR Full Payouts
1st – KRW 405,260,000
2nd – KRW 270,200,000
3rd – KRW 180,100,000
4th – KRW 127,700,000
5th – KRW 96,700,000
13:41: Ouyang Jiali rises to the lead
Level 13: 10,000 – 20,000 ante 20,000
A massive preflop cooler went down with Kobayashi Hirokszu risking his 1,000,000 stack with against Ouyang Jiali’s . A huge favorite, no bad beats were seen as the board ran . Jiali scoops up the pot with her rockets, stacking the boost to 120 BB.
Ouyang Jiali – 2,400,000
Kobayashi Hirokszu – Eliminated
13:38: Toma Tsugunari bows out
Level 13: 10,000 – 20,000 ante 20,000
Utg Yu Lei opened to 45,000 and called off Toma Tsugunari’s 15 BB jam.
Toma
Yu
The board ran , sending Toma quickly out of the running.
Yu Lei – 1,600,000
Toma Tsugunari – Eliminated
13:20: Thomas Boivin lands a double up
Level 13: 10,000 – 20,000 ante 20,000
Having opened from the cutoff, Thomas Boivin continued for 25,000 on against big blind Toma Tsugunari. Toma answered with an all-in and Boivin called off his remaining 250,000 with . Toma also with top pair, , fell slightly behind with neither the turn or river saving him from the loss.
Thomas Boivin – 540,000
Toma Tsugunari – 130,000
13:10: Calvin Lee wins flop war
Level 13: 10,000 – 20,000 ante 20,000
With 130,000 in the middle on flop , action was seen on Toma Tsugunari from the blinds leading out for 55,000. Calvin Lee put in a raise to 125,000 and was met with a click back to 195,000 from Toma. Lee shoved all-in for 450,000 total, ushering a quick fold from his opponent.
Calvin Lee – 750,000
Toma Tsugunari – 400,000
13:06: Daniel Smiljkovic heads for the rails
Level 13: 10,000 – 20,000 ante 20,000
Facing an open and a three bet from Sturm Leon, small blind Daniel Smiljkovic stuffed his remaining 155,000 in with and was by Sturm with . Up for a flip, the board {5h steered clear of Smiljkovic’s overcards, eliminating him from the SHR games.
Sturm Leon – 1,350,000
Daniel Smiljkovic – Eliminated
12:57: Registration is closed!
Level 13: 10,000 – 20,000 ante 20,000
A total of 29 entries were recorded across twelve levels of registration with 18 players currently remaining on the felt. Prize pool is up to KRW 1,079,960,000 with a champion set to be crowned by the end of the day. Along with the top prize, the winner will receive the festival’s first of four WPT High Roller Rings to be awarded!
12:40: Ouyang Jiali fires double barrel
Level 12: 10,000 – 15,000 ante 15,000
Toma Tsugunari defended his button open and called big blind Ouyang Jiali’s three bet to 80,000. Flop came and saw Ouyang fire a 55,000 cbet. Toma put in the call, heading to turn . Ouyang sends out another 125,000 and ships the pot shortly after Toma threw in the fold.
Ouyang Jiali – 1,200,000
Toma Tsugunari – 735,000
12:37: Li Keyi draws slim
Level 12: 10,000 – 15,000 ante 15,000
With a short stack, Li Keyi shoved all-in from the cutoff for 165,000 with and was called by big blind Chen Wei with . Dominated, Li found no help on board to seal his elimination.
Chen Wei – 620,000
Li Keyi – Eliminated
12:17: Shuffle up & deal!
Level 12: 10,000 – 15,000 ante 15,000
Super High Roller Day 2 action begins, good luck to all the players! An official livestream will be running with details to follow.
Having kicked off its first eleven levels yesterday, WPT Korea’s Super High Roller event returns to the felt this afternoon with 15 players having bagged a chip stack through to Day 2. Registration remains open through the end of Level 12 where players can still jump in and wield a 500,000 (33 BB) starting stack for a chance to claim the first of four WPT High Roller Rings up for grabs.
Date: March 25-26, 2024
Buy-in: KR₩ 40,000,000 (~USD 29,750)
Prize pool: KR₩ 893,760,000 (~USD 667,800)
Entries: 24
Average stack: 800,000
Total chips in play: 12,000,000
Tricia David
Tricia David has long experience as a recreational poker player and has been covering poker events since 2010 for numerous outfits in Asia. She spent one year working part time with Poker Portal Asia then became editor and lead writer for all event coverage of the Philippine Poker Tour (PPT). Under the PPT, she overlooked content for their website, and produced live updates on all their events. In addition, she served as the live and online events website content writer for the Asian Poker Tour. Currently, she does live events reporting in Asia for online news site Somuchpoker and is also one of their news contributors.
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