Name: Main Event Day 1A-Early Bird Flight (GTD 800M)
Start: 2025-04-08T12:15
End: 2025-04-08

Korea Poker Cup Series 2025

Korea (Republic of), Landing Casino JejuEVENT #5

2025.04.08 - 2025.04.13

Korea Poker Cup

Chen Yu

Taiwan

Blind level

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Entries

27/213

Total Chips

6,390,000

Average

236,667

Day 1A

SMPSMP

4/8/2025, 6:51:00 PM

The Korea Poker Cup Main Event Flight A Is A Wrap With Yao Du In The Lead

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Yao Du

The first of five flights for the KPC Main Event with a KRW 800,000,000 (~$544,077) guaranteed prize pool attracted 213 players and saw 27 bag their chips for Day 2 during level 17, almost 14 hours after the first hand was dealt.

Yao Du emerged on top with 455,000 and has been among the leaders since level 9, gaining a significant boost in level 14 when he knocked out Taiwanese pro Meng Ling Lin with A♦ A♣ against her K♥ K♣ and burst the bubble in level 16 by eliminating Xiaolu Yang with Q♦ Q♠ versus J♥ J♣ .

Lili Tang also first appeared on the ladder during level 9, won a blind battle against Chen Yu with A♦ K♥ and kept chipping up, moving from 5th on the board during level 15 to second at the end, bagging 403,000. Yao Fang worked his magic away from our eyes, also being on the lower end of the Top 20 since the end of late registration and a late boost catapulting him into third with 373,000 to his name.

The remaining 27 players will have time to score some other trophies in the coming days until they can use their chips again on Saturday the 12th of April at 12:00 when Day 2 begins.

Remaining 27 Players

Player	Chips
YD Yao DuChina	455,000(57 BB)
LT Lili TangChina	403,000(50 BB)
YF Yao FangChina	373,000(47 BB)
YJ Yunlong JinChina	370,000(46 BB)
SC Sun Chang LiangChina	350,000(44 BB)
ZL Zehao LiChina	318,000(40 BB)
XZ Xiangyu ZhaoChina	316,000(40 BB)
HT Hiroyuki TaneJapan	315,000(39 BB)
XW Xian WangChina	296,000(37 BB)
SY Shen YulanChina	284,000(36 BB)
LD Lee Daniel HyonginUnited States of America	280,000(35 BB)
CC Chen ChengChina	274,000(34 BB)
BZ Borui ZhangChina	252,000(32 BB)
HP Hongbo PanChina	251,000(31 BB)
ML Meng LiChina	224,000(28 BB)
DL Dawei LuChina	209,000(26 BB)
JX Jin Xu DongChina	206,000(26 BB)
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	198,000(25 BB)
DC Di ChenChina	184,000(23 BB)
ZH Zhenfang HuangChina	171,000(21 BB)
HY Haoran YangChina	129,000(16 BB)
LK Li KungTaiwan	108,000(14 BB)
QJ Quan JinChina	105,000(13 BB)
SH Shih Hsien YangTaiwan	95,000(12 BB)
LT Lei TangChina	81,000(10 BB)
CY Chen YuTaiwan	75,000(9 BB)
HC Houkuan ChengChina	69,000(9 BB)

SMPSMP

4/8/2025, 4:38:22 PM

Shenglai Zhang Doubles Up On The Bubble

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Shenglai Zhang

Shenglai Zhang shoves 41,000 from the hijack and big stack Yu Li Chen defends the big blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
SZ Shenglai ZhangChina	A♠5♠ HJ	94,000(12 BB)
CY Chen YuTaiwan	2♠2♥ BB	349,000(44 BB)

Board:7♣Q♣T♠T♦7♠

SMPSMP

4/8/2025, 4:09:02 PM

Chun Lung Wong Is First Paid Exit Of The Main Event For KRW 2,000,000 (~$1,349)

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Yu Li Chen declares all-in for 72,000 from the hijack and cutoff Chun Lung Wong calls 68,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
CY Chen YuTaiwan	6♠6♦ HJ	155,000(26 BB)
CL Chun Lung WongHong Kong	A♣K♠ CO	busted

Board:5♥Q♠4♣3♥2♣

SMPSMP

4/8/2025, 1:23:23 PM

Lili Tang Scores Big Double

Level 13: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Catching the action when small blind Yu Li Chen and big blind Lili Tang were already all-in, with the latter being at risk for 69,000 the spotlight is on the dealer once more.

Player	Hand	Chips
CY Chen YuTaiwan	J♦9♦ SB	128,000(43 BB)
LT Lili TangChina	A♦K♥ BB	137,000(46 BB)

Board:A♠6♣T♠3♣5♥

SMPSMP

4/8/2025, 1:14:19 PM

Chip Counts Going into Level 13

Level 12: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Player	Chips
CC Chen ChengChina	287,000(115 BB)
SH Shih Hsien YangTaiwan	251,000(100 BB)
BZ Borui ZhangChina	248,000(99 BB)
DC Di ChenChina	246,000(98 BB)
SC Sun Chang LiangChina	243,000(97 BB)
CY Chen YuTaiwan	216,000(86 BB)
SW Shengyong WangChina	211,000(84 BB)
XW Xian WangChina	198,000(79 BB)
GW Guyue WangChina	193,000(77 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	170,500(68 BB)
ZL Zehao LiChina	167,000(67 BB)
YJ Yunlong JinChina	152,000(61 BB)
XZ Xiangyu ZhaoChina	148,000(59 BB)
YF Yao FangChina	145,000(58 BB)
YW Yi Wang (3)China	141,000(56 BB)
YW Yongbin WangChina	136,000(54 BB)
YD Yao DuChina	133,000(53 BB)
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	124,000(50 BB)

SMPSMP

4/8/2025, 1:01:01 PM

Yu Li Chen Close To The Leaders

Level 12: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Yu Li Chen

Kuan Han Lee initiates the action with a 5,000 raise from +1, Yu Li Chen ups it to 15,000 in +2 and calls when Lee shoves 83,500.

Player	Hand	Chips
KH Kuan Han LeeUnited States of America	2♦2♣ UTG+1	busted
CY Chen YuTaiwan	A♣K♥ MP	189,500(76 BB)

Board:A♠5♠5♣9♥4♠

SMPSMP

4/8/2025, 9:45:46 AM

Yu Li Chen Rivers Flush For A Double

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Picking up the action on 3♣ T♥ 9♣ 5♥ and 20,000 up for grabs, under the gun Chi Jen Chen - runner-up in last night's High Roller - leads 17,000, button Yu Li Chen jams 24,000, big blind Si Ng Pun flats and Chi Jen Chen lets it go after spending some time in the tank.

Player	Hand	Chips
CJ Chi Jen ChenTaiwan	UTG	21,000(18 BB)
CY Chen YuTaiwan	A♥3♥ D	85,000(71 BB)
SN Si Ng PunHong Kong	5♣6♣ BB	52,800(44 BB)

The river 4♥ gives Yu Li Chen a flush worth almost a full triple up.

SMPSMP

4/8/2025, 9:20:34 AM

Table 10 Update With Some Newcomers In The Mix

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
CL Chun Lung WongUnited States of America	63,200(53 BB)	10	2
SN Si Ng PunHong Kong	92,900(77 BB)	10	3
CJ Chi Jen ChenTaiwan	44,500(37 BB)	10	4
QJ Quan JinChina	33,200(28 BB)	10	5
LC Lin Chen-AnTaiwan	58,700(49 BB)	10	6
LT Lili TangChina	42,300(35 BB)	10	7
CY Chen YuTaiwan	31,600(26 BB)	10	8