Main Event (1,600,000 KRW)

That’s a wrap on Day 1C of the Poker Dream Juju 16 Main Event here at the Poker Dream Jeju 16 Main Event hosted at Jeju Shinhwa Landing Casino in Jeju Island, South Korea. The third of 11 starting flights attracted 130 entrants and by the end of the night just 20 players remained.

After nearly 14 levels Xu Jing emerged as the Day 1C chip leader, finishing the night with 460,000. Xu scored a flurry of knockouts late in the evening on his way towards bagging the largest stack. Xu is most closely followed by Hyunyeong Kang (381,000) while Xiangyu Yu rounds out the top three with 338,000.

Nine starting flights remain, with Day 1D currently underway and Day 1E starting tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. local time, with a buy-in of KRW 2,400,000 (~1,700 USD). Later that evening, Day 1F takes place, featuring a buy-in of KRW 1,600,000 (~USD 1,100).

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Hyonyeung Kang opened to 10,000 from under the gun, Si Ng Pun shoved for 21,000 from the big blind and Kang called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Si Ng Pun: 9♥ 5♥

Hyonyeung Kang: K♣ K♥

Kang was a big favorite to burst the money bubble with pocket kings but the 9♦ 5♠ A♥ 3♠ 6♠ runout gave Pun two pair to score the lucky double up.

With two players seeing a board of 7♣ 8♥ 6♦ T♣ and 34,000 in the middle Yu Liu checked from the big blind and Hyonyeung Kang bet 20,000 from the hijack. Liu called.

On the as river Liu, who had 49,000 left and was covered, check-folded to a shove from Kang who had a covering stack.

Yi Ma opened to 9,000 from the hijack and received calls from Hyunyeong Kang on the button and a player in the big blind.

The flop came 3♣ 6♥ 5♠ and action checked around to Ma who bet 9,000. Only Kang called.

Kang called another bet from Yi on the K♦ turn, this time for 21,000. Both players then checked the K♣ river.

Yi showed two pair with 7♠ 7♣ but Kang had a higher two pair with 9♠ 9♦ to win the pot.

With two players seeing a board of 7♠ 3♣ 7♣ A♣ 9♥ and 26,500 in the middle Hyunyeong Kang was in the big blind and check-called an 18,000 bet from Yuxin Cai in the cutoff.

Cai tabled trips with 7♥ 6♣ and Kang mucked.

A player in the cutoff opened to 6,000 and received calls from Hyunyeong Kang on the button and Xu Jing in the small blind.

The flop came J♦ 9♦ 7♠ and action checked around to Kang who bet 8,000. Only Jing called.

Kang continued for 23,000 when checked to on the 4♣ turn and Jing called again. On the 9♣ river Kang bet 33,000 and Jing called.

Jing had two pair with J♥ 8♥ and Kang had a better kicker with K♣ J♣ to win the pot.

In a preflop confrontation Hyunyeong Kang was all in for 39,800 on the button and up against Haohui Ma who had a covering stack from the hijack.

Hyunyeong Kang: A♥ K♠

Haohui Ma: T♠ T♣

The J♦ K♥ 3♣ 8♥ 5♠ runout gave Kang top pair to double up through Ma.