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Korea (Republic of), Jeju Shinhwa World
Iakimenko Anton reigns as Day 1A chip leader
WPT Opener Day 1A drew in a total of 68 entries with only nine players guaranteed a spot into Day 2. It took over eight hours on the felt before the day wrapped up with Iakimenko Anton holding down the top spot. Iakimenko was already ahead of the pack but added a third of his stack after delivering the bubble. The Russian runner ends the day with a massive 650,000 (81 BB) heading into March 27th, Wednesday’s Day 2.
Date: March 25 - 27, 2024 Buy-in: KR₩ 850,000 (~USD 630) Day 1A: 68 entries, 9 qualified
Day 1B: March 26, 2024 Day 1C Turbo: March 26, 2024 Day 2: March 27, 2024
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 650,000(81 BB) | ||
LY | 241,000(30 BB) | 241,000 |
| 166,000(21 BB) | 166,000 | |
| 150,000(19 BB) | 150,000 | |
GM | 136,000(17 BB) | 136,000 |
| 114,000(14 BB) | 114,000 | |
| 90,000(11 BB) | 90,000 | |
| 80,000(10 BB) | 80,000 | |
| 76,000(10 BB) | 76,000 |
Payouts
| Place | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | LY |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | GM |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 |
Liu Yuhan exits as day’s bubble
Cutoff Liu Yuhan opened to 16,000 and faced an all-in from chip leader Iakimenko Anton. Running second in chips, Liu made the call for 220,000 behind with Q♦ Q♥ and is ahead against his opponent’s A♣ Q♣ . The board 7♣ 2♥ J♥ 5♦ A♠ however, spiked the three outer Liu needed to avoid, sending him out one spot short of the money.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 650,000(81 BB) | 650,000 | |
busted |
Registration is closed!
WPT Opener Day 1A drew in a total of 68 entries with the field set to play down to 12.5% (ITM) at 9 players. Two more flights run through tomorrow, Day 1B and Day 1C Turbo.