GOP Main Event - Flight C - (120/120/40 Mins) - KRW 700M GTD

Gemmy Tue An

The bubble lasted just one hand with Gemmy Tue An calling to her doom against Boris Sun.

The hand kicked off with a raise from Gemmy and Sun called from the big blind position to take the action to the flop.

The dealer spread a flop of 6 ♣️ 2 ♣️ 3 ♣️ and Sun took the reins with a 75,000 bet. Gemmy called and action repeated on the turn A ♥️ with a 100,000 bet from Sun.

Again, Gemmy called then was put in the hot seat when Sun jammed on the river 10 ♦️ with a covering stack.

After laying out her time chips, Gemmy used one up then slammed in the call and showed 2 ♠️ 2 ♦️ set.

However, it was dead in the water with Sun revealing 9 ♣️ 8 ♣️ flush at the flop.

Boris Sun

Yi Cheng Lo

Dylan Foster met his end on the soft bubble with Yi Cheng Lo bringing down the hammer. The hand started with a raise from Lo then everyone folded around to Foster who three-bet jammed. Lo snap-called.

Dylan Foster: A ♦️ 2 ♥️

Yi Cheng Lo: A ♣️ K ♦️

Foster was in dire need of a ducky to find the board but no such luck as a king appeared on the window and held at the runout A ♠️ 9 ♦️ K ♠️ 8 ♠️ 3 ♦️.

Dylan Foster

Jin Bo

Out of the cutoff seat, Nakai Yamamoto opened for 70,000, button Chisa Matsutani three-bet to 210,000, then small blind Jin Bo tanked.

After using up two time extensions, Bo four-bet to 440,000. This got a quick fold from Yamamoto while Matsutani tanked. Although she could afford to call, Matsutani tanked then folded.

Jin said, "good fold."

She asked him to show, and he did, turning over A ♣️ A ♠️.

Chien Te Lee pushed twice with no takers however on his third one, Nakai Yamamoto defended on the big blind.

Chien Te Lee: A ♠️ J ♥️

Nakai Yamamoto: K ♦️ Q ♦️

The board bricked for a happy Lee as he pulled in his newfound chips.

Boris Sun

Chia Yun Wu has been shoving repeatedly and finding no callers until Boris Sun took a stand. Wu three-bet shoved out of the big blind and Sun put him on the ropes with a covering stack.

Chia Yun Wu: 10 ♦️ 9 ♦️

Boris Sun: A ♥️ 8 ♦️

When an ace found the flop, Wu quickly got up from his seat and as it ran out K ♣️ A ♦️ J ♦️ J ♥️ 10 ♥️, he sped off while Sun collected his winnings.

Chia Yun Wu

Tyler Jennens

On a board of 8 ♦️ 7 ♥️ 5 ♥️ :KD: 2 ♦️, Chien Te Lee was all in and Seung Chul Tyler Jennens snap-called.

Lee turned over 10 ♦️ 5 ♦️ flush, dominating Jennens' K ♥️ 2 ♥️ two pair. After the count, Jennens was behind to pack up just four spots to ITM.

Chien Te Lee

Yi Cheng Lo

On a flop of J ♠️ 2 ♦️ 7 ♥️ with a three-bet pot in contention, Dylan Foster checked to aggressor Yi Cheng Lo who fired 51,000. Foster called to see the turn come 5 ♦️.

Foster checked again, Lo double barreled 123,000, Foster called and the river tabled 10 ♠️.

One more check from Foster, Lo backed down and checked as well.

Foster turned over A ♠️ 7 ♣️ pair on the flop, Lo shipped it with 10 ♣️ 8 ♣️ higher pair on the river

Chisa Matsutani

Three players in on a raised pot to 96,000 brought a flop of Q ♣️ 6 ♥️ 8 ♥️. Preflop aggressor Chien Te Lee continued for 45,000 and got one player to fold while Chisa Matsutani continued to defend on the big blind.

The 6 ♦️ turn slowed down both players for a free river card of 9 ♥️. No more checking for Matsutani who fired 150,000 to send Lee into the think tank.

Lee emerged with a fold for Matsutani to rake in the pot with a showdown of hands.

Haibo Yang

Haibo Yang min-raised and two players tossed in the call to take the action to the flop where the dealer fanned 10 ♠️ K ♥️ 9 ♥️.

Everyone checked to the turn K ♠️. On the small blind seat, Chia Yun Wu bet 60,000 and only Haibo Yang continued to the river J ♥️.

Wu tanked while assessing the board then bet 80,000. Yang called and showed A ♠️ Q ♣️ broadway to claim the pot.

Nakai Yamamoto

Nakai Yamamoto made it 42,000 to play then Hiroshi Matsumoto bumped it up with a three-bet jam. This got everyone to fold while Yamamoto snap-called while turning over the nuts.

Hiroshi Matsumoto: A ♦️ K ♥️

Nakai Yamamoto: A ♠️ A ♥️

Matsumoto was in major trouble and was covered in chips as well. The board brought him no gems, running ten-high, to head to the exit while Yamamoto dragged in a sizable pot.

Haibo Yang

Dylan Foster

Dylan Foster opened for 25,000 and Boris Sun tossed in the call. Action moved to Yi Cheng Lo who squeezed for 210,000 sending the decision back to Foster who jammed 258,000. Sun quickly got out of the way while Lo snap-called.

Dylan Foster: 9 ♦️ 9 ♠️

Yi Cheng Lo: K ♥️ Q ♣️

Foster needed to fade paint to stay in his seat. With a queen on the flop Lo improved but so did Foster to a commanding set. 9 ♥️ 7 ♦️ Q ♠️. The turn 3 ♣️ ensured Foster the win for a huge double up after the river 5 ♣️ was tabled.

Yi Cheng Lo

Catching the action after the river was checked down on a board of Q ♣️ 3 ♠️ Q ♥️ 4 ♠️ 5 ♣️ with around 265,000 in the pot. Foster had 5 ♠️ and had to give up the pot to Yi Cheng Lo's J ♦️ J ♠️ pair.

Foster was heard saying that he should stop bluffing because he never wins. Lo just smiled while collecting his winnings.

Gemmy Tue An

Hyuga Nishiguchi jad just picked up a pot when he called Gemmy Tue An's big open-shove. When the flipped over, it was a fifty-fifty with Nishiguchi's hooks facing big slick.

Hyuga Nishiguchi: J ♦️ J ♣️

Gemmy Tue An: A ♦️ K ♥️

Calling out for an ace, the flop gave Gemmy the king instead K ♦️ 9 ♦️ 6 ♣️ and with the turn 7 ♦️ and river 2 ♣️, she celebrated as Nishiguchi packed up to leave.

Hyuga Nishiguchi

Boris Sun

Every time we look over at Table 2 and Tadashi Kitagawa is in the hand, he is usually all in. While a couple found no callers, this one did and with Boris Sun turning over the nuts.

Tadashi Kitagawa: 7 ♦️ 7 ♣️

Boris Sun: A ♦️ A ♠️

The board ran out J ♦️ K ♣️ 4 ♠️ :6 ♣️ K ♥️ to send all of Kitagawa's chips to Sun.

Tadashi Kitagawa

Dylan Foster

Another three-way clash was caught with Benjamin Heisler all in on a flop of K ♣️ 7 ♣️ 7 ♥️, Hyuga Nishiguchi was all in as well, and Dylan Foster was tanking. He eventually called and had the covering stack.

Benjamin Heisler: 8 ♦️ 7 ♦️

Hyuga Nishiguchi: 10 ♠️ 7 ♠️

Dylan Foster: A ♣️ 3 ♣️

Needing a club to deliver the double bust. The deck didn't help out with the turn 4 ♠️ and river J ♦️.

Chisa Matsutani

Chisa Matsutani looked down at a pair of ladies and shoved. A few spots over, Cao Ngoc Trung called with a covering stack.

Chisa Matsutani: Q ♦️ Q ♠️

Cao Ngoc Trung: A ♣️ Q ♣️

Hoping to dodge the ace, the board granted her better with the flop running Q ♥️ J ♦️ J ♥️ for an instant full house to Matustani and Cao was drawing dead. The turn and river were meaningless K ♠️ A ♦️.

Cao Ngoc Trung was down to 27,000 and was eliminated on the next hand.

Seung Chul Tyler Jennens

Seung Chul Tyler Jennens brought the hammer down on Kensuke Adachi with his already shining ladies improving to quads.

Tyler Jennens: Q ♦️ Q ♥️

Kensuke Adachi: :J ♣️ J ♥️

The board was 3 ♠️ Q ♠️ 7 ♥️ A ♦️ Q ♣️. Jennens is now in big stack territory.

Hiroki Karatsu shaved a chunk of big stacked Jin Bo after spiking the money card on the river. Before that took place, Bo opened then called Karatsu's three-bet shove for 124,000.

Hiroki Karatsu: K ♥️ J ♥️

Jin Bo: A ♠️ 9 ♥️

Karatsu was behind but had hope with live cards. The flop 3 ♦️ 2 ♦️ 9 ♦️ only improved Bo to a pair though not needed. Bo stayed ahead on the turn 2 ♣️ then the river K ♦️ switched up the ranking with Karatsu pairing his king for a higher two pair and a double up.

Jin Bo

32 players remaining at the start of Level 6 with action playing down to ITM of 10 players. Below are the top stacks on the floor:

Chia Yun Wu

Another three-way all in showdown with Tomoya Takeuchi with the shortest stack and Chia Yun Wu on a side pot with Juhyun Lee who had him covered.

Tomoya Takeuchi: A ♥️ J ♦️

Chia Yun Wu: K ♣️ K ♠️

Juhyun Lee: 5 ♥️ 5 ♦️

The board more than favored Wu's best hand as it ensured his scoop with J ♣️ 7 ♣️ K ♠️ 9 ♣️ K ♥️ quads.

Gemmy Tue An

Famous poker vlogger from Vietnam, Gemmy Tue An was involved in three-way with Kozo Yamada all in preflop and Alfie Adam with the largest stack.

Gemmy and Adam checked it through the turn for the board to complete 9 ♣️ K ♦️ 4 ♣️ 7 ♠️ 5 ♣️. Gemmy led for 51,000, Adam shoved, Gemmy snap-called.

Gemmy Tu An: A ♣️ 6 ♣️ nut flush

Alfie Adam: 5 ♠️ 5 ♦️ set

Kozo Yamada: :K ♣️ Q ♠️

With the nut flush, it was a sweep for Gemmy as Yamada packed up.

Alfie Adam

First to act, Hiyuga Nishiguchi made it 11,000 to go and found one customer in Gemmy Tu An. However when action landed on the big blind Alfie Adam, he squeezed for 35,000.

Nishiguchi was unfazed and called while Gemmy tanked then let go of her hand.

The flop was dealt 7 ♦️ 4 ♣️ Q ♦️ and Adam slowed down and checked. Nishiguchi took a chance for 27,000 then was met with a jam from Adam. Nishiguchi quickly let go of his hand.

Li Hao Ran

Action folded around to the button Haruki Kawashima who jammed and was quickly called by the small blind Taehong Koh, then big blind Li Hao Ran snap-called behind with the biggest stack.

Haruki Kawashima: :6 ♣️ 6 ♠️

Taehong Koh: A ♦️ K ♥️

Li Hao Ran: K ♣️ K ♠️

The board gave Li quite the sweat as it ran out J ♦️ 8 ♦️ 9 ♦️ Q ♥️ 5 ♠️ then wiped off his brow with a happy double knockout.

Shoma Sudo

Yi Shing Yiu opened from middle position and got action from next door neighbor Shoam Sudo and button player Hsing Hsiung Tai.

On a flop of 3 ♥️ 4 ♦️ 7 ♦️, it was checked to Tai who tested with a 15,000 bet and the three-way stayed intact with Yiu and Sudo both calling.

The turn J ♠️ was checked around for a free river 6 ♠️. Yiu checked once more, Sudo slid out 33,000, Tai folded, then Yiu tanked until he burned through two time chips before folding.

Shao Yi Liu

Daisuke Kobayashi was all in and in big trouble with his pocket pair dominated by Shao Yi Liu who turned over the nuts.

Daisuke Kobayashi: 9 ♠️ 9 ♥️

Shao Yi Liu: A ♥️ A ♣️

The board bricked, running 10 ♠️ 8 ♥️ 2 ♥️ 8 ♠️ 5 ♠️ to send Kobayashi to the exit.

Jingpei Peng

Registration for Main Event Day 1C closed with 67 runners and 52 players remaining. Blinds now increase every 40 minutes. They will play down to ITM of 10 players.

That brought the cumulative turnout o 135 entries. There are still two flights remaining, both taking place tomorrow May 21at 12:30 PM and 6PM.

Cards are now flying at Day 1C of the Main Event! Today's flight will run two registration levels of 120 minutes each, closing at the start of Level 3 at exactly 5:00 PM.

For those that sign up in the first level, you begin with a deep 120,000 = 120 big blinds and 20 time banks. Keep in mind, there will be no reload on time banks, that's all you'll receive for the rest of the event so manage your time wisely!

For those that sign up at the second level, you enter with 60 big blinds and 17 time banks, and for those that choose to max-reg. once registration closes you still have a healthy 30 big blind stack and 14 time banks.

Currently, the Main Event has drawn 68 entries with 10 players through to the ITM stage and are now guaranteed a share of the KRW 700,000,000 (~USD 480,000) guarantee and a shot at the Black-and-Gold Gauntlet. The player to measure up to is Kyung Min Lee who bagged a massive 1,729,000.

To claim a share of the pot, players need to survive the flight bubble which is at 13.5% of the field.

With action underway, stay tuned for live updates which begins once registration closes.