
Day 1A
Haoran Yang Tops The 19 Qualifiers In Flight A Of The Jeju Open Mystery Bounty

With 147 total entries and 19 qualifiers for Day 2, Haoran Yang emerges on top after 14 levels of play and a late charge that includes the elimination of Jun Peng in 22nd and Chi Jen Chen - Poker Dream 16 Mystery Bounty Champ with almost $1M in live earnings, including a $140,000 cash in the WSOP Main Event last year - in 21st before losing some to Linghui Dai - 4th place finisher in the WPT Korea Main Event for $118,737 here in Jeju a year ago - that left him with 410,000 in chips.
Coming in second, Artem Sofronov bagged 380,000 after popping the bubble with 9♦ 9♣ against Wang Guyue's 8♦ 8♥ , adding 35 BBs last minute and Yuheng Wu in a close 3rd with 375,000 after a double knockout of Yu Han Su and Chun Lung Wong with J♥ J♦ against A♣ K♥ and K♠ J♠ just before entering level 14.
Well done everyone and we will see you at the live updates for Flight B in a few minutes.
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
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JH Jin Hyung Chun | 95,000(19 BB) | 1 | 1 |
194,000(39 BB) | 1 | 4 | |
TC Tsz Cheung | 154,000(31 BB) | 1 | 5 |
HC Henry Chu Lok Man | 342,000(68 BB) | 1 | 6 |
HY Haoran Yang | 410,000(82 BB) | 1 | 7 |
58,000(12 BB) | 1 | 8 | |
YM | 94,000(19 BB) | 2 | 2 |
CH Chung Hsien Lee | 76,000(15 BB) | 2 | 3 |
MX Mingze Xu | 113,000(23 BB) | 2 | 4 |
AS Artem Sofronov | 380,000(76 BB) | 2 | 6 |
JH Jiajin Hao | 106,000(21 BB) | 2 | 7 |
XN Xin Nie | 140,000(28 BB) | 2 | 8 |
RG Rentao Guo | 59,000(12 BB) | 3 | 1 |
HZ Huanhong Zhan | 198,000(40 BB) | 3 | 2 |
215,000(43 BB) | 3 | 4 | |
YW Yuheng Wu | 375,000(75 BB) | 3 | 5 |
224,000(45 BB) | 3 | 6 | |
XN Xin Ning | 188,000(38 BB) | 3 | 7 |
CY Chih Yeh | 244,000(49 BB) | 3 | 8 |
Wang Guyue Bubbles With Snowmen

Artem Sofronov in the cutoff and big blind Wang Guyue are both all-in pre with Guyue being at risk for a whopping 175,000.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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AS Artem Sofronov | 9♦9♣ CO | 381,000(76 BB) |
GW Guyue Wang | 8♦8♥ BB | busted |
Top Stacks Going into Level 13 With 30 players In The Hunt Of 19 Day 2 Tickets
Player | Chips |
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HY Haoran Yang | 315,000(105 BB) |
HC Henry Chu Lok Man | 314,000(105 BB) |
CY Cheng Yu Lai | 292,000(97 BB) |
JS Jianfeng Sun | 245,000(82 BB) |
HZ Huanhong Zhan | 236,000(79 BB) |
GW Guyue Wang | 232,000(77 BB) |
XN Xin Ning | 193,000(64 BB) |
TC Tsz Cheung | 157,000(52 BB) |
157,000(52 BB) | |
CH Chung Hsien Lee | 154,000(51 BB) |
MX Mingze Xu | 141,000(47 BB) |
JH Jin Hyung Chun | 127,000(42 BB) |
AS Artem Sofronov | 119,000(40 BB) |
XN Xin Nie | 108,000(36 BB) |
YW Yuheng Wu | 105,000(35 BB) |
Artem Sofronov Bounces Back With Massive Double Up
Cutoff Kuan Hsueh Lu opens 6,000, big blind Artem Sofronov pumps it to 17,500 and snaps for 87,500 total after Lu put him all-in.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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KL Kuan-Hsueh Lu | A♥3♣ CO | 26,500(11 BB) |
AS Artem Sofronov | K♥K♠ BB | 179,000(72 BB) |
Defending Main Event Champ Joris Michl Doubles Up

Rentao Guo kicks us off with a raise to 4,500 from +1, hijack Artem Sofronov pumps it to 12,000 and button Joris Michl jams 14,000. Guo folds and Sofronov flicks in two chips to fill up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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RG Rentao Guo | UTG+1 | 74,500(37 BB) |
AS Artem Sofronov | Q♦9♦ HJ | 83,000(42 BB) |
JM Joris Michl | A♠K♥ D | 37,500(19 BB) |
Taiwan's Yuheng Wu Leading The Field Going Into Level 9
Player | Chips |
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YW Yuheng Wu | 184,500(154 BB) |
HZ Huanhong Zhan | 124,000(103 BB) |
XN Xin Nie | 119,500(100 BB) |
CL Cheng Lo | 104,500(87 BB) |
XL Xiang Liu | 101,000(84 BB) |
ZA Zhang Ao | 98,000(82 BB) |
DL Dawei Lu | 92,500(77 BB) |
YH Yan Hao | 86,500(72 BB) |
GW Guyue Wang | 85,500(71 BB) |
JS Jianfeng Sun | 81,500(68 BB) |
CH Chung Hsien Lee | 78,500(65 BB) |
KL Kuan-Hsueh Lu | 78,000(65 BB) |
CJ Chi Jen Chen | 76,000(63 BB) |
JP Jun Peng | 75,500(63 BB) |
AS Artem Sofronov | 72,500(60 BB) |
CY Chung Yi Ho | 70,000(58 BB) |
69,500(58 BB) | |
TC Tsz Cheung | 68,500(57 BB) |
BZ Bin Zhao | 66,500(55 BB) |
ZL Zehao Li | 63,500(53 BB) |
Jiabao Lin Out After Flopping Trips
Hijack Jiabao Lin opens 1,200 and snaps his remaining 12,900 after button Artem Sofronov declares all-in.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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AS Artem Sofronov | A♦Q♥ D | 31,600(53 BB) |
JL Jiabao Lin | 9♥9♠ HJ | busted |
Yang Teng Tan Chips Up

Under the gun Artem Sofronov kicks off the action with a raise to 300 and takes two players to the flop J♦ 3♦ T♠ where button Hao Zhang bets 500, big blind Yang Teng Tan check-raises to 2,200 and only Zhang fills up to see the turn K♠ . Tan fires another 4,600 that gets answered and the board completes 8♥ . Two checks reveal Tan as the winner with K♣ Q♣ top pair.
Player | Chips |
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TT Teng Tan Yang | 30,300(303 BB) |
AS Artem Sofronov | 24,800(248 BB) |
ZH Zhang Hao | 17,100(171 BB) |