The Best Of CPG Championship Finals Sanya 2025

From start to finish, the Somuchpoker team was on the ground capturing highlights in photo and video of the 13th Annual CPG Championship Finals festival, held at the Howard Johnson Resort Sanya Bay, Hainan Island, China from August 20 to 30, 2025.

13th CPG Championship Highlights

Like past editions, the CPG Championship was not just a poker series – it was a mass celebration of the game and the community, with 99 events scheduled across ten days. Beyond the tables, the festival offered plenty for players, families, and friends to enjoy.

Before the festival officially kicked off, organizers took time to honor their staff for years of dedication and loyalty – a tradition in Sanya. This year, the highest recognition went to three employees marking a decade of service, each receiving a commemorative pin and plaque.

Off The Felt

With many players treating CPG events as part holiday and part poker, the experience extended well beyond the tables. Outside the poker rooms, players, families, and friends enjoyed a wide array of activities to keep them entertained.

• Daily buffets with fresh seafood
• Fruit tastings showcasing local flavors
• Local food tasting
• Poker lectures for players looking to sharpen their game
• Watch the livestream on the CPG poker lawn
• Presentation of products such as Incense bracelets and massagers
• Creative stations to design apparel with CPG stickers and custom images
• Booths featuring perfume, tea, and locally made accessories
• Enjoy hotel amenities such as the pool, playground, restaurants, gym
• Island Adventures: paddle boarding, canoeing, scuba diving, and jet skiing tours around Sanya
• Stroll the beach and catch the sunset

On the Felt

Throughout the festival, up to six events were offered daily plus satellites to marquee events. As always, all of the events were in Freezeout format. For phased events, they were Freezeout flights (repechage), allowing eliminated players to try again on the next starting day. Like the WSOP, only players registered for the events scheduled – on that specific day – were allowed entry to tournament areas. Here are some of the highlights:

• Livestream Challenge
• Red Dragon wins the Teams Event
• Dominick French captures flag #69 at MS Turbo
• Super Cup Deepstack breaks single day event record attendance with 662 players registered
• Main Event Day 1A sets new record for opening flight at 1,657 players
• Main Event Day 1B draws 637 players by the starting shuffle
• Main Event draws 4,211 entries – second largest in the brand’s 13 year history
• Zhenyi Huang wins the Main Event

Read up on his victory in our article:

Zhenyi Huang Claims First Major At CPG Championship

Videos

• Somuchpoker arrives in Sanya!

• Day 1A new record attendance, 1,657 players!

• Women At CPG

• Main Event bubble time!

• 2025 CPG Highlights

Up next: CPG Tour Hengqin Bay 2025 in Zhuhai

The championship may be over but China Poker Games isn’t done yet for the year with CPG Tour Hengqin Bay 2025 up next taking place in Zhuhai, China. Running from October 18-24 at the Hengqin Bay Hotel, this location has become one of the preferred destinations for nationals and their families. Among the attractions in Zhuhai:

• Chimelong Ocean Kingdom: world’s largest aquarium
• Spaceship Hotel
• Zhuhai Pokiddo Pocket House Dream Factory
• Zhuhai Grand Theatre

Players can start securing their seats with daily satellites offered in the CPG App.

*Stay tuned for the full event details.