Day 1E ended with Spain's Soriano Ramos bagging up towering stack of 905,000 (113 bb). That was 35 bb more than the closest survivor Teng Kah Yew who bagged 620,000 (78 bb). Ramos has now taken over the top spot in the Day 2 survivor list and is far ahead of the pack. He has now set the bar for the next flights.

Also making the cut in Day 1E was Che Jiaming for another Dream Bonus reward! Che bagged at Day 1A, Day 1B, and now Day 1E. He is guaranteed a minimum ₩18.8 Million. Che Jiabin was also successful today to earn his first Dream Bonus of ₩9.4 Million. Che first bagged up a very short stack at Day 1D. Today's stack was a very healthy 296,000 / 46 bb.

That's it for Day 1E. Six flights left to determine how high the pot will go and how many players will earn a piece of the record $2 Million prize pool.

Stay tuned for the recap.

Short stacked Zhang Zhuoqun is forced all in on the big blind and goes down as the stone cold bubble with 8♠ 4♣ unable make any magic happen against Huang Cheng's K♣ K♦ on a board A♥ Q♠ J♦ 3♣ Q♣ .

Xu Linghan opens preflop and finds two callers to the flop A♠ J♦ 8♦ . Xu barrels 30,000 and only Li Xuejian continues. On the turn 6♣ , Xu shoves, Li snap-calls with less behind.

After losing a cooler, Yu Yuan drops to 4 bb then to 3bb on the big blind. Looking down at K♠ J♥ , it's good enough to risk and does so when small blind Zhang Hongsheng shoves in an attempt to steal.

Zhang's T♠ 6♦ connects on the flop then drops behind on the jack turn. By the river 6♥ 8♦ 8♠ J♦ 2♠ , Yu ships it for a double up.

On a board 3♥ 8♦ 3♦ K♥ 7♠ , cutoff Soriano Ramos opens preflop 12,000, gets called by big blind Zheng Jie. Ramos then fires every street - 9000, 60,000, and 150,000, Zheng check-calls throughout then mucks to Ramos's 3♠ T♠ trips.

Yee Yan Wen goes down just before the bubble round. From big blind, Yee three-bets and initial raiser from the button Chen Jianbin calls. On the flop and turn K♣ J♥ 7♥ K♠ , aggressor Yee bets 6000 leaving 1000 behind then tosses it in on the turn. Easy call for Chen.

Yee opens up T♦ T♣ , Chen is far ahead with A♥ K♦ , the river J♦ seals Yee's end.

Action has slowed with only four spots to ITM. Dingxiang Ong avoided the rail by tripling up his short stack with Ace-King staying ahead of two players both with Ace-Jack. Ong is not out of the danger zone though with just over 10 bb.

With a queen landing on the turn, Li avoids elimination.

Tony Lin sends his last 13 bb into the firing line with K♥ J♥ on hand and doesn't improve against caller Chen Weihang with A♠ Q♦ on a board 7♦ 7♠ 8♥ 7♥ 5♠ .

On a raised pot preflop initiated by Bao Shuang, it was pedal to the metal at the flop A♠ 2♠ 8♦ with Bao firing 6000, Shi check-raising 15,000, shove of 79,000 from Bao that's called by Shi.

Cheung Chi Seng ramps up the aggression with a three-bet preflop then when the board spreads A♣ A♠ 7♣ 5♥ 8♠ , Cheung c-bets 9000, 25,000, and jams, Tao folds on the river.

Tan Jit Yoong three-bet wih A♥ A♦ , initial raiser folds while caller Farhad Aghayev calls with J♣ T♣ . Aghayev lands top pair J♣ 9♣ 8♠ with a huge draw and check-raises all in. Tan snap-calls.

The turn J♠ is one of Agahayev's many outs and with the river Q♠ , Tan is eliminated.

The turn 4♦ and river 8♣ change nothing, Yee ships it and busts Kang.

Jiang Ming opens then calls Xuan Yang's 12,000 three-bet. At the flop 2♣ 5♠ 6♠ , Yang continues for 10,000 then goes deep in the tank on Ming's check-raise of 33,000. After using three time banks, Yang folds to award Ming the pot.

Button raise by Gu Xiaochun is called by the blinds who then check to Gu on a flop 7♦ Q♦ 6♥ . Gu c-bets 6000, small bling Zhang Hao check-raises 14,500, big blind folds, Gu jams and Zhang takes the risk.

Valeriy Pak and Ge Zhigang look at a board 2♥ 2♠ 7♦ J♣ , Ge bets pot of 11,000 and Pak calls to bring the river Q♣ . Ge fires once more for 20,000, Pak snap-calls then mucks to Ge's Q♥ 8♠ top pair.

Big blind Ng Kah Chun defends with a three-bet of 4000 yet doesn't shake the two players in the hand Ng Wai Loon and Chen Yixian. All three check to the turn J♣ Q♠ 4♦ 5♠ , Chun sends out 7000, only Chen Yixian calls, the river is A♠ . Chen switches up and leads for 30,000 leaving 1,700 behind, Chun is covered and calls.

On a board showing 9♠ 7♥ 7♣ J♣ with 10,800 in the pot, Zeng Lin bets 5000 and another 10,000 on the river T♦ . Ge Yunqing calls both then mucks to 7♦ 3♠ trips.

After cracking Kings, Ren Wenjie picks up another pot. Once again it's a preflop betting war that ends with Wenjie calling Keita Hirano's three-bet. On the flop A♥ 6♠ 9♠ , Hirano bets 2500, Wenjie makes it 6000, Hirano opts to give up the hand.

Heavy preflop betting opens with 1300 from Wang Wei, small blind calls, big blind Yuan Bin three-bets 3000 to bounce it back to Wang who four-bets 9300, no takers.

Three players in on a raised pot preflop check it to the turn J♣ 2♦ 6♦ T♣ . Pham Bao slides out 2200, Yang Haibo calls, while Xu Yahui check-raises to 8900. Pham answers with a shove of 20,300, Yang folds, Xu snap-calls.

Multiple stack qualifier Che Jiaming is back and attempting to survive another flight to add to the ₩9.4 Million Dream Bonus prize that he is already guaranteed for bagging twice. Che is on his way with a nice pick up on this hand.

Calling a preflop raise, Che check-calls aggressor Jin Yunlong's 1600 flop bet on a board 3♠ A♣ 5♠ while one player folds. On the turn 9♣ , same action, check-calling 3400. Both then pass on the river 7♦ . Che flips over A♥ T♣ top pair, Jin mucks.

Jin Yunlong opens 800 then calls the 2000 repop by button Farhad Aghayev to head to a flop 2♥ 4♠ 8♣ . Aghayev continues for 2500, Jin barrels a check-raise of 5100, Aghayev calls. Not giving up control on the turn 3♥ , Jin fires 6000 which is enough to collect the pot.

From utg+1 Han Juncai opens 700, cutoff Ma Li three-bets to 2,100, Han calls. Both check the flop 9♦ 5♣ T♠ however with the turn 7♣ and river 4♥ , Han takes the reins with 2600 and 3800 bets. Ma lets it go on the river.

Facing a raise from Lim Zoe Win, Zeng Lin ramps up the aggression with a re-raise of 2500. Big blind and Lim call. When the board runs 8♣ T♣ T♦ 3♥ 7♥ , Zeng is relentless laying out a 7500 check-raise at the flop, 7500 on the turn and 10,000 on the river. While big blind had already folded on the flop, Lim tank called every street to expose and deny Zeng's bluff.

The charging Jun Guo opens 700 then bets the flop 400 and turn 600 on a board 5♥ K♣ K♥ 9♦ . Caller Zhao Wei calls pre and flop then check-raises the turn 1900, Guo calls. On the river 6♠ , Zhao lays out a huge 8300 bet, Guo quickly junks his cards.

With a pot of 15,400 and a board 3♣ 5♠ 8♥ T♦ T♠ , Baiyu Ni overbets 19,500, Cao Chenhao tank-calls with less behind while Valeriy Pak says no. Ni opens A♠ T♣ trips that dusts Chenhao's 7♠ 7♥ .

Tang Tian opens then calls Li Xuejian's 2000 re-raise to see the flop A♠ J♦ 8♥ . Tang check-call the 1100 c-bet, then both pass on the turn T♦ . No more checking for Tang who sends out 2500 on the river 5♥ , Li calls to see what he's got. Tang shows A♦ 7♦ for the pot.

By the turn 3♦ 9♣ J♦ 2♣ , four players are still in with 6600 weighing down the middle. Song Li takes a stab for 3500, only small blind Chen Jianbin calls. On the river 4♣ , Chen jumps out with an 8000 bet, Song tanks for one time bank then gives up his hand.

On a board 9♣ 5♦ J♣ 5♥ and 4200 brewed, Ping Lin bets 1100, Tao Xincheng calls, Farhad Aghayev check-raises to 4000. Lin calls, Xincheng folds, the dealer lays the river K♦ . Aghayev continues for 13,000, Lin uses a time bank then pushes 26,200 that sees a snap-fold from Aghayev.

Facing a raise from Wang Heng, cutoff player Wang Wei three-bets 1200. Small blind and Heng join to the flop K♦ J♦ 6♥ and have to pay up the 1100 c-bet if they plan to head to the turn. Only Heng takes interest , 9♥ drops, Wei fires another barrel of 3500. This time, Heng opts to save his chips.

Most popular flight in the works with its deeper structure of 30,000 starting stack and 40 minute blinds. Currently 76 entries on register, closing at the end of Level 9 at 8:20pm.

Gu Xiaobin opens for 300, finds one caller in cutoff, then gets re-raised by button Aleksei Sei for 1500. Gu and cutoff toss in the call for a three-way to the flop T♥ 9♥ 4♣ . Gu quickly leads out 4400, only Sei pays up as both check the turn 8♥ . Back to betting on the river 2♣ with Gu firing another 4400, Sei gives it up.

Three players build a pot of 4200 by the turn J♥ 7♣ 2♦ 5♥ , Kong Qingbao fires three-quarters worth 3600, only Ye Chen finds reason to continue as both head to the river 8♣ . Chen leads out 6000 and wins the pot then and there.

From under the gun, Tang Tian triples it up, several spots over button player Zeng Lin bumps it up to an even higher 1200. Tang calls and the flop spreads 9♥ 8♣ 3♥ . Lin continues for 1400, Tang bites back with a check-raise of 4500 which is enough to induce a fold.

Shuffle up and deal! Day 1E is underway with 29 players getting an early start at racking up. Registration is open until the end of Level 9 which is at approximately 8:20pm.

Welcome to another day at Poker Dream Jeju 12! Today the inaugural festival kicks off Day 1E of the Main Event featuring a brand record prize pool of ₩2.8 Billion / ~$2 Million. Cards start flying at 1pm at the world class resort Jeju Shinhwa Landing Casino.

Today's flight offers the best value with a price tag of ₩2,400,000 / ~$1,760 which buys you a stack of 30,000. Blinds increase at more gradual 40 minute pace, giving players plenty of time to make decisions.

For latecomers, this flight is perfect. Registration closes at the end of Level 9, at approximately 8:20pm. Once that is reached, the remaining players continue until it is down to 15% of the field. The survivor bag up and are guaranteed a spot in Day 2 / ITM round.

Taking a look at the previous flights, four have already been completed.

Day 1A

Date: September 30, 2024

Buy in: ₩1,200,000 (~US$ 880)

Day 1A: 102 entries / 8 advanced

Blinds: 3000-6000 ante 6000

Chip leader: Xing Zhongjie - 546,000 (91 bb)

Day 1B

Date: October 1, 2024

Buy in: ₩1,200,000 (~US$ 880)

Day 1B: 93 entries / 7 advanced

Blinds: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000

Chip leader: Zhichen Yu - 462,000 (46 bb)

Day 1C

Date: October 2, 2024

Buy in: ₩1,600,000 (~US$ 1,173)

Day 1C: 134 entries / 14 advanced

Blinds: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000

Chip leader: Li Xinze - 672,000 (67 bb)

Day 1D

Date: October 2, 2024

Buy in: ₩1,600,000 (~US$ 1,173)

Blinds: 3000-6000 ante 6000

Day 1D: 158 entries / 16 advanced

Chip leader: Xu Qiang - 525,000 (87 bb)

Dream Bonus qualifiers

Che Jiaming - Day 1A / Day 1B

Hong Gang - Day 1C / Day 1D

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