South Korea, Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT

2024.07.26 - 2024.07.28Add to Calendar

Red Dragon Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Entries

25/162

Total Chips

4,050,000

Average

162,000

Janette BeeJanette Bee

7/27/2024, 3:55:17 PM

Xiaosheng Zheng tops the final flight

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Xiaosheng Zheng

The KPC Baby Dragon Special Event qualifiers have come to a close with China's Xiaosheng Zheng packing the lead across the Day 1C flight with a chip count of 348,000. The last heat saw an additional 162 entries attempt to qualify with only 25 survivors making it through to Day 2. All returning players are now guaranteed a minimum payout as well as a one night complimentary stay at Landing/ Shinhwa Hotel for opening day of the next KPC in Mid-November (TBC).

Action resumes this Sunday, July 28th at 12:00 sharp - Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante 8,000.

Date/s: July 26-28, 2024

Buy in: KRW 1,500,000 (~USD 1,080)

Day 1A: 77 entries / 12 qualified

Day 1B: 273 entries / 41 qualified

Day 1C Turbo: 162 entries / 25 qualified

Day 2: Sunday, July 28

Janette BeeJanette Bee

7/27/2024, 3:50:47 PM

End of Day 1C Chip Counts

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Player	Chips
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	348,000(35 BB)
CL Celina Lin Pei FeiChina	298,000(30 BB)
YR Yaji RenChina	261,000(26 BB)
YY Yunchao YuChina	261,000(26 BB)
YL Youkan LiChina	205,000(21 BB)
HQ Heng QiaoChina	202,000(20 BB)
AL Andrew LeathemIreland	199,000(20 BB)
RJ Ren JunjieChina	192,000(19 BB)
JZ Jiageng ZhangChina	190,000(19 BB)
TT Tianyuan TangChina	159,000(16 BB)
YL Yin Liu (3)China	158,000(16 BB)
ZN Zhu NingChina	155,000(16 BB)
LW Luyao WuChina	150,000(15 BB)
CJ Chen JiahaoChina	148,000(15 BB)
YJ Yu JieChina	141,000(14 BB)
ZR Zhang RongChina	138,000(14 BB)
CZ Chenxu ZhangChina	138,000(14 BB)
ZY Zhichen YuChina	136,000(14 BB)
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	130,000(13 BB)
XY Xin YuanChina	104,000(10 BB)
KS Kai ShenChina	82,000(8 BB)
MP Meng PengChina	75,000(8 BB)
BG Biao GuoChina	74,000(7 BB)
YG Yunqing GeChina	61,000(6 BB)
WW Weinan WangChina	50,000(5 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

7/27/2024, 3:24:43 PM

Jiao Wei exits as day's bubble

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Yu Yunchao shoved all-in and saw Jiao Wei behind call off his last 30,000. In for a race, the board J♥ 6♣ 7♠ 8♥ 5♠ landed Yu a straight to knock out Jiao and wrap up the Day 1C games.

Player	Hand	Chips
YY Yunchao YuChina	5♥9♦ SB	240,000(24 BB)
WJ Wei JiaoChina	Q♣3♣ BB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

7/27/2024, 3:22:20 PM

Yeh Chih Yun falls by hand for hand play

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Yeh Chih Yun shoved his last 38,000 and was called behind by big stacked Xiaosheng Zheng. Whilst ahead with a pair, Yeh busted short of the money after Xiaosheng spiked a king on the turn J♦ 4♦ Q♠ K♥ 9♥ .

Player	Hand	Chips
CY Chih YehTaiwan	7♥7♣ SB	busted
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	K♣7♠ BB	348,000(35 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

7/27/2024, 3:06:53 PM

Yu Jie dodges elimination

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

A limp pot blind vs blind rolled flop 9♣ J♠ 6♠ . Small blind Lin Yin led for 10,000 and called off 51,000 more after big blind Yu Jie shoved all-in. Lin is ahead with J♦ 9♥ yet quickly came crashing down after the turn T♦ and river 7♣ tabled a straight for Yu's J♥ 8♣ .

Player	Chips
YJ Yu JieChina	132,000(13 BB)
YL Yin LinTaiwan	51,000(5 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

7/27/2024, 3:04:17 PM

Tang Tianyuan ahead all the way

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Hijack Lyu Bo opened to 16,000 and called the 40,000 more from button Tang Tianyuan. On flop as T♥ 2♣ , Tang flicked in his last 1,000 chip and revealed A♥ K♥ . Lyu is behind with Q♦ J♣ and remained that way all through turn 4♣ and river 4♠ .

Player	Chips
TT Tianyuan Tang	129,000(13 BB)
BL Bo LyuChina	75,000(8 BB)

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Remaining Players: 30/162

Janette BeeJanette Bee

7/27/2024, 3:01:58 PM

Yu Zhichen doubles through Wang Zhiyi

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Wang Zhiyi shoved all-in and saw Yu Zhichen call off for his last 32,000. At risk, Yu remained in the game after the board 2♦ 2♠ 6♣ 5♦ 6♥ landed him a pair of fives to survive through.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	T♣8♠ SB	130,000(16 BB)
YZ Yu Zhichen	5♣3♣ BB	72,000(9 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

7/27/2024, 2:57:15 PM

Jin Xuanyu runs into aces

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Jin Xuanyu pushed all-in for 64,000 and ran smack into Wu Luyao's rockets. In need of help, Jin's top pair on K♥ 4♠ 3♦ T♦ 2♣ wasn't enough to save him from elimination.

Player	Hand	Chips
JX Jin Xuanyu	K♠9♠ UTG	busted
LW Luyao WuChina	A♥A♣ CO	275,000(34 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

7/27/2024, 2:55:18 PM

Yu Yunchao busts Paul Hong

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Yu Yunchao open shoved his big stack in and saw Paul Hong call off for his 10 BB stack. In for a race, the board 8♠ 5♠ A♠ J♣ K♣ landed Yu top pair to eventually knock his opponent out.

Player	Hand	Chips
YY Yunchao YuChina	A♣7♥ D	273,000(34 BB)
PH Paul HongNew Zealand	Q♦J♦ SB	busted

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Remaining Players: 33/162

Janette BeeJanette Bee

7/27/2024, 2:41:26 PM

Ren Yaji continues to chip up

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Ren Yaji completed from the big blind vs a 15,000 button open from Zhao Yue. On flop Q♠ 6♠ 7♥ , Ren fired a check raise all-in after Zhao continued for 12,000. Zhao quickly folds and gives up the pot.

Player	Chips
YR Yaji RenChina	320,000(53 BB)
YZ Yue ZhaoChina	70,000(12 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

7/27/2024, 2:35:00 PM

Paul Hong survives through

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Paul Hong reshoved 46,000 in vs Wu Luyao's open and finds himself flipping for his tournament life. Lucky for him, the board T♥ 9♥ 7♠ 7♥ 5♣ ran safe for his pocket pair, earning him a double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
PH Paul HongNew Zealand	4♥4♣ BB	101,000(17 BB)
LW Luyao WuChina	A♣J♠ D	166,000(28 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

7/27/2024, 2:32:42 PM

Tang Tianyuan unable to continue

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Utg Lyu Bo opened to 13,000, joined by Tang Tianyuan behind on flop 9♠ K♠ K♦ . Lyu proceeded with a check call for 8,000 and headed to turn 7♠ . Both players check it through to river A♦ where Lyu fired all-in. Tang tanks and folds.

Player	Chips
BL Bo LyuChina	157,000(26 BB)
TT Tianyuan Tang	58,000(10 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

7/27/2024, 2:28:59 PM

Weng Chien Chih loses flip

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Ren Yaji opened to 12,000 and called off Weng Chien Chih's 63,000 all-in for a flip. The board ran 5♣ 9♠ 3♦ 8♦ 6♣ , leaving Weng with nowhere to go but out.

Player	Hand	Chips
YR Yaji RenChina	8♥8♠ MP	223,000(37 BB)
CW Chien Weng (2)Taiwan	A♦Q♥ SB	busted

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Remaining Players: 34/162

Janette BeeJanette Bee

7/27/2024, 2:25:18 PM

Top Chip Counts

Break

Player	Chips
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	258,000
LW Luyao WuChina	207,000
YL Youkan LiChina	193,000
HQ Heng QiaoChina	190,000
ZR Zhang RongTaiwan	176,000

Break

Remaining Players: 35/162

Janette BeeJanette Bee

7/27/2024, 2:07:28 PM

Ren Yaji takes it down

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Small blind Yeh Chih Yun opened to 15,000, called behind by Ren Yaji. On flop T♥ 9♦ K♠ , Yeh continued for 11,000 with Ren making the call to see turn J♥ . Yeh checks and shortly folds after Ren sent out a 10,000 bet.

Player	Chips
YR Yaji RenChina	106,000(21 BB)
CY Chih YehTaiwan	92,000(18 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

7/27/2024, 2:04:45 PM

Tian Hao misses the board

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Tian Hao shoved his last 48,500 and was called by Wang Zhiyi from the big blind. In for a race, the board 5♠ 2♣ Q♦ J♣ 4♠ missed to pair either player, leaving Wang's ace high good for the taking.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	A♦7♥ BB	135,000(27 BB)
HT Hao TianChina	K♥9♠ D	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

7/27/2024, 2:02:27 PM

Chen Yen Han succumbs to Jiao Wei

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Chen Yen Han flicked in his last 16,000 and faced Jiao Wei's ace high behind. Slightly ahead, Chen headed for the rails shortly after the river T♣ 2♦ Q♥ 3♥ 5♠ landed Jiao a straight.

Player	Hand	Chips
PC Pete ChenTaiwan	A♠5♣ MP	busted
WJ Wei JiaoChina	A♥4♥ D	82,000(16 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

7/27/2024, 2:00:22 PM

Leathem Andrew John slams it through

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

With 44,000 in the middle on board 3♠ 3s 8♣ 2♥ , action was seen on Ren Yaji with a bet of 22,000. Big blind Leathem Andrew John check raised all-in for 52,500 more and Ren surrenders.

Player	Chips
AL Andrew LeathemUnited Kingdom	140,500(28 BB)
YR Yaji RenChina	92,000(18 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

7/27/2024, 1:56:28 PM

Huang Guanha crashes into kings

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

An all-in preflop situation saw Huang Guanha commit his last 54,000 with a small pocket pair and faced chip leader Xiaosheng Zheng's premium holdings. In danger, Huang exited the floor shortly after the board Q♦ T♥ 3♦ 9♠ 8♣ felted none of his outs.

Player	Hand	Chips
HG Huang Guanha	4♦4♣	busted
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	K♠K♣	253,000(51 BB)

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Remaining Players: 44/162

Janette BeeJanette Bee

7/27/2024, 12:00:05 PM

Registration is closed!

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Registration is closed for the final flight of the KPC Baby Dragon Special Event with a total of 162 entries recorded in addition. Play will conclude once the field is down to 15% of the field at 25 players remaining.

Janette BeeJanette Bee

7/27/2024, 2:41:35 AM

Final heat for the KPC Baby Dragon Special Event runs today!

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

The Red Dragon Poker Tour festivities running through August 4th at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea kicked off its opening day games yesterday with KPC Baby Dragon’s first flight already in the books. China’s Chen Wen Wen currently leads the twelve survivors moving onto Day 2 with two final heats for the Special Event set to complete today, July 27th.

Day 1C action starts at 18:00 with registration open through Level 8 @ 20:55.

Date/s: July 26-28, 2024

Buy in: KRW 1,500,000 (~USD 1,080)

Day 1A: 77 entries / 12 qualified

Day 1B: Saturday, July 27

Day 1C Turbo: Saturday, July 27

Day 2: Sunday, July 28