Jeju Open Mystery Bounty (1,520,000 KRW)

The bubble burst just one minute after Level 15 began, leaving only 18 out of the 138 entries in Flight B. Hongbin Du emerged as the chip leader with 432,000 chips, following a late-game knockout spree that included Kenji Hata, Wenqing Dong, Ryan Tay, and Yu Ho Wong.

At one point, Du's stack peaked at 526,000 before he lost a showdown against Yihao Jiang late in Level 14. Despite that setback, Du was among the top stacks since coverage started at Level 9.

Second ranked Yan Yan joined the big stacks late in the game but quickly closed in on Du after Level 12. He capped off his run by bursting the bubble, eliminating Yehan Lin that took him to 397,000.

The survivors have an overnight's rest and will return to the Landing Casino on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 12pm where they are guaranteed a piece of the prize pool.

Under the gun Yehan Lin picks up suited connectors 5♥ 6♥ and wagers his last 28,000, but is skiing uphill when small blind Yan Yan calls with 5♦ 5♠ . The dealer doesn't provide a lift on the board K♣ 4♠ A♣ Q♥ J♦ , eliminating Lin on the bubble and granting the remaining 18 players a ticket to Day 2.

Under the gun Xiang Li looks at 8♣ 8♦ and says all-in for 27,000, Bo Cheng shoves over the top for 43,000 with J♥ J♠ from +1 and we get ready for another heads up showdown. The board runs K♦ 4♣ 4♥ 3♦ K♥ , sending Li to the rail and the remaining field into bubble play.

Manila Megastack 22 Main Event Champion Kiwanont Sukhum open-jams 80,000 from the button with 2♣ 2♠ and small blind Joris Michl is up for a spin with K♦ J♠ . The dealer tilts the scale in Michl's favor by flipping over K♣ A♣ 6♦ J♦ before reversing course on the river 2♦ , leaving the Dutch pro with one big blind.

Digging for one of ten outs, Bo Jyun Guo needs to vacate his seat after the river 3♥ delivers none of them.

Hijack Ryan Tay - whose $36,440 biggest live cash comes from a 7th place in the APL Seoul Main Event a year ago - declares all-in with 9♦ 9♠ for 61,000, but needs to dig deep after Hongbin Du calls with K♦ K♥ . The board hits 5♥ J♥ 7♦ 5♦ K♣ , leaving him in the dust and extending Du's chip lead.

Hijack Joris Michl open shoves 41,500 with A♠ 4♠ , but needs to dig deep when Long Chen successfully isolates with a jam from the small blind, holding Q♥ Q♦ . Michl receives an ace from space right away when the dealer flips over A♥ 8♠ 7♦ 8♥ 6♦ , keeping him in contention for the 18 qualifying spots.

Xu Dong Jin - Poker Dream 16 Mini Main Event Champ in February - min-raises from +1, hijack Joris Michl wagers his last 19,000 and small blind Long Chen and Jin fill up to see the flop 7♥ 7♦ 3♥ . Jin's 10,000 lead gets floated by Chen to the turn 3♦ that gets checked around to complete the board J♣ where Chen shoves 44,500 to push Jin out of the hand for the side pot, but has to surrender the main to Michl's J♠ J♥ full house.

Chen evades the two outer on the river 2♣ and scoops a double up.

Chenxu Zhang - No. 75 on China's all time money list with a best live cash of $389,066 for 3rd in the 2023 WPT Korea One Drop - opens 3,500 from the hijack and calls a 15,000 three-bet from button Bo Jyun Guo to see the flop 8♦ K♥ 6♥ where she check-calls another 8,000 before the turn Q♦ gets checked around to complete the board 3♣ . Zhang takes over the reins with a 24,000 holding 7♥ 7♣ after consuming a time bank, but receives the bad news when Guo calls with A♠ K♦ .

Coming fresh from his biggest live cash of $31,771, finishing runner-up in the WPT Gold Coast High Roller Action Clock a few days ago, Kenji Hata jams his remaining 38,500 with A♥ Q♠ after a 4,000 open from Hongbin Du who calls with 7♣ 7♥ and hits the jackpot when the dealer flips over 7♦ 7♠ K♣ 5♥ 3♣ , sending Hata to the rail and putting Du in a considerable chip lead.

Joining the action just after late registration closed we already broke the KRW 150,000,000 GTD, sitting at a cool KRW 201,686,400 right now with an entire flight left to add. Total entries of Flight B punched in at 138, leaving us with 18 qualifiers for Day 2.