Level: 6
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
2019 PokerStars Red Dragon Jeju
₩2,500,000 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Wang No More
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
The eliminations keep pouring in as more than 50 players already ran out of chips, some of them already back in the for the second bullet of the day.
Among those to bust was also Shengyong Wang when he lost a flip with 
against the 
of Yongjang Li on a board of 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Wang Busts to Lu
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
Jizhong Wang was all in with the 
and in prime shape to double back into contention as Hsin Jou Lu only tabled the 
.
However, the board came 
to improve Lu to a full house and send Wang to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | 55,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Tian Doubles Through Qi
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
Hao Tian was already on his second bullet for the day and ended up all-in for more than the starting stack against Aijie Qi.
Hao Tian: 
Aijie Qi: 
The 
board gave Tiaan the superior two pair and he doubled.
Some further updated counts can be found below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000 | 12,000 |
|
63,000 | 63,000 |
|
36,000 | 6,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
28,000 | -2,000 |
|
|
2,000 | 2,000 |
Former Champions in Action
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
The second-ever Red Dragon Main Event champion Denny Deng Feng Yu as well as Kenichi Takarabe have entered the field to make it four former champions in the Day 1b field. Chen An Lin has also entered as the field size for the second of three flights approaches 350 entries.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Running at Full Capacity
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
The poker room of the Landing Casino is bursting with poker players as barely any open seat remains. Floor staff just announced to make all tables ten-handed to accommodate the growing field and there are already up to 338 entries with 298 players remaining. There is no doubt anymore that the field size of the previous year will be surpassed, it is just a matter of being able to sit new entries as soon as possible.
Mei Shuts Down Wang
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
After a raise from under the gun by Yinjie Mei and a cold-call by another player, Shutian Wang jammed for the last 5,400 and Mei reraised to more than 10,000 to isolate successfully.
Shutian Wang: 
Yinjie Mei:
The board came 
and Wang was drawing dead on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Deng Elimminated by Hong
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
As excellent as the start of Jun Deng into Day 1b was, that all but vanished and he was sent to the rail in the fourth level. On a three-way flop of 
, Deng checked out of the small blind and Nan Hong did so in the hijack. The cuoff bet 3,300 and Deng called, Hong raised to 13,200 and that forced out the cutoff.
Deng moved all in for 20,300 and Hong called instantly.
Jun Deng:
Nan Hong: 
Deng needed a four but the 
turn and river kept Hong in the lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | 51,000 |
|
65,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Sun Loses Small Pot
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
High Roller champion Liuheng Dai and fifth-place finisher Bin Sun are both in action and up for the day with Dai out in front. Sun follows not far behind with a solid profit in the first few levels of the day and just lost a minor pot when he check-called a bet of 600 on gthe 
flop, then check-folded the turn to a second barrel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 | 2,000 |
|
36,000 | 4,000 |