Yu Young Jin Leads Final Nine in 2024 Super Cup Poker Main Event

The final table has been set for the inaugural Super Cup Poker Main Event at the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center. Running since November 13, the penultimate tournament day kicked off in Seoul, South Korea with 38 Day 1 survivors returning to their seats inside of “The Platz” to battle their way as deep as possible for a piece of the KRW 248 Million (~US$ 177,400) prize pool. Here’s a rundown of the day’s game.

Super Cup Poker Main Event

It was an early finish at Day 2 of the Super Cup Poker Main Event. Only nine players succeeded in this quest to advance when the final river card was dealt inside of Studio 159. Eight players from South Korea and one contender from China remain in contention and leading the way by a large margin is Yu Young Jin with 2,100,000 to his name. He has more chips than second-placed Su Min Im (955,000) and third-placed Jae Seok Sim (920,000) just to put things into perspective.

Read up on the action via the SMP Live Updates.

Longhao Shen is the only foreigner trying to claim the stunning trophy and sits in fourth place on the leaderboard with 845,000. He was responsible for the elimination of fellow countryman Junsheng Qiao in 11th place before Day 1c chip leader Sung Won Seo became the final casualty of the night.

Isabelle Ladies: Joo Hee Oh

Representing the main sponsor Isabelle is none other than Joo Hee Oh, the last woman standing in this tournament. She had somewhat of a roller coaster ride on the live stream table and bagged up 770,000 to her name. All nine finalists have locked up KRW 4.2 Million (~US $3,002) for their efforts, whereas the winner will receive the handsome top prize of KRW 60 Million (~US $42,891).

Final Table Seat Draw

• Seat 1: Longhao Shen (China) – 845,000 (42 BB)
• Seat 2: Su Min Im (South Korea) – 955,000 (48 BB)
• Seat 3: Man Woo Park (South Korea) – 470,000 (24 BB)
• Seat 4: Jae Seok Sim (South Korea) – 920,000 (46 bb)
• Seat 5: Young Kyu Kim (South Korea) – 340,000 (17 BB)
• Seat 6: Kwang Jin Park (South Korea) – 455,000 (23 bb)
• Seat 7: Yu Young Jin (South Korea) – 2,100,000 (105 BB)
• Seat 8: Geun Seop Ban (South Korea) – 590,000 (30 bb)
• Seat 9: Joo Hee Oh (South Korea) – 770,000 (39 bb)

The conclusion of the marquee event on the schedule in the heart of Gangnam will recommence with 35 minutes left in level 21 at blinds of 10,000-20,000 with a 20,000 big blind ante.

On the final day of the series, the Main Event kicks off at noon local time inside of Studio 159 and the live stream action on the Super Cup YouTube channel with cards-up coverage and commentary in Korean will run on a 30-minute delay. That also applies for the SoMuchPoker live updates until a winner has been crowned.

*Thank you to Korean poker media Bluff & Catch for providing all the photos.

Links:

Super Cup Poker – Player Guide
Super Cup Seoul – News
Super Cup Poker – Day 1 Highlights
Super Cup Poker – Day 2 Highlights

Main Event:

Super Cup Poker – Main Event Live Updates
Super Cup Poker – Main Event Day 1A
Super Cup Poker – Main Event Day 1B