South Korea, LES A CasinoEVENT #22

2026.04.13 - 2026.04.15Add to Calendar

Red Dragon Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 30: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Entries

1/158

Total Chips

47,400,000

Average

47,400,000

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4/15/2026, 2:32:35 PM

Xixiang Luo Runs Like Fire to Claim the Prestige High Roller Title

Level 30: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

China's Xixiang Luo has been crowned Red Dragon Prestige High Roller Champion at RDPT Plus Jeju 2026, claiming the iconic Red Dragon Trophy and KRW 276,483,300 (~USD 186,145) after topping a 157-entry field. It was a dominant final day performance from the Chinese pro, who controlled the chip lead for much of the session and found the deck firmly on his side throughout, eliminating multiple players on his way to the title.

Runner-up John Perry put in a remarkable performance of his own, leading the 12 returning players overnight and battling all the way to heads-up before running ace-king into Luo's ace-eight, only to see an eight in the window seal his fate. Third place went to American veteran Christian Harder, who returned as the second overnight chip leader and was a consistent presence throughout, ultimately falling victim to another Luo river when a nine completed a straight to end his deep run.

Final Table Result

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
1	XL Xixiang LuoChina	276,483,000	$186,145
2	JP John PerryAustralia	179,950,000	$121,155
3	CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	120,950,000	$81,430
4	NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	83,900,000	$56,485
5	RS Ranno SootlaEstonia	60,250,000	$40,565
6	XS Xue SongChina	44,750,000	$30,130
7	PD Patrik DemusHungary	34,500,000	$23,225
8	PD Peng DengChina	27,550,000	$18,550
9	ZW Zhuzhai WangChina	22,850,000	$15,385

Final Day Action

Twelve players returned for the final day, with Perry (6,325,000) and Harder (6,100,000) leading the pack ahead of Patrik Demus (5,900,000). Several big names sat further back, including Ranno Sootla (4,475,000), Martin Nielsen (3,230,000), and Renji Mao (2,625,000), all with plenty of work to do.

The early action set the tone quickly. In a three-way confrontation, Demus turned a set of fives in a bloated pot against Perry's two pair, firing a 1,700,000 river bet that Perry snap-called, only to be shown the bad news. Demus surged to around 10,000,000 and briefly took the chip lead, looking every bit a contender for the title.

With Nielsen at risk on the final table bubble, Luo's pocket queens had him drawing to just two outs with pocket jacks. The river sealed Nielsen's exit in 10th place, and the final nine took their seats.

John Perry (2nd) & Patrik Demus (7th)

Final Table Action

Luo wasted no time making his presence felt at the final table. First, Zhuzhai Wang three-bet jammed pocket fours only to run into Luo's pocket sixes, finding no help on a dry runout to exit in 9th. In the first hand back after the break, Peng Deng four-bet jammed ace-ten into Luo's pocket nines, flopped nothing on the eight-high board, and was sent to the rail in 8th as Luo's stack continued to grow.

Demus, who had looked a genuine threat for much of the day, ran into Nguyen Le's pocket queens in a five-bet pot, his ace-eight finding a pair on the flop but nothing more on the runout. He departed in 7th, a tough exit after a strong performance throughout the festival. Xue Song followed in 6th, effectively all-in with pocket jacks only to be shown two pair by Luo, who had flopped kings and sevens. No jack arrived on the river, and Song headed to the rail.

Ranno Sootla (5th)

Sootla's final table story deserves its own mention. The Estonian spent the vast majority of the session as one of the shorter stacks, doubling up multiple times to survive, including a key hand where he faded a flush draw to hold with pocket tens and another where he hit a king on the turn to survive against ace-ten. He laddered impressively from around 8th place all the way to 5th, before eventually getting the last of his 900,000 in with ten-seven against Luo's six-four, a flopped pair of sixes holding on a nine-high board to end his gutsy run.

Le, who had been a consistent presence through the money, fell in 4th when his jack-nine ran into Perry's queen-ten, the flop pairing Perry's queen with no salvation arriving for Le on the runout. Harder's exit was perhaps the cruellest of the day; comfortably ahead with king-jack against Luo's queen-nine on an ace-ten-four flop, only for the nine on the river to give Luo a pair and send the American to the rail in 3rd. The deck had clearly decided who it favoured today.

Heads Up

Heads-Up

Luo took a commanding chip lead into heads-up against Perry, and the Australian gave it everything he had. In the first couple of hands of heads-up play, Perry seemed to be gaining momentum, slowly but surely. However, in the deciding hand, Perry three-bet to 4,500,000 and snap-called Luo's jam with ace-king against ace-eight. Perry was poised for the double, but an eight in the window changed everything, and the runout brought no king to save Perry, ending his impressive run in 2nd place.

That concludes Somuchpoker's coverage of the Prestige High Roller event, but be sure to check out our live coverage of the Red Dragon Plus Championship and Super U Challenge tomorrow!

Xixiang Luo is the Red Dragon Prestige High Roller champion!

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 2:26:12 PM

Xixiang Luo Wins the Prestige High Roller Event for KRW 276,483,300 ($186,145)

Level 30: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Xixiang Luo

China's Xixiang Luo has been crowned champion of the Red Dragon Prestige High Roller at RDPT Plus Jeju 2026, topping a 157-entry field to claim the iconic Red Dragon Trophy and KRW 276,483,300 (~USD 186,145). Luo dominated the final table from start to finish, controlling over half the chips in play at one stage, and closed out the title in heads-up play against Australia's John Perry.

Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's action.

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
1	XL Xixiang LuoChina	276,483,000	$186,145

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 2:19:52 PM

John Perry Eliminated in 2nd Place for KRW 179,950,000 (~$129,928)

Level 30: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

John Perry

Button Xixiang Luo raised to 1,300,000 before being three-bet to 4,500,000 by John Perry. Luo immediately four-bet jammed his covering stack and Perry snapped it off.

John Perry: A♦ K♣

Xixiang Luo: A♣ 8♦

Perry had Luo crushed, but the brutal 8♥ window card changed things in an instant, and the 6♥ 5♦ flop left Perry needing a king to survive. The Q♠ 7♠ runout were not the cards he needed, and Perry was eliminated in 2nd place after a truly impressive run through the field.

Player	Chips
XL Xixiang LuoChina	47,000,000(94 BB)
JP John PerryAustralia	busted

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
2	JP John PerryAustralia	179,950,000	$121,155

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 2:15:15 PM

Perry Gains Some Back

Level 30: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

John Perry raised to 1,000,000 from the button and big blind Xixiang Luo made the call.

On the 5♥ 3♣ 2♥ flop, Luo check-raised Perry's 600,000 continuation-bet up to 2,500,000, and Perry stuck around.

The A♣ landed on the turn, and Perry led for 1,800,000, which was enough to take the pot down.

Player	Chips
XL Xixiang LuoChina	33,000,000(66 BB)
JP John PerryAustralia	14,000,000(28 BB)

Level 30: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 3/158

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 1:55:41 PM

Heads-Up Counts

Level 29: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Player	Chips
XL Xixiang LuoChina	38,000,000(95 BB)
JP John PerryAustralia	9,200,000(23 BB)

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 1:37:08 PM

Christian Harder Eliminated in 3rd Place for KRW 120,950,000 (~$87,329)

Level 29: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Christian Harder

Christian Harder limped in from the small blind before calling big blind Xixiang Luo's shove to put himself at risk.

Christian Harder: K♠ J♦

Xixiang Luo: Q♣ 9♣

Harder was in good shape on the A♠ T♠ 4♥ flop, with Luo needing a nine to take the pot. The T♥ turn changed little, but the 9♠ river gave Luo the best of it in brutal fashion. The deck has been firmly on Luo's side today, and Harder departs in a very respectable 3rd place.

Play is now heads-up!

Player	Chips
XL Xixiang LuoChina	38,000,000(95 BB)
CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	busted

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
3	CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	120,950,000	$81,430

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 1:26:24 PM

Luo Still Dominating Three-Handed

Level 29: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Player	Chips
XL Xixiang LuoChina	33,000,000(83 BB)
JP John PerryAustralia	9,100,000(23 BB)
CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	5,700,000(14 BB)

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 1:17:10 PM

Nguyen Le Eliminated in 4th Place for KRW 83,900,000 (~$60,578)

Level 29: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Nguyen Le

John Perry shoved his covering stack from the small blind and big blind Nguyen Le, who had just survived a confrontation with Perry a couple of hands earlier, stuck in the call.

Nguyen Le: J♣ 9♥

John Perry: Q♥ T♦

The 6♦ Q♣ K♦ flop kept Perry ahead with top pair and handed Le the gutshot, but the required ten never arrived on the 4♠ 3♠ runout and Nguyen was sent to the rail in 4th place.

Player	Chips
JP John PerryAustralia	12,000,000(30 BB)
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	busted

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
4	NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	83,900,000	$56,485

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 12:59:23 PM

Ranno Sootla Eliminated in 5th Place for KRW 60,250,000 (~$43,502)

Level 29: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Ranno Sootla

After slipping back to just a couple of big blinds, Ranno Sootla got the last of his 900,000 stack in from the small blind and big blind Xixiang Luo put in the extra 500,000 to call.

Ranno Sootla: T♦ 7♥

Xixiang Luo: 6♠ 4♥

A cruel flop for Sootla as the dealer fanned 6♥ 5♦ 9♠, giving Luo a pair of sixes and leaving Sootla needing to pair one of his overs or find an eight for a straight. The K♦ turn and 9♥ river were neither, officially ending the Estonian's run in 5th place.

It was a gutsy performance from Sootla, who spent much of the final table as the shortest stack before successfully laddering from around 8th place to 5th. A commendable effort, even if the podium ultimately remained out of reach.

Player	Chips
XL Xixiang LuoChina	28,000,000(70 BB)
RS Ranno SootlaEstonia	busted

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
5	RS Ranno SootlaEstonia	60,250,000	$40,565

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 12:55:28 PM

Five-Handed Counts

Level 29: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Xixiang Luo has spent the last level hoovering up chips and now controls over half of the chips in play, putting him in a commanding position with five players remaining. At the other end of the spectrum, Ranno Sootla is down to just 2.5 big blinds, with Nguyen Le barely ahead on around four.

Player	Chips
XL Xixiang LuoChina	27,000,000(68 BB)
JP John PerryAustralia	11,000,000(28 BB)
CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	8,100,000(20 BB)
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	1,300,000(3 BB)
RS Ranno SootlaEstonia	900,000(2 BB)

Level 29: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 5/158

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 5/158

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 12:46:32 PM

Sootla Stays Alive

Level 28: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Down to under seven big blinds, Ranno Sootla made a virtual all-in from the cutoff before calling it off when big blind Nguyen Le put him in for his tournament life.

Ranno Sootla: K♣ 5♣

Nguyen Le: A♥ T♦

The 4♥ 9♦ 3♥ flop looked ominous for the Estonian, but the K♥ turn provided a lifeline, leaving him needing to fade a heart or an ace on the river. The J♠ secured the double, giving Sootla a little more breathing room, though he remains very much in the danger zone.

Player	Chips
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	4,900,000(16 BB)
RS Ranno SootlaEstonia	2,800,000(9 BB)

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 11:47:22 AM

Xue Song Eliminated in 6th Place for KRW 44,750,000 (~$32,310)

Level 28: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Xue Song

Xue Song effectively moved all in from the button, placing 1,700,000 of his 1,800,000 stack into the middle, and big blind Xixiang Luo made the call.

Both checked the 4♠ 7♥ K♥ flop before Song bet his last 100,000 on the A♠ turn and Luo called. Song tabled pocket jacks, but Luo had him crushed, tabling K♦ 7♦ for two pair on the flop.

No jack arrived on the T♥ river, and Song was eliminated in 6th place.

Player	Chips
XL Xixiang LuoChina	17,000,000(57 BB)
XS Xue SongChina	busted

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
6	XS Xue SongChina	44,750,000	$30,130

Level 28: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 6/158

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 11:25:47 AM

Perry Takes Second

Level 27: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

John Perry

John Perry opened from under the gun and cutoff Christian Harder flatted.

The dealer fanned 7♦ T♦ T♣ for the flop and Perry check-called Harder's 500,000 bet.

Both opted to check down the remainder of the 2♥ A♠ runout, with Perry announcing he has an ace, missing a flush draw but making top pair on the river with A♦ 8♦. Harder sent his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips
JP John PerryAustralia	11,000,000(44 BB)
CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	6,800,000(27 BB)

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 11:18:10 AM

Luo Throwing His Weight Around

Level 27: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Xixiang Luo opened to 500,000 from under the gun and big blind Ranno Sootla defended.

The dealer fanned the T♥ A♣ 8♥ flop and Sootla check-called Luo's 350,000 continuation-bet.

The Q♦ hit the turn and Sootla checked once more; Luo fired 1,000,000, around half the pot size, which would require Sootla to commit around one-third of his stack. After a short tank he eventually made the fold.

Player	Chips
XL Xixiang LuoChina	15,000,000(60 BB)
RS Ranno SootlaEstonia	3,500,000(14 BB)

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 11:05:06 AM

Song's Hearts Do Not Go On

Level 27: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Xue Song opened to 500,000 from the cutoff before facing Ranno Sootla's three-bet shove for 2,500,000 on the button. Song stuck in the call to put the Estonian at risk.

Ranno Sootla: T♦ T♣

Xue Song: K♥ J♥

Sootla can't have been comfortable on the 6♣ 4♥ 9♥ flop, with Song picking up the flush draw to take the edge. The 8♣ turn was safe, and the 8♠ river kept Sootla's tens ahead, putting him back in contention with a more comfortable 20 big blinds.

Player	Chips
RS Ranno SootlaEstonia	5,000,000(20 BB)
XS Xue SongChina	3,000,000(12 BB)

Level 27: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/158

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/158

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 10:15:22 AM

Patrik Demus Eliminated in 7th Place for KRW 34,500,000 (~$24,910)

Level 26: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Patrik Demus

Xixiang Luo opened to 400,000 from the cutoff before Patrik Demus three-bet to 1,700,000 on the button, leaving around 1,200,000 behind. Big blind Nguyen Le cold four-bet jammed for his ~5,500,000 stack, and Demus called to put himself at risk.

Patrik Demus: A♦ 8♦

Nguyen Le: Q♦ Q♣

Demus found some marginal help on the 2♠ 7♣ 8♥ flop, but the 5♠ J♦ runout was unkind, keeping Le's queens ahead and sending the Hungarian to the rail in 7th place.

Player	Chips
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	8,500,000(43 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	busted

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
7	PD Patrik DemusHungary	34,500,000	$23,225

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 9:34:44 AM

Song Finds the Double

Level 26: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Xixiang Luo raised to 400,000 from early position before Nguyen Le three-bet to 700,000 on the button. Xue Song four-bet to 2,000,000, and Le five-bet jammed to put Song at risk.

Xue Song: Q♠ Q♥

Nguyen Le: A♦ K♦

It was a fair fight, and on the J♥ 4♥ 5♠ flop Song was looking good to come out on top. The 9♠ T♣ runout kept his queens ahead, and he finds the full double through Le.

Player	Chips
XL Xixiang LuoChina	13,000,000(65 BB)
XS Xue SongChina	8,500,000(43 BB)
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	4,200,000(21 BB)

Level 26: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/158

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 8:50:06 AM

7-Handed Counts

Level 25: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Player	Chips
XL Xixiang LuoChina	14,000,000(93 BB)
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	8,500,000(57 BB)
JP John PerryAustralia	6,100,000(41 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	5,900,000(39 BB)
CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	5,700,000(38 BB)
XS Xue SongChina	3,500,000(23 BB)
RS Ranno SootlaEstonia	3,300,000(22 BB)

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 8:41:42 AM

Peng Deng Eliminated in 8th Place for KRW 27,550,000 (~$19,892)

Level 25: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Peng Deng

In the first hand back after the break, Peng Deng raised to 300,000 from early position then faced an 800,000 three-bet from hijack Xixiang Luo. Once the action was back to Deng, he four-bet jammed for his 1,900,000-stack and Luo snapped it off:

Peng Deng: A♠ T♣

Xixiang Luo: 9♠ 9♦

Deng was flipping for his tournament life, but didn't find any life-saving cards on the 8♦ 3♣ 8♥ flop.

The 7♦ 5♠ runout didn't help either, and it sealed his elimination in eighth place, as Luo stacks up even more chips.

Player	Chips
XL Xixiang LuoChina	15,000,000(100 BB)
PD Peng DengChina	busted

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
8	PD Peng DengChina	27,550,000	$18,550

Level 25: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 8/158

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 8/158

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 7:28:49 AM

Zhuzhai Wang Eliminated in 9th Place for KRW 22,850,000 (~$16,498)

Level 24: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Zhuzhai Wang

Xixiang Luo opened from the hijack to 250,000 and Patrik Demus in the cutoff the call. Button Zhuzhai Wang then three-bet to 800,000 from the cutoff, before calling Luo's four-bet jam to put himself at risk:

Zhuzhai Wang: 4♥ 4♣

Xixiang Luo: 6♠ 6♣

Wang found himself dominated by the sixes of Luo, and found little in the way of salvation on the 3♦ A♥ K♠ 3♣ 3♥ runout, despite picking up a draw on the turn, he was eliminated as the first final table casualty and takes away KRW 22,850,000 (~USD 16,498) for his deep run in this event.

Player	Chips
XL Xixiang LuoChina	14,000,000(112 BB)
ZW Zhuzhai WangChina	busted

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
9	ZW Zhuzhai WangChina	22,850,000	$15,385

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 7:21:23 AM

Updated Counts

Level 24: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Player	Chips
XL Xixiang LuoChina	12,000,000(96 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	9,400,000(75 BB)
CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	7,400,000(59 BB)
JP John PerryAustralia	5,900,000(47 BB)
XS Xue SongChina	3,200,000(26 BB)
PD Peng DengChina	2,700,000(22 BB)
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	2,600,000(21 BB)
RS Ranno SootlaEstonia	2,500,000(20 BB)
ZW Zhuzhai WangChina	1,700,000(14 BB)

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 6:57:38 AM

Perry Doubles Through Sootla

Level 24: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

John Perry

The first all-in and call confrontation at the final table saw Ranno Sootla open to 250,000 before John Perry three-bet to 900,000 in the cutoff. Once action was back on him, Sootla four-bet jammed with his covering stack and Perry snapped it off for his tournament life:

John Perry: Q♠ Q♦

Ranno Sootla: A♣ K♥

The board ran clean for Perry, with the low runout of T♦ 3♠ 8♠ 6♣ 5♠ securing the double and leaving the Estonian short.

Player	Chips
JP John PerryAustralia	6,200,000(50 BB)
RS Ranno SootlaEstonia	2,800,000(22 BB)

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 5:35:57 AM

Final Table Chip Counts

Level 24: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Player	Chips
XL Xixiang LuoChina	12,625,000(101 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	9,150,000(73 BB)
CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	7,975,000(64 BB)
RS Ranno SootlaEstonia	5,550,000(44 BB)
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	2,925,000(23 BB)
JP John PerryAustralia	2,800,000(22 BB)
PD Peng DengChina	2,675,000(21 BB)
XS Xue SongChina	2,100,000(17 BB)
ZW Zhuzhai WangChina	1,600,000(13 BB)

Level 24: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/158

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/158

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 5:15:20 AM

Martin Nielsen Bubbles the Final Table

Level 23: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Martin Nielsen

The action was joined on a flop of 5♣ 9♠ 4♣ with Xixiang Luo and Martin Nielsen all in, the Dane at risk on the final table bubble.

Nielsen held pocket jacks, but Luo had him drawing to just two outs with pocket queens.

The 6♠ turn changed nothing, and the 2♣ river sealed Nielsen's elimination in 10th place. The final nine players take their seats at the final table!

Player	Chips
XL Xixiang LuoChina	4,575,000(46 BB)
MN Martin NielsenDenmark	busted

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
10	MN Martin NielsenDenmark	19,850,000	$13,365

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 5:10:02 AM

Nielsen's Big Slick Kicks Out Mao

Level 23: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Renji Mao

Renji Mao was left with less than a big blind after Martin Nielsen's ace-king held against Mao's ace-queen in a recent hand in the Prestige High Roller Final Day.

Nielsen shoved from the cutoff and Mao called from the button, and Nielsen's big slick held on the J♦ T♦ 3♠ 8♥ Q♠ runout, with Neilsen upgrading to a straight on the river.

Mao was left with a single 25,000 chip after the hand, and was eliminated shortly after.

Player	Chips
MN Martin NielsenDenmark	4,600,000(46 BB)
RM Renji MaoChina	25,000(0 BB)

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
11	RM Renji MaoChina	19,850,000	$13,365

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 4:43:37 AM

Ngo First Out in Day 3

Level 23: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Khoa Anh Ngo

The action wasn't watched directly, but according to information from RDPT Host Jordan, Khoa Anh Ngo was eliminated by Christian Harder in a blind-vs-blind situation.

Harder shoved , putting Ngo all-in and at risk for eight big blinds effective, with Harder's ace-queen holding against Ngo's ace-ten.

He's sent to the rail in 11th place and will cash for KRW 17,850,000 (USD 12,020)

Player	Chips
CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	6,500,000(65 BB)
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	busted

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
12	KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	17,850,000	$12,020

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 4:24:53 AM

Demus Surging Ahead

Level 23: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

John Perry opened to 200,000 from the cutoff, receiving calls from Patrik Demus on the button and Christian Harder in the big blind.

Harder check-folded on the J♣ A♥ 8♦ flop before Perry check-called Demus' 275,000 continuation-bet.

The 5♦ turn saw Perry check-call again, this time for 675,000. On the 2♠ river, Perry checked once more and Demus grabbed a towering stack of 100,000 chips, placing roughly 1,700,000 into the middle. No sooner had the chips landed, Perry tossed in the call.

Demus tabled pocket fives for a turned set, and Perry let out a wry laugh as he flashed two pair with J♥ 8♥.

Demus surges to around 10,000,000 and takes the chip lead.

Player	Chips
PD Patrik DemusHungary	10,000,000(100 BB)
JP John PerryAustralia	3,500,000(35 BB)

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/15/2026, 4:10:28 AM

Demus Snatches an Early Lead

Level 23: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

In one of the first hands of the session, button Patrik Demus raised to 200,000 before calling small blind Ranno Sootla's 750,000 three-bet.

The 7♦ 3♠ 6♠ flop saw Sootla check-called Demus' 550,000 bet. On the 6♥ turn, Sootla checked once more, before eventually folding when the Hungarian fired a hefty 1,200,000 into the middle.

With this, Demus moves past John Perry in the counts to take an early chip lead.

Player	Chips
PD Patrik DemusHungary	7,500,000(75 BB)
RS Ranno SootlaEstonia	3,300,000(33 BB)

Level 23: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

60 minutes

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4/15/2026, 3:41:46 AM

John Perry Leads Final 12 into Prestige High Roller Final Day

John Perry

The Red Dragon Prestige High Roller is down to its final 12 players at RDPT Plus Jeju, with today's session playing all the way down to a winner. A KRW 276,483,000 (~USD 199,627) top prize awaits, from a total prize pool of KRW 1,115,733,000 (~USD 751,500).

Leading the charge is Australia's John Perry with 6,325,000, narrowly ahead of American veteran Christian Harder (6,100,000) and Hungary's Patrik Demus (5,900,000), who arrives fresh off his EPT Paris Main Event victory earlier this year. Further back, Xixiang Luo (4,575,000), Ranno Sootla (4,475,000), and Nguyen Le (4,400,000) all return with healthy stacks, whilst Martin Nielsen (3,230,000), Zhuzhai Wang (2,900,000), and Renji Mao (2,625,000) round out a formidable field.

Yesterday's key moments included Mao eliminating two players in quick succession early in the day, Tony Lin's brief but colourful appearance at the tables, and a gruelling two-hour hand-for-hand bubble that ended when Aaron Lim ran ace-jack into Sootla's pocket queens. Perry closed the night in style, making a hero call against Yuzhu Wang to scoop a monster pot and bag the overnight chip lead.

Stay with Somuchpoker for live updates throughout the day.

SMPSMP

4/14/2026, 7:20:55 PM

Final Day Seat Draw And Chip Count

Seat Draw

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
RS Ranno SootlaEstonia	4,475,000	1	1
CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	6,100,000	1	2
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	1,675,000	1	3
ZW Zhuzhai WangChina	2,900,000	1	4
JP John PerryAustralia	6,325,000	1	5
PD Patrik DemusHungary	5,900,000	1	7
PD Peng DengChina	3,575,000	2	1
XS Xue SongChina	1,900,000	2	3
XL Xixiang LuoChina	4,575,000	2	4
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	4,400,000	2	5
MN Martin NielsenDenmark	3,230,000	2	6
RM Renji MaoChina	2,625,000	2	7

Chip Count

Player	Chips
JP John PerryAustralia	6,325,000
CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	6,100,000
PD Patrik DemusHungary	5,900,000
XL Xixiang LuoChina	4,575,000
RS Ranno SootlaEstonia	4,475,000
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	4,400,000
PD Peng DengChina	3,575,000
MN Martin NielsenDenmark	3,230,000
ZW Zhuzhai WangChina	2,900,000
RM Renji MaoChina	2,625,000
XS Xue SongChina	1,900,000
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	1,675,000