Yang Zhang was all in with the 
and Bin Sun looked him up from one seat over with the 
.
On a board of 
, Zhang found no help and was eliminated in 25th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Concurrently to Day 1 of the ₩10,000,000 Super High Roller, the ₩1,500,000 Baby Dragon has played down to a champion and it was Xian Liu that emerged victoriously after cutting a deal with Yunsheng Sun in heads-up and winning the duel for the extra money and trophy.
Liu bested a 593-strong field – a new country record for the event – and the top 72 players were guaranteed a portion of the ₩776,534,000 (~US$662,815) prize pool after both starting days had played down to the top 12% and money. The victory comes with a payday of ₩142,946,000 (~US$122,080) while Sun is taking home ₩130,000,000 for his runner-up finish.
One year ago, James Won Lee topped a field of 298 entries to earn himself the Baby Dragon trophy and payday of ₩74,310,000 (US$66,361), and the American was also in the running on Day 1 of the ₩10,000,000 Super High Roller as well where he bagged and tagged for Day 2. The attendance of the 2018 edition was nearly doubled and increased by a mighty 98.9%.
Final Result ₩1,500,000 Baby Dragon
| Place | Winner | Country/Region | Prize (in KRW) | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xiang Liu | China | ₩142,946,000 | $122,934 |
| 2 | Yunsheng Sun | China | ₩130,000,000 | $111,800 |
| 3 | Phachara Wongwichit | Thailand | ₩64,841,000 | $55,763 |
| 4 | Jun Obara | Japan | ₩49,465,000 | $42,540 |
| 5 | Xianglai Li | China | ₩34,167,000 | $29,384 |
| 6 | Yu Nozaki | Japan | ₩27,179,000 | $23,374 |
| 7 | Sun Guodong | China | ₩22,131,000 | $19,033 |
| 8 | Jung Chou Lee | Taiwan | ₩18,637,000 | $16,028 |
| 9 | Donghui Xu | China | ₩15,531,000 | $13,357 |
| 10 | Hao Chen | China | ₩13,201,000 | $11,353 |
Returning notables to come up short of the final table included Day 1 frontrunner Qiuning Zhang (15th for ₩8,542,000), Australia's Kelvin Beattie (22nd for ₩4,659,000), Taiwan's Chen An Lin (27th for ₩4,271,000), Malaysia's Victor Chong (39th for ₩3,572,000) and a former Red Dragon Main Event Champion in the form of Dengfeng "Denny" Yu (54th for ₩3,261,000).
Phachara Wongwichit, who had cashed in the ₩5,000,000 Single-Day High Roller, made it to another final table and nursed a shorter stack for most of the day before going on a heater late on. He was denied the victory and ultimately fell in third place, following Japan's Jun Obara to the payout desk who had to settle for 4th place.
The redraw of the last three tables was bound to happen but there was a lot of controversy in three-way action to the 
turn that brought a check of Sun Guodong out of the big blind and Alex Lee in late position. Graeme Siow bet 110,000 and Guodong called, Lee then raised to 380,000 and picked up a reluctant call from Guodong only.
After the 
fell on the river, Guodong checked and Lee bet 290,000.
Guodong was sent in the think tank and he then grabbed his green T-25,000 chips, moved them to the other side of his stack and almost silently announced something while putting them into the middle of the table. The dealer announced call and Lee instantly rolled over his 
without putting in any further chips. Guodong exposed his 
for a set and that's when things got tricky.
Guodong was suddenly furious and said he had announced all in. The floor staff was called and the entire hand was explained, the dealer once again confirmed he did not understand all-in and it was ultimately ruled as a call only.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
|
1,100,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
||
|
475,000
-675,000
|
-675,000 |
| Seat | Table 1 | Table 2 | Table 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graeme Siow | Zhiqiang Qian | Yiqing Huang |
| 2 | Ye Wang | Szymon Wysocki | Zifeng Zhang |
| 3 | Yake Wu | Chunqing Wang | Liang Chen |
| 4 | Kannapong Thanarattrakul | Sun Guodong | Pete Chen |
| 5 | Lei Yu | Ngoc Anh Cao | Shenming Yin |
| 6 | Jun Obara | Steve Yea | Nan Hong |
| 7 | Alex Lee | Mengdian Peng | Ben Lai |
| 8 | Fei Xiong | Bin Sun | Jamie Lee |
Steve Yea was all in for a mere 103,000 and Szymon Wysocki shoved for 350,000 in the cutoff to isolate successfully.
Steve Yea: 
Szymon Wysocki: 
The kicker played a crucial role on the 
board to send Yea to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
475,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
Busted |
The next player to bust shortly after the redraw was Yiqing Huang, as his 
found no help against the 
of Shenming Yin.
On a board of 
, Yin made a flush to boost his stack to around 2 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
Busted |
Alex Lee doubled through fellow countryman Graeme Siow and then doubled Fei Xiong in a battle of the blinds.
Xiong was all in for 475,000 with the 
and Lee had a flip with 
.
The board brought 
and Lee lost more than one third of his stack once again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
975,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
|
800,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
750,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
In a battle of the blinds, Pete Chen had moved all in for 400,000 from the small blind and he was quickly called by Shenming Yin in the big blind.
Pete Chen: 
Shenming Yin:
Nothing changed on the 
flop and Chen was drawing dead as soon as the appeared on the turn. The 
on the river was a mere formality as Yin recovered some chips he had lost previously.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Heads-up to the 
flop, Sun Guodong called the shove of Mengdian Peng for 310,000 and was ahead with the 
for top pair.
Peng had for the nut flush draw and two overs, and he immediately found help with the turn to earn the check mark, the 
river gave Guodong meaningless trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
720,000
120,000
|
120,000 |