Main Event (1,600,000 KRW)

Daniel Hyongin Lee opened to 3,200 from early position and received calls from a player in middle position and Xiang Li in the hijack.

The flop came 3♠ 4♥ 7♥ and action checked around to the middle position player who bet 5,500. Li called before Lee shoved with a covering stack. The middle position player folded and Li used two time banks before calling off for his tournament life.

Xiang Li: A♦ 5♦

Daniel Hyongin Lee: Q♠ Q♦

Lee was ahead with an overpair but the 2♦ 5♣ runout gave Li a wheel straight to double up.

Yanda He shoved for 1,100 from under the gun, Dingding Guan called from the hijack, Daniel Hyongyin Lee three-bet to 4,500 from the cutoff and Guan called.

The flop came Q♦ 3♥ 2♥ and Guan check-called a 3,300 bet from Lee.

Both players checked the 5♠ turn leading to the A♦ river. Guan bet 6,000 and Lee snap-called.

Guan had a pair with 6♣ 6♦ but Lee had rivered to ppair with A♣ J♦ to win the pot.

With two players seeing a board of 6♣ 9♣ K♦ 4♥ and 16,100 in the middle Shixiao Qin checked from the big blind and Daniel Hyongin Lee bet 16,000 from the hijack. Qin shoved for 25,000 and Lee called with a covering stack.

Shixiao Qin: 6♥ 6♠

Daniel Hyongin Lee: 9♦ 9♠

Both players had flopped a set but Qin was drawing to just one out against Lee’s set of nines. He was unable to find the case six on the A♥ river and was sent to the rail while Lee took down a massive early pot.