21:30: Thomas Boivin bags WPT High Roller title – KRW 218,520,000
Level 23: 100,000 – 200,000 ante 200,000
The last tournament at WPT Korea 2024 wrapped up with Thomas Boivin bagging the WPT High Roller title after defeating American pro Stanley Weng in heads up play. Boivin kicked off the final games with a healthy stack and started the final duel with a 2:1 advantage. Once with the lead, Boivin did not relinquish his advantage and secured the victory all the way to the end, taking with him the KRW 218,520,000 top payout, trophy, as well as a WPT High Roller Ring.
Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Flag | Prize (KRW) |
| 1 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | 218,520,000 |
| 2 | Stanley Weng | United States | 145,600,000 |
| 3 | Noda Hiroyuki | Japan | 97,100,000 |
| 4 | Zhou Quan | China | 68,800,000 |
| 5 | Daniel Lee | United States | 52,100,000 |
21:26: Stanley Weng dominated
Level 23: 100,000 – 200,000 ante 200,000
Button Stanley Weng opened to 400,000 with 
and saw Thomas Boivin shove all-in with 
. Weng called off for his 3,900,000 stack and banked a runner up finish after the board 
sealed his fate.
Thomas Boivin – 9,900,000
Stanley Weng – Eliminated
21:04: Stanley Weng outflops Thomas Boivin
Level 23: 100,000 – 200,000 ante 200,000
Button Thomas Boivin limped in with 
and called big blind Stanley Weng’s 2,300,000 all-in with 
. At risk, Weng outflopped his opponent, landing top pair on 
to survive through.
Stanley Weng – 4,800,000
Thomas Boivin – 5,100,000
20:40: Heads up!
Level 21: 75,000 – 125,000 ante 125,000
Chip Counts
Thomas Boivin – 6,700,000
Stanley Weng – 3,200,000
20:39: Noda Hiroyuki busts in 3rd place – KRW 97,100,000
Level 22: 75,000 – 150,000 ante 150,000
Small blind Noda Hiroyuki shoved his remaining 925,000 in with 
and was called by Thomas Boivin behind with 
. The board ran 
, eliminating Noda from the running.
Thomas Boivin – 6,700,000
Noda Hiroyuki – Eliminated
20:05: Stanley Weng pulls a bluff
Level 22: 75,000 – 150,000 ante 150,000
A limp pot blind vs blind saw flop 
. Both players check it through, revealing turn 
. Small blind Thomas Boivin led out 300,000 with 
, called by Stanley Weng with 
. On river 
, Boivin check folded after Weng fired 725,000.
Stanley Weng – 4,500,000
Thomas Boivin – 3,800,000
19:42: Noda Hiroyuki bags another double
Level 21: 75,000 – 125,000 ante 125,000
Button Noda Hiroyuki opened to 250,000 with and saw big blind Stanley Weng defend with 
. Flop came 
, followed by both stacks rushing in. The turn 
and river sealed the win for Noda’s overpair, earning him another double up.
Noda Hiroyuki – 2,800,000
Stanley Weng – 3,900,000
19:33: Zhou Quan eliminated in 4th place – KRW 68,800,000
Level 21: 75,000 – 125,000 ante 125,000
Button Zhou Quan open shoved for 1,300,000 with and was called by Thomas Boivin with 
. Flipping for his tournament life, Zhou headed for the rails after the board 
ran a one card straight for his opponent.
Thomas Boivin – 3,000,000
Zhou Quan – Eliminated
19:00: Break Time!
Level 20: 50,000 – 100,000 ante 100,000
Chip Count Update
Stanley Weng – 5,300,000
Thomas Boivin – 1,800,000
Noda Hiroyuki – 1,500,000
Quan Zhou – 1,300,000
18:48: Noda Hiroyuki lands another double up
Level 20: 50,000 – 100,000 ante 100,000
Small blind Stanley Weng open shoved his big stack in with 
and saw big blind Noda Hiroyuki call off once more with 
. In for a race, Noda landed another double up after running two pair on 
.
Noda Hiroyuki – 2,300,000
Stanley Weng – 4,700,000
18:41: Noda Hiroyuki doubles off of Stanley Weng
Level 20: 50,000 – 100,000 ante 100,000
Utg Stanley Weng open shoved his big stack in with and saw Noda Hiroyuki call off with . Dominated, Noda bagged the double up after the board ran 
.
Noda Hiroyuki – 1,500,000
Stanley Weng – 5,500,000
18:38: Noda Hiroyuki runs into kings
Level 20: 50,000 – 100,000 ante 100,000
Utg Noda Hiroyuki open shoved his 1,800,000 in with 
and saw small blind Thomas Boivin call off for his last 900,00 with . A huge favorite, Boivin cruised to a double up on board 
.
Thomas Boivin – 2,000,000
Noda Hiroyuki – 850,000
18:30: Pocket pair holds for Noda Hiroyuki
Level 20: 50,000 – 100,000 ante 100,000
Small blind Noda Hiroyuki shoved his last 950,000 in with 
, called by big blind Zhou Quan with . At risk, Noda instantly flopped a set on to secure the double up.
Noda Hiroyuki – 2,000,000
Zhou Quan – 1,700,000
17:59: Top pair lands Thomas Boivin in trouble
Level 19: 50,000 – 75,000 ante 75,000
Small blind Thomas Boivin limp called a 180,000 raise with 
against big blind Stanley Weng. Both players checked flop through, peeling turn . Weng fired a 370,000 bet, check called by his opponent. On river , Weng barreled a hefty 1,000,000, called by Boivin. Weng reveals two pair once more for the win.
Stanley Weng – 4,500,000
Thomas Boivin – 1,000,000
17:29: Stanley Weng wins it with two pair
Level 18: 30,000 – 60,000 ante 60,000
Utg Noda Hiroyuki opened with 
, joined by big blind Stanley Weng with on flop 
. Noda continued for 125,000, check called by Weng. Turn went check check, revealing river . Weng leads for 300,000, Noda with a final call. Weng claims the pot with two pair.
Stanley Weng – 2,800,000
Noda Hiroyuki – 1,700,000
17:16: Noda Hiroyuki fills up on the river
Level 18: 30,000 – 60,000 ante 60,000
Button Thomas Boivin opened to 120,000 with , called by big blind Noda Hiroyuki with . On flop , Noda check called a 110,000 cbet for Boivin and saw turn . Both players checked it through and headed to river . Noda led for 275,000, called by Boivin. Noda shows the backdoor flush and ships the pot.
Noda Hiroyuki – 2,600,000
Thomas Boivin – 2,500,000
16:37: Thomas Boivin piles it high
Level 17: 25,000 – 50,000 ante 50,000
Utg Thomas Boivin opened with , called by button Stanley Weng behind with along with big blind Zhou Quan with . Flop was checked to Weng who bet 105,000, called by Zhou. Boivin put in a raise to 425,000 and saw only Weng continue. On turn , Boivin check jammed vs Weng’s 260,000 bet with the latter folding behind.
Thomas Boivin – 3,100,000
Stanley Weng – 2,000,000
16:25: Stanley Weng wins flip against Thomas Boivin
Level 17: 25,000 – 50,000 ante 50,000
Utg Thomas Boivin opened with and jammed his big stack in after button Stanley Weng fired a three bet to 300,000 with . Weng called off for his 1,200,000 behind and is in for a flip for his tournament life. Fortunately for him, the board ran in favor of his overcards to bag the pot.
Stanley Weng – 3,000,000
Thomas Boivin – 2,000,000
16:20: Stanley Weng takes it down
Level 17: 25,000 – 50,000 ante 50,000
Button Stanley Weng opened to 110,000 with 
, joined by big blind Zhou Quan with . On flop , Zhou check raised to 185,000, called by Weng. Turn came another and Zhou check folded after Weng pulled a 200,000 bet.
Stanley Weng – 1,500,000
Zhou Quan – 2,100,000
15:53: Noda Hiroyuki ahead all the way
Level 16: 20,000 – 40,000 ante 40,000
Utg Thomas Boivin defended his open and called a 270,000 three bet from small blind Noda Hiroyuki with . On flop , Noda continued for 175,000, called by his opponent. Turn went check check, revealing river . Noda led for 1,400,000 and Boivin folds his two pair.
Noda Hiroyuki – 2,400,000
Thomas Boivin – 3,900,000
15:22: Daniel Lee crashes in 5th place – KRW 52,100,000
Level 16: 20,000 – 40,000 ante 40,000
Facing an utg open, button Thomas Boivin fired a three bet to 180,000 with and saw big blind Daniel Lee move all-in for 980,000 with . Boivin puts in the call and scoops it up after the board 
felted no aces.
Thomas Boivin – 4,600,000
Daniel Lee – Eliminated
15:12: Tang Tianyuan runs into kings
Level 15: 15,000 – 30,000 ante 30,000
Small blind Tang Tianyuan open shoved his last 460,000 in with and was called by big blind Zhou Quan with . At risk, Tang failed to catch up on board , knocking him out as the money bubble.
Zhou Quan – 3,100,000
Tang Tianyuan – Eliminated
14:53: Stanley Weng doubles through Zhou Quan
Level 15: 15,000 – 30,000 ante 30,000
Cutoff Zhou Quan opened to 65,000 with and called off small blind Stanley Weng’s 380,000 all-in. Weng is ahead with and secured the double up after the board ran .
Stanley Weng – 820,000
Zhou Quan – 2,800,000
14:30: Yang Peng gets coolered
Level 14: 15,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
Utg+1 opened and saw hijack Yang Peng fire a three bet to 165,000 with . Cutoff Thomas Boivin bumped it up to 330,000 with and called Yang’s 1,300,000 jam. A cooler situation, the board landed Boivin a higher set to bag the win.
Thomas Boivin – 3,000,000
Yang Peng – Eliminated
14:24: Valeriy Pak eliminated
Level 14: 15,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
Hijack Tang Tianyuan opened to 60,000 with and called Valeriy Pak’s 270,000 all-in with . Up for a flip, the board landed Tang a full house to knock his oppponent out.
Tang Tianyuan – 738,000
Valeriy Pak – Eliminated
14:20: Valeriy Pak pays off Zhou Quan
Level 14: 15,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
Button Zhou Quan defended his open with and called a 180,000 three bet from Valeriy Pak with . On flop , Pak sent out a 125,000 bet, called by Zhou. Turn this time, saw Pak check call for 225,000 and another 575,000 on river . Zhou shows a flush to ship the pot.
Zhou Quan – 2,300,000
Valeriy Pak – 270,000
14:17: Top pair good for Valeriy Pak
Level 14: 15,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
Utg Valeriy Pak opened to 60,000 with , called by Thomas Boivin behind with . Flop came and saw Pak check call 45,000. Boivin barreled another 125,000 on turn and checked down the river after Pak put in another call. Pak claims the pot with top pair, crushing Boivin’s fives.
Valeriy Pak – 1,500,000
Thomas Boivin – 1,600,000
14:09: Noda Hiroyuki busts Zhao Jiaming
Level 14: 15,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
Utg Zhao Jiaming open shoved his 165,000 stack in with and was called by big blind Noda Hiroyuki with . At risk, Zhao headed for the exit shortly after the board ran .
Noda Hiroyuki – 1,900,000
Zhao Jiaming – Eliminated
14:00: Final Table is set!
Level 14: 15,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
Nine players remain in battle for the WPT High Roller title and KRW 218,520,000 top payout! Catch the livestream via WPT Korea’s official channels.
Chip Counts
Boivin Thomas – 1,885,000
Noda Hiroyuki – 1,720,000
Yang Peng – 1,340,000
Zhou Quan – 1,085,000
Pak Valeriy – 1,035,000
Lee Daniel – 1,000,000
Weng Stanley – 505,000
Tang Tianyuan – 465,000
Zhao Jiaming – 165,000
13:38: Daniel Lee doubles with kings
Level 14: 15,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
Zhu Jiahao all-in for his last 1 BB saw two stacks rush to the middle – Daniel Lee for 470,000, covered by Zhao Jiaming.
Zhu
Lee
Zhao
Dominated, Zhao quickly flopped a set on but was left crushed after Lee turned a king for a higher set to take it down.
Daniel Lee – 1,000,000
Zhao Jiaming – 165,000
13:34: Aces wins it for Noda Hiroyuki
Level 14: 15,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
Button Noda Hiroyuki opened to 50,000, followed by a three bet to 180,000 from small blind Stanley Weng. Noda clicked back to 360,000 and called off for his 485,000 behind after Weng moved all-in. Weng shows , crushed against Noda’s . The board offered no help for Weng as he crumbles back down to 20 BB.
Noda Hiroyuki – 1,740,000
Stanley Weng – 500,000
13:32: Split pot for Zhou Quan and Thomas Boivin
Level 14: 15,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
Utg Zhu Jiahao opened to 220,000, called by both small blind Zhou Quan and big blind Thomas Boivin. On flop , Zhou led for 90,000, called by Boivin. Zhu tank folds, saving his 1 BB behind. Turn and river was checked through, revealing Zhou’s and Boivin’s for a split pot.
Zhou Quan – 1,800,000
Thomas Boivin – 2,100,000
Zhu Jiahao – 25,000
13:27: Yang Peng folds to jam
Level 14: 15,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
Cutoff Valeriy Pak opened to 50,000 and was followed with a three bet to 180,000 from small blind Yang Peng. Pak answered with an all-in and picked up the pot after Yang folded.
Valeriy Pak – 985,000
Yang Peng – 1,350,000
13:24: Espen Jorstad loses race
Level 14: 15,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
Button Valeriy Pak opened to 50,000 and called small blind Espen Jorstad’s 195,000 jam with . Jorstad is slightly behind with and headed for the exit after losing the race on board .
Valeriy Pak – 755,000
Espen Jorstad – Eliminated
13:23: Blinds up!
Level 14: 15,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
11 players remaining in contention for the WPT High Roller title with only five runners guaranteed a share of the pot.
13:22: Espen Jorstad drops down
Level 13: 10,000 – 20,000 ante 20,000
Espen Jorstad defended his big blind vs utg Yang Peng’s open and saw flop . Both check it through, heading to turn . Yang barreled 35,000 and another 85,000 on river . Jorstad gives it up by the final bet and slips his hand in the muck.
Yang Peng – 1,500,000
Espen Jorstad – 195,000
13:19: Stanley Weng pairs up on the river
Level 13: 10,000 – 20,000 ante 20,000
Cutoff Noda Hiroyuki opened to 40,000 and called a 140,000 three bet from small blind Stanley Weng. On flop , Weng continued for 80,000, called by Noda. Turn and river went check check with Weng tabling for the win.
Stanley Weng – 1,650,000
Noda Hiroyuki – 945,000
13:12: Top pair good for Noda Hiroyuki
Level 13: 10,000 – 20,000 ante 20,000
Utg+1 Valeriy Pak opened the action, joined by big blind Noda Hiroyuki on flop . Both players check it through, peeling turn . Pak fired a 45,000 bet and another 90,000 on river with Noda check calling both streets. Pak shows , no good against Noda’s .
Noda Hiroyuki – 960,000
Valeriy Pak – 560,000
13:05: Thomas Boivin scoops it up
Level 13: 10,000 – 20,000 ante 20,000
Button Thomas Boivin opened to 40,000 and called off small blind Lin Wenguo’s 500,000 all-in with . Lin is behind with and crashed after the board spared no sixes.
Thomas Boivin – 1,675,000
Lin Wenguo – Eliminated
12:57: Stanley Weng lands a boost with aces
Level 13: 10,000 – 20,000 ante 20,000
Hijack Zhendong Li opened to 40,000 and was met with a three bet to 100,000 from cutoff Stanley Weng. Zhendong put in the call and headed to flop . Weng continued for 75,000 and another 215,000 on turn . Zhendong check shoved and saw Weng call off for his 430,000 stack. Zhendong reveals , no good against Weng’s after the river sealed the win for the American runner.
Stanley Weng – 1,260,000
Zhendong Li – 150,000
12:51: Daniel Smiljkovic eliminated
Level 13: 10,000 – 20,000 ante 20,000
Utg+2 Daniel Smiljkovic open shoved 175,000 in with and was called by hijack Yang Peng with . In for a race, the board ran dry, leaving Yang’s ace high good for the taking.
Yang Peng – 1,250,000
Daniel Smiljkovic – Eliminated
12:48: Zhou Quan wins preflop war
Level 12: 10,000 – 15,000 ante 15,000
Cutoff Zhao Jiaming opened to 40,000, followed by a three bet to 120,000 from button Zhou Quan. Zhao answered with a four bet to 270,000 and Zhou stuffs his big stack in. Zhao gives it up and folds.
Zhou Quan – 1,580,000
Zhao Jiaming – 750,000
12:40: Registration is closed!
Level 12: 10,000 – 15,000 ante 15,000
Today’s WPT High Roller games sees only 15 runners remaining on the felt out the 33 entry field. Generated prize pool is listed at KRW 582,120,000 with payouts to follow.
12:02: Shuffle up & deal!
Level 12: 10,000 – 15,000 ante 15,000
Day 2 action begins, registration remains open through Day 2 end of Level 12 @12:40.
The last WPT High Roller highlight on schedule plays down its Day 2 games today, with a champion deemed to be crowned by the end of the night. Day 1 drew in a total of 29 entries with only 16 surviving through the first eleven levels of play led by China’s Zhou Quan. Each entry will set players back KR₩ 20,000,000 (~US$ 14,875) for a starting stack of 300,000, equivalent to 300 times the opening blinds. 40 minute blind levels will run on the clock all the way down to the final table.
Action starts at 12:00 with registration open through Day 2 end of Level 12 @12:40.
Date/s: April 2 -3, 2024
Buy-in: KR₩ 20,000,000 (~US$ 14,875)
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