WPT Main Event (2,500,000 KRW)

Hongshuang Hu opened to 250,000 from utg+1 and saw Dong Li defend his big blind, revealing flop 7♦ 7♣ 2♦ . Hu continued for 200,000, and called 300,000 more following a check raise from his opponent. On turn T♠ , Li went for another 600,000, and snap called Hu's 2,300,000 all-in. Hu revealed K♥ T♥ , crushed against Li's boat T♣ 7♥ , all the way through river 9♣ .

Dong Li opened on the cutoff, and called Hongshuang Hu's 1,500,000 all-in. Another pocket pair battle, Hu's better holdings held for the win as board J♣ 9♠ 6♦ 4♠ T♣ felted no deuces.

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

Remaining Payouts

Action folded to Hongshuang Hu on the small blind, who opened to 240,000. Dong Li behind put in the call, and called another 150,000 on flop 3♠ 3♥ 2♣ . On turn A♣ , Hu opted to check call a 175,000 bet from his opponent, and check river 9♣ once more. Li checked it back, and muck as Hu revealed two pair A♠ 2♦ .

Dong Li opened to 160,000 utg, joined by big blind Hongshuang Hu on flop T♠ 6♠ 5♠ . Li continued for 150,000, and went on to barrel another 400,000 on turn Q♥ . Hu called the initial street but let it go as Li proceeded with aggression.

Baojie Lin defended his big blind vs a utg open from Hongshuang Hu, and check called another 200,000 on flop K♦ 2♦ Q♥ . Hu barreled another 600,000 on turn T♥ , and left Lin unable to continue with his remaining 11 BB.

Dingding Guan opened on the button and saw Hongshuang Hu defend his big blind. On flop T♥ 8♦ 7♦ , Hu led 150,000, called by the raiser. Turn T♠ was checked by both to river 4♠ . Hu checked to Guan, who opted to bet 325,000. Hu put in the call with 7♣ 6♣ , good against Guan's busted flush draw A♦ 5♦ .

Dingding Guan opened 160,000 on the button and saw both players on the blinds put in the call. Flop K♦ 3♦ 8♣ was checked round to turn 7♣ , where Baojie Lin led for 160,000. Only Hongshuang Hu continued to river 3♠ , where he bet a final 280,000. Lin check called, only to muck as Hu revealed two pair K♣ T♣ .

Hongshuang Hu opened to 120,000 utg, called behind by Chuang Hao along with the big blind. On flop K♠ 3♣ 3♥ , Hu continued for 100,000, and was met with a raise from Hao to 225,000. Hu completed and faced another 250,000 bet on turn J♠ from his opponent. This time, Hu check raised all-in for 835,000 total, and shipped the pot after Hao tank folded.

Hongshuang Hu open shoved his last 430,000 and was called behind by Dong Li. At risk, Hu earned the much needed double up, with his queen high straight on board J♣ 8♣ 9♥ T♥ 7♠ taking it down.

Hongshuang Hu opened on the cutoff and went on to jam against Tianjiao Fang's 325,000 three bet. Fang called ofd for his entire 1,370,000, and was in for a flip for his tournament life. Fang's pocket pair held on board Q♠ 8♦ 5♥ 5♣ J♥ , shipping him the sizable pot. Hu survived the damaged, but is down to 6 BB.

Hongshuang Hu defended his big blind against Dong Li's utg open and headed to flop 7♦ T♠ 5♠ . Both players checked to turn 5♦ , where Hu led 150,000. Li put in the call and arrived at showdown shortly after river 6♣ was checked through. Hu flipped over K♦ 6♦ and won the pot against Li's A♣ Q♥ .

A blind vs blind battle saw Hongshuang Hu call a 150,000 open from Yong Li a seat before and head to flop Q♦ J♦ 9♣ . Li led all-in, called by Hu for his remaining 650,000.

Li 9♦ 8♦

Hu K♣ Q♥

In search of a third diamond, turn Q♣ and river 9♥ felted none, earning Hu the double up with trip queens.

Yiyu Zhou flicked in his last 20,000, followed by a raise to 80,000 from Zhikang Dai. Hongshuang Hu on the button, bumped it up to 180,000, and saw Dai complete. On board K♥ 3♥ 2♠ 7♣ , Hu double barreled - 125,000 and 275,000, with Dai unable to continue by the turn bet. Hu revealed top set K♠ K♦ , leaving Zhou's 6♥ 8♣ drawing dead.

One more elimination is due before the day closes at three tables remaining onto Day 4. Dong Li continues to be in the lead with a massive 4,410,000 chip count, followed by Chenxiang Miao at a distance.

Hongshuang Hu opened on the cutoff and called Qiang Tao's 85,000 jam, putting the latter at risk. Whilst ahead, Tao exited the arena after the board 8♦ 6♠ 4♥ K♦ Q♥ landed his opponent top pair for the win.

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.

WPT Main Event players have been sent off to a one hour dinner break, with play set to resume at 6:30 pm local time. 178 runners out of the 265 entry field continue to be in contention, with China's Song Wang leading the charge. Today's action is set to conclude following four more 60 minute levels onto Day 2.

Registration remains open through Level 8 @21:45.

Facing an open and a button three bet from Hongshuang Hu, Nguyen Duc Truong fired a cold four bet to 8,000 and saw the latter complete, revealing flop K♣ 6♣ 2♣ . Both checked it through to turn 7♠ , where Hu called another 6,000. River 6♥ was checked down by both, earning Nguyen the pot with A♦ A♠ , good against Hu's Q♠ Q♣ .