Re-Entries
5
Place
9th
Prize
$19,385
Prize (KRW)
₩27,000,000
Blind level
Level 28: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000
Entries
6/667
Total Chips
33,350,000
Average
5,558,333

Day 4

Janette BeeJanette Bee
11/21/2024, 8:49:54 AM

Andrew Matahira Caps Off Run in 9th Place - KRW 27,000,000 (~USD 19,385)

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000
Andrew Matahira - 9th Place KRW 27,000,000 (~USD 19,385)

Andrew Matahira opened on the button and was met with a 1,200,000 three bet from Chenxiang Miao. Matahira used up three time banks before pushing his 1,700,000 stack in, called by Miao. Slightly ahead, Matahira ended as the final table's first casualty after the board 9 8 7 T 4 landed a straight for his opponent.

PlayerHandChips
AQ
D
busted
KJ
SB
7,900,000(99 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
11/21/2024, 7:54:06 AM

WPT Korea Main Event Final Table is Set!

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000
WPT Korea Main Event Final Table

The WPT Main Event games is officially down to its final nine players with day chip leader Dong Li continuing to hold down the lead. Each contender is now guaranteed KRW 27,000,000 (~USD 19,385) in winnings, with the KRW 300,000,000 (~USD 215,400) a short reach away.


Day 4 action will close once the field is down to six players.


WPT Main Event

Dates: November 16-22, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 2,500,000 (~USD 1,795)

Guarantee: KRW 1,680,000,000 (~USD 1,206,430)

Entries: 667 (507 unique)

Prize pool: KRW 1,680,000,000 (~USD 1,206,430)

ITM: 96 places


Final Table Chip Counts

PlayerChips
8,795,000(110 BB)
6,255,000(78 BB)
5,835,000(73 BB)
YL
Yong LiSingapore [SGP]Singapore
4,530,000(57 BB)
3,430,000(43 BB)
1,870,000(23 BB)
1,525,000(19 BB)
670,000(8 BB)
LB
400,000(5 BB)

Remaining Payouts

PlacePayout (USD)
1$215,400
2$143,600
3$107,700
4$78,970
5$57,440
6$39,490
7$30,155
8$23,690
9$19,385
Janette BeeJanette Bee
11/21/2024, 7:33:21 AM

Kwok Chun Ng Falls in 12th Place - KRW 22,000,000 (~USD 15,795)

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000
Kwok Chun Ng - 12th Place KRW 22,000,000 (~USD 15,795)

Andrew Matahira opened on the hijack, and Ng Kwok Chun called for his last 115,000, along with big blind Chuang Hao to complete the action. Board J 9 2 A J was checked to the river, where Matahira bet 105,000. Hao laid it down, revealing Matahira's trip jacks J T , crushing Ng's K K by the river.

PlayerChips
CH
6,200,000(78 BB)
1,700,000(21 BB)
NK
Ng Kwok ChunHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
busted
Janette BeeJanette Bee
11/21/2024, 5:14:50 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000
Miao Chenxiang
PlayerChips
8,350,000(139 BB)
6,040,000(101 BB)
4,365,000(73 BB)
3,580,000(60 BB)
3,315,000(55 BB)
2,730,000(46 BB)
YL
Yong LiSingapore [SGP]Singapore
2,500,000(42 BB)
CH
1,925,000(32 BB)
TK
Takeo KimuraAustralia [AUS]Australia
1,750,000(29 BB)
LB
1,590,000(27 BB)
1,180,000(20 BB)
FX
1,045,000(17 BB)
NK
Ng Kwok ChunHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
470,000(8 BB)
Derick ElominaDerick Elomina
11/20/2024, 9:07:26 AM

Day 4 Chip Counts

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000
PlayerChips
4,500,000(113 BB)
3,840,000(96 BB)
YL
Yong LiSingapore [SGP]Singapore
2,315,000(58 BB)
LB
2,225,000(56 BB)
1,780,000(45 BB)
1,600,000(40 BB)
TK
Takeo KimuraAustralia [AUS]Australia
1,505,000(38 BB)
1,455,000(36 BB)
1,360,000(34 BB)
SK
Sergei KimRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
1,280,000(32 BB)
1,230,000(31 BB)
JZ
Jie ZhengUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,125,000(28 BB)
NK
Ng Kwok ChunHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
1,075,000(27 BB)
CH
1,055,000(26 BB)
1,050,000(26 BB)
FX
1,045,000(26 BB)
960,000(24 BB)
900,000(23 BB)
SX
770,000(19 BB)
610,000(15 BB)
ZL
Zhu LiChina [CHN]China
465,000(12 BB)
KH
385,000(10 BB)
FS
Fan ShiChina [CHN]China
350,000(9 BB)
ZY
20,000(1 BB)
Blind level
Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000
Entries
24/667
Total Chips
33,350,000
Average
1,389,583

Day 3

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina
11/20/2024, 9:34:34 AM

End Of Day 3 Chip Counts

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000
PlayerChips
4,500,000(113 BB)
3,840,000(96 BB)
YL
Yong LiSingapore [SGP]Singapore
2,315,000(58 BB)
LB
2,225,000(56 BB)
1,780,000(45 BB)
1,600,000(40 BB)
TK
Takeo KimuraAustralia [AUS]Australia
1,505,000(38 BB)
1,455,000(36 BB)
1,360,000(34 BB)
SK
Sergei KimRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
1,280,000(32 BB)
1,230,000(31 BB)
JZ
Jie ZhengUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,125,000(28 BB)
NK
Ng Kwok ChunHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
1,075,000(27 BB)
CH
1,055,000(26 BB)
1,050,000(26 BB)
FX
1,045,000(26 BB)
960,000(24 BB)
900,000(23 BB)
SX
770,000(19 BB)
610,000(15 BB)
ZL
Zhu LiChina [CHN]China
465,000(12 BB)
KH
385,000(10 BB)
FS
Fan ShiChina [CHN]China
350,000(9 BB)
ZY
20,000(1 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
11/20/2024, 7:26:09 AM

Andrew Matahira Hero Calls for the Win

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000
Andrew Matahira

Andrew Matahira opened on the cutoff, called behind by Xinyu Shu along with the big blind. Action on flop K Q 7 was checked to Shu, who bet 95,000. Matahira put in the call, and checked turn 7 once more. Shu checked it back, but decided to bet 120,000 on river K . Matahira found the call with A Q and claimed the pot as Shu flipped over 2 2 .

PlayerChips
1,000,000(40 BB)
SX
680,000(27 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
11/20/2024, 4:54:37 AM

Queens Hold for Andrew Matahira

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000
Andrew Matahira

Facing an early open, Erdun Xu shoved all-in for 290,000 and saw Andrew Matahira behind push likewise. Initial raiser opted out, leaving the two to run board T 9 4 3 8 . Matahira's pocket pair held for the win, sending Xu out in 54th place finish.

PlayerHandChips
EX
AK
UTG+1
busted
QQ
MP
815,000(54 BB)
Derick ElominaDerick Elomina
11/19/2024, 12:22:39 PM

WPT Main Event Day 3 Qualifiers

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000
PlayerChips
1,520,000(127 BB)
YL
Yong LiSingapore [SGP]Singapore
1,113,000(93 BB)
LB
1,111,000(93 BB)
820,000(68 BB)
YY
Yuan YuChina [CHN]China
772,000(64 BB)
772,000(64 BB)
748,000(62 BB)
744,000(62 BB)
SE
743,000(62 BB)
SY
740,000(62 BB)
721,000(60 BB)
FS
Fan ShiChina [CHN]China
709,000(59 BB)
SK
Sergei KimRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
700,000(58 BB)
CH
696,000(58 BB)
677,000(56 BB)
SX
636,000(53 BB)
VP
Valeriy PakUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
580,000(48 BB)
PL
Ping LinTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
569,000(47 BB)
561,000(47 BB)
YL
Ye LiChina [CHN]China
528,000(44 BB)
YC
518,000(43 BB)
515,000(43 BB)
513,000(43 BB)
NK
Ng Kwok ChunHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
489,000(41 BB)
BL
488,000(41 BB)
TK
Takeo KimuraAustralia [AUS]Australia
482,000(40 BB)
467,000(39 BB)
465,000(39 BB)
XC
Xu ChenTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
462,000(39 BB)
SY
455,000(38 BB)
LY
445,000(37 BB)
426,000(36 BB)
RZ
Ran ZhouUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
422,000(35 BB)
XJ
407,000(34 BB)
390,000(33 BB)
YS
390,000(33 BB)
ZL
Zhu LiChina [CHN]China
386,000(32 BB)
385,000(32 BB)
ZY
378,000(32 BB)
374,000(31 BB)
SH
370,000(31 BB)
XL
366,000(31 BB)
FX
345,000(29 BB)
JC
Joseph CheongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
335,000(28 BB)
332,000(28 BB)
DK
324,000(27 BB)
306,000(26 BB)
CC
304,000(25 BB)
JL
Jun LiUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
301,000(25 BB)
301,000(25 BB)
297,000(25 BB)
LY
Liu YinChina [CHN]China
290,000(24 BB)
286,000(24 BB)
SL
260,000(22 BB)
KH
260,000(22 BB)
259,000(22 BB)
BA
Bing AnChina [CHN]China
256,000(21 BB)
251,000(21 BB)
247,000(21 BB)
WL
218,000(18 BB)
LC
216,000(18 BB)
EX
184,000(15 BB)
CH
176,000(15 BB)
173,000(14 BB)
169,000(14 BB)
168,000(14 BB)
LW
Lu WeiChina [CHN]China
164,000(14 BB)
163,000(14 BB)
CB
157,000(13 BB)
153,000(13 BB)
RL
151,000(13 BB)
LS
Lei SunChina [CHN]China
142,000(12 BB)
JZ
Jie ZhengUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
133,000(11 BB)
131,000(11 BB)
QY
Qu YuanChina [CHN]China
99,000(8 BB)
RM
83,000(7 BB)
81,000(7 BB)
78,000(7 BB)
GJ
67,000(6 BB)
Blind level
Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
Entries
79/667
Total Chips
33,350,000
Average
422,152

Day 2

Janette BeeJanette Bee
11/19/2024, 11:19:51 AM

End of Day 2 Chip Counts

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
PlayerChips
1,520,000(152 BB)
YL
Yong LiSingapore [SGP]Singapore
1,113,000(111 BB)
LB
1,111,000(111 BB)
820,000(82 BB)
YY
Yuan YuChina [CHN]China
772,000(77 BB)
772,000(77 BB)
748,000(75 BB)
744,000(74 BB)
SE
743,000(74 BB)
SY
740,000(74 BB)
721,000(72 BB)
FS
Fan ShiChina [CHN]China
709,000(71 BB)
SK
Sergei KimRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
700,000(70 BB)
CH
696,000(70 BB)
677,000(68 BB)
SX
636,000(64 BB)
VP
Valeriy PakUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
580,000(58 BB)
PL
Ping LinTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
569,000(57 BB)
561,000(56 BB)
YL
Ye LiChina [CHN]China
528,000(53 BB)
YC
518,000(52 BB)
515,000(52 BB)
513,000(51 BB)
NK
Ng Kwok ChunHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
489,000(49 BB)
BL
488,000(49 BB)
TK
Takeo KimuraAustralia [AUS]Australia
482,000(48 BB)
467,000(47 BB)
465,000(47 BB)
XC
Xu ChenTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
462,000(46 BB)
SY
455,000(46 BB)
LY
445,000(45 BB)
426,000(43 BB)
RZ
Ran ZhouUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
422,000(42 BB)
XJ
407,000(41 BB)
390,000(39 BB)
YS
390,000(39 BB)
ZL
Zhu LiChina [CHN]China
386,000(39 BB)
385,000(39 BB)
ZY
378,000(38 BB)
374,000(37 BB)
SH
370,000(37 BB)
XL
366,000(37 BB)
FX
345,000(35 BB)
JC
Joseph CheongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
335,000(34 BB)
332,000(33 BB)
DK
324,000(32 BB)
306,000(31 BB)
CC
304,000(30 BB)
JL
Jun LiUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
301,000(30 BB)
301,000(30 BB)
297,000(30 BB)
LY
Liu YinChina [CHN]China
290,000(29 BB)
286,000(29 BB)
SL
260,000(26 BB)
KH
260,000(26 BB)
259,000(26 BB)
BA
Bing AnChina [CHN]China
256,000(26 BB)
251,000(25 BB)
247,000(25 BB)
WL
218,000(22 BB)
LC
216,000(22 BB)
EX
184,000(18 BB)
CH
176,000(18 BB)
173,000(17 BB)
169,000(17 BB)
168,000(17 BB)
LW
Lu WeiChina [CHN]China
164,000(16 BB)
163,000(16 BB)
CB
157,000(16 BB)
153,000(15 BB)
RL
151,000(15 BB)
LS
Lei SunChina [CHN]China
142,000(14 BB)
JZ
Jie ZhengUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
133,000(13 BB)
131,000(13 BB)
QY
Qu YuanChina [CHN]China
99,000(10 BB)
RM
83,000(8 BB)
81,000(8 BB)
78,000(8 BB)
GJ
67,000(7 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
11/19/2024, 9:17:02 AM

Andrew Matahira Refuses to Risk It All

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
Andrew Matahira

Zhiyuan Zhang opened to 15,000 from utg+1 and was met with a 30,000 three bet from button Andrew Matahira. Zhang tank shoved, and picked up the pot as Matahira open folded Q Q .

PlayerChips
700,000(117 BB)
402,000(67 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
11/19/2024, 7:52:05 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Over a hundred eliminations have been delivered throughout the day with only 127 players remaining in contention by the second break. Baofeng Zhang currently leads the charge, stacking above the 1 million mark to leave quite a distance from second in rank Ran Zhou's 665,000 chip count.


Time banks will be put in play the following level.

PlayerChips
1,070,000(178 BB)
RZ
Ran ZhouUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
665,000(111 BB)
SW
638,000(106 BB)
631,000(105 BB)
VP
Valeriy PakUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
612,000(102 BB)
604,000(101 BB)
590,000(98 BB)
576,000(96 BB)
565,000(94 BB)
LB
559,000(93 BB)
536,000(89 BB)
XC
Xu ChenTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
520,000(87 BB)
SH
510,000(85 BB)
CH
493,000(82 BB)
493,000(82 BB)
YL
Yong LiSingapore [SGP]Singapore
488,000(81 BB)
YY
Yuan YuChina [CHN]China
487,000(81 BB)
XL
487,000(81 BB)
SE
453,000(76 BB)
DS
Daniil ShalaevRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
452,000(75 BB)
BL
446,000(74 BB)
440,000(73 BB)
Blind level
Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
Entries
117/340
Total Chips
17,000,000
Average
145,299

Day 1C

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina
11/18/2024, 3:02:40 PM

End of Day 1C Chip Counts

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
PlayerChips
RJ
529,000(265 BB)
FS
Fan ShiChina [CHN]China
445,500(223 BB)
386,000(193 BB)
SW
381,000(191 BB)
SL
345,000(173 BB)
342,000(171 BB)
RM
314,500(157 BB)
302,000(151 BB)
300,000(150 BB)
295,500(148 BB)
YQ
Yi QinChina [CHN]China
294,500(147 BB)
ZY
287,000(144 BB)
286,000(143 BB)
275,000(138 BB)
PW
Peng WuChina [CHN]China
272,000(136 BB)
CH
268,500(134 BB)
KH
258,500(129 BB)
XL
252,000(126 BB)
233,000(117 BB)
XG
220,500(110 BB)
LW
Lu WeiChina [CHN]China
219,500(110 BB)
JY
Jun YeTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
210,500(105 BB)
RL
206,500(103 BB)
CB
205,500(103 BB)
202,500(101 BB)
GR
Gu RongChina [CHN]China
202,500(101 BB)
TK
Takeo KimuraAustralia [AUS]Australia
201,500(101 BB)
GH
Gary Hyemyong MoonUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
198,500(99 BB)
198,000(99 BB)
CH
197,000(99 BB)
190,500(95 BB)
179,000(90 BB)
178,500(89 BB)
177,500(89 BB)
CJ
Chen JieAustralia [AUS]Australia
176,500(88 BB)
XC
Xu ChenTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
176,000(88 BB)
AM
175,000(88 BB)
165,500(83 BB)
OT
Oleg TitovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
165,500(83 BB)
EX
164,000(82 BB)
LZ
Lei ZhangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
164,000(82 BB)
LC
162,500(81 BB)
156,500(78 BB)
156,000(78 BB)
CC
156,000(78 BB)
LY
Liu YinChina [CHN]China
152,500(76 BB)
SH
146,000(73 BB)
LC
Lida ChenAustralia [AUS]Australia
144,000(72 BB)
PL
Ping LinTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
142,500(71 BB)
JX
136,500(68 BB)
136,500(68 BB)
ZW
Zhong WangRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
133,000(67 BB)
SE
131,500(66 BB)
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
131,500(66 BB)
LS
Lei SunChina [CHN]China
130,000(65 BB)
129,000(65 BB)
LS
125,500(63 BB)
125,500(63 BB)
124,500(62 BB)
YY
124,500(62 BB)
123,000(62 BB)
JW
122,500(61 BB)
DK
122,500(61 BB)
121,500(61 BB)
JB
117,000(59 BB)
LB
113,000(57 BB)
LS
Liu SenChina [CHN]China
109,000(55 BB)
KX
Kai XuChina [CHN]China
109,000(55 BB)
BL
109,000(55 BB)
107,500(54 BB)
106,500(53 BB)
YL
Yan LiChina [CHN]China
106,000(53 BB)
HW
104,000(52 BB)
100,000(50 BB)
97,000(49 BB)
YG
97,000(49 BB)
95,500(48 BB)
95,500(48 BB)
JP
Jiang PuUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
94,000(47 BB)
94,000(47 BB)
JM
93,500(47 BB)
SY
86,000(43 BB)
81,000(41 BB)
YL
Yuhang LiuAustralia [AUS]Australia
80,000(40 BB)
XG
Xuan GuoTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
80,000(40 BB)
77,000(39 BB)
NZ
76,500(38 BB)
MJ
74,000(37 BB)
71,500(36 BB)
LR
69,000(35 BB)
YJ
68,000(34 BB)
TQ
66,000(33 BB)
YC
Yita ChoongAustralia [AUS]Australia
64,500(32 BB)
62,500(31 BB)
LX
61,000(31 BB)
60,500(30 BB)
ZY
60,000(30 BB)
WM
William McgradyUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
56,000(28 BB)
CY
55,000(28 BB)
CC
Cheng Christian ChieyinUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
54,000(27 BB)
NS
53,000(27 BB)
XG
Xu GuoTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
51,000(26 BB)
49,500(25 BB)
49,000(25 BB)
ZC
48,000(24 BB)
NK
Ng Kwok ChunHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
42,500(21 BB)
ZL
Zhu LiChina [CHN]China
41,000(21 BB)
WX
40,000(20 BB)
36,500(18 BB)
DN
Duc NguyenViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
36,500(18 BB)
SM
Sergei MertvishchevRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
34,000(17 BB)
XN
33,000(17 BB)
CL
Chao LiChina [CHN]China
32,000(16 BB)
29,000(15 BB)
KT
Kennie TaySingapore [SGP]Singapore
25,500(13 BB)
DG
Dmitriy GnusaevRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
busted
Janette BeeJanette Bee
11/18/2024, 1:06:51 PM

Top Chip Counts

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
Ren Junjie
PlayerChips
RJ
431,000(287 BB)
ZY
285,000(190 BB)
257,500(172 BB)
YQ
Yi QinChina [CHN]China
253,500(169 BB)
RM
241,000(161 BB)
LZ
Lei ZhangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
237,500(158 BB)
229,000(153 BB)
XG
221,500(148 BB)
FS
Fan ShiChina [CHN]China
211,500(141 BB)
SW
210,500(140 BB)
PW
Peng WuChina [CHN]China
202,500(135 BB)
ZW
Zhong WangRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
201,000(134 BB)
JX
189,000(126 BB)
182,500(122 BB)
181,500(121 BB)
179,500(120 BB)
XG
Xuan GuoTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
173,000(115 BB)
162,000(108 BB)
NS
161,000(107 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
11/18/2024, 5:52:51 AM

Dawei Yang Chips Off Andrew Matahira

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
Dawei Yang

With a pot of 13,400 on flop J 9 J , action was seen on big blind Dawei Yang with a bet of 6,000, called behind by Andrew Matahira to turn J . Both checked, revealing river 9 . Yang led for a final 16,000, and showed Q Q for the pot after his opponent put in the call.

PlayerChips
DY
79,200(198 BB)
20,700(52 BB)