Red Dragon Poker Tour Jeju 2024 Championship Event underway, Chen Weihang towers over Day 1A field

SMP EditorEditor-in-Chief

Updated: 2026.10.16

The first flight of the highly anticipated Red Dragon Poker Tour Championship Event at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea, kicked off to a good start with 332 entries turning up for the KRW 1,680,000,000 (~USD 1,236,390) guaranteed games. The day capped with China’s Chen Weihang holding down a commanding lead across the 103 survivors advancing through to Day 2. Qualifiers are geared to return to the felt on Friday, August 2nd, for another ten levels of 60 minute gameplay.

Red Dragon Poker Tour Jeju – Player Guide
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Three more Championship Event flights complete the schedule with the second on the list, Day 1B playing down today, July 31st. In addition, two Milestone Satellites are slated for later this evening for those looking to cut costs and win a seat for a fraction of the price.

Championship Event Day 1A Recap

Day 1A locked up a total of 332 entries as players continuously poured in over nine levels of registration. With no numbers set to close the day, all tournament runners had to do was survive through twelve levels of play and find a bag by the end of the night. By the ninth hour, China’s Chen Weihang found himself towering over the remaining Day 1A field with a smashing chip count of 625,000, with second in the running, Zheng Jian stacking only 365,000 behind.

The last level of the day saw numerous players fall short of qualifying, of which included a triple elimination by the hands of Xudong Yang. A commotion was seen at the table with a four way all-in taking place, Xudong covering all three opponents. The Chinese runner scooped up the pot with his pocket pair holding up against the rest, and ended the day with a spot across the top 20 chip counts. Down to the last few hands, another table saw Zhang Zhuoqun bluff off his entire stack right into Chiayun Wu’s quad kings. Wu advances with a healthy stack of 224,000 while Zhang is left to battle through another flight.

Asian notables joining the list are Jinlong Hu (290,000), Pete Chen (251,000), Celina Lin (203,000). Xiaosheng Zheng (150,000), Hon Cheong Lee (63,000), Chien Chih Weng (37,000), and Valeriy Pak (1,000).

Backtrack on the concluded action via SMP Live Updates or Red Dragon Poker Tour’s official livestream channels:

https://www.youtube.com/@reddragonpokertour
https://www.twitch.tv/playreddragon

Dates: July 30 – August 4, 2024
Buy in: KRW 2,200,000 (~USD 1,620)

Guarantee: KRW 1,680,000,000 (~USD 1,236,390)

ITM: 15% of the field

Day 1A: 332 entries / 103 qualified
Day 1B: Wednesday, July 31

Day 1C: Thursday, August 1

Day 1D: Thursday, August 1

Day 2: Friday, August 2

Day 3: Saturday, August 3

Final Day: Sunday, August 4

End of Day 1A Chip Counts

Pos.	First Name	Last Name	Flag	Chip Count
1	Weihang	Chen	China	625,000
2	JIAN	ZHENG	China	365,000
3	PENG	HUANG	China	353,000
4	LIN	ZHOU	China	320,000
5	BO	LYU	China	308,000
6	SISHU	PENG	China	305,000
7	Jin Long	Hu	China	290,000
8	BIN	WANG	China	287,000
9	WENJIE	LIU	China	285,000
10	KAI	XU	China	284,000
11	YAWEI	DENG	China	278,000
12	JIANWEN	HU	China	272,000
13	TIAN	TANG	China	270,000
14	Chuan Shu	Chen	China	268,000
15	CHAO	WEI	China	268,000
16	LEI	LI	China	261,000
17	PING	CHENG	China	260,000
18	XUDONG	YANG	China	256,000
19	YEN-HAN	CHEN	China	251,000
20	CHIH-HUA	HSU	Taiwan	245,000
21	XU	CHEN	China	235,000
22	ALEKSANDR	DIUDIAEV	Russia	231,000
23	CHIA YUN	WU	Taiwan	224,000
24	SINUO	XIAO	China	221,000
25	WEI	YANG	China	217,000
26	ENZHI	SHEN	China	214,000
27	KA FAI	WONG	Hong Kong	205,000
28	XIAOCHENG	XU	China	205,000
29	CELINA	LIN	Australia	203,000
30	WEI XIONG	SUN	China	202,000
31	YUAN	XIN	China	199,000
32	RONG	ZHANG	China	193,000
33	CHONG	JIANG	China	190,000
34	QIAO	HENG	China	189,000
35	KOZO	YAMADA	Japan	186,000
36	Xu Dong	Jin	China	185,000
37	SHENGHONG	ZHU	China	185,000
38	PENG	YANG	China	184,000
39	JIE	ZHENG	China	182,000
40	PENG	HUANG	China	181,000
41	WU	LUYAO	China	180,000
42	CHEN	SHICONG	China	176,000
43	BAOFENG	ZHANG	China	176,000
44	YANG	LEI	China	169,000
45	CHAO	WU	China	169,000
46	YINGJIE	CHEN	China	167,000
47	TIN LAM	WONG	Hong Kong	167,000
48	YUHAO	ZHANG	China	166,000
49	JINHUI	LIU	China	165,000
50	ZHANG	CHUNHAO	China	160,000
51	JIAN	LIU	China	157,000
52	PENG	WU	China	157,000
53	JUN	LIU	China	156,000
54	CHENXU	ZHANG	China	156,000
55	ZHENG	XIAOSHENG	China	150,000
56	YANGSHUAI	XU	China	150,000
57	MENG DIAN	PENG	China	143,000
58	BO	CHENG	China	136,000
59	YAO	YAO	China	135,000
60	Mo Mo	Yin	China	135,000
61	WEINAN	WANG	China	128,000
62	CHIH-SHENG	CHAN	Taiwan	127,000
63	YANJUN	MA	China	127,000
64	PATRIK	DEMUS	Hungary	122,000
65	YOU	HU	China	122,000
66	ZHIYUAN	XU	China	116,000
67	XUEJIAN	LI	China	114,000
68	BIN	JIA	China	107,000
69	XIAQING	JI	China	104,000
70	YUNCHAO	YU	China	103,000
71	CHAO	XU	China	102,000
72	HAO	TIAN	China	101,000
73	JIACHENG	PANG	China	100,000
74	BAIYU	NI	China	99,000
75	WEI HSIN	YU	Taiwan	92,000
76	GUANGLEI	ZHOU	China	92,000
77	YUNQING	Ge	China	88,000
78	SUN	GUODONG	China	87,000
79	JUN	LI	United Kingdom	87,000
80	LIN	QIAN	China	87,000
81	Hai Sheng	Bi	China	83,000
82	JIANYE	WU	China	78,000
83	HUIHUI	CHEN	China	77,000
84	FEI	XIE	China	77,000
85	CHANG LIANG	SUN	China	76,000
86	XIANG	LIU	China	74,000
87	TINGJIA	CAO	China	72,000
88	Chang Yu	Zhai	China	72,000
89	YU	LIU	China	71,000
90	ZHIFAN	YE	China	69,000
91	ZINAN	XU	China	64,000
92	HON CHEONG	LEE	China	63,000
93	WING NAM	CHAN	Hong Kong	61,000
94	CHUNG CHING	CHEUNG	Hong Kong	59,000
95	JING	WANG	China	59,000
96	ZHENLONG	FANG	China	54,000
97	QIAO	QIAO	China	54,000
98	JIANFENG	SUN	China	52,000
99	Jing Wei	Li	China	48,000
100	CHAOPENG	CHEN	China	46,000
101	CHIEN-CHIH	WENG	China	37,000
102	YONGJUN	XU	China	14,000
103	VALERIY	PAK	Uzbekistan	1,000

Live Streaming Schedule

In addition to live coverage provided by Somuchpoker, live streaming for the Red Dragon Championship Event will be available throughout the festival from July 30th through August 4 via the Tour’s official Youtube and Twitch channels. Featured tables leading up to the Final Table will be captured for the said event, all the way down to the champion. Tune in for all the latest via the links listed below.

https://www.youtube.com/@reddragonpokertour
https://www.twitch.tv/playreddragon

Red Dragon Poker Tour Live Streaming Schedule

Championship Event Milestone Satellites

Those who find the KRW 2,200,000 (~USD 1,620) entry fee a bit too steep can take advantage of the daily Milestone Satellites available on schedule. A great way to minimize expenses, tournament runners can score Championship Event tickets for as low as KRW 370,000 (~USD 260).

For more information on Red Dragon Poker Tour, Jeju including registration details and event schedules, please visit https://linktr.ee/RDPTpoker.

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