South Korea, Landing Casino JejuEVENT #5

2025.04.08 - 2025.04.13Add to Calendar

K Poker Cup

Blind level

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Entries

22/174

Total Chips

5,220,000

Average

237,273

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 6:12:58 PM

The Korea Poker Cup Main Event Flight B Comes To A Close With Lei Yu As Massive Chip Leader

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Lei Yu

The second of five flights for the KPC Main Event with a KRW 800,000,000 (~$544,077) guaranteed prize pool attracted 174 players and saw 22 advance to Day 2 during level 18 with a new overall chip leader in Chinese pro Lei Yu.

The No. 24 on China's all time money list already banked more than $300,000 this year, all coming from deep runs during the Poker Dream 16 and Triton events here at the luxurious Landing Casino in Jeju. His day kickstarted after flopping a boat in level 10, extracting a lot of value with a big over-bet on the river and a massive push close to the end when he faced Zi Wei Tung - chip leader at the time - in a hand where he rivered a full house with 7♥ 7♠ on 3♦ 3♣ 9♠ J♥ 7♣ to almost double his already large stack. He will start Day 2 with 722,000.

Second in chips Kecheng Long - fresh from his biggest cash of $38,381 for shipping the Super High Roller at the Danang Poker Tour just over a month ago - arrived on the leaderboard late during level 13, doubling up against Kuo Wei Kao with A♣ K♦ against A♠ Q♠ and busting Shengyong Wang with Q♠ Q♦ against 9♥ 9♠ in level 16 that led him to bag 525,000.

Third place finisher Ye Sheng accumulated 503,000 away from our view after being down to 23 big blinds when he lost a preflop all-in with A♦ K♠ against A♥ A♠ in level 12.

Day 2 will start on Saturday the 12th of April at 12:00.

Flight B Players Advancing to Day 2

Player	Chips
LY Lei YuChina	722,000(72 BB)
KL Kecheng LongChina	525,000(53 BB)
SY Sheng YeAustralia	503,000(50 BB)
YY Yan YanChina	428,000(43 BB)
SL Sin Lan ChenTaiwan	394,000(39 BB)
YL Yuan LiangChina	330,000(33 BB)
QY Qin YuanChina	260,000(26 BB)
CJ Chi Jen ChenTaiwan	209,000(21 BB)
CC Chien Chih WengTaiwan	207,000(21 BB)
BZ Binglin ZhuChina	180,000(18 BB)
WC Wei ChengTaiwan	179,000(18 BB)
LL Liangyu LiChina	172,000(17 BB)
HW Hualong WangChina	153,000(15 BB)
ZW Zi Wei TungTaiwan	144,000(14 BB)
XE Xu ErdunChina	143,000(14 BB)
ZM Zhaoxi MaChina	103,000(10 BB)
YL Yu Liu (5)China	102,000(10 BB)
JZ Jinyu ZhangChina	82,000(8 BB)
KW Kuo Wei KaoTaiwan	77,000(8 BB)
HW Hao WangTaiwan	76,000(8 BB)
CW Chen WenwenChina	70,000(7 BB)
KC Kai Cheng HsuTaiwan	65,000(7 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 5:00:23 PM

Yirui Zhang Becomes 2nd Bubble Of The Day To Wrap Flight B

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Yan Yan

Under the gun Yirui Zhang open-shoves 75,000 and cutoff Yan Yan flats.

Player	Hand	Chips
YZ Yirui ZhangChina	A♠7♠ UTG	busted
YY Yan YanChina	A♣A♥ CO	428,000(43 BB)

No sweat for Yan Yan's rockets on 8♥ 4♦ 2♦ 8♦ T♥ providing him with a little juicer just before the end.

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 25/174

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 4:52:01 PM

Big Stacks Collide

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

Zi Wei Tung

Picking up the action on a complete board 3♦ 3♣ 9♠ J♥ 7♣ and a massive 180,000 up for grabs, big blind Zi Wei Tung leads 70,000, Lei Yu leaves himself one chip after raising to 255,000 which sends Tung in the tank. He eventually calls, but throws it in the muck when Yu flips over a full house with 7♥ 7♠ that catapults him into a massive lead.

Player	Chips
LY Lei YuChina	691,000(86 BB)
ZW Zi Wei TungTaiwan	99,000(12 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 4:44:02 PM

Chien Chih Weng Doubles Up With Cowboys

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

Under the gun Chien Chih Weng opens 20,000 and calls for a total of 103,000 after button Kozo Yamada jammed.

Player	Hand	Chips
CC Chien Chih WengTaiwan	K♥K♦ UTG	226,000(28 BB)
KY Kozo YamadaJapan	T♥T♠ D	32,000(4 BB)

Board:9♠8♥J♥3♠J♠

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 4:40:52 PM

Ying Li Back Over Ten Big Blinds

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

Cutoff Ying Li jams 36,000 and big blind Unknown Player fills up.

Player	Hand	Chips
YL Ying LiChina	A♦K♦ CO	84,000(11 BB)
UP Unknown PlayerHong Kong	A♠7♣ BB	1,000(0 BB)

Board:K♠4♣8♣5♠8♥

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 4:38:04 PM

Shenglai Zhang Bubbles

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

Shenglai Zhang

Wei Cheng min-opens and isolates big blind Shenglai Zhang who is already all-in with half a big blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
WC Wei ChengTaiwan	7♦7♥ CO	207,000(26 BB)
SZ Shenglai ZhangChina	2♠4♣ BB	busted

The dealer keeps Zhang's hopes up until the river by dealing 2♥ T♠ J♥ K♦ 3♥ , but bursts the bubble in the end, granting the remaining players at least a min cash.

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 4:28:26 PM

Ying Li Quintuples Up

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

Ying Li

With three limps in front, small blind Zhaoxi Ma jams 125,000 and gets private with Ying Li.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZM Zhaoxi MaChina	J♣J♦ SB	117,000(15 BB)
YL Ying LiChina	A♥7♠ BB	40,000(5 BB)

Flipping over an ace right away on A♠ 8♠ K♥ 4♥ 5♥ made Li breathe a little easier before scooping the pot.

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 4:24:26 PM

Xingyu Liu's Elimination Takes Us To The Bubble

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

Xingyu Liu

When the action folds to small blind Xingyu Liu his last 67,000 go in the middle and big blind Yuan Liang calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
XL Xingyu LiuChina	8♦8♣ SB	busted
YL Yuan LiangChina	A♣J♠ BB	365,000(46 BB)

The dealer hits the felt 6♦ 7♣ K♠ T♥ Q♦ , knocking out Liu with Liang's backdoor straight.

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 4:12:46 PM

Short Stack Hualong Wang Hits Quads And Stays Alive

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

Overall chip leader Kecheng Long keeps the pressure up with a raise to 16,000 from +1, but Hualong Wang speaks up from the cutoff, declaring all-in for 59,000 with Q♣ Q♠ . Priced in, Long calls with 9♠ 5♣ and watches the dealer table Q♥ 2♦ K♣ 4♥ Q♦ , giving Wang quads and a much needed double up.

Player	Chips
KL Kecheng LongChina	424,000(53 BB)
HW Hualong WangChina	138,000(17 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 4:11:09 PM

Erdun Xu Picks Up Cowboys And Doubles

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

Cutoff Lei Yu min-opens and fills up after big blind Erdun Xu announced all-in for 109,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
LY Lei YuChina	5♦5♣ CO	232,000(29 BB)
XE Xu ErdunChina	K♥K♦ BB	230,000(29 BB)

Board:2♥8♣3♥Q♣8♦

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 4:01:04 PM

Table 2 Update With Several Short Stacks Trying To Survive

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

With 29 players left - two knockouts away from the money - hand for hand play is in progress.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YL Ying LiChina	12,000(2 BB)	2	1
SZ Shenglai ZhangChina	24,000(3 BB)	2	2
HW Hao WangTaiwan	109,000(14 BB)	2	3
CW Chen WenwenChina	75,000(9 BB)	2	4
UP Unknown PlayerHong Kong	65,000(8 BB)	2	5
WC Wei ChengTaiwan	224,000(28 BB)	2	6
ZM Zhaoxi MaChina	178,000(22 BB)	2	7
SY Sheng YeAustralia	249,000(31 BB)	2	8

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 29/174

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 3:45:27 PM

Yuan Qin Avoids A Chop

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

Yuan Qin

Under the gun Ziyang Xiao open-jams 112,000, Erdun Xu calls from +1 and fills up after cutoff Yuan Qin shoves 138,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZX Ziyang XiaoChina	3♣3♥ UTG	busted
XE Xu ErdunChina	A♦K♥ UTG+1	127,000(21 BB)
QY Qin YuanChina	A♥K♣ CO	403,000(67 BB)

Xiao likes what he sees with his opponents taking each others outs, but the dealer has other plans flipping over Q♥ J♥ 2♥ T♥ 7♣ to make Yuan Qin the only winner in this pot with an ace-high flush.

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 3:37:54 PM

Short Stacks Collide

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

Hao Wang

Hao Wang moves all-in from +1 and big blind Ying Li calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
HW Hao WangTaiwan	Q♦Q♠ UTG+1	103,000(17 BB)
YL Ying LiChina	A♣Q♠ BB	32,000(5 BB)

No ace for Li on 3♠ 6♠ K♣ 2♥ 8♥ leaves her with 5 BBs.

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 3:26:29 PM

Kecheng Long Jumps Into The Lead

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

Yirui Zhang kicks off the action with a min-raise to 12,000 from under the gun, finds two callers and button Shengyong Wang squeeze jams 45,000. Zhang tries to isolate with a 78,000 four-bet, but Kecheng Long puts his foot down in +1, jamming his massive stack and gets to a heads-up showdown against the short stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
YZ Yirui ZhangChina	UTG	94,000(16 BB)
KL Kecheng LongChina	Q♠Q♦ UTG+1	410,000(68 BB)
SW Shengyong WangChina	9♥9♠ D	busted

Board:8♦4♣6♠2♦3♣

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 3:16:34 PM

PSCT 2025 Super High Roller Runner-Up Kai Cheng Hsu Sucks Out

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

Kai Cheng Hsu

Under the gun +1 Kai Cheng Hsu open jams 74,000 and small blind Quan Jin successfully isolates.

Player	Hand	Chips
KC Kai Cheng HsuTaiwan	A♥J♠ UTG+1	160,000(27 BB)
QJ Quan JinChina	A♦Q♦ SB	141,000(24 BB)

Everything is looking peachy for Jin when the dealer tables T♦ 9♠ 3♣ 8♣ before going pear shaped on the river Q♣ .

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 3:10:24 PM

Jinyu Zhang's Rockets Hold

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

Yuan Liang opens 15,000 from the cutoff and flicks in the rest after button Jinyu Zhang jammed her last 36,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
YL Yuan LiangChina	Q♦T♣ CO	250,000(42 BB)
JZ Jinyu ZhangChina	A♣A♥ D	87,000(15 BB)

Never really a sweat for Zhang on K♣ 5♥ 4♠ 4♥ 7♠ , taking her back over 14 BBs.

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 34/174

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 2:50:24 PM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 16

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

34 players remain, trying to make it to the 27 ITM spots or even better, bagging chips for Day 2 as one of the last 22.

Player	Chips
ZW Zi Wei TungTaiwan	298,000(60 BB)
SL Sin Lan ChenTaiwan	296,000(59 BB)
YL Yuan LiangChina	285,000(57 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	272,000(54 BB)
CJ Chi Jen ChenTaiwan	249,000(50 BB)
SY Sheng YeAustralia	239,000(48 BB)
YY Yan YanChina	236,000(47 BB)
LL Liangyu LiChina	228,000(46 BB)
BZ Binglin ZhuChina	227,000(45 BB)
WC Wei ChengTaiwan	227,000(45 BB)
KL Kecheng LongChina	224,000(45 BB)
XE Xu ErdunChina	183,000(37 BB)
YZ Yirui ZhangChina	178,000(36 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 2:45:41 PM

Former Chip Leader Kozo Yamada Doubles Up

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Kozo Yamada

Button Kozo Yamada wagers his last 62,500 and finds a customer in small blind Zi Wei Tung.

Player	Hand	Chips
KY Kozo YamadaJapan	A♥8♣ D	135,000(27 BB)
ZW Zi Wei TungTaiwan	K♥J♦ SB	298,000(60 BB)

Board:A♣K♦T♣2♥T♠

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 2:43:58 PM

Yan Yan Keeps Chipping Up

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Under the gun Yan Yan slides 12,000 over the line and calls after cutoff Shih Hsien Yang three-bet to 27,000 to see the flop 7♣ 3♠ 4♠ . Yang continues for 16,500, but faces opposition with Yan moving all-in who covers him. Spending some time in the tank, Yang decides to wait for a better opportunity and surrenders.

Player	Chips
YY Yan YanChina	231,000(46 BB)
SH Shih Hsien YangTaiwan	116,000(23 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 2:34:29 PM

Table 5 Update With Five Big Stacks Vying For Dominance

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
CJ Chi Jen ChenTaiwan	234,500(47 BB)	5	1
DC Di ChenChina	42,000(8 BB)	5	2
YY Yan YanChina	206,500(41 BB)	5	3
WC Wei ChengTaiwan	202,000(40 BB)	5	4
SH Shih Hsien YangTaiwan	187,500(38 BB)	5	5
YL Yuan LiangChina	322,000(64 BB)	5	7
JZ Jinyu ZhangChina	27,000(5 BB)	5	8

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 2:33:00 PM

Taiwanese Pro Chien Chih Weng Out Of The Danger Zone

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Chien Chih Weng

When the action folds to Chien Chih Weng on the button, all-in is declared for 59,000 and small blind Xingyu Liu fills up.

Player	Hand	Chips
CC Chien Chih WengTaiwan	A♥J♥ D	128,000(26 BB)
XL Xingyu LiuChina	A♣T♥ SB	43,000(9 BB)

The dealer hits the felt 4♣ 2♠ 2♦ 5♦ 2♣ , keeping Weng's kicker in play to grant her a double up.

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 2:26:54 PM

Artem Sofronov Eliminated

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Artem Sofronov open-shoves 68,000 from under the gun and cutoff Kozo Yamada calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
AS Artem SofronovRussia	Q♥9♥ UTG	busted
KY Kozo YamadaJapan	7♦7♠ CO	159,000(32 BB)

Board:9♦T♥7♣3♥J♣

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 2:25:07 PM

Liangyu Li Close To A Quarter Million

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Under the gun Hongjun Zhao lays out 10,000 and takes two players to the flop J♣ 5♠ 8♦ where his 12,000 c-bet finds a single customer in Liangyu Li on the button. The turn J♦ gets checked around to the river 9♦ . Zhao tries to steal with A♣ 7♣ , making it 40,000, but Li has his number and calls, showing J♠ T♠ .

Player	Chips
LL Liangyu LiChina	248,000(50 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	81,000(16 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 2:17:10 PM

Much Needed Double Up For Yirui Zhang

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Quan Jin opens 10,000 from +1 and fills up after big blind Yirui Zhang put his last 69,000 in the middle.

Player	Hand	Chips
QJ Quan JinChina	K♦Q♦ UTG+1	188,000(38 BB)
YZ Yirui ZhangChina	Q♣Q♠ BB	145,500(29 BB)

Board:A♥5♠8♠3♥7♠

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 37/174

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 2:03:11 PM

Showers For Linghui Dai

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Ziyang Xiao

Cutoff Linghui Dai opens 8,000 and calls for all his 53,000 chips after small blind Ziyang Xiao put him all-in.

Player	Hand	Chips
DL Dai LinghuiChina	J♣J♠ CO	busted
ZX Ziyang XiaoChina	A♦K♠ SB	178,500(45 BB)

Board:Q♦A♠T♣8♥7♠

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 2:02:14 PM

Kecheng Long Continues To Ascend

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

With a pot of 42,000 and 4♥ 7♠ 8♦ K♣ in the middle, Lei Yu bets 16,000 from +2, but lets it go when faced with big blind Kecheng Long's 45,000 check-raise.

Player	Chips
LY Lei YuChina	233,500(58 BB)
KL Kecheng LongChina	198,000(50 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 1:57:14 PM

Poker Dream 15 Main Event Runner-Up Xu Hang Stays Alive

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Under the gun Yuan Qin raises to 8,000 and Xu Hang - banking his biggest cash of $162,406 for 2nd place in the Poker Dream 15 Main Event at the beginning of the year - defends his big blind to lay eyes on the flop A♦ 7♠ 5♠ . Qin continues for 10,000 and calls after Hang jammed 38,500.

Player	Hand	Chips
QY Qin YuanChina	A♣8♦ UTG	267,000(67 BB)
HX Hang XuChina	8♠6♠ BB	99,000(25 BB)

Getting his flush right away on 3♠ and A♠ , Xu Hang doubles up, but remains among the short stacks.

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 1:45:49 PM

All Gas No Breaks For Wei Cheng

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Wei Cheng

Wei Cheng opens 11,000 from +1 and takes cutoff Yuan Liang to the flop 7♠ Q♦ 8♠ and starts a triple barrel barrage of 12,500, 22,000 and 35,000 to a complete board 6♠ and 4♦ showing T♥ 9♥ prompting Liang to throw his hand in the muck.

Player	Chips
YL Yuan LiangChina	316,000(79 BB)
WC Wei ChengTaiwan	201,000(50 BB)

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 38/174

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 1:33:37 PM

Yan Yan Back Over 200K

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

Yan Yan

Picking up the action on the turn 5♥ T♠ 5♠ Q♦ and 40,000 up for grabs, button Yan Yan puts his last 81,000 in the middle and Sin Lan Chen takes her time before making the call.

Player	Hand	Chips
SL Sin Lan ChenTaiwan	K♠J♠ UTG	163,000(54 BB)
YY Yan YanChina	A♦5♦ D	202,000(67 BB)

None of Chen's four outs appear on the river 8♦ , giving Yan Yan a significant boost.

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 1:31:46 PM

DPT Super High Roller Champ Kecheng Long Doubles Up

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

The under the gun player gets us going with a raise to 6,000, Kuo Wei Kao ups it to 17,000 and Kecheng Long - fresh from his biggest live cash of $38,381 at the DPT a few weeks ago - announces all-in for 72,000, taking him heads-up with Kuo Wei Kao.

Player	Hand	Chips
KW Kuo Wei KaoTaiwan	A♠Q♠ MP	143,500(48 BB)
KL Kecheng LongChina	A♣K♦ D	157,500(53 BB)

Board:K♥Q♦9♣T♣9♦

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 1:27:16 PM

Table 1 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
XE Xu ErdunChina	67,500(23 BB)	1	1
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	221,000(74 BB)	1	2
HX Hang XuChina	40,500(14 BB)	1	3
QY Qin YuanChina	287,000(96 BB)	1	4
DL Dai LinghuiChina	67,500(23 BB)	1	5
LL Liangyu LiChina	39,000(13 BB)	1	6
YX Yikang XuChina	26,000(9 BB)	1	7
ZX Ziyang XiaoChina	94,500(32 BB)	1	8

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 1:25:57 PM

Riku Ichimura Hits The Rail

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

Riku Ichimura

Catching the action with button Riku Ichimura all-in for 64,000 and small blind Sin Lan Chen covering, the dealer takes center stage.

Player	Hand	Chips
RI Riku IchimuraJapan	8♠8♦ D	busted
SL Sin Lan ChenTaiwan	Q♦Q♠ SB	279,000(93 BB)

Board:Q♣3♠3♥J♣9♠

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 1:25:06 PM

Shih Hsien Yang Bounces Back

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

With the board complete 4♣ 4♥ 7♥ 8♠ Q♠ and 62,000 in the middle, small blind Zi Wei Tung leads 60,000 holding 5♦ 5♠ and Shih Hsien Yang finds the call with 9♠ 9♣ from +1.

Player	Chips
ZW Zi Wei TungTaiwan	226,500(76 BB)
SH Shih Hsien YangTaiwan	195,000(65 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 1:23:48 PM

Kozo Yamada Stays In The Mix

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

When the action folds to small blind Kozo Yamada, all-in for 31,000 is declared and Yixi Tang fills up.

Player	Hand	Chips
KY Kozo YamadaJapan	T♥7♥ SB	65,000(22 BB)
YT Yixi TangChina	K♠2♠ BB	49,000(16 BB)

Board:8♦4♦5♦4♠T♣

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 1:14:18 PM

Hualong Wang Gets Three Streets Of Value With Two Pair

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

Hongjun Zhao raises to 6,500 from under the gun and big blind Hualong Wang defends to see the flop J♣ 2♥ 4♣ where Wang calls a 6,000 c-bet. The turn A♣ has Zhao fire a second bullet of 11,000 and then calls after Wang check-raised to 27,000. Wang leads 35,000 with A♥ 2♦ on the river 7♠ and Zhao calls after spending some time in the tank before throwing it in the muck.

Player	Chips
HW Hualong WangChina	244,000(81 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	126,500(42 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 1:07:14 PM

PST 2024 Main Event Runner-Up Sin Lan Chen Grows Her Stack

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

Sin Lan Chen

Under the gun Sin Lan Chen opens 6,000 and takes two players to the flop J♦ J♠ T♦ where a 5,000 c-bet finds a sole customer in big blind Riku Ichimura. The turn K♠ gets checked around to the river Q♦ where Chen lays out the winning bet of 25,000.

Player	Chips
SL Sin Lan ChenTaiwan	201,000(67 BB)
RI Riku IchimuraJapan	73,000(24 BB)

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 46/174

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 12:38:22 PM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 13

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

With 46 out of 174 players remaining we will play down to 22 players that qualify for Day 2 and ITM starting at 27.

Player	Chips
YL Yuan LiangChina	427,000(171 BB)
QJ Quan JinChina	283,000(113 BB)
ZW Zi Wei TungTaiwan	272,000(109 BB)
UP Unknown PlayerHong Kong	235,500(94 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	219,500(88 BB)
CJ Chi Jen ChenTaiwan	198,500(79 BB)
ZX Ziyang XiaoChina	188,000(75 BB)
SL Sin Lan ChenTaiwan	173,000(69 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	172,000(69 BB)
QY Qin YuanChina	169,500(68 BB)
HW Hualong WangChina	163,500(65 BB)
KC Kai Cheng HsuTaiwan	160,500(64 BB)
LW Liangliang WangChina	129,000(52 BB)
WC Wei ChengTaiwan	120,500(48 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 12:29:46 PM

Table 4 Update With Two Former Chip Leaders Next To Each Other

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
LW Liangliang WangChina	128,500(51 BB)	4	1
KY Kozo YamadaJapan	67,500(27 BB)	4	3
YT Yixi TangChina	55,500(22 BB)	4	4
YL Yu Liu (5)China	128,000(51 BB)	4	5
CC Chien Chih WengTaiwan	36,500(15 BB)	4	6
AS Artem SofronovRussia	48,000(19 BB)	4	7

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 12:26:47 PM

Hao Wang Gets Some Breathing Room With Aces

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

Hao Wang

Ye Sheng raises to 5,500 from +2 and snaps after button Hao Wang declared all-in for 30,500.

Player	Hand	Chips
SY Sheng YeTaiwan	A♦K♠ MP	59,000(24 BB)
HW Hao WangTaiwan	A♥A♠ D	67,500(27 BB)

Board:8♦5♠Q♣7♠K♥

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 12:24:38 PM

Yuan Liang Extends His Lead Even Further

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

Yuan Liang

With the board complete 9♠ 6♠ 8♥ A♦ 3♦ and 57,000 up for grabs, button Yuan Liang value-bets 44,000 with 9♣ 8♣ which sends big blind Erdun Xu in the tank, before he calls and begrudgingly throws it in the muck.

Player	Chips
YL Yuan LiangChina	431,000(172 BB)
XE Xu ErdunChina	27,000(11 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 12:21:58 PM

Taiwan's No. 15 Chi Jen Chen Scores Big Double Up

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

Under the gun Yimeng Wang lays out 5,000, the hijack flats, cutoff Chi Jen Chen - looking to break into the 7-digit live earnings this festival - three-bets 30,000, Wang reraises to 55,000, the hijack exits the hand before Chen jams 89,000 total. Wang calls after spending some time in the tank.

Player	Hand	Chips
YW Yimeng WangChina	A♦T♣ UTG	62,500(25 BB)
CJ Chi Jen ChenTaiwan	Q♣Q♥ CO	184,500(74 BB)

Board:Q♠5♣K♠K♥3♦

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 12:14:32 PM

Shih Hsien Yang Plays Passive To Double Up

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

Picking up the action on J♥ 6♠ 6♣ 8♠ and 35,500 up for grabs big blind Hongbin Du leads 11,000 and gets called by Shih Hsien Yang on the button. The River 3♠ prompts Du to bluff-jam for 128,000 with A♦ 5♥ , but gets caught with his pants down when Yang calls for his last 48,500, showing top pair K♦ J♠ .

Player	Chips
SH Shih Hsien YangTaiwan	154,500(62 BB)
HD Hongbin DuChina	79,500(32 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 12:06:55 PM

Houkuan Cheng Exits After Losing Flip

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

Yirui Zhang opens 5,500 from the button and calls after small blind Houkuan Cheng declared all-in for 24,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
YZ Yirui ZhangChina	J♦T♥ D	132,000(53 BB)
HC Houkuan ChengChina	8♣8♠ SB	busted

Board:5♣6♥T♣3♥A♥

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 12:03:44 PM

Triple Up For Yongbin Wang

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

Yongbin Wang

Under the gun Yongbin Wang wagers his last 6,500 and takes both blinds to the flop 7♠ 7♣ 6♦ where big blind Hang Xu successfully isolates with a 7,000 bet.

Player	Hand	Chips
YW Yongbin WangChina	Q♠T♣ UTG	22,000(9 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	SB	91,000(36 BB)
HX Hang XuChina	J♦8♣ BB	82,000(33 BB)

The dealer flips over 2♠ and Q♥ to keep Wang in the tournament, albeit still on live support.

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 54/174

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 11:58:39 AM

Table 5 Update With Overall Chip Leader Yuan Liang

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
XE Xu ErdunChina	114,000(57 BB)	5	1
DC Di ChenChina	80,500(40 BB)	5	2
YY Yan YanChina	157,000(79 BB)	5	3
ZW Zihao WangChina	40,500(20 BB)	5	4
RI Riku IchimuraJapan	132,500(66 BB)	5	5
SL Sin Lan ChenTaiwan	81,500(41 BB)	5	6
YL Yuan LiangChina	342,000(171 BB)	5	7
JZ Jinyu ZhangChina	93,000(47 BB)	5	8

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 11:53:32 AM

Table 3 Update With Many Heavy Hitters In The Mix

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Leading the pack is Lei Yu - trying to break through the $2M mark in live earning this series - with 201,000 in chips which puts him among the overall leaders.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YZ Yirui ZhangChina	118,000(59 BB)	3	1
HC Houkuan ChengChina	21,500(11 BB)	3	2
QJ Quan JinChina	153,000(77 BB)	3	3
SD Shen DongliChina	36,500(18 BB)	3	4
LY Lei YuChina	201,000(101 BB)	3	5
RG Rentao GuoChina	72,500(36 BB)	3	6
SW Shengnan WangChina	57,000(29 BB)	3	7
KW Kuo Wei KaoTaiwan	58,000(29 BB)	3	8

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 11:49:32 AM

Red Dragon Super High Roller Runner-Up Quan Jin Chips Up

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Quan Jin

The board shows 4♠ 7♠ 4♥ with a massive 45,000 pot already in the middle, small blind Lei Yu leads 19,000 and cutoff Quan Jin calls to see the turn 4♦ that gets checked to the river K♠ where Yu checks again before going in the tank after Jin announced all-in for 70,000. He eventually lets it go.

Player	Chips
LY Lei YuChina	201,000(101 BB)
QJ Quan JinChina	153,000(77 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 11:41:33 AM

Liangliang Wang Hits 100K

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Kozo Yamada

Cutoff Liangliang Wang opens 4,000, former chip leader Kozo Yamada calls from button, Yixi Tang squeezes 20,000 from the small blind, but lets it go after Wang jammed for 38,000 and Yamada re-shoved to 80,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
KY Kozo YamadaJapan	8♦8♠ D	42,000(21 BB)
YT Yixi TangChina	SB	59,500(30 BB)
LW Liangliang WangChina	J♦J♣ CO	100,000(50 BB)

The board runs J♠ 5♦ 2♠ A♠ 5♠ - having the table believe Yamada won with a flush and the chips going his way already - before Wang pointed out he hit a boat.

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 11:30:27 AM

Kuo Wei Kao Doubles Up After Blind Battle

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Small blind Kuo Wei Kao and big blind Yirui Zhang were already all-in when we caught the action, with the former being at risk for 62,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
KW Kuo Wei KaoTaiwan	A♥K♥ SB	130,500(65 BB)
YZ Yirui ZhangChina	A♦T♠ BB	120,000(60 BB)

Board:7♣2♠5♥8♦4♣

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 11:27:34 AM

Three Way All-in With Unknown Player's Ladies Prevailing

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Under the gun Chen Yu Hung puts 4,000 in the middle, Yin Liu jams 26,000 from +1, cutoff Unknown Player declares all-in for 58,500 and Hung fills up.

Player	Hand	Chips
CY Chen Yu HungTaiwan	A♥K♠ UTG	101,000(51 BB)
YL Yin LiuTaiwan	A♠Q♦ UTG+1	busted
UP Unknown PlayerHong Kong	Q♣Q♠ CO	148,000(74 BB)

A board of blanks 7♣ 9♥ 5♦ J♥ 8♣ keeps Ha in front, juicing his stack onto the leader board.

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 71/174

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 11:21:02 AM

Defending KPC Main Event Champ Joris Michl Falls Next

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Joris Michl

Yunpeng Bai starts us off with a raise to 3,500, +1 calls and hijack Joris Michl jams 26,000, taking him heads-up with Bai.

Player	Hand	Chips
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	A♦Q♣ UTG+1	129,000(86 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	A♥J♥ HJ	busted

Board:9♦5♦8♥5♣T♣

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 11:16:42 AM

Baojie Lin Dominated And Out

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Hijack Baojie Lin wagers his last 20,000 and small blind Yu Liu calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
LB Lin BaojieChina	K♦J♥ HJ	busted
YL Yu Liu (5)China	A♠K♣ SB	113,500(76 BB)

Board:Q♠7♦5♥8♣K♠

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 11:11:11 AM

Lei Yu Flops A Boat

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Lei Yu

Yirui Zhang leads 3,000 and takes two players to the flop A♦ 4♠ 4♥ that gets checked to the turn 2♥ where big blind Lei Yu takes over with a 6,500 bet that finds a single customer in Zhang. Yu forks out a massive over-bet of 51,000 on the river K♣ with A♠ 4♦ that gets called by Zhang who throws it in the muck, giving Lei Yu - who racked up over $300k in cashes this year already - a decent stack to work with.

Player	Chips
YZ Yirui ZhangChina	173,000(115 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	157,000(105 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 11:01:33 AM

Yimeng Wang Hot On The Leaders' Heels

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Button Yimeng Wang kicks off the action with a raise to 3,000 and takes both blinds to the flop J♥ 8♦ 5♦ where Wang lays out 3,000, small blind Byung Hoon Yu raises to 8,500, the big blind folds before Wang's jam gets called by Yu, putting his remaining 25,000 stack in the middle.

Player	Hand	Chips
YW Yimeng WangChina	A♦J♦ D	192,000(128 BB)
BH Byung Hoon YuUnited States of America	A♣8♥ SB	busted

Already skiing uphill, Yu can't catch a break on 4♥ and 7♣ and has to vacate his seat.

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 10:47:51 AM

Yirui Zhang Puts The Hammer Down Pre

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Yirui Zhang

Under the gun Yirui Zhang opens 3,000, gets called by +2 and No.24 on China's all time money list Lei Yu three-bets to 11,500 from the cutoff before Zhang lays out the winning bet of 38,500.

Player	Chips
YZ Yirui ZhangChina	236,500(158 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	87,000(58 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 10:41:07 AM

Shengyong Wang Out Of The Danger Zone

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Shengyong Wang

Right after returning from the dinner break Binglin Zhu opened 4,000 from the button and called after Shengyong Wang moved all-in for 19,500 from the small blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
BZ Binglin ZhuChina	A♣J♥ D	87,000(58 BB)
SW Shengyong WangChina	A♦Q♦ SB	42,000(28 BB)

No miracle for Zhu on T♠ 7♦ K♦ A♠ T♦ , giving Wang a flush and a double up in the first hand after late registration closed.

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 85/174

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 9:43:09 AM

Chip Counts At The End Of Level 9 With A Few Minutes Of Late Registration Remaining During The Current Break

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

Player	Chips
YL Yuan LiangChina	242,000(202 BB)
YZ Yirui ZhangChina	201,000(168 BB)
KC Kai Cheng HsuTaiwan	179,000(149 BB)
YW Yimeng WangChina	158,000(132 BB)
AH Andrew HanAustralia	144,000(120 BB)
ZW Zi Wei TungTaiwan	134,000(112 BB)
ZH Zhang HengChina	123,000(103 BB)
CY Chen Yu HungTaiwan	113,500(95 BB)
HW Hualong WangChina	110,500(92 BB)
DL Dai LinghuiChina	109,500(91 BB)
AS Artem SofronovRussia	108,500(90 BB)
BZ Binglin ZhuChina	105,500(88 BB)
KY Kozo YamadaJapan	104,000(87 BB)
RI Riku IchimuraJapan	102,500(85 BB)
CJ Chi Jen ChenTaiwan	96,000(80 BB)
QJ Quan JinChina	95,500(80 BB)
ZM Zhaoxi MaChina	93,500(78 BB)
WC Wei ChengTaiwan	92,500(77 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 9:38:07 AM

Double Up For Kuo Wei Kao

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

Kuo Wei Kao - 1st and 2nd in high roller events this year already - opens from the hijack for 2,500, small blind Chunnuan Xu ups it to 7,000 and calls after Kao announced all-in for 21,800.

Player	Hand	Chips
KW Kuo Wei KaoTaiwan	Q♥Q♣ HJ	46,000(38 BB)
CX Chunnuan XuChina	9♠9♣ SB	12,200(10 BB)

Board:7♥T♥4♦5♦3♣

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 9:30:41 AM

Jun Peng Out

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

Jun Peng

Yixi Tang opens 2,500 from +1, Yunpeng Bai fills his small blind and Jun Peng squeez-jams big blind for 15,900. Both opponent call and a friendly check down to the river A♠ 3♠ Q♥ 9♥ A♦ reveals Tang's J♣ 9♣ as the winner against Bai with J♦ T♦ and Peng's K♦ 8♥ .

Player	Chips
YT Yixi TangChina	87,500(73 BB)
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	25,100(21 BB)
JP Jun PengChina	busted

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 9:22:37 AM

Ziyang Xiao Close To 100K

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

With the board showing J♥ 7♠ 9♦ 7♦ and 18,500 in the pot, under the gun Xiao Liu leads 6,000 and Ziyang Xiao calls in +1. The river 6♣ has Liu jam for 16,000 with K♥ J♠ and Ziyang snap-calls with T♣ 7♣ .

Player	Chips
ZX Ziyang XiaoChina	98,500(82 BB)
XL Xiao LiuChina	busted

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 9:13:59 AM

Victor Vladimirovich Yuan Chips Up

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

Picking up the action on A♥ 9♥ J♦ 2♣ and 13,000 up for grabs, button Valeriy Pak - P1 Circuit High Roller champ for $30k a few weeks ago - bets 6,500, gets called by big blind Victor Vladimirovich Yuan who forks out a 30,000 lead on the river T♠ which gets the job done.

Player	Chips
VV Victor Vladimirovich YuanUzbekistan	63,600(53 BB)
VP Valeriy PakUzbekistan	23,700(20 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 9:09:48 AM

Mystery Bounty Finalist Hongbin Du Back With A Big Stack

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

Yudong Zhang opens 4,000 from the cutoff, the button calls and Hongbin Du squeezes to 14,000. Zhang moves all-in for 20,500 and only Du fills up.

Player	Hand	Chips
HD Hongbin DuChina	A♦7♦ SB	97,600(81 BB)
YZ Yudong ZhangChina	A♥T♥ CO	busted

Board:5♦4♦2♣Q♦9♥

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 9:03:02 AM

Erdun Xu Takes Big Chunk Out Of The Leader's Stack

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

Xu Erdun

Chip leader Kai Cheng Hsu starts us off with a raise to 2,600, cutoff Erdun Xu wants 8,000, Hsu jams his massive stack, which sends Xu in the tank, but his hand is too good to fold and tops up to 50,500 total.

Player	Hand	Chips
KC Kai Cheng HsuTaiwan	Q♦Q♠ HJ	130,400(109 BB)
XE Xu ErdunChina	A♠K♥ CO	104,000(87 BB)

Easter comes early for Xu on A♥ 7♣ 7♦ 3♣ 6♦ that takes him into the 6-digits.

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 8:59:53 AM

Table 1 Update

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
HW Hualong WangChina	97,200(81 BB)	1	1
ZC Zhen ChenChina	47,600(40 BB)	1	2
YW Yongbin WangChina	17,500(15 BB)	1	4
DL Dawei LuChina	36,600(31 BB)	1	5
XL Xiao LiuChina	33,200(28 BB)	1	7
ZX Ziyang XiaoChina	57,900(48 BB)	1	8

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 77/152

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 8:53:02 AM

Three-Way Showdown Pre-flop And No Bust

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

Cutoff Kaile Chen comes out of the gates swinging with a 23,700 jam, Shengyong Wang - Baby Dragon Champ for $95,954 here in Jeju back in July - shoves for 36,800 and big blind Joris Michl fills up.

Player	Hand	Chips
KC Kaile ChenChina	A♦9♥ CO	72,300(60 BB)
SW Shengyong WangChina	Q♥Q♦ SB	26,200(22 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	T♣T♦ BB	29,500(25 BB)

Board:5♥2♣3♥J♣A♥

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 8:47:11 AM

Shenglai Zhang Versus Three

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

Byung Hoon Yu

Under the gun Shenglai Zhang raises to 2,500 and takes three customers to the flop Q♥ 3♥ T♠ where the action gets checked to Byung Hoon Yu on the button. He forks out 5,000, big blind Bo Cheng calls before Zhang declares all-in for 24,000. Yu calls and Cheng throws Q♦ 8♦ into the muck.

Player	Hand	Chips
SZ Shenglai ZhangChina	A♥5♥ UTG	64,800(54 BB)
BH Byung Hoon YuUnited States of America	Q♣J♣ D	23,800(20 BB)
BC Bo ChengChina	Q♦8♦ BB	12,800(11 BB)

Zhang hits the jackpot right away on the turn 4♥ before the dealer completes the board 2♦ and starts pushing the chips into his direction.

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 8:38:32 AM

Jeju Cup Champion Chen Yu Hung Wins Three-Way Showdown

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

Chen Yu Hung

Na Ye open-shoves 17,100 from the cutoff, button You Kan Li jams 44,000 over the top but gets more company from big blind Chen Yu Hung who calls for his last 29,400.

Player	Hand	Chips
YN Ye NaChina	A♥5♣ CO	busted
YK You Kan LiChina	9♥9♦ D	15,800(13 BB)
CY Chen Yu HungTaiwan	A♦Q♣ BB	77,700(65 BB)

The dealer hits the felt A♠ Q♥ 7♦ 2♣ 4♥ , giving Hung top two pair which pushes the No. 27 on Taiwan's all time money list into the top stacks.

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 8:28:20 AM

Byung Hoon Yu Travels Safe With American Airlines

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

Shenglai Zhang opens 2,400 from +1 and quickly calls after button Byung Hoon Yu jammed his remaining 25,500.

Player	Hand	Chips
SZ Shenglai ZhangChina	J♥J♣ UTG+1	26,200(22 BB)
BH Byung Hoon YuUnited States of America	A♠A♥ D	54,000(45 BB)

Board:K♠8♣9♥4♦6♥

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 8:25:13 AM

Andrew Hosok Han Chips Up

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

Andrew Hosok Han

With the board complete 6♣ K♦ 7♠ K♠ A♥ and 9,500 in the middle we see Andrew Han lead 6,000, big blind Quanyu Zeng ups it to 15,000, but lets it go after careful consideration when Han announced all-in.

Player	Chips
AH Andrew HanAustralia	69,700(58 BB)
QZ Quanyu ZengChina	33,100(28 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 8:21:49 AM

Yuan Liang Delivers Double Knockout

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

Yuan Liang

Catching the action late, under the gun Yong Li - winner of the Turbo High Roller at the Jeju Super Cup two months ago - is all-in for 30,100, cutoff Jeseph Kim has all of his 47,200 in front and Yuan Liang in +1 covers both of them.

Player	Hand	Chips
YL Yong LiChina	A♣K♦ UTG	busted
YL Yuan LiangChina	Q♣Q♥ UTG+1	161,200(134 BB)
JK Joseph KimAustralia	CO	busted

Board:4♥7♦2♠7♣4♠

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 86/144

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 8:13:30 AM

Quan Jin Bounces Back

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Quan Jin

With K♥ T♦ T♣ on the board and 11,500 up for grabs small blind Chen Yu Hung leads 2,500 and calls after big blind Quan Jin declared all-in for 9,100.

Player	Hand	Chips
CY Chen Yu HungTaiwan	J♣9♣ SB	13,500(14 BB)
QJ Quan JinChina	T♥2♦ BB	29,700(30 BB)

No queen for Chen on 6♠ and 6♣ takes Quan Jin back to starting stack.

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 8:08:05 AM

Defending KPC Main Event Champ Joris Michl Doubles Up

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Catching the action with Joris Michl and Zhaoxi Ma all-in pre, it is the former being at risk for 27,600.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	K♥K♦ D	57,200(57 BB)
ZM Zhaoxi MaChina	A♥T♦ SB	26,200(26 BB)

Sweating till the end on 8♥ 7♣ 6♣ 4♦ T♠ Michl gets the double up.

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 8:03:15 AM

Double Up For Last Night's Mystery Bounty Champ Joseph Kim

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Joseph Kim

Under the gun Yuan Liang opens 2,200 and quickly calls after hijack Joseph Kim moved all-in for 21,700.

Player	Hand	Chips
JK Joseph KimAustralia	A♣7♥ HJ	45,900(46 BB)
YL Yuan LiangChina	4♥4♠ UTG	87,500(88 BB)

Board:9♠7♦3♠K♦5♠

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 7:58:54 AM

Taiwanese Pro Kai Cheng Hsu Takes The Lead

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Kai Cheng Hsu

Fresh from his biggest cash of $49,162 for finishing 2nd in the PSCT Super High Roller a few weeks ago, Kai Cheng Hsu makes it 2,500 from the button and fills up after big blind Artem Sofronov pumped it to 8,500. The flop A♥ 2♥ 3♥ has Sofronov continue for 4,500, Hsu calls and the turn 4♣ gets checked to the river 2♦ . Sofronov tries to steal with another 12,000 lead holding 7♣ 6♣ , but gets called by Hsu's top pair A♠ 8♠ .

Player	Chips
KC Kai Cheng HsuTaiwan	141,500(142 BB)
AS Artem SofronovRussia	72,100(72 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 7:54:02 AM

Rentao Guo Breaks 100K

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Bo Cheng

Rentao Guo raises to 2,200 from +1 and calls after small blind Bo Cheng pumped it to 6,000. The flop 6♣ 5♣ 2♦ has Guo call a 4,000 c-bet to reveal the turn Q♦ where Cheng slows down to a check and surrenders the pot after Guo forked out a 10,000 bet.

Player	Chips
RG Rentao GuoChina	105,400(105 BB)
BC Bo ChengChina	18,000(18 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 7:46:50 AM

Cheng Yen Lo Eliminated

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

A 2,000 open from +1 kicks off the action followed by a 6,500 three-bet from hijack Victor Vladimirovich Yuan before Cheng Yen Lo - 3rd place finisher in the KPC Main Event in November - squeeze jams 27,600. Only Yuan calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
VV Victor Vladimirovich YuanUzbekistan	A♦Q♣ HJ	97,800(98 BB)
CL Cheng LoTaiwan	9♣9♠ D	busted

Yuan hits right away on Q♦ T♥ 5♣ 7♥ Q♥ and closes in on the chip leaders.

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 90/130

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 7:34:10 AM

Chip Counts Going Into Level 7

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

90 out of 130 players remain with three more levels of late registration still available.

Player	Chips
KY Kozo YamadaJapan	129,700(162 BB)
ZH Zhang HengChina	121,800(152 BB)
YZ Yirui ZhangChina	118,700(148 BB)
SY Sheng YeTaiwan	107,300(134 BB)
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	104,500(131 BB)
YY Yan YanChina	101,300(127 BB)
AS Artem SofronovRussia	96,700(121 BB)
YW Yimeng WangChina	94,100(118 BB)
KC Kai Cheng HsuTaiwan	86,300(108 BB)
RG Rentao GuoChina	84,400(106 BB)
CJ Chi Jen ChenTaiwan	78,600(98 BB)
WC Wei ChengTaiwan	76,200(95 BB)
ZW Zi Wei TungTaiwan	67,800(85 BB)
QY Qin YuanChina	64,500(81 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 7:29:51 AM

Jeju Regular Chi Zhang Out

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Under the gun Chi Zhang - fresh from two side event victories at the Poker Dream 16 a few weeks ago - raises to 1,600, Artem Sofronov increases to 4,500 from the cutoff and calls after Zhang put in his last 13,700.

Player	Hand	Chips
CZ Chi ZhangChina	6♥6♠ UTG	busted
AS Artem SofronovRussia	J♥J♦ CO	84,500(106 BB)

Board:5♥8♦T♥4♥9♥

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 7:27:05 AM

Na Ye Out After Dominating Pre Flop

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Ye Na

Shenglai Zhang makes it 2,000 from the hijack and calls Na Ye's 17,500 jam.

Player	Hand	Chips
SZ Shenglai ZhangChina	T♣T♦ HJ	51,600(65 BB)
YN Ye NaChina	J♠J♣ D	busted

Heartbreak for Na Ye right away when the dealer flips over T♠ 7♣ 4♦ K♣ 5♥ , sending her back to the registration desk.

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 7:12:27 AM

Yuan Qin Cracks Kings To Double Up

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Qin Yuan

Under the gun Yuan Qin initiates the preflop war with a raise to 1,600, button Chen Long wants 4,500, upped to 11,100 by Qin who calls for a total of 32,500 after Chen Long put him all-in.

Player	Hand	Chips
QY Qin YuanChina	A♣T♥ UTG	67,000(84 BB)
CL Chen LongChina	K♠K♦ D	6,900(9 BB)

Board:Q♥8♥7♣6♣A♦

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 7:08:13 AM

Ying Song Needs Another Bullet

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Ying Song

Under the gun opens 1,600 and finds three callers before Ying Song takes a gamble, jamming 21,400 with 8♠ 7♠ that takes her heads up with You Kan Li from +1.

Player	Hand	Chips
YK You Kan LiChina	A♠Q♠ UTG+1	59,700(75 BB)
YS Ying SongChina	8♠7♠ BB	busted

Board:6♠4♦K♦3♣6♣

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 6:59:04 AM

Qianqing Chen Continues To Chip Up

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Small blind Xiang Liu - winner of the Baby Dragon for $122,292 at the Jeju Red Dragon back in 2019 - shoves 11,200 and big blind Qianqing Chen calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
XL Xiang LiuTaiwan	7♣6♣ SB	busted
QC Qianqing ChenChina	A♣3♣ BB	127,500(159 BB)

Board:5♣J♦3♥2♦A♠

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 6:54:20 AM

Bo Jyun Guo's Airlines Hold

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Zhang Boshi

Under the gun Boshi Zhang announces all-in for 8,400 and Bo Jyun Guo calls from the button.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZB Zhang BoshiChina	K♠9♦ UTG	busted
BJ Bo Jyun GuoTaiwan	A♠A♦ D	63,400(79 BB)

Board:J♥5♦4♣T♦9♣

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 6:50:06 AM

Table 12 Update With Poker Dream 16 Main Event Runner-Up Ying Song

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
ZH Zhengnan HuangChina	39,800(50 BB)	12	1
CY Chen Yu HungTaiwan	26,200(33 BB)	12	2
XE Xu ErdunChina	29,700(37 BB)	12	4
YS Ying SongChina	23,000(29 BB)	12	5
BG Biao GuoChina	43,200(54 BB)	12	6
YK You Kan LiChina	31,100(39 BB)	12	7
HD Huang DiChina	19,000(24 BB)	12	8

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 80/111

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 6:42:42 AM

Renato Guo Delivers Knockout With Rockets

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Hijack Yan Hao opens 1,200 and calls big blind Renato Guo's 3,600 three-bet to lay eyes on the action flop A♥ 7♥ 5♦ where Guo leads 2,500 and snaps after Hao jammed for 9,300.

Player	Hand	Chips
YH Yan HaoChina	A♠T♠ HJ	busted
RG Rentao GuoChina	A♣A♦ BB	39,700(66 BB)

Drawing dead on the flop, Hao gets up before the board completes K♦ and 5♥

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 6:39:19 AM

Bracelet Winner Weiran Pu Back To Starting Stack

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Weiran Pu - 2023 WSOP 6-Max Champ for $938,244 - gets the ball rolling with a raise to 1,200 from +1, the cutoff flats and button Yu Liu squeezes to 3,900. Only Pu sticks around for the flop J♣ T♠ 8♥ where his jam gets called by Liu for his last 20,800.

Player	Hand	Chips
WP Weiran PuChina	A♥K♦ UTG+1	28,400(47 BB)
YL Yu Liu (5)China	A♦A♣ D	63,000(105 BB)

Looking for a queen, Pu leaves empty handed after the dealer flips over 9♠ and 2♠ to grant Liu a double up.

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 6:25:20 AM

Yan Yan Catches Up To The Leader

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Xiangchen Gao opens 1,200 from the hijack, cutoff Yan Yan - 9th place finisher in the Mystery Bounty yesterday - ups it to 2,500, Gao pumps it further to 7,200, answered by another re-raise from Yan to 17,500 who snaps when Gao declares all-in for 34,300.

Player	Hand	Chips
XG Xiangchen GaoChina	A♣9♦ HJ	busted
YY Yan YanChina	K♣K♥ CO	128,400(214 BB)

Board:5♠3♥5♦5♥J♥

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 6:18:48 AM

Double Up For Na Ye Dominating With Big Slick

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Hijack Renato Guo kicks off the action with a raise to 1,500 and calls after Na Ye shoves her remaining 9,600 from the cutoff.

Player	Hand	Chips
RG Rentao GuoChina	A♦Q♦ HJ	33,200(55 BB)
YN Ye NaChina	A♠K♠ CO	20,700(35 BB)

Board:A♥5♥2♠5♠3♠

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 6:08:11 AM

Kaile Chen Stays Active

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Kaile Chen opens another hand from the button for 1,400 and big blind Gang Guo defends big to look at A♣ Q♣ K♠ . After a 1,400 c-bet gets called, the turn Q♠ is rejected to complete the board J♠ where an 8,500 bet from Chen gets the job done.

Player	Chips
KC Kaile ChenChina	29,800(50 BB)
GG Gang GuoChina	24,800(41 BB)

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 74/93

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 6:04:42 AM

Victor Vladimirovich Yuan In The Top 5

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Button Victor Vladimirovich Yuan raises to 1,200 and quickly calls when small blind Zheng Pan moves all-in for her last 5,800.

Player	Hand	Chips
VV Victor Vladimirovich YuanUzbekistan	K♦Q♦ D	70,800(142 BB)
ZP Zheng PanTaiwan	Q♠T♠ SB	busted

Board:J♥7♠3♦J♠7♦

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 6:02:48 AM

Kaile Chen Chips Up

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

With a raise to 1,000 from the cutoff and a three-bet to 3,800 from small blind Kaile Chen in front, Dongxuan Zhang cold calls before the initial raiser lets it go and the dealer flips over K♦ J♥ 5♠ . Chen's 3,500 c-bet gets called, but another barrel of 7,500 on the turn 9♦ ends the hand.

Player	Chips
KC Kaile ChenChina	37,600(75 BB)
DZ Dongxuan ZhangChina	29,200(58 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 5:59:12 AM

Another New Table Starts Taking Us Close To 80 Entries

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Tao Li - third place finisher of the Mystery Bounty last night - is among them.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
CL Chen LongChina	30,000(60 BB)	11	1
JH Jin Hyung ChunCanada	30,000(60 BB)	11	2
PC Pang Chun ManHong Kong	30,000(60 BB)	11	3
QY Qin YuanChina	30,000(60 BB)	11	4
ZW Zi Wei TungTaiwan	30,000(60 BB)	11	5
YW Yimeng WangChina	30,000(60 BB)	11	6
HL Hon Leung IpHong Kong	30,000(60 BB)	11	7
TL Tao LiChina	30,000(60 BB)	11	8

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 5:48:50 AM

Ngo Hin Li's Cowboys Hold

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Hongbo Pan

Under the gun Ngo Hin Li opens 1,100, big blind Hangbo Pan makes it 3,800 and the the rest of the chips go in the middle with Pan being at risk for 15,800.

Player	Hand	Chips
NH Ngo Hin LiHong Kong	K♥K♣ UTG	57,700(115 BB)
HP Hongbo PanChina	Q♦Q♠ BB	busted

Board:T♣5♠5♦T♠K♦

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 5:44:41 AM

Lei Gao Bounces Back

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Gao Lei

Hijack Wang Guyue raises to 1,200 and calls after small blind Lei Gao upped it to 3,600 to see the flop A♠ Q♦ J♦ where Gao continues for 2,000, Guyue makes it 4,500 and calls again when Gao declares all-in for 10,200.

Player	Hand	Chips
GW Guyue WangChina	K♦4♦ HJ	3,400(7 BB)
GL Gao LeiChina	A♥Q♣ SB	28,600(57 BB)

The turn 7♦ is just what Guyue was hoping for, but the river A♦ puts the scale back in Gao's favor hitting aces full.

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 5:39:24 AM

Kozo Yamada Extends His Lead

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Wei Hong

Kozo Yamada is at it again with a 1,500 open from the button and calls after big blind Wei Hong increased to 4,000. The flop K♥ 6♥ 5♣ sees Yamada call a 4,000 c-bet to the turn T♠ where he calls a 20,100 all-in from Hong with one card to come.

Player	Hand	Chips
KY Kozo YamadaJapan	6♣6♠ D	133,100(266 BB)
WH Wei HongChina	A♣4♠ BB	busted

Drawing dead already, Wei Hong gets ready to leave when the river 7♥ wraps up the hand, giving Yamada - who had his biggest live cash here in Jeju at the RDPT in July, finishing 3rd in the Red Dragon Championship for $135,307 - a massive lead over the rest of the field for now.

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 5:24:23 AM

Bin Zhao Chips Up

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Button Bin Zhao opens 1,200 and big blind Zheng Pan defends to see the flop 9♥ 2♥ 5♠ where Zhao's 1,600 c-bet gets called before his 2nd barrel of 2,500 on the turn 5♣ gets the job done.

Player	Chips
ZP Zheng PanTaiwan	53,400(107 BB)
BZ Bin ZhaoChina	33,600(67 BB)

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 66/75

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 5:13:12 AM

Top Chip Counts Going Into Level 4

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Player	Chips
KY Kozo YamadaJapan	105,500(264 BB)
YY Yan YanChina	73,500(184 BB)
LL Liangyu LiChina	71,500(179 BB)
RC Rui ChenChina	69,700(174 BB)
SY Sheng YeTaiwan	59,700(149 BB)
HD Hongbin DuChina	58,200(146 BB)
ZP Zheng PanTaiwan	56,700(142 BB)
WC Wei ChengTaiwan	55,300(138 BB)
WL Wei-chen LinTaiwan	52,600(132 BB)
AK Aleksei KimRussia	46,500(116 BB)
LM Li MaUnited States of America	45,100(113 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 5:10:32 AM

Liangyu Li Doubles Up

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Liangyu Li

Under the gun +1 opens 900, Gang Guo and Wang Guyue flat from cutoff and button before small blind Liangyu Li - 5th in the KPC Super High Roller Short Deck for $188,816 here in Jeju last November - squeezes to 4,500. The initial raiser gets out of the way, Guo calls and Guyue declares all-in for 31,000 that takes him heads-up with Li.

Player	Hand	Chips
GG Gang GuoChina	CO	23,900(60 BB)
GW Guyue WangChina	A♣J♣ D	busted
LL Liangyu LiChina	J♦J♥ SB	73,500(184 BB)

Board:9♠2♠T♠5♦K♥

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 5:02:55 AM

Kozo Yamada Close To 100K

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Kozo Yamada

Picking up the action on Q♣ 8♥ 5♥ J♣ and 11,300 up for grabs, Yunpeng Bai leads 7,600 from +1 with button Kozo Yamada - fresh from a heater at the P1 Circuit Incheon where he final tabled seven events in eight days - and big blind Wei Hong tagging along to the river K♦ . Another 17,000 lead from Bai prompts Yamada to jam for 31,000, Hong gets out of the way and Bai fills up with K♥ J♦ , surrendering to Yamada's higher two pair K♠ Q♥ .

Player	Chips
KY Kozo YamadaJapan	96,100(240 BB)
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	58,900(147 BB)
WH Wei HongChina	34,100(85 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 4:53:15 AM

Hongbin Du At Almost Double Starting Stack

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Wei-Chen Lin leads the way with a 1,000 open from the hijack and takes two players to the flop 8♥ 7♥ J♣ where his 1,400 c-bet gets called only by small blind Hongbin Du - 8th place finisher in the Mystery Bounty last night - to reveal the turn T♦ that gets checked to complete the board 9♦ . Taking over the reins, Du leads 4,200 and scoops the pot.

Player	Chips
HD Hongbin DuChina	56,300(141 BB)
WL Wei-chen LinTaiwan	50,600(127 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 4:47:08 AM

Blind Battle Goes Wei Hong's Way

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

With the action folded to small blind Yixi Tang we see 1,200 enter the middle and Wei Hong defends big blind. Tang continues for 1,500 on A♦ 7♣ 2♣ , but lets it go after Hong increased it to 4,500.

Player	Chips
WH Wei HongChina	33,200(83 BB)
YT Yixi TangChina	23,000(58 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 4:38:26 AM

Straight Versus Straight

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Looking at a complete board 7♦ 9♦ 8♥ 5♠ A♠ and 9,500 in the middle, big blind Wei Cheng wants 5,500 for his nut straight J♦ T♠ and Artem Sofronov obliges, calling with a lower straight 6♣ 4♦ .

Player	Chips
WC Wei ChengTaiwan	43,100(108 BB)
AS Artem SofronovRussia	17,100(43 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 4:33:47 AM

Sheng Ye Chips Up Some More

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Sheng Ye

Under the gun Sheng Ye opens 1,000, Quanyu Zeng three-bets to 3,000 from +1 and Ye fills up to see the flop 7♥ K♣ J♠ . Zeng c-bets 2,200 and fills up after Ye puts in a check-raise to 5,800, taking us to the turn 6♣ where another 10,000 bet from Ye gets the job done.

Player	Chips
SY Sheng YeTaiwan	51,900(130 BB)
QZ Quanyu ZengChina	40,200(101 BB)

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 43/48

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 4:26:12 AM

Yunpeng Bai New Chip Leader After Double Knockout

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Catching the action with three players already showing their cards pre flop it is hijack Ying Li for 34,200 and button Lok Man Chu for 10,200 who are put at risk by Yunpeng Bai in the cutoff.

Player	Hand	Chips
YL Ying LiChina	A♠K♦ HJ	busted
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	Q♦Q♣ CO	96,700(322 BB)
HC Henry Chu Lok ManHong Kong	8♣9♥ D	busted

Board:J♣3♦T♣3♥T♦

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 4:22:40 AM

Wei-Chen Lin Doubles Up

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Picking up the action on J♠ J♦ 5♣ 6♥ with 9,300 up for grabs, under the gun Xiangchen Gao leads 6,000 and Wei-Chen Lin - banking his biggest live cash of $84,037 here in Jeju last November for 2nd place in the KPC Main Event - calls to see the board complete J♣ where Gao bluff jams Q♠ 9♠ into Lin's K♥ J♥ quads, who snaps for his last 16,500.

Player	Chips
WL Wei-chen LinTaiwan	54,300(181 BB)
XG Xiangchen GaoChina	100(0 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 4:15:18 AM

Lok Man Chu's Bad Luck Continues

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Yunpeng Bai

Action player Yunpeng Bai who finished 5th in the Mystery Bounty yesterday gets the ball rolling with a raise to 700 out of the cutoff, Lok Man Chu - back with a second bullet - three-bets 1,800, the big blind flats before Yunpeng Bai pumps it to 8,700 and snaps for a total of 18,800 after Chu jammed and the big blind got out of the way.

Player	Hand	Chips
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	Q♦9♥ CO	39,900(133 BB)
HC Henry Chu Lok ManHong Kong	A♠Q♣ D	14,200(47 BB)

Board:4♦9♣K♣3♠9♦

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 4:13:38 AM

Yesterday's Mystery Bounty Winner Joseph Kim Enters The Scene

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Joseph Kim

Button Ziyue Zheng starts us off with a raise to 800 and Joseph Kim defends his big blind. The flop T♥ 6♣ A♦ sees a 500 c-bet and a call before Zheng takes it down on the turn 6♦ with a second barrel of 2,000.

Player	Chips
JK Joseph KimAustralia	31,100(104 BB)
ZZ Ziyue ZhengChina	29,800(99 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 4:12:36 AM

New Table With KPC Main Event Runner-up Wei-Chen Lin Joining

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YH Yan HaoChina	30,000(100 BB)	6	1
XG Xiangchen GaoChina	30,000(100 BB)	6	2
WL Wei-chen LinTaiwan	30,000(100 BB)	6	3
AK Aleksei KimRussia	30,000(100 BB)	6	4
HD Hongbin DuChina	30,000(100 BB)	6	6
LL Lei LiChina	30,000(100 BB)	6	8

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 4:05:45 AM

Heng Zhang Grows Stack

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Zhang Heng

With a hijack limp and a 1,100 raise from cutoff Heng Zhang in front, big blind Yadong Sun pumps it to 3,900 and takes Zhang to the flop K♣ 6♣ 4♠ where his 1,500 c-bet gets called. The turn falls 8♦ , Sun checks and Zhang scoops the pot with a 4,600 bet.

Player	Chips
ZH Zhang HengChina	44,200(147 BB)
YS Yadong SunChina	24,400(81 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 3:55:56 AM

Ying Li Picks Up First Pot

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Under the gun Ying Li opens 800 and takes two players to the flop 4♠ T♣ 9♥ where she continues for 1,600 and only cutoff Erdun Xu pays up to reveal the turn A♣ . A second bullet of 3,000 is enough for Li to end the hand.

Player	Chips
YL Ying LiChina	36,200(121 BB)
XE Xu ErdunChina	25,100(84 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 3:45:41 AM

Sheng Ye Chips Up

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Cutoff Boshi Zhang slides 600 in the middle and calls button Sheng Ye's 1,800 re-raise to lay eyes on the flop A♥ 7♣ 8♦ . Zhang flats a 1,300 c-bet and the turn 6♣ gets checked around to complete the board T♥ where Zhang tries to steal with a 5,500 lead, but let's it go when faced with Ye's 16,000 raise.

Player	Chips
SY Sheng YeTaiwan	39,700(132 BB)
ZB Zhang BoshiChina	17,300(58 BB)

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 32/33

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 3:42:34 AM

Lok Man Chu Becomes First Elimination Of The Day

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Henry Chu Lok Man

Lok Man Chu is at it again with a raise to 600 from the button, the small blind calls and big blind Quanyu Zeng squeezes to 3,000. Only Chu calls to see the flop 7♦ 5♥ 2♦ where Zeng leads 3,000, Chu min raises to 6,000 and calls for a total of 13,600 after Zeng puts him all-in.

Player	Hand	Chips
HC Henry Chu Lok ManHong Kong	A♠7♠ D	busted
QZ Quanyu ZengChina	A♥3♥ BB	47,200(236 BB)

Chu clears the first obstacle on his way to a double up with the turn being the 2♠ , getting rid of all the back door flush options, but cant believe his eyes when the river hits 4♥ to give his opponent a straight, leaving him empty handed just three big hands after first sitting down.

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 3:28:18 AM

Unknown Player Gets Three Streets Of Value

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Hijack Unknown Player wants 500 and finds two customers going to the flop 7♠ 9♥ J♠ where a 1,000 c-bet is only met by Lok Man Chu to reveal the turn T♠ . A second barrel of 2,400 gets called to complete the board A♣ and Ha forks out another 5,200 with 7♣ 7♥ set that sends Chu in the tank, but ends up calling with top two A♦ J♥ .

Player	Chips
UP Unknown PlayerHong Kong	48,300(242 BB)
HC Henry Chu Lok ManHong Kong	12,300(62 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 3:23:51 AM

Ziyue Zheng Five Bets Pre

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Button Hualong Wang raises to 400, big blind Ziyue Zheng makes it 1,600, Wang pumps it to 3,400 before calling Zheng's 5,200 five-bet to see the flop A♠ 4♠ 3♦ where a simple 1,500 c-bet gets the job done for Zheng.

Player	Chips
ZZ Ziyue ZhengChina	36,500(183 BB)
HW Hualong WangChina	24,300(122 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 3:23:02 AM

Blind Battle Win For Unknown Player

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

When the action folds to small blind Unknown Player we see a 600 raise, big blind Lok Man Chu pumps it to 1,600 and Ha calls to see the flop Q♦ 9♥ 6♠ . Ha check calls 1,100 on the flop and 5,200 on the turn 3♦ , before taking over the reins on the river 7♥ with a 5,000 lead that goes unanswered.

Player	Chips
UP Unknown PlayerHong Kong	39,100(196 BB)
HC Henry Chu Lok ManHong Kong	21,300(107 BB)

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 3:18:01 AM

Early Birds

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Player	Chips
HP Hongbo PanChina	30,000(150 BB)
CH Chun Hong HaHong Kong	30,000(150 BB)
HC Henry Chu Lok ManHong Kong	30,000(150 BB)
ZY Zheng YuTaiwan	30,000(150 BB)
SY Sheng YeTaiwan	30,000(150 BB)
HW Hualong WangChina	30,000(150 BB)
ZC Zhen ChenChina	30,000(150 BB)
GL Gao LeiChina	30,000(150 BB)
ZZ Ziyue ZhengChina	30,000(150 BB)
JK Joseph KimAustralia	30,000(150 BB)
YL Ye LiChina	30,000(150 BB)
YW Yongbin WangChina	30,000(150 BB)
QZ Quanyu ZengChina	30,000(150 BB)
ZX Ziyang XiaoChina	30,000(150 BB)

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 14/14

SMPSMP

4/9/2025, 3:17:07 AM

KPC Main Event Flight B Is Underway

Cards are in the air! Flop well everyone!

SMPSMP

4/8/2025, 7:00:54 PM

The Korea Poker Cup Main Event Flight B Starts At 12:00 Local

The inaugural Korea Poker Cup series taking place at Landing Casino inside the luxurious Jeju Shinhwa World Resort will see the spotlight shine today on the Main Event featuring a substantial KRW 800,000,000 (~USD 544,077) guarantee.

Day 1B is the second of five starting flights costing KRW 1,300,000 (~US$ 890) to enter, adding another tranche of contenders to the 27 out of 213 entries that already bagged their chips for Day 2 last night.

Once at the tables, players start with a stack of 30,000 which is a deep 150 times the opening blinds. The blinds increase at 40 minute intervals, and late registration stays open until the start of Level 9 at around 19:45.

Cards start flying at 12:00 and SMP is onsite to provide fresh updates throughout the day.