DBPT S4 Huludao Station | Main Event Day 1A: 119 entries, 14 players advance; Xia Xin leads with 1.03 million chips.

At 13:00 on September 22, 2026, the DBPT City Intellectual Competition Season 4 officially kicked off on the third floor of the Baida Wanmei Hot Spring Hotel in Huludao, Liaoning. This series will last for five days, continuing until September 26, with the main event offering a guaranteed reward of 700,000 promotional points.

The first day kicked off with Day 1A of the Main Event, attracting 119 entries. After 18 levels and 33 hands of simultaneous play, 14 players advanced to the second round and directly entered the money.

Xia Xin, the third-place finisher in last year's DBPT S3 main draw, became the biggest focus of the first day. He...1,030,000 ScoreboardHe sealed the bag and became the only player in Group A to break the million-point mark, leading second-place Yang Fan by nearly 600,000.

DBPT S4 has officially begun, with a guaranteed 700,000 promotion points for the main event.

The current DBPT S4 season will be held in Huludao from September 22nd to 26th.

The main event uses a multiple starting group format, where players can compete for a spot in the second round through the first round.

The first starting group, Day 1A, had a blind time of 40 minutes. After registration closed for Level 11, a total of 119 entries were confirmed.

According to the official competition rules, the advancement ratio for each starting group is approximately 11% of the total number of participants, and those who successfully advance can directly enter the prize pool.

DBPT S4 Main Event Day 1A Core Data

Xia Xin topped the leaderboard with 1.03 million chips, leading the second-place player by nearly 600,000.

After Day 1A ended, Xia Xin took the chip lead with 1,030,000 chips.

This is also the first and only record in the starting group to break the million-point mark.

According to the official report, Xia Xin has nearly 600,000 more chips than Yang Fan, who is ranked second, establishing a significant lead.

For Xia Xin, the DBPT arena is not unfamiliar.

In the previous S3 season, he made it all the way to the final three in the main event and ultimately won third place.

Now back in S4, Xia Xin has taken the chip lead from the very first starting group and will continue to compete for the championship with over a million chips.

Last year's runner-up Bai Yang advanced again, while Sun Qianlin broke through with 350,000 chips.

Besides Xia Xin, Day1A also saw several other DBPT final table players successfully advance.

Among them, Bai Yang, the runner-up of the previous S3 main event, finished the game with 115,000 points.

Bai Yang lost to Li Chenglin in the S3 championship one-on-one match, ultimately finishing as runner-up. This time, he has advanced to the second round again, retaining his chance to challenge for the championship.

Another contestant worth paying attention to is Sun Qianlin.

She was one of the female players who successfully advanced from this group, eventually accumulating 350,000 chips to qualify for the second round.

Day1A has confirmed its advancing players.

In addition, familiar faces from previous years such as Deng Yu, He Siyuan, and Yu Yuetian also successfully qualified for the second round.

Deng Yu achieved 7th place in the S3 main event, while He Siyuan and Yu Yuetian achieved 7th and 9th place respectively in the S1 main event.

The complete list of 14 players who advanced and the scoreboard rankings are subject to the official list image.

Exciting hand: 22 hits AK twice in a row, short-stacked player eliminated.

Day 1A, Level 13, blinds are 2,000/4,000/4,000.

The player in the UTG+2 position calls 4,000, and the player in the BTN position raises to 15,000.

After the action returned to UTG+2, he immediately went all-in on 121,000 chips.

BTN, holding approximately 100,000 chips, chose to call.

Both sides reveal their cards:

Pre-flop, 22 and AK form a typical pocket pair against two high cards.

Public sign:

9-Q-5-K-8

The turn card was a King, which allowed the BTN to hit a pair of Kings, ultimately doubling up.

The player who originally held 22 lost the big pot and was left with only a few chips.

After a few hands, he held the following hand in the BB position:

QTo

Put all of the remaining approximately 20,000 chips in.

This time, their opponent UTG+1 won again:

AKo

Public sign:

J-3-3-J-8

Both sides ultimately used two pairs of Jacks and 3s from the community cards, but AK won with an Ace kick.

This player lost to AK twice in a row and was eventually eliminated.

AA, the chip leader, took over KT's all-in, further widening their lead.

Level 15, blinds increased to 4,000/8,000/8,000.

The chip leader at the table raised to 16,000 from position UTG+1.

Discard all the way to the BB position.

Player BB had faced the chip leader multiple times before, but had never been able to gain the upper hand.

After careful consideration, he decided to go all in on all the scoreboards this time.

The chip leader quickly called and showed his hand:

AA

BB holds the following view:

KTo

Public sign:

4-J-7-2-J

Ultimately, AA and the JJ on the community cards formed two pairs, successfully defeating KT.

Player BB was eliminated, and the chip leader took back the pot, further accumulating chips.

QQ lost to AKs, reducing the number of players on the field to 15.

Level 16, blinds are 5,000/10,000/10,000.

A female player in position UTG+1 raised the bet to 50,000.

The player in the BTN position went all-in with less than 100,000 chips remaining.

After the big and small blinds folded, UTG+1 called.

Both sides reveal their cards:

QQ was in the lead pre-flop, but AK still had a chance to overtake them through the community cards.

Final community cards:

A-7-5-9-2

The flop of an Ace directly helped AKs hit top pair and maintain their lead all the way.

BTN users with QQ accounts were eliminated.

With this hand over, there are 15 players remaining, just one player short of the 14-player qualifying threshold for Group A.

The competition has officially entered the synchronized card dealing phase.

After 33 hands of simultaneous play, A3 collided with 77, creating a bubble for advancement.

The final stage of Day 1A was quite a long competition.

After the cards were dealt to 15 people simultaneously, the players on the field were unable to determine the final eliminated player.

Until level 18, the blinds increase to:

10,000 / 15,000 / 15,000

The game had been going on for 33 hands before an all-in finally occurred to determine who would advance.

At that time, the player in position LJ had less than 50,000 chips remaining, holding:

A3o

Slide all the scoreboards.

HJ position selection: Handheld:

77

Complete the call.

Public sign:

9-8-J-4-2

A3 failed to hit either A or 3, and also failed to complete a straight.

77 successfully maintained their lead and won the final pot.

LJ thus became the bubble for Day 1A's advancement, and the match officially ended with 14 players remaining.

Day 1A: Bubble Phase Consolidation

Day 1B follows, and the already qualified competitors can strive for even better results according to the rules.

With the conclusion of Day 1A, the first batch of 14 players who will advance to the main event of this year's DBPT S4 have been officially determined.

According to the official schedule, the first round of the main event, Day 1B, is scheduled to begin at 13:00 on September 23.

Players who fail to advance in Group A can still re-register for Group B to try and qualify for the second round.

It is worth noting that the organizers also allow players who have already qualified to participate again.

If a player advances again in Group B and the scoreboard complies with the relevant regulations, they will retain their better result to enter the second round according to the competition rules.

This arrangement also gives qualified players the opportunity to further improve their starting scoreboard for the second round.

The Turbo supplementary tournament and the Celebrity Guandan Invitational Tournament will be held concurrently.

In addition to the main event, this year's DBPT S4 also features the Turbo Championship and the Celebrity Guandan Invitational Tournament.

The schedule for the Turbo Championship is as follows:

Players holding an invitation to the supplementary competition may participate in accordance with the official rules.

Xia Xin enters the second round with 1.03 million chips; the S4 main event continues.

The first day of the 2026 DBPT City Mind Sports S4 season has concluded, with 14 players advancing from the 119 participants in the main event Day 1A.

Xia Xin became the chip leader with 1,030,000 chips, continuing his run from the previous S3 main event's third place finish; last year's runner-up Bai Yang advanced with 115,000 chips, while female player Sun Qianlin also qualified for the second round with 350,000 chips.

With Day 1B starting on September 23, the field of players advancing to the main event will be further expanded.

Whether Xia Xin, who scored over a million chips in the first group, can maintain his lead into the second round, and whether Bai Yang and other past final table players can once again achieve deep runs, will be the main focus of this year's DBPT S4.

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