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RDPT Jeju 2024: Shiina Okamoto, Tsung Yen Wan, Li Zhang, Zhichen Yu triumph over side events; Meng Guo clinches third trophy of the season

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Photo Credit – Chris Librojo
Photo Credit – Chris Librojo

The Red Dragon Poker Tour festivities at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea has been teeming with excitement each day, with at least six tournaments running daily. Day five of the series saw another five runners – Shiina Okamoto, Tsung Yen Wan, Li Zhang, Zhichen Yu, and Meng Guo, rise as champions over at the side events. With a 38 trophy event lineup, players looking to clinch victories still have five days to go as the series continues through August 4th.

Red Dragon Poker Tour Jeju – Player Guide
Red Dragon Poker Tour Jeju – Festival Results

Side Event Results

Event #14: Jeju Dragon Quest: Shiina Okamoto – KRW 89,344,000 (~USD 64,530)

Shiina Okamoto
Shiina Okamoto

Newly minted WSOP bracelet winner Shiina Okamoto landed the victory at the two day Jeju Dragon Quest after outlasting the 313 entry field. Okamoto defeated Zhang Dianlei in heads up battle and successfully banked the lion’s share of the KRW 409,874,000 (~USD 296,050) prize pool. The Japanese runner entered the final day as the chip leader and carried this advantage all the way to the end to eventually seal the win. Okamoto adds another KRW 89,344,000 (~USD 64,530) to her career winnings, bumping up her total to a smashing USD 550,605.

Date/s: July 29-30, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 1,500,000 (~USD 1,080)
Prize pool: KRW 409,874,000 (~USD 296,050)
Entries: 313 (270 unique)

ITM: 48 players

Event #14: Jeju Dragon Quest Final Table Results

Rank

First Name

Last Name

Flag

Prize (KRW)

1

SHIINA

OKAMOTO

Japan

89,344,000

2

ZHANG

DIANLEI

China

59,350,000

3

ZHAOXI

MA

China

39,550,000

4

ZHE

FAN

China

27,050,000

5

YANJUN

MA

China

19,060,000

6

FANGXIAO

ZHANG

China

13,770,000

7

LONG

CHEN

China

10,290,000

8

YONGHUA

LONG

China

7,910,000

9

XUN

ZHANG

China

6,270,000

Event #11: Flip Out #1: Tsung Yen Wan – KRW 16,232,000 (~USD 11,720)

Tsung Yen Wan
Tsung Yen Wan

The first Flip Out event on schedule drew in 280 entries, more than half which were re-buys in an attempt to qualify for the Final Day. 40 runners headed back to the felt on July 30th and banked a share of the KRW 71,064,000 (~USD 51,330) prize pool. However, it was Tsung Yen Wan who picked up the largest payout, taking with him KRW 16,232,000 (~USD 11,720) in prizes along with Taiwan’s first trophy of the season.

Date/s: July 28-30, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 300,000 (~USD 210)
Prize pool: KRW 71,064,000 (~USD 51,330)
Entries: 280 (110 unique)

ITM: 40 players

Event #11: Flip Out #1 Final Table Results

Rank

First Name

Last Name

Flag

Prize (KRW)

1

TSUNG YEN

WAN

Taiwan

16,232,000

2

LIYING

SU

China

10,780,000

3

XIANGCHEN

GAO

China

7,330,000

4

JIEMING

XU

China

5,110,000

5

ZHANGHUI

YU

China

3,660,000

6

YIN

LIU

China

2,690,000

7

HAOYU

WANG

China

2,030,000

8

WANG

HONGJIE

China

1,580,000

9

SHUANG

LI

China

1,260,000

Event #17: Single Day High Roller #2: Li Zhang – KRW 70,062,000 (~USD 50,600)

Li Zhang
Li Zhang

Date/s: July 30, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 8,000,000 (~USD 5,770)
Prize pool: KRW 172,272,000 (~USD 124,430)
Entries: 24 (22 unique)

ITM: 4 players

Event #17: Single Day High Roller #2 Full Payouts

Rank

First Name

Last Name

Flag

Prize (KRW)

1

LI

ZHANG

China

70,062,000

2

KAI

WU

China

46,700,000

3

PAUL

HONG

New Zealand

30,910,000

4

WEN-YAO

TSAI

Taiwan

24,600,000

Event #18: Pot Limit Omaha: Zhichen Yu – KRW 10,602,000 (~USD 7,650)

Zhichen Yu
Zhichen Yu

Date/s: July 30, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 1,000,000 (~USD 720)
Prize pool: KRW 29,682,000 (~USD 21,440)
Entries: 34 (28 unique)

ITM: 6 players

Event #18: Pot Limit Omaha Full Payouts

Rank

First Name

Last Name

Flag

Prize (KRW)

1

ZHICHEN

YU

China

10,602,000

2

YIGUANG

XU

China

7,070,000

3

HUI

DENG

China

4,450,000

4

PARK YU

CHEUNG

China

3,090,000

5

DONG

LI

China

2,390,000

6

HAITAO

LUAN

China

2,080,000

Event #20: PLO Hyper Turbo: Meng Guo – KRW 7,887,000 (~USD 5,690)

An astonishing run, China’s Meng Guo is so far, the sole multi-series winner throughout the festival, having bagged three trophy wins just as the series reached its halfway mark. Guo took down Event #6: Limit 2-7 Triple Draw for KRW 6,588,000 (~USD 4,750), and Event #12: Win the Button Hyper Turbo for KRW 8,270,000 (~USD 5,970) the following day. Guo’s series now boasts KRW 22,745,000 (~USD 16,420) in total, but is yet to capture the limited RDPT Winner’s Jacket up for grabs.

Date/s: July 30, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 500,000 (~USD 360)
Prize pool: KRW 25,317,000 (~USD 18,280)
Entries: 58 (46 unique)

ITM: 9 players

Event #20: PLO Hyper Turbo Full Payouts

Rank

First Name

Last Name

Flag

Prize (KRW)

1

MENG

GUO

China

7,887,000

2

CHEN

HAO

China

5,010,000

3

YING

SONG

China

3,360,000

4

QIFENG

DUAN

China

2,380,000

5

XUANYU

JIN

China

1,790,000

6

HSIN-MIN

HUANG

China

1,430,000

7

JIWEI

DENG

China

1,220,000

8

ERDUN

XU

China

1,120,000

9

CHUNG CHING

CHEUNG

Hong Kong

1,120,000

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