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Flight D - Day 1 Ends With Kiyoung Kim Leading the 81 Survivors

by Tricia David • January 14, 2026 - 1:25 PM

A man in sunglasses and a fluffy hoodie sits at a poker table with chips.

Kiyoung Kim

All the chips are bagged up and the numbers are in. A total of 146 entered Flight D - Day 1 with 81 players surviving. Up top was Kiyoung Kim with a stack of 581,500. At his heels was Huang Yu Chen with 569,500, and to round out the top three was Ho Yi Chang with 529,500. 

Registration is still open for Flight D,  closing at the starting buzzer of Level 3 on Thursday, January 15. Entering players will receive a 120,000 stack which is a healthy 30 big blinds. Blinds increase every 60 minutes.

Top 10Chips
Kiyoung Kim581,500(290 BB)
Huan Yu Chen569,500(284 BB)
Ho Yi Chang529,500(264 BB)
Chung Hsin Chen486,000(243 BB)
Billy Jazha Alfonso482,500(241 BB)
Shun Hei Lee480,000(240 BB)
Hung Chen Yu459,500(229 BB)
Johan Jimmy433,000(216 BB)
Chi Wen Sung416,000(208 BB)
Heng Zhe Hu407,000(203 BB)

The last chance to enter the Main Event is via Flight E which follows at 6:00 PM. Level 1 blinds run for 60 minutes and Level 2 runs for 120 minutes. Registration closes at the start of Level 3 at 9:30 PM. 

For the Flight D - Day 1 chip counts, click here

For the Flight D - Day 2 redraw, click here.