Level: 32
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
2019 PokerStars Red Dragon Jeju
₩2,500,000 Main Event
Day: 4
Short Break For the Final Three
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
The end of the level was reached right after the elimination of Xin He and the T-5,000 chips will be raced off as the final three players are on a short break.
Xin He Eliminated in 4th Place (₩108,106,000)
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Xin He from under the gun and chip leader Zhihao Zhang on the button were off to the races as the former ended up all in and at risk for around 4.8 million.
Xin He: 
Zhihao Zhang: 
The 
flop gave Zhang the top pair and the superior back door hearts draw. Nothing changed with the 
turn and the 
river spelled the end for He in 4th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,000,000 | 5,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Tsai Pays Off Zhang
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Ting Yi Tsai raised it up with the 
and Zhihao Zhang called out of the big blind with 
. On the 
flop, Zhang checked and called a bet of 200,000 by Tsai to see the 
, which ended check, check.
After the 
river, Zhang bet 1,000,000 and Tsai gave it plenty of consideration before making the call and being shown the bad news.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,000,000 | 1,500,000 |
|
6,500,000 | -1,600,000 |
Ni Wins Flip in Dramatic Fashion
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Cangsheng Ni was all in for 1.9 million out of the small blind and initial raiser Zhihao Zhang made the call from under the gun.
Cangsheng Ni: 
Zhihao Zhang: 
Ni was on his way out after the 
flop but spiked the 
on the turn, the reversal of hands found no new chapter on the blank 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,500,000 | -2,100,000 |
|
4,200,000 | 2,300,000 |
Tsai Folds to Four-Bet Shove; Cracks Aces to Double After
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Zhihao Zhang raised to 460,000 out of the small blind with the 
and Ting Yi Tsai three-bet to 1.6 million in the big blind with the 
. Zhang almost immediately moved all in and Tsai folded after some consideration.
Zhang then opened to 400,000 on the button with 
and Tsai pushed all in from the small blind for 3.8 million. Cangsheng Ni reshoved from the big blind for 5.7 million to isolate.
Ting Yi Tsai: 
Cangsheng Ni:
The board came 
and Tsai binked the two-outer on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,600,000 | 1,600,000 |
|
|
8,100,000 | 2,600,000 |
|
|
1,900,000 | -4,000,000 |
Quick Four-Handed Action
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Zhihao Zhang raised to 400,000 with the 
on the button and Cangsheng Ni defended the 
. On a flop, Ni immediately check-folded to a continuation bet.
Ting Yi Tsai then raised to 360,000 with the 
and Ni folded the on the button. Xin He and Zhang forfeited their blinds and Tsai won the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,000,000 | -1,000,000 |
|
|
5,900,000 | 700,000 |
|
|
5,500,000 | 800,000 |
|
|
4,600,000 | -500,000 |
Yifan Cao Eliminated in 5th Place (₩ 73,019,000)
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Yifan Cao called a raise to 350,000 on the button and Xin He then moved all in for 2.5 million out of the big blind, which forced out Zhihao Zhang as initial raiser. Cao gave it some thought and called it off for 2.1 million in chips.
Yifan Cao: 
Xin He:
The flop was bad news for Cao and he was drawing dead as soon as the fell on the turn, a meaningless followed on the river and Cao was already on his way out to collect ₩ 73,019,000 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,100,000 | 2,300,000 |
|
Busted |
Zhang Takes From Tsai
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Zhihao Zhang raised the 
in the small blind and Ting Yi Tsai defended the in the big blind. Both checked the flop and Zhang bet the turn for 200,000, Tsai raised to 750,000 with his double gutshot and Zhang made the call.
The 
fell on the river and both checked to award the pot to Zhang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,000,000 | 1,200,000 |
|
|
4,700,000 | -800,000 |
Ni Three-Bets Eight High
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Yifan Cao raised to 400,000 with the 
and Cangsheng Ni was in the think tank with the . He asked Xin He for his stack size and eventually folded, as did everyone else.
Ni then mucked 
from under the gun and Zhihao Zhang raised to 350,000 on the button with the and that won the blinds and antes.
Ting Yi Tsai made it 320,000 to go from the button with and Ni spent some time in the think tank with the in the big blind. He squeezed to more than 1.1 million and Tsai quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,800,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
5,500,000 | -800,000 |
|
|
5,200,000 | 700,000 |
|
|
2,800,000 | -300,000 |
|
|
2,600,000 | -400,000 |