Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
2019 PokerStars Red Dragon Jeju
₩2,500,000 Main Event
Day: 1bc
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 |
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.
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 |
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
|
12,000 |
|
63,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
36,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
28,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
2,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
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
|
55,000 |
|
|
Busted |
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 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
A New Record is Set
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
The poker room of the Landing Casino continues to burst with action as barely any open seat remains and those unfortunate to bust either re-enter or have their seats filled with new players. Up to 387 entries mean a total field size of 639 entries and that surpasses the record of the previous year by more than two dozen already.
All of that is already locked up in level six and the registration for Day 1b remains open until the end of level nine and following break. On top of that is also the turbo heat 1c as of 8 p.m. local time with 12 levels of 20 minutes.
Chen Chips Up
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
A raise to 1,300 was called once and Peng Wu then squeezed to 4,200. Dong Chen was the only caller on the button and the 
flop was checked. Wu bet the 
turn for 5,800 and Chen called to see the 
on the river on which Wu made it 8,000 to go.
Chen called and Wu briefly showed a small pocket pair that Chen had beat to chip up.
Further assorted counts can be found below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
78,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
75,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
74,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
65,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
||
|
23,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
11,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |