Red Dragon Poker Tour Jeju 2024 Championship Event underway, Chen Weihang towers over Day 1A field

 

Red Dragon Poker Tour Jeju 2024 Championship Event underway
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The first flight of the highly anticipated Red Dragon Poker Tour Championship Event at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea, kicked off to a good start with 332 entries turning up for the KRW 1,680,000,000 (~USD 1,236,390) guaranteed games. The day capped with China’s Chen Weihang holding down a commanding lead across the 102 survivors advancing through to Day 2. Qualifiers are geared to return to the felt on Friday, August 2nd, for another ten levels of 60 minute gameplay.

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

Three more Championship Event flights complete the schedule with the second on the list, Day 1B playing down today, July 31st. In addition, two Milestone Satellites are slated for later this evening for those looking to cut costs and win a seat for a fraction of the price. 

Championship Event Day 1A Recap

Chen Weihang leads RDPT Championship Event Day 1A
Chen Weihang

Day 1A locked up a total of 332 entries as players continuously poured in over nine levels of registration. With no numbers set to close the day, all tournament runners had to do was survive through twelve levels of play and find a bag by the end of the night. By the ninth hour, China’s Chen Weihang found himself towering over the remaining Day 1A field with a smashing chip count of 625,000, with second in the running, Zheng Jian stacking only 365,000 behind. 

The last level of the day saw numerous players fall short of qualifying, of which included a triple elimination by the hands of Xudong Yang. A commotion was seen at the table with a four way all-in taking place, Xudong covering all three opponents. The Chinese runner scooped up the pot with his pocket pair holding up against the rest, and ended the day with a spot across the top 20 chip counts. Down to the last few hands, another table saw Zhang Zhuoqun bluff off his entire stack right into Chiayun Wu’s quad kings. Wu advances with a healthy stack of 224,000 while Zhang is left to battle through another flight.

Pete Chen
Pete Chen

Asian notables joining the list are Jinlong Hu (290,000), Pete Chen (251,000), Celina Lin (203,000). Xiaosheng Zheng (150,000), Hon Cheong Lee (63,000), Chien Chih Weng (37,000), and Valeriy Pak (1,000).

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)
ITM: 15% of the field

Day 1A: 332 entries / 102 qualified
Day 1B: Wednesday, July 31
Day 1C: Thursday, August 1
Day 1D: Thursday, August 1
Day 2: Friday, August 2
Day 3: Saturday, August 3
Final Day: Sunday, August 4

End of Day 1A Chip Counts

Pos. First Name Last Name Flag Chip Count
1 WEIHANG CHEN China 625,000
2 JIAN ZHENG China 365,000
3 PENG HUANG China 353,000
4 LIN ZHOU China 320,000
5 BO LYU China 308,000
6 SISHU PENG China 305,000
7 JIN LONG HU China 290,000
8 BIN WANG China 287,000
9 WENJIE LIU China 285,000
10 KAI XU China 284,000
11 YAWEI DENG China 278,000
12 JIANWEN HU China 272,000
13 TIAN TANG China 270,000
14 CHUAN SHU CHEN China 268,000
15 CHAO WEI China 268,000
16 LEI LI China 261,000
17 PING CHENG China 260,000
18 XUDONG YANG China 256,000
19 YEN-HAN CHEN China 251,000
20 CHIH-HUA HSU Taiwan 245,000
21 XU CHEN China 235,000
22 ALEKSANDR DIUDIAEV Russia 231,000
23 CHIA YUN WU Taiwan 224,000
24 SINUO XIAO China 221,000
25 WEI YANG China 217,000
26 ENZHI SHEN China 214,000
27 KA FAI WONG Hong Kong 205,000
28 XIAOCHENG XU China 205,000
29 CELINA LIN Australia 203,000
30 WEI XIONG SUN China 202,000
31 YUAN XIN China 199,000
32 RONG ZHANG China 193,000
33 CHONG JIANG China 190,000
34 QIAO HENG China 189,000
35 KOZO YAMADA Japan 186,000
36 XU DONG JIN China 185,000
37 SHENGHONG ZHU China 185,000
38 PENG YANG China 184,000
39 JIE ZHENG China 182,000
40 PENG HUANG China 181,000
41 CHEN SHICONG China 176,000
42 BAOFENG ZHANG China 176,000
43 YANG LEI China 169,000
44 CHAO WU China 169,000
45 YINGJIE CHEN China 167,000
46 TIN LAM WONG Hong Kong 167,000
47 YUHAO ZHANG China 166,000
48 JINHUI LIU China 165,000
49 ZHANG CHUNHAO China 160,000
50 JIAN LIU China 157,000
51 PENG WU China 157,000
52 JUN LIU China 156,000
53 CHENXU ZHANG China 156,000
54 ZHENG XIAOSHENG China 150,000
55 YANGSHUAI XU China 150,000
56 MENG DIAN PENG China 143,000
57 BO CHENG China 136,000
58 YAO YAO China 135,000
59 MO MO YIN China 135,000
60 WEINAN WANG China 128,000
61 CHIH-SHENG CHAN Taiwan 127,000
62 YANJUN MA China 127,000
63 PATRIK DEMUS Hungary 122,000
64 YOU HU China 122,000
65 ZHIYUAN XU China 116,000
66 XUEJIAN LI China 114,000
67 BIN JIA China 107,000
68 XIAQING JI China 104,000
69 YUNCHAO YU China 103,000
70 CHAO XU China 102,000
71 HAO TIAN China 101,000
72 JIACHENG PANG China 100,000
73 BAIYU NI China 99,000
74 WEI HSIN YU Taiwan 92,000
75 GUANGLEI ZHOU China 92,000
76 YUNQING Ge China 88,000
77 SUN GUODONG China 87,000
78 JUN LI United Kingdom 87,000
79 LIN QIAN China 87,000
80 HAI SHENG BI China 83,000
81 JIANYE WU China 78,000
82 HUIHUI CHEN China 77,000
83 FEI XIE China 77,000
84 CHANG LIANG SUN China 76,000
85 XIANG LIU China 74,000
86 TINGJIA CAO China 72,000
87 Chang Yu Zhai China 72,000
88 YU LIU China 71,000
89 ZHIFAN YE China 69,000
90 ZINAN XU China 64,000
91 HON CHEONG LEE China 63,000
92 WING NAM CHAN Hong Kong 61,000
93 CHUNG CHING CHEUNG Hong Kong 59,000
94 JING WANG China 59,000
95 ZHENLONG FANG China 54,000
96 QIAO QIAO China 54,000
97 JIANFENG SUN China 52,000
98 JING WEI LI China 48,000
99 CHAOPENG CHEN China 46,000
100 CHIEN-CHIH WENG China 37,000
101 YONGJUN XU China 14,000
102 VALERIY PAK Uzbekistan 1,000

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

Championship Event Milestone Satellites

Those who find the KRW 2,200,000 (~USD 1,620) entry fee a bit too steep can take advantage of the daily Milestone Satellites available on schedule. A great way to minimize expenses, tournament runners can score Championship Event tickets for as low as KRW 370,000 (~USD 260).

Red Dragon Championship Event Milestone Satellites

For more information on Red Dragon Poker Tour, Jeju including registration details and event schedules, please visit https://linktr.ee/RDPTpoker.

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