With a guaranteed prize pool of US$500,000 for a buyin of US$1,100, the Won Poker Cup Main Event#2 debuted with flying colors as Nguyen Chanh Tin leads a pack of 22 players into Day2 of this inaugural event with 388,000 in chips.
Following Tin closely, Nguyen Duc Thanh bagged 352,000 chips as second in chip lead. Tin will have to be careful maintaining his chip lead coming into Day2 considering his compatriot’s experience over his.
The first flight of Day1 attracted 133 players which included some of the most familiar names in the Asian poker industry. Every 40-minute level was filled with tension as the players attempted to survive to make it to Day2. Some of those prestigious names, however, fell short of qualifying. WSOP 2019 Ladies Champion Ji Young Kim went deep into the day but didn’t survive long enough to move forward. Other notables included Dao Minh Phu, Quang Huy Nguyen, Kyle Bao Diep, Hai Nam Hoang.
The 22 players who qualified are:
| Name | Country | Chip Count | |
| 1 | Nguyen Chanh Tin | Vietnam | 388,000 |
| 2 | Nguyen Duc Thanh | Vietnam | 352,000 |
| 3 | Alex Lindop | UK | 325,000 |
| 4 | Ilva Firstov | Kazakhstan | 293,000 |
| 5 | Armon Van Wijk | Australia | 252,000 |
| 6 | Elena Penzina | Russia | 230,000 |
| 7 | Ke Hong Jing | China | 228,000 |
| 8 | Zou | China | 215,000 |
| 9 | Hoang Hai Nam | Vietnam | 184,000 |
| 10 | Gan Caho | China | 179,000 |
| 11 | Ye Xian Bao | China | 167,000 |
| 12 | Jang Hyuk Hui | Korea | 148,000 |
| 13 | Sevvy Steenman | UK | 148,000 |
| 14 | Li Xi Yu | China | 138,000 |
| 15 | Leong Chuen Wai | Malaysia | 123,000 |
| 16 | Wang Su Chong | Malaysia | 121,000 |
| 17 | Li Qing Lin | China | 111,000 |
| 18 | Zhu Lai Ming | China | 107,000 |
| 19 | Doan Quang Trung | Vietnam | 98,000 |
| 20 | Le Ngoc Minh | Vietnam | 85,000 |
| 21 | David Anstice | UK | 79,000 |
| 22 | Lau Huat Siong | Malaysia | 19,000 |
The Warm-Up Event#1 also finished today with Daniel Lau Lik Kun winning US$21,100 against Lee Sung Hak who took home $14,000 for his efforts. It was a breathtaking moment when both players tabled their hands to show Jc Jd for Kun against Hak’s who held pocket As Ac. But as all poker players know, sometimes it is not enough to have pocket Aces especially when the board revealed 2h Jh 6d 6h Td, leaving his opponent shocked and in 2nd place with $14,000.
The Deepstack Event #4 tournament which happened today found itself a champion in Song Bug Yun who outlasted a total of 31 players in the field. He received US$3,341 and a Won Poker Cup Side Event trophy. The Top 5 for the Deepstack Event#4 is as follows:
| Name | Country | Cash Prize ($) | |
| 1 | Song Bug Yun | Korea | 3,341 |
| 2 | Nguyen Trung Ha | Viet Nam | 2,300 |
| 3 | Deninas Tomas | Lithuania | 1,470 |
| 4 | Shah Vikaash | India | 1,060 |
| 5 | Vsylenko Anzhela | Ukraine | 850 |
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