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Poker Dream 12 Jeju - 2024 - Festival Results

NLH Hyper Turbo

Date: September 27, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 300,000 (~USD 220)

Entries: 73

Prize Pool: KRW 18,693,840 (~USD14,170)

ITM: 11

Payout Structure:

1st - KRW 5,140,000 (~USD 3,900)

2nd - KRW 3,653,840 (~USD 2,770)

3rd - KRW 2,390,000 (~USD 1,800)

4th - KRW 1,840,000 (~USD 1,400)

5th - KRW 1,460,000 (~USD 1,100)

6th - KRW 1,140,000 (~USD 860)

7th - KRW 900,000 (~USD 680)

8th - KRW 700,000 (~USD 530)

9th - KRW 530,000 (~USD 400)

10th - KRW 470,000 (~USD 350)

11th - KRW 470,000 (~USD 350)

73 hopefuls entered the NLH Hyper Turbo for KRW 300,000 (~USD 220) and built a prize pool of KRW 18,693,840 (~USD14,170) but only the top 11 would get a share. Besting all the 73 was the event champion Gao Lei, who took home a trophy and the champion's share of KRW 5,140,000 (~USD 3,900).

This win will put Gao Lei a little over USD 30,000 in live cash earnings. It will be his first recorded win in first place according to Hendon Mob.

NLH HYPER TURBO

Blinds 3,000/6,000 Ante 6,000

Date: September 27, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 300,000 (~USD 220)

Entries: 73

Prize Pool: KRW 18,693,840 (~USD14,170)

ITM: 11

Remaining Payouts:

1st - KRW 5,140,000 (~USD 3,900)

2nd - KRW 3,653,840 (~USD 2,770)

3rd - KRW 2,390,000 (~USD 1,800)

4th - KRW 1,840,000 (~USD 1,400)

5th - KRW 1,460,000 (~USD 1,100)

6th - KRW 1,140,000 (~USD 860)

7th - KRW 900,000 (~USD 680)

8th - KRW 700,000 (~USD 530)

9th - KRW 530,000 (~USD 400)

Starting Stack: 15,000

Chips in play: 1,095,000

Average stack: 121,600

Remaining players: 9

Ge Yunqing and Sarah Bayara have identical stacks of 170,000 as they share the chip leader throne entering into the final table. With the chip counts tightly kept together, it really still is anybody's game.

The rest of the final table chip counts are as follows:

Biao Ding is known as a high-roller, so he was asked why he played a smaller buy-in event.

Biao Ding - I busted yesterday in 10k NLH, only one tournament left so I play. I play 4 bullets in 10k and this tournament 8 or 9 bullet. I all-in without looking. When I double up I play. Yes, I will play high rollers.

Don't we just wish we had that kind of bankroll to go all-in without looking.

NLH Hyper Turbo

Blinds 1,000/2,000 Ante 2,000

Date: September 27, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 300,000 (~USD 220)

Entries: 73

Prize Pool: KRW 18,693,840 (~USD14,170)

ITM: 11

Payout Structure:

1st - KRW 5,140,000 (~USD 3,900)

2nd - KRW 3,653,840 (~USD 2,770)

3rd - KRW 2,390,000 (~USD 1,800)

4th - KRW 1,840,000 (~USD 1,400)

5th - KRW 1,460,000 (~USD 1,100)

6th - KRW 1,140,000 (~USD 860)

7th - KRW 900,000 (~USD 680)

8th - KRW 700,000 (~USD 530)

9th - KRW 530,000 (~USD 400)

10th - KRW 470,000 (~USD 350)

11th - KRW 470,000 (~USD 350)

Starting Stack: 15,000

Average stack: 36,500

Chips in play: 1,095,000

Remaining players: 30

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) 1C

Blinds 1,000/2,000 Ante 2,000

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Gurantee: KRW 100,000,000 (~USD 72,250)

Entries: 75

ITM: 12

Yilu Yuan leads the 12 survivors of Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Flight C with 565,000 chips. JIngxuan Zhu is at an arm's length with 458,000 and a bit further away is Shane Su with 355,000 to complete the top 3. All the survivors of flights A, B, C and D are guaranteed a minimum payout and will return tomorrow to compete for a higher place in the payout ladder and, of course, the championship.

Here are the total chip counts of all the 12 survivors:

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) 1C

Blinds 8,000/16,000 Ante 16,000

With a struggling stack, Wong Ka Fai decided to push his last 46,000 from under the gun with Q♥ T♦ and was called by Zhi Jingxuan from the cut-off with A♦ 8♥. The flop came 7♥ 10s 3♥ giving Wong Ka Fai the lead with a pair of tens. But then, the turn 8♠ and river 8♦ gave a runner-runner set to Zhi Jingxuan, busting out Wong Ka Fai on the bubble and sending the 12 survivors through to the Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final tomorrow.

Deepstack (Event #7)

Date: September 27, 2024

Buy in: KRW 400,000 (~US$ 293)

Entries: 42

Prizepool: KRW 14,340,480 (~US$ 10,865)

ITM: 6 places

Situ Junheng comes out victorious as the Deepstack (Event #7) Champion defeating Xialin Li at the final heads-up battle to win a champion's grand prize of KRW 4,880,480 (~USD 3,700) plus a trophy.

The payouts are:

2nd - Xialin Li - KRW 3,770,480 (~USD 2,850)

3rd - Jianqiang Yu - KRW 2,150,000 (~USD 1,600)

4th - Chen Hao - KRW 1,650,000 (~USD 1,250)

5th - Yan Jit Yoong Shaun - KRW 1,290,000 (~USD 975)

6th - Hao Bingziao - KRW 1,000,000 (~USD 750)

$15,000 NLH Day 1

Blinds 10,000/20,000 Ante 20,000

Date: September 27, 2024

Buy in: KRW 21,000,000 (~USD 15,000)

Entries: 52

Prize pool: KRW 1,016,652,000 (~ USD 771,000)

ITM: TBD after registration ends

Starting Stack: 500,000

Chips In Play: 26,000,000

Average Stack; 625,000

Remaining Players: 29

52 entries of KRW 21,000,000 (~USD 15,000) built a gargantuan prize pool of KRW 1,016,652,000 (~ USD 771,000). The top 29 players advance to the day 2 final tomorrow. Registration is still open, so those numbers may increase.

Henrik Hecklen leads the field with a 2,805,000 chip count with John Juanda a far second with 1,610,000 trailed closely by Daniel Tang with 1,590,000.

Meanwhile, here are the complete chip counts:

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) 1B

Blinds 5,000/10,000 Ante 10,000

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Gurantee: KRW 100,000,000 (~USD 72,250)

Entries: 112

ITM: 17

Chips In Play: 4,480,000

Avverae Stack: 263,500

112 entries played down to the top 17 survivors. Pham Bao leads the flight with 875,000 chips going into tomorrow's Day 2 final. The top 17 survivors will join the remaining 11 flight A players and also the yet-to-be-determined survivors of flights C and D.

Meanwhile, the chip counts of the 17 Day 1B survivors are:

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) 1D

Buy-in: KRW 600,000 (~USD 440)

Per Flipout:

Starting Stack: 26,500

Chips In Play: 265,000

Flipouts are fun. No-need for serious poker faces. Just a capable mind of deciding on the two best cards and let fate decide the rest. More flipouts were played for a chance to enter the Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final to be played tomorrow.

Nicholas Michael won a flipout and takes 265,000 in chips going into Day 2.

Chua Chen Shen had a more interesting path, splitting the first flipout with Yu Ziangyu to go into sudden death overtime. Chea Chen Shen eventually prevailed the second time around to earn his 265,000 chips for Day 2.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) 1B

Blinds 4,000/8,000 Ante 8,000

With the bubble at stake and action folding to the two blinds, Zhang Hongru applied the pressure with an all-in raise with J♠ 2♠ and Victor Chong immediately making the call for all his 90,000 with A♣ A♠ . Hongru made a mental face palm while Chong beamed at the thought of doubling up. The flop came J♦ 9♦ 9♥ which improved Hongru's hand, but not enough for Chong to press the panic button. The turn J♥ turned all that around quickly, and the river 4♦ made it too late to panic. The poker gods and their sick sense of humor give Zhang Hongru the win and crack the aces of Victor Chong at the bubble of all times.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) 1B

Blinds 4,000/8,000 Ante 8,000

Pham Bao min-raised from UTG and went into an arm-wrestling re-raise battle with Devan Tang until both agreed on those dreamy words of "all-in" for a showdown that put Tang's last 210,000 chips at risk.

Pham Bao: A♣ K♦

Devan Tang: Q♣ Q♠

In a classic toin-coss battle of Big Slick vs Queens, this round went to Big Slick with a board of J♥ 7♥ 2♥ A♠ 2♣ sealing the win for Pham Bao and taking out Devan Tang just one shy of the bubble.

The Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) 1D is a quick flip-out tournament with 10 entires per flip-out. Jiapeng Yu won the first flip-out (there may be more) and moves on to the Day 2 Final tomorrow with a chip stack of 265,000.

Flight 1A has already seen 16 players advance while flights 1B and 1C are still ongoing.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) 1C

Blinds 1,000/2,000 Ante 2,000

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Gurantee: KRW 100,000,000 (~USD 72,250)

Entries: 75

ITM: 11

Average stack: 65,217 (37 bb)

Chips in play: 3,000,000

Remaining players: 46

46 players remain out of 75 entries, and only the top 11 survivors will make it through to the Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Final tomorrow. Yan Zhang looks in good shape so far as the chip leader with 194,000. Far in the horizon, Yizhou Nie is at 135,000 chips with Chua Chen Shen nearby at 130,000. The rest of the counts are as follows:

$15,000 NLH Day 1

Blinds 5,000/10,000 Ante 10,000

More players have signed up just within the registration period, building the prize pool to KRW 879,795,000 (~ USD 667,300). More entries are still expected within the hour. Meanwhile, some of the big names seen getting their ticket at the cage for this event Lee Wai Kiat, Winfred Yu and Biao Ding.

Biao Ding just won the Jeju Open Final and didn't waste any time getting a seat to the $15,000 NLH Day 1.

Malaysia's Lee Wai Kiat is also at the event, hoping to make a significant payout to improve his over USD 10,000,000 in career live cash earnings.

Denmark's Henrik Hecklen also just made the buy-in. With over USD 13,000,000 in total live cash earnings, Hecklen thrives in high roller, big buy-in events.

Date: September 27, 2024

Buy in: KRW 21,000,000 (~USD 15,000)

Entries: 45

Prize pool: KRW 879,795,000 (~ USD 667,300)

ITM: TBD after registration ends

Starting Stack: 500,000

Chips In Play: 22,500,000

Average Stack; 625,000

Remaining Players: 36

Jeju Open Final

Blinds 50,000/100,000 Ante 100,000

Biao Ding and Zhang Tianwei - the last 2 standing at the Jeju Open Final - have decided to make a deal. Chip leader Biao Ding will get 60% of the remaining prize pool and the title of champion with the trophy and all while Zhang Tianwei gets 40%.

The remaining prize pool is KRW 59,168,210 (~USD 45,000). The lion's share of 60% awarded to Biao Ding amounts to KRW 35,500,926 (~USD 27,000) while the remaining KRW 23,667,284 (~USD 18,000) goes to Zhang Tianwei.

Jeju Open Final

Blinds 50,000/100,000 Ante 100,000

The blind increase was forcing all-in or fold situations between the last three and were exchanging pots until Biao Ding made a push from the button with A♥ 4♥ and William Jia calling from the big blind with K♠ J♣ for a showdown. The board of 9♦ 9♥ T♥ 3♣ 2♣ bagged a win for Biao Ding's ace-high, leaving William Jia out of the tournament at 3rd place for a payout of KRW 17,260,000 (~USD 13,000), which is good for two first class tickets from Jeju to New York.

$15,000 NLH Day 1

Blinds 10,000/15,000 Ante 15,000

Buy in: KRW 21,000,000 (US$ 15,000)

Entries: 51

Chips in play: 25,500,000

Average stack: 708,333 (47 bb)

Henrik Hecklen of Denamrk leads the field with 1,670,000 chips followed by Oliver Weis of Germany for 1,600,000 and Chun Law of the USA with 1,400,000 to round up the top 3. The other top chip counts are:

Jeju Open Final

Blinds 30,000/60,000 Ante 60,000

Liew Lee Wee got eaten by the blinds in the two previous hands and decided to push all-in from the button for 420,000 with Q♥ J♣. Zhang Tianwei made the call to defend the big blind with K♥ 8♦ . The board ran 9♦ 2♣ 2♠ A♠ A♣ with the King-high of Tianwei doing enough to bust out Liew Lee Wee at 4th place. Liew Lee Wee earns a 4th place payout of KRW 13,930,000 (~USD 10,500), enough for a WSOP main event ticket and a couple of buffets.

Here are some answers:

Nicholas Michael - 9-10 suited for sure. If I play 9-10 suited I think it has more outs. If many people are playing, I think 9-10 suited is even better because everybody else is tight and myself play very loose. Everyone else play with super tight range, play nicer hands. Pocket 8's is mid unless you hit set on the flop, or turn, or in the river. If I have 8's and someone shoves, I fold. But if someone all-in and I have 9-10 suited, I may call. I have more chances of calling pre-flop all-in with 9-10 suited than pocket 8's.

Thoo Ming Ken - I don’t like 8's, I like 9-10 suited. Chinese people like number 8 because it brings prosper, I’m the opposite. I hate 8's, my worst hand. It’s more fun to play suited. You can hit royal flush. Pocket 8's you cannot hit royal flush, maybe quads max.

Thoo Ming Ken just placed 10th at the Jeju Open Final here at Poker Dream 12 Jeju 2024.

Deepstack (Event #7)

Blinds: 5,000/10,000 Ante 10,000

Date: September 27, 2024

Buy in: KRW 400,000 (~US$ 293)

Entries: 42

Prizepool: KRW 14,340,480 (~US$ 10,865)

ITM: 6 places

Payouts

1st KRW 4,880,480 (~USD 3,700)

2nd KRW 3,770,480 (~USD 2,850)

3rd KRW 2,150,000 (~USD 1,600)

4th KRW 1,650,000 (~USD 1,250)

5th KRW 1,290,000 (~USD 975)

6th KRW 1,000,000 (~USD 750)

Average stack: 210,000 (21 bb)

Chips in play: 1,260,000

Junheng Situ holds a chip lead entering the final table of 9 with 385,000 chips. Just half a lap behind is Jingqiang Yu with 240,000 chips and Xianlin Li right beside with 220,000. The rest of the counts are:

Jeju Open Final

Blinds 30,000/60,000 Ante 60,000

In a battle of the blinds, Liew Lee Wee pushed 410,000 all-in with Q♣ 7♥. Biao Ding made the call with K♦ Q♥. Biao Ding dominated but the board ran J♦ 3♦ 9♣ 7♠ J♣ with the pair 7 of Liew Lee Wee doing enough to stay alive

Jeju Open Final

Blinds 30,000/60,000 Ante 60,000

Zhu Jingxuan pushed his last 90,000 all-in from the small blind with K♦ 8♠ with Liew Lee Wee defending his big blind with J♠ 8♥. The flop and turn of 7♣ 3♣ 5♦ 2♠ were promising for Jingxuan, but the J♣ on the river landed a hard blow to end his run at 5th place. Liew Lee Wee improves to 670,000 in chips.

Jeju Open Final

Blinds 30,000/60,000 Ante 60,000

William Jia raised his A♣ K♣ to 150,000 at the small blind and called when Zhu Jingxuan pushed all-in with K♠ J♦ at the big blind. The A♦ Q♥ 5♦ flop solidified Jia's lead and the 4♣ 4♥ that completed the board assured the win. William Jia rises to 2,180,000 chips while Zhu Jingxuan gets a beating down to 90,000.

Jeju Open Final

Blinds 30,000/60,000 Ante 60,000

In a battle of the blinds, Yu Jiapeng pushed all on for his last 70,000 with 5♦ 2♣ and Biao Ding defended at the big blinds with Q♦ 6♠. The 9♠ A♣ 3♥ flop added a possible straight to improve Jiapeng's hand, but the Q♥ on the turn and the 9♦ on the river shut the door to end his tournament life. Biao Ding improves to 1,700,000 while Jiapeng takes a bow at 6th place, winning 6th - KRW 8,270,000 (~USD 6,200), which could be used for a nice weekend vacation at a five-star beach resort.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) 1B

Blinds: 1,000/2,500 Ante 2,500

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Gurantee: KRW 100,000,000 (~USD 72,250)

Entries: 112

ITM: 17

Remaining players: 48

Average stack: 93,333 (37 bb)

Chips in play: 4,480,000

Flight 1B officially closes with a total 112 entries. After 10 levels, Pham Bao leads the remaining 48 players with 270,000 chips. Qiang Xu is shoulder to shoulder with 262,000 while Victor Cheng is trailing behind with 177,000 to complete the top 3.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD)

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Gurantee: KRW 100,000,000 (~USD 72,250)

Entries: 102

ITM: 16

Blinds: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000

16 players of 102 entries move on to the Deepstack Final to be played tomorrow. They will be jined with other qualifiers from 3 other flights. Leading the Day 1A in chips is Chunhao Zhang with 678,000 with Kanwen Du trailing behind with 552,000. Completing the top 3 is Xiaolu Li a bit further down the road with 338,000.

Jeju Open Final

Blinds 25,000/50,000 Ante 50,000

At the end of the break with 6 players remaining, William Jia walked back to his seat as the chip leader with a 1,600,000 stack. Jia's stack took its first big hit against Tianwei Zhang when Jia made a big flop bet, but had to give up the pot when he couldn't call the all-in bet by Zhang on a flop of 2♣ 2♦ 5♦. Tianwei Zhang's stack improved to 1,400,000 while Jia's dwindled to 1,000,000.

On another hand that followed, Jia met Biao Ding's all-in for 770,000. Biao Ding flashed A♣ K♥ that dominated the A♥ J♥ of William Jia. The 6♠ T♠ 7♥ T♦ Q♣ board was of no help and Biao Ding bounced back to 1,615,000 chips. William Jia was reduced to a very critical 180,000.

William Jia took a gamble with his remaining 180,000 with J♥ 7♠, and was called by Zhu Jingxuan from the big blind with 8♥ 4♥ . The board of 9♠ 6♠ 5♠ T♦ T♥ didn't do anything for anyone, and a Jack-high for Jia was enough to double him up from drowning with 410,000 chips. Zhu Jingxuan felt a little prick when his stack went to 1,240,000.

At the next level with blinds at 30,000/60,000 ante 60,000, William Jia pushed the 410,000 all-in with Q♦ Q♠ and was met by an equally short-stacked Yu Jiapeng, who felt confident making the call with K♦ 9♣. The queens stayed alive with a board of J♥ 2♠ 7♣ 5♣ 4♥ and Jia double up to 910,000. Yu Jiapeng was left with 70,000.

Jeju Open Final

Blinds 25,000/50,000 Ante 50,000

Biao Ding takes another bad beat. With his kings cracked earlier, Biao Ding suffers another hit. This time his A♣ J♥ falling to the K♠ Q♣ of the short-stacked Yu Jiapeng. Biao Ding was in positive spirits on a flop of 7♥ 9♥ 9♣, but the K♦ on the turn and the 7♠ on the river shattered the dream. Yu Jiapeng doubles to 550,000 while Biao Ding slides down to 950,000 as the bad run continues.

Jeju Open Final

Blinds 20,000/40,000 Ante 40,000

Date: September 26 to 27, 2024

Buy in: KRW 810,000 (~US$ 594)

Entries: 257

Prize pool: KRW 177,018,210 (~ USD 134,260)

ITM: 39

Day 1A: 11/ 70 entries

Day 1B: 17/ 109 entries

Day 1C: 9/ 58 entries

Day 1D (Flipout): 2/ 20 entries

Remaining Players: 6

Remaining Payouts:

1st - KRW 35,560,000 (~USD 27,000)

2nd - KRW 23,608,210 (~USD 18,000)

3rd - KRW 17,260,000 (~USD 13,000)

4th - KRW 13,930,000 (~USD 10,500)

5th - KRW 10,920,000 (~USD 8,200)

6th - KRW 8,270,000 (~USD 6,200)

The 6 remaining players take a much needed break from all the poker action. Meanwhile... Jiachip counts:

Jeju Open Final

Blinds 20,000/40,000 Ante 40,000

With just a little over 10 big blinds, Liew Lee Wee felt good about his 8♦ 8♠ and shoved his last 520,000 all-in from the button. Biao Ding peeked into a K♦ K♣ and defended his big blind. The board ran T♠ 9♠ 7♠ and added more outs for Wee. The turn 6♥ gave Wee a straight and Biao Ding drawing dead. The 9♣ on the river didn't matter. Liew Lee Wee doubles his stack to 1,100,000 while Biao Ding got dented to 1,200,000 and still slightly ahead of Wee in the count.

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) 1A

102 entries bought in for KRW 900,000 (~USD 660) to create a prize pool of KRW 109,998,000 (~USD 83,430). 45 players still remain to fight for the 16 slots that guarantee a share from the prize pool.

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Gurantee: KRW 100,000,000 (~USD 72,250)

Entries: 102

ITM: 16

Starting Stack: 40,000

Chips In Play: 4,090,000

Average Stack: 90,600

Remaining Players: 45

Jeju Open Final

Blinds 15,000/30,000 Ante 30,000

Shi Jinlin's Pocket Queens were outdrawn by the suited big slick of Zhu Jingxuan when a King peeked on the flop and got eliminated at 8th place. Zhu Jignxuan builds a stack to 1,150,000, entering the millionaire club. Shi Jinlin gets a payout of KRW 4,400,000 (~USD 3,300) for the 8th place finish, enough for one of those fancy Swiss watches.

The same thing happened to Nie Yizhou, whose Pocket Tens were outdrawn by the A♣ 6♣ of Zhu Jingxuan. An A♠ appeared on the flop and a 6♥ on the turn gave two pair for added protection. Zhu Jingxuan builds his stack to 1,450,000. Nie Yizhou claims KRW 6,070,000 (~USD 4,600) from his share of the prize pool, enough to buy a decent second-hand European car like a 1999 BMW 740.

Jeju Open Final

Blinds 10,000/25,000 Ante 25,000

William Jia made a min-raise from UTG+2 then called the 310,000 all-in of Zhichen Yu from the big blind. William Jia flipped over A♠ J♠ and looked in bad shape versus the A♣ Q♠ of Zhichen Yu. However, the gods dealt a flop of 6♣ A♦ J♥ to give Jia the lead, followed by a J♦ turn to give Yu just one out to tie. The T♣ river was a brick and Zhichen Yu was eliminated at 9th place with a payout of KRW 3,700,000 (~USD 2,800), enough for some top-of-the-line scuba diving equipment.

$15,000 NHL Day 1

Blinds 1,000/2,000 Ante 2,000

Date: September 27, 2024

Buy in: KRW 21,000,000 (~USD 15,000)

Entries: 7

Prize pool: KRW 136,857,000 (~ USD 103,802)

ITM: TBD after registration ends

Starting Stack: 500,000

Chips In Play: 3,500,000

Average Stack; 500,000

Remaining Players: 7

Attracting some big spenders and high rollers is the $15,000 NHL Day 1 event. So far 7 players have signed up to kickstart the tournament with more expected by the end of registration.

Jeju Open Final

Blinds 10,000/20,000 Ante 20,000

Date: September 26 to 27, 2024

Buy in: KRW 810,000 (~US$ 594)

Entries: 257

Prize pool: KRW 177,018,210 (~ USD 134,260)

ITM: 39

Day 1A: 11/ 70 entries

Day 1B: 17/ 109 entries

Day 1C: 9/ 58 entries

Day 1D (Flipout): 2/ 20 entries

Remaining Players: 9

Remaining Payouts:

1st - KRW 35,560,000 (~USD 27,000)

2nd - KRW 23,608,210 (~USD 18,000)

3rd - KRW 17,260,000 (~USD 13,000)

4th - KRW 13,930,000 (~USD 10,500)

5th - KRW 10,920,000 (~USD 8,200)

6th - KRW 8,270,000 (~USD 6,200)

7th - KRW 6,070,000 (~USD 4,600)

8th - KRW 4,400,000 (~USD 3,300)

9th - KRW 3,700,000 (~USD 2,800)

Biao Ding is the chip leader entering the final table with 1,550,000 chips. The only other millionaire is Tianwei Zhang with 1,100,000. Here are the complete final table chip counts:

Jeju Open Final

Blinds 10,000/20,000 Ante 20,000

Thoo Ming Ken looked down at his hole cards and was excited enough to push his last 195,000 from the cutoff with J♣ J♥ . Biao Ding made the call at the small blind, revealing Q♥ Q♦ and bringing disappointment to the spirit of Thoo Ming Ken. Biao Ding's Ladies hold on a board of T♣ K♥ K♠ 5♥ 6♦ and grows his stack to 1,550,000. Thoo Ming Ken takes a payout of KRW 3,100,000 (~USD 2,350) for his 10th place finish, which is a pretty good starting capital for a food truck.

Jeju Open Final

Blinds 10,000/20,000 Ante 20,000

The very very short-stacked Jiang Ming took a gamble with 7♠ 8♠ for his last 170,000 chips from under the gun. Zhu Jingxuan made the call and successfully defended the big blind with J♥ T♥ on a board of J♦ Q♥ 5♦ 6♥ 6♠. Jingxuan's pair of Jacks enough to eliminate Jiang Ming at 12th place for a KRW 2,710,000 (~USD 2,055) payout, which can buy two high quality surfboards.

In the battle of the blinds, William Jia made an all-in play with Q♠ 3♦ which was called by Frederick Sia for his last 200,000 showing A♥ K♣. William Jia may have felt embarrassed to have run into a brick wall at first, and he was beginning to melt with the board running 9♠ 5♥ 2♦ 6♥, but then the Q♥ on the river booked him the win and eliminated a stumped Frederick Sia at 11th place. Sia takes home a KRW 3,100,000 (~USD 2,350) prize, which can be enough for a Caribbean cruise.

Jeju Open Final

Blinds 10,000/20,000 Ante 20,000

Cao Tingjia raised all-in for his last 80,000 and was called by initial raiser Zhang Jianwei for an all-in battle. Cao Tingjia flipped over T♥ T♠ versus the J♦ J♣ of Zhang Jianwei. Zhang Jianwei's jacks held

on a board of Q♠ 4♣ 3♦ 5♥ K♣, bringing his stack up to 840,000 while busting out Cao Tingjia at 13th. Cao Tingjia bags KRW 2,710,000 (~USD 2,050) for his prize pool share, worth maybe a dinner for two at a French three-star Michelin restaurant, wine included.

Jeju Open Final

Blinds 10,000/20,000 Ante 20,000

Zhu Jingxuan raised all-in from the button and got big blind Sun Jiafeng to commit his last 270,000.

Zhu Jingxuan: Q♦ T♦

Sun Jianfeng: A♦ 8♦

There was a brief moment of positivity for Sun Jianfeng when both cards were revealed. He was also optimistic about the K♣ 9♠ 6♥ flop. But the J♠ on the turn crushed his hopes and left him drawing dead. The 3♣ on the river just a formality. Zhu Jingxuan builds his stack to 750,000 while Sun Jianfeng leaves the table at 14th place, taking home a payout of KRW 2,440,000 (~USD 1,850), the equivalent of a VVIP package to a Coldplay concert with a band photo-op and a signed shirt.

Jeju Open Final

Blinds 8,000/16,000 Ante 16,000

Biao Ding called the all-in of Ding Yangyi for a pre-flop all-in showdown.

Biao Ding: A♣ 7♣

Ding Yangyi: K♥ K♦

Board: A♠ 8♣ 2♠ 7♠ A♥

One ace would've sufficed, but two just adds more conviction. Ding Yangyi made a great push, but the poker gods weren't too kind. Biao Ding's stack rockets to 950,000. Yangyi finishes at 15th overall and earns a payout of KRW 2,440,000 (~USD 1,850), which can buy him a case of sophisticated 18 year old single malts.

In another hand, Sun Jiangfeng made the inital min-raise from the hi-jack, and agreed to the three-bet 80,000 of Biao Ding at the button to see a flop A♣ 4♥ 4♠ . Jiangfeng check-calls the 50,000 bet of Biao Ding to rveal the 5♦ turn. Both players check to reveal the A♠ at the river. Jiangfeng leads out with 94,000, but snap folds when Biao Ding pushes all-in.

Biao Ding pushes his stack past the million mark with 1,100,000 in chips. Sun Jianfeng is depleted to 275,000.

Jeju Open Final

Blinds 8,000/16,000 Ante 16,000

Liew Lee Wee didn't have to add much from his initial raise to the all-in of Xu Wei from the small blind.

Liew Lee Wee: Q♠ T♥

Xu Wei: K♥ J♠

Board: 6♥ T♣ A♦ 5♣ 4♦

Wee spikes a 10 and is enough to eliminate Xu Wei at 16th place. For his efforts, Xu Wei will be taking home KRW 2,170,000 (~USD 1,650), which is worth a one-way trip from Jeju to Ibiza.

Jeju Open Final

Blinds 8,000/16,000 Ante 16,000

Date: September 26 to 27, 2024

Buy in: KRW 810,000 (~US$ 594)

Entries: 257

Prize pool: KRW 177,018,210 (~ USD 134,260)

ITM: 39

Day 1A: 11/ 70 entries

Day 1B: 17/ 109 entries

Day 1C: 9/ 58 entries

Day 1D (Flipout): 2/ 20 entries

Remaining Players: 16

Tianweng Zhang leads the last 16 remaining with 820000 chips. The last 16 are guaranteed a minimum payout of KRW 2,170,000 (~USD 1,650). The other chip counts are:

We asked three players the question. Their answers:

Andrei Budykin - Ofcourse 910s. It's my favorite hand. I won a lot of pots with 9d10d so it's my favorite hand.

With over USD 60,000 in live cash earnings, Andrei Budykin may just have something there with his favorite hand. Budykin has been traveling throughout Asia this 2024 for a lot of poker - Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines - and now here in Jeju, Korea. His name popped up in several payout lists everywhere he went, and he will certainly want to add his name to the payout list here at Poker Dream 12 Jeju 2024.

Wang Feidu - Of course pocket 8♠. You have a big hand and you can do everything you want.

Wang Zhiyi - I think pocket 8♠ because its better and stronger to play than 9-10s.

Deepstack (KRW 100 GTD)

Blinds 300/600 Ante 600

The entry list has just jumped up to 65. Registration for the event is still open until the end of level 10.

Check out some of the players. Maybe one of them could be the champion!

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD)

Blinds 300/600 Ante 600

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Guarantee: KRW 100,000,000 (~USD 72,250)

Entries: 59

ITM: TBD After Registration Ends

Starting Stack: 40,000

Chips In Play: 2,360,000

Average Stack: 48,000

Remaining Players: 49

Huang Feidu currently leads the field of 49 at The Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) with 131,000 chips. Not that far behind is Yanfeng Wang with 105,000. They are the only two in six figure chip counts so far.

The rest of the top chip counts are:

Jeju Open Final

Biao Ding is the big chip leader among the last 39 players competing in the Jeju Open Final. It is no surprise that this poker legend should be up there on the top. Biao Ding's poker portfolio brings a long list of accolades that records over USD 11 Million in live cash earnings. His biggest wins came at the recent Triton Poker Super High Roller Series held also here in Jeju last March 2024. Biao Ding scored his biggest cash at over USD 2.8 Million at the $150,000 NLHE - 8 Handed event, where he placed second. He was also crowned the champion of the $50,000 Pot Limit Omaha - 6 Handed event, winning a cool USD 1.1 Million.

Biao Ding can be expected to be at the payout list of several events here at Poker Dream 12 Jeju 2024. Maybe even bag a couple of championship trophies along the way.

Right now, he's already in the money at the Jeju Open Final. It's just a matter of how high he can go.

Jeju Open (KRW 100M GTD) Final

Date: September 26 to 27, 2024

Buy in: KRW 810,000 (~US$ 594)

Entries: 257

Prize pool: KRW 177,018,210 (~ USD 134,260)

ITM: 39

Blinds: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000

Remaining Players: 39

Day 1A: 11/ 70 entries

Day 1B: 17/ 109 entries

Day 1C: 9/ 58 entries

Day 1D (Flipout): 2/ 20 entries

257 official entries from 4 flights registered for KRW 810,000 (~US$ 594) to push the prize pool to KRW 177,018,210 (~ USD 134,260). The top 39 survivors from all the flights are now combined for one final flight to compete at the Day 2 Final. All the 39 players are already guaranteed the minimum payout, but will be playing to get a higher share of the prize pool. The biggest share for the champion is a whopping payout of KRW 35,560,000 (~USD 27,000).

Biao Ding leads the pack, and hopefully he maintains the big stack to the championship.

Here are the chip counts of the remaining players:

Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) Day 1/A

Blinds 100/200 Ante 200

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)

Guarantee: KRW 100,000,000 (~USD 72,250)

Entries: 15

ITM: TBD After Registration Ends

Starting Stack: 40,000

Chips In Play: 600,000

Average Stack: 40,000

Remaining Players: 15

The first flight of the Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD) had a late start. The tournament needed 15 players to officially start. And so, after a bit of a wait - 15 players have finally got the tournament going.

Some of those getting an early start at the felt are Wang Fei, who made several cashes in the Asian Poker Tour Jeju a few months back, and will look to use that familiarity to gain some success.

Spanish poker pro Santiago Soriano Ramos is looking to make a significant payout to finally cross the USD 1 Million in career live cash earnings.

Liu Tian had some small ITM cashes at Poker Dream Malaysia last month and seeks to do better here at Jeju.

The survivors of all the flights played today will advance to the Day 2 Final where they will form one last flight to compete for higher payouts up the ladder and the Poker Dream champion's trophy..

Here are some of the players competing in the Deepstack (KRW 100M GTD):

Day 2 starts with Deepstack, featuring a starting stack of 40,000 which is 400x the opening blinds. For a buy in of KRW 900,000 (~USD 660), players have a shot at a piece of the KRW 100 million (~USD 75,250). There will be four flights scheduled throughout the day, including the flipout event.