Jeju Poker Festival: Jianting Cai Wins Red Dragon Championship; William Teoh Takes Down Red Dragon High Roller
The 17-day Jeju Poker Festival has officially closed its books, with all 24 trophies across its Red Dragon Poker Tour leg awarded. The final day saw its headliner, Red Dragon Championship crown its newest champion with China’s Jianting Cai reigning in all the glory, having bested the 642-entry field. A remarkable run landed Cai a career milestone, with his maiden win throughout his eight years on the felt marked by a KRW 243,800,000 (~USD 174,200) score.
Five other winners rose to victory over the concluding day’s festivities, with William Teoh winning the largest payout across the side event lineup for his dominating display at the Red Dragon High Roller games.
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Jianting Cai Clinches Red Dragon Championship Title
Eight players returned for the Red Dragon Championship final battle, all in hopes of securing the title and six-figure payout. China’s Jianting Cai led the charge, having delivered the final blow across the previous day’s games to top the charts. It took over an hour of play before the first elimination was seen with Xiaobin Zhou heading for the rails shortly after calling off with top two pair against Chi Jen Chen’s flopped flush.
Sole Japanese runner Kyosuke Nagami followed soon after, having run his last ten big blinds right into Cai’s pocket kings. The most experienced player on the table, Joseph Cheong apparently couldn’t get a breakthrough and eventually had to go with {qh}{jh}, only to be looked up by Ngoc Ha Nguyen with {as}{qs}. Cheong finished in 6th, which led the ball rolling following his elimination. Just a couple minutes later, Cai busted both Chi Jen Chen and Ye Li in 4th and 5th place respectively, racking nearly half of the chips in play.
Armed with a mighty stack, Cai continued to pump up his preflop aggression, landing him several small pots along the way. The Chinese runner’s tournament life was nowhere in danger at any point in the final table, with the final duel soon emerging after Zehao Li finished off Ngoc Ha Nguyen in 3rd place over a flip. Cai’s momentum continued strong, bringing in almost a 3:1 advantage against Li. In just two deals, Cai closed out the action, having cracked Li’s pocket kings across the final hand with a mid pair turned trips for the title.
Red Dragon Championship Review
Dates: November 27 – December 1, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 2,000,000 (~USD 1,435)
Guarantee: KRW 1,380,000,000 (~USD 990,995)
Entries: 642 (285 unique)
Prize pool: KRW 1,380,000,000 (~USD 990,995)
ITM: 119 places
Red Dragon Championship Final Table Chip Results
Rank | First Name | Last Name | Flag | Prize (KRW) | Prize (~USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | JIANTING | CAI | China | ₩243,800,000 | $174,199 |
2 | ZEHAO | LI | China | ₩162,150,000 | $115,859 |
3 | NGOC HA | NGUYEN | Vietnam | ₩112,450,000 | $80,347 |
4 | CHI JEN | CHEN | Taiwan | ₩79,350,000 | $56,697 |
5 | YE | LI | China | ₩57,000,000 | $40,727 |
6 | JOSEPH SANGHYON | CHEONG | United States | ₩41,700,000 | $29,795 |
7 | KYOSUKE | NAGAMI | Japan | ₩31,050,000 | $22,186 |
8 | XIAOBIN | ZHOU | China | ₩23,450,000 | $16,755 |
Relive the final table gameplay via Red Dragon Poker Tour’s YouTube channel
Backtrack on the day’s action via SMP Live Updates
William Teoh Wins Red Dragon High Roller
The two-day highlight, Red Dragon High Roller, attracted 45 entries across fourteen levels of registration, with only eight places banking a share of the KRW 274,559,000 (~USD 196,740) prize pool. Jeju regular Valeriy Pak missed out a payday by one, having ran his pocket jacks right into William Teoh’s pocket aces, shooting his opponent the lead over the final rounds.
Teoh went on to dominate the games, not once relinquishing the advantage, to eventually reach heads up play against Joonhee Yea with a monstrous lead. The two cut a payout deal, earning Teoh a sweet KRW 86,259,000 (~USD 61,630) score to cap his series run, while day chip leader Yea settled for a runner up finish.
Date/s: November 30 - December 1, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 6,000,000 (~USD 4,290)
Entries: 45 (32 unique)
Prize pool: KRW 274,559,000 (~USD 196,740)
ITM: 8 places
Red Dragon High Roller Full Payouts
Rank | First Name | Last Name | Flag | Prize (KRW) | Prize (~USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | WILLIAM | TEOH | Malaysia | ₩86,259,000* | $61,633 |
2 | JOONHEE | YEA | South Korea | ₩60,000,000* | $42,871 |
3 | HAYATO | KITAJIMA | Japan | ₩37,300,000 | $26,651 |
4 | JUN | LIU | China | ₩26,400,000 | $18,863 |
5 | XIAOYUN | LI | China | ₩20,000,000 | $14,290 |
6 | TSZ KIN | HEUNG | Hong Kong | ₩16,300,000 | $11,647 |
7 | GANG | ZHAO | China | ₩14,400,000 | $10,289 |
8 | CALVIN SUNGWON | LEE | United States | ₩13,900,000 | $9,932 |
*Denotes deal was made
Side Event Winners
Xianglai Li Captures Mini Main Event Victory
Date/s: November 30 - December 1, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 1,500,000 (~USD 1,070)
Entries: 170 (108 unique)
Prize pool: KRW 222,615,000 (~USD 159,520)
ITM: 27 places
Mini Main Event Final Table Results
Rank | First Name | Last Name | Flag | Prize (KRW) | Prize (~USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | XIANGLAI | LI | China | ₩53,275,000 | $38,066 |
2 | ZHIHAO | CHEN | China | ₩34,860,000 | $24,908 |
3 | SONG | WANG | China | ₩23,460,000 | $16,763 |
4 | XU DONG | JIN | China | ₩16,320,000 | $11,661 |
5 | WEN WEN | CHEN | China | ₩11,710,000 | $8,367 |
6 | SHO | KATSURA | Japan | ₩8,700,000 | $6,216 |
7 | YANFENG | WANG | China | ₩6,700,000 | $4,787 |
8 | JORIS | MICHL | Netherlands | ₩5,340,000 | $3,816 |
9 | JIANG | PU | United Kingdom | ₩4,430,000 | $3,165 |
Jianfeng Jiao Wins Flip and Go NLH
Date/s: November 30 - December 1, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 500,000 (~USD 355)
Entries: 56 (32 unique)
Prize pool: KRW 24,444,000 (~USD 17,515)
ITM: 6 places
Rank | First Name | Last Name | Flag | Prize (KRW) | Prize (~USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | JIANFENG | JIAO | China | ₩8,324,000 | $5,948 |
2 | YIN | LIU | China | ₩5,230,000 | $3,737 |
3 | SHENGYONG | WANG | China | ₩3,490,000 | $2,494 |
4 | CHAO | WANG | China | ₩2,490,000 | $1,779 |
5 | I LING | FENG | Taiwan | ₩1,910,000 | $1,365 |
6 | JIE | CHEN | Australia | ₩1,580,000 | $1,129 |
7 | PAO JUNG | HUANG | Hong Kong | ₩1,420,000 | $1,015 |
Patrik Demus Closes SuperStack Bounty Turbo
Date/s: December 1, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 1,500,000 (~USD 1,070)
Entries: 26 (23 unique)
Prize pool: KRW 21,047,000 (~USD 15,080)
ITM: 4 places
Rank | First Name | Last Name | Flag | Prize (KRW) | Prize (~USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PATRIK | DEMUS | Hungary | ₩8,547,000 | $6,107 |
2 | CHENG-YEN | LO | Taiwan | ₩5,710,000 | $4,080 |
3 | DONG | LI | China | ₩3,780,000 | $2,701 |
4 | KENNIE | TAY | Singapore | ₩3,010,000 | $2,151 |
Hidenari Tomita Trumps MegaStack Turbo
Date/s: December 1, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 1,000,000 (~USD 715)
Entries: 46 (35 unique)
Prize pool: KRW 40,158,000 (~USD 28,775)
ITM: 7 places
Rank | First Name | Last Name | Flag | Prize (KRW) | Prize (~USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | HIDENARI | TOMITA | Japan | ₩13,698,000 | 9,787 |
2 | JIAYU | RUAN | China | ₩8,590,000 | 6,138 |
3 | JIANG | PU | United Kingdom | ₩5,730,000 | 4,094 |
4 | PARK YU | CHEUNG | Hong Kong | ₩4,090,000 | 2,922 |
5 | CHE CHUN | CHU | Taiwan | ₩3,130,000 | 2,236 |
6 | HUI | WANG | China | ₩2,590,000 | 1,851 |
7 | YUANHAO | FENG | China | ₩2,330,000 | 1,665 |
Chao Ting Cheng Wins MonsterStack Hyper Turbo
Date/s: December 1, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 800,000 (~USD 570)
Entries: 14 (13 unique)
Prize pool: KRW 9,778,000 (~USD 7,005)
ITM: 3 places
Rank | First Name | Last Name | Flag | Prize (KRW) | Prize (~USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CHAO TING | CHENG | Taiwan | ₩4,608,000 | 3,292 |
2 | RYUTARO | OIZUMI | Japan | ₩3,070,000 | 2,194 |
3 | TZE YAU | WONG | Hong Kong | ₩2,100,000 | 1,500 |
About the Editor
Janette Dee is Somuchpoker's News Copywriter and Live Event Specialist, covering poker news and live festivals across Asia Pacific's established and emerging markets. Alongside her reporting, she plays recreationally, which shapes how she covers the game from a player's perspective as well as a journalist's.
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