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  On August 26th, the 2026 CPG Sanya Grand Finals Main Event entered its third round. After the large-scale elimination of the first two rounds, 289 players who had entered the money bubble returned to the tables to compete for a place in the final table and the deeper stages of the Main Event. After a full day of intense competition, the field was drastically reduced again, with only 52 players surviving. Yang Junyu accumulated a large number of chips in the third round, temporarily leading the field with 6,126,000 chips, and entered the next round as the chip leader. From 3,972 entries to the final 52, the Main Event entered its decisive stage. The first round of the CPG Sanya Grand Finals Main Event attracted 3,972 entries. After elimination in three groups (A, B, and C), 1,374 players entered the second round. The second round was the crucial battle for the money bubble, with 468 players ultimately securing a place in the money bubble, and 289 players successfully advancing to the third round. With the conclusion of the third round, only 52 players remain in the Main Event, meaning that the more than 981 TP3T of the first-round entrants have been eliminated from contention, and the event has officially entered its final stage. The changes in the number of players advancing in the Main Event are as follows: First Round: 3,972 players advanced; Second Round: 1,374 players entered the money; 468 players advanced; Third Round: 289 players advanced; Fourth Round: 52 players. Yang Junyu leads the leaderboard with 6,126,000 chips. The biggest focus of the third round came from Yang Junyu. As the competition progressed, the chip accumulation accelerated, and Yang Junyu successfully established a lead, ultimately sealing the pot with 6,126,000 chips, ranking first among the 52 advancing players. Compared to the second round's chip leader who only had a little over a million chips, after accumulating chips across multiple levels in the third round, the leading group has now reached millions of chips. Yang Junyu's over 6 million chips also puts him in a favorable position for the next round's push for the final table. Ranked Player Chips 1: Yang Junyu 6,126,000. 52 players survive, with the final table as the next goal. From 289 players to only 52, the elimination speed of the third round was quite significant. As short-stakes players continued to face pressure from the big blind, the average chip count on the field steadily increased, and every subsequent large pot could directly change the rankings of the leading group. The image shows that 52 players have completed their pockets in the third round, and the next stage will involve a re-table for the fourth round. For the remaining players, the goal has shifted from "entering the money" to "entering the final table." With only 52 players remaining, every player is not far from the final stage of the Main Event. 2026 CPG Sanya Main Event Core Data: Round 1: 3,972 participants; Round 2: 1,374 participants; Money in the Bank: 468 participants; Round 3: Starting players: 289; Round 3: Advancement: 52; Round 3 Chip Leader: Yang Junyu; Chip Leader: 6,126,000; Round 4 will be the final crucial battle before the final table.