Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
2019 PokerStars Red Dragon Jeju
₩2,500,000 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Tian Chips Up Some
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
After a raise to 300, Hao Tian three-bet the small blind to 1,300 and the initial raiser called to see the 
flop. Tian continued for 800 and picked up a call to check hrough the 
turn. After the 
river, Tian bet 6,000 and won the pot without reasistance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000 | 32,000 |
Assorted Counts
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
According to Sen Mu, Joshua Zimmerman has already been eliminated in level two and will likely try again for his second shot on Day 1b. Further assorted counts can be found below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000 | 28,000 |
|
55,000 | 55,000 |
|
40,000 | 10,000 |
|
39,000 | 12,000 |
|
39,000 | -4,000 |
|
|
38,000 | 38,000 |
|
35,000 | 5,000 |
|
34,000 | 4,000 |
|
32,000 | 2,000 |
|
32,000 | 32,000 |
|
31,000 | 1,000 |
|
31,000 | 31,000 |
|
29,000 | 29,000 |
|
28,000 | -2,000 |
|
Busted |
Defending Champion Shi Runs Into Aces
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
After a raise to 400 by a player in early position, Jiaxing Wang three-bet to 1,000 from one seat over and Bing Zhou four-bet to 3,000. Defending Red Dragon Jeju champion Yuechun Shi five-bet to 11,500 and that forced folds all the way to Zhou who moved all in. Shi quickly called and one of the players fully expected an aces versus kings showdown.
Yuechun Shi: 
Bing Zhou: 
Shi was dominated and needed to catch any queen or straight cards to avoid an early re-entry. However, the board came 
and Zhou made a full house for good measure to send Shi to the rail in the second level of the day. He has a single re-entry for Day 1b and up to two bullets on Day 1c left if he wants to take another shot at back-to-back titles in Jeju.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,000 | 64,000 |
|
|
55,000 | 55,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Cui Takes From Zhu
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
Among the early chip leaders on Day 1b is Ning Zhu who just lost a minor pot to Songri Cui. Already up by half the starting stack, Zhu bet the 
flop for 1,600 when Cui had checked to him and picked up a call. The 
turn was checked and Cui's bet of 3,000 on the river resulted in no call.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000 | 45,000 |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
30,500 | 30,500 |
|
|
11,000 |
More Notables on Day 1b
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | -104,500 |
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Sakurai Shows The Nuts
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
On the tail end of a bigger pot the board showed 
and Woliang Ji check-called a bet of 6,000 by Kengo Sakurai, who tabled 
for the nut straight. Ji mucked and dropped to nearly half the starting stack early on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
18,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Ko Caught Bluffing
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
On a three-way turn of 
, Jangdeok Ko checked out of the small blind and so did the big blind. Shutian Wang bet 500 and Ko was the only caller to see the 
on the river. Ko now bet 800 and Wang called to rake in the pot with 
, as Ko was bluffing with .
Ko has started well into the day despite losing this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000 | 38,000 |
|
|
29,000 | 29,000 |
New Notables in the Field
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
There are already up to 192 players registered for Day 1b and among those to take a seat recently were the likes of Paul Newey, Robbie Schiffbauer, Jun Obara and High Roller champion Liuheng Dai.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,000 | 31,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |