Blind level
Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
Entries
22/174
Total Chips
5,220,000
Average
237,273

Day 1B

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.

PlayerHandChips
AQ
UTG+1
129,000(86 BB)
JM
Joris MichlNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
AJ
HJ
busted
Board:9585T
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.

PlayerHandChips
KC
A9
CO
72,300(60 BB)
QQ
SB
26,200(22 BB)
JM
Joris MichlNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
TT
BB
29,500(25 BB)
Board:523JA
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.

PlayerHandChips
JM
Joris MichlNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
KK
D
57,200(57 BB)
ZM
AT
SB
26,200(26 BB)

Sweating till the end on 8 7 6 4 T Michl gets the double up.