TLPT Main Event Falls Short of $1.5M Guarantee After Final Flights

The final two starting flights of the TLPT Jeju 2026 Main Event played out on Tuesday, with the tournament officially closing registration well short of its USD 1,500,000 guarantee as the festival’s headline event now heads into Day 2 inside LES A Casino at Jeju Shinhwa World.

Main Event Misses Guarantee After Final Flights

The TLPT Main Event added another 431 entries across the final two opening flights, with Day 1d drawing 274 entries and Day 1e contributing a further 157.

That brought the overall field to 968 entries across five starting flights, which didn’t meet the TLPT target. However, the guarantee has been honored, and the top prize of KRW 330,000,000 is one that all remaining players will have their eyes on. The prize pool also includes three seats to the upcoming USD 15,000 TLPT High Roller Main Event later in the series.

A total of 148 players reached the money across the starting flights, though four players secured payouts twice after qualifying more than once. That leaves 144 unique players returning for Day 2.

Taiwan’s Yang Yi topped the Day 1d field after bagging a massive 980,000, while China’s Xin Xin led the Day 1e survivors with 617,000. Japan’s Takami Kohei and China’s She Jumiao were among the biggest bags from the penultimate flight, while Shen Yinchao also advanced comfortably from Day 1e.

Main Event Day 1d Top Ten Chip Counts

Main Event Day 1e Top Ten Chip Counts

Dai Dongxu Wins AA Poker High Roller

The Circuits AA Poker High Roller concluded with China’s Dongxu Dai defeating Vietnam’s Nguyen Le heads-up to capture the title.

The event attracted 12 entries and generated a KRW 89,784,000 prize pool, with Dai earning KRW 53,870,000 for the victory while Le collected KRW 35,920,000 as runner-up.

#11 Circuits AA Poker High Roller (8,600,000 KRW)

Total Prize USD

$60,970

Total Prize

₩89,790,000

Entries

12

ITM

2

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	₩53,870,000 $36,580	DD Dongxu Dai China	595.53
2	₩35,920,000 $24,390	NL Nguyen Le Viet Nam	421.10

Zhao Yan Claims Mystery Bounty Title at TLPT Jeju

The TLPT Mystery Bounty also played down to a winner on Tuesday after drawing 31 entries and creating both a KRW 20,103,500 regular prize pool and a KRW 21,800,000 bounty pool.

China’s Yan Zhao came away with the title and KRW 7,590,000 in prize money, while also collecting KRW 15,200,000 in bounty rewards during her impressive run through the final table.

Yuezeng Li finished runner-up for KRW 5,060,000 plus KRW 4,200,000 in bounties, while Mongolia’s Batsukh Myagmardorj completed the podium in third place.

#9 Mystery Bounty (1,550,000 KRW)

Total Prize USD

$28,390

Total Prize

₩41,810,000

Entries

31

ITM

5

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	₩7,590,000 $5,155	YZ Yan Zhao China	540.69
2	₩5,060,000 $3,435	YL Yuezeng Li China	382.33
3	₩3,180,000 $2,160	MB Myagmardorj Batsukh Mongolia	312.17
4	₩2,280,000 $1,550	YC Yu Chen China	270.35
5	₩1,900,000 $1,290	PQ Peng Qin China	241.80

Two People Teams Event Ends in Heads Up Deal

The TLPT Two People Team Event attracted 22 teams on Tuesday, creating a KRW 11,005,500 prize pool.

The tournament concluded with a heads-up deal between China’s Dou Bo and Taiwan’s Chao Ting Cheng . Dou Bo officially claimed the title and trophy, while Cheng walked away with the larger payout of KRW 7,010,000 as part of the agreement.

#13 Two People Team Event (1,150,000 KRW)

Total Prize

₩11,010,000

Entries

22

ITM

2

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	₩4,000,000 $2,715	BD Bo Dou China	46.90
2	₩7,010,000 $4,760	CT Chao Ting Cheng Taiwan	33.17

Main Event Day 2 Takes Center Stage

Attention now turns to Wednesday’s schedule, where the TLPT Jeju Main Event resumes with Day 2 as 144 players return to battle for a share of the KRW 2.1 billion prize pool and one of the biggest titles of the festival.