IPG Jiuhuashan Station | Dai Dongxu defeats Chen Jianghuai in a head-to-head match to win the main event championship; 884 participants determine the ultimate champion.

On September 23, 2026, the IPG Grand Finals Qualifier Jiuhuashan Station came to its final day. The main event was narrowed down from 884 participants to the last eight. After a fierce battle in the final, Dai Dongxu from Wuhu, Anhui, emerged victorious, winning his first major main event title and the "Ruihu Cup (Silver)" symbolizing the honor of the champion.

This championship battle was full of drama. Chen Jianghuai, who led with 9,445,000 chips the previous day, made it all the way to the Heads-Up and faced Dai Dongxu with a lead of more than 2 to 1.

However, in a crucial hand, Dai Dongxu hit two pair with a flop of 64 and won a huge pot against Chen Jianghuai's A6, successfully reversing the score situation.

Ultimately, he defeated his opponent KQ with AT to officially become the 2026 IPG Jiuhuashan Main Event champion.

884 participants entered the competition, and the final eight-player table saw the battle for the championship.

The main event of this year's IPG Jiuhuashan Station will be held in four rounds.

The first round had four starting groups: A, B, C, and D, attracting a total of 884 participants, with 135 contestants successfully advancing to the second round.

After the competition on Day 2, September 21, the number of players was reduced to 28.

On September 22, the third round determined eight people for the Final Table, with Chen Jianghuai advancing to the final with a clear scoreboard advantage.

Key data from the IPG Jiuhuashan Main Event

The final day of the main event continues from the unfinished Level 27, with blinds of 40,000/80,000/80,000.

After entering level 28, the blind time is further extended to 90 minutes.

Final Day First Hand: Yang Linwei KK Eliminates Shi Bei

The championship final had just begun when the first player was eliminated.

Yang Linwei received the following in the HJ position:

K♥K♦

The initial bet was raised to 160,000.

Shi Bei holds position in CO:

A♣Q♠

Go all in on the remaining 755,000 chips.

After the other players folded, Yang Linwei called.

Public sign:

10♠ 6♣ 4♠ 7♦ 6♠

Yang Linwei's pocket Ks maintained his lead throughout and successfully won the pot.

Shi Bei became the first person eliminated from the Final Table, ultimately finishing in eighth place.

Chen Jianghuai achieved a flush with A6, while Ji Xiaotong finished seventh and was eliminated.

Also in level 27, Chen Jianghuai and Ji Xiaotong unleashed another all-in attack.

Chen Jianghuai increased the bet to 200,000 at the CO position.

Ji Xiaotong went all in at position BB with 1,400,000 points.

After careful consideration, Chen Jianghuai chose to follow suit.

Both sides reveal their cards:

Public sign:

6♦ 10♥ Q♥ 5♥ K♥

Chen Jianghuai hit a pair of 6s on the flop, completed a heart flush on the turn, and then received a K♥ on the river, giving him an A-high flush.

Ji Xiaotong was unable to reverse the situation and finished the competition in seventh place.

Zhang Chi's AT team reversed the situation against AJ, while Wang Jiaxin was eliminated in sixth place.

Entering Level 28, the blinds are increased to 50,000/100,000/100,000.

Wang Jiaxin holds position HJ:

A♠J♥

Go all in on the last approximately 1,000,000 chips.

Zhang Chi received the following at the BB position:

A♥10♥

After using a thought delay card, I decided to call.

Public sign:

10♦ 4♠ 8♣ 5♥ 4♣

The 10♦ card flipped over helps Zhang Chi hit a pair of 10s, completing the comeback.

Wang Jiaxin ultimately finished in sixth place.

Dai Dongxu's KQ team dominated KT, eliminating Zhang Chi.

At the same level, Dai Dongxu began accumulating significant chips at the final table.

He went all in for 3,200,000 from the SB position.

After Zhang Chi used a deferred thinking card in the BB position, he called all-in with the remaining 1,400,000 chips.

Both players' hands:

Public sign:

3♦ J♠ 5♠ 6♥ J♣

Both players ultimately used a pair of Jacks from the community cards, but Dai Dongxu won by kicking the Queen.

Zhang Chi finished fifth, leaving four players on the field.

In the 44-man JT match, Dai Dongxu eliminated Jin Liang again.

Level 29, blinds increased to 60,000/120,000/120,000.

Dai Dongxu increased his bet to 450,000 from the BTN position.

Jin Liang went all in with the last 765,000 chips from the BB position.

Dai Dongxu quickly followed up with a call.

Jin Liang:

J♣10♣

Dai Dongxu:

4♥4♦

Public sign:

8♦ A♥ A♣ 5♠ 3♦

Dai Dongxu's 44 and the AA on the community cards formed two pairs, allowing him to maintain his lead.

Jin Liang finished the competition in fourth place.

The final three contestants have now been confirmed:

Chen Jianghuai, Yang Linwei, and Dai Dongxu.

After a fierce battle lasting over five hours at the three-person table, Yang Linwei was eliminated in third place.

Once the game was played at a three-person table, the pace of the competition slowed down significantly.

After more than five hours of competition, the three contestants finally determined the third place winner.

The key hand occurred at level 32, with blinds of 125,000/250,000/250,000.

Chen Jianghuai increased his bet to 575,000 on the BTN position.

Yang Linwei went all in with 5,100,000 chips from the BB position.

Chen Jianghuai completed the call.

Both sides reveal their cards:

Public sign:

5♣ J♥ 7♣ 6♠ Q♥

The flop of J♥ helped Chen Jianghuai hit a pair of Js and maintain his lead all the way.

Yang Linwei ultimately won the bronze medal.

The player who led Day 2 with 2,085,000 chips the previous day successfully made it to the final three, but ultimately failed to reach heads-up play.

Heads-Up Opening: Chen Jianghuai 18.35 million vs. Dai Dongxu 8.175 million

With Yang Linwei eliminated, the main event of this year's IPG Jiuhuashan Station has officially entered Heads-Up.

The championship match will feature Chen Jianghuai, the chip leader from the previous day's final table, against Dai Dongxu from Wuhu, Anhui.

Heads-Up Starting Scoreboard

Chen Jianghuai holds more than twice the scoreboard advantage.

However, Dai Dongxu quickly played the most important hand of the entire championship game at level 33.

Key Big Pot: Dai Dongxu 64, flopped two pair, Chen Jianghuai A6, all-in, but lost.

Level 33, blinds are 150,000/300,000/300,000.

Chen Jianghuai holds the following position in the BTN:

A♠6♣

The initial bet was raised to 600,000.

Dai Dongxu got the following in position BB:

6♥4♣

Choose to call.

Flop: 8♦4♦6♠

This flipped card hit Dai Dongxu right away:

6 and 4 pairs

Chen Jianghuai holds:

A pair of 6, A kick

Dai Dongxu played his card first.

Chen Jianghuai placed a bet of 600,000.

Dai Dongxu then checked and raised to:

1,600,000

Chen Jianghuai chose to call.

Turn card: K♣

The turn card did not change the relative strength of the hands.

Dai Dongxu placed the first bet:

4,300,000

This is a large bet that is close to the full pool.

Chen Jianghuai immediately went all in, and Dai Dongxu called. Both players then revealed their cards.

Dai Dongxu still leads by two pairs.

River card: Q♣

The river card did not help Chen Jianghuai improve his hand.

Dai Dongxu successfully won this huge pot, directly turning the tide of the heads-up match.

Chen Jianghuai, who originally held 18.35 million chips, was left with less than 10 big blinds after losing the crucial match.

This hand of 64 against A6 became the key turning point for Dai Dongxu's eventual comeback victory.

Chen Jianghuai's K7 successfully doubled, but still couldn't reverse the disadvantage of short codes.

Chen Jianghuai was not immediately eliminated after losing the huge pot.

Next, he successfully maintained his lead in an all-in bet on K♠7♥ against 10♠6♥, doubling his winnings slightly.

This brought his scoreboard back to over 10 big blinds.

However, Dai Dongxu still held a significant advantage at this point.

Just one move away, the final showdown to determine the champion of this year's IPG Jiuhuashan Station Main Event officially began.

With a final move, AT defeated KQ, and Dai Dongxu officially claimed the title.

Chen Jianghuai will have the following remaining positions in the BTN position:

3,900,000 Scoreboard

All of them were pushed into the central government.

At this point, Dai Dongxu had over 20,000,000 chips and quickly called.

Both sides reveal their cards:

Public sign:

10♦ 3♦ 8♣ 4♠ J♣

Flipping the 10♦ helps Dai Dongxu hit a pair of 10s.

The turn card 4♠ did not change the outcome, and the river card J♣ also failed to help Chen Jianghuai complete the comeback.

In the end, Dai Dongxu won the final pot with a 1-to-10 advantage, officially winning the 2026 IPG Jiuhuashan Main Event.

Chen Jianghuai finished the competition as runner-up.

Final rankings of the eight players in the IPG Jiuhuashan Main Event

The original article did not disclose the full prize money and points distribution for the main event, therefore no additional unconfirmed data will be provided.

Dai Dongxu, a player from Wuhu, Anhui, won his first major main event championship.

This victory holds special significance for Dai Dongxu.

This player from Wuhu, Anhui, had never won a major tournament main event title before.

He fought his way through a field of 884 participants and then defeated the chip leader Chen Jianghuai in heads-up play to win his first major main event title.

It is worth noting that Dai Dongxu had already stated on the first day of the competition that he hoped to win the main event title.

Four days into the competition, he successfully achieved this goal.

Dai Dongxu thanks his wife and family, and the championship trophy is a birthday gift.

After winning the championship, Dai Dongxu attributed his achievement to the support of his family in an interview.

He especially thanked his wife, nicknamed "Little Cabbage," and their baby.

According to official reports, Dai Dongxu's wife is also a poker player with two Main Event titles.

At the Jiuhuashan station, she personally came to the site to accompany Dai Dongxu and support him in completing the entire main race journey.

Even more coincidentally, the day after Dai Dongxu won the championship was his wife's birthday.

This "Ruhu Cup (Silver)" thus became a special birthday gift.

Dai Dongxu: This is just the beginning.

Facing his first major Main Event title, Dai Dongxu said after the match:

"This is just the beginning."

He admitted that he sometimes plays too aggressively during matches.

To avoid letting emotions cloud his judgment, he would go to the restroom to wash his face when necessary to help himself regain his composure.

In addition to his family, Dai Dongxu also expressed his special thanks to his friends in the poker community, including Yu Yunchao, Sun Jianfeng, and Huang Weiwei, for their assistance with strategies and game tactics.

When talking about the future, he did not set a specific number of championships or long-term goals. Instead, he hopes to take every hand seriously and continuously improve his competitive ability, no matter what size tournament he participates in.

Jiang Xinxin won the Qingyang Cup, and the final champion was announced after six supplementary matches.

Besides the main event championship match, the final day of the IPG Jiuhuashan Station also featured several supplementary matches where the champions would be decided.

Among them, the "Xianju Culture" Qingyang Cup, which had completed its first round the previous day, was ultimately won by Jiang Xinxin.

In the elite invitational tournament, Li Zhongyao won the championship.

Yu Yunchao won the Pingtianhu Championship on the final day after winning the Famous Mountains and Beautiful Waters Championship on September 22.

List of winners of the supplementary competition on September 23

With this, the main event and several supplementary events of this year's IPG Jiuhuashan Station have all concluded, and the entire series has officially come to an end.

The IPG 5th Anniversary Grand Finals will kick off on November 10th, returning to Hefei.

With the conclusion of the Jiuhuashan event, IPG has officially announced the schedule for its next major tournament.

2026 IPG 5th Anniversary Grand Finals

It has been confirmed that:

November 10 to 19

It was held in Hefei, Anhui.

The competition venue remains the same:

Hefei Yuan Yi Hilton Hotel

This fifth-anniversary grand final will also be an important event in the IPG series.

Dai Dongxu staged a comeback to win the championship, bringing the Jiuhuashan leg of the competition to a close.

The 2026 IPG Grand Finals Qualifier Jiuhuashan Station Main Event saw 884 participants enter the competition, culminating in an eight-player final table where Dai Dongxu emerged victorious.

Although Chen Jianghuai led the Final Table with 9,445,000 chips and eliminated Yang Linwei in the three-handed table, he was unable to hold onto his lead of more than 2 to 1 in the final heads-up match.

Dai Dongxu eliminated Zhang Chi and Jin Liang in succession, and then won a crucial pot in Heads-Up with two pairs on a 64 flop, ultimately defeating KQ with AT to finish the season.

The first major main tournament championship, the Ruihu Cup (silver), and a special birthday gift for his wife were the most important gains for Dai Dongxu on this trip to Jiuhua Mountain.

With the Jiuhuashan Station officially concluded, the focus of the next stage of the IPG Series will shift to the 5th Anniversary Grand Finals held in Hefei from November 10th to 19th.

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