China’s Zhang Mai conquers Red Dragon Championship Event for KRW 392 Million (~USD 287K)
The final day of the esteemed Red Dragon Poker Tour held at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea, arrived with the last set of trophies awarded across six events. On the schedule’s highlight was the Final Day of the Red Dragon Championship Event where nine players remained in contention for the title. In just under three hours of play, the Main Event festivities came to a close with China’s Zhang Mai locking in the victory. Zhang takes with him KRW 392,403,000 (~USD 288,920) in winnings, the RDPT Main Event trophy, and an exclusive RDPT Main Event Winner’s Jacket for his incredible run.
Red Dragon Poker Tour Jeju – Festival Results
Championship Event Final Table Recap
The final table action picked up fairly quickly with chip leader Nana Nakamura delivering the first three eliminations within the initial hour. Nakamura came into the Final Day already towering over the pack and set the tone early on. By this time, the aggressive Japanese runner has amassed more than half the chips in play, leaving the rest treading more carefully in an attempt to ladder up the payouts. One by one fell in quick fashion with none of her opponents coming close to inching the gap.
Running table captain, Nakamura only lost her advantage when Zhang Mai rose to the lead after delivering two back to back eliminations – Kozo Yamada and Saito Go, in 3rd and 4th place respectively. With ammo to take on his opponent, Zhang kicked off heads up play at par with Nakamura and ready to take on the challenge. Although both contenders stacked over 80 big blinds deep, the battle only lasted less than an hour before a winner was crowned. It took a few deals before the most crucial pot of the day was seen on the felt, beginning with a three bet from Nakamura. Nakamura went on to triple barrel board 
with a final all-in by the river. Zhang called down each street and caught Nakamura with a huge bluff 
. Zhang tabled 
and scooped up the massive 152 big blind pot, leaving his opponent shooting down.
Left with 16 big blinds, Nakamura managed to double up soon after but eventually crashed as the final hand came into play. Zhang open shoved from the button with 
and saw his opponent snap call for her tournament life with 
. Though slightly ahead, Nakamura found her luck come to an end as the board 
ran on the felt, giving Zhang a pair of sixes to knock her out entirely. Nakamura settled for a runner up finish along with KRW 263,200,000 (~USD 192,770) in prizes for her efforts.
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Dates: July 30 – August 4, 2024
Buy in: KRW 2,200,000 (~USD 1,620)
Guarantee: KRW 1,680,000,000 (~USD 1,236,390)
Prize pool: KRW 2,567,843,000 (~USD 1,875,480)
Entries: 1,337 (700 unique)
ITM: 201 places
Day 1A: 332 entries / 103 qualified
Day 1B: 395 entries / 138 qualified
Day 1C: 421 entries / 144 qualified
Day 1D: 190 entries / 74 qualified
Day 2: 456 players / 60 qualified
Day 3: 60 players
Red Dragon Championship Event Final Table Results
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Flag | Prize (KRW) | Prize (~USD) |
| 1 | MAI | ZHANG | China | ₩392,403,000 | $287,400 |
| 2 | NANA | NAKAMURA | Japan | ₩263,200,000 | $192,770 |
| 3 | KOZO | YAMADA | Japan | ₩186,940,000 | $136,920 |
| 4 | GO | SAITO | Japan | ₩134,300,000 | $98,360 |
| 5 | CHUANSHU | CHEN | China | ₩98,090,000 | $71,840 |
| 6 | XIAO | LIU | China | ₩72,670,000 | $53,220 |
| 7 | JUN | LIU | China | ₩54,440,000 | $39,870 |
| 8 | QIAO | CHI | China | ₩41,600,000 | $30,460 |
| 9 | HAOYUN | MA | China | ₩32,100,000 | $23,510 |
Side Event Results
Event #30: Red Dragon High Roller: Zhou Quan – KRW 149,850,000 (~USD 110,330)
The two-day Red Dragon High Roller event attracted a smaller 25 entry field with only four players guaranteed a share of the KRW 368,600,000 (~USD 271,395) prize pool. With the minimum payout listed at KRW 52,650,000 (~USD 38,765), it took four levels of 40 minute gameplay before the money bubble burst. Stacks flew back and forth, and saw player after player stand at risk, up until the fall of Zhang Chenxu. Zhang lost a pot to Zhou Quan just prior, having ran 
on board 
against Quan’s
, and was down short. In search of a double up, Zhang went with 
for her remaining chips only to run into Zhou Lin’s right behind. Zhang exited the following hand, and left everyone else well in the green.
Shortest stacked Nagami Kyosuke was the first to crash after his 
failed to hold up against Quan’s 
. Quan remaining in the lead, went on to grind down both opponents until Luo Xi Xiang found himself in a blind vs blind race, to eventually fall in 3rd place. With 90% of the chips in play now stacked by Quan, the heads up battle only lasted two deals, withLin calling off for his last 13 big blinds with 
against Quan’s 
. The board ran in favor of Quan, earning him his maiden Red Dragon trophy along with KRW 149,850,000 (~USD 110,330) in prizes.
Date/s: August 3-4, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 16,000,000 (~USD 11,780)
Prize pool: KRW 368,600,000 (~USD 271,395)
Entries: 25 (19 unique)
ITM: 4 players
Event #30: Red Dragon High Roller Full Payouts
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Flag | Prize (KRW) |
| 1 | QUAN | ZHOU | China | 149,850,000 |
| 2 | LIN | ZHOU | China | 99,950,000 |
| 3 | XI XIANG | LUO | China | 66,150,000 |
| 4 | KYOSUKE | NAGAMI | Japan | 52,650,000 |
Event #31: Superstack Classic: Li Jun – KRW 41,743,000 (~USD 30,730)
Date/s: August 3-4, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 1,000,000 (~USD 720)
Prize pool: KRW 175,473,000 (~USD 129,190)
Entries: 201 (158 unique)
ITM: 31 players
Event #31: Superstack Classic Final Table Results
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Flag | Prize (KRW) |
| 1 | JUN | LI | United Kingdom | 41,743,000 |
| 2 | ALEKSEI | SEI | Russia | 26,990,000 |
| 3 | RONG | XIA | China | 18,040,000 |
| 4 | YEN-HAN | CHEN | China | 12,440,000 |
| 5 | WEN WEN | CHEN | China | 8,860,000 |
| 6 | KUAN HAN | CHEN | Taiwan | 6,530,000 |
| 7 | ZHICHEN | YU | China | 4,980,000 |
| 8 | QINGBO | GAO | China | 3,930,000 |
| 9 | HSUEH-YI | CHEN | Taiwan | 3,230,000 |
