179 Returning Players Guaranteed A Piece Of $2.1M Poker Dream Jeju 12 Main Event Prize Pool

Poker Dream Jeju 12 has reached its penultimate day at the world class Jeju Shinhwa Landing Casino in Jeju, South Korea and kicking off today’s games is Day 2 of the Main Event!

Poker Dream Jeju 12 Main Event Enters Day 2

Over the course of five days, the Poker Dream Jeju Main Event ran 11 entry flights, drawing a total of 1,656 entries. This just edged past the ambitious guarantee, settling at a slightly sweeter ₩2,835,154,800 (~US$ 2,140,100) prize pool. Today, the 179 returning players have secured a minimum payout of ₩3,800,000 (~US$ 2,868) but of course, the dream victory and top prize of ₩453,400,000 (~US$ 342,250) will be the target.

• Buy in: ₩1,200,000 / $879
• Entries: 266
• Buy in: ₩1,600,000 / $1,173
• Entries: 357
• Buy in: ₩2,400,000 / $1,759
• Entries: 1,033

• Guarantee: ₩2,800,000 / $2 Million
• Total Entries: 1,656
• Prize pool: ₩2,835,154,800 / $2,140,100)
• Dream Bonus: ₩301,800,000
• ITM: 191 players

Leading in today’s pack is Spain’s Soriano Ramos who bagged up 905,000 (151 bb) at Day 1E. He is followed by Malaysians Ng Kah Chun 799,000 (133 bb) and Ding Yoong Shen 737,000 (123 bb). Ng bagged up the lead at Day 1H, the largest flight of 350 entries and delivered the bubble.

While the top three will be closely watched, numerous notables also in the field will be given attention such as Wei Guoliang, Xu Qiang, Yang Zhang, Wai Kiat Lee, Webster Lim, Kosei Ichinose, Terry Sua, Julian Warhurst. Sim Kok, Wai, You Jun Hong, Peng Sen Wu, and recent finalists of the record breaking Super High Roller, Steve Yea and Anton Lu. 

Main Event – Day 2 Chip Count and Seat Draw
Main Event – Payouts

Cards start flying at 1pm local time. There are quite a number of short stacks returning which means it will be a shove fest from the get-go. The goal for today is to play down to the final two tables.

To read up on the flights and the Day 2 action, head to the SMP Main Event Live Updates.

Breakdown of Each flight

Day 1A

• Date: September 30, 2024
• Buy in: ₩1,200,000 (~US$ 880)
• Day 1A: 102 entries / 8 advanced
• Blinds: 3000-6000 ante 6000
• Chip leader: Xing Zhongjie – 546,000 (91 bb)

Day 1B

• Date: October 1, 2024
• Buy in: ₩1,200,000 (~US$ 880)
• Day 1B: 93 entries / 7 advanced
• Blinds: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
• Chip leader: Zhichen Yu – 462,000 (46 bb)

Day 1C

• Date: October 2, 2024
• Buy in: ₩1,600,000 (~US$ 1,173)
• Day 1C: 134 entries / 14 advanced
• Blinds: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
• Chip leader: Li Xinze – 672,000 (67 bb)

Day 1D

• Date: October 2, 2024
• Buy in: ₩1,600,000 (~US$ 1,173)
• Blinds: 3000-6000 ante 6000
• Day 1D: 158 entries / 16 advanced
• Chip leader: Xu Qiang – 525,000 (87 bb)

Day 1E

• Date: October 3, 2024
• Buy in: ₩2,400,000 (~US$ 1,760)
• Blinds: 4000-8000 ante 8000
• Day 1D: 275 entries / 42 advanced
• Chip leader: Soriano Ramos – 905,000 (113 bb)

Day 1F

• Date: October 3, 2024
• Buy in: ₩2,400,000 (~US$ 1,760)
• Blinds: 3000-6000 ante 6000
• Day 1D: 160 entries / 16 advanced
• Chip leader: Xu Qiang – 409,000 (68 bb)

Day 1G

• Date: October 3, 2024
• Buy in: ₩1,600,000 (~US$ 1,173)
• Blinds: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
• Day 1D: 65 entries / 7 advanced
• Chip leader: Wei Guoliang – 458,000 (46 bb)

Day 1H

• Date: October 3, 2024
• Buy in: ₩1,600,000 (~US$ 1,173)
• Blinds: 3000-5000 ante 5000
• Day 1D: 350 entries / 53 advanced
• Chip leader: Ng Kah Chun – 799,000 (160 bb)

Day 1J

• Date: October 3, 2024
• Buy in: ₩1,600,000 (~US$ 1,173)
• Blinds: 3000-6000 ante 6000
• Day 1D: 66 entries / 8 advanced
• Chip leader: Deng Hui – 298,000 (50 bb)

Day 1K

• Date: October 3, 2024
• Buy in: ₩2,400,000 (~US$ 1,760)
• Blinds: 4000-8,000 ante 8,000
• Day 1D: 154 entries / 24 advanced
• Chip leader: Yan Haibin – 460,000 (57 bb)

Day 1L

• Date: October 3, 2024
• Buy in: ₩2,400,000 (~US$ 1,760)
• Blinds: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
• Day 1D: 99 entries / 15 advanced
• Chip leader: Zhao Hongjun – 662,000 (22 bb)