The chip leader John Kim has taken the first two pots of the Final 8. In the first hand, he raised to 19k preflop and was called by the second largest stack, Michael Kim Falcon. At the flop of K♥ J♥ Q♦, Kim bet 26k and took it down after Falcon folded. Kim showed his pocket jacks for a set.
Next hand, he raised to 18k and found no callers this time. He won the blinds and antes. He showed his hand again, it was another pocket jacks.