Red Dragon Championship (2,000,000 KRW)

Jianting Cai open shoved 530,000 on the small blind and was challenged behind by Gao Lei for a race. Slightly ahead, Cai booked the win as board ran 2♥ 5♣ 4♣ J♣ 2♣ , earning him a huge boost to start the day.

Gao Lei fired a 58,000 three bet on the button against a late position open and saw Jiayu Ruan raise all-in on the big blind. Lei snap called for his 101,000 behind with the rockets and secured the double up just as board ran 2♣ 8♦ 7♦ J♥ K♣ .

Red Dragon Championship Day 1C players have been sent off for a one hour dinner break, with action set to resume at 7:30 pm. Registration will also close following the break, with Day 1D remaining open for late entrants. China's Song Wang currently leads the charge, stacking over three times the average stack.

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Gao Lei opened to 1,800 utg, joined by Mitsuki Saito on flop 2♣ K♥ 6♥ . Gao continued for 3,800, called by Saito onto turn 2♥ . Gao fired another 6,000, and was this time met with a raise to 12,000 from his opponent. Gao clicked back to 26,000, and shipped the pot after Saito gave up the fight.

Vying for 11,000 in the middle across board K♥ 5♦ 6♣ J♠ , Dajie Zhuo on the button, fired 3,000. Initial raiser Gao Lei check called, and went on to lead 6,500 on river K♦ . Zhuo raised it up to 20,000, and picked up the pot shortly after Lei threw in the fold.

Gao Lei pushed his last 40,000 in and was challenged behind by Heng Qiao. Up against a monster, Lei found no help on board 3♠ 5♠ 9♠ 6♦ A♣ , knocking him out from the Day 1B running.

Gao Lei opened 10,000 on the hijack, followed by an all-in for 17,000 from Shengyong Wang. Tom Verbruggen on the big blind, made the call along with Lei, revealing flop 4♦ K♣ 9♠ . Both checked it through to turn 3♥ , where Verbruggen led for 8,000. Lei opted out, leaving the two to showdown.

Wang A♣ T♥

Verbruggen K♠ K♦

Left drawing dead, Wang exited the arena shortly after river J♣ completed the board.