IPG Jiuhuashan Station | The final eight-player table for the main event is set, with Chen Jianghuai leading the championship battle with 9.445 million chips.

On September 22, 2026, the IPG Grand Finals Qualifier Jiuhuashan Station entered its penultimate day of competition, with the third round of the main event officially commencing. After the first two rounds of competition, the original 884 entries were reduced to only 28 players, all of whom would compete for the final eight final table seats on that day.

After intense competition across multiple levels, the eight-person Final Table was officially formed.

Chen Jianghuai became the biggest focus of the third round. He eliminated several opponents in the latter half of the competition and personally sent away Deng Mi, who finished ninth, ultimately winning...9,445,000 ScoreboardThey secured the chip lead at the final table.

Yang Linwei, who led Day 2 the previous day, also successfully advanced, ranking second with 5,385,000 chips. The Main Event final tournament will take place on September 23.

884 people participated, and the final eight were officially selected.

The main event of this year's IPG Jiuhuashan Station consists of four rounds.

The first round consists of four starting groups: A, B, C, and D, with group D being a fast-paced format.

The four groups attracted a total of 884 participants, with 135 contestants successfully advancing to the second round.

On September 21, after nine competition levels, Day 2 of the main event saw the field reduced to 28 players.

On September 22, the third round began at level 22 and continued until the final eight-person table was formed.

Key data from the third round of the IPG Jiuhuashan Main Event.

Chen Jianghuai leads with 9.445 million chips, a lead of over 4 million.

After a series of elimination rounds in the third round, Chen Jianghuai finally accumulated 9,445,000 chips.

Yang Linwei, who is ranked second, has 5,385,000 chips, a difference of 4,060,000 between the two.

Chen Jianghuai also became the only player at the eight-player final table to break the 9 million chip mark.

Complete chip count at the eight-player final table of the main event

Judging from the scoreboard distribution, Chen Jianghuai has a clear lead.

Yang Linwei, after winning Day 2 chip lead the previous day, continued to advance to the final round in second place.

Dai Dongxu and Jin Liang, with 3.545 million and 3.495 million chips respectively, are another important contender at the final table.

On the other hand, Shi Bei had the shortest stack at the final table with 755,000 chips.

Chen Jianghuai AJ defeated A2, eliminating the last female player.

The main event is in the third round, level 24, with blinds of 20,000/40,000/40,000.

Tsuneta Tenmochi:

A♠2♠

With Chen Jianghuai:

A♦J♣

All-in pre-flop.

Public sign:

7♦ J♥ 5♠ 10♥ K♣

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

Tsuneda was unable to improve her hand and ultimately finished the tournament in 17th place.

She was also the last female player to be eliminated in the main event of this year's IPG Jiuhuashan Station.

99 against 66, Chen Jiang Huaihe hits three of a kind again.

Also in level 24, Chen Jianghuai continued to clash head-on with short-stacked players.

He raised to 80,000 from the UTG+1 position.

Qian Kun went all-in with his last 500,000 chips from the SB position.

Chen Jianghuai quickly followed suit.

Both sides reveal their cards:

Public sign:

4♠ J♠ 10♥ 10♣ 9♦

Chen Jianghuai's 99 was ahead pre-flop, and he eventually hit another 9 on the river to complete a full house.

Qian Kun was unable to reverse the situation and finished in 16th place.

Chen Jianghuai then won another important pot and continued to accumulate chips.

A9 achieved a flush, and Chen Jianghuai eliminated Zhang Chunhao.

Entering Level 25, the blinds are increased to 20,000/50,000/50,000.

Chen Jianghuai increased his bet to 125,000 on the BTN position.

Zhang Chunhao went all-in from the BB position, winning all 615,000 points.

Chen Jianghuai completed the call.

Both sides' hands

Zhang Chunhao:

A♠6♠

Chen Jianghuai:

A♥9♥

Public sign:

8♦ 10♥ Q♥ 3♦ 8♥

Chen Jianghuai was already in the lead with a larger kick.

The river card, 8♥, completed his heart flush and won the pot.

Zhang Chunhao finished the competition in 14th place.

QQ defeated AJ, and Willow Tree was eliminated in 13th place.

In level 25, Chen Jianghuai once again received a strong hand.

This time he raised his bet to 100,000 from the UTG position.

Willow went all-in from position CO, winning all 690,000 points.

Chen Jianghuai chose to call.

Public sign:

9♠ 9♦ J♥ 6♥ 6♦

Although Liu Shu hit a pair of Jacks on the flop, Chen Jianghuai still managed to form a larger two pair with QQ and the 99 on the board.

The river card did not bring about a comeback.

Willow Tree ultimately finished in 13th place.

Chen Jianghuai eliminated several players in a short period of time, gradually building a huge scoreboard advantage.

Shi Bei A4 defeated K9, while Dong Xinyu was eliminated in 12th place.

After dinner and a break, the third round proceeded to level 26.

Blind betting is:

30,000 / 60,000 / 60,000

Dong Xinyu went all-in from the SB position with 535,000 chips.

The player in the BB position called.

Both sides reveal their cards:

Public sign:

10♠ 5♦ 5♥ 10♦ Q♦

Both sides ultimately used the 10 and 5 from the community cards to form two pairs, but Shi Bei won by kicking with an Ace.

Dong Xinyu finished the competition in 12th place.

Shi Bei successfully took down the pot, keeping his chance to advance to the final table alive.

Zhang Chi flopped a set and turned a full house, eliminating Zhang Daojun.

Another important hand in the latter part of the third round occurred between Zhang Chi and Zhang Daojun.

Level 26, Zhang Daojun holds position CO:

K♣10♥

Increase the bet to 125,000.

Zhang Chi received the following at the BB position:

3♥3♦

Choose to call.

Flop: 3♣5♣10♣

Zhang Chi directly hit three 3s.

He checked first, then called Zhang Daojun's bet of 105,000.

Turn card: 10♠

The number 10 appears again on the public sign.

This card allowed Zhang Chi to complete:

3 gourds 10

Zhang Daojun hit three 10s.

Zhang Chi passed the card again.

Zhang Daojun continued to bet 250,000.

Zhang Chi then went all in on his 1,100,000-point deck.

Zhang Daojun had slightly fewer chips than his opponent and quickly called.

River card: Q♦

The final community card did not change the outcome.

Zhang Chi won the entire pot with his gourd, while Zhang Daojun finished in 10th place.

With this hand over, the remaining nine players were officially merged into one table.

Chen Jianghuai AJ defeated 44, and Deng Mi became the bubble at the eight-player final table.

Shortly after the nine players were grouped together, still in Level 26, the final table spot was officially determined.

Chen Jianghuai holds the following position in the UTG position:

A♥J♦

The initial bet was raised to 160,000.

Deng Mi received the following in the HJ position:

4♦4♣

3-bet all in 765,000.

After all the other players folded, Chen Jianghuai called.

Community sign: J♠5♠A♠A♦9♣

The flop revealed J and A, giving Chen Jianghuai two pair and the lead.

Turn card A♦ and let him complete it:

A gourd J

The river card 9♣ did not help Deng Mi.

In the end, Deng Mi finished the competition in 9th place, becoming the final table bubble player for the IPG Jiuhuashan Main Event.

With this hand over, the final eight players were officially determined.

Chen Jianghuai also won the Final Table chip leader with nearly ten million chips by eliminating his opponents in a row.

Yang Linwei has maintained his leading position for two consecutive rounds.

Besides Chen Jianghuai, another contestant worth paying attention to in this round is Yang Linwei.

At the end of Day 2 of the main event on September 21, Yang Linwei finished with:

2,085,000 Scoreboard

He became the chip leader in the second round.

In the third round on September 22, he continued to increase his scoreboard count.

Ultimately:

5,385,000 Scoreboard

They finished second in the eight-player final table.

From being the chip leader on Day 2 to second place on the Final Table, Yang Linwei has remained in the leading group for two consecutive days of competition.

However, compared to Chen Jianghuai, the two are still more than 4 million chips behind each other.

The upcoming head-to-head confrontation between the two will be a major highlight of the final championship battle.

The champions of the three supplementary matches have been announced: Yu Yunchao, Wu Huozhong, and Yu Hao have emerged victorious.

In addition to the third round of the main event, there will be three additional tournaments at the IPG Jiuhuashan Station on September 22 to determine the champion.

List of champions for the supplementary competition on September 22

Among them, Yu Yunchao won the Famous Mountains and Beautiful Waters Championship, Wu Huozhong won the Three Cards Quick Challenge, and Yu Hao won the Extreme Sprint Challenge.

The original text did not provide verifiable textual data regarding the complete number of participants and prize money distribution for the three events, so no further supplementation will be provided.

The final eight players will compete for the IPG Jiuhuashan Main Event championship on September 23.

With the conclusion of the third round on September 22, the main event of the 2026 IPG Grand Finals Qualifier Jiuhuashan Station has officially entered its final stage.

From 884 participants, to 135 advancing to the second round, then reduced to 28 in the third round, the final eight-person Final Table has been formed.

Chen Jianghuai has a clear lead with 9,445,000 chips, while Yang Linwei is in second place with 5,385,000.

Dai Dongxu, Jin Liang, Zhang Chi, Ji Xiaotong, Wang Jiaxin, and Shi Bei also retain the opportunity to compete for the championship.

According to the official schedule, the fourth round of the main event will be held on:

September 23, 2026

The event officially commenced, and the champion of this year's IPG Jiuhuashan Station main event was determined.

After eliminating several opponents in the third round, whether Chen Jianghuai can turn nearly 10 million chips into the final championship, and whether Yang Linwei, the chip leader from the previous day, can catch up with the leader again, will be the core focus of the final battle of this main event.

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