Dalian Pearl Tour-II | Main Event Group B: 31 out of 130 players advance, Fang Shinan leads with 360,000 chips.

On October 8, 2026, the 2026 Dalian Pearl Tour Poker Invitational Tournament-II entered its third day of competition. Despite the National Day holiday, the competitive atmosphere remained high, with the Main Event Group B attracting 130 players. After 12 levels of competition, 31 players successfully qualified for the second round.

Fang Shinan became the biggest focus of the main event that day, with360,000 ScoreboardAfter sealing the bag, they took the lead in Group B. Meanwhile, the champions of the #7 Medium Championship and the #8 Small Championship were also determined, with Wang Zhen and Gao Ziyu taking the top spots respectively.

In the main tournament's Group B, 130 players participated, with 31 advancing to the second round.

After registration opened for Group B of the main event on October 8th, players continued to join the competition on-site, ultimately resulting in:

130 people participated

With all 12 competition levels completed, the number of participants gradually decreased, ultimately totaling:

31 people advanced to the second round

Key data for Group B of the main tournament

The original article's complete list of 31 advancing players was mainly announced through images, with the text only clearly listing Fang Shinan's leading data. Therefore, this article does not extraimate the rankings and scoreboards of the other advancing players.

Fang Shinan tops Group B with 360,000 chips

Among the 31 contestants who successfully advanced, Fang Shinan ranked as follows:

360,000 Scoreboard

Ranked first in Group B.

After a full day of competition across 12 levels, she successfully advanced to the second round with the most chips in her group, becoming a significant leader after the second starting group of the main event.

For all the players who advanced from Group B, Day 1 is complete, and they will now retain their sealed scorecards for the second stage of the Main Event.

Wang Zhen wins the #7 Mid-sized Championship.

In addition to the main event, a new champion will also be crowned in the supplementary events on October 8.

The #7 Mid-sized Championship concluded its final competition first, with Wang Zhen successfully breaking through the competition lineup to win the championship.

The original article did not disclose the full number of participants, the Final Table rankings, or the champion's prize; therefore, only the confirmed champion result is retained.

Gao Ziyu dominates #8 mini-tournament

The #8 mini tournament, which ended later that evening, was won by Gao Ziyu.

With this, the champions have been determined for both supplementary races whose results were announced on October 8th.

October 8th supplementary race champion

The fast-paced matches for Groups C and D will begin on October 9th.

With Group B completed, the first round of the main event has two starting groups remaining.

The following events will take place on October 9th:

Main Event Group C

as well as:

Main Event Group D Quick Match

These two groups are also the last starting groups of this year's main tournament. Players who have not yet qualified for the second round need to seize this last window of opportunity to advance.

Compared to the standard starting group, Group D uses a fast-paced format, with blinds increasing the pace and players' decision-making time and effective chip depth being compressed more quickly.

Repeated advancement grants additional benefits, including qualification for the Masters Tournament.

This year's Dalian Pearl Tour main event also includes a repeat advancement reward mechanism.

According to the information released by the event organizers, the task was successfully completed:

Repeated promotion

The players who qualify will receive an additional:

Masters Tournament Qualification

Therefore, players who have already advanced from the initial group can still participate again according to the tournament rules to compete for additional Masters Tournament spots.

This arrangement also means that the last two starting groups on October 9th are not only related to the second round qualification of the main event, but also add another prize tier to the event.

The main event has entered the final starting group, and the second round lineups will be finalized soon.

The 2026 Dalian Pearl Tour Poker Invitational Tournament-II Main Event Group B concluded with 130 participants and 31 advancing to the next round. Fang Shinan emerged as the chip leader of the group with 360,000 chips.

In the supplementary competitions, Wang Zhen and Gao Ziyu won the medium-sized championship and the small-sized championship, respectively.

On October 9th, the main event's Group C and Group D Turbo events will take place, representing the final two opportunities to advance from the first round of this year's main event. After both groups conclude, the full field and overall scoreboard standings for the second round will be finalized.

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