South Korea, LES A CasinoEVENT #33

2026.04.15 - 2026.04.21Add to Calendar

Red Dragon Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 28: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Entries

9/931

Total Chips

74,480,000

Average

8,275,556

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 2:03:49 PM

Yunchao Yu Leads Final Nine in RDPT PLUS Championship

Level 28: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Yunchao Yu

At the start of the penultimate day of the KRW 4,000,000 RDPT PLUS Championship, 26 survivors returned to LES A Casino, all with one goal in mind: to etch their names in RDPT history as well as a bigger prize.

With an impressive turnout of 931 entries, the tournament smashed its guarantee, generating a prize pool of KRW 3,217,536,000 (~USD 2,193,111), including the mouth-watering top prize of KRW 546,386,000 (~USD 372,423). Adding even more excitement, the eventual winner not only scores life-changing payouts but also a whole set of RDPT signature awards.

Outmaneuvering 90-minute levels with wits, guts, and grit, the field has been whittled down to the final nine, who now prepare for another action-packed day on Tuesday. April 21. Each of them is guaranteed a minimum payout of KRW 40,200,000 (~$27,065).

Final Table Chip Count

Player	Chips
YY Yunchao YuChina	26,800,000(134 BB)
NM Naohiro MatsudaJapan	17,400,000(87 BB)
IK Ivan KaratayeuBelarus	6,975,000(35 BB)
WS Wei SunChina	5,900,000(30 BB)
GW Guoliang WeiChina	5,250,000(26 BB)
JX Jieming XuChina	4,850,000(24 BB)
ZL Zehao LiChina	3,850,000(19 BB)
CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	1,925,000(10 BB)
ZW Zuyou WangChina	1,375,000(7 BB)

Leading the final table is China’s Yunchao Yu, with a dominant stack of 26,800,000, who came into the day as one of the middle stacks and steadily clawed his way to the top of the leaderboard. He enjoyed a mid-day surge right after the first 15-minute break by stacking Vietnam’s Quang Minh Nguyen. From that moment on, his momentum continued until the end of the day, leaving him firmly atop the leaderboard heading into the final table.

Chasing in second place is Japan’s Naohiro Matsuda with 17,400,000 chips. Rounding out the top three is Belarus’ Ivan Karatayeu with 6,975,000 chips

Day 4 Action

Carrying the third-largest stack into Day 4, Nguyen's championship run still came to an end early today in 22nd place. In a classic pocket-pair collision, Nguyen three-bet jammed his stack from the cutoff with pocket sixes only to be snap-called by the chip leader Yu, who held a dominating pocket sevens. Nguyen’s pocket sixes were unable to find any traction on the runout, which sealed his fate. The pot was shipped to Yu, officially ending the Vietnamese player's tournament run.

Quang Minh Nguyen

In a rare and spectacular showdown, Wei Sun sent shockwaves around the table by tabling a Royal Flush against Lei Yu. After calling Yu’s open from under the gun, Sun stuck around in the cutoff through Yu's continuation bet on the flop. Yu check-called on the turn, and the river prompted Sun to fire a final chunky barrel. After a long tank, Yu made the call only to see Sun reveal the unbeatable Royal Flush, forcing Yu to muck as the table erupted in disbelief.

Wei Sun

The day's frontrunner, Aaron Lim, eventually left the field in 21st place. In a three-way pot, Lim committed his final chips from the cutoff against Ivan Karatayeu’s early position open, with Yunchao Yu also defending from the big blind. Yu check-called a bet on the flop, but his leading bet on the turn successfully forced Karatayeu to fold. Yu revealed flopped trip fours, leaving Lim’s king-high drawing dead. The river was a mere formality, officially sending Lim to the rail and shipping the pot to Yu.

Aaron Lim

The next victim to fall into Yu's hands is China's Qizhi Guo. In a decisive blind-versus-hijack battle, Guo opened the hijack only to be met with a massive shove from Yu in the small blind. Guo called off his remaining chips with king-jack but found himself trailing Yu's ace-deuce. The flop paired both players, but Yu remained in the lead with top pair. The turn and the river provided no help for Guo, who was sent to the rail in 16th place for a payout of KRW 20,600,000 (~USD 13,870).

Qizhi Guo

After Guo's exit, Yu continued adding more ammunition to his arsenal by taking down Lei Yu. In a battle of the blinds, Lei Yu limped from the small blind and called off his remaining chips after check-raising the flop, only to be met with a massive shove from Yunchao Yu. Lei Yu’s top pair with ace-jack was in dire straits against Yunchao’s flopped two pair with jack-four. The runout offered no salvation, confirming Lei Yu’s exit in 14th place for a payout of KRW 25,250,000 (~$17,000) and further cementing Yunchao Yu’s dominant stack.

Lei Yu

Yiming Li was the next to fell into Yu's burning momentum. Li three-bet shoved his remaining chips from the small blind with ace-king, only to be called by Yu, who held pocket jacks. Li's Big Slick failed to find any help on the board, handing the pot to Yu and sending Li to the rail to collect KRW 25,250,000 (~$17,000) for his deep run.

While the field was down to 12 players, Yu kept his sun run and staked three more players late into the night to cap off his night in style. Qidong He called off his stack with pocket eights, running headfirst into Yu's tens. The board ran out clean, sending He to the rail and further building Yu's stack.

Qidong He

Just a few hands after, Xu Wang saw his run end in the hands of Yu. Wang's king-queen collided with Yu's pocket eights. The flop gave Wang top pair; however, it gave Yu a set. With runout offering no help, Wang hit the rail in 11th place.

The last one to leave the field of the day is Yongbin Wang, whose ten-seven improved to a pair on the flop, but it was still no match for Yu's flopped two pair with queen-seven. Just like that, Wang was sent to the cash desk for his prize of KRW 31,550,000 (~$21,240).

Xu Wang

The final day of the RDPT Plus Championship kicks off at 12 PM local time, and the blinds will resume at Level 28 (100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 big blind ante). At the Final table, 36 hands per level will be played.

Everyone has already secured a payout of KRW 40,200,000 (~$27065) for their efforts, but all eyes are now on the top prize. The goal for the day is to play down to the eventual winner.

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 1:14:24 PM

Yongbin Wang Eliminated in 10th Place for KRW 31,550,000 (~$21,240)

Level 28: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Yongbin Wang

Yongbin Wang open-jammed for 700,000 from under the gun and was called by Yunchao Yu in the big blind.

Yongbin Wang: T♣ 7♥

Yunchao Yu: Q♥ 7♣

Wang was behind with ten-high against Yu's queen-high. The flop came 6♦ 7♠ Q♣, giving Wang a pair while Yu still held the lead with two pair.

The 6♠ hit on the turn, leaving Wang drawing dead effectively before the river showed a 5♣, sending Wang to the rail in tenth place.

Player	Chips
YY Yunchao YuChina	26,800,000(134 BB)
YW Yongbin WangChina	busted

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
10	YW Yongbin WangChina	$21,240

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 1:07:59 PM

Xu Wang Eliminated in 11th Place for KRW 31,550,000 (~$21,240)

Level 28: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Xu Wang

Yunchao Yu raised the cutoff to 450,000, only to face a jam from Xu Wang for 1,200,000 on the button. Yu dropped in the call to put his tablemate on the line.

Xu Wang: K♠ Q♣

Yunchao Yu: 8♦ 8♠

Wang trailed with king-high against Yu's pocket eights and received dreadful news from the dealer on the T♦ 8♥ K♣ flop, giving him a pair of kings but improving Yu to a set.

The turn brought a 4♠, leaving Wang drawing nearly dead. The board-pairing 4♥ river sealed his fate by upgrading Yu to a boat.

Wang exited in 11th place for a payday of KRW 31,550,000 (~$21,240).

Player	Chips
YY Yunchao YuChina	27,000,000(135 BB)
XW Xu WangChina	busted

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
11	XW Xu WangChina	$21,240

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 1:02:33 PM

Qidong He Eliminated in 12th Place for KRW 25,250,000 (~$17,000)

Level 28: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Qidong He

Yunchao Yu opened the button with a hefty raise to 10,000,000, and Qidong He called for 4,100,000 from the small blind.

Qidong He: 8♥ 8♦

Yunchao Yu: T♣ T♠

Yu picked up the lead with pocket tens against He's snowmen. The dealer delivered the 4♠ 6♦ 7♣ flop, giving He a gutshot.

Sadly for He, luck stayed on Yu's side as the deck delivered the 6♣ turn and A♦ river, sending him to the rail in 12th place.

Player	Chips
YY Yunchao YuChina	24,000,000(120 BB)
QH Qidong HeChina	busted

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
12	QH Qidong HeChina	$17,000

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 12:52:49 PM

Wang's Deuces Hold for a Double Up

Level 28: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Yongbin Wang

Yongbin Wang opened to 400,000 from under the gun, leaving just 50,000 behind. Zehao Li then three-bet the big blind to 800,000. Wang called off his last 50,000, putting himself at risk.

Zehao Li: Q♦ 2♥

Yongbin Wang: 2♠ 2♦

Wang started well with pocket deuces against Li's queen-high and stayed in front on the 3♥ 5♣ 9♦ flop.

The dealer then sent a 9♠ on the turn, leaving Li still needing a queen to stack his opponent.

Sadly for Li, the river bricked out with the J♥, locking up a tournament-extending double-up for Wang.

Player	Chips
ZL Zehao LiChina	3,800,000(19 BB)
YW Yongbin WangChina	1,400,000(7 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 12:45:18 PM

Matsuda Flops a King for the Pot

Level 28: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Zuyou Wang opened the button to 400,000, and Naohiro Matsuda defended his big blind.

Matsuda check-called on the 9♦ K♦ 8♥ flop after Wang continued with a 325,000 bet.

The 2♥ turn saw Matsuda check-call again, this time for 850,000.

When an 8♣ filled out the board, it went check-check.

Matsuda flipped over a flopped pair of kings with K♥ 5♠ to take the pot as Wang mucked.

Player	Chips
NM Naohiro MatsudaJapan	15,550,000(78 BB)
ZW Zuyou WangChina	1,600,000(8 BB)

Level 28: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

90 minutes

Remaining Players: 12/931

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 12/931

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 11:42:05 AM

Sun Hooks in a Double-Up

Level 27: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Wei Sun

Wei Sun opened the hijack to 350,000, only to face a shove from Jieming Xu for around 8,000,000 in the cutoff. Sun called for his remaining 3,300,000, putting his tournament life on the line.

Jieming Xu: A♠ Q♣

Wei Sun: J♣ J♠

Sun started strong with pocket jacks against Xu's ace-high and stayed in front on the 7♥ 7♦ 5♦ flop.

The dealer then sent a 6♠ on the turn, leaving Xu still looking for an ace or a queen to stack his opponent.

Luck stayed on Sun's side as the deck delivered a 4♠ on the river, locking up a crucial double-up for him.

Player	Chips
WS Wei SunChina	4,400,000(29 BB)
JX Jieming XuChina	3,650,000(24 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 11:24:14 AM

Yiming Li Eliminated in 13th Place for KRW 25,250,000 (~$17,000)

Level 27: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Yiming Li

Yunchao Yu made it 325,000 to go from the cutoff, and Yiming Li shoved from the small blind for 3,975,000. Yu dropped in the call to put his tablemate at risk.

Yiming Li: A♦ K♠

Yunchao Yu: J♠ J♣

Li trailed with Big Slick against Yu's hooks and received little help from the dealer on the 7♣ 4♦ 7♦ flop. The turn brought a 5♣, leaving Li still looking for an ace or a king to survive.

Much to Li's dismay, the river bricked out with a T♦, sending him to the payout desk to collect KRW 25,250,000 (~$17,000).

Player	Chips
YY Yunchao YuChina	21,500,000(143 BB)
YL Yiming LiChina	busted

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
13	YL Yiming LiChina	$17,000

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 11:05:44 AM

Yu Rivers Kings Full to Beat Li’s Boat

Level 27: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Yunchao Yu

Yunchao Yu opened the hijack to 325,000 and was called by the blinds, Yiming Li and Guoliang Wei.

The blinds checked the 6♣ 6♦ 6♠ flop to Yu, who continued for 250,000. Only Li stuck around.

Both players checked through the Q♠ turn before the J♦ came on the river, where Li fired out 375,000. Yu snap-called.

Li tabled 3♦ 3♥ for a boat, but it was no match for Yu’s rivered kings full of sixes with K♠ J♥.

Player	Chips
YY Yunchao YuChina	16,700,000(111 BB)
YL Yiming LiChina	4,300,000(29 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 11:01:36 AM

Table #2 Chip Counts

Level 27: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Player	Chips
YY Yunchao YuChina	15,575,000(104 BB)
YL Yiming LiChina	5,700,000(38 BB)
QH Qidong HeChina	4,700,000(31 BB)
GW Guoliang WeiChina	4,400,000(29 BB)
WS Wei SunChina	4,400,000(29 BB)
XW Xu WangChina	2,300,000(15 BB)

Level 27: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

90 minutes

Remaining Players: 13/931

Dinner Break

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 13/931

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 9:48:16 AM

Matsuda Flops a Pair of Kings for the Pot

Level 26: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Naohiro Matsuda

Jieming Xu made it 250,000 to go from the cutoff and Naohiro Matsuda defended his big blind.

Both players checked through the K♦ 7♣ 7♥ flop to see the Q♣ turn, where Matsuda bet 175,000. Xu then cranked it up to 700,000, and Matsuda stuck around.

When the 4♥ filled out the board, Matsuda bet 125,000 and Xu called.

Matsuda quickly revealed K♦ Q♥ for a flopped pair of kings and dragged in the pot as Xu tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips
NM Naohiro MatsudaJapan	8,700,000(70 BB)
JX Jieming XuChina	3,650,000(29 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 9:27:58 AM

Karatayeu's King Works Well

Level 26: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Ivan Karatayeu

Zehao Li made it 300,000 to go from middle position and Ivan Karatayeu defended his big blind.

Karatayeu check-called on the K♣ 3♥ 8♥ flop after Li continued for 200,000.

The dealer then sent a T♣ on the turn, and Karatayeu check-called again, this time for 500,000.

When the board-pairing T♦ filled out the board, Karatayeu fired out 400,000. Li thought for a while before dropping in the call.

Karatayeu flipped over a flopped pair of kings with K♥ Q♦, and it was good for the pot as Li folded.

Player	Chips
IK Ivan KaratayeuBelarus	6,250,000(50 BB)
ZL Zehao LiChina	4,150,000(33 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 9:05:15 AM

Lei Yu Eliminated in 14th Place for KRW 25,250,000 (~$17,000)

Level 26: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Lei Yu

Lei Yu limped in from the small blind and Yunchao Yu checked in the big blind.

On the 4♠ J♠ T♣ flop, Lei Yu checked to Yunchao Yu, who bet 175,000. Lei Yu then check-raised to 650,000, only to face a shove for 14,000,000 from Yunchao Yu. Lei Yu called for 3,100,000, putting himself on the line.

Lei Yu: A♣ J♦

Yunchao Yu: J♣ 4♦

Yunchao Yu took the lead with flopped two pair against Lei Yu’s pair of jacks. The dealer then sent a Q♥ on the turn, leaving Lei Yu still looking for an ace to survive.

Luck stayed on Yunchao Yu’s side as the deck delivered a 6♥ on the river, sending Lei Yu out in 14th place for KRW 25,250,000 (~$17,000).

Player	Chips
YY Yunchao YuChina	18,000,000(144 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	busted

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
14	LY Lei YuChina	$17,000

Level 26: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

90 minutes

Remaining Players: 14/931

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 14/931

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 8:13:22 AM

Patrik Demus Eliminated in 15th Place for KRW 25,250,000 (~$17,000)

Level 25: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Patrik Demus

Patrik Demus raised the hijack to 200,000 and Yongbin Wang three-bet the big blind to 1,000,000. Demus then four-bet shoved for 1,300,000. Wang snap-called.

Patrik Demus: J♦ J♣

Yongbin Wang: Q♦ Q♣

Wang dominated the hand with pocket queens, overtaking Demus’ jacks. The 9♠ 8♠ 4♣ offered little help to Demus, who still needed a jack for his survival.

Unfortunately for Demus, the deck delivered the 6♥ K♥ runout, sealing his fate in 15th place for KRW 25,250,000 (~$17,000).

Player	Chips
YW Yongbin WangChina	5,700,000(57 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	busted

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
15	PD Patrik DemusHungary	$17,000

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 8:10:57 AM

Wang Doubles Through Li

Level 25: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Xu Wang

Xu Wang shoved all in for 1,300,000 on the button, and Yiming Li also committed his covering stack in the small blind. After the big blind stepped aside, Wang was left at risk against Li.

Xu Wang: K♦ J♦

Yiming Li: A♠ K♥

Li started well with Big Slick against Wang’s king-high and stayed in front on the T♣ 6♠ T♥ flop.

The dealer then sent a Q♣ on the turn, giving Li a sweat as Wang picked up an open-ended straight draw.

Much to Li’s dismay, the river favoured Wang with a 9♠, completing his runner-runner straight and forcing Li to part with chips to his tablemate.

Player	Chips
YL Yiming LiChina	4,500,000(45 BB)
XW Xu WangChina	2,850,000(29 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 7:14:20 AM

Qizhi Guo Eliminated in 16th Place for KRW 20,600,000 (~USD 13,870)

Level 25: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Qizhi Guo

Qizhi Guo raised the hijack to 250,000, only to face a shove from Yunchao Yu in the small blind for 12,000,000. Guo called for 1,500,000, putting himself on the line.

Qizhi Guo: K♦ J♣

Yunchao Yu: A♦ 2♦

Guo trailed with king-high, running into Yu’s ace-high, who improved to top pair of aces on the J♥ A♣ 4♦ flop, while Guo also paired his jack.

The dealer revealed a 6♥ on the turn, leaving Guo drawing very thin.

Sadly for Guo, the river bricked with a 3♣, sending him out in 16th place for a payout of KRW 20,600,000 (~USD 13,870).

Player	Chips
YY Yunchao YuChina	14,000,000(140 BB)
QG Qizhi GuoChina	busted

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
16	QG Qizhi GuoChina	$13,870

Level 25: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

90 minutes

Remaining Players: 17/931

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 17/931

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 6:11:50 AM

Lim Hits the Rail

Level 24: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Aaron Lim

Ivan Karatayeu opened to 160,000 from early position and Aaron Lim called off his last 80,000 in the cutoff, as did Yunchao Yu from the big blind.

Yu check-called on the 9♦ 4♦ 4♥ flop after Karatayeu bet 80,000.

When the 6♣ came on the turn, Yu fired out 250,000, forcing Karatayeu to fold.

Yunchao Yu: 8♦ 4♣

Aaron Lim: K♠ T♦

Yu was far ahead with flopped trip fours, leaving Lim effectively drawing dead.

The 7♦ hit on the river merely as a formality, sending Lim out of the field.

Player	Chips
YY Yunchao YuChina	11,000,000(138 BB)
IK Ivan KaratayeuBelarus	1,805,000(23 BB)
AL Aaron LimAustralia	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 6:11:49 AM

Sun Rivers a Royal Flush to Stun the Table

Level 24: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Wei Sun

Lei Yu opened to 160,000 from under the gun and Wei Sun called in the cutoff.

Yu continued for 250,000 on the T♣ A♠ K♥ flop and Sun stuck around.

The board-pairing A♥ saw Yu check-call a 325,000 bet from Sun.

When the Q♥ came on the river, Yu checked over to Sun again, who fired another barrel of 525,000. Yu went deep into the tank before dropping in the call.

Sun quickly tabled a royal flush with J♥ T♥, sparking exclamations around the table as Yu tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips
WS Wei SunChina	5,250,000(66 BB)
LY Lei YuChina	4,615,000(58 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 5:51:18 AM

Nguyen Walks Out

Level 24: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Quang Minh Nguyen

Yunchao Yu raised the hijack to 160,000, and Quang Minh Nguyen then three-bet jammed the cutoff for 1,100,000. Yu made the call.

Quang Minh Nguyen: 6♦ 6♣

Yunchao Yu: 7♥ 7♦

Nguyen's pocket sixes ran headfirst into Yu's sevens and found little help on the 2♦ J♠ K♥ flop. Unfortunately, the dealer revealed a clean runout of 9♥ 2♠, sending the Vietnamese player to the rail.

Player	Chips
YY Yunchao YuChina	5,300,000(66 BB)
QM Quang Minh NguyenViet Nam	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 5:47:32 AM

Top 16 Payouts

Level 24: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Place	Payout (USD)
1	$367,860
2	$244,025
3	$169,225
4	$119,335
5	$85,605
6	$62,480
7	$46,420
8	$35,110
9	$27,065
10	$21,240
11	$21,240
12	$17,000
13	$17,000
14	$17,000
15	$17,000
16	$13,870

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 5:38:52 AM

Demus Turns the Ace to Win at Showdown

Level 24: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Patrik Demus

Patrik Demus opened the hijack to 165,000 and Yiming Li defended his big blind.

Li led out for 300,000 on the 5♣ 7♦ 3♦ flop, and Demus stuck around.

It went check-check on the A♠ turn before the K♥ came on the river, where Li bet 500,000. Demus called.

Li flipped over a rivered pair of kings with K♦ T♣, but it was no match for Demus’ turned pair of aces with A♦ 2♦.

Player	Chips
PD Patrik DemusHungary	5,895,000(74 BB)
YL Yiming LiChina	2,350,000(29 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 5:28:48 AM

22nd-26th Place Finishers

Level 24: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
22	QM Quang Minh NguyenViet Nam	$13,870
23	XC Xiongfeng ChenChina	$13,870
24	HS Han ShaoChina	$11,545
25	SP Shunqing PengChina	$11,545
26	JJ Jiangpu JinChina	$11,545

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 5:23:49 AM

Wang’s Tens Hold Against Petit

Level 24: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Zuyou Wang

Zuyou Wang made it 160,000 to go from middle position and Rosalie Petit three-bet the button to 540,000, only to face a jam from Wang for 1,515,000. Petit dropped in the call.

Rosalie Petit: A♣ Q♦

Zuyou Wang: T♣ T♠

Wang started strong with pocket tens and stayed in front on the 5♦ J♦ 7♥ flop.

Sadly for Petit, the runout offered no help with the 3♣ and 3♥, locking up a double-up for Wang.

Player	Chips
ZW Zuyou WangChina	3,230,000(40 BB)
RP Rosalie PetitFrance	1,260,000(16 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 5:10:23 AM

Table #1 Chip Counts

Level 24: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Player	Chips
LY Lei YuChina	5,060,000(63 BB)
NM Naohiro MatsudaJapan	4,065,000(51 BB)
GW Guoliang WeiChina	3,395,000(42 BB)
YW Yongbin WangChina	3,230,000(40 BB)
WS Wei SunChina	2,550,000(32 BB)
XW Xu WangChina	2,375,000(30 BB)
JL Jianen LiChina	2,365,000(30 BB)
HG Hugues GirardFrance	755,000(9 BB)

Level 24: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

90 minutes

Remaining Players: 25/931

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 25/931

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 4:18:17 AM

Feature Table Chip Counts

Level 23: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Player	Chips
PD Patrik DemusHungary	3,200,000(53 BB)
YL Yiming LiChina	2,600,000(43 BB)
RP Rosalie PetitFrance	2,300,000(38 BB)
ZW Zuyou WangChina	1,900,000(32 BB)
XC Xiongfeng ChenChina	1,100,000(18 BB)
JJ Jiangpu JinChina	845,000(14 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 4:09:00 AM

Harder’s River Barrel Gets It Done

Level 23: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Christian Harder

Jieming Xu raised the small blind to 180,000 and Christian Harder defended his big blind.

Xu continued for 100,000 on the monochrome 7♦ Q♦ 5♦ flop, and Harder stuck around.

When the board-pairing 7♥ came on the turn, Xu check-called after Harder bet 250,000.

The 4♣ then filled out the board, and Xu checked. Harder went deep into the tank before firing another barrel of 725,000, forcing a fold from Xu.

Jieming Xu

Player	Chips
JX Jieming XuChina	3,800,000(63 BB)
CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	3,420,000(57 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 3:58:34 AM

Yu Turns the Full House to Leave Girard Short

Level 23: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Lei Yu

Hugues Girard opened the button to 125,000 and Lei Yu defended his big blind.

Yu checked the 4♠ K♥ 4♥ flop to Girard, who continued for 90,000. Yu check-raised to 250,000, and Girard stuck around.

When the board-pairing K♣ came on the turn, Yu bet 175,000 and Girard called.

The river brought the J♥, and Yu fired 275,000. Girard thought for a while and eventually dropped in the call.

Girard flipped over ace-high with A♥ 3♦. However, Yu revealed a turned full house with K♦ T♦, dragging in the pot and leaving Girard short.

Player	Chips
LY Lei YuChina	6,210,000(104 BB)
HG Hugues GirardFrance	520,000(9 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 3:36:31 AM

Girard Survives with Pocket Sevens

Level 23: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Hugues Girard

Hugues Girard opened the cutoff with a chunky raise to 350,000, leaving just one 5,000 chip behind. Wei Sun defended his big blind.

On the T♠ A♠ A♥ flop, Sun led out for 60,000, and Girard called off his last 5,000, putting his tournament life on the line.

Wei Sun: J♠ 2♠

Hugues Girard: 7♥ 7♠

Girard started strong with pocket sevens, but the tension wasn’t over as Sun picked up a flush draw.

Girard stayed in front on the 5♣ turn but still needed to fade several outs to stay alive.

Goddess Fortuna smiled on the French player as the deck sent a 6♦ on the river, extending his tournament life.

Wei Sun

Player	Chips
WS Wei SunChina	3,390,000(57 BB)
HG Hugues GirardFrance	800,000(13 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 3:28:56 AM

Li Picks Off Wang’s Triple Barrel

Level 23: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Zehao Li

Xu Wang opened the cutoff to 125,000 and Zehao Li defended his big blind.

Li check-called a 100,000 continuation bet from Wang on the 2♦ 6♠ 6♣ flop.

The Q♦ turn saw Li check-call again, this time for 225,000 from Wang.

When a K♥ landed on the river, Li kept his pace and check-called after Wang fired a triple barrel of 400,000.

Wang tabled a bluff with J♣ T♣, while Li revealed A♣ J♦ to win the pot.

Xu Wang

Player	Chips
ZL Zehao LiChina	4,350,000(73 BB)
XW Xu WangChina	1,310,000(22 BB)

Level 23: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

90 minutes

Remaining Players: 26/931

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/20/2026, 2:59:45 AM

Cards are in the Air

The remaining 26 players are seated at their tables with cards already in the air as Day 4 gets underway.

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/19/2026, 1:44:23 PM

Welcome to Day 4 of the RDPT PLUS 2026 Championship

Day 4 of the KRW 4,000,000 Red Dragon Plus Championship at RDPT PLUS 2026 gets underway today at LES A Casino. With just 26 contenders still in the field, it promises to be a day of bluffs, blinds, and busted hands!

With the top prize of KRW 546,386,000 (~USD 372,423), the iconic Red Dragon trophy, and the full set of RDPT signature awards up for grabs, a place in RDPT history is also on the line, and the action is set to reach its peak. The remaining players will battle through 90-minute levels until just nine players remain to form tomorrow’s final table.

Outdistancing the rest as chip leader is Australia’s Aaron Lim, who amassed a towering stack of 6,300,000 in chips. He is the only player carrying over the six-million mark in chips advancing to Day 4. Boasting over $2.4 million in total live earnings and one WSOP title under his belt, Lim is definitely a force to be reckoned with.

Top Ten Chip Counts

Player	Chips
AL Aaron LimAustralia	6,300,000
LY Lei YuChina	5,060,000
QM Quang Minh NguyenViet Nam	4,455,000
YW Yongbin WangChina	4,040,000
NM Naohiro MatsudaJapan	4,030,000
JX Jieming XuChina	3,800,000
GW Guoliang WeiChina	3,685,000
PD Patrik DemusHungary	3,560,000
ZL Zehao LiChina	3,510,000
CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	3,420,000

Chasing behind is China's Lei Yu (5,060,000). Yu also holds one WSOP title under his belt and has accumulated over $4.6 million in lifetime earnings. Sitting in third place of the leaderboard is Vietnam's Quang Minh Nguyen (4,455,000).

The field still features several pros; the notable ones with over seven figures in total live earnings include Patrik Demus (3,560,000), Christian Harder of the United States (3,420,000), and Hugues Girard of France (505,000).

Among the field, the sole female player is France’s Rosalie Petit, with 855,000 chips. With two APT titles from the record-breaking 2025 APT Championship Taipei under her belt, she is sure to be one player to watch closely.

Rosalie Petit

Championship Final Table Payout

Place	Payout (USD)
1	$367,860
2	$244,025
3	$169,225
4	$119,335
5	$85,605
6	$62,480
7	$46,420
8	$35,110
9	$27,065

Action kicks off at 12:00 local time. Blinds resume at 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante, and the remaining 26 players will battle down to the final table.

Stay tuned here for key hands from Day 4 of the RDPT PLUS 2026 Championship.

SMPSMP

4/19/2026, 1:34:23 PM

Day 4 Seat Draw And Chip Count

Seat Draw

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
XW Xu WangChina	2,285,000	1	1
JL Jianen LiChina	2,720,000	1	2
HG Hugues GirardFrance	505,000	1	4
ZL Zehao LiChina	3,510,000	1	5
LY Lei YuChina	5,060,000	1	6
WS Wei SunChina	3,280,000	1	7
YW Yongbin WangChina	4,040,000	1	8
YY Yunchao YuChina	3,070,000	2	2
QM Quang Minh NguyenViet Nam	4,455,000	2	3
IK Ivan KaratayeuBelarus	1,805,000	2	4
QG Qizhi GuoChina	1,290,000	2	5
AL Aaron LimAustralia	6,300,000	2	6
HS Han ShaoChina	2,280,000	2	7
QH Qidong HeChina	3,140,000	2	8
XC Xiongfeng ChenChina	720,000	3	1
ZW Zuyou WangChina	3,100,000	3	3
PD Patrik DemusHungary	3,560,000	3	4
JJ Jiangpu JinChina	1,085,000	3	5
RP Rosalie PetitFrance	855,000	3	6
YL Yiming LiChina	2,740,000	3	8
NM Naohiro MatsudaJapan	4,030,000	4	2
JX Jieming XuChina	3,800,000	4	3
CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	3,420,000	4	5
SP Shunqing PengChina	1,550,000	4	6
GW Guoliang WeiChina	3,685,000	4	7
ZW Ziang WangChina	2,025,000	4	8

Chip Count

Player	Chips
AL Aaron LimAustralia	6,300,000
LY Lei YuChina	5,060,000
QM Quang Minh NguyenViet Nam	4,455,000
YW Yongbin WangChina	4,040,000
NM Naohiro MatsudaJapan	4,030,000
JX Jieming XuChina	3,800,000
GW Guoliang WeiChina	3,685,000
PD Patrik DemusHungary	3,560,000
ZL Zehao LiChina	3,510,000
CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	3,420,000
WS Wei SunChina	3,280,000
QH Qidong HeChina	3,140,000
ZW Zuyou WangChina	3,100,000
YY Yunchao YuChina	3,070,000
YL Yiming LiChina	2,740,000
JL Jianen LiChina	2,720,000
XW Xu WangChina	2,285,000
HS Han ShaoChina	2,280,000
ZW Ziang WangChina	2,025,000
IK Ivan KaratayeuBelarus	1,805,000
SP Shunqing PengChina	1,550,000
QG Qizhi GuoChina	1,290,000
JJ Jiangpu JinChina	1,085,000
RP Rosalie PetitFrance	855,000
XC Xiongfeng ChenChina	720,000
HG Hugues GirardFrance	505,000