The tournament, featuring a 1,750,000 KRW buy-in, attracted a massive field of 968 entries, pushing the prize pool to an impressive 2,100,000,000 KRW (approximately 1.4 million USD).
Stealing the show on the final day was Chinese player Jiawen Xue. She entered the last battles in second place and was the final woman left standing. Xue delivered a brilliant performance, single-handedly knocking out several opponents.
In the closing heads-up, she faced her compatriot Haiyang Wang. Despite Wang withstanding initial pressure and temporarily closing the gap, Xue kept her lead intact. In the decisive hand of the tournament, Wang went all-in with 9 h 9 c on a flop of 7 h 7 c T c. However, Xue held trips with 7 d 4 d, and the turn K d and river J d sealed her victory.
Jiawen Xue could finally celebrate her title win and the top prize of 330,000,000 KRW (~$224,085), marking the biggest achievement of her career to date.
Final Table Results of the TLPT Circuits Main Event Jeju:
|
Position |
Player |
Country |
Winnings (KRW) |
Winnings (USD) |
|
1. |
Jiawen Xue |
China |
330,000,000₩ |
$224,085 |
|
2. |
Haiyang Wang |
China |
230,000,000₩ |
$156,180 |
|
3. |
Kai Shi |
China |
160,000,000₩ |
$108,645 |
|
4. |
Di Jin |
China |
114,000,000₩ |
$77,410 |
|
5. |
Yinchao Shen |
China |
82,000,000₩ |
$55,680 |
|
6. |
Songlin Li |
China |
60,000,000₩ |
$40,740 |
|
7. |
Zongxin Liu |
China |
45,000,000₩ |
$30,555 |
|
8. |
Zhihui Zhang |
China |
34,000,000₩ |
$23,085 |
|
9. |
Qin Li |
China |
26,000,000₩ |
$17,655 |
Sources: SoMuchPoker, YouTube
