Li Xinze, Xu Qiang Top Poker Dream Jeju 12 Main Event Flights; Liu Tian Banks QQPK Mystery Bounty

The inaugural Poker Dream Jeju 12 taking place at the world class Jeju Shinhwa Landing Casino concluded another two Main Event starting days out of the eleven on schedule. Both flights were the most popular so far with its buy in of ₩1,600,000 (~US$ 1,173) and 30 minute blinds. Navigating to the top of the charts were Li Xinze at Day 1C and Xu Qiang at Day 1D.

Poker Dream Jeju 12 – Main Event

The Poker Dream Jeju Main Event runs from September 30 to October 6, 2024 featuring a guarantee of ₩2.8 Billion, equivalent to 2 Million USD, setting a new record for the brand. After four flights, 487 entries were on register. Here are the latest highlights.

Li Xinze Tops Main Event Day 1C

Day 1C opened the games and showed a promising start for this buy in of 134 entries with 14 players bagging up hours later. Li Xinze towered over the remaining pack with 672,000 ( 67 bb) in chips which was a dominating 30 bb more than his closest fellow flight survivor. This also sent Li straight to the top of the cumulative Day 2 lineup, dethroning Day 1A leader Xing Zhongjie into second rank.

Another notable survivor of this heat and finished just below the leader was Hong Gang with 368,000 (37 bb). Hong would later bag up at Day 1D, becoming the second player to earn a Dream Bonus reward of ₩9.4 Million, significantly larger (roughly 4 times) the minimum payout.

Xu Qiang Tops Main Event Day 1D

WSOP bracelet winner Xu Qiang emerged as the late evening’s Day 1D flight leader bagging up 525,000 (88 bb). This earned him third rank in the cumulative Day 2 counts. The flight drew 158 runners with 16 survivors. Joining Xu to the ITM round were fellow bracelet champions Xixiang Luo and Wei Guoliang. In a rare live appearance, Japanese pro Kosei Ichinose also made the cut after jumping in fresh from his deep run at the record-breaking Super High Roller event.

Up next on Thursday, October 3, 2024 are three flights of varying buy ins and formats. Day 1E will likely be the most popular with buy in at the highest of ₩2,400,000 (~US$1,760). Starting stack is 30,000 with blinds rising every 40 minutes. 15% of the field will advance to the ITM round. That starts at 1pm with late registration closing at 8:20pm.

Day 1F joins the floor at 7pm. Buy in is ₩1,600,000 (~US$ 1,173). Starting stack is 20,000 with blinds increasing every 30 minutes. This flight is perfect for the late night players with registration closing at 11:30pm. For those that miss the mark, one more is lined up. Just before midnight is the Hyper Turbo Flight G with blinds booking at a rapid 10 minute pace. Buy in is also ₩1,600,000.

Other Event Highlights

It wasn’t just the Main Event buzzing up the floor. Several side events ran alongside including the multi-day Mystery Bounty sponsored by QQPK that more than smashed its guarantee for a sweeter ₩697,520,000 (~US$ 526,500) prize pool.

Day 2 saw the return of 81 players, each one looking to scalp as many players and have numerous chances at finding the lucky ₩55,000,000 (~US$ 41,500) top bounty prize. That moment arrived when Liu Chenglong stepped up to the plate and pulled it on his first draw.

While Liu snatched up the golden ticket, his run ended in 23rd place for a combined total of ₩59,100,000 in winnings. This earned him the overall 3rd rank in the payouts.

Taking it to the limit was Liu Tian, defeating WSOP decorated Yang Zhang in a grueling heads up match. Liu walked away as the biggest winner with a payout of ₩89,150,000 plus ₩14,357,000 in bounties for a combined ₩103,507,000 (~US$ 78,130) payday.

Date: September 30 to October 2, 2024
Buy in: ₩1,500,000 (~US$ 1,100)
Guarantee: ₩400,000,000 (~US$ 303,350)
Entries: 561
Prize pool: ₩697,520,000 (~US$ 526,500)
ITM: 81 players

Final 9 Payouts (with bounties)

1st Liu Tian – ₩103,020,000
2nd Yang Zhang – ₩69,634,500
3rd Chua Chen Shen – ₩44,970,000
4th He Qidong – ₩37,680,000
5th su Shanhe – ₩24,260,000
6th Yang Shuo – ₩22,850,000
7th Jin Jiahao – ₩24,160,000
8th Li Valeriy – ₩11,150,000
9th Chan Ping San – ₩14,350,000

Full payouts can be found in the Poker Dream Jeju 12 – Festival Results.

On the day prior, China’s Li Aichun locked up her maiden title at the Ladies Event, towering over the 51 entry field. At two tables, Li was already backed by a mountain of chips and was never at risk of elimination. Li’s crushing performance earned her the first place payout of ₩5,490,000 (~US$ 4,160) and a Poker Dream trophy to forever commemorate the achievement.

Date: October 1, 2024
Buy in: ₩400,000 (~US$ 293)
Entries: 51
Prize pool: ₩17,413,000 (~US$ 13,200)
ITM: 7 places

1st Li Aichun – ₩5,490,000
2nd Du Lizhen – ₩3,963,000
3rd Lan Qi Hui – ₩2,520,000
4th Li Jie – ₩1,920,000
5th Zhang Jinyu – ₩1,480,000
6th Zhu Li – ₩1,130,000
7th Li Hsin Ying – ₩910,000

Links:

Poker Dream Jeju 12 – Main Event Updates
Poker Dream Jeju 12 – Daily Updates
Poker Dream Jeju 12 – Festival Results