Red Dragon Poker Tour Jeju 2024 Championship Event underway, Chen Weihang towers over Day 1A field
The first flight of the highly anticipated Red Dragon Poker Tour Championship Event at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea, kicked off to a good start with 332 entries turning up for the KRW 1,680,000,000 (~USD 1,236,390) guaranteed games. The day capped with China’s Chen Weihang holding down a commanding lead across the 103 survivors advancing through to Day 2. Qualifiers are geared to return to the felt on Friday, August 2nd, for another ten levels of 60 minute gameplay.
Red Dragon Poker Tour Jeju – Player Guide
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Three more Championship Event flights complete the schedule with the second on the list, Day 1B playing down today, July 31st. In addition, two Milestone Satellites are slated for later this evening for those looking to cut costs and win a seat for a fraction of the price.
Championship Event Day 1A Recap
Day 1A locked up a total of 332 entries as players continuously poured in over nine levels of registration. With no numbers set to close the day, all tournament runners had to do was survive through twelve levels of play and find a bag by the end of the night. By the ninth hour, China’s Chen Weihang found himself towering over the remaining Day 1A field with a smashing chip count of 625,000, with second in the running, Zheng Jian stacking only 365,000 behind.
The last level of the day saw numerous players fall short of qualifying, of which included a triple elimination by the hands of Xudong Yang. A commotion was seen at the table with a four way all-in taking place, Xudong covering all three opponents. The Chinese runner scooped up the pot with his pocket pair holding up against the rest, and ended the day with a spot across the top 20 chip counts. Down to the last few hands, another table saw Zhang Zhuoqun bluff off his entire stack right into Chiayun Wu’s quad kings. Wu advances with a healthy stack of 224,000 while Zhang is left to battle through another flight.
Asian notables joining the list are Jinlong Hu (290,000), Pete Chen (251,000), Celina Lin (203,000). Xiaosheng Zheng (150,000), Hon Cheong Lee (63,000), Chien Chih Weng (37,000), and Valeriy Pak (1,000).
Backtrack on the concluded action via SMP Live Updates or Red Dragon Poker Tour’s official livestream channels:
https://www.youtube.com/@reddragonpokertour
https://www.twitch.tv/playreddragon
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)
ITM: 15% of the field
Day 1A: 332 entries / 103 qualified
Day 1B: Wednesday, July 31
Day 1C: Thursday, August 1
Day 1D: Thursday, August 1
Day 2: Friday, August 2
Day 3: Saturday, August 3
Final Day: Sunday, August 4
End of Day 1A Chip Counts
| Pos. | First Name | Last Name | Flag | Chip Count |
| 1 | Weihang | Chen | China | 625,000 |
| 2 | JIAN | ZHENG | China | 365,000 |
| 3 | PENG | HUANG | China | 353,000 |
| 4 | LIN | ZHOU | China | 320,000 |
| 5 | BO | LYU | China | 308,000 |
| 6 | SISHU | PENG | China | 305,000 |
| 7 | Jin Long | Hu | China | 290,000 |
| 8 | BIN | WANG | China | 287,000 |
| 9 | WENJIE | LIU | China | 285,000 |
| 10 | KAI | XU | China | 284,000 |
| 11 | YAWEI | DENG | China | 278,000 |
| 12 | JIANWEN | HU | China | 272,000 |
| 13 | TIAN | TANG | China | 270,000 |
| 14 | Chuan Shu | Chen | China | 268,000 |
| 15 | CHAO | WEI | China | 268,000 |
| 16 | LEI | LI | China | 261,000 |
| 17 | PING | CHENG | China | 260,000 |
| 18 | XUDONG | YANG | China | 256,000 |
| 19 | YEN-HAN | CHEN | China | 251,000 |
| 20 | CHIH-HUA | HSU | Taiwan | 245,000 |
| 21 | XU | CHEN | China | 235,000 |
| 22 | ALEKSANDR | DIUDIAEV | Russia | 231,000 |
| 23 | CHIA YUN | WU | Taiwan | 224,000 |
| 24 | SINUO | XIAO | China | 221,000 |
| 25 | WEI | YANG | China | 217,000 |
| 26 | ENZHI | SHEN | China | 214,000 |
| 27 | KA FAI | WONG | Hong Kong | 205,000 |
| 28 | XIAOCHENG | XU | China | 205,000 |
| 29 | CELINA | LIN | Australia | 203,000 |
| 30 | WEI XIONG | SUN | China | 202,000 |
| 31 | YUAN | XIN | China | 199,000 |
| 32 | RONG | ZHANG | China | 193,000 |
| 33 | CHONG | JIANG | China | 190,000 |
| 34 | QIAO | HENG | China | 189,000 |
| 35 | KOZO | YAMADA | Japan | 186,000 |
| 36 | Xu Dong | Jin | China | 185,000 |
| 37 | SHENGHONG | ZHU | China | 185,000 |
| 38 | PENG | YANG | China | 184,000 |
| 39 | JIE | ZHENG | China | 182,000 |
| 40 | PENG | HUANG | China | 181,000 |
| 41 | WU | LUYAO | China | 180,000 |
| 42 | CHEN | SHICONG | China | 176,000 |
| 43 | BAOFENG | ZHANG | China | 176,000 |
| 44 | YANG | LEI | China | 169,000 |
| 45 | CHAO | WU | China | 169,000 |
| 46 | YINGJIE | CHEN | China | 167,000 |
| 47 | TIN LAM | WONG | Hong Kong | 167,000 |
| 48 | YUHAO | ZHANG | China | 166,000 |
| 49 | JINHUI | LIU | China | 165,000 |
| 50 | ZHANG | CHUNHAO | China | 160,000 |
| 51 | JIAN | LIU | China | 157,000 |
| 52 | PENG | WU | China | 157,000 |
| 53 | JUN | LIU | China | 156,000 |
| 54 | CHENXU | ZHANG | China | 156,000 |
| 55 | ZHENG | XIAOSHENG | China | 150,000 |
| 56 | YANGSHUAI | XU | China | 150,000 |
| 57 | MENG DIAN | PENG | China | 143,000 |
| 58 | BO | CHENG | China | 136,000 |
| 59 | YAO | YAO | China | 135,000 |
| 60 | Mo Mo | Yin | China | 135,000 |
| 61 | WEINAN | WANG | China | 128,000 |
| 62 | CHIH-SHENG | CHAN | Taiwan | 127,000 |
| 63 | YANJUN | MA | China | 127,000 |
| 64 | PATRIK | DEMUS | Hungary | 122,000 |
| 65 | YOU | HU | China | 122,000 |
| 66 | ZHIYUAN | XU | China | 116,000 |
| 67 | XUEJIAN | LI | China | 114,000 |
| 68 | BIN | JIA | China | 107,000 |
| 69 | XIAQING | JI | China | 104,000 |
| 70 | YUNCHAO | YU | China | 103,000 |
| 71 | CHAO | XU | China | 102,000 |
| 72 | HAO | TIAN | China | 101,000 |
| 73 | JIACHENG | PANG | China | 100,000 |
| 74 | BAIYU | NI | China | 99,000 |
| 75 | WEI HSIN | YU | Taiwan | 92,000 |
| 76 | GUANGLEI | ZHOU | China | 92,000 |
| 77 | YUNQING | Ge | China | 88,000 |
| 78 | SUN | GUODONG | China | 87,000 |
| 79 | JUN | LI | United Kingdom | 87,000 |
| 80 | LIN | QIAN | China | 87,000 |
| 81 | Hai Sheng | Bi | China | 83,000 |
| 82 | JIANYE | WU | China | 78,000 |
| 83 | HUIHUI | CHEN | China | 77,000 |
| 84 | FEI | XIE | China | 77,000 |
| 85 | CHANG LIANG | SUN | China | 76,000 |
| 86 | XIANG | LIU | China | 74,000 |
| 87 | TINGJIA | CAO | China | 72,000 |
| 88 | Chang Yu | Zhai | China | 72,000 |
| 89 | YU | LIU | China | 71,000 |
| 90 | ZHIFAN | YE | China | 69,000 |
| 91 | ZINAN | XU | China | 64,000 |
| 92 | HON CHEONG | LEE | China | 63,000 |
| 93 | WING NAM | CHAN | Hong Kong | 61,000 |
| 94 | CHUNG CHING | CHEUNG | Hong Kong | 59,000 |
| 95 | JING | WANG | China | 59,000 |
| 96 | ZHENLONG | FANG | China | 54,000 |
| 97 | QIAO | QIAO | China | 54,000 |
| 98 | JIANFENG | SUN | China | 52,000 |
| 99 | Jing Wei | Li | China | 48,000 |
| 100 | CHAOPENG | CHEN | China | 46,000 |
| 101 | CHIEN-CHIH | WENG | China | 37,000 |
| 102 | YONGJUN | XU | China | 14,000 |
| 103 | VALERIY | PAK | Uzbekistan | 1,000 |
Live Streaming Schedule
In addition to live coverage provided by Somuchpoker, live streaming for the Red Dragon Championship Event will be available throughout the festival from July 30th through August 4 via the Tour’s official Youtube and Twitch channels. Featured tables leading up to the Final Table will be captured for the said event, all the way down to the champion. Tune in for all the latest via the links listed below.
https://www.youtube.com/@reddragonpokertour
https://www.twitch.tv/playreddragon
Championship Event Milestone Satellites
Those who find the KRW 2,200,000 (~USD 1,620) entry fee a bit too steep can take advantage of the daily Milestone Satellites available on schedule. A great way to minimize expenses, tournament runners can score Championship Event tickets for as low as KRW 370,000 (~USD 260).
For more information on Red Dragon Poker Tour, Jeju including registration details and event schedules, please visit https://linktr.ee/RDPTpoker.
