WDHL Seoul Championship Season | The final table of 9 players is set, with Lee Joo-hyun leading the race for the title with 5.64 million chips.

The 2026 WDHL Seoul Championship Season 1 has officially entered its final stage. After several days of elimination, the final nine-player main event table has been determined, including Korean players.Lee Joo-hyun (이주현) has 5,640,000 scoreboard points.Having advanced to the Final Table and become the chip leader, he will launch a final assault on the championship with the largest chip lead of the night.

This also means that the most important main event of this year's WDHL Seoul event has officially entered the championship battle with only nine players remaining, after a large-scale participation phase.

From 788 players to the final 9, the main event enters its final stage.

Previously, the WDHL Seoul Main Event had recorded a total of [number missing] in four preliminary rounds.788 people participated98 of them qualified for the second round.

With the elimination process continuing, the 98-player roster has now been reduced to just the last 9 players.

The number of participants was reduced from 788 to 9, meaning that only about 1.11 TP3T participants still have the chance to compete for the championship.

Lee Joo-hyun's 5.64 million chips make him the final table chip leader (CL).

Among the final nine, Lee Joo-hyun...5,640,000They topped the scoreboard and secured the Final Table Chip Leader position.

When a tournament enters its final nine-player phase, the chip leader not only has more room to maneuver, but can also use the chipset to put more pressure on short-stacked players as the pay jump increases.

However, the situation at the final table is different from the previous stages. With the blinds continuing to rise, a single large all-in can reshape the entire chip leaderboard, so the 5,640,000 chip lead still needs to be translated into actual rankings in the final battle.

The nine players finished their FT group photo, and the championship trophy entered the final battle.

With the final player selected, the nine finalists took a group photo at the Final Table, and the championship trophy officially entered the competition among the final nine.

Judging from the footage, all nine players in the final round of the WDHL Seoul Main Event have secured their spots, with Lee Joo-hyun becoming the most watched player before the final day as the chip leader.

Due to the limited resolution of the screenshots, some of the nine names and the complete scorecard list in the original battle report could not be reliably identified. Therefore, this article will not speculate on or supplement the names and chip counts of the remaining players.

The frequency of all-in bets in deep-segment tournaments is increasing, and a single hand can change the rankings.

As the main event progressed into its later stages, the pace of the game changed significantly from that of Day 1.

The original battle report also recorded several important all-in and elimination hands. As can be seen from the live footage, after the blinds entered a higher level, many players had to make critical decisions with limited chips. Every pre-flop all-in and every large post-flop pot could directly determine whether they could stay in the championship competition.

Especially as the tournament approaches the Final Table bubble, the value of the chips and the pressure to rank increase simultaneously. Short chip players must look for opportunities to double up, while high chip players can use the bubble and pay jump to keep the pressure going.

Ultimately, nine players successfully survived the elimination period and officially qualified to compete for the WDHL Seoul Main Event championship.

WDHL Seoul Season 1 concludes

The first season of the WDHL Championship will be held from August 14 to 20 at the Seoul Main Stadium. The series includes a main event, mini main event, PLO, Freezeout, and several single-day events.

After several days of competition, only nine players remain in the main event, and the series has officially entered its final stage.

Previously, Chinese player Han Shaofeng had broken through 142 players to win the PLO finals, securing the first championship for the Chinese team in this series; now the biggest focus has completely shifted to the Main Event Final Table.

With nine players vying for the championship, can the 5.64 million chip lead be maintained?

Starting with 788 players, then 98 advancing to the second round, and finally eliminating all but 9 to reach the final table, the outline of the WDHL Seoul Main Event champion has gradually become clear.

Lee Joo-hyun currently leads with 5,640,000 chips, but the Final Table is still a completely new stage of the competition. As the blinds continue to rise, short-stacked players can quickly rewrite the rankings with just one successful doubling-up, while the chip leader could lose their lead if they falter in a large pot.

The WDHL Seoul Championship Season 1 Main Event champion will be decided in a head-to-head competition among the final nine players.

For Lee Joo-hyun, the next goal is no longer just to advance – but to truly convert his 5,640,000 chip lead into the final championship trophy.

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