Red Dragon Championship (2,000,000 KRW)

Xiaqing Ji open shoved 860,000 utg and was snap called by Zehao Li on the big blind. In search of an ace, the board Q♦ 6♣ J♠ 7♣ 2♣ felted none, leaving Ji quickly out of the running.

Yi Ma shoved his last 295,000 and was challenged by Xiaqing Ji for a flip. The pocket pair won it this time around, knocking Ma out shortly after missing to pair up on board K♥ 8♣ 6♠ Q♣ T♦ .

A three way all-in preflop clash saw Yi Ma on the big blind, make the final call covering both Liu Yin's 115,000 and Xiaqing Ji's 445,000 stacks.

Board Q♦ 6♣ 3♦ A♦ 7♦ ran four diamonds, landing Ji the nut flush to scoop it all.

A preflop back and forth saw Valery Li make the final call for his entire 450,000 against Xiaqing Ji. Dominated, Ji handed nearly half his stack as board 3♠ 9♣ Q♥ T♠ 9♥ rolled on the felt.

Red Dragon Championship Day 2 players have been sent off for a 60-minute dinner break, with action resuming at 7:50 pm local time. 43 runners remain in contention for the title, each already guaranteed KRW 5,950,000 (~USD 4,255) in winnings. Today's action will close once the field is down to 24 players or by the end of Level 24, whichever comes first.

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Xiaqing Ji opened to 6,000 utg and called 12,500 more following a raise from Wei Hong behind. On flop 3♥ J♦ 3♣ , Ji was quick to give it up after being faced with another 18,000 bet.

Xiaqing Ji fired a 40,000 three bet against Wei Xu's hijack open, leaving himself with 2,000 behind. Xu continued to flop 9♥ 8♣ 5♠ , and bet for the rest. Ji flicked it in with A♠ J♦ ahead of Xu's A♦ T♥ , up until the runout came T♦ K♦ , knocking him out right at the last hour of play.