Ning Chu Leads Final 85 into Day 3 of Red Dragon Plus Championship as Prize Pool Tops KRW 3.2 Billion

Updated: 2026.04.19

Day 8 of RDPT Plus Jeju 2026 at LES A Casino was highlighted by a marathon Day 2 of the Red Dragon Plus Championship , where the field was trimmed to the final 85 players. Ning Chu finished the night as the chip leader with 2,590,000 (216 big blinds), with the prize pool surpassing more than KRW 3.2 billion.

Additionally, the Red Dragon Prestige Super High Roller was rescheduled to today to accommodate players still competing in the main event, while Ruidi Yu secured a free Championship seat for the July festival via the on-site lucky draw.

Ning Chu Leads Final 85 After Day 2 Of Red Dragon Plus Championship

China’s Ning Chu ended Day 2 of the Red Dragon Plus Championship as the chip leader. He finished the night with 2,590,000 (216 big blinds), putting him ahead of the 85 players moving forward. It was a long 11-hour day at LES A Casino, and everyone still in the game has now locked up a minimum prize of KRW 8,400,000 (~USD 5,655).

Record-Breaking Field Size And Prize Pool

RDPT Plus Championship Day 2 (Credit: RDPT)

The tournament ended up with 931 total entries, creating a prize pool of KRW 3,217,536,000 (~USD 2,193,112). While Chu is out front, Guoliang Wei with 2,440,000 (203 big blinds) and Lei Yu with 2,420,000 (202 big blinds) are close behind. Several other well-known players, including Aaron Lim , Patrik Demus , and Christian Harder , also made it through and are still in the hunt as the field gets smaller.

Day 2 Action And The Bubble

The day had several big hands that changed the standings quickly. In one notable hand, Ying Zheng’s pocket aces lost to Yuezeng Li’s kings when a king landed on the river. Day 2 also saw some experienced pros leave the tournament before reaching the payouts. Nguyen Le , the top winning player from Vietnam, was knocked out when his middle pair of sixes lost to Zehao Li’s top pair of sevens. German player Konstantin Held also lost his chips after a tough call against Lei Yu.

The most intense part of the day was the bubble. Evgenii Chzhen was the last person to leave without a prize after his pocket nines lost to Demus’ pocket kings. His exit meant the remaining 140 players were officially in the money.

Check out Somuchpoker’s live updates for the full action from Day 2 of the Red Dragon Plus Championship at RDPT Plus Jeju 2026.

Red Dragon Plus Championship Day 3 Seat Draw – Click to Expand
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Rank	Player	Flag	Chip Count	Table	Seat
1	Ning Chu	China	2,590,000	3	1
2	Guoliang Wei	China	2,440,000	1	8
3	Lei Yu	China	2,420,000	8	8
4	Aaron Lim	Australia	2,410,000	7	2
5	Zehao Li	China	2,320,000	6	6
6	Haohui Ma	China	2,085,000	1	5
7	Jiangpu Jin	China	2,055,000	3	8
8	Patrik Demush	Hungary	1,920,000	5	5
9	Yiming Li	China	1,815,000	4	8
10	Xiongfeng Chen	China	1,730,000	2	1
11	Zuyou Wang	China	1,730,000	4	4
12	Qizhi Guo	China	1,660,000	4	5
13	Han Shao	China	1,650,000	2	6
14	Elizabeth Chen	China	1,610,000	8	6
15	Naohiro Matsuda	Japan	1,565,000	7	8
16	Hugues Girard	France	1,490,000	9	8
17	Yiheng Luo	China	1,465,000	7	5
18	Aichun Li	China	1,220,000	9	4
19	Fei Pei	China	1,215,000	6	2
20	Maodi Gao	China	1,170,000	4	7
21	Yongbin Wang	China	1,170,000	4	2
22	Jing Sun	China	1,160,000	3	7
23	Yuhan Liu	China	1,160,000	11	8
24	Chuang Hao	Taiwan	1,130,000	1	7
25	Shunqing Peng	China	1,115,000	3	3
26	Zengxiang Chen	China	1,105,000	10	6
27	Christian Harder	USA	1,070,000	8	5
28	Guofeng Wang	China	1,045,000	7	6
29	Yunchao Yu	China	1,020,000	3	4
30	Mattia Festa	Italy	970,000	6	3
31	Jieming Xu	China	955,000	10	1
32	Ziang Wang	China	905,000	5	6
33	Wei Sun	China	890,000	6	8
34	Mingyue Wang	China	880,000	10	5
35	Ranno Sootla	Estonia	870,000	4	6
36	Hongchang Sun	China	810,000	5	1
37	Yin Liu	China	810,000	6	1
38	Linyu Zheng	China	800,000	2	4
39	Takumi Odani	Japan	770,000	5	2
40	Xiaoqing Zhou	China	765,000	8	1
41	Yuhang Liu	Australia	765,000	11	7
42	Jingjing Li	China	700,000	9	6
43	Jun Ji	China	685,000	3	6
44	Abhijith Cheruku	India	670,000	11	1
45	Hongzi Chen	China	655,000	2	8
46	Zuyun Li	China	655,000	11	6
47	Xu Wang	China	625,000	5	3
48	Jianglong Zheng	China	600,000	9	7
49	Binbin Gu	China	590,000	6	4
50	Quang Minh Nguyen	Vietnam	590,000	5	8
51	Anton Lu	Australia	575,000	5	4
52	Shi Li	China	540,000	9	2
53	Xian Xiao	China	530,000	11	4
54	Guyue Wang	China	500,000	5	7
55	Rosalie Petit	France	495,000	2	2
56	Joseph Cheong	USA	470,000	8	3
57	Qiang Wang	China	465,000	9	1
58	Angwei Li	China	455,000	7	1
59	Qidong He	China	455,000	1	6
60	Kok Hoe Chai	Malaysia	450,000	11	5
61	Kozo Yamada	Japan	430,000	7	3
62	Hui Wang	China	385,000	10	8
63	Yin Zhang	China	380,000	8	4
64	Yanfei Chi	China	370,000	1	2
65	Shifeng Zhang	China	365,000	6	7
66	Xiao Li	China	355,000	10	3
67	Li Ang	China	350,000	11	3
68	Fangzhou Zhu	China	340,000	1	3
69	Heli Zhang	China	340,000	6	5
70	Yilong Wang	China	335,000	2	7
71	Hongwei Yang	China	320,000	8	7
72	Junwen Jiang	China	315,000	8	2
73	Dinesh Alt	Switzerland	260,000	4	3
74	Jing Wang	China	255,000	7	7
75	Erdun Xu	China	250,000	1	1
76	Jingyang Yu	China	250,000	10	7
77	Zhiying Zhou	China	230,000	7	4
78	Ivan Karatayeu	Belarus	225,000	3	5
79	Yinjie Mei	China	220,000	2	3
80	Tingjia Cao	China	210,000	2	5
81	Amin Riyazati	Australia	205,000	10	2
82	Jianen Li	China	195,000	1	4
83	Ori Ohana	Australia	155,000	4	1
84	Weiping Wang	China	145,000	9	5
85	Jianhua Niu	China	140,000	3	2

Red Dragon Plus Championship: Remaining Payouts – Click to Expand
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Place	Prize in KRW	Prize in USD
1	546,386,000	367,860
2	362,450,000	244,025
3	251,350,000	169,225
4	177,250,000	119,335
5	127,150,000	85,605
6	92,800,000	62,480
7	68,950,000	46,420
8	52,150,000	35,110
9	40,200,000	27,065
10-11	31,550,000	21,240
12-15	25,250,000	17,000
16-23	20,600,000	13,870
24-31	17,150,000	11,545
32-39	14,550,000	9,795
40-47	12,650,000	8,515
48-55	11,200,000	7,540
56-63	10,100,000	6,800
64-71	9,350,000	6,295
72-79	8,850,000	5,960
80-85	8,400,000	5,655

Looking Ahead To Day 3

The tournament starts again today at 12:00 PM. The goal for Day 3 is to play six 90-minute levels or keep going until only 24 players are left. Blinds will start at 10,000/15,000, ante 15,000, and players will need to stay focused as they get closer to the final table.

Somuchpoker will be providing live coverage for Day 3 of the Red Dragon Plus Championship today, tracking the action as the field plays toward the money.

Ruidi Yu Wins Lucky Draw Seat to Next RDPT Plus Jeju

Ruidi Yu has been named the winner of the lucky draw, securing a free seat to the Red Dragon Plus Championship at the next RDPT Plus Jeju stop, scheduled for July 8 to 19.

The on-site promotion, held during the ongoing festival, gave players a chance to win a complimentary entry by engaging with the official RDPT social media campaign. After completing the required steps and verification, Yu emerged as the fortunate winner, earning a coveted seat to the main event. The lucky draw is part of RDPT’s ongoing efforts to engage players beyond the tables, with more giveaways and promotions expected leading up to the next Jeju festival.

For those who missed out, follow the official RDPT Instagram account to see future updates and for more chances to win a free seat to the next RDPT Plus Jeju.

Red Dragon Prestige Super High Roller Rescheduled to Accommodate Main Event Field

The Red Dragon Prestige Super High Roller, the biggest buy-in event of the entire series, was moved to today as most of the high roller players were still competing in the Championship. To better cater to the field, organizers adjusted the schedule so players could fully participate without overlap.

Somuchpoker will provide live coverage for Day 1 of the Red Dragon Prestige Super High Roller today.

Side Event Winners

The Winners’ Circle: April 18 Trophy Gallery

Side Event	The Champion	Flag	Entries	Top Prize (KRW)
#53 Big Easy Hi/Lo	Yanji Ge	China (CHN)	9	3,565,000
#55 NLH Single Day Mystery Bounty	Xiaoxiao Chen	China (CHN)	84	18,954,000*
#56 6 Card PLO – Hi	Toni Ravnak	Serbia (SRB)	28	4,334,000
#57 NLH Hyper Turbo	Chunnuan Xu	China (CHN)	83	11,655,000
#58 NLH Super Hyper Turbo	Bin Zhao	China (CHN)	79	7,466,000

*Excludes Bounties

RDPT Plus Jeju 2026: April 19 Schedule Of Events

Somuchpoker provides continued coverage of the festival, including key hand histories and floor action. Stay tuned for further updates from RDPT Plus Jeju 2026.