Red Dragon Championship

The last flight of the Red Dragon Championship Event welcomed an additional 190 entries across nine levels of registration, bringing up the total attendance to a massive 1,337 magnitude. Japan's Nakamura Nana closed Day 1D with the lead, after finding the largest bag by night's end with 359,000. 74 more survivors will return tomorrow for Day 2's games for another ten levels of 60 minute blinds and approximately 15% of the field banking a share of the prize pool.

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 / 103 qualified

Day 1B: 395 entries / 138 qualified

Day 1C: 421 entries / 144 qualified

Day 1D: 190 entries / 74 qualified

Day 2: 457 players

Day 3: Saturday, August 3

Final Day: Sunday, August 4

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Utg Zhou Quan opened to 6,500, called by the hijack along with big blind Nadmid Sanduisuren. On flop 3♦ J♥ K♦ , Nadmid check called 9,500 and headed to turn 6♣ . Both players check it through to the river 9♥ where both massive stacks rushed in. Nadmid shows Q♦ T♦ and chops it up as Zhou tabled Q♥ T♥ .

Action began with an all-in from Chen Daqiu for 40,500, followed by two more - Ma Li and Ren Yupeng. The board ran 7♥ T♦ 4♣ 9♠ K♠ , earning Chen a lucky triple up with his set of fours and Ren the side pot to survive through.

Utg opened, followed by a three bet from Jiang Ming. Cutoff Li Xiaoling called off for her last 16,500 and ran the board 2♠ 9♦ A♠ 4♠ J♥ . Li is spared from elimination and doubles with a set of jacks.

Following an early open, Nadmid Sanduisuren fired a three bet to 16,000 and saw button Ma Li bump it up further to 30,000. Back to Nadmid, he shoved for Ma's 27 BB behind and Ma tank folds.

Utg Yuan Ke opened to 5,000 and saw Chou Ya Ting right behind raise to 15,000. Yuan completes and heads to flop 9♠ 9♦ 4♠ . Chou shoves 27,500 and collects a call from Yuan not long after. Chou tables Q♥ Q♣ , crushing Yuan's 7♣ 7♥ all the way to turn 2♣ and river K♠ .

Utg+1 Wang Zixun opened to 6,000 and called 9,000 more after Zhao Wenbin put in a raise. On flop Q♦ 7♦ 6♥ , Zhao continued for 15,000 and went to jam 48,000 in on turn A♠ after Wang called one street. Wang tanks and folds.

Mp Zhang Fangxiao opened and called a 16,000 three bet from big blind Wong Chak Sen. On flop 6♠ 4♠ 4♣ , Wong slammed all-in for 36,500 and scooped up the pot shortly after Zhang slipped his hand in the muck.

Two stacks rushed to the middle preflop with Zhu Ning at risk for his last 43,500 against Li Yu. A crucial race, the board 6♠ 8♠ J♣ 9♦ 4♦ quickly flopped top pair for Zhu, earning him the double up.

Hijack Huang Yi defended his open vs an 11,000 three bet from button Sun Bin and headed to flop A♥ 2♣ 8♥ . Sun continued for 5,500 and another 22,000 on turn 6♥ . Huang called one street but gave it up after Sun fired a second barrel.

Utg+1 Wu Han opened to 4,500, joined by the button along with big blind Toyoshima Akihisa. Flop came 7♥ 2♠ 2♣ and Wu continued for 4,000, called by Toyoshima. On turn 4♠ , Toyoshima check jammed 28,500 in and picked up the pot after Wu threw in the fold.

An all-in preflop situation saw Wang Lei commit his last 54,000 against Ji Linrui. A huge favorite, Wang cruised to victory just as the board landed 3♣ 2♥ Q♠ 6♥ K♦ .

Sun Bin opened to 4,000, followed by a three bet from Noda Hiroyuki to 12,000. Sun answered with an all-in and Noda calls for his 14,000 behind. Running a race, the board 3♣ T♠ 5♣ 5♦ 9♦ missed to fill up Noda, leaving packing with eight high.

That's it for the Red Dragon Championship Event with the last flight on schedule closed for registration! A total of 1,337 entries were recorded across the four heats, easily smashing the KRW 1,680,000,000 (~USD 1,236,390) listed guarantee.

Day 1D action will conclude at the end of Level 12.

Halfway through its debut season, the halls of Landing Casino, Shinhwa World, South Korea, has been filled with buzz day in and out, with the Red Dragon Poker Tour games coursing through its KRW 1,680,000,000 (~USD 1,236,390) guaranteed Championship Event. Two of four qualifying rounds are already in the books with yesterday’s flight Day 1B, adding another 138 runners advancing to Day 2. Two more heats run today, August 1st, with the first one kicking off at 12 noon, followed by a shorter 30 minute gameplay at 17:00.

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 / 103 qualified

Day 1B: 395 entries / 138 qualified

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