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Han Feng finished fifth in the WSOP Main Event after his pocket aces were cracked by Greg Mueller’s nine-nine, a hand that helped propel Mueller to a third-place finish worth an extra $1.5 million. Feng himself banked $2.25 million for his run.
Speaking three weeks later at EPT Barcelona, Feng showed no bitterness about the outcome. “You just lose aces to nines 20% of the time, so it doesn’t bother me,” he said, adding that a different hand against Lauri Saaskilahti, where he held ace-jack against kings, bothered him more.
With a grin, Feng offered a lighter explanation for his bad beat, jokingly blaming interviewer Jeff Platt. He claimed Platt only interviewed him briefly before Day 2 began, after he had dominated the felt on Day 1, and that he was eliminated shortly after.
Feng, who has also become a content partner for GTO Wizard, has continued his strong form in Barcelona. He finished sixth in the PokerStars Open Main Event, earning €148,610, the second-largest cash of his career.
Despite his rising profile, including a featured role in ESPN’s Main Event coverage, Feng said he remains largely unrecognized by most players. He also noted a good run of variance recently, saying he has been winning key flips at the tables.
Feng insisted his big scores have not changed his approach to poker or life. His Barcelona trip was planned before his WSOP deep run, and he said his tournament winnings are simply being invested into Bitcoin rather than spent.
