34 Players Return at 1 PM to Try and Make The Final Table of the PokerStars Red Dragon Manila Main Event
The PokerStars Red Dragon Manila Main Event will resume at 1 p.m. local time today with Day 3. Out of the 669 entries, a mere 34 players will return to the Coral Lounge at the Okada Manila to fight for their share of the ₱64,244,070 ($1,256,428) prize pool. They are already guaranteed at least ₱308,000 ($6,024) but will all have their sights sets on reaching the final table first and then that amazing trophy which comes with a massive first-place prize of ₱13,815,070 ($270,183).
Starting the day way ahead of the rest is Jehun Hong with 1,910,000 in chips. He is followed by Yufei Hui with 1,140,000 and Piet Pape with 1,015,000 as the only other players to have bagged above 1,000,000. Shiyu Li (973,000), Florencio Campomanes (902,000), Fuk On Wong (895,000), Martin Satuasholm (855,000), Long Meng (855,000), Jiansheng Chen (812,000), and Xiejie Sun (806,000) make up the top ten in the chip counts.
Five different countries are represented by the top ten but there are players from eleven countries left. China has twelve players to do their bidding with the Philippines and South Korea following with six players each. Hong Kong has three players left in the top 34 players followed by Japan with two. Argentina, Australia, Denmark, Germany, and the United States all have one player to try and bring back to the trophy to their country.
When the players return to the tables, Level 21 will be started which features a small blind of 8,000, big blind of 16,000, and a big blind ante of 16,000. A 15-minute break will take place after every two levels and play will continue until the final table of nine players has been reached.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be there from the moment the first bag has been opened until the final nine players bag their chips so follow along with the updates right here to see who will be reaching the final table.
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Piet Pape | Germany | 1,015,000 | 63 |
| 1 | 2 | Zanzhang Wang | China | 232,000 | 15 |
| 1 | 3 | Long Meng | China | 855,000 | 53 |
| 1 | 4 | Jiansheng Chen | China | 812,000 | 51 |
| 1 | 5 | Daewoong Song | South Korea | 610,000 | 38 |
| 1 | 6 | Shiyu Li | China | 973,000 | 61 |
| 1 | 7 | Quan Zhou (CH) | China | 301,000 | 19 |
| 1 | 8 | Andres Korn | Argentina | 585,000 | 37 |
| 1 | 9 | Tao Chen | China | 782,000 | 49 |
| 2 | 1 | Yufei Hui | China | 1,140,000 | 71 |
| 2 | 2 | Alexis Lim | Philippines | 81,000 | 5 |
| 2 | 3 | Jeon Seung Soo | South Korea | 515,000 | 32 |
| 2 | 4 | Jehun Hong | South Korea | 1,910,000 | 119 |
| 2 | 5 | Zheng Shi | China | 174,000 | 11 |
| 2 | 7 | Euryd Rivera | Philippines | 404,000 | 25 |
| 2 | 8 | Jin Woo Kim | United States | 303,500 | 19 |
| 2 | 9 | Hiroaki Manabe | Japan | 367,000 | 23 |
| 3 | 1 | Anthony Abram | Australia | 282,000 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | Zejin Shen | China | 442,000 | 28 |
| 3 | 3 | Fuk On Wong | Hong Kong | 895,000 | 56 |
| 3 | 5 | Kunwoo Kim | South Korea | 308,000 | 19 |
| 3 | 6 | Tetsuro Tomita | Japan | 246,000 | 15 |
| 3 | 7 | George Salud | Philippines | 513,000 | 32 |
| 3 | 8 | Alan Lau | Hong Kong | 779,000 | 49 |
| 3 | 9 | Dongkyoon Seo | South Korea | 362,000 | 23 |
| 4 | 1 | King Sing Lau | Hong Kong | 682,000 | 43 |
| 4 | 2 | Gerardo Lubas | Philippines | 288,000 | 18 |
| 4 | 3 | Florencio Campomanes | Philippines | 902,000 | 56 |
| 4 | 4 | Chunqing Wang | China | 102,000 | 6 |
| 4 | 5 | Sandro Bruni | Philippines | 377,000 | 24 |
| 4 | 6 | Xin Wang | China | 690,000 | 43 |
| 4 | 7 | Xijie Sun | China | 806,000 | 50 |
| 4 | 8 | Martin Stausholm | Denmark | 855,000 | 53 |
| 4 | 9 | Chulwoo Park | South Korea | 530,000 | 33 |
for Sun to hold with the sevens to eliminate Wang in 32nd place.
for Shen to hold with the rockets to eliminate Seo in 30th place.
with around 200,000 in the middle already.
for Shi to hold with the aces to eliminate Soo.
and Kunwoo Kim had checked in the middle position. Andres Korn had shoved with the bigger stack from the cutoff and Kim was sitting in the tank. After a while, Kim decided to make the call for his last 300,000 or so.
on the turn and the 
and was called by Quan Zhou (CH) with 
for Pape to hit the runner-runner flush to eliminate Lau in 24th place for ₱385,000 ($7,529) while his brother Alan Lau is still in the tournament.
to seal the deal as Wang was eliminated in 22nd place for ₱385,000($7,529) for the rest to pick up a pay jump.