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Poker Dream 12 Jeju - 2024 - Festival Results

Taking up the last time slot of the day, the Mystery Bounty - Hyper Turbo drew in a total of 109 entries, with only fifteen players cutting a share of the KRW 27,912,720 (~USD 21,150) prize pool. China’s Wu Liang emerged victorious across the final rounds and successfully bagged a career first win, having defeated fellow countryman Song Li in heads up play. For his crushing finish, Wu takes with him KRW 11,435,000 (~USD 8,720) in winnings along with the coveted Poker Dream trophy.

Date: September 29, 2024

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

Entries: 109

Prize pool: KRW 27,912,720 (~USD 21,150)

ITM: 15 places

The final flight of the Ultra Stack Event has wrapped up its Flipout rounds with three more players joining the survivor list. A total of 61 combined qualifiers are set to return on September 30th 13:00, for the Final Day games, led by Day 1B chip leader Zhang Hao.

Date/s: September 29-30, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)/ KRW 600,000 (~USD 440)

Guarantee: KRW 100,000,000 (~USD 76,320)

Day 1A: 130 entries / 20 qualified

Day 1B: 174 entries / 27 qualifed

Day 1C: 69 entries / 11 qualified

Day 1D: 30 entries / 3 qualified

Day 1D Flipout Winners:

Yu Jiapeng

Jin Zhou

Wu Yansong

The third Ultra Stack heat ran the fastest pace amongst the three, and added another 69 entries onto the tally. Action played down to 15% of the field at 11 players with Yu Xiangyu stacking atop following six hours of play. Yu crippled Wang Yanfeng right on bubble time to lock in a full double up and gain chip lead status with 871,000 (43 BB) onto the Final Day.

Date/s: September 29-30, 2024

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

Guarantee: KRW 100,000,000 (~USD 76,320)

Day 1A: 130 entries / 20 qualified

Day 1B: 174 entries / 27 qualifed

Day 1C: 69 entries / 11 qualified

Blinds: 10,000/ 20,000 ante 20,000

Average stack: 376,364 (18 BB)

End of Ultra Stack Day 1C Chip Counts:

Ultra Stack Day 1C

Level 21: 10,000/ 20,000 ante 20,000

Down short from the previous hand, Wang Yanfeng pushed his last 140,000 in and was called by Julian Warhurst right on the big blind. Looking to double up, Wang instead headed for the exit as the ace high board 7♦ 5♦ 3♥ A♦ 4♠ sealed his elimination.

Ultra Stack Day 1C

Level 21: 10,000/ 20,000 ante 20,000

Action right on bubble time, Wang Yanfeng raised all-in from the small blind and saw Yu Xiangyu behind make the call for his last 382,000. Dominated, Wang was left crippled to 4 BB as board Q♦ 4♦ 8♥ 6♠ 9♥ failed to save him from his demise.

The second flight of the Ultra Stack event has officially drawn to a close with 27 players out of the 174 entry field moving forward to the Final Day. Zhang Hao tops the list with 1,074,000 (53 BB), just a few big blinds over Day 1A chip leader Luo Xixiang. Zhang stands as the sole runner to breach the 1 million mark, with second in the running Yu Lingjian stacking just below at 953,000 (47 BB).

Date/s: September 29-30, 2024

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

Guarantee: KRW 100,000,000 (~USD 76,320)

Day 1A: 130 entries / 20 qualified

Day 1B: 174 entries / 27 qualifed

Blinds: 10,000/ 20,000 ante 20,000

Average stack: 386,667 (19 BB)

End of Ultra Stack Day 1B Chip Counts:

Ultra Stack Day 1B

Level 21: 10,000/ 20,000 ante 20,000

Andrei Budykin opened from utg and called off for his entire 107,000 stack following an all-in from Devan Tang. Left drawing slim, Budykin exited as the day's bubble having failed to spike his two outer on board K♣ 5♥ T♥ 3♥ 9♥ .

The steepest buy-in listed across Day four of the Poker Dream Jeju 12 lineup, $30,000 NLH, attracted a field of 65 entries for its Day 1 showing. Eleven levels of play saw nearly half the field dusted as the day closed with only 34 players advancing through to the Final Day. China's Tan Xuan caps the action with the largest bag at 2,975,000 (148 BB), followed behind by Malaysia's Yap Ghai Pang with 2,490,000 (124 BB).

Registration remains open through the Final Day, September 30th, for the first three levels - Level 14 @ 15:15.

Date/s: September 29-30, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 42,000,000 (~US$ 30,000)

Day 1 Entries: 65

Remaining players: 34

Blinds: 10,000/ 20,000 ante 20,000

Starting stack: 500,000

Total chips in play: 32,500,000

Average stack: 955,882 (47 BB)

End of $30,000 Day 1 Chip Counts:

The third flight of the Ultra Stack Event drew in a smaller field of 69 entries with 11 runners guaranteed a spot into the Final Day games. Judging from the astounding turnout across today's qualifiers, it wouldn't be surprising to see the total prize pool soar to over three times the KRW 100,000,000 (~USD 76,320) listed guarantee.

Day 1D remains to be underway, with entries for the flipout set at a more modest rate of KRW 600,000.

Date/s: September 29-30, 2024

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

Guarantee: KRW 100,000,000 (~USD 76,320)

Day 1A: 130 entries / 20 qualified

Day 1B: 174 entries / 27 qualifed

Day 1C: 69 entries / 11 qualified

Ultra Stack Day 1B numbers are in with a total 174 entries recorded across twelve levels of registration. Another 15% of the field at 27 players are geared to advance through to tomorrow's Final Day games with 40 runners remaining in battle. Zhang Hao currently holds down the lead, stacking a mighty 81 BB chip count with thirteen eliminations left to go.

Date/s: September 29-30, 2024

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

Guarantee: KRW 100,000,000 (~USD 76,320)

Day 1A: 130 entries / 20 qualified

Day 1B: 174 entries / 27 qualifed

Top Chip Counts:

Zhang Hao - 810,000

Luo Wen - 560,000

Zhang Li - 520,000

Chen Hui - 455,000

Sun Jianfeng - 446,000

Thoo Ming Ken - 400,000

Liu Chenglong - 384, 000

Xu Linghan - 370,000

Zhu Hong - 345,000

Zhang Xiaochuan - 324,000

Blinds: 5,000/ 10,000 ante 10,000

Average stack: 261,000 (26 BB)

"I've been playing for 15 years. This is my first time winning in Poker Dream. I like the tournament. I like Jeju, Korea. I like the mystery bounty. No luck getting the red bounties (highest).", commented Zhou following his victory.

The fifth highlight on the Poker Dream Jeju 12 lineup, Mystery Big Bounty - Sponsored by Korea Poker Cup, drew in a total of 642 entries across four flights, easily exceeding the expected turnout. Day 2 welcomed 91 runners back on the felt, each one vying the lion's share of the KRW 430,039,800 (~USD 328,200) prize pool. Aside from the top prize, the largest listed bounty at KRW 33,000,000 (~USD 25,185) remained the center of everyone's attention, which was eventually claimed by Gao Qingbo.

"When the final table started, it's very hard. This player on my right (Chen Wenwen) and the seat 9 (Lin Wei) are bigstack and behind me. They play so well, so first is very hard. It's very hard for me. But I keep going, keep going, and keep going until six people. Small blind jam and I'm big blind with AK and I win. After that, it's a little bit easy. "

Zhou entered the final rounds amongst the shortest stacks and maneuvered his way to six handed play where he finally gained some momentum. Having doubled through Chen Wenwen in a blind vs blind clash, Zhou went on to secure another crucial boost, with his rockets leaving Lin Wei entirely crippled. On to heads up play, Zhou stood just nine big blinds behind and saw the lead shift back and forth. Zhou went on to finish off his opponent in under half an hour, securing him the final victory and his first Poker Dream title.

An incredible performance, Zhou earns the KRW 44,700,000 (~USD 34,110) top prize in addition to his six bounty tickets valued at KRW 8,000,000 (~USD 6,105), while runner up Chen Wenwen on the other hand, bagged a bigger payday with her seven bounty draws adding another KRW 26,340,000 (~USD 20,100) in prizes, to bring her total winnings to KRW 54,073,400 (~USD 41,260).

Date: September 28-29, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)/ KRW 600,000 (~USD 440)

Guarantee: KRW 200,000,000 (~USD 150,000)

Entries: 642

Prize Pool: KRW 430,039,800 (~USD 328,200)

ITM: 91

Mystery Big Bounty Final Table Payouts

1st Zhou Quan - KRW 44,700,000

2nd Chen Wenwen - KRW 27,733,400

3rd Lin Wei - KRW 19,770,000

4th Qian Feng - KRW 15,230,000

5th Anton Lu - KRW 11,930,000

6th Wu Yansong - KRW 9,270,000

7th Zhang Hongru - KRW 6,770,000

8th Thoo Ming Ken - KRW 4,560,000

9th Yu Jianqiang - KRW 3,680,000

*Excluding bounty prizes

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 33: 150,000/ 300,000 ante 300,000

Zhou Quan this time, raised all-in and saw her final opponent Chen Wenwen make the call for her remaining 4,400,000. At risk, Chen settled for a runner up finish as the board 2♦ 3♠ 2♣ 9♠ Q♣ left her with five high.

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 33: 150,000/ 300,000 ante 300,000

Button Chen Wenwen raised all-in and saw Zhou Quan call off for his tournament life - 6,350,000. In for a race, Zhou manages to survive through, having outran his opponent on board Q♠ 2♠ 8♦ 4♥ 3♣ .

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 32: 125,000/ 250,000 ante 250,000

Chen Wenwen defended her big blind vs a 500,000 button open from Zhou Quan. Both players checked flop J♣ A♣ 8♦ through to turn 6♠ where Chen check called for 1,000,000. On river 5♦ , Zhou pulled the trigger with an all-in, and was crushed to see Chen snap call with the nuts 7♦ 9♣ . Chen scoops the double up and is back on track to victory.

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 32: 125,000/ 250,000 ante 250,000

Down to heads up, Zhou Quan defended his big blind against Chen Wenwen's 500,000 button open and saw flop K♦ T♣ J♣ . Action was checked through to turn 3♦ where Chen gunned for another 500,000. Zhou check calls and leads 1,100,000 on river A♣ , snap called by Chen. Zhou tables Q♣ 4♠ for a straight and ships the pot.

Day 4 of the Poker Dream Jeju 12 festivities saw Xu Yiguang hail as the first winner across the side events, having outlasted the 48 entry field. Eighteen levels of play ensued before Xu closed out the win, taking with him KRW 5,160,000 (~USD 3,930) in winnings. His latest feat stands to be his third victory at the picturesque island of Jeju, with his WPT National Korea Main Event win back in 2016 remaining to be his biggest career cash.

Date: September 29, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 400,000 (~USD 293)

Entries: 48

Prize pool: KRW 16,389,120 (~USD 12,500)

ITM: 7 places

NLH/ PLO Full Payouts

1st Xu Yiguang - KRW 5,160,000

2nd Elvin Ong Choon Khit - KRW 3,729,120

3rd Lu Yingjun - KRW 2,380,000

4th Li Pei - KRW 1,800,000

5th Nie Yizhou - KRW 1,390,000

6th Ren Wenjie - KRW 1,070,000

7th Cadotte August Benno - KRW 860,000

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 31: 100,000/ 200,000 ante 200,000

Forced all-in on the small blind, both remaining opponents checked down board J♥ 7♠ 2♠ J♣ 3♦ all the way through. Zhou Quan's two pair takes the cake, busting Lin Wei in the process.

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Level 31: 100,000/ 200,000 ante 200,000

Lin Wei opened on the button and went on to four bet jam vs big blind Zhou Quan's 1,000,000 three bet. Zhou snap calls with A♣ A♦ and scoops up the hefty pot on board K♠ Q♥ 5♠ 7♣ 7♦ , leaving Lin's K♦ 5♦ headed towards the muck.

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 31: 100,000/ 200,000 ante 200,000

Qian Feng on the small blind put in a raise to 1,600,000, joined by Chen Wenwen behind on flop 7♦ A♥ A♣ . Qian led all-in for his last 50,000, called by Chen with T♣ 7♣ . Qian at risk with 5♣ 6♠ , failed to catch a runner runner, knocking him out as turn 4♣ and river Q♦ completed the board.

The two-day $30,000 NLH event has so far recorded 46 total entries across seven levels with 40 currently seated in the games. Amongst the mix are several notables of which include Henrik Hecklen, Juanda Johnson, Winfred Yu, Tony Lin, and Yu Lei. Plenty of time to jump in with registration remaining open through the first three levels of tomorrow's Day 2.

Date/s: September 29-30, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 42,000,000 (~US$ 30,000)

Starting stack: 500,000

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 29: 60,000/ 120,000 ante 120,000

Grinded down, Anton Lu opened to 1,000,000 and called off for his remaining 400,000 following an all-in from Chen Wenwen. Dominated, Lu found no salvation on board 7♠ T♣ 9♠ 9♣ J♥ , ending his run in 5th place finish.

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 29: 60,000/ 120,000 ante 120,000

Chen Wenwen opened to 250,000, joined by two other players on flop 4♥ 6♣ 8♣ . Chen continued for 300,000 and snap called a 1,600,000 all-in behind from Wu Yansong. Wu with A♠ 8♥ is behind against raiser's A♦ A♣ , and failed to improve on either turn 3♥ or river T♠ for his elimination.

The first flight of the KRW 100,000,000 guaranteed Ultra Stack event has drawn to a close following eight hours of play with Luo Xixiang in the lead. Luo found the largest bag at 926,000 (77 BB) over double the average stack. Three more flights are set to play down to completion today, the last one Day 1D being a flipout qualifier.

Li Wei exited as the day's bubble, having committed his last 112,000 with pocket fives against big stacked Hu Jiawen's five-six. The latter spiked a pair of sixes on the river to signal the end of the flight.

Date/s: September 29-30, 2024

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

Guarantee: KRW 100,000,000 (~USD 76,320)

Day 1A: 130 entries / 20 qualified

Blinds: 6,000/ 12,000 ante 12,000

Total chips in play: 7,800,000

Average stack: 390,000 (32 BB)

End of Ultra Stack Day 1A Chip Counts:

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 29: 60,000/ 120,000 ante 120,000

Folded to Chen Wenwen on the small blind, she raised all-in and saw Zhou Quan right behind snap call for his 1,575,000. A favorite to win, Zhou cruised to victory on board T♦ 2♦ 9♦ 3♥ 5♦ , running a king high flush for the pot.

Today's single day NLH/ PLO side event attracted a total of 48 entries across eight levels of registration, with only seven places garnered to take a share of the KRW 16,389,120 (~USD 12,500) pot. After just four hours of play, the field has dwindled down to its final five players currently led by Xu Yiguang.

Date: September 29, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 400,000 (~USD 293)

Entries: 48

Prize pool: KRW 16,389,120 (~USD 12,500)

ITM: 7 places

Remaining Payouts

1st - KRW 5,160,000

2nd - KRW 3,729,120

3rd - KRW 2,380,000

4th - KRW 1,800,000

5th - KRW 1,390,000

Blinds: 3,000/ 5,000 ante 5,000

Average stack: 192,000 (38 BB)

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Only six players out of the 642 entry field remain in contention for the Mystery Big Bounty title and KRW 44,700,000 top prize. Qian Feng stands in the lead, having just secured a full double up with his rockets. Following closely behind is Chen Wenwen, who has since ran up a storm since the final table kicked off.

Date: September 28-29, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)/ KRW 600,000 (~USD 440)

Guarantee: KRW 200,000,000 (~USD 150,000)

Entries: 642

Prize Pool: KRW 430,039,800 (~USD 328,200)

ITM: 91

Remaining Payouts

1st - KRW 44,700,000

2nd - KRW 27,733,400

3rd - KRW 19,770,000

4th - KRW 15,230,000

5th - KRW 11,930,000

6th - KRW 9,270,000

Blinds: 60,000/ 120,000 ante 120,000

Average stack: 2,976,667 (24 BB)

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 28: 50,000/ 100,000 ante 100,000

Chen Wenwen opened to 225,000 and snap called Zhang Hongru's 535,000 all-in. Dominated, Chen quickly landed the advantage on board 3♥ J♦ 2♥ 9♣ A♣ to deliver the bust.

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 28: 50,000/ 100,000 ante 100,000

With 1,200,000 in the middle on board 3♦ 3♣ Q♦ 2♣ , action was seen on initial raiser Qian Feng with a bet of 400,000. Big blind Yu Wansong check raised all-in and saw Qian call off for his entire 1,585,000. Qian is ahead with A♥ A♠ against Yu's Q♣ 6♣ , and remained that way through river 9♠ .

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 28: 50,000/ 100,000 ante 100,000

Having lost the three way showdown previously, Thoo Ming Ken pushed his remaining 180,000, and was followed with a raise to 500,000 from Anton Lu. Action on big blind Lin Wei, he tank reshoved for Lu's 3,100,000 behind, and the latter folds.

Board Q♦ 9♣ 8♠ 8♦ J♦ ran a straight for Lin, sending Thoo out of the running entirely.

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 28: 50,000/ 100,000 ante 100,000

A three way all-in preflop situation saw Zhang Hongru make the final call on the big blind. Back from behind, Chen Wenwen bagged another crucial pot, having a ran set on board 9♥ 3♦ 2♦ Q♦ 8♠ against her two opponents.

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 27: 40,000/ 80,000 ante 80,000

Chen Wenwen went with A♦ 5♦ for her last 345,000 and was called by initial raiser Lin Wei with Q♠ T♠ . Running a race, the board 9♦ 7♣ 7♠ J♣ 5♣ ran in favor of Chen, allowing her to bounce back to eleven big blinds.

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 27: 40,000/ 80,000 ante 80,000

Vying for 650,000 in the middle on board T♠ 7♦ J♥ 8♣ 9♣ , action was seen on Qian Feng leading out for 80,000. Anton Lu put in a raise to 480,000, followed by another raise to 1,400,000 from chip leader Lin Wei. Both opponents fold and Lin adds the boost to his already massive stack.

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 26: 30,000/ 60,000 ante 60,000

Facing an early open, Zhou Quan raised all-in for 1,530,000 and saw Yu Jianqiang behind call off for his lesser 310,000. Initial raiser got out of the way, and the two run the board A♠ Q♠ 4♥ 3♥ T♥ . Zhou's pocket pair holds for the win, knocking Yu out as the first final table casualty.

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 25: 25,000/ 50,000 ante 50,000

Chen Wenwen opened and snap called Yu Jianqiang's 535,000 jam, only to be crushed after Yu tabled the rockets. Board A♠ 2♥ 4♦ 3♥ 4♠ earned Yu a landslide win for the full double up.

The first flight of the KRW 100,000,000 guaranteed Ultra Stack Event drew in a total of 130 entries, with 54 currently remaining in battle for a spot into Day 2. Play will conclude once the field is down to 15% at 20 players.

Three more flights are available on today's schedule with the last one, Day 1D being a flipout qualifier.

Top Chip Counts:

You Jun Hong - 364,000

Bao Shuang - 330,000

Li Xialin - 317,000

Xu Jieming - 296,000

Ding Yangyi - 278,000

Ma Li - 255,000

Sun Guodong - 250,000

Wong Ka Fai - 246,000

Dai Xiwei - 243,000

Hu Jiawen - 230,000

Xu Linghan - 210,000

Blinds: 2,000/ 3,000 ante 3,000

Starting stack: 60,000

Total chips in play: 7,800,000

Average stack: 144,444 (48 BB)

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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The Mystery Big Bounty final table is finally set following two days of day. The 642 entry field has whittled down to its final nine players with China's Lin Wei still holding down the top spot. Each remaining contender is now guaranteed KRW 3,680,000 in cashes, while continuing to be on the hunt for the Mystery Big Bounty title and KRW 44,700,000 top prize!

Date: September 28-29, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)/ KRW 600,000 (~USD 440)

Guarantee: KRW 200,000,000 (~USD 150,000)

Entries: 642

Prize Pool: KRW 430,039,800 (~USD 328,200)

ITM: 91

Remaining Payouts

1st - KRW 44,700,000

2nd - KRW 27,733,400

3rd - KRW 19,770,000

4th - KRW 15,230,000

5th - KRW 11,930,000

6th - KRW 9,270,000

7th - KRW 6,770,000

8th - KRW 4,560,000

9th - KRW 3,680,000

Mystery Big Bounty Final Table Chip Counts:

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 24: 20,000/ 40,000 ante 40,000

Zhang Hongxu opened to 100,000 and called for his 850,000 stack after Yansong Wu moved all-in. At risk, Zhang felted none of his overcards on board 8♥ 6♣ 4♠ T♠ 6♠ , sealing his elimination as the final table bubble.

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 24: 20,000/ 40,000 ante 40,000

Zhao Wei open shoved his 315,000 and was called by Yu Jianqiang on the big blind. Slightly ahead, Zhao exited shortly as his opponent paired up on board A♠ 6♠ 7♦ J♦ A♦ for the win.

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 24: 20,000/ 40,000 ante 40,000

With an open and a call ahead, big blind Fang Yao stuffed his entire 985,000 in and was called by initial raiser Anton Lu. A crucial flip, Yao instantly found an ace on flop A♣ 2♥ 8♣ 6♠ J♦ but was left crushed as Lu spiked his two outer on the river to turn the tables.

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 24: 20,000/ 40,000 ante 40,000

Facing an open from Qian Feng, Ni Baiyu jammed his last 300,000 and was called by the raiser for a flip. Looking to pair up, Ni instead headed for the rails as the board 3♠ 5♥ 9♣ Q♣ J♥ landed a set for his opponent.

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 23: 15,000/ 30,000 ante 30,000

Lin Yuancheng defended his big blind against a button open from Zhang Hongru and went on to check call for his last 250,000 on flop 9♣ 8♠ 3♣ . Zhang shows Q♦ T♣ against Lin's 7♦ 8♥ , with the former quickly sealing the win as the turn J♥ filled up his straight.

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 23: 15,000/ 30,000 ante 30,000

Short stacked Li Aichun flicked in her last 190,000 with J♠ T♥ and faced Wu Yansong's Q♠ 8♦ . At risk, Li missed to connect with board A♥ 3♥ 4♦ A♣ 5♣ , leaving her to exit shortly.

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 23: 15,000/ 30,000 ante 30,000

Chen Xinyue pushed his 255,000 stack in and was called by Lin Wei on the big blind. In for a flip, Chen unfortunately saw his run come to an end after Lin's pocket pair held on board 4♣ 7♦ 4♥ A♦ 8♦ .

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 23: 15,000/ 30,000 ante 30,000

Small blind Zhang Hongxu raised all-in and saw Thoo Ming Ken behind call off for his last 645,000. A great spot for Thoo, his better ace held on board A♦ 5♥ 4♥ 5♣ 3♥ with his kicker running in play for the double up.

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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The Mystery Big Bounty Final Day is down to its last two tables with China's Lin Wei in the lead. Lin inched over second in the running Anton Lu, both stacking comfortably over double the average stack. Each contender is now guaranteed KRW 2,070,000 in winnings and a chance to claim the KRW 44,700,000 top prize.

Date: September 28-29, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)/ KRW 600,000 (~USD 440)

Guarantee: KRW 200,000,000 (~USD 150,000)

Entries: 642

Prize Pool: KRW 430,039,800 (~USD 328,200)

ITM: 91

Remaining Payouts

1st - KRW 44,700,000

2nd - KRW 27,733,400

3rd - KRW 19,770,000

4th - KRW 15,230,000

5th - KRW 11,930,000

6th - KRW 9,270,000

7th - KRW 6,770,000

8th - KRW 4,560,000

9th - KRW 3,680,000

10th-11th - KRW 3,160,000

12th-13th - KRW 2,640,000

14th-15th - KRW 2,310,000

16th-17th - KRW 2,070,000

Blinds: 15,000/ 30,000 ante 30,000

Average stack: 1,116,250 (37 BB)

The KRW 33,000,000 top listed bounty has officially been claimed, with none other than Gao Qingbo on the lucky end! While Gao's run at the Mystery Big Bounty has come to a halt, the Chinese runner finds his cash padded up thick as his lucky draw earns him a hefty boost.

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Level 23: 15,000/ 30,000 ante 30,000

Anton Lu defended his big blind against Yu Jianqiang's open and went on to check raise 150,000 on flop 4♠ 5♠ T♥ . On turn J♥ , Lu gunned for another 300,000, followed by a final all-in for 685,000 on river 9♥ . Yu tanked and eventually put in the call on the last street with A♥ A♣ , only to be crushed after Lu revealed two pair J♠ 5♦ .

Today's $30,000 NLH Day 1 is currently underway with 21 players seated by the end of the first level. Registration remains open through tomorrow's Final Day for the first three levels. Early amongst the mix are Yu Lei, Chen En Ning, Mark Hammond, Oya Masashi, and Lee Wai Kiat.

Date/s: September 29-30, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 42,000,000 (~US$ 30,000)

Starting stack: 500,000

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

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Out of the 642 entry field, only 33 players remain in contention for the Mystery Big Bounty title, with Australia's Anton Lu leading the charge. Lu holds a commanding lead over the field, stacking over three times the average stack. Fang Yao follows behind by a 25 BB margin, along with Li Aichun to round up the top three spots.

Date: September 28-29, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)/ KRW 600,000 (~USD 440)

Guarantee: KRW 200,000,000 (~USD 150,000)

Entries: 642

Prize Pool: KRW 430,039,800 (~USD 328,200)

ITM: 91

Blinds: 10,000/ 20,000 ante 20,000

Average stack: 541,212 (27 BB)

Li Aichun picked out four bounty tickets, all of which revealed to be seven digit prizes. In total, Li adds in KRW 17,750,000 in cashes to his Mystery Big Bounty run.

Australia's Julian Warhurst happily secured one of the top bounties on the list with his one ticket earning him an additional KRW 17,000,000 in prizes!

On another note, Anton Lu who drew six bounties at once, wasn't as lucky, with his biggest one only amounting to KRW 2,000,000.

Ultra Stack Day 1A

The first flight of the KRW 100 Million guaranteed Ultra Stack event has so far drawn 56 entries in by first break of the day. A long way to go with three more heats set to follow on today's lineup. Registration for Day 1A remains open through Level 12 @16:30.

Top Chip Counts:

Dai Xiwei - 201,300

Li Dong - 162,100

Hu Jiawen - 142,200

Wong Ka Fai - 136,700

Bao Shuang - 127,400

Yang Jiawen - 115,800

Gong Jian - 108,200

Zhang Chunhao - 92,500

Yang Leigang - 82,000

Xu Jieming - 80,600

Lu Wenjie - 73,900

Blinds: 300/600 ante 600

Total chips in play: 3,360,000

Average stack: 67,200 (112 BB)

Huang Hua has so far collected four bounties from the pot, all but missing the KRW 33,000,000 biggest bounty in the list! Huang secured a KRW 2 Million prize with Main Event seat for Day 1B, an additional KRW 1,220,000, and two KRW 780,000 for his remaining bounty tickets.

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day

Sponsored by Korea Poker Cup

Level 18: 5,000/ 10,000 ante 10,000

A fourway all-in preflop saw Chen Wenwen deliver a double elimination on board T♥ 7♠ 5♦ Q♠ 4♦ , shipping her a healthy 46 BB pot. Chen was amongst last night's flipout winners and is now in a great position to secure the KRW 44,700,000 Mystery Big Bounty top prize!

Another thrilling day lies ahead at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, with Day 4 of the Poker Dream Jeju 12 series in action. Today, September 29th sees four flights of the KRW 100M guaranteed Ultra Stack event, accompanied by Day 1 of the $30,000 NLH, along with side events NLH/ PLO, and Mystery Bounty - Hyper Turbo.

Adding to the excitement is also the Final Day of the Mystery Big Bounty - Sponsored by Korea Poker Cup, where a champion will be crowned by day's end!

Mystery Big Bounty (KRW 200M GTD) Final

Sponsored by Korean Poker Cup

Date: September 28-29, 2024

Buy-in: KRW 900,000 (~USD 660)/ KRW 600,000 (~USD 440)

Guarantee: KRW 200,000,000 (~USD 150,000)

Entries: 642

Prize Pool: KRW 430,039,800 (~USD 328,200)

ITM: 91

Flight A: 156 entries / 23 qualified

Flight B: 218 entries / 33 qualified

Flight C: 128 entries / 21 qualified

Flight D: 140 entries / 14 qualified

A total of 502 entries from flights A, B, C signed up for KRW 900,000 (~USD 660) plus the 140 flipout entries of flight D who signed up for KRW 600,000 (~USD 440), brought the prize pool up to a whopping KRW 430,039,800 (~USD 328,200), more than doubling the guarantee for the Mystery Big Bounty event here at Poker Dream 12 Jeju 2024.

A combined 91 players from all the flights advanced to play in today's Day 2 Final. All remaining contenders are already guaranteed a minimum payout and will have the chance to climb up the payout ladder depending on how well they progress in today's final. Apart from the guaranteed payouts from the prize pool, players will also have a chance to win big prizes from mystery bounties.

Leading all 91 players in chips is Shi Bei with 504,000. Shi Bei amassed his chips from flight B and will take those chips into today's final in the hopes of winning the championship.

Mystery Big Bounty Final Day Chip Counts: