China Poker Games is just hours away from crowning its newest champion with the 12th CPG Championship Finals (Main Event) now down to just nine players. The finalists were determined on Day 4 with 43 players out of the staggering 3,787 field battling for nearly twelve hours before the the final 9 emerged.
Bagging up the largest stack was Zhang Chuan with 26,475,000 (53 bb). Zhang was the demise of numerous players. He shipped a stack with 
over 
on a board 
to bring the field to 15 players. Two busts later, Zhang cleaned out another player with 
over 
on a board 
to bring the field down to 11 players.
Nearly 20 bb less than the leader was Hu Ruida with 17,075,000 (34 bb). Ruida’s rise began at 12-handed and down to just 6 bb, he doubled up with flush against top pair on a board 
. Hu landed another double up with 
holding against 
that missed the board.
Running third in chips is Jiang Zhou with 15,925,000 (31 bb). Zhou entered the day with a healthy 44 bb stack and maintained top three rank throughout. One of his biggest takedowns was railing Wei Zheng in 19th place on a flip with Ace-King finding a river Ace to dust pocket Queens.
In fourth rank is Singapore’s Feng Zhao, the only international player left in the lineup. Zhao bagged up 13,250,000 (26 bb). The CPG App livestream viewership should see a significant rise with many fans rooting for his victory. Fairly early in the day, Feng eliminated Vietnam’s last hope, Pham Tien Dung in 38th place with 
dominating 
.
Fifth ranked Wang Song built himself a huge stack that suffered multiple hits to be at risk of elimination at 11-handed. He moved all in for his last 12 bb and proceeded to win the flip against Weiqing Zhai with 
flopping the Ace on board 
to survive 
. Zhai plunged to crumbs and was eliminated on the next hand in 11th place.
Ren Haifeng was a silent mover throughout the day, racking up 9,875,000 (19 bb) to earn a spot at the final table. At 12-handed, Ren risked all of his chips against Cai Wenqing with 
ahead of on a flop 
. With the turn and river , both improved with Ren showing broadway. To form the final 9, Ren eliminated the ailing Jingxin Wang with 
out-kicking .
After Cai Wenqing lost the shove against Ren Haifeng, he lucked out against Feng Zhao with 
spiking a Seven on the river to avoid elimination against . Cai bagged up 7,900,000 (15 bb).
Pang Welping closed the day with 5,500,000 (11 bb). Among the pots he collected was a double up through Jingxin Wang at 12-handed with standing firm against .
To complete the final 9 was Ji Chunhui with 4,700,000 (9bb). It was a struggle for Ji throughout the day with big stacks flanking. At ten-handed, he was just below 5 bb and risked it with and found the board 
against Jingxin Wamg’s 
.
| Seat | Player | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Cai Wenqing | 7,900,000 | 16 |
| 2 | Feng Zhao | 13,250,000 | 27 |
| 3 | Zhang Chuan | 26,475,000 | 53 |
| 4 | Ji Chunhui | 4,700,000 | 9 |
| 5 | Pang Welping | 5,500,000 | 11 |
| 6 | Wang Song | 12,900,000 | 26 |
| 7 | Ren Haifeng | 9,875,000 | 20 |
| 8 | Hu Ruida | 17,075,000 | 34 |
| 9 | Jiang Zhou | 15,925,000 | 32 |
Over the course of five days that kicked off with three starting days amassing a field of 3,787 entries, the 2024 CPG Championship Finals a prize pool of around US$ 5.5 Million with each one contributing the CNY 10,500 buy in (~US$ 1,480). On Day 2, ITM was reached starting at 405th place.
At the start of Day 4, only 43 players returned with Qingjun Li at the helm. Li’s run was cut short in 15th place after losing a majority of his chips to Jingxin Wang. Pushing with 
from the big blind on a flop 
, Wang had and shipped a huge double up after the turn and river 
.
Of the remaining three international players, Singapore’s Neo Zhi Han entered with the biggest stack of 19 bb but within the first hour, he was sent packing up. Han was later joined by Pham Tien Dung in 38th place when his pocket Tens ran into Feng Zhao’s pocket Jacks.
For Weiqing Zhai, it was an up and down day seeing his stack rise to the top then plunge twice. On two occasions, he went head to head against Wang Song first earning a double up with over on a board 
, however, Wang claimed it all and more in a later hand on a flip that eventually saw Zhai fall in 11th place.
The final 9 was determined at the fall of Jingxin Wang in 10th place with Ren Haifeng taking the last of Wang’s chips amounting to 1 bb.
Action resumes at 12pm at the Howard Johnson Resort Sanya, Hainan, China. Spectators will be allowed to watch inside the room and cheer on from a designated area near the final table. Spectators can also watch the livestream from the Player’s Lawn with the LED screen set up or watch via the CPG App. Expect a 30-minute delay.
Links:
2024 CPG Championship – News
2024 CPG Championship – Player Guide
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