RDPT Jeju 2024: Japan’s Nana Nakamura leads Championship Event Final Table, KRW 392 Million (~USD 287K) listed up top

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08/03/2024
Japan’s Nana Nakamura leads Red Dragon Championship Event final table
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Having coursed through nine days of thrilling action at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea, the Red Dragon Poker Tour festival is winding down to its final day of games this Sunday, August 4th, with its headlining Championship Event close to crowning its newest champion. The biggest event held this year in Jeju drew in an astonishing 1,337 entries across four flights, and saw its prize pool soar way past the guarantee, listing KRW 2,567,843,000 (~USD 1,875,480) in total prizes. Japan’s Nana Nakamura currently leads the remaining nine into the Final Day after securing the largest bag by the end of Day 3, and stands to be in the best position to secure the KRW 392,403,000 (~USD 287,400) top prize.

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Championship Event Day 3 Recap

Day 3 ushered a 60 player field back on the felt, all in search of a spot into the final table. China’s Ding Yayun kicked off the eliminations half an hour into the games, having lost a flip for a 60 big blind pot against Liu Jun. Still a long way through, a third of the pack quickly followed suit and was already seen stepping off the floor by the initial hour of play. Seasoned contenders Pete Chen (55th), Jinlong Hu (48th), Shiina Okamoto (43rd), and Wu Chiayun (39th), all fell short of running deep and exited early in the afternoon.

Red Dragon Championship Event Final Table
Red Dragon Championship Event Final Table

China’s Chen Chuan Shu who sat consistently amongst the big stacks throughout the day, found his momentum heading down as two tables remained. Chen paid off Japan’s Kozo Yamada in two crucial spots which cost him half his stack, and eventually advance through just stacking below average.

The biggest pot of the day however, unfolded after Nana Nakamura called off for her tournament life against Lyu Bo in a massive blind vs blind clash. The fearless Japanese contender made the right call, shipping her 16,950,000 in chips and landing the lead across the final table. Nakamura is already guaranteed her biggest career cash with all returning players in for a minimum payout of KRW 32,100,000 (~USD 23,510).

Nana Nakamura leads Red Dragon Championship Final Table
Nana Nakamura

The final table bubble closed in following the exit of Zhao Yuejun in 10th place, having committed his last 7.5 big blinds with 2d2h against Liu Xiao’s AdKc. At risk, Zhao had his hopes up all the way through the turn, up until the river 10s7c8c7hKs paired up his opponent’s overcards to knock him out. Zhao settles for a KRW 25,160,000 (~USD 18,420) payday, and leaves with the final nine in place.

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)
Prize pool: KRW 2,567,843,000 (~USD 1,875,480)
Entries: 1,337
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
Final Day: Sunday, August 4

Final Table Chip Counts

Pos.First NameLast NameFlagChip CountBig Blinds
1NANANAKAMURAJapan16,800,00067
2MAIZHANGChina10,175,00041
3KOZOYAMADAJapan7,625,00031
4QIAOCHIChina6,750,00027
5CHUANSHUCHENChina6,100,00024
6GOSAITOJapan6,100,00024
7XIAOLIUChina5,300,00021
8JUNLIUChina5,100,00020
9HAOYUNMAChina3,900,00016

Average stack: 7,414,778
Total chips in play: 66,733,000

Remaining Payouts

RankPrize (KRW)Prize (~USD)
1₩392,403,000$287,400
2₩263,200,000$192,770
3₩186,940,000$136,920
4₩134,300,000$98,360
5₩98,090,000$71,840
6₩72,670,000$53,220
7₩54,440,000$39,870
8₩41,600,000$30,460
9₩32,100,000$23,510

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

Side Event Results

Event #25: Flip Out #2 to Mystery Big Bounty: Xinjian Lin – KRW 16,000,000 (~USD 11,780)

Xinjian Lin wins RDPT Flip Out 2
Xinjian Lin

Date/s: August 1-3, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 500,000 (~USD 360)
Total Prize pool: KRW 88,610,000 (~USD 65,240)
Entries: 203 (83 unique)
ITM: 29 players

Event #25: Flip Out #2 Final Table Results

RankFirst NameLast NameFlagPrize (KRW)
1XINJIANLINChina16,000,000
2TAOYINChina10,570,000
3SHOUDAZHANGChina7,150,000
4GUOLIANGWEIChina4,990,000
5LEIYUChina3,580,000
6JING-YUHUANGTaiwan2,660,000
7YINGSONGChina2,040,000
8ZHUNWANGChina1,610,000
9ZHENGXIAOSHENGChina1,330,000

*Excluding bounty prizes

Event #27: Mini Main Event: Wuyi Wang – KRW 119,248,000 (~USD 87,800)

Wuyi Wang wins RDPT Mini Main Event
Wuyi Wang

Date/s: August 2-3, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 1,500,000 (~USD 1,090)
Prize pool: KRW 582,728,000 (~USD 429,055)
Entries: 445 (310 unique)
ITM: 67 players

Event #27: Mini Main Event Final Table Results

RankFirst NameLast NameFlagPrize (KRW)
1WUYIWANGChina119,248,000
2TING YITSAITaiwan79,190,000
3JONTY ALEDOBRIENAustralia53,730,000
4XIANGCHENGAOChina37,240,000
5PAULHONGNew Zealand26,400,000
6JINGZHIWANGChina19,170,000
7XIAWANGTaiwan14,220,000
8JIECHENAustralia10,840,000
9QINGHAOYANGChina8,450,000

Event #32: MegaStack NLH: Hong Zhu – KRW 18,000,000 (~USD 13,250)

Hong Zhu wins RDPT Megastack
Hong Zhu

Date/s: August 3, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 850,000 (~USD 620)
Prize pool: KRW 126,149,000 (~USD 92,880)
Entries: 170 (136 unique)
ITM: 26 players

Event #32: MegaStack NLH Final Table Results

RankFirst NameLast NameFlagPrize (KRW)
1HONGZHUChina18,000,000*
2PING-CHIEHWUTaiwan23,000,000*
3HUIWANGChina22,759,000*
4FARHADAGHAYEVAzerbaigian9,260,000
5SHOU TINGTUTaiwan6,640,000
6KAZUKISATOJapan4,930,000
7XIAOSHENGZHENGChina3,810,000
8CHIA YUNWUTaiwan3,050,000
9JIANWEILINChina2,540,000

*Denotes deal was made

Event #33: Hyper Turbo Bounty NLH: Bei Shi – KRW 10,327,000 (~USD 7,600)

Bei Shi wins RDPT Hyper Turbo Bounty NLH
Bei Shi

Date/s: August 3, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 500,000 (~USD 360)
Prize pool: KRW 40,717,000 (~USD 29,980)
Entries: 121 (103 unique)
ITM: 19 players

Event #33: Hyper Turbo Bounty NLH Final Table Results

RankFirst NameLast NameFlagPrize (KRW)
1BEISHIChina10,327,000
2DAJIEZHUOChina6,740,000
3QINRUIChina4,560,000
4CHIEN YULINTaiwan3,200,000
5BOWENXIChina2,330,000
6YINLIUChina1,770,000
7CHUNZHOUWANGChina1,390,000
8TIN LONGCHENGHong Kong1,150,000
9LEIGAOChina990,000

Event #38: Short Deck NLH #2: Zhihua Yang – KRW 14,808,000 (~USD 10,900)

Zhihua Yang wins RDPT Short Deck
Zhihua Yang

Date/s: August 3, 2024
Buy-in: KRW 2,000,000 (~USD 1,460)
Prize pool: KRW 31,428,000 (~USD 23,140)
Entries: 18 (15 unique)
ITM: 3 players

Event #38: Short Deck NLH #2 Full Payouts

RankFirst NameLast NameFlagPrize (KRW)
1ZHIHUAYANGChina14,808,000
2FEIZELIChina9,880,000
3ADRIAN BOON CHYECHUASingapore6,740,000

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