2019 PokerStars Red Dragon Jeju

₩2,500,000 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 PokerStars Red Dragon Jeju

Final Results
Winner
Zhihao Zhang
Winning Hand
98
Prize
345,370,000 KRW
Event Info
Buy-in
2,500,000 KRW
Prize Pool
1,896,592,500 KRW
Entries
869
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
302
Players Left
36

Prize Pool Information

The Red Dragon trophy
The Red Dragon trophy

A total of 869 entries throughout three starting days generated a prize pool of ₩1,896,592,500 (~$1,626,470) and the top 108 spots will get paid with a min-cash being worth ₩ 4,931,000 ($4,241). The winner will take home the coveted Red Dragon trophy and a top prize of ₩ 393,553,500 ($338,456).

PlacePrize (in KRW)Prize (in USD)PlacePrize (in KRW)Prize (in USD)PlacePrize (in KRW)Prize (in USD)
1₩ 393,553,500$338,45610₩ 27,501,000$23,65128-36₩ 8,345,000$7,177
2₩ 241,816,000$207,96211-12₩ 22,759,000$19,57337-45₩ 7,207,000$6,198
3₩ 146,986,000$126,40813-15₩ 18,966,000$16,31146-54₩ 6,448,000$5,545
4₩ 108,106,000$92,97116-18₩ 15,173,000$13,04955-63₩ 6,069,000$5,219
5₩ 73,019,000$62,79619-21₩ 13,276,000$11,41764-72₩ 5,690,000$4,893
6₩ 53,294,000$45,83322-24₩ 11,380,000$9,78773-90₩ 5,310,000$4,567
7₩ 43,622,000$37,51525-27₩ 9,483,000$8,15591-108₩ 4,931,000$4,241
8₩ 37,932,000$32,622      
9₩ 32,242,000$27,728      

Welcome to Day 2 of the 2019 PokerStars Red Dragon Jeju ₩2,500,000 Main Event

Landing Casino Tournament Room
Landing Casino Tournament Room

After three starting days, a record-breaking field of 869 entries has been culled down to 300 survivors at the Jeju Shinhwa World - Landing Casino and the guaranteed prize pool of the 2019 PokerStars LIVE Asia Red Dragon Jeju ₩2,500,000 Main Event has been nearly doubled for the biggest live poker tournament on South Korean soil thus far.

It will be a day filled with plenty of poker action as of 1 p.m. local time as the event will burst the money bubble and pay out a portion of the ₩1,896,592,500 (~$1,626,470) prize pool on the penultimate tournament day. Out of the 300 survivors, almost two-third will walk away empty-handed as only the top 108 spots get paid.

Leading the field into Day 2 is Xiaqing Ji with 355,500 and fellow countryman Hanze Wang (332,000) is the only other player with more than ten times the starting stack at his disposal when the action resumes at blinds of 1,000-2,500 with a big blind ante of 2,500. Other notables in the top 10 include Yifan Cao (248,000), Canlin Chen (238,000), James Won Lee (228,000), and Single-Day High Roller champion Ben Lai (220,000).

Top 10 Chip Counts Heading Into Day 2

PlacePlayerCountry/RegionChip CountBig Blinds
1Xiaqing JiChina355,500142
2Hanze WangChina332,000133
3Yifan CaoChina248,00099
4Dong JiangChina240,00096
5Canlin ChenChina238,00095
6Wen Kai ChenTaiwan235,50094
7Jun SuChina232,00093
8James LeeUnited States228,00091
9Hoa Thinh NguyenVietnam225,50090
10Ben LaiHong Kong220,00088

Furthermore, familiar faces such as Paul Newey (203,000), Kilian Loeffler (196,500), Lei Yu (182,000), Nan Hong (174,000), Daniel Lee (164,000), Quan Zhou (134,500), Jiayu Ruan (134,500), Szymon Wysocki (131,000), Tae Hoon Han (117,000), Xixiang Luo (115,000), Jun Obara (99,500), and reigning APPT Korea Main Event champion Sparrow Cheung (99,500) all return with above-average stacks.

Three former Red Dragon champions remain in contention to become the third two-time champion as Denny Feng (160,000). Alvan Yifan Zheng (105,000) and Kenichi Takarabe (38,500) advanced to Day 2. Defending champion Yuechun Shi, who won the first-ever Red Dragon Main Event outside of Macau in 2018 after topping a field of 613 entries, did not make the cut.

The 2019 Red Dragon Main Event in Jeju at a Glance

DayTotal #Unique EntriesRe-EntriesSurvivors
Day 1a2522232980
Day 1b44436084143
Day 1c1731373677

As of Day 2 and for the remainder of the tournament, the level duration increases to 60 minutes each and it seems likely that at least and up to 11 levels will be played today. The live stream with hole cards displayed on a 30-minute delay on the Red Dragon Poker website will commence after the first break and the PokerNews team will be there all the way until a champion is crowned in Jeju.

Tags: Alvan Yifan ZhengBen LaiCanlin ChenDaniel LeeJiayu RuanJun ObaraKenichi TakarabeKilian LoefflerLei YuNan HongPaul NeweyQuan ZhouSparrow CheungSzymon WysockiTae Hoon HanThinh NguyenWon LeeXiaqing JiXixiang LuoYifan ZhengYuechun Shi

Main Event Day 2 Seat Draw

TableSeatPlayerCountry/RegionChipsBig Blinds
11Ziman WangChina97,50039
12Jun WuChina39,50016
13Dongli ShenChina79,00032
14Masatoshi AkasakaJapan21,5009
15Takeo HanayamaJapan46,00018
16Yakai LiChina64,50026
17Lixun ZhouChina56,50023
18Guang YangChina74,00030
19Zhiqiang QianChina140,50056
      
21Jing XuChina93,50037
22Shiju HuangChina41,50015
23Feng LinChina68,00027
24Qunze LiChina22,0009
25Sora ParkSouth Korea102,00041
26Zhibin ZhangChina35,00014
27Zhanwei DuChina161,00064
28Rongshan LiChina120,50048
29Haidong LuChina83,50033
      
31Yifan ZhengChina105,00042
32Yucheng LiuChina50,50020
34Xiaoxiang LiChina52,00021
35Donghui XuChina47,50019
36Shijian TangChina94,50038
37Yue YangChina33,00013
38Yang ZhangChina55,00022
39Jiayi JinChina70,50028
      
41Songyu HuChina40,00016
42Tamon NakamuraJapan109,00044
43Kun Han LeeTaiwan87,50035
45Luo ZhengChina83,00033
46Hao ChenChina146,50059
47Fang XingChina60,50024
48Renjun Gla YangChina138,00055
49Xin HeChina67,00027
      
51Hoa Thinh NguyenVietnam225,50090
52Ken OkadaJapan66,00026
53Daniel LeeUnited States164,00066
54Xiaosheng ZhengChina42,00017
56Jie XuChina71,00028
57Jinhai ZhangChina30,00012
58Quan ZhouChina134,50054
59Xianchao ShenChina120,00048
      
61Qifeng ChenChina71,50029
62Fei XiongChina69,50028
63Ming DaiChina33,00013
64Gaolei ChenChina84,00034
65Huidong GuChina79,00032
67Danxia WangChina35,00014
68Liang SongChina34,00014
69Jun SuChina232,00093
      
71Zhewen HuChina121,00048
72Han XiaoChina76,50031
73Xianglai LiChina49,50020
74Zifeng ZhangChina63,50025
75Sen MuChina82,50033
76Jixue YinChina38,90016
77Longwen ZhuChina41,00016
78Yuichi SumidaJapan55,50022
79Graeme SiowSingapore38,50015
      
81Shijie WangChina83,50033
82Zheng ZhangChina19,5008
83He HuChina52,00021
84Junwei SunChina102,00041
85Feng ChenChina57,00023
86Tsun Ming ChanChina62,00025
87Jacky WongChina34,50014
88Nan ZhaoChina175,50070
89Jie WangChina62,00025
      
91Nan HongChina174,00070
92Qin ZhouChina80,50032
93Jing WangChina55,00022
94Xudong JinChina85,00034
95Jianbiao ZhongChina101,00040
96Pan GuChina81,00032
97Alex LeeSingapore133,50053
98Natalie TehMalaysia38,00015
99Chien Fa ChouTaiwan52,50021
      
101Hongbing LiChina47,00019
102Bing ZhouChina77,00031
103Fei HanChina90,00036
104Bin ZhaoChina81,50033
105Changna ShanChina20,0008
106Daniel DemickiPoland89,00036
107Duc Trung VuVietnam48,00019
108Jingzhi WangChina60,00024
109Hanze WangChina332,000133
      
111Mike TakayamaPhilippines46,50019
112Bin ZhangChina52,00021
113Lei YuChina182,00073
114Wai Hang Ij WongChina42,50017
115Jingbin JinChina92,50037
116Chengjian LuChina71,50029
117Koyo OyamaJapan110,50044
118Jin Woo KimUnited States76,50031
119Dong ChenChina41,00016
      
121Ning LuChina23,0009
122Yifu ZhaiChina152,50061
123Yingqi LuChina40,50016
124Hiroshi MatsumotoJapan80,50032
125Junqiang LyuChina50,00020
126Weijie RenChina35,00014
127Haiyang YangChina62,50025
128Ting Yi TsaiTaiwan80,00032
129Jiahao FengChina59,50024
      
131Hsing Hsiung TaiTaiwan115,00046
132Meiyu WangChina94,50038
133Yiyao LiChina89,00036
134Guangcheng ChenChina103,50041
135Zejin ShenChina117,00047
136Fang SuChina89,50036
137Hayato KitajimaJapan123,50049
138Masaya HayamiJapan80,00032
139Lijiang LiuChina128,00051
      
141Lifeng YangChina71,50029
142Yu TianChina100,50040
143Zhiyong LongChina28,50011
144Yu NozakiJapan81,00032
145Yun TengChina107,00043
146Ye YuanChina103,50041
147Mengdian PengChina71,00028
148Fan WuChina41,00016
149Huu Dung NguyenVietnam136,00054
      
151Yu GongChina121,50049
152Takashi OguraJapan38,00015
153Jian YangChina145,50058
154Hoai Linh TranVietnam89,00036
155Tao ChenChina120,00048
156Shun ShiChina60,50024
157Kilian LoefflerGermany196,50079
158Ci SunChina152,00061
159Yao BaiChina57,50023
      
161Sun GuodongChina129,00052
162Liuzheng HeChina167,00067
163Jingxuan ZhuChina95,50038
164Zhenhua LuChina131,50053
165Qingtian QianChina114,00046
166Cheng ChenChina16,5007
167Yifan CaoChina248,00099
168Jiayu RuanChina134,50054
169Xiao ChenChina46,50019
      
171David ManUnited Kingdom63,00025
172Jiahuan HeChina114,00046
173Yueming LiuChina47,00019
174Kai KangChina50,50020
175Xin LiuChina126,00050
176Jiaxing WangChina58,50023
177Ngoc Anh CaoVietnam39,00016
178Zhihui XuChina83,00033
179Li ZhanChina63,00025
      
181Kenichi TakarabeJapan38,50015
182Chen YongChina62,50025
183Jung Chou LeeTaiwan38,00015
184Yuanjun LuChina171,00068
185Minh LeVietnam82,50033
186Chuyun YuChina162,00065
187Yasuyuki TsujiJapan65,00026
188Dengfeng YuChina16,0006
189Bin DiChina124,50050
      
191Kazuyuki TanemuraJapan165,50066
192Zhengshan HaoChina132,50053
193Bin SunChina97,00039
194Woliang JiChina32,00013
195Leiguang LiChina56,00022
196Yiwen ZhuChina100,00040
197Trong Quang NguyenVietnam163,50065
198Dongsheng PengChina178,00071
199Hang LiChina68,50027
      
201Tae Hoon HanNew Zealand117,00047
202Zhihao ZhangChina182,00073
203Xuan Tung TaVietnam37,00015
204Dong ShizhaoChina41,50017
205Yoshiki KimuraJapan49,50020
206Ming CaiChina67,50027
207Sang Gu KimSouth Korea22,5009
208Liuheng DaiChina59,50024
209Nicholas ZautraUnited States67,50027
      
211Kazuma KambayashiJapan138,00055
212Guoliang WeiChina50,50020
213Shenghao WuChina150,00060
214Tian JinChina86,50035
215Bi HaishengChina187,50075
216Bawoo Hyunshik YunUnited States54,50022
217Lining TanChina50,50020
218Xinglong HuangChina100,00040
219Dong HuoChina51,50021
      
221Jieming XuChina197,00079
222Hiroyuki NodaJapan69,50028
223Yun YangChina34,00014
224Dong ZhaoChina20,5008
225Momo YinChina130,00052
226Chang TanChina31,50013
227Shenming YinChina150,50060
228Xi YangChina51,00020
229Jun QianChina60,00024
      
231Chin Ho ChenTaiwan56,50023
232Haibin YanChina44,00018
233Ruihong TaoChina90,00036
234Kairan JinChina48,50019
235Chi Chung HoUnited Kingdom46,00018
236Hui WangChina40,00016
237Dong JiangChina240,00096
238Tsz Fai TongChina33,00013
239Xiaqing JiChina355,500142
      
241Zhenshan WuChina74,00030
242Kaireddine GhribiFrance51,00020
243Jingjing FeiChina24,00010
244Victor ChongMalaysia25,00010
245Phachara WongwichitThailand32,00013
246Ben LaiHong Kong220,00088
247Joonhee YeaSouth Korea101,00040
248Kosuke TajimaJapan75,00030
249Dapeng WangChina83,50033
      
251Guofeng WangChina94,50038
252Jizhong WangChina54,00022
253Xin WangChina65,50026
254Yuquan ZhongChina64,00026
255Kang LiChina20,5008
256Shaoming LiChina89,00036
257Ang LiChina81,00032
258Canlin ChenChina238,00095
259Zhaoxing WangChina61,00024
      
261Chung Sui YungChina93,50037
262Wen Kai ChenTaiwan235,50094
263Fengwei HuangfuChina50,00020
264Xiaohang NiChina65,00026
265Cangsheng NiChina156,50063
266Tsan Ping KuTaiwan109,50044
267Yi MaChina91,00036
268Tianliang GuanChina170,00068
269Qi LuoChina29,00012
      
271Szymon WysockiPoland131,00052
272Yong ZhuChina86,00034
273Dianlei ZhangChina90,50036
274Jiang WangChina76,50031
275Chenxin YuChina80,50032
276Kelvin BeattieAustralia89,00036
277Yan RaoChina59,50024
278Zedao MaChina44,00018
279Calvin LeeUnited States123,50049
      
281Ting Shum KwokChina71,50029
282Jia MiaoChina100,00040
283Kenji HataJapan17,0007
284Jun ObaraJapan99,50040
285Yunsheng SunChina33,50013
286Wei FanChina50,50020
287Carson Ka Shing WongChina45,00018
288Jamie LeeUnited States119,00048
289Kengo SakuraiJapan94,00038
      
291Tetsuya EnokiJapan69,00028
292Huai Hsun KoTaiwan30,00012
293Mengqiu ZhangChina12,5005
294Bi ZhaoChina86,00034
295Tianyuan TangChina215,00086
296Mingyue WangChina38,50015
297Nan WuChina80,00032
298Hideyoshi TanakaJapan65,00026
299Jianguo ChenChina22,5009
      
301Meini GongChina91,50037
302Xihai DaiChina98,00039
303Hyunil HongSouth Korea75,50030
304Koichi HarutaJapan134,50054
305Xinhong LiChina44,50018
306Feng LiuChina57,00023
307Pete Yen Han ChenTaiwan58,50023
308Zhang QingqingChina26,50011
309Jihao FengChina108,00043
      
311Yongwei MoChina79,00032
312Mian WeiChina34,50014
313Xixiang LuoChina115,00046
314Naohito TamayaJapan56,50023
315James Won LeeUnited States228,00091
316Bing WangChina99,50040
317Jin SuChina75,00030
318Edward KimSouth Korea85,00034
319Daoya PanChina82,00033
      
321Huijie ZhouChina84,00034
322Xin JinChina35,00014
323Huashu KeChina51,50021
324Andre LettauGermany53,50021
325Zigao YuChina134,00054
326Hsuan Chao ChenTaiwan129,00052
327Albert PaikUnited States53,00021
328Fu Hung ChenTaiwan48,00019
329Kuang Hung LeeTaiwan82,00033
      
331Yang WangChina176,00070
332Paul Anthony NeweyUnited Kingdom203,00081
333Zhiao HeChina103,50041
334Yang XuChina85,50034
335Hung Sheng LinTaiwan32,00013
336Robbie SchiffbauerUnited States115,00046
337Wei HuChina136,50055
338Wenyan LiuChina65,00026
339Yake WuChina47,00019
      
341Xiaohui XuChina21,5009
342Yang ZhangChina88,50035
343Tao FanChina67,00027
344Zhichao AnChina63,00025
345Qiao LinChina64,50026
346Hui RaoChina38,50015
347Quanyu ZengChina34,00014
348Sheng ChenChina161,50065
349Sparrow CheungChina99,50040

Day 2 Players (full)

Player Chips Progress
Xiaqing Ji cn
Xiaqing Ji
Day 1A Chip Leader
355,500
Hanze Wang cn
Hanze Wang
332,000
Yifan Cao cn
Yifan Cao
248,000
Dong Jiang cn
Dong Jiang
240,000
Canlin Chen cn
Canlin Chen
238,000
Wen Kai Chen tw
Wen Kai Chen
235,500
Jun Su cn
Jun Su
232,000
James Lee us
James Lee
228,000
Hoa Thinh Nguyen vn
Hoa Thinh Nguyen
225,500
Ben Lai hk
Ben Lai
220,000
Tianyuan Tang cn
Tianyuan Tang
215,000
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
203,000
Jieming Xu cn
Jieming Xu
197,000
Kilian Loeffler de
Kilian Loeffler
196,500
Bi Haisheng cn
Bi Haisheng
187,500
Lei Yu cn
Lei Yu
182,000
Zhihao Zhang cn
Zhihao Zhang
182,000
Dongsheng Peng cn
Dongsheng Peng
178,000
Yang Wang cn
Yang Wang
176,000
Nan Zhao cn
Nan Zhao
175,500
Nan Hong cn
Nan Hong
174,000
Yuanjun Lu cn
Yuanjun Lu
171,000
Tianliang Guan cn
Tianliang Guan
170,000
Liuzheng He cn
Liuzheng He
167,000
Kazuyuki Tanemura jp
Kazuyuki Tanemura
165,500

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