Main Event (2,400,000 ₩)

On the first heads up hand, it is all in! Button Zhou Yang Q♦ 5♣ raises, Kong Qingtao K♣ 8♣ shoves, Yang snap-calls for his tournament life. The board runs 8♠ Q♥ 7♥ 8♥ T♦ .

Qingtao wins the Main Event and earns himself an ICM payout deal of ₩250,009,346 / $188,720! Not too bad as well for runner up Yang who pockets ₩319,336,945 / $241,000.

That wraps up our coverage of the Main Event. Stay tuned for the recap.

Kong Qingtao is deal A♦ K♠ and limps from the button, small blind Lim Yat Yong shoves his last 5,125,000 with K♦ Q♣ , Kong slow rolls before calling.

With the board running 4♣ 6♥ 3♦ T♦ 2♥ , both miss for the ace-kicker to win and boot Lim in 3rd place.

After a successful bluff, Zhou Yang T♣ 2♣ opens 600,000 from the button and big blind Lim Yat Yong K♣ 4♥ calls. On the flop 9♠ J♦ 5♣ , Zhou continues to show strength and bets 500,000, Lim folds.

Small blind Zhou Yang A♣ 7♣ raises to 800,000, big bind Kong Qingtao A♥ Q♠ three-bets 1,800,000, the call is made. Flop runs 4♥ 8♥ 6♥ , Zhou checks to aggressor Kong who lays out 1,600,000, Zhou tank-calls to bring the turn 8♣ . Both check to the river J♠ , Zhou shoves his last 3,500,000, Kong tanks for three time banks then gives up his hand.

Small blind Kong Qingtao 7♦ 9♦ raises 750,000 and big blind Lim Yat Yong J♣ Q♣ defends. Both check to the turn T♦ T♠ 4♣ 3♣ , Kong bets 550,000, Lim calls. On the river A♦ , Kong bluff bets 1,050,000, the better hand folds.

Small blind Zhou Yang T♣ 7♣ limps in, big blind Kong Qingtao 4♥ 6♣ checks, and they head to the flop 5♥ 7♥ 4♣ . Yang checks top pair, Kong has the straight and bets 500,000, Yang calls.

The turn 3♣ gives Yang more outs but passes the beting to Kong who c-bets 3,200,000, again Yang calls. On the river K♦ , Yang checks for the third time, Kong checks back and wins the pot.

After winning a couple of small pots, Kong Qingtao picks up another. Zhou Yang J♣ 8♠ opens 500,000, small blind Kong A♣ A♥ three-bets 1,350,000, Yang folds.

Button Zhou Yang A♦ A♠ opens 550,000, small blind Kong Qingtao K♠ Q♦ calls, big blind Lim Yat Yong 7♣ 7♠ three-bets 1,900,000, Yang four-bets 4,200,000, Qingtao folds, Lim tanks for two time extensions then folds. Yang shows his hand.

After a few hands, an ICM deal was reached guaranteeing each player these payouts.

Lim Yat Yong - ₩336,608,507 / $254,100

Zhou Yang - ₩319,336,945 / $241,000

Kong Qingtao - ₩250,009,346 / $188,720

Game continues for the trophy.

Chip leader Lim Yat Yong 8♣ 8♠ min-raises from hijack and big blind Zhou Yang calls with Q♣ Q♦ . Zhou checks the flop A♦ 3♠ 2♥ then calls Lim's 475,000 bet. Both check the turn 6♦ . The river 3♣ , Zhou leads out with a light 200,000, gets the call and claims the pot with a higher pair.

From the small blind, Chen Hao opens shoves his last 5 bb and big blind Zhou Yang tosses in the easy call with A♥ 6♦ . With the board running 5♣ K♦ 2♣ 7♥ 5♠ , Chen doubles up.

Despite Wang's calls for a clean board, the river drops a higher pair for Zhou to end Wang's run in 8th place.

Soriano Ramos 6♣ 6♦ opens 240,000 then faces a three bet of 680,000 from big stacked Zhou Yang A♦ K♣ . Ramos gives up his hand.

The final 9 players of the Poker Dream Jeju 12 Main Event has been reached! One of these 9 players will have bragging rights on becoming the first ever Poker Dream Main Event champion in Jeju! The winner will also walk away with a payload of ₩453,400,000 / $342,348 and the iconic Poker Dream Golden Dragon trophy.

Remaining Payouts

1st ₩453,400,000 / $342,348

2nd ₩263,554,800 / $200,453

3rd ₩187,000,000 / $141,156

4th ₩139,300,000 / $105,150

5th ₩107,700,000 / $81,300

6th ₩80,100,000 / $60,463

7th ₩61,200,00 / $46,196

8th ₩43,700,000 / $32,986

9th ₩33,900,000 / $25,589

Song Ying and Zhou Yang meet again and this time, Ying's aggressive bets win it. Firing 250,000 from the small blind, Zhou defends the big blind. When the board runs 6♠ T♣ 9♦ 6♦ 9♥ , Ying barrels down every street 150,000, 250,000, and 625,000. Zhou calls the first two then folds to the river bet.

Cutoff Zhou Yang raises 200,000, button Lim Yat Yong calls, big blind Chen Hao unloads it all for 1,880,000 to go, no takers.

Chip leaders Song Ying and Zhou Yang are seated at the same table and side by side. Ying opens from cutoff 200,000, Zhou Yang on the button has position and re-raises 550,000, Ying gives it up.

Chen Xiong is down to his last 5 bb and goes all in with 7♦ 7♥ to battle with. Big blind Zhou Yang calls with K♠ Q♠ overcards that finds the board A♦ K♦ 8♣ 3♣ 5♠ .

With the board running 9♥ Q♥ 6♦ 8♣ 6♣ , Lim's kicker plays to double through.

With the board running A♥ J♣ 5♥ , Wang improves however his hopes quickly vanish on the turn 7♠ and with the river K♣ , Zhou's set gives Wang the boot in 19th place.

Zhou Yang defended his open against a 275,000 three bet from Wang Wei and saw flop 3♣ 4♠ 8♦ . Wang continued for 300,000 and barreled another 950,000 on turn T♦ . Zhou check raised all-in for his entire 1,715,000, called by Wang. Zhou shows J♦ J♥ , crushed against Wang's Q♥ Q♦ . Lucky for Zhou, the river landed a J♣ , shipping him the pot entirely.

Chen Zhen used up all of his time banks after Zhou Yang's four-bet shoved, Chen called and flipped over K♠ K♥ , Zhou with A♣ Q♣ . Clubs dominated the board K♣ 9♣ 7♣ for the nut flush, however Chen still had outs for the full house. The turn 8♥ and A♥ were not the cards Chen needed to get ousted.

With this win, Zhou stormed to the top of the the pack.