Andrew An raised the button and the small blind stuck his last 48,500 in. Kaixiang Ye moved all in over the top and An folded with some 35,000 behind.
The small blind had jammed at the worst possible time with his 
as Ye held 
. The board came 
and Ye claimed the chips. Soon after, An was eliminated by Konstantin Pogodin, who reclaimed the chip lead from Kilian Loeffler.
A player on the button opened and Wilson Lim moved all in for 42,000 from the big blind. The button opponent called and players turned over their hands.
Wilson Lim: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Lim took down the pot for a full double up.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
The board read 
and the pot contained 40,000 roughly. Ryo Daicho bet 20,000 and Celina Lin hit the tank, thinking for at least a couple of minutes before she called.
Daicho said "Nice call," as he tabled 
for ace-high and Lin turned over 
for a pair of eights, taking down the pot from Daicho.
Chiseoh Noh ended up all in and at risk for the last 29,900 and had a dominated ace heading into the showdown against Xinglong Huang.
Chiseoh Noh: 
Xinglong Huang: 
The better kicker prevailed on a board of 
to send Noh to the rail.
Kilian Loeffler had crossed 200,000 in chips some time ago and lost a few chips, and Konstantin Pogodin just skyrocketed into the top spot in a massive clash. With a lot of chips in the middle and the flop showing 
, the opponent of Pogodin bet more than half the pot and Pogodin jammed for 95,300.
The call by the big stack with pocket nines followed and Pogodin turned over . On the turn, Pogodin picked up a ton of extra outs and he indeed for there with the river to score a massive double up.
A player moved all in for around 20,000 and Chia Chang called, players turned over their hands.
Opponent: 
Chia Chang: 
The board ran out 
and Chang took down the pot with her trip aces, eliminating another opponent from the tournament.
Daniel Smiljkovic opened from early position, Kondo Hirotaka three-bet and Smiljkovic moved all in for around 30,000. Hirotaka called and the players turned over their hands.
Daniel Smiljkovic:
Kondo Hirotaka: 
The flop came down 
and Smiljkovic flopped a set of kings. A 
fell on the turn, giving Hirotaka a flush draw. The river came down a and completed the flush for Hirotaka, sending Smiljkovic out of the tournament.
Thanks to 222 entries on Day 1a and 359 entries on Day 1b, a field of 581 has emerged and beat the attendance of the previous year (449 entries) by more than 100 runners. The top 72 spots will share the prize pool of ₩912,983,400 ($803,425) and the top 72 spots will get paid.
The min-cash is worth ₩3,290,000 ($2,895) and the winner can look forward to the elusive Pokerstars LIVE trophy and a payday of ₩198,100,000 ($174,328).
| Place | Prize (in KRW) | Prize (in USD | Place | Prize (in KRW) | Prize (in USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ₩198,100,000 | $174,328 | 13-15 | ₩10,050,000 | $8,844 |
| 2 | ₩122,800,000 | $108,064 | 16-18 | ₩7,750,000 | $6,820 |
| 3 | ₩76,250,000 | $67,100 | 19-21 | ₩6,400,000 | $5,632 |
| 4 | ₩58,150,000 | $51,172 | 22-24 | ₩5,500,000 | $4,840 |
| 5 | ₩40,150,000 | $35,332 | 25-27 | ₩5,020,000 | $4,418 |
| 6 | ₩31,950,000 | $28,116 | 28-36 | ₩4,570,000 | $4,022 |
| 7 | ₩26,000,000 | $22,880 | 37-45 | ₩4,200,000 | $3,696 |
| 8 | ₩21,900,000 | $19,272 | 46-54 | ₩3,830,000 | $3,370 |
| 9 | ₩18,283,400 | $16,089 | 55-63 | ₩3,470,000 | $3,054 |
| 10 | ₩15,500,000 | $13,640 | 64-72 | ₩3,290,000 | $2,895 |
| 11-12 | ₩12,750,000 | $11,220 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
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