Korea Poker Cup Series 2025
Korea Poker Cup Series 2025Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of), Landing Casino JejuEVENT #5
2025.04.08 - 2025.04.13
YT
Yixi Tang
China [CHN]China
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, 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.

PlayerHandChips
KY
Kozo YamadaJapan [JPN]Japan
T♥7♥
SB
65,000(22 BB)
YT
Yixi TangChina [CHN]China
K♠2♠
BB
49,000(16 BB)
Board:8♦4♦5♦4♠T♣
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
PlayerChipsTableSeat
LW
Liangliang WangChina [CHN]China
128,500(51 BB)41
KY
Kozo YamadaJapan [JPN]Japan
67,500(27 BB)43
YT
Yixi TangChina [CHN]China
55,500(22 BB)44
YL
Yu Liu (5)China [CHN]China
128,000(51 BB)45
CC
Chien Chih WengTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
36,500(15 BB)46
AS
Artem SofronovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
48,000(19 BB)47
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.

PlayerHandChips
KY
Kozo YamadaJapan [JPN]Japan
8♦8♠
D
42,000(21 BB)
YT
Yixi TangChina [CHN]China
SB
59,500(30 BB)
LW
Liangliang WangChina [CHN]China
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, 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♥ .

PlayerChips
YT
Yixi TangChina [CHN]China
87,500(73 BB)
YB
Yunpeng BaiChina [CHN]China
25,100(21 BB)
JP
Jun PengChina [CHN]China
busted
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.

PlayerChips
WH
Wei HongChina [CHN]China
33,200(83 BB)
YT
Yixi TangChina [CHN]China
23,000(58 BB)