Baby Dragon (1,500,000 KRW)

The first of four flights for the Baby Dragon ends with a bang, knocking out three people on the bubble which takes the field from 142 total entries down to only 20 - two less than necessary.

May's RDPT Prestige Super High Roller Champ Yunchao Yu tops the field with 631,000 after knocking out Trung Quan Nguyen in the last hand of the day with 9♣ 9♠ against Nguyen's A♠ J♠ with the chips going in on 6♠ 7♥ 9♥ A♦ for a 31BB juicer at the end that saw him overtake Luyao Wu who had been bulldozing the field in the last levels and bagged 570,000 in a close second. Yuhan Liu - no stranger to RDPT final tables himself - finished third with 414,000 to his name, after completely dominating the early stages of the freezeout play.

Yesterday's Baby Dragon Warm-Up winner Tommy Maguire from Australia made his second tournament count as well, taking 164,000 to Day 2 and last night's Hyper Turbo NLH champ Hao Zhu did the same, carrying 55,000 into the Final.

All of them will hope for the remaining three flights to bloat the pot to new heights before they can unpack their chips again at 12 noon on Monday the 9th.

Flight B Turbo is still in full swing, so come and join us over there for some more live updates to round out the day!

Drawing dead already, Nguyen gets up, the K♥ river falls and the day ends a second time with a third bubble.

This crazy bubble setup is almost done when the dealer flips over 6♦ A♠ 8♠ before the K♠ turn sparks some hope in the shorties, but the 8♥ river ends the day with a double knockout.

The T♠ turn makes Xu's double up official with an unsignificant 7♦ river following.

Zhemin Xu raises 12,000 from +1 and fills up after Lai Hsuan Yu increased to 27,000 to see the J♠ 9♣ 5♥ flop where Yu's 15,000 c-bet gets called. The K♣ turn is checked to the river T♠ and Yu puts Xu all-in. Waiting for a better opportunity, Xu decides to let it go.

Button Wei Zheng puts 11,000 in front and big blind Jie Su defends to see the Q♣ 2♥ 5♣ flop where Zheng continues for 9,000, Su raises to 28,000 and calls after Zheng announced a 70,000 three-bet. On the K♥ turn Su leads a tiny 28,000, Zheng ups it to 120,000 and Su goes in the tank for over a minute before finally letting it go.

Hijack Jie Su opens 11,000 and fills up after button Hao Tian increased to 33,000. The 3♦ 7♦ 8♥ flop has Tian fork out a 43,000 continuation that puts Su in the tank before he lets it go.

First to act Yong Li raises to 10,000, cutoff Luyao Wu - coming off of a four hand win streak - increases to 22,000, but surrenders his first hand in half an orbit after Li pumped it further to 60,000.

Digging deep for three outs, Hao Zhu brings an excavator to unearth J♠ 5♣ 8♣ Q♣ T♣ for a flush, saying 'thank you' on the river before gobbling up the pot.

Tommy Maguire lays out 8,000 and big blind Xin Chen defends to see the A♦ T♠ 4♠ flop where Maguire's 5,500 c-bet gets met, followed by a 20,000 second barrel on the J♥ turn that completes the board T♣ . Chen barely beats the board with 5♠ 6♠ and decides to mount a steal for 28,000, but Maguire's A♠ 9♥ is too strong to fold.

Cutoff Jie Su makes it 8,000 and small blind Zhemin Xu defends to see the 3♠ 2♣ 7♦ flop where Xu donks 10,000 and fills up after Su raised to 24,000. The A♠ turn gets checked for the 4♠ river to complete the board with Xu's 28,000 lead going unanswered.

With an 8,000 raise and a flat in front, big blind Yuchong Chen squeezes to 20,000 and finds a taker in Yong Li from under the gun. His 12,000 c-bet gets called on the 9♥ J♠ 8♥ flop before he check-folds to a 28,000 bet from Li on the 2♦ turn.

With the board complete Q♠ A♥ 2♠ J♥ 3♠ and 43,000 in the middle, big blind Yuhan Liu leads 20,000, Dong Li counters with a raise to 65,000, but has to let it go after Liu put him all-in.

Wu hits one of his many outs on the 8♠ river and sends Ye packing.

First to act Jing Xu wants 6,000 and hijack Zhemin Xu obliges to see the 8♥ 2♣ K♥ flop that is checked to the 6♣ turn. Jing Xu's 6,000 delayed c-bet gets raised to 13,000 before a 46,000 three-bet gets called. The 3♣ river has Jing Xu jam 16,000 with T♥ T♠ and Zhemin Xu snaps with J♣ 8♣ flush to deliver the knockout.

Catching the action on the 8♣ 7♠ K♥ 3♦ turn with 33,000 up for grabs, under the gun Yong Li bets 15,000 and fills up after button Yunchao Yu raised to 35,000. The 2♥ river gets rejected before Li tables A♠ A♦ to scoop the pot.

The 3♦ in the window puts Liu ahead and he stays in front when the board completes 6♠ 6♣ J♠ 6♥ .

First to act Trung Quan Nguyen opens 6,000 and big blind Xin Chen defends to see the 4♥ 6♠ T♥ flop where Nguyen's 6,000 c-bet gets called and the 5♠ turn rolls onto the felt. Another 20,000 from Nguyen gets met before the Q♣ river is checked with Chen's A♥ 8♣ ace-high being good enough.

Hijack Dong Li - six final tables including two wins at the last RDPT here in May - kicks off the action for 5,000 and takes three interested parties to the K♦ 7♥ K♥ flop that gets checked to the 5♥ turn. Li's 7,000 finds a single taker in big blind Haoting Liu, but another 70,000 on the J♥ river lets him scoop the pot uncontested.

Hijack Lai Hsuan Yu opens 5,500, button Jie Su ups it to 12,500 and big blind Dunmao Huang cold calls before Yu's 30,000 four-bet ends the hand right there.

Hijack Yao Liu makes it 5,000 and big blind Xin Chen defends to see the T♣ 7♣ J♣ flop that gets rejected for a free T♠ turn. Liu's 5,000 delayed c-bet gets called for the A♠ river and his last ditch effort to take the pot with 8♠ 6♠ for 12,000 finds another call from Chen with J♦ 8♥ .

A sweat till the end on K♦ 7♠ 6♣ T♣ J♥ but a win regardless has Tian Hao close in on the overall leaders.

The table laughs when Chen flips over his hand, the dealer tables 9♠ T♣ 7♥ 2♥ 6♣ giving Chen the last laugh.

Zihao Yang opens 3,000 from +2 and fills up after cutoff Luyao Wu increased to 7,500 to see the 4♣ A♦ 6♦ flop. Wu's 4,000 c-bet gets called before another 24,000 gets the job done on the 8♠ turn.

With the end of level 10 complete and late reg closed, a total of 142 entries in Flight A result in 22 ITM spots for the remaining 55 players to fight over.

Lights out for Unknown Player on the J♥ turn, giving Li a flush and the K♦ river becomes just a formality.

The 9♥ river leaves everything as is and makes Jian Wang the new overall chip leader.

Button Yang Chen wants 2,000 and big blind Erdun Xu - fresh from a 6-digit high roller win a few weeks ago - defends to see the 4♦ K♥ 9♣ flop where Chen continues for 1,500 and Xu pays up. The 2♠ turn has Chen fork out another 6,000, but lets it go after Xu pumped it to 17,000.

First to act Jiancheng Xu lays out 2,000 and takes two customers to the A♦ 4♠ 2♠ flop where his 2,500 c-bet gets met by both. The J♣ turn is checked to the 5♣ river and the action gets folded to button Nang Quang Nguyen who takes it down with a 10,500 bet.

No help for the Japanese on J♠ and 9♣ , sending him to the rail with a bit more than 30 minutes left of late registration.

The A♠ river keeps Peng ahead and sends Maguire back to the registration desk.

With the board showing T♦ 4♣ 7♠ 5♦ and 19,500 up for grabs, button Yingjie Chen slides 8,000 over the line and hijack Yuchong Chen calls to watch the K♠ hit the felt. Yingjie Chen jams with Q♣ J♣ air, but Yuchong Chen puts on his cape for a 13,500 hero call with 9♣ 9♥ to double up.

The river 7♦ keeps Nguyen ahead and gets him back to above starting stack.

With the board showing 5♦ 8♥ 6♦ and 9,500 in the pot, button Yunchao Yu - defending champion of the KRW 12 Million buy-in Red Dragon Prestige Super High Roller for $150K in May - lays out 5,000 and cutoff Trung Hieu Nguyen check-calls. Doing the same for 10,000 on the 3♣ turn, before he lets it go when faced with an 8,500 third barrel from Yu on the 2♥ river.