Red Dragon Championship Clears Guarantee, Down to 53 Players; Zhuo Claims Third Trophy

Day 9 of the Red Dragon Poker Tour (RDPT) Plus Jeju Summer 2026 festival at the LES A Casino saw the Red Dragon Plus Championship field clear its guarantee and play past the bubble down to 53 survivors. Meanwhile, the Dragon Fire 6K High Roller ended in an ICM deal after a preflop battle, Dajie Zhuo won his third trophy of the series, and the tournament floor prepared for a schedule featuring the Mini Main Event and the WePoker Dragon Egg Mystery Bounty.

Championship Field Down to 53

The main tournament of the series brought in a total of 597 entries, clearing the original guarantee to build a KRW 2,063,232,000 (~USD 1,395,460) prize pool. After 10 full levels of play during the day, the field was cut down significantly, leaving just 53 players left to bag up chips for the next stage of the tournament.

Thanh Long Nguyen bagged the overall chip lead with a stack of 2,630,000 (105 big blinds). With around USD 125,000 in total live earnings before this event, Nguyen is now leading the race for the KRW 387,132,000 (~USD 261,835) top prize. Behind him is Zhili Zhou with 2,100,000 (84 big blinds), who is looking for a second title after winning the Event #53 NLH earlier in the series.

The money bubble burst shortly after the players returned from their dinner break. During hand-for-hand play, three players were eliminated at the exact same time across three separate tables. Because of this multi-table elimination, Shuai Li, Yu Zhang , and Yankai Zhang split the minimum cash, taking home KRW 8,250,000 (~USD 5,575) each.

Defending champion Jieming Xu put up a fight to keep his back-to-back title hopes alive, but he was eliminated near the end of the day, busting out in 56th place.

Play resumes with the remaining 53 contenders returning to battle down to the final table, where the chase for the KRW 387,132,000 top prize and the prestigious Red Dragon Championship title will continue.

Top 10 Chip Count

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Dragon Fire 6K High Roller Ends in Chop

The Dragon Fire 6K High Roller drew 17 entries by the time registration closed, building a total prize pool of USD 90,036 for the top three finishers. Aaron Lim was the final player to exit empty-handed as the bubble boy, leaving the remaining three players in the money.

Win Meng Tan was crowned champion after reaching an ICM deal with Chau Shing Lam during heads-up play. As the chip leader at the time of the agreement, Lam secured the larger payout, while Tan received the official trophy. Tran Anh Tuan Le rounded out the podium in third place after his pocket threes failed to improve against Lam’s pocket eights.

#69 DRAGON FIRE 6K HIGH ROLLER ($6,000)

Total Prize

$90,036

Entries

17

ITM

3

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	$34,300	WM Win Meng Tan Malaysia	718.70
2	$37,736	CS Chau Shing Lam Hong Kong	508.20
3	$18,000	TA Tran Anh Tuan Le Viet Nam	414.94

Zhuo Wins Third Trophy

Dajie Zhuo won his third trophy of the series in the Event #64 NLH Super Hyper Turbo . This win follows his previous victories in the Event #24 NLH Megastack and Event #29 NLH Super Hyper Turbo . Zhuo has put together a dominant run this week, leaving the tables with three titles and two runner-up finishes.

#64 NLH SUPER HYPER TURBO (500,000 KRW)

Total Prize USD

$17,365

Total Prize

₩26,112,000

Entries

64

ITM

10

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	₩7,912,000 $5,260	DZ Dajie Zhuo China	517.91
2	₩4,870,000 $3,240	HM Hexia Mao China	366.22
3	₩3,350,000 $2,230	CH Chengxu Hu China	299.02
4	₩2,410,000 $1,605	BZ Batnyam Zayabaatar Mongolia	258.96
5	₩1,820,000 $1,210	ZL Zhaoyi Lin China	231.62
6	₩1,450,000 $965	CL Chengwei Luo China	211.44
7	₩1,210,000 $805	RY Renjun Yang China	195.75
8	₩1,070,000 $710	HG Haotian Guo China	183.11
9	₩1,010,000 $670	XC Xiaohuang Chen China	172.64

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Action Ahead Today

The tournament floor is set for another busy day of poker with the Championship cutting down until the final table is reached. Alongside the main event action, players will be jumping into Day 2 of the Mini Main Event, the PLO Championship, and the start of the WePoker Dragon Egg Mystery Bounty.

Today’s Schedule: July 17 (Friday)

Official RDPT Plus Jeju Summer 2026 Livestream Schedule Released

The full livestream schedule for the RDPT Plus Jeju Summer 2026 running from July 8 to 19 is now available on the official RDPT social media channels.

Fans can tune in daily to catch all the featured action, starting with the Red Dragon Team Event Final Day and moving through premier events like The Dragon Awakening, Baby Dragon Plus, and the RDPT Plus Jeju Summer 2026 Championship, before wrapping up with the massive Red Dragon Prestige Super High Roller Day 2.

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