Yong Zhao Tops Day 1B Field, Takes Overall Lead in WPT Korea Main Event

Pictured: Yong Zhao Tops Day 1B Field in WPT Korea

The second of three starting flights drew a total of 232 runners for the WPT Korea Main Event and when the last chance saloon had closed for business only 83 earned a Day 2 birth, joining the 98 survivors from Day 1A.

Yong Zhao found the biggest bag of the night, having 582,000 by night’s end which also claims the feat of overall chip lead thus far headed into Day 2.

Top Five Day 1B Counts: 

1. Yong Zhao                 –      582,000
2. Valeriy Pak               –       371,500
3. Tang Guanglin         –       313,000
4. Yu Jia Wang             –       300,000
5. Xing Long Huang    –       263,000

Stay tuned to WPT.com for continued coverage from WPT Korea, including Day 1C of the Main Event, starting at 1 pm local time on Wednesday. 

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