WPT Korea 2024: Jin Boxin, Andrew Matahira, Xu Jie, Jun Weng, and Takeya Naoto claim side event wins

 

Side event trophies awarded at WPT Korea 2024

The WPT Korea 2024 festivities at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea has reached its halfway mark with 9 trophies out of the 28 tournaments already awarded. Four side events which ran alongside the Main Event festivities came into completion with China’s Jin Boxin, Xu Jie, and Jun Weng, Japan’s Andrew Matahira and Takeya Naoto, clinching WPT Korea victories. A total of 19 trophies and nine WPT Korea Rings remain up for the taking with the festival continuing through this Wednesday, April 3rd. 

WPT Korea 2024 – Festival Results
WPT Korea 2024 – Player Guide

China’s Jin Boxin bests Jeju Dragon Quest field – KRW 47,770,000 (~USD 35,530)

Jin Boxin wins Jeju Dragon Quest
Jin Boxin

Date/s: March 27-28, 2024
Buy-in: KR₩ 1,100,000 (~USD 810)
Prize pool: KR₩ 265,043,000 (~USD 197,130)
Entries: 276 (188 unique)
ITM: 36 players

Event #5: Jeju Dragon Quest Final Table Results

Rank Last Name First Name Flag Prize (KRW)
1 JIN BOXIN China 47,770,000*
2 LI ZHONGXIAN China 47,770,000*
3 NIELSEN MARTIN Denmark 27,950,000
4 WU SHENGHAO China 20,700,000
5 ZHANG XIN China 15,500,000
6 GAO QINRONG China 11,750,000
7 LI LEI China 8,950,000
8 LOEFFLER KILIAN MARKUS HYUN Germany 6,950,000
9 XU YIGUANG China 5,400,000

*Denotes deal was made

Japan’s Andrew Matahira takes down NLH Bounty – KRW 14,739,000 (~USD 10,960)

Andrew Matahira wins NLH Bounty
Andrew Matahira

Date/s: March 28, 2024
Buy-in: KR₩ 850,000 (~USD 630)
Prize pool: KR₩ 52,579,000 (~USD 39,100)
Entries: 97 (83 unique)
ITM: 13 players

Event #7: NLH Bounty Full Payouts

Rank Last Name First Name Flag Prize (KRW)
1 MATAHIRA ANDREW TOMOYA Japan 14,739,000
2 KONISHO HIORI Japan 9,820,000
3 HAN YADONG China 6,670,000
4 INAGAKI SHOGO   Japan 4,700,000
5 Sun Wei Xiong China 3,430,000
6 DOI KEN Japan 2,610,000
7 YU JIANQIANG   2,070,000
8 MATSUTANI IKKEI Japan 1,710,000
9 YUJI KAWATA Japan 1,480,000
10 CHEUNG WIING HUNG China 1,480,000
11 Chen Yu China 1,290,000
12 QI WANGJIE China 1,290,000
13 BAATAR MUNKHTUMEN Mongolia 1,290,000

China’s Xu Jie wins Pot Limit Omaha – KRW 11,423,000 (~USD 8,490)

Xu Jie wins WPT Korea Pot Limit Omaha
Xu Jie

Date/s: March 29, 2024
Buy-in: KR₩ 600,000 (~USD 440)
Prize pool: KR₩ 36,143,000 (~USD 26,880)
Entries: 69 (46 unique)
ITM: 9 players

Event #23: Pot Limit Omaha Full Payouts

Rank Last Name First Name Flag Prize (KRW)
1 XU JIE China 11,423,000
2 MAO RENJI China 7,620,000
3 WUH HUNG HSIANG Taiwan 5,080,000
4 SHI ENZE China 3,530,000
5 KA TSZ YEUNG Hong Kong 2,560,000
6 AI REX HUNT Australia 1,940,000
7 YANG SHAO-ME Taiwan 1,550,000
8 Sasaki Takuya Japan 1,300,000
9 ZHANG LEI China 1,140,000

China’s Weng Jun ships Limit 2-7 Draw – KRW 5,020,000 (~USD 3,730)

Jun Weng wins Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
Jun Weng

Date/s: March 29, 2024
Buy-in: KR₩ 600,000 (~USD 440)
Prize pool: KR₩ 13,619,000 (~USD 10,130)
Entries: 26 (22 unique)
ITM: 4 players

Event #24: Limit 2-7 Draw Full Payouts

Rank Last Name First Name Flag Prize (KRW)
1 WENG JUN China 4,510,000*
2 ZHANG XIAOCHUAN China 5,020,000*
3 LO YIK HEI ISAAC China 2,450,000
4 TAN CHUNING China 1,630,000

*Denotes deal was made

Japan’s Takeya Naoto claims Hyper Turbo Bounty NLH – KRW 7,919,000 (~USD 5,890)

Takeya Naoto wins Hyper Turbo NLH Bounty
Takeya Naoto

Date/s: March 29, 2024
Buy-in: KR₩ 400,000 (~USD 300)
Prize pool: KR₩ 1,079,960,000 (~USD 803,250)
Entries: 122 (100 unique)
ITM: 16 players

Event #9: Hyper Turbo Bounty NLH Final Table Results

Rank Last Name First Name Flag Prize (KRW)
1 TAKEYA NAOTO Japan 7,919,000
2 CHANG CHIH-CHUN China 5,290,000
3 SHIN JUNGHWAN Australia 3,671,000
4 XUE WENZE China 2,624,000
5 KIM VLADISLAV Uzbekistan 1,935,000
6 WANG YUE 1,472,000
7 HIRANO KEITA Japan 1,157,000
8 WUH HUNG HSIANG Taiwan 941,000
9 MATAHIRA ANDREW TOMOYA Japan 793,000

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