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In DBPT S3 Main Event Group A, Xing leads the 25 qualifying players with 888,000 chips.

DBPT S3 Main Event Group A | 220 players participated, 25 advanced, Xing leads with 888,000 chips.

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  On August 28th, the DBPT Season 3 Main Event Group A officially commenced. After only three levels, the number of participants exceeded 100, with more players joining subsequently, including some who had previously participated in the Goddess Team competition. After registration closed, the final number of participants in Group A was 220. After completing 11 levels throughout the day, the tournament determined the advancing spots based on a 11% ratio, with 25 players ultimately securing their places in the next stage. Xing Ge accumulated 888,000 chips, becoming the chip leader in Main Event Group A with a significant advantage. With 220 players vying for 25 spots, the advancement rate in Group A was approximately 11.4%. The Main Event Group A selected 25 players from 220 participants, resulting in an actual advancement rate of approximately 11.4%. DBPT S3 Main Event Group A Core Data: Date: August 28th; Number of Participants: 220; Levels: 11; Number of Players Advancing: 25; Actual Advancement Rate: Approximately 11.41%; TP3T; Group A Chip Leader: Xing Ge; Chip Leader: 888,000; Chips: AK; Hits Two Pair on the Flop but Loses Set, Female Player Becomes Group A Bubble Player. After the Main Event entered the bubble stage, a pre-flop showdown directly determined the final advancing players. A female player held A♥K♣, while her opponent held 3♦3♠. Flop: A♦ K♥ 3♥. Although the female player hit two pair (A and K), her opponent's pocket 3s formed a set on the flop, giving her the lead. The turn Q♣ and river 8♦ did not change the outcome; AK ultimately failed to reverse the set of 3s. This female player was thus eliminated before the advancement line, becoming the bubble player in Group A of this year's DBPT S3 Main Event. Facing an all-in fold on the river, the opponent revealed a straight flush. Besides the bubble phase, another eye-catching hand appeared early in Group A. Level 3, blinds 200/400/400. The female player in position HJ raised pre-flop, Button and BB called, and the three went to the flop. Flop: 8♠ T♦ 9♦. After BB checked, HJ bet 5,000, Button called, and BB folded. After the turn 6♦, HJ continued betting 7,000, Button raised to 12,000, and HJ called. The river was 5♥, and HJ bet again 12,000, but Button immediately declared all-in. After a long period of thought, HJ finally chose to fold. Button then revealed 7♦8♦, completing a straight flush of 6♦7♦8♦9♦T♦ on the turn. Although HJ lost a lot of chips, he successfully avoided a larger pot loss. AA faces KK head-on, and the river card brings another Ace. Level 7, blinds 600/1,200/1,200. Another large pre-flop pot features a classic AA vs. KK clash. UTG raises first, CO re-raises, and SB 3-bets. UTG then 4-bets, CO folds, and SB calls. Flop: T♠ 8♣ 7♠. SB goes all-in with less than half the pot remaining, and UTG immediately calls. Position: UTG Ace

Luo Jiajin won the 2026 CPG Sanya Grand Finals Main Event Championship and the Golden Dragon Trophy.

2026 CPG Sanya Grand Finals | Luo Jiajin defeats Yang Rui to win the main event championship; 3972 participants compete for the "Golden Dragon".

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    On August 28th, the 2026 CPG Sanya Grand Finals concluded its ten-day competition. The Main Event, having shrunk from 3,972 entries to a final nine, saw the nine finalists return to the table to compete for the annual Main Event title and the coveted "Golden Dragon" trophy. Ultimately, Luo Jiajin defeated Yang Rui heads-up to become the CPG Sanya Grand Finals Main Event champion. This year also marks the 14th anniversary of the CPG brand. From the nearly 4,000 entries in the Main Event to the numerous tournaments that crowned champions over the ten days, this Sanya Grand Finals served as a crucial finale to the CPG annual series. With only nine players remaining from 3,972 entries, the final table officially opened at 12:00 noon on August 28th. After four rounds of elimination, the final nine players from the 3,972 entries entered the Final Table. Before the final table began, Luo Jiajin was already in first place with 19,300,000 chips, but the chip gap between Wang Zexuan, Chen Wenwen, Xu Sucai, Yang Rui, and others was not yet significant, so the championship situation remained highly unpredictable. Entering the final day, Luo Jiajin quickly began to extend his lead. He eliminated two players in succession, while Zhou Yi finished in 8th place at level 37 with blinds of 400,000/800,000/800,000. Dai Binning held A♥Q♥ and went all-in pre-flop against Luo Jiajin's 2♣2♦. The community cards were: 5♥ 9♠ 5♠ 8♠ J♠. With pocket 2s, Dai Binning maintained his lead and became the first player eliminated from the final table, finishing in 9th place. Shortly after, Luo Jiajin was eliminated again. This time, he held J♠J♣ against Zhou Yi's Q♣K♥. Community cards: A♦ A♠ 4♠ 6♦ 7♦. Zhou Yi failed to hit a winning hand and ultimately finished in 8th place. Luo Jiajin, on the other hand, took down two opponents early in the final table, further building his chip lead. Wang Zexuan finished in 7th place, while Xu Sucai, who went all-in, was eliminated in 6th. At level 38, the blinds rose to 500,000/1,000,000/1,000,000. Wang Zexuan, who had lost a lot of chips in the previous all-in duel, was now in a short-stacked state. He held A♣J♥ in his final hand and went all-in pre-flop against Xu Sucai's K♥K♣. Community cards: Q♥ J♠ 2♠ 10♦ 9♥. Xu Sucai's pocket kings ultimately won, and Wang Zexuan finished the Main Event in 7th place. At the same level, three players went all-in: Lin Yarong held Q♥10♣, Xu Sucai held 10♦10♥, and Luo Jiajin held J♥J♣. The community cards were 8♣ 2♥ Q♠ 2♣ 8♥. Lin Yarong hit the Q on the flop, eventually tripling up; Xu Sucai failed to get the 10 to overtake and was eliminated in 6th place. Chen Wenwen doubled up with four of a kind through the backdoor, eventually finishing in 4th place and leaving the tournament. After entering the five-handed stage, the game became a long and drawn-out affair. One particularly dramatic hand saw Yang Rui flop a full house, but Chen Wenwen, holding pocket pairs, ultimately completed four of a kind through the backdoor and doubled up, continuing his Main Event journey. Until level 40, the blinds...

A poker player hit a royal flush at the EPT Barcelona Main Event final table but chose not to show his cards.

A poker player hit a royal flush at the EPT Barcelona Main Event final table but chose not to show his cards.

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Dutch player Lukas van Eeden hit a royal flush on Day 6 of the EPT Barcelona Main Event, but was too shocked to show his hand. He only won 650,000 on the river before his opponent, Jose Criado, quickly folded. On Friday, a player deep in the EPT Barcelona Main Event hit one of the rarest hands in poker. Dutch amateur Lukas van Eeden, with few live tournament results, hit a dream hand on Day 6 as he battled for the €1,370,050 first prize. But he didn't want anyone at the table to know he had hit a hand that some players would never play in their entire lives. The €5,300 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em tournament at the EPT Barcelona Royal Depth attracted 1,823 entries, leaving only nine players at Casino Barcelona. All remaining players had secured at least €126,950 in prize money, but they all had their eyes on the title. Spanish landlord Jose Criado, holding 100 big blinds, knew how to capitalize on this huge advantage. He raised to 250,000 (double the big blind) from the button with 6♦4♦, attempting to take down the blinds and increase his stack. This raise forced the small blind to fold, but Van Eeden called from the big blind with K♣J♣. The flop came 2♠A♣10♣, offering no help to the pre-flop raiser, but a royal flush draw for the big blind, who wouldn't fold to any bet. Action checked to the Spanish player, who continued betting 175,000 with air. This bet was called, and the turn 3♣ locked in the hand for Van Eeden—he didn't hit a royal flush, but he made a flush. He checked again to the aggressor, who had an extra gutshot straight draw that would cost him if hit on the river. Criado bet again, this time raising to 750,000. Van Eeden couldn't fold his flush. His only options were to call or raise, and he chose the former. It's not common for a player to hit the nuts on the turn and then raise on the river, but that was exactly what happened in this hand—the river Q♣ raised Van Eeden's nut flush to a royal flush. Unfortunately, his opponent only had 6 high for the Dutch player. However, he decided to lead out bet 650,000 instead of letting Criado fire again, and his opponent quickly folded. Van Eeden decided to simply throw his winning hand into the deck instead of showing it off to the rest of the table. This was a surprising move considering that most poker players almost always show off hands like royal flushes or straight flushes. He later explained his thinking to PokerNews. "This was probably one of the mistakes I made today, but hitting a royal flush caught me a little off guard. I've never hit one before, it's so rare. I didn't expect him to bet again because I really..."