Qingjun Li Tops Day 3 Of CPG Championship Finals, 43 Remain; Jianzhong Song Bags Lucheng Cup Day 1B

Another elimination round came and went at the 2024 CPG Championship Finals (Main Event). What once started as a massive 3,787 turnout crunched to a tight field of just 43 players by the close of Day 3. At the helm was China’s Qingjun Li who surged during last level of the day with dusting to bag up 8,075,000 (80 bb).

Also sitting on hefty stacks at bagging time were Zhen Chen (7,250,000 – 72 bb) and Chaodi Lou (6,875,000 – 68 bb), both players commanding the field for a majority of the day.

For the latter Lou, one of his largest pots was on a board where he fired over half pot on the turn then pushed out his opponent on the river to pad up his stack nearly an extra million.

Also powering through the day’s eight rounds were Jiang Zhou (4,400,000 – 44 bb), Xudong Yang (2,100,000 – 21 bb), Neo Zhi Han (1,925,000 – 19 bb), Zhao Feng (1,450,000 – 14 bb), Tianhao Zheng (1,400,000 – 14 bb), and the lone Vietnamese flag flyer, Pham Tien Dung with 1,025,000 (10 bb).

On the flip side, entering leaders Qiang Xu and Shaohua Lai were among the day’s casualties. While Xu was ousted before the third level of the day, Lai lasted longer then met a brutal defeat with burned by a player’s on a board .

The 2024 CPG Championship Finals hosted by China Poker Games opened on August 24 with three starting days kicking off the seven-day schedule. This generated a turnout of 3,787 entries for a prize pool of around CNY 39.76 Million (~US$ 5.5 Million). 1,446 players advanced to Day 2 where the bubble burst. The ITM round began at 405 players with 257 reaching Day 3. After another eight rounds of play, only 43 remained.

Action resumes on Thursday, August 29, at the Howard Johnson Resort Sanya, China. Blinds open at 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000 and will continue to increase at a 75 minute pace. Cards in the air at 12pm.

CPG Championship – Other Key Events

Jianzhong Song Tops Lucheng Cup Day 1B

Over at the Lucheng Cup, a massive field of 671 players turned up for Day 1B with only 199 surviving the twelve rounds. Jianzhong Song closed as flight leader with a heavy stack of 392,000 (130 bb). This put him in second rank in the overall Day 2 qualifiers list just behind Day 1A leader, Terry Sua with a commanding 561,500 (187 bb). Joining the leaders to Day 2 are notables Zhenru Xie, Hoang Hai Nam, and Le Ngoc Khanh to name a few.

With the two starting days now in the books, registration closed at a combined 1,002 entries for a juicy prize pool of around CNY 8.19 Million (~US$ 1.1 Million). A total of 263 players will return on Thursday, August 29, 2024. Cards in the air starting at 12pm.

Super High Roller – Day 1 Update

The Super High Roller drew an impressive field of 120 players, each one coughing up ~US$ 4,150 to enter. At the end of the scheduled nine rounds, only 72 remained led by Yansong Wu with 225,000 (187 bb). At his tail is Longxiang Xu (211,000 – 175 bb), and in third rank is Zhongxian Li who fared well in Jeju early this year with first and second place finishes. Li bagged up 206,000 (171 bb).

Several international players also survived. Vietnam’s Ngo Khoa Anh topped the counts with a very healthy 203,500 stack (169 bb), Australian / Chinese Lirui Zhang bagged 81,500 (68 bb), and Grant Gardner with 54,000 (45 bb).

When the players return for Day 2, registration is still open and will close at the start of Level 13. This event holds a freezeout format which means players that busted at Day 1 will not be allowed to re-enter. Cards in the air at 2:30pm in the Red Area.

Links:

2024 CPG Championship – News
2024 CPG Championship – Player Guide