The Season XV WPT National Korea Main Event is underway at Paradise Casino at Jeju Grand, and Poker King Club Pro Jason Lo leads the 36 players who survived the first two starting flights. Lo bagged 176,000 chips, and hot on his heels is American James Lee (168,800).
WPT National Korea Chip Counts
| Rank | Player Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Jason Lo | Hong Kong | 176,000 |
| 2 | James Lee | USA | 168,800 |
| 3 | Sixiao Li | China | 165,000 |
| 4 | Sam Ng | Malaysia | 160,600 |
| 5 | Toshiya Ogawa | Japan | 150,500 |
| 6 | Alex Lee | Singapore | 140,400 |
| 7 | Yubing Wang | China | 135,500 |
| 8 | Ling Dong Meng | China | 131,500 |
| 9 | Hoi Wong | Hong Kong | 122,100 |
| 10 | Eddy Liang | Chinese Taipei | 121,200 |
With 160 entries, the WPT National Korea prize pool ballooned to KRW 310,400,000 ($266,000). The top 20 players will earn a minimum of KRW 2,920,000 ($2,496), each member of the final table will earn KRW 8,350,000 ($7,139), and the winner will pocket the first-place prize of KRW 83,310,000 ($71,227), along with the WPTN Korea trophy pictured below:
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