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Day 2 of The Dragon Awakening takes place today at the luxurious venue, LES A Casino. After yesterday’s action-packed play across two starting flights, the tournament attracted a total of 269 entries, generating a prize pool of KRW 348,624,000 (~ USD 234,832).
With the strong turnout, just 41 survivors remain in contention, all locked up a minimum payday of KRW 3,070,000 (~USD 2,068) while competing for the top prize of KRW 76,484,000 (~USD 51,519) and the glory.
In addition to the cash prize, the champion will also receive the RDPT Champion's jacket, one of the tournament’s signature awards.
Tien Thanh NguyenLeading the field is Vietnam’s Tien Thanh Nguyen from Day 1C with a towering stack of 910,000 chips. He is the only player to surpass the 900,000 mark, firmly holding the runaway chip lead heading into Day 2.
Sitting in second place is China’s Yang Yang, who bagged 570,000 after an intense Day 1B. Rounding out the top three is Hongwei Yang, also from Day 1B, with 525,000 chips to start the day.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
TT Tien Thanh Nguyen ![Viet Nam [VNM]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/vn.svg "Viet Nam [VNM]"){kind=small} Viet Nam | 910,000 |
YY Yang Yang 2 ![China [CHN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/cn.svg "China [CHN]"){kind=small} China | 570,000 |
HY Hongwei Yang China | 525,000 |
KY Kozo Yamada ![Japan [JPN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/jp.svg "Japan [JPN]"){kind=small} Japan | 487,000 |
NM Naohiro Matsuda Japan | 480,000 |
TP Ting Pong Cheung ![Hong Kong [HKG]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/hk.svg "Hong Kong [HKG]"){kind=small} Hong Kong | 450,000 |
WC Weijue Cai China | 427,000 |
TC Tingjia Cao China | 417,000 |
SL Song Li China | 410,000 |
XY Xiangyu Yu China | 405,000 |
Tingjia CaoOther heavy names still in the hunt include Quang Huy Nguyen (245,000), who boasts over $1.7 million in total live earnings, and two-time RDPT titlist Tingjia Cao (417,000).
Action resumes at 12:00 local time. Levels will last 30 minutes each, switching to hands-per-level once the final table is reached, where the final nine players will receive five additional time bank cards.
Stay tuned as Somuchpoker is on-site for The Dragon Awakening at RDPT PLUS 2026, delivering live updates and exclusive coverage from the tournament floor until the champion emerges.
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
HY Hongwei Yang China | 525,000 | 1 | 1 |
SL Song Li China | 410,000 | 1 | 2 |
JN Jianhua Niu China | 57,000 | 1 | 3 |
SQ Shuang Qiu China | 258,000 | 1 | 4 |
WD Wenqing Dong China | 365,000 | 1 | 5 |
TC Tingjia Cao China | 417,000 | 1 | 6 |
LZ Liangdong Zheng China | 87,000 | 1 | 8 |
KY Kozo Yamada Japan | 487,000 | 2 | 1 |
JN Junichi Nakagiri Japan | 70,000 | 2 | 2 |
JZ Jun Zhang China | 240,000 | 2 | 3 |
WL Weihong Liu China | 395,000 | 2 | 4 |
JL Junqiang Lyu China | 120,000 | 2 | 5 |
MC Mingrui Cen China | 170,000 | 2 | 6 |
XP Xu Pan China | 270,000 | 2 | 7 |
QT Qing Tian Qian China | 315,000 | 3 | 1 |
ZM Zhaoxi Ma China | 290,000 | 3 | 2 |
WK Wai Kin Suen Hong Kong | 340,000 | 3 | 3 |
NA Ngoc Anh Cao Viet Nam | 60,000 | 3 | 5 |
WC Weijue Cai China | 427,000 | 3 | 6 |
QF Quanzhen Fang China | 120,000 | 3 | 7 |
TT Tien Thanh Nguyen Viet Nam | 910,000 | 3 | 8 |
JH Jianlun Hu China | 330,000 | 4 | 1 |
TC Tenglong Chen China | 290,000 | 4 | 2 |
CS Changliang Sun China | 140,000 | 4 | 3 |
DU Dzmitry Urbanovich ![Poland [POL]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/pl.svg "Poland [POL]"){kind=small} Poland | 40,000 | 4 | 4 |
QH Quang Huy Nguyen Viet Nam | 245,000 | 4 | 5 |
TR Toni Ravnak ![Serbia [SRB]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/rs.svg "Serbia [SRB]"){kind=small} Serbia | 150,000 | 4 | 6 |
TL Tian Liu China | 130,000 | 4 | 8 |
HY Haibo Yang China | 259,000 | 5 | 1 |
TP Ting Pong Cheung Hong Kong | 450,000 | 5 | 2 |
YC Yingjie Chen China | 19,000 | 5 | 4 |
ZW Zhiyi Wang China | 61,000 | 5 | 5 |
CS Chuan Shu Chen China | 320,000 | 5 | 6 |
XY Xiangyu Yu China | 405,000 | 5 | 7 |
JL Jinhua Li China | 69,000 | 5 | 8 |
YY Yang Yang 2 China | 570,000 | 6 | 1 |
IY Ibuki Yamasaki Japan | 175,000 | 6 | 2 |
MF Mattia Festa ![Italy [ITA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/it.svg "Italy [ITA]"){kind=small} Italy | 115,000 | 6 | 4 |
CZ Ceng Zeng China | 166,000 | 6 | 6 |
NM Naohiro Matsuda Japan | 480,000 | 6 | 7 |
AV Andres Vasquez ![Colombia [COL]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/co.svg "Colombia [COL]"){kind=small} Colombia | 20,000 | 6 | 8 |
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
TT Tien Thanh Nguyen Viet Nam | 910,000 |
YY Yang Yang 2 China | 570,000 |
HY Hongwei Yang China | 525,000 |
KY Kozo Yamada Japan | 487,000 |
NM Naohiro Matsuda Japan | 480,000 |
TP Ting Pong Cheung Hong Kong | 450,000 |
WC Weijue Cai China | 427,000 |
TC Tingjia Cao China | 417,000 |
SL Song Li China | 410,000 |
XY Xiangyu Yu China | 405,000 |
WL Weihong Liu China | 395,000 |
WD Wenqing Dong China | 365,000 |
WK Wai Kin Suen Hong Kong | 340,000 |
JH Jianlun Hu China | 330,000 |
CS Chuan Shu Chen China | 320,000 |
QT Qing Tian Qian China | 315,000 |
TC Tenglong Chen China | 290,000 |
ZM Zhaoxi Ma China | 290,000 |
XP Xu Pan China | 270,000 |
HY Haibo Yang China | 259,000 |
SQ Shuang Qiu China | 258,000 |
QH Quang Huy Nguyen Viet Nam | 245,000 |
JZ Jun Zhang China | 240,000 |
IY Ibuki Yamasaki Japan | 175,000 |
MC Mingrui Cen China | 170,000 |
CZ Ceng Zeng China | 166,000 |
TR Toni Ravnak Serbia | 150,000 |
CS Changliang Sun China | 140,000 |
TL Tian Liu China | 130,000 |
QF Quanzhen Fang China | 120,000 |
JL Junqiang Lyu China | 120,000 |
MF Mattia Festa Italy | 115,000 |
LZ Liangdong Zheng China | 87,000 |
JN Junichi Nakagiri Japan | 70,000 |
JL Jinhua Li China | 69,000 |
ZW Zhiyi Wang China | 61,000 |
NA Ngoc Anh Cao Viet Nam | 60,000 |
JN Jianhua Niu China | 57,000 |
DU Dzmitry Urbanovich Poland | 40,000 |
AV Andres Vasquez Colombia | 20,000 |
YC Yingjie Chen China | 19,000 |