South Korea, LES A CasinoEVENT #54

2026.04.19 - 2026.04.20Add to Calendar

Red Dragon Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 14: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Entries

12/21

Total Chips

12,600,000

Average

1,050,000

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4/19/2026, 1:16:14 PM

Khoa Anh Ngo Dominates Prestige Super High Roller Day 1

Level 14: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Khoa Anh Ngo

The $20,000 buy-in Prestige Super High Roller got off to a lively start at RDPT Plus here in Jeju, with 21 entries recorded on Day 1. Play began at Level 7 as the field waited on players filtering through from the Championship event, but once the cards were in the air, the action wasted no time delivering some memorable moments. Twelve players have bagged up for tomorrow's Day 2, with a prize pool of $395,136 already in the pot, and registration remaining open until tomorrow.

Leading the way is Vietnamese high roller specialist Khoa Anh Ngo, who closes the day with 3,360,000 chips. Ngo made history earlier this year as Triton ONE's first-ever double champion, and has been one of the standout performers on the Asian circuit in recent months. He is well-placed to add another title to a rapidly growing resumé.

Tony Ren Lin

Sitting in second is Tony Ren Lin with 1,415,000. The Chinese pro, known for his "No Gamble, No Future" mantra, holds over $16 million in career earnings and has reached as high as fifth in the GPI world rankings.

Rounding out the top three is Australian professional Yita Choong with 1,305,000. Sydney-based Choong has accumulated over $2.8 million in live tournament earnings and is a familiar face at high-stakes events across the region.

Top 10 Counts

Player	Chips
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	3,360,000(134 BB)
TR Tony Ren LinChina	1,415,000(57 BB)
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	1,305,000(52 BB)
MT Minh Thang TranViet Nam	1,090,000(44 BB)
J JOHNNY	1,035,000(41 BB)
YS Yoko SasakiJapan	925,000(37 BB)
BD Biao DingChina	860,000(34 BB)
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	720,000(29 BB)
HD Huu Dung NguyenViet Nam	540,000(22 BB)
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	420,000(17 BB)

Day 1 Highlights

One of the more striking pots of the day came courtesy of Lin himself; and it didn't go his way. Lin had built a strong hand, turning a set of sevens, only to find that Ngo had been quietly nursing a turned flush. Ngo called Lin's huge river bet without a flicker, prompting a rueful "Slow roll!" from Lin as the chips slid across the table.

Biao Ding pulled off a well-timed check-raise to put Martin Nielsen to the sword. Nielsen led the turn after both players had checked the flop, only for Ding to move his entire stack in and force a fold. Left nursing around 10 big blinds, Nielsen couldn't recover and was eventually eliminated before the end of the day. Ding, meanwhile, bags 860,000 and returns for Day 2.

Biao Ding

Renji Mao's day ended in the final level when he ran king-queen into Lin's ace-jack and was eliminated after failing to get there on a diamond-heavy board. Tony T also hit the rail after his ace-three couldn't hold against Mao's queen-jack earlier in the day. Among the other notable baggers, Vietnam's Nguyen Le, the country's all-time leading money earner, closes the day with 420,000 and will return for Day 2.

Day 2 gets underway tomorrow at 12:00 local time.

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/19/2026, 1:12:17 PM

Lin Shows Mao the Door

Level 14: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Cutoff Tony Lin raised to 50,000 before button Renji Mao shoved his remaining 480,000 stack. Yita Choong briefly deliberated the call, but ultimately let it go, and Lin called it off:

Renji Mao: K♠ Q♣

Tony Lin: A♦ J♣

Mao saw the writing on the wall and was out of his seat by the time the 5♦ 2♦ T♦ flop hit the felt, as Lin had the only diamond between the two of them.

The A♥ turn left him drawing to three outs, and the 6♣ river was not one of them, sending him to the rail in one of the last hands of the night.

Player	Chips
TR Tony Ren LinChina	1,700,000(68 BB)
RM Renji MaoChina	busted

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4/19/2026, 12:56:41 PM

Mao Shows Tony T the Door

Level 14: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Tony T

The action was joined with Tony T all in and at risk against Renji Mao, with around 230,000 in the middle. It appeared Tony had shoved from early position and big blind Mao had called it off.

Tony T: A♥ 3♣

Renji Mao: Q♥ J♠

The 9♦ Q♦ 7♦ 5♦ J♥ runout gave Mao two pair to secure the pot, and Tony T was sent to the rail in the final level of the day.

Player	Chips
RM Renji MaoChina	660,000(26 BB)
TC Toan Chan TruongViet Nam	busted

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4/19/2026, 12:52:37 PM

Lin Gets Slow Rolled

Level 14: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Tony Ren Lin

Tony Ren Lin opened to 50,000 from under the gun and big blind Khoa Anh Ngo defended.

Ngo check-called Lin's 50,000 continuation bet on the J♠ 4♠ A♥ flop before calling again when Lin fired 100,000 on the 7♠ turn.

A third check from Ngo on the K♦ river was followed by another bet from Lin, which Ngo happily called.

Lin proudly flicked over 7♥ 7♣ for a turned set, only for Ngo to table 6♠ 3♠ for a turned flush, much to Lin's dismay.

"Slow roll!" he exclaimed with a wry laugh.

Player	Chips
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	2,100,000(84 BB)
TR Tony Ren LinChina	400,000(16 BB)

Level 14: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 16/21

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/19/2026, 12:37:18 PM

Table 38 Counts

Level 13: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Yu Zhang

Player	Chips
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	1,650,000(83 BB)
TR Tony Ren LinChina	820,000(41 BB)
YZ Yu ZhangChina	730,000(37 BB)
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	720,000(36 BB)
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	660,000(33 BB)
RM Renji MaoChina	550,000(28 BB)
TC Toan Chan TruongViet Nam	250,000(13 BB)

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/19/2026, 12:34:11 PM

Nielsen Shoved Off

Level 13: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Martin Nielsen

Biao Ding limped from the small blind before calling Martin Nielsen's 55,000 raise from the big blind.

Both checked through the 3♥ T♣ 6♥ flop to the 9♣ turn. Ding checked, Nielsen fired 70,000, and Ding responded by moving his entire stack into the middle, putting Nielsen all in. The Dane swiftly folded and is now nursing a stack of around 10 big blinds.

Player	Chips
BD Biao DingChina	650,000(33 BB)
MN Martin NielsenDenmark	200,000(10 BB)

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4/19/2026, 12:20:09 PM

Tony Shakes Off Tony

Level 13: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Tony T

Khoa Anh Nguyen opened to 40,000 from early position and received calls from Tony Lin in the cutoff and big blind Tony T.

Lin fired 50,000 on the 4♥ 5♦ Q♣ flop, Tony T check-called, and Nguyen check-folded.

Tony T checked again on the T♠ turn and Lin upped it to 150,000, prompting Tony T to eventually relinquish the pot after some thought.

Player	Chips
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	1,600,000(80 BB)
TR Tony Ren LinChina	800,000(40 BB)
TC Toan Chan TruongViet Nam	370,000(19 BB)

Level 13: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 14/17

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/19/2026, 11:27:08 AM

Flopped Set for Le

Level 12: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Nguyen Le

Cutoff Yu Zhang opened to 30,000 before small blind Nguyen Le shoved his remaining 171,000 chips into the middle and Zhang called.

Nguyen Le: 4♠ 4♥

Yu Zhang: A♣ T♠

Le flopped a set on the 8♣ 4♣ Q♥ flop and the 7♥ K♠ runout changed nothing, securing him a double through Zhang.

Player	Chips
YZ Yu ZhangChina	900,000(60 BB)
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	350,000(23 BB)

Level 12: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 14/17

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/19/2026, 10:48:08 AM

In & Out

Level 11: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Player	Chips
BD Biao DingChina	600,000(50 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	busted

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4/19/2026, 10:44:23 AM

Le's Bluff Gets Picked Off

Level 11: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Nguyen Le

Xiaqing Ji opened to 24,000 from under the gun and was joined to the flop by blinds Nguyen Le and Toan Chan Truong.

Ji fired a 25,000 continuation bet, Le check-called, and Truong check-folded.

Both checked the turn, before Le led for 100,000 on the river. Ji quickly called and Le mucked, his bluff not getting through.

Player	Chips
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	490,000(41 BB)
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	440,000(37 BB)
TC Toan Chan TruongViet Nam	310,000(26 BB)

Level 11: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 14/17

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/19/2026, 10:18:53 AM

Johnny Rivers a Boat

Level 10: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Johnny opened to 25,000 from under the gun and big blind Martin Nielsen defended.

Nielsen led for 25,000 on the 7♠ 4♠ 6♣ flop and Johnny stuck around.

The board-pairing 6♦ turn saw Nielsen up it to 62,000, and once more Johnny made the call.

Nielsen fired 250,000, the majority of his stack, on the 5♥ river. Johnny tanked briefly before making the call, flicking over 5♦ 5♠ for a rivered full house, besting Nielsen's T♠ 9♥ straight.

Player	Chips
J JOHNNY	1,200,000(100 BB)
MN Martin NielsenDenmark	104,000(9 BB)

Level 10: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 13/16

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 13/16

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/19/2026, 9:32:12 AM

Ngo Steps Out Ahead; Ooi Behind

Level 9: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Khoa Anh Ngo opened to 21,000 from the button before calling big blind Sean Ooi's 85,000 three-bet from the big blind.

The 8♠ 9♥ K♦ flop saw Ooi lead for 45,000 and Ngo stuck around.

On the 4♦ turn, Ooi check-called Ngo's 175,000 bet.

The 5♥ completed the board and Ooi checked once more; Ngo put him all-in, and after a long tank, the Malaysian opted to send his cards back, having taken serious damage to his stack.

Player	Chips
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	1,650,000(165 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	220,000(22 BB)

Level 9: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

40 minutes

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4/19/2026, 8:38:03 AM

Sasaki Gets Stacked with Set-Over-Set

Level 8: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Huu Dung Nguyen

The action wasn't recorded directly, but according to those at the table, Yoko Sasaki had her stack taken by Huu Dung Nguyen after the two got it all in on the turn in a brutal spot.

The board read A-9-4-6, with Sasaki holding pocket sixes for a turned set, only to find Nguyen had her crushed with pocket aces for top set. The river changed nothing, and the chips moved across the table.

Sasaki rebought and is back in her seat.

Player	Chips
HD Huu Dung NguyenViet Nam	1,100,000(110 BB)
YS Yoko SasakiJapan	600,000(60 BB)

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/19/2026, 8:37:30 AM

Straights All Round

Level 8: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Yoko Sasaki

Yoko Sasaki opened to 20,000 from the cutoff and big blind Konstantin Held defended.

The dealer fanned the 5♠ 3♥ 6♣ flop and Held check-called Sasaki's 16,000 continuation-bet.

The K♠ turn slowed action down as both players checked it through, onto the 4♥ river where Held led for 50,000, and Sasaki snapped it off.

Held table 5♥ 2♠ for a straight, but looked a little sick as Sasaki tabled A♦ 7♦ for the higher straight.

Player	Chips
YS Yoko SasakiJapan	690,000(69 BB)
KH Konstantin HeldGermany	530,000(53 BB)

Level 8: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

40 minutes

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/19/2026, 8:01:51 AM

Entrants

Player	Chips
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	600,000
KH Konstantin HeldGermany	600,000
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	600,000
J JOHNNY	600,000
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	600,000
HD Huu Dung NguyenViet Nam	600,000
YS Yoko SasakiJapan	600,000
TC Toan Chan TruongViet Nam	600,000
XW Xuanyi WangChina	600,000
YZ Yu ZhangChina	600,000

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/19/2026, 8:00:38 AM

Action Underway!

Level 8: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Enough players have now joined the Prestige Super High Roller, and players have now taken their seats. Stick around for live updates from the SHR event!

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/19/2026, 4:25:17 AM

Players Slowly Filtering In

While more eliminations come from the Championship event, registrations are slowly filling up for the Super High Roller! Check back for updates as to when the field gets underway.

Callum JuryCallum Jury

4/19/2026, 2:03:44 AM

Rescheduled Prestige Super High Roller Underway at Noon

The $20,000 Red Dragon Prestige Super High Roller is now underway at RDPT Plus Jeju, with cards in the air at 12:00 local time. Playing 40-minute levels across two days, registration is expected to remain open into the early stages of tomorrow's Final Day.

Last year at RDPT Jeju II, China's Linghui Dai topped a 49-entry field to claim his first live trophy and a career-high KRW 174,135,000 (~USD 127,780) from a total prize pool of KRW 530,435,000 (~USD 389,235). With a buy-in of $20,000, today's field is set to be every bit as competitive.

Stay with us for live updates throughout the day.