RDPT Jeju 2024: KRW 2.5 Billion (~USD 1.8M) Championship Event down to 60 players, Jiang Daqiao on top

 

Championship Event down to 60 players
Photo Credit – Chris Librojo

Eight days through its ten-day schedule, the Red Dragon Poker Tour games at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea, is coming down to its final days, accompanied by the electrifying Championship Event heading onto Day 3. Four days of action saw the 1,337 entry field narrow down to only 60 players remaining in contention for the Main Event title, as well as the biggest payout this season. China’s Jiang Daqiao stands in the lead, having found the largest bag by the end of Day 2, followed closely by Cai Jianting. Action resumes this Saturday, August 3rd at 12 noon, where players will again course through 8/10 levels of play or down to the final table, whichever comes first.

Red Dragon Poker Tour Jeju – Player Guide
Red Dragon Poker Tour Jeju – Festival Results

Championship Event Day 2 Recap

Red Dragon Championship Event Day 2 welcomed 456 players back on the felt, and quickly saw at least a dozen contenders fall out of contention within the first ten minutes. By the fifth level of play, runners began to tread more carefully with the money bubble fast approaching. However, it was the exit of Zhu Fang Zhou by the hands of Chen Xu that guaranteed everyone else a KRW 4,620,000 (~USD 3,400) minimum payout. Zhu open shoved his last 11 BB with JdJs and ran right into Chen’s KhKc for his elimination in 202nd place.

Jiang Daqiao leads RDPT Day 3
Jiang Daqiao

With all players locking in a profit, chips continuously swung back and forth and saw Japan’s Kozo Yamada and Nana Nakamura stack the highest by the final break. China’s Chi Qiao just a few minutes later, inched over the field after landing a 30 BB boost with KdKs against Zhang Nan’s QdQs to send the latter out. Chi enters the Day 3 order, positioned 4th in chips, joined by four other countrymen Jiang Daqiao, Cai Jianting, Jun Liu, and Li Dong, across the top five. 

All returning 60 survivors are now guaranteed a KRW 7,190,000 (~USD 5,285) payday and a fighting chance to claim the coveted KRW 392,403,000 (~USD 288,460) top prize, RDPT Main Event trophy, and the exclusive Red Dragon Winner’s Jacket. Also making it through, is latest WPT ambassador Pete Chen, and highly decorated pros Jinlong Hu, Wu Chiayun, and Xue Song, along with strong female contenders Shiina Okamoto, Zhang Chenxu, and Hua Wei Lin.

Backtrack on the concluded action via SMP Live Updates or Red Dragon Poker Tour’s official livestream channels:

https://www.youtube.com/@reddragonpokertour
https://www.twitch.tv/playreddragon

Dates: July 30 – August 4, 2024
Buy in: KRW 2,200,000 (~USD 1,620)
Guarantee: KRW 1,680,000,000 (~USD 1,236,390)
Prize pool: KRW 2,567,843,000 (~USD 1,875,480)
Entries: 1,337
ITM: 201 places

Day 1A: 332 entries / 103 qualified
Day 1B: 395 entries / 138 qualified
Day 1C: 421 entries / 144 qualified
Day 1D: 190 entries / 74 qualified

Day 2: 456 players / 60 qualified
Day 3: Saturday, August 3
Final Day: Sunday, August 4

Day 3 Chip Count & Seat Draw

Pos. First Name Last Name Flag Chip Count Table  Seat
1 DAQIAO JIANG China 3,130,000 4 3
2 JIANTING CAI China 2,695,000 4 7
3 JUN LIU China 2,670,000 4 2
4 QIAO CHI China 2,525,000 3 2
5 DONG LI China 2,350,000 4 4
6 KOZO YAMADA Japan 2,165,000 5 7
7 QIFENG DUAN China 2,100,000 2 1
8 BO LYU China 2,100,000 5 8
9 CHENG-YEN LO Taiwan 2,015,000 7 6
10 YUHAO ZHANG China 1,750,000 3 9
11 NANA NAKAMURA Japan 1,635,000 1 5
12 CHUAN SHU CHEN China 1,580,000 6 9
13 AKINOBU KIRISHIMA Japan 1,525,000 7 8
14 HUA WEI LIN Taiwan 1,485,000 1 9
15 WANG HONGJIE China 1,465,000 5 3
16 XIAO LIU China 1,460,000 5 4
17 Xu Dong Jin China 1,455,000 1 2
18 LEI SHI China 1,405,000 2 2
19 WEIFENG WENG China 1,360,000 2 9
20 TINGJIA CAO China 1,345,000 2 4
21 DMITRII GNUSAEV Russia 1,260,000 6 3
22 VALERY ANATOLEVICH LI Uzbekistan 1,210,000 6 1
23 XIAO HUI TAN China 1,195,000 2 8
24 WENQING CAI China 1,155,000 5 1
25 MAI ZHANG China 1,100,000 1 4
26 JIAN ZHENG China 1,100,000 1 7
27 JIN LONG HU China 1,020,000 7 7
28 ZHAOYI LIN China 1,010,000 2 5
29 KA FAI WONG Hong Kong 940,000 5 9
30 YAYUN DING China 900,000 4 9
31 CHENXU ZHANG China 865,000 6 7
32 WEI ZHU China 820,000 6 8
33 BOXIN JIN China 800,000 1 8
34 YAWEI DENG China 780,000 6 5
35 YIGUANG XU China 770,000 3 1
36 ZIH-JING YANG Taiwan 770,000 6 4
37 WU  CHIA YUN Taiwan 735,000 7 2
38 HUI DENG China 730,000 6 2
39 SONG XUE China 700,000 4 8
40 GO SAITO Japan 690,000 2 7
41 XU CHEN China 685,000 1 1
42 YAHUI XU China 650,000 2 3
43 ZEHAO LI China 630,000 4 5
44 CHEN SHICONG China 630,000 7 4
45 CHUN HSIANG HU China 600,000 3 5
46 MINGYUE WANG China 595,000 4 1
47 YEN-HAN CHEN China 580,000 3 7
48 XINJUN WANG China 565,000 7 5
49 XUEJIAN LI China 550,000 7 1
50 CHI ZHANG China 535,000 2 6
51 KYUNG MIN LEE United States 485,000 5 6
52 XU FENG China 480,000 3 3
53 ZHONGYAO LI China 425,000 1 6
54 XIAOTONG YU China 420,000 7 9
55 SHENGHONG ZHU China 410,000 4 6
56 MING-CHEN LU Taiwan 385,000 3 6
57 LINLI ZENG China 360,000 1 3
58 HAOYUN MA China 355,000 3 8
59 YUEJUN ZHAO China 345,000 5 2
60 SHIINA OKAMOTO Japan 295,000 3 4

Live Streaming Schedule

In addition to live coverage provided by Somuchpoker, live streaming for the Red Dragon Championship Event will be available throughout the festival from July 30th through August 4 via the Tour’s official Youtube and Twitch channels. Featured tables leading up to the Final Table will be captured for the said event, all the way down to the champion. Tune in for all the latest via the links listed below.

https://www.youtube.com/@reddragonpokertour
https://www.twitch.tv/playreddragon

Red Dragon Poker Tour Live Streaming Schedule

Side Event Results

Event #28: Single Day High Roller #3: Bin Leng – KRW 76,234,000 (~USD 56,040)

Bin Leng wins RDPT Single Day High Roller 3
Bin Leng

Date/s: August 2, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 8,000,000 (~USD 5,850)
Prize pool: KRW 200,984,000 (~USD 147,740)
Entries: 28 (23 unique)
ITM: 5 players

Event #28: Single Day High Roller #3 Full Payouts

Rank First Name Last Name Flag Prize (KRW)
1 BIN LENG China 76,234,000
2 JIAMING ZHAO China 50,830,000
3 PARK YU CHEUNG China 31,920,000
4 ZHIXIN XU China 22,890,000
5 XIAOCHUN SHI China 19,110,000

Event #29: Hyper Turbo NLH: Kyosuke Nagami – KRW 11,511,000 (~USD 8,460)

Kyosuke Nagami wins RDPT Hyper Turbo NLH
Kyosuke Nagami

Date/s: August 2, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 500,000 (~USD 360)
Prize pool: KRW 42,341,000 (~USD 31,125)
Entries: 97 (83 unique)
ITM: 15 players

Event #29: Hyper Turbo NLH Full Payouts

Rank First Name Last Name Flag Prize (KRW)
1 KYOSUKE NAGAMI Japan 11,511,000
2 WILLIAM LI Canada 7,430,000
3 CHENG YU LAI China 5,000,000
4 JUN LI United Kingdom 3,490,000
5 JIA CHUAN TONG Singapore 2,540,000
6 WENJIE LIU China 1,930,000
7 JUNNOSUKE TAGUCHI Japan 1,540,000
8 CHAK SEN WONG Hong Kong 1,290,000
9 HSU KAI-CHENG Taiwan 1,130,000
10 ZIXUN WANG China 1,100,000
11 XIANGZHI CHEN China 1,100,000
12 HUANG HUANG China 1,070,000
13 RONG ZHANG China 1,070,000
14 DAJIE ZHUO China 1,070,000
15 LUYAO WU China 1,070,000

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