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Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 100,000/200,000 Ante 200,000

Yang Haibo made the call from the dealer button and Qiang Xu put all his bullets into action, going all-in with 2,800,000. Haibo tanked a while, played with his chips a while, maybe whispered something to the universe and made the call. Qiang Xu showed K♣ Q♥ , which clearly dominated the K♦ 8♦ of Yang Haibo. The flop came K♥ 2♥ 2♦ and cemented Qiang Xu's dominance. Four aces to tie and three 8's to win. 7 outs. The turn 6♥ was no help. And then... the river 8♠. Yang Haibo makes a better two-pair and wins the Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final. When the poker gods smile at you, they throw you a river!

Qiang Xu finishes at 2nd place and gets to take home KRW 29,931,300 (~USD 22,700), which could be worth two weeks of five-star living at the Maldives.

Yang Haibo takes the title of champion and the trophy that comes with it, and not to forget the champion's payout of KRW 47,020,000 (~USD 35,600), which is the cost of a Harley Davidson touring bike.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 100,000/200,000 Ante 200,000

Heads-up. Yang Haibo vs. Qiang Xu. Qiang Xu has a 2:1 advantage over Yang Haibo.

Yang Haibo makes the call at the button and Qiang Xu checks his option to see a flop of 2♠ T♦ 5♠ . Qiang checks and Haibo fires 300,000. Qiang three-bets to 900,000 and Haibo risks his 4,650,000. Qiang tanks but makes the call. Yang Haibo flashes J♠ 8♠ while Qiang Xu shows K♥ T♥ . Qiang leads with the top pair and a healthy kicker, but Haibo is looking for a flush draw or a Jack. 12 outs. The turn throws a 5♦ and the river throws a J♣, which gives Haibo the win with a better pair.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 80,000/160,000 Ante 160,000

Pei Li pushed his last 195,000 from the small blind and Qiang Xu made the no-brainer call.

Qiang Xu flopped a pair, turned a two-pair and held on at the river to eliminate Pei Li at 4th place. Pei Li gets a payout of KRW 18,130,000 (~USD 13,700), which can buy half a kilo of Beluga caviar, depending on the season.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 80,000/160,000 Ante 160,000

Liu Tian put his faith in the Queens and pushed his remaining 1,100,000 chips in the middle. Wang Chongyang made the quick call with Pocket Aces. The Aces held up and eliminated Liu Tian at 5th place. Liu Tian earns KRW 14,270,000 (~USD 10,800) for the effort, and can now put a downpayment on a Mustang.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 40,000/80,000 Ante 80,000

Date: September 27 & 28, 20024

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Entries: 319

Prize Pool: KRW 242,781,300 (~USD184,100)

ITM: 48

1A: 16/102 entries

1B: 17/112 entries

1C: 12/I75 entries

1D: 3/30 entries

Remaining Payouts:

1st - KRW 47,020,000 (~USD 35,600)

2nd - KRW 29,931,300 (~USD 22,700)

3rd - KRW 22,330,000 (~USD 17,000)

4th - KRW 18,130,000 (~USD 13,700)

5th - KRW 14,270,000 (~USD 10,800)

6th - KRW 10,870,000 (~USD 8,200)

7th - KRW 7,960,000 (~USD 6,000)

8th - KRW 5,820,000 (~USD 4,400)

9th - KRW 4,760,000 (~USD 3,600)

Chips In Play: 12,355,000

Average Chip Stack: 1,360,100

Remaining Players: 9

The final table is ready to go. Chongyang Wang sits at the chip leader throne with 2,600,000 chips, hounded closely by Pei Li with 2,130,000. Nicholas Michael sits at an exact 2,000,000. These top 3 are the only ones in the two-million club.

The final table chip counts are:

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 40,000/80,000 Ante 80,000

Qiang Xu pushed all-in from under the gun with A♥ 3♦ and Jin Zhou made the call from the cutoff with A♣ J♥. Jin Zhou dominated, and Qiang Xu had that disappointed look. The board ran A♠ 2♦ 6♦, keeping Jin Zhou in command. The turn K♦ brought a smile to Qiang Xu and the river 9♦ beamed that smile from ear to ear. Qiang Xu's one-card flush was a gift from the gods, sending Jin Zhou to the cashier to collect his 10th place payout of KRW 4,080,000 (~USD 3,000), which can be used to pay for some artsy limited edition sneakers.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 15,000/30,000 Ante 30,000

Date: September 27 & 28, 20024

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Entries: 319

Prize Pool: KRW 242,781,300 (~USD184,100)

ITM: 48

1A: 16/102 entries

1B: 17/112 entries

1C: 12/I75 entries

1D: 3/30 entries

Remaining Payouts:

1st - KRW 47,020,000 (~USD 35,600)

2nd - KRW 29,931,300 (~USD 22,700)

3rd - KRW 22,330,000 (~USD 17,000)

4th - KRW 18,130,000 (~USD 13,700)

5th - KRW 14,270,000 (~USD 10,800)

6th - KRW 10,870,000 (~USD 8,200)

7th - KRW 7,960,000 (~USD 6,000)

8th - KRW 5,820,000 (~USD 4,400)

9th - KRW 4,760,000 (~USD 3,600)

10th - 11th - KRW 4,080,000 (~USD 3,000)

12th - 13th - KRW 3,590,000 (~USD 2,700)

14th - 15th - KRW 3,220,000 (~USD 2,400)

16th - 17th - KRW 2,860,000 (~USD 2,100)

Chips In Play: 12,355,000

Average Chip Stack: 772,100

Remaining Players: 16

The final two tables are underway with 16 players remaining in the Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final. Chua Chen Shen reigns as the chip leader with 1,450,000 chips followed real closely by Nicholas Michael with 1,400,000. Chongyang Wang rounds up the top three with 1,150,000. So far, the top three are the only chip millionaires.

Here are the chip counts of the two final tables:

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Blinds 4,000/8,000 Ante 8,000

Date: September 27 & 28, 20024

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Entries: 319

Prize Pool: KRW 242,781,300 (~USD184,100)

ITM: 48

1A: 16/102 entries

1B: 17/112 entries

1C: 12/I75 entries

1D: 3/30 entries

Chips In Play: 12,355,000

Average Chip Stack: 257,396

Remaining Players: 48

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) 1B

Blinds 5,000/10,000 Ante 10,000

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Gurantee: KRW 100,000,000 (~USD 72,250)

Entries: 112

ITM: 17

Chips In Play: 4,480,000

Avverae Stack: 263,500

112 entries played down to the top 17 survivors. Pham Bao leads the flight with 875,000 chips going into tomorrow's Day 2 final. The top 17 survivors will join the remaining 11 flight A players and also the yet-to-be-determined survivors of flights C and D.

Meanwhile, the chip counts of the 17 Day 1B survivors are: