John Perry Leads Prestige High Roller Final 12, Baby Dragon Plus Down to 114 as Red Dragon Plus Championship Begins
Day 4 of RDPT Plus Jeju 2026 at LES A Casino saw the Red Dragon Prestige High Roller reach its final 12 players, with Australia’s John Perry bagging the chip lead. Meanwhile, the Baby Dragon Plus narrowed down to 114 survivors, led by Xiao Zhang at the top of a deep Chinese contingent.
The focus now shifts to the launch of the RED DRAGON PLUS CHAMPIONSHIP. Carrying a KRW 1,800,000,000 (~USD 1,220,000) guarantee, Day 1A kicks off today at 12:00 PM local time.
Red Dragon Prestige High Roller Day 2: Field Finalized as Prize Pool Hits KRW 1.1 Billion
The Red Dragon Prestige High Roller reached a final field of 158 entries after registration closed during the first two levels of Day 2. This turnout created a total prize pool of KRW 1,115,733,000 (~USD 751,500), with the winner set to take home KRW 276,483,000 (~USD 199,627).
The day was marked by a long wait on the money bubble that lasted over two hours. During this time, Xixiang Luo and Nguyen Le both stayed alive by winning key double-ups. The wait finally ended when Australian pro Aaron Lim went all-in with ace-jack against the pocket queens of Ranno Sootla. Lim found no help from the cards and finished in 25th place, which meant the remaining 24 players were officially guaranteed a prize.
Australia’s John Perry Bagged Overall Lead After Crucial Late-Night Call
By the time play ended for the night, only 12 players were left to pack up their chips for the final day. Australia’s John Perry finished at the top of the leaderboard with 6,325,000 (79 big blinds). Perry earned a huge part of his stack in a big hand late at night against Yuzhu Wang. In that hand, he thought for a long time before calling a final bet with a better queen-kicker to win a massive pot.
He was followed closely by two experienced international players. The United States' Christian Harder, a professional with nearly $7 million in career winnings, finished the day with 6,100,000 (76 big blinds). Third on the list was Hungary’s Patrik Demus, who brought 5,900,000 (74 big blinds) into the final day following his recent win in Paris.
Prestige High Roller Final Day Seat Draw
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rank | Player | Flag | Chip Counts | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Australia | 6,325,000 | 1 | 5 | |
2 | United States | 6,100,000 | 1 | 2 | |
3 | Hungary | 5,900,000 | 1 | 7 | |
4 | China | 4,575,000 | 2 | 4 | |
5 | Estonia | 4,475,000 | 1 | 1 | |
6 | Vietnam | 4,400,000 | 2 | 5 | |
7 | China | 3,575,000 | 2 | 1 | |
8 | Denmark | 3,230,000 | 2 | 6 | |
9 | China | 2,900,000 | 1 | 4 | |
10 | China | 2,625,000 | 2 | 7 | |
11 | China | 1,900,000 | 2 | 3 | |
12 | Vietnam | 1,675,000 | 1 | 3 |
Detailed hand histories and floor updates from Day 2 were made available via the
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Xiao Zhang Leads Dominant Chinese Contingent into Baby Dragon Plus Day 2
The KRW 2,200,000 Baby Dragon Plus concluded its four opening flights, with the field officially narrowed down to 114 survivors for Day 2. The session was heavily dominated by players from China, who secured 93 of the 114 spots currently in the money.
The leaderboard reflected this regional strength, as the top eight stacks at the start of the day were all held by Chinese representatives. Leading the charge was Xiao Zhang, who bagged a commanding 770,000 chips to sit at the top of the overall standings. The action today is expected to be fast-paced as the field plays all the way down to a winner.
Baby Dragon Plus Seat Draw - Click to Expand
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rank | Player | Chip counts | Table | Seat | flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Xiao Zhang | 770,000 | 13 | 6 | China |
2 | Jie Qi | 715,000 | 19 | 1 | China |
3 | Qiang Liu | 687,000 | 17 | 2 | China |
4 | Ceng Zeng | 655,000 | 16 | 1 | China |
5 | Zengxiang Chen | 643,000 | 7 | 3 | China |
6 | Mutong Xu | 604,000 | 7 | 2 | China |
7 | Haohui Ma | 585,000 | 6 | 7 | China |
8 | Qingtian Qian | 565,000 | 7 | 8 | China |
9 | Takashi Yagura | 546,000 | 13 | 4 | Japan |
10 | Gang Wang | 525,000 | 9 | 3 | China |
11 | Yilong Wang | 507,000 | 12 | 3 | China |
12 | Weihong Liu | 480,000 | 10 | 3 | China |
13 | Joseph Sanghyon Cheong | 470,000 | 15 | 5 | United States |
14 | Ziang Wang | 466,000 | 15 | 2 | China |
15 | Er Nichu | 458,000 | 7 | 6 | China |
16 | Ori Haim Elul Ohana | 435,000 | 17 | 5 | Spain |
17 | Zhi Ye | 428,000 | 8 | 3 | China |
18 | Yuxiang Cai | 425,000 | 11 | 1 | China |
19 | Huu Dung Nguyen | 425,000 | 11 | 8 | Vietnam |
20 | Taimin Tian | 424,000 | 6 | 3 | China |
21 | Jianting Cai | 413,000 | 18 | 3 | China |
22 | Yifei Jin | 413,000 | 18 | 7 | China |
23 | Chi Zhang | 413,000 | 9 | 8 | China |
24 | Xiangnan Meng | 402,000 | 16 | 6 | China |
25 | Jinhua Li | 382,000 | 5 | 1 | China |
26 | Haibo Yang | 375,000 | 7 | 1 | China |
27 | Dong Chen | 372,000 | 5 | 5 | Hong Kong |
28 | Yunchao Yu | 372,000 | 16 | 5 | China |
29 | Yuefeng Pan | 371,000 | 7 | 7 | China |
30 | Xiaqing Ji | 355,000 | 18 | 4 | China |
31 | Zhenhua Lu | 355,000 | 12 | 1 | China |
32 | Yipeng Ye | 355,000 | 8 | 8 | China |
33 | Jianglong Zheng | 355,000 | 11 | 4 | China |
34 | Chengxu Hu | 345,000 | 19 | 2 | China |
35 | Jing Wang | 330,000 | 19 | 3 | China |
36 | Sishu Peng | 310,000 | 9 | 7 | China |
37 | Xiaotong Yu | 309,000 | 5 | 7 | China |
38 | Sergei Udachin | 305,000 | 13 | 3 | Russia |
39 | Jingjing Li | 295,000 | 14 | 2 | China |
40 | Xu Pan | 295,000 | 8 | 2 | China |
41 | Zhi Jian Sean Ooi | 294,000 | 15 | 6 | Malaysia |
42 | Quan Zhou | 289,000 | 17 | 8 | China |
43 | Mattia Festa | 283,000 | 11 | 5 | Italy |
44 | Weidong Liu | 282,000 | 10 | 5 | China |
45 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | 275,000 | 19 | 5 | Belarus |
46 | Shizhe Zuo | 273,000 | 8 | 5 | China |
47 | Bowen Xue | 260,000 | 9 | 2 | China |
48 | Shi Li | 259,000 | 18 | 6 | China |
49 | Mutong | 255,000 | 16 | 3 | United States |
50 | Tien Thanh Nguyen | 254,000 | 19 | 4 | Vietnam |
51 | Zhongyao Li | 252,000 | 17 | 6 | China |
52 | Yougang Xiong | 250,000 | 16 | 4 | China |
53 | Qiwei Han | 247,000 | 17 | 1 | China |
54 | Changliang Sun | 242,000 | 19 | 8 | China |
55 | Yang Yang | 240,000 | 13 | 8 | China |
56 | Tao Li | 236,000 | 16 | 7 | China |
57 | Weijue Cai | 233,000 | 11 | 2 | China |
58 | Bin Zhao | 233,000 | 12 | 6 | China |
59 | Bizhen Li | 230,000 | 6 | 6 | China |
60 | Fei Xie | 226,000 | 14 | 1 | China |
61 | Xianglai Li | 225,000 | 5 | 6 | China |
62 | Wei Lin | 225,000 | 14 | 4 | China |
63 | Takumi Odani | 225,000 | 13 | 7 | Japan |
64 | Guofeng Wang | 220,000 | 12 | 7 | China |
65 | Yuzhu Wang | 220,000 | 8 | 1 | China |
66 | Wenchao Liu | 215,000 | 14 | 6 | China |
67 | Shuang Bao | 207,000 | 10 | 1 | China |
68 | Peng Chen | 205,000 | 12 | 2 | China |
69 | Yucheng Zhang | 201,000 | 19 | 6 | China |
70 | Hao Zhu | 188,000 | 10 | 6 | China |
71 | Zehao Li | 176,000 | 15 | 3 | China |
72 | Xi Zhou | 174,000 | 14 | 5 | China |
73 | Yuhan Liu | 170,000 | 14 | 3 | China |
74 | Yun Song | 165,000 | 12 | 4 | China |
75 | Congya Zhang | 161,000 | 11 | 3 | China |
76 | Liang | 156,000 | 7 | 4 | China |
77 | Erdun Xue | 155,000 | 6 | 8 | China |
78 | Ledong Zhou | 155,000 | 15 | 4 | China |
79 | Ben Fan | 154,000 | 11 | 7 | China |
80 | Shuang Qiu | 150,000 | 16 | 2 | China |
81 | Ngoc Anh Cao | 147,000 | 17 | 3 | Vietnam |
82 | Xiangyu Yu | 147,000 | 14 | 8 | China |
83 | Xiongfeng Chen | 140,000 | 14 | 7 | China |
84 | Junichi Nakagiri | 140,000 | 18 | 5 | Japan |
85 | Kanwen Du | 133,000 | 7 | 5 | China |
86 | Yizhou Nie | 131,000 | 8 | 4 | China |
87 | Zhuorui Wu | 130,000 | 9 | 5 | China |
88 | Tian Liu | 124,000 | 5 | 8 | China |
89 | Dapeng Wang | 122,000 | 19 | 7 | China |
90 | Andres Vasquez | 120,000 | 11 | 6 | Colombia |
91 | John Matsuda | 115,000 | 9 | 1 | Japan |
92 | Rong Zhang | 115,000 | 12 | 8 | China |
93 | Liangdong Zheng | 112,000 | 13 | 2 | China |
94 | Bien Mai | 90,000 | 8 | 7 | Vietnam |
95 | Kozo Yamada | 90,000 | 6 | 5 | Japan |
96 | Tao Yue | 90,000 | 10 | 4 | China |
97 | Guosheng Yang | 87,000 | 10 | 2 | China |
98 | Rosalie Marine Petit | 85,000 | 17 | 4 | France |
99 | Takashi Morita | 81,000 | 9 | 4 | Japan |
100 | Bin Wang | 80,000 | 5 | 3 | China |
101 | Junyu Huang | 72,000 | 10 | 7 | China |
102 | Lifu Liu | 70,000 | 13 | 5 | China |
103 | Zhiying Zhou | 70,000 | 5 | 2 | China |
104 | Rong Gu | 65,000 | 6 | 4 | China |
105 | Tian Tang | 65,000 | 5 | 4 | China |
106 | Zhenlai Chen | 64,000 | 9 | 6 | China |
107 | Mengdian Peng | 62,000 | 16 | 8 | China |
108 | Jinguo Tao | 60,000 | 6 | 2 | China |
109 | Shengyong Wang | 60,000 | 8 | 6 | China |
110 | Jie Yu | 58,000 | 18 | 1 | China |
111 | Jason Wai Kit Lau | 51,000 | 15 | 7 | Malaysia |
112 | Tianyu Chen | 50,000 | 15 | 1 | China |
113 | Liao Cheng | 50,000 | 10 | 8 | China |
114 | Ngoc Ha Nguyen | 20,000 | 18 | 2 | Vietnam |
The Main Event Arrives: RED DRAGON PLUS CHAMPIONSHIP Day 1A Kicks Off
Today marks the highly anticipated start of the series showpiece, the RED DRAGON PLUS CHAMPIONSHIP finally gets underway. Day 1A kicks off at 12:00 PM local time, and the energy at LES A Casino is already high. With a massive KRW 1,800,000,000 (~USD 1,220,000) guarantee and a KRW 4,000,000 (~USD 2,700) buy-in, this is the event everyone has been waiting for.
Players get a lot of play for their money, starting with 80,000 chips (160 big blinds) and long 60-minute levels. For the opening flights, the plan is straightforward, everyone will play through 10 levels before bagging up for the night. Since play stops at a set time, no one will hit the money today, that battle will have to wait for Day 2.
RED DRAGON PLUS CHAMPIONSHIP: Full Schedule
Date | Time | Event | Level Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
April 15 | 12:00 | DAY 1A | 60 Minutes |
April 16 | 12:00 | DAY 1B | 60 Minutes |
April 17 | 12:00 | DAY 1C | 60 Minutes |
April 17 | 17:00 | DAY 1D Turbo | 30 Minutes |
April 18 | 12:00 | DAY 2 | 90 Minutes |
April 19 | 12:00 | DAY 3 | 90 Minutes |
April 20 | 12:00 | DAY 4 | 90 Minutes |
April 21 | 12:00 | Final Day | 36 Hands |
Side Event Winners: Xiangyu Yu Secures Double Trophy
One of the highlights of Day 4 was definitely the performance of Xiangyu Yu. He has been on an incredible run, managing to pick up his second trophy of the series. After winning the NLH Short Deck earlier in the week, he proved he can win in just about any format by taking down 9 Game Dragon Mix High Roller.
The Winners' Circle: April 14 Trophy Gallery
Side Event | The Champion | Flag | Entries | Top Prize (KRW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
China (CHN) | 13 | 13,474,000 | ||
China (CHN) | 65 | 19,965,000 | ||
China (CHN) | 18 | 3,464,000 | ||
China (CHN) | 26 | 18,228,000 | ||
Japan (JPN) | 100 | 5,710,000 |
RDPT Plus Jeju 2026: April 15 Schedule Of Events
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