2019 PokerStars Red Dragon Jeju

?2,500,000 Main Event
Day: 4
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 4
Players Left
1

Level: 32

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

Xin He Eliminated in 4th Place (?108,106,000)

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Xin He
Xin He

Xin He from under the gun and chip leader Zhihao Zhang on the button were off to the races as the former ended up all in and at risk for around 4.8 million.

Xin He: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Zhihao Zhang: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}

The {q-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop gave Zhang the top pair and the superior back door hearts draw. Nothing changed with the {k-Clubs} turn and the {8-Clubs} river spelled the end for He in 4th place.

Player Chips Progress
Zhihao Zhang cn
Zhihao Zhang
16,000,000
5,000,000
5,000,000
Xin He cn
Xin He
Busted

Tags: Xin HeZhihao Zhang

Tsai Pays Off Zhang

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Ting Yi Tsai raised it up with the {k-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and Zhihao Zhang called out of the big blind with {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}. On the {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop, Zhang checked and called a bet of 200,000 by Tsai to see the {6-Diamonds}, which ended check, check.

After the {6-Spades} river, Zhang bet 1,000,000 and Tsai gave it plenty of consideration before making the call and being shown the bad news.

Player Chips Progress
Zhihao Zhang cn
Zhihao Zhang
11,000,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
Ting Yi Tsai tw
Ting Yi Tsai
6,500,000
-1,600,000
-1,600,000

Tags: Ting Yi TsaiZhihao Zhang

Ni Wins Flip in Dramatic Fashion

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Cangsheng Ni
Cangsheng Ni

Cangsheng Ni was all in for 1.9 million out of the small blind and initial raiser Zhihao Zhang made the call from under the gun.

Cangsheng Ni: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}
Zhihao Zhang: {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}

Ni was on his way out after the {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{7-Spades} flop but spiked the {6-Clubs} on the turn, the reversal of hands found no new chapter on the blank {7-Clubs} river.

Player Chips Progress
Zhihao Zhang cn
Zhihao Zhang
9,500,000
-2,100,000
-2,100,000
Cangsheng Ni cn
Cangsheng Ni
4,200,000
2,300,000
2,300,000

Tags: Cangsheng NiZhihao Zhang

Tsai Folds to Four-Bet Shove; Cracks Aces to Double After

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Zhihao Zhang raised to 460,000 out of the small blind with the {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and Ting Yi Tsai three-bet to 1.6 million in the big blind with the {q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. Zhang almost immediately moved all in and Tsai folded after some consideration.

Zhang then opened to 400,000 on the button with {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs} and Tsai pushed all in from the small blind for 3.8 million. Cangsheng Ni reshoved from the big blind for 5.7 million to isolate.

Ting Yi Tsai: {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}
Cangsheng Ni: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}

The board came {q-Spades}{5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{8-Spades} and Tsai binked the two-outer on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Zhihao Zhang cn
Zhihao Zhang
11,600,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
Ting Yi Tsai tw
Ting Yi Tsai
8,100,000
2,600,000
2,600,000
Cangsheng Ni cn
Cangsheng Ni
1,900,000
-4,000,000
-4,000,000

Tags: Cangsheng NiTing Yi TsaiZhihao Zhang

Quick Four-Handed Action

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Zhihao Zhang raised to 400,000 with the {7-Clubs}{3-Clubs} on the button and Cangsheng Ni defended the {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}. On a {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{4-Hearts} flop, Ni immediately check-folded to a continuation bet.

Ting Yi Tsai then raised to 360,000 with the {k-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Ni folded the {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts} on the button. Xin He and Zhang forfeited their blinds and Tsai won the pot uncontested.

Player Chips Progress
Zhihao Zhang cn
Zhihao Zhang
10,000,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
Cangsheng Ni cn
Cangsheng Ni
5,900,000
700,000
700,000
Ting Yi Tsai tw
Ting Yi Tsai
5,500,000
800,000
800,000
Xin He cn
Xin He
4,600,000
-500,000
-500,000

Tags: Cangsheng NiTing Yi TsaiXin HeZhihao Zhang

Yifan Cao Eliminated in 5th Place (? 73,019,000)

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Yifan Cao
Yifan Cao

Yifan Cao called a raise to 350,000 on the button and Xin He then moved all in for 2.5 million out of the big blind, which forced out Zhihao Zhang as initial raiser. Cao gave it some thought and called it off for 2.1 million in chips.

Yifan Cao: {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Xin He: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

The {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} flop was bad news for Cao and he was drawing dead as soon as the {2-Spades} fell on the turn, a meaningless {3-Clubs} followed on the river and Cao was already on his way out to collect ? 73,019,000 for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Xin He cn
Xin He
5,100,000
2,300,000
2,300,000
Yifan Cao cn
Yifan Cao
Busted

Tags: Xin HeYifan CaoZhihao Zhang

Zhang Takes From Tsai

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Zhihao Zhang raised the {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts} in the small blind and Ting Yi Tsai defended the {k-Hearts}{5-Hearts} in the big blind. Both checked the {j-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{4-Clubs} flop and Zhang bet the {6-Hearts} turn for 200,000, Tsai raised to 750,000 with his double gutshot and Zhang made the call.

The {10-Spades} fell on the river and both checked to award the pot to Zhang.

Player Chips Progress
Zhihao Zhang cn
Zhihao Zhang
11,000,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
Ting Yi Tsai tw
Ting Yi Tsai
4,700,000
-800,000
-800,000

Tags: Ting Yi TsaiZhihao Zhang

Ni Three-Bets Eight High

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Yifan Cao raised to 400,000 with the {j-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Cangsheng Ni was in the think tank with the {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}. He asked Xin He for his stack size and eventually folded, as did everyone else.

Ni then mucked {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} from under the gun and Zhihao Zhang raised to 350,000 on the button with the {a-Diamonds}{2-Spades} and that won the blinds and antes.

Ting Yi Tsai made it 320,000 to go from the button with {9-Hearts}{7-Spades} and Ni spent some time in the think tank with the {8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} in the big blind. He squeezed to more than 1.1 million and Tsai quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Zhihao Zhang cn
Zhihao Zhang
9,800,000
100,000
100,000
Ting Yi Tsai tw
Ting Yi Tsai
5,500,000
-800,000
-800,000
Cangsheng Ni cn
Cangsheng Ni
5,200,000
700,000
700,000
Xin He cn
Xin He
2,800,000
-300,000
-300,000
Yifan Cao cn
Yifan Cao
2,600,000
-400,000
-400,000

Tags: Cangsheng NiTing Yi TsaiXin HeYifan CaoZhihao Zhang