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3/31/2024, 11:44:00 PM

Zhao Yao wins crucial flip

Level 21: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Cutoff Zhao Yao opened to 55,000 and was met with an all-in from big blind Mitsugi Shunsuke. Zhao calls off with 7♦ 7♥ for his 400,000 stack and is in for a flip against Mitsugi’s K♦ J♠ . The board ran 4♦ 5♣ 4♠ Q♦ A♣ , leaving Zhao’s pocket pair holding up for the double.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HY Hao Yao	890,000(30 BB)	560,000
MS Mitsugi Shunsuke	200,000(7 BB)	200,000

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3/31/2024, 11:31:00 PM

Ma Li cracks aces

Level 21: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Button Ma Li opened to 50,000 and saw small blind Tanigawa Shuji bump it up to 225,000. Ma risks her 725,000 stack with T♥ T♣ and is behind Tanigawa’s A♥ A♠ . Ma in luck, quickly landed a set on T♠ J♠ 4♣ 7♥ Q♣ to bag the win.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ML Ma Li	1,500,000(50 BB)	616,000
TS Tanigawa Shuji	375,000(13 BB)	-535,000

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3/31/2024, 11:28:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 21: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

58 players remain in contention for the Main Event title with play concluding by the end of this level.

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3/31/2024, 11:27:00 PM

Aghayev Farhad storms to the lead

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Utg Aghayev Farhad opened to 50,000, called by two players behind. Big blind Long Xiaohan squeezed all-in for 445,000 total and saw two stacks rush in - Aghayev Farhad and Desimoni Bruno (975,000).

Long K♥ T♦ Desimoni Q♥ Q♦ Aghayev A♥ J♥

The board ran 3♥ 4♣ 7♦ 3♦ A♠ with Aghayev spiking the river to rise to the lead.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AF Aghayev Farhad	3,340,000(167 BB)	1,460,000
DB Desimoni Bruno	busted	-370,000
LX Long Xiaohan	busted	-305,000

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3/31/2024, 11:22:00 PM

Mao Renji shows aces

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

With 260,000 in the middle on flop J♠ 5♠ 4♣ , Mao Renji pulled a check raise to 200,000, called by Ruan Jiayu. Turn came T♠ and Mao pulled the trigger shoving all-in. Ruan gives it up and Mao shows A♥ A♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MR Mao Renji	1,250,000(63 BB)	100,000
RJ Ruan Jiayu	300,000(15 BB)	279,000

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3/31/2024, 11:13:00 PM

Top pair no good for Zhuo Dajie

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Short stacked Zhuo Dajie got his remaining 200,000 in on flop K♠ 9♥ 8♦ with K♦ Q♠ and ran into big blind Dai Linghui’s K♠ 9♠ . The turn T♥ and river 8♠ failed to improve Zhuo, eliminating him from the running.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DL Dai Linghui	1,650,000(83 BB)	625,000
ZD Zhuo Dajie	busted	-970,000

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3/31/2024, 10:52:00 PM

Tanigawa Shuji busts Ishikawa Soma

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Hijack Ishikawa Soma opened to 45,000, followed by a raise to 100,000 from button Liu Yin. Small blind Tanigawa Shuji shoved all-in for 575,000 and saw Ishikawa put in his remaining 150,000. Liu gets out of the way and the two run the board. Ishikawa shows Q♦ Q♣ and is up against Tanigawa’s A♣ K♣ . The board rolled T♣ K♥ 3♦ 5♠ J♦ , knocking out Ishikawa from the Main Event games.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TS Tanigawa Shuji	910,000(46 BB)	380,000
SI Soma Ishikawa	busted	-254,500

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3/31/2024, 10:48:00 PM

Wang Wuyi takes it down

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Mp Ma Zhaoxi opened to 45,000 and called a three bet to 125,000 from button Wang Wuyi to see flop 6♥ J♠ 5♥ . Wang continued for 100,000 and another 265,000 on turn 3♣ with Ma throwing in the fold by the final bet.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WW Wang Wuyi	770,000(39 BB)	608,000
MZ Ma Zhaoxi	375,000(19 BB)	375,000

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3/31/2024, 10:41:00 PM

Yamamoto Kazuo slams it through

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Yamamoto Kazuo opened, followed by a three bet to 130,000 from small blind Liu Lijiang. Yamamoto answered with an all-in for 470,000 and collected a fold from Liu shortly after.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LL Liu Lijiang	1,380,000(69 BB)	-20,000
YK Yamamoto Kazuo	680,000(34 BB)	-27,000

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3/31/2024, 10:34:00 PM

Zhang Lei heads for the rails

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Utg+2 opened, called by Fang Po Wen behind. Small blind Zhang Lei squeezed all-in for 470,000 and was called by Fang with A♣ Q♥ . Zhang at risk with 4♦ 4♥ headed for the exit after the board ran 8♦ J♠ 8♥ T♠ K♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
FP Fang Po Wen	2,200,000(110 BB)	600,000
ZL Zhang Lei	busted	-645,000

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3/31/2024, 10:10:00 PM

Break Time!

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

The 1,065 entry field is down to 73 players remaining with China’s Lin Yan still in the forefront.

Top Chip Counts

Average stack: 729,452 Total chips in play: 53,250,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LY Lin Yan	2,255,000(113 BB)	695,000
LY Lu Yingjun	2,100,000(105 BB)	2,090,000
AF Aghayev Farhad	1,880,000(94 BB)	1,828,000
TH Tai Hsing Hsiung	1,670,000(84 BB)	475,000
FP Fang Po Wen	1,600,000(80 BB)	570,000

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3/31/2024, 10:01:00 PM

Wang Weinan surrenders

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Utg+2 Fang Po Wen defended his open and called a 150,000 three bet from Wang Weinan. On flop 8♣ 3♥ 5♥ , Fang check called for 78,000, continuing to turn 5♦ . Wang fired another 175,000 and Fang check raised all-in for 534,000 total. Wang goes in the tank and folds after using up two time banks.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
FP Fang Po Wen	1,030,000(69 BB)	688,000
WW Wang Weinan	720,000(48 BB)	606,000

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3/31/2024, 9:51:00 PM

Ren Yicheng double barrels

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Hijack Ren Yicheng opened to 30,000, called by Mou Chunxu along with the big blind. Flop came 9♠ 5♠ T♥ and saw Ren fire 37,000. Mou makes the call, revealing turn Q♠ . Ren bets another 90,000 and claims the pot after Mou folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MC Mou Chunxu	570,000(38 BB)	570,000
RY Ren Yicheng	470,000(31 BB)	470,000

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3/31/2024, 9:38:00 PM

Carlos Chang bricks runout

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Chang Carlos opened, joined by button Qiu Ruyu on flop 8♥ 3♥ 4♣ . Chang continued for 45,000, raised by Qiu to 100,000. Chang puts him all-in and Qiu calls off for his 96,000 behind with 5♥ 5♦ . Chang shows Q♥ T♥ for a flush draw and bags the loss shortly after the turn 6♣ and river 6♠ completed the board.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CC Carlos Chang	854,000(57 BB)	-636,000
QR Qiu Ruyu	482,000(32 BB)	482,000

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3/31/2024, 9:32:00 PM

Meng Shuaibo four bet jams for the win

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Mp Meng Shuaibo opened to 30,000 and found Desimoni Bruno a seat after fire a three bet to 90,000. Meng answered with an all-in, Desimoni with a fold.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MS Meng Shuaibo	1,120,000(75 BB)	885,000
DB Desimoni Bruno	370,000(25 BB)	-88,000

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3/31/2024, 9:30:00 PM

Hasuni Mate bags a boost

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Small blind Hasuni Mate opened to 40,000, called by big blind Chen Chuan Shu. Flop came 5♠ 2♣ 6♥ and saw Hasuni continue for 60,000. Chen puts in the call and heads to turn 4♠ . Hasuni checks and Chen bets 105,000. Hasuni moves all-in for 361,000 total, convincing Chen to give it up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CC Chen Chuan Shu	1,400,000(93 BB)	-500,000
HM Hasuni Mate	681,000(45 BB)	681,000

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3/31/2024, 9:10:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

86 players left on the Main Event floor with the day set to conclude by the end of Level 21.

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3/31/2024, 8:52:00 PM

Chen Chuan Shu rails Zheng Bing

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

With 235,000 in the middle on board 5♥ J♠ T♦ 2♠ 5♦ , all the chips went in by the turn - Zheng Bing behind with T♠ T♣ against Chen Chuan Shu’s J♥ J♦ . Both with massive stacks, Zheng forked over his 664,000 behind and headed for the exit shortly after.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CC Chen Chuan Shu	1,900,000(158 BB)	750,000
ZB Zheng Bing	busted	-670,000

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3/31/2024, 8:40:00 PM

Zhang Lei pays off Zhou Jixin

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Button Zhou Jixin opened to 25,000, called by big blind Zhang Lei. Flop came 3♣ K♥ 9♣ and Zhou continued for 20,000, check called by Zhang. Turn J♣ went check check, heading to river 7♠ . Zhou fired a final bet of 75,000, Zhang with a check call once more. Zhou shows K♣ 9♦ and claims the pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ZJ Zhou Jixin	1,020,000(85 BB)	1,020,000
ZL Zhang Lei	645,000(54 BB)	645,000

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3/31/2024, 8:37:00 PM

Top pair no good for Dianlei Zhang

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

With 150,000 in the middle on flop T♣ 5♥ 6♥ , action was seen on Daniel Yang who flicked in his last 6,000. Dianlei Zhang put in a raise to 100,000 and was followed with an all-in for 266,000 from Heung Tsz Kin. Dianlei makes the call and the three go to showdown.

Yang K♠ 2♦ Heung A♥ J♥ Dianlei A♣ T♥

The turn Q♣ and river J♦ completed the board, giving Heung a pair of jacks to bag the pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HT Heung Tsz Kin	718,000(60 BB)	522,000
DZ Dianlei Zhang	205,000(17 BB)	205,000
DY Daniel Yang	busted	-261,000

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3/31/2024, 8:32:00 PM

Fong Chong Kit doubles through Zhong Jianbao

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Another all-in preflop situation saw Fong Chong Kit at risk for his remaining 196,000 with K♠ J♠ against Zhong Jianbao’s 9♦ 9♠ . The board ran 4♥ K♦ 7♥ 7♦ 8♥ , landing Fong top pair to take the win.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
FC Fong Chong Kit	422,000(35 BB)	192,000
ZJ Zhong Jianbao	67,000(6 BB)	67,000

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3/31/2024, 8:30:00 PM

Desimoni Bruno picks up the pot

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Desimoni Bruno defended his big blind vs utg Li Lei’s open and saw flop J♠ 8♥ 8♣ . Li continued for 28,000 and called a check raise to 75,000 from Desimoni. Turn 4♥ went check check, leading to river A♣ . Desimoi stuffs his 226,000 in and collects the pot after Li folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DB Desimoni Bruno	458,000(38 BB)	193,000
LL Li Lei	217,000(18 BB)	217,000

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3/31/2024, 8:25:00 PM

Chi Yanfei takes it down

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Utg+2 Chi Yanfei opened to 25,000, joined by Liu Yuhan behind on flop J♠ 3♦ T♦ . Both players check it through, revealing turn T♠ . Chi bets 40,000 and another 54,000 on river 3♥ , with Liu folding by the final bet.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CY Chi Yanfei	930,000(78 BB)	830,000
LY Liu Yuhang	440,000(37 BB)	298,000

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3/31/2024, 8:22:00 PM

Hanusi Mate jams it through

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Utg+1 Hanusi Mate opened and faced a three bet to 72,000 from Kim Vladislav. Hanusi shoved all-in for 320,000 and picked up the pot after Kim threw in the fold.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MH Mate Hanusi	422,000(35 BB)	12,000
KV Kim Vladislav	275,000(23 BB)	275,000

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3/31/2024, 8:19:00 PM

Ma Li takes it all

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Action began on Kakiuchi Yusuke who shoved his 276,000 stack in with A♦ K♣ , followed by another all-in from Ma Li Q♦ Q♠ for 289,000. Huang Chi Lun puts in the call with A♥ K♠ , covering both stacks and the three run the board 3♠ 8♦ 6♥ 4♠ 3♥ . Pocket pair holds for Ma, earning her a hefty boost.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ML Ma Li	884,000(74 BB)	616,000
HC Huang Chi Lun	68,000(6 BB)	68,000
KY Kakiuchi Yusuke	busted	-60,000

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3/31/2024, 7:03:00 PM

70 minute Dinner Break!

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

114 runners remain in the running for the WPT Korea Championship Event title with China’s Lin Yan still in the lead. All players on the felt are now guaranteed a minimum payout of KRW 4,800,0000.

Top Chip Counts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LY Lin Yan	1,560,000(130 BB)	-70,000
LL Liu Lijiang	1,400,000(117 BB)	850,000
TH Tai Hsing Hsiung	1,195,000(100 BB)	335,000
XJ Xu Jieming	1,155,000(96 BB)	140,000
CC Chen Chuan Shu	1,150,000(96 BB)	335,000

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3/31/2024, 6:52:00 PM

Liu Zhexu exits as the Main Event money bubble

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

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Liu Zhexu went with T♦ T♣ for his remaining 163,000 and was called by big blind Terashima Tomoki with A♥ A♠ . At risk, Liu exited the arena shortly after the board 5♠ 7♦ K♠ 3♦ Q♠ delivered no bad beats.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TT Tomoki Terashima	683,000(68 BB)	183,000
LZ Liu Zhexu	busted	-100,000

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3/31/2024, 6:36:00 PM

Yu Lei throws in the towel

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Action right on bubble time saw Yu Lei with a 140,000 bet on a 160,000 pot on board 4♦ Q♥ 2♣ 8♣ against chip leader Lin Yan. Lin puts him all-in and Yu tank folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LY Lin Yan	1,630,000(163 BB)	460,000
YL Yu Lei	215,000(22 BB)	-370,000

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3/31/2024, 6:25:00 PM

Great spot for Xu Jieming

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Small blind Stanley Weng limp jammed 455,000 in against big blind Xu Jieming and was left crushed after the latter revealed A♦ A♠ . Weng with A♣ K♥ found no help on board J♦ 5♦ 7♠ T♦ J♥ , sending him out of the Main Event games.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
XJ Xu Jieming	1,015,000(102 BB)	745,000

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3/31/2024, 6:14:00 PM

Daniel Smiljkovic shoots down

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Utg Daniel Smiljkovic opened to 20,000, called by Hsiao Yunyang behind. On flop 4♦ K♥ T♠ , Smiljkovic check called for 25,000 and saw turn K♠ . Both players check it through with another K♠ completing the board. Smiljkovic shoves all-in and Hsiao Yunyang calls off with A♥ A♣ , good against his opponent’s J♦ J♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DS Daniel Smijkovic	106,000(11 BB)	-149,500

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3/31/2024, 6:00:00 PM

Stanley Weng four bet jams

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Utg+2 Stanley Weng opened to 21,000, followed by a three bet to 60,000 from cutoff Daniel Yang. Action back on Weng, he shoved for 255,000 total and Yang folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SW Stanley Weng	340,000(34 BB)	-15,000
DY Daniel Yang	261,000(26 BB)	211,000

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3/31/2024, 5:56:00 PM

Nakayama Takami runs into aces

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Hijack Chen Chuan Shu opened to 20,000 and was met with a 60,000 three bet from Nakayama Takami. Chen fired a four bet to 160,000 and Nakayama stuffs his 363,000 stack in. Chen snap calls with A♥ A♠ and shoots up to 81 BB after the board 7♠ 4♦ 7♦ 3♥ 2♣ left Nakayama crushed.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CC Chen Chuan Shu	815,000(82 BB)	632,000
NT Nakayama Takami	busted

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3/31/2024, 5:50:00 PM

Qi Xuming slams it through

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Button Qi Xuming opened the action and was met with an 85,000 three bet from small blind Gecevicius Kestutis. Qi answered with an all-in, convincing Gecevicius to give it up and save his 24 BB behind.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
QX Qi Xuming	720,000(72 BB)	355,000
KG Kestutis Gecevicius	248,000(25 BB)	83,000

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3/31/2024, 5:39:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

145 players remain in contention for the Main Event title with the money bubble approaching.

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3/31/2024, 5:38:00 PM

Tens good for Yang Xi

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Mp Qiu Cheng opened to 17,000, joined by Yang Xi and the big blind on flop A♠ Q♥ 7♥ . Action was checked through, revealing turn K♠ . Qiu fired a 20,000 bet and checked down the river 3♣ after Yang called. Qiu shows jack-high, no good against Yang’s T♦ T♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YX Yang Xia	320,000(40 BB)	158,000
QC Qiu Cheng	280,000(35 BB)	6,000

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3/31/2024, 5:01:00 PM

Dai Linghui breaks 1 million mark

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Utg+1 Dai Linghui opened to 19,000 and called Wang Chao’s 73,000 all-in with T♥ T♦ . Behind against Wang’s A♥ A♠ , Dai was in luck as the board J♦ Q♥ 9♣ 8♥ 7♣ landed him a straight to take it down.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DL Dai Linghui	1,025,000(128 BB)	958,000
WC Wang Chao	busted	-156,500

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3/31/2024, 4:58:00 PM

Chen Wenwen runs cooler

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Utg+1 Xu Zhixin opened to 18,000 and was met with a three bet to 90,000 from small blind Chen Wenwen. Xu answered with an all-in for 179,000, called by Chen with Q♥ Q♠ . Xu is ahead with A♦ A♥ and continued that way all through board 8♠ T♣ 4♣ 6♦ 8♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
XZ Xu Zhixin	374,000(47 BB)	254,000
CW Chen Wenwen	215,000(27 BB)	215,000

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3/31/2024, 4:53:00 PM

Ikemoto Mao outflops Tian Viacheslav

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Button Ikemoto Mao went with K♦ 9♦ for her remaining 130,000 and faced small blind Tian Viacheslav’s A♥ J♦ . At risk, Ikemoto quickly flopped top pair on 8♠ K♠ 2♦ Q♠ 3♣ to land the win.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
IM Ikemoto Mao	279,000(35 BB)	187,000
TV Tian Viacheslav	218,000(27 BB)	218,000

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3/31/2024, 4:42:00 PM

Zheng Bing shoves it in

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Mp Zheng Bing opened to 18,000 and called a 58,000 three bet from small blind Qi Xuming. Both players checked flop 6♦ T♥ J♣ through, revealing turn 2♥ . Qi led for 75,000, called by Zheng. On river Q♥ , Qi fired another 80,000 and saw Zheng move all-in for 308,000. Qi used up three time banks before throwing in the fold.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ZB Zheng Bing	670,000(84 BB)	670,000
QX Qi Xuming	365,000(46 BB)	125,000

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3/31/2024, 4:20:00 PM

Break Time!

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

167 players remain in the Main Event Day 2 games with the money about to trickle down at 134 runners.

Top Chip Counts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LY Lin Yan	1,170,000(146 BB)	-965,000
MR Mao Renji	1,150,000(144 BB)	162,000
SA Sei Aleksei	930,000(116 BB)	930,000
LL Lin Lijiang	900,000(113 BB)	900,000
TH Tai Hsing Hsiung	860,000(108 BB)	540,000

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3/31/2024, 4:03:00 PM

Defending champion Yin Tao bows out

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

An all-in preflop situation saw Yin Tao all-in for 350,000 with A♥ K♦ up against Yamamoto Kazuo’s Q♦ Q♠ . A classic flip, Yamamoto’s pocket pair held on 8♣ T♠ 3♦ 4♠ J♠ , knocking the WPT Korea 2023 Main Event champion out of the running.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YK Yamamoto Kazuo	707,000(118 BB)	402,000
YT Yin Tao	busted	-121,000

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3/31/2024, 3:59:00 PM

Li Liangyu lands a double up

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Utg Li Liangyu opened and faced a three bet to 42,000 from button Hong Zhu. Li shoved all-in for 141,000 with K♥ K♠ , called by Hong with A♠ Q♣ . A queen high board ran on the felt, earning Li a full double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HZ Hong Zhu	630,000(105 BB)	630,000
LL Li Liangyu	297,000(50 BB)	297,000

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3/31/2024, 3:58:00 PM

Emannuel Segismundo left crippled

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

A blind vs blind battle saw Heung Tsz Kin all-in with T♠ T♦ against Emannuel Segismundo’s 8♠ 8♣ for his 95,000 stack. A great spot to double through, Heung cruised to the win after no eights were seen on board Q♣ J♣ Q♠ 3♠ A♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HT Heung Tsz Kin	196,000(33 BB)	196,000
ES Emmanuel Segismundo	22,000(4 BB)	22,000

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3/31/2024, 3:33:00 PM

Sithamparanathan Nerooban gets rivered

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Utg+1 Sithamparanathan Nerooban opened and saw small blind Luo Jianming fire a three bet to 52,000. Sithamparanathan answered with an all-in for 130,000 total and Luo makes the call with A♠ Q♣ . Sithamparanathan is ahead with A♣ K♥ up until the river 6♦ 4♠ 3♥ 6♠ Q♥ paired up his opponent for his elimination.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LJ Luo Jianming	430,000(72 BB)	368,000
NS Nerooban Sithamparanathan	busted	-111,000

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3/31/2024, 3:30:00 PM

Pocket pair holds for Liu Yin

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Utg Chou Ya Ting open shoved her 90,000 stack in with A♣ Q♣ and was called by small blind Liu Yin with 8♥ 8♠ . The board ran T♥ 9♥ 6♥ 4♥ 4♠ , earning Liu the boost.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LY Liu Yi	380,000(63 BB)	40,000
CY Chou Ya Ting	busted	-320,000

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3/31/2024, 3:20:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

192 players left in the Main Event arena with ITM approaching at 134 runners.

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3/31/2024, 3:17:00 PM

Yu Lei wins huge flip

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

An all-in preflop situation saw big blind Wada Hidetomo at risk for his 235,000 stack with J♦ J♣ against Yu Lei’s A♦ K♣ . The board K♠ 6♠ 3♦ A♠ A♣ quickly ran in favor of Yu to knock out Wada entirely.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YL Yu Lei	585,000(117 BB)	585,000
WH Wada Hidetomo	busted	-116,000

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3/31/2024, 3:14:00 PM

Liu Yuhan rails Hsu Teng Kuei

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Facing an utg open, Liu Yuhan shoved in his 60,500 and was called behind by Hsu Teng Kuei with the same stack. Original raiser gets out of the way and the two run the board.

Liu J♦ J♣ Hsu A♣ K♠

In for a flip, the board T♠ 9♥ 9♦ 3♣ Q♣ spared none of Hsu’s overcards to send him out.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LY Liu Yuhang	142,000(28 BB)	-303,000
HT Hsu Teng Kuei	busted

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3/31/2024, 3:00:00 PM

Stephen O’Dwyer takes it down

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

With 41,000 in the middle on board Q♥ T♦ 2♦ T♥ , action was seen on button Stephen O’Dwyer with a 22,000 bet. Big blind Shi Qizheng check calls, heading to turn A♠ . Checked to him once more, O’Dwyer fired a hefty 88,000, Shi with a tank fold.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SQ Shi Qizheng	253,000(51 BB)	15,000
SO Stephen O’dwyer	174,000(35 BB)	93,000

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3/31/2024, 2:57:00 PM

Hong Zhu ships massive pot

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

A three way all-in preflop started with a short stack jam for 52,000, and two big stacks rushing in following.

X K♦ 5♦ Kim Jinwoo J♠ J♣ Hong Zhu Q♥ Q♠

Dominated, Kim forked over 70 BB off his stack after the board 6♥ 4♣ 3♣ 4♥ 9♠ delivered no bad beats.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KJ Kim Jinwoo	56,000(11 BB)	56,000

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3/31/2024, 2:49:00 PM

Tian Kaile bows out

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Tian Kaile shoved his last 71,000 in from early position and was called by button Fang Po Wen with T♥ T♦ . Tian in danger with 7♥ 8♥ headed for the exit after the board 3♠ K♦ 6♣ Q♦ 2♣ offered no help for his suited connectors.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
FP Fang Po Wen	342,000(68 BB)	124,000
TK Tian Kaile	busted	-42,000

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3/31/2024, 2:42:00 PM

Zhou Quan takes it down

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Hijack Cheng Ping opeend to 11,000 and called a 38,500 three bet from big blind Zhou Quan. Flop came T♠ J♠ 5♥ and Zhou check called a 15,500 bet from his opponent. Turn A♥ went check check, revealing river K♥ . Zhou led for 55,000 and ushered a fold shortly from Cheng.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ZQ Zhou Quan	523,000(105 BB)	284,000
CP Cheng Ping	202,000(40 BB)	178,000

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3/31/2024, 2:05:00 PM

Break Time!

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

234 players remain on the felt with ITM beginning at 134 runners.

Top Chip Counts

Average stack: 228,541 Total chips in play: 53,250,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MR Mao Renji	988,000(198 BB)	588,000
ZD Zhuo Dajie	970,000(194 BB)	970,000
ZJ Zhu Jing	680,000(136 BB)	680,000
LL Liu Lijiang	550,000(110 BB)	300,000
TS Tanigawa Shuji	530,000(106 BB)	380,000

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3/31/2024, 1:52:00 PM

Meng Shuaibo bags a boost

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Facing an open and a call, small blind Meng Shuaibo fired a three bet to 31,000 and saw Sakamoto Akatoki come along on flop 2♠ 6♣ 8♦ . Both check it through, pushing Meng to bet 35,000 on turn Q♣ . Sakamoto gives it up and mucks.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SA Sakamoto Akatoki	486,000(122 BB)	486,000
MS Meng Shuaibo	235,000(59 BB)	235,000

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3/31/2024, 1:44:00 PM

Midpair good for Jiang Xinxin

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Jiang Xinxin opened to 8,500, called by two players behind. On flop J♦ T♦ K♣ , Jiang continued for 11,000, check called by big blind Doi Kojiro. Turn 6♣ however, saw Doi pull a check raise to 63,000. Jiang tanks and makes the call, revealing river 3♥ . Action checked through, showing Doi’s busted flush draw 8♦ 4♦ and Jiang’s A♦ J♥ midpair good for the taking.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JX Jiang Xinxin	285,000(71 BB)	285,000
DK Doi Kojiro	158,000(40 BB)	31,000

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3/31/2024, 1:39:00 PM

Momo Yin cripples Chu Chi Jen

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Button Chu Chi Jen opened to 8,000 and called a 28,000 three bet from big blind Momo Yin to see flop 2♦ 5♣ 5♠ . Momo check calls 25,000, revealing turn T♥ . Both check it through, heading to river 2♠ . Momo shoves for 75,000, called by Chu. Momo shows 5♥ 7♣ and takes it down after Chu throws in the muck.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MY Momo Yi	262,000(66 BB)	163,000
CC Chu Chi Jen	1,500(0 BB)	1,500

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3/31/2024, 1:38:00 PM

Yang Xi doubles with kings

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

All the chips rushed in the middle on flop Q♣ T♣ 8♣ with Yang Xi at risk with K♦ K♣ against bigger stacked Qiu Cheng’s K♠ J♠ . Drawing slim, Qiu took the loss after the runout rolled Q♠ Q♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
QC Qiu Cheng	274,000(69 BB)	274,000
YX Yang Xia	162,000(41 BB)	162,000

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3/31/2024, 1:35:00 PM

Loeffler Kilian picks up a boost

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Facing an open and a call, hijack Loeffler Kilian fired a three bet to 25,000 and was called by both opponents. Loeffler continued with a 15,000 bet on flop K♥ 8♦ 2♣ , check called by Oulmekki Selim. On turn 2♥ , Loeffler threw in another 15,000, Oulmekki with a fold.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
OS Oulmeki Selim	460,000(115 BB)	90,000
LK Loeffler Kilian	131,000(33 BB)	131,000

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3/31/2024, 1:32:00 PM

Yamamoto Kazuo bets hard

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Mp Chen Chuan Shu opened to 8,000, called by two players behind. Big blind Yamamoto Kazuo bumped it to 50,000 with only Chen completing the action. Flop came A♣ 2♥ 5♠ and saw Yamamoto continue for 30,000, called by Chen. Yamamoto barreled another 60,000 on turn T♠ and secured the pot after his opponent folded.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YK Yamamoto Kazuo	305,000(76 BB)	305,000
CC Chen Chuan Shu	183,000(46 BB)	-82,000

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3/31/2024, 1:22:00 PM

Chen Zhifeng fires double barrel

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Utg Fang Po Wen opened to 8,000 and called an 18,000 three bet from cutoff Chen Zhifeng. On flop 2♥ 2♣ T♠ , Chen continued for 24,000, check called by Fang, and another 45,000 on turn 5♣ . Fang tank folds and Chen scoops up the pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
FP Fang Po Wen	218,000(55 BB)	40,000
CZ Chen Zhifeng	145,000(36 BB)	45,000

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3/31/2024, 1:14:00 PM

Nagasaka Koji saved by the turn

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Ma Yanjun open shoved his 22,500 with A♥ K♦ and was called by Hong Zhu behind. Small blind Nagasaka Koji reshoved for 59,500, convincing Hong to throw in the fold. Nagasaka is behind with A♦ Q♥ yet spiked a straight on turn K♠ J♥ 4♠ T♣ 9♥ to steal the win.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NK Nagasaka Koji	114,500(29 BB)	114,500
MY Ma Yanjun	busted	-42,000

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3/31/2024, 1:05:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

272 players out of the 1,065 entry field remain on the felt with ITM kicking off at 134 players.

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3/31/2024, 12:58:00 PM

Daniel Yang unable to continue

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Utg Daniel Yang defended his open and called cutoff Ma Li’s three bet to 15,000. Flop came T♣ K♥ T♥ and Ma continued for 15,000, check called by Yang. Ma barreled another 65,000 on turn 3♥ , leaving Yang unable to get to showdown.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ML Ma Li	268,000(89 BB)	213,000
DY Daniel Yang	50,000(17 BB)	50,000

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3/31/2024, 12:49:00 PM

Zhou Quan barrels through

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Button Yang Suwei opened and was joined by big blind Zhou Quan on flop 6♠ J♥ J♣ . Yang continued for 7,000 and called a check raise to 23,000 from Zhou. Turn 4♣ saw Zhou barrel another 36,000 and a final 104,000 on river Q♥ . Yang tanks and throws in the fold.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ZQ Zhou Quan	239,000(80 BB)	239,000
YS Yang Suwei	225,000(75 BB)	-135,000

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3/31/2024, 12:43:00 PM

Lee Jung Chou loses blind battle

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

An all-in preflop situation between small blind Nguyen Pham Duy Khanh Q♣ J♦ vs Lee Jung Chou T♦ J♣ was seen with Lee at risk for his remaining 70,000. The board ran 4♦ K♦ A♣ 4♠ 2♣ , earning Nguyen the pot with his queen high.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NP Nguyen Pham Duy Khanh	192,000(64 BB)	-223,000
LJ Lee Jung Chou	busted

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3/31/2024, 12:37:00 PM

Liu Yin claims four bet pot

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Liu Yin opened the action and saw button Calvin Lee throw in a three bet to 19,000. Liu answered with another raise to 50,000, called by Lee. Board 3♥ 5♦ 4♠ A♦ 5♣ was checked through to the river. Liu fired a final bet of 50,000 and claimed the pot after Lee folded.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LY Liu Yi	340,000(113 BB)	340,000
CL Calvin Lee	238,000(79 BB)	238,000

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3/31/2024, 12:19:00 PM

Lu Ying Jun slams it through

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Utg+2 opened, called by the cutoff. Small blind Okuda Kozuto put in a raise to 33,000 and was met with an all-in for 220,000 right behind from Lu Ying Jun. All players mucks and Lu ships the pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LY Lu Ying Jun	268,000(89 BB)	268,000
OK Okuda Kozuto	115,000(38 BB)	115,000

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3/31/2024, 12:17:00 PM

Pan Hai takes it down

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Hijack opened to 6,000, cutoff Tanigawa Shuji fired a three bet to 20,000. Small blind Pan Hai covering both, shoved all-in and collected the pot after no calls were made.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PH Pan Ha	645,000(215 BB)	100,000
TS Tanigawa Shuji	150,000(50 BB)	150,000

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3/31/2024, 12:15:00 PM

Kadowaki Hideo gives it up

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Utg+1 Zhang Chenxu opened the action, called by the button. Big blind Kadowaki Hideo put in a squeeze for 16,000 and was met with a raise to 50,000 from Zhang. Kadowaki completes and sees flop 5♥ 6♦ 9♥ . Zhang bets 75,000 and Kadowaki check folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ZC Zhang Chenxu	330,000(110 BB)	330,000
KH Kadowaki Hideo	52,000(17 BB)	-29,000

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3/31/2024, 12:14:00 PM

No calls for Fang Po Wen

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Utg+1 opened to 6,000, followed by a three bet to 17,000. Fang Po Wen fired a cold four bet to 41,000 and picked up the dead money after both players folded.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
FP Fang Po Wen	178,000(59 BB)	178,000

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3/31/2024, 12:11:00 PM

Ding Yayun fills up on the river

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Mp Nishioka Tomoaki opened to 7,000, called by button Ding Yayun. On board 7♥ K♦ 1♣ 8♦ 9♥ , Nishioki led all three streets with Ding calling behind each bet. Nishioki shows 7♠ 7♣ for a set, no good against Ding’s rivered straight J♥ T♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DY Ding Yayun	370,000(123 BB)	80,000
NT Nishioka Tomoaki	busted

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3/31/2024, 12:05:00 PM

Shuffle up & deal!

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Main Event Day 2 action begins, good luck to all the players!

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3/31/2024, 12:30:00 AM

Lu Yingjun bags the largest in Day 2

Level 21: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

The Main Event Day 2 games wrapped up another ten levels of play and saw its 321 runner field drop down to 45 remaining players. China’s Lu Yingjun closed the night with the lead, stacking a massive 3,535,000 (88 BB) to start the Day 3 rounds. Lu inched over second in the running, Aghayev Farhad by the last the hour and claimed the chip lead status. All Day 2 qualifiers returning tomorrow, April 1st are already guaranteed a minimum payout of KRW 9,700,000 and a fighting chance to claim the KRW 434,936,000 top prize.

Chip Counts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YL Yingjun Lu	3,535,000(118 BB)	3,327,500
FA Farhad Aghayev	3,340,000(111 BB)	3,082,000
HT Hsing-Hsiung Tai	2,585,000(86 BB)	2,247,000
LD Linghui Dai	2,460,000(82 BB)	2,131,000
JX Jieming Xu	2,255,000(75 BB)	1,890,000
PF Po-Wen Fang	2,200,000(73 BB)	2,025,000
CS Chuan Shu Chen	2,150,000(72 BB)	1,880,000
YD Yayun Ding	2,145,000(72 BB)	1,820,000
LY Lin Yan	2,135,000(71 BB)	315,000
BJ Baojun Jin	1,730,000(58 BB)	1,511,000
KY Kazuo Yamamoto	1,720,000(57 BB)	1,553,500
CC Carlos Chang	1,490,000(50 BB)	1,409,000
ST Shuji Tanigawa	1,370,000(46 BB)	1,116,000
LM Li Ma	1,330,000(44 BB)	1,269,000
PD Pham Duy Khanh Nguyen	1,330,000(44 BB)	1,249,000
AM Antoine Meremans	1,290,000(43 BB)	1,080,000
CM Chunxu Mou	1,220,000(41 BB)	1,039,500
JL Jianming Luo	1,210,000(40 BB)	1,138,500
CH Chen Hao	1,200,000(40 BB)	1,013,000
XQ Xuming Qi	1,175,000(39 BB)	926,000
YZ Yao Zhao	1,145,000(38 BB)	796,500
RM Renji Mao	1,095,000(37 BB)	550,000
WW Wuyi Wang	990,000(33 BB)	789,500
NT Naoto Takeya	925,000(31 BB)	603,000
CZ Chi Zhang	865,000(29 BB)	677,000
HM Hiroki Miyashita	855,000(29 BB)	785,000
VF Valeriy Fokin	820,000(27 BB)	756,500
YN Yizhou Nie	800,000(27 BB)	584,500
LL Lijiang Liu	715,000(24 BB)	512,000
WW Weinan Wang	680,000(23 BB)	479,500
XL Xiao Li	585,000(20 BB)	350,500
JZ Jixin Zhou	575,000(19 BB)	358,000
YR Yicheng Ren	520,000(17 BB)	361,500
LZ Lei Zhang	505,000(17 BB)	402,000
YC Yanfei Chi	500,000(17 BB)	265,500
TT Tomoki Terashima	500,000(17 BB)	217,000
VK Vladislav Kim	460,000(15 BB)	165,000
LY Liu Yuhang	445,000(15 BB)	364,000
ZM Zhaoxi Ma	440,000(15 BB)	146,000
MH Mate Hanusi	410,000(14 BB)	323,000
AS Aleksei Sei	410,000(14 BB)	206,000
YZ Yun Zhou	355,000(12 BB)	-126,500
TK Tsz Kin Heung	335,000(11 BB)	231,500
DQ Duan Qifeng	315,000(11 BB)	-500,000
MI Mao Ikemoto	200,000(7 BB)	67,000

Payouts

Place	Player
1	YL Yingjun Lu
2	FA Farhad Aghayev
3	HT Hsing-Hsiung Tai
4	LD Linghui Dai
5	JX Jieming Xu
6	PF Po-Wen Fang
7	CS Chuan Shu Chen
8	YD Yayun Ding
9	LY Lin Yan
10	BJ Baojun Jin
11	KY Kazuo Yamamoto
12	CC Carlos Chang
13	ST Shuji Tanigawa
14	LM Li Ma
15	PD Pham Duy Khanh Nguyen
16	AM Antoine Meremans
17	CM Chunxu Mou
18	JL Jianming Luo
19	CH Chen Hao
20	XQ Xuming Qi
21	YZ Yao Zhao
22	RM Renji Mao
23	WW Wuyi Wang
24	NT Naoto Takeya
25	CZ Chi Zhang
26	HM Hiroki Miyashita
27	VF Valeriy Fokin
28	YN Yizhou Nie
29	LL Lijiang Liu
30	WW Weinan Wang
31	XL Xiao Li
32	JZ Jixin Zhou
33	YR Yicheng Ren
34	LZ Lei Zhang
35	YC Yanfei Chi
36	TT Tomoki Terashima
37	VK Vladislav Kim
38	LY Liu Yuhang
39	ZM Zhaoxi Ma
40	MH Mate Hanusi
41	AS Aleksei Sei
42	YZ Yun Zhou
43	TK Tsz Kin Heung
44	DQ Duan Qifeng
45	MI Mao Ikemoto

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3/31/2024, 12:09:00 AM

Liu Lijiang holds to survive

Level 21: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Utg Duan Qifeng opened to 55,000 and called off Liu Lijiang’s 375,000 all-in with A♥ K♥ . Liu at risk with J♥ J♦ , bagged the win after the board 3♥ 7♦ T♦ 6♦ 5♦ ran a one card flush to his diamond.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DQ Duan Qifeng	815,000(27 BB)	765,000
LL Liu Lijiang	250,000(8 BB)	250,000

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3/31/2024, 12:07:00 AM

Nguyen Pham Duy Khanh doubles up

Level 21: 21: 15,000 - 30,000 ante 30,000

Hijack Nguyen Pham Duy Khanh open shoved his last 175,000 in with A♥ K♠ and was called by button Lin Yan with A♠ Q♥ . The board 5♥ 4♠ T♦ 2♣ 8♠ missed to pair either player, leaving Nguyen’s ace-king high good for the double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LY Lin Yan	1,820,000	820,000
NP Nguyen Pham Duy Khanh	415,000	325,000