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The 2026 Red Dragon Cup Plus Summer Jeju Station has officially concluded, with Vietnamese player Nguyen Trung Hieu defeating last year's main event champion Xu Jieming in the Dragon Ball Mystery Bounty final to claim the title. He not only won the 137 million won champion's prize but also drew the ultimate golden egg worth 100 million won, bringing his total winnings to over 285 million won.
On July 19, 2026, the 2026 Red Dragon Cup Plus Summer Jeju Station will enter its final day of competition.
As the series finale, the Dragon Ball Mystery Bounty Tournament reached its climax. Vietnamese star Nguyen Trung Hieu defeated Chinese player Xu Jieming, the reigning Red Dragon Cup PLUS Main Event champion, in the ultimate head-up match to claim the championship trophy.
In addition to the championship glory, Hieu also won six mystery prizes during the event, including a 100 million won ultimate bonus. With the championship reward, his total earnings exceeded 285 million won.
The 2026 Red Dragon Cup Plus Summer Jeju Station, which lasted for 12 days, has officially come to an end after this exciting match.
62 players vie for the championship as the Dragon Ball Mystery Bounty Tournament enters its final battle.
At noon local time, the 62 contestants who made it through the first round returned to the arena to compete for the final championship and a large amount of mystery prize money.
About an hour after the start of the match, the bubble phase officially began.
In a crucial bubble hand, a short-stacked player received:
Q♥Q♣
Match against Deng Yawei:
A♦8♣
Public sign:
2♦9♦3♦5♦A♣
Deng Yawei completed a flush on the turn and hit an Ace on the river, successfully taking down the pot.
The short-code player finished in 51st place, becoming a bubble-out in this event.
66 mysterious Easter eggs were revealed, and Jung Lim-woo won the 150 million won jackpot.
After the bubble burst, the event entered a break, and at the same time, the long-awaited mystery prize draw began.
There are 66 bonus Easter eggs set up on the final day of this Dragon Ball Mystery Bounty Tournament.
The reward configuration is as follows:
| quantity | award |
|---|---|
| 1 piece | ₩150,000,000 |
| 1 piece | ₩100,000,000 |
| 1 piece | ₩80,000,000 |
| 1 piece | ₩60,000,000 |
| 1 piece | ₩40,000,000 |
| 1 piece | ₩30,000,000 |
| 2 pieces | ₩20,000,000 |
| 5 pieces | ₩10,000,000 |
| 25 pieces | ₩6,000,000 |
| 28 pieces | ₩4,000,000 |
The first round of the lucky draw immediately ignited the atmosphere at the scene.
Jung Lim-woo successfully won the top-tier prize worth 150 million won, becoming the luckiest person in the first round.
The 80 million won prize had already been won by CHANG WENJIE.
Before the Final Four stage, two top-tier surprises remained on the field:
₩30,000,000
₩100,000,000
The suspense surrounding both the champion and the 100 million yuan bonus remains.
Nine players have been selected for the Final Four, with Zhou Yinan finishing in tenth place.
At around 18:40 that afternoon, Zhou Yinan was unfortunately eliminated in a three-way all-in pot.
His departure confirmed the nine-player final table lineup for this event.
After the nine finalists took a group photo at the FT (Final Team) event, they went for a short break.
The fourth round of the draw followed, but no contestant drew the highest-level prize in this round.
Final table results: Hieu gradually builds an advantage
Nguyen Thanh Long ranked ninth.
The first player eliminated at the final table was Nguyen Thanh Long from Vietnam.
Zheng Linyu:
K♠A♠
Open the pool.
Long:
A♦Q♦
All in for 330,000.
Public sign:
9♣6♦A♥6♠3♠
Zheng Linyu won, while Long finished in ninth place.
Zhou Zhili ranked eighth.
Zhou Zhili went all in with pocket J.
However, he encountered Nguyen Trung Hieu's pocket K.
The community cards failed to bring about a turnaround, and Zhou Zhili finished in eighth place.
Chen Junpeng ranked sixth.
Chen Junpeng has been in short code status for an extended period.
In a crucial hand, he was forced to go all in:
Q♣A♥
This then led to a situation where all four sides were down:
Xu Jieming: 5♥4♠
Deng Yawei: A♠A♦
Hieu：T♣Q♥
Public sign:
9♥5♣6♠6♦3♥
Deng Yawei successfully took down a huge pot with pocket Aces, doubling his chips.
Chen Junpeng finished in sixth place.
Lin Zongchen ranked fifth.
Lin Zongchen:
5♣A♥
All in.
Xu Jieming:
A♣9♥
Follow up.
Public sign:
5♦3♥6♣T♠9♠
Lin flopped a pair of 5s to take the lead.
But with the river card 9♠, Xu Jieming took the lead.
Lin Zongchen ranked fifth.
Xu Jieming won a 30 million yuan prize.
After eliminating Lin, Xu Jieming successfully obtained the bounty.
He then participated in a lucky draw and successfully won a mysterious golden egg worth 30 million Korean won.
At this point, only one ball remained in the entire arena:
A final surprise of 100 million won.
Zheng Linyu is in fourth place, Hieu has secured the lead.
Jung Lim-woo, who won the 150 million won jackpot in the first round, maintained a strong position in the early stages of the Financial Times.
However, after several large pots failed, the team gradually fell into a short-stack situation.
The final key card:
Zheng Linyu:
K♠5♠
All in.
Hieu:
K♣Q♠
Follow up.
Public sign:
K♦8♠9♦T♦4♥
Hieu won by having a better kick.
Zheng Linyu ultimately finished fourth.
Deng Yawei came in third, while Xu Jieming faced Hieu.
With a massive all-in pot, Deng Yawei held the chip leader position for a long time.
However, the situation changed in the three-person stage.
Key hands:
Deng Yawei:
Pocket 7
Hieu:
Pocket 8
Hieu has doubled.
Then Deng Yawei fought a desperate battle:
A♦2♠
All in.
Hieu:
A♣T♦
Follow up.
Public sign:
A♠7♦3♣K♥6♥
Hieu maintained their advantage.
Deng Yawei finished in third place.
Xu Jieming narrowly lost the one-on-one match, and Hieu won the championship.
After the three-person battle, the championship match proceeded as follows:
Chinese athlete Xu Jieming
vs
Vietnamese general Nguyen Trung Hieu
The one-on-one phase.
At the start, both sides had similar chip stacks, with Hieu holding a slight lead.
However, in the first large pot in the heads-up match, Xu Jieming failed to maintain his advantage, and the chip gap gradually widened.
Key hands:
Flip the card:
3♥4♥4♦
Xu Jieming passed the card.
Hieu bets 1.4 million.
Xu Jieming followed suit.
Turn Card:
9♣
Both players pass their cards.
River card:
K♦
Hieu placed another bet of 1.8 million.
After a long period of deliberation, Xu Jieming chose to fold.
After this hand, Hieu established a clear lead.
Final deciding game:
Xu Jieming:
5♠J♦
All in.
Hieu:
A♦6♦
Follow up.
Public sign:
Q♠6♣K♣T♠5♦
Hieu hit a pair of sixes and secured the victory.
Xu Jieming won the runner-up.
Hieu won 6 Easter eggs, with total revenue exceeding 285 million Korean won.
Nguyen Trung Hieu's victory marked the most incredible moment of the tournament.
Throughout the final table, he kept his bounty draw opportunity.
When questioned by the referee, he stated:
"Once I win the championship, all the prize money is mine!"
Ultimately, he did achieve this goal.
In addition to obtaining: Hieu
Champion Prize: ₩137,000,000
Also successfully achieved:
₩100,000,000 Ultimate Golden Eggs
The other 5 mystery bounties
Total returns break through:
₩285,000,000
With a double win of the championship and a 100 million yuan bonus, the Red Dragon Cup PLUS Summer Jeju Station concluded with a spectacular finale.
The 2026 Jeju Poker Carnival is coming back!
With the summer event officially concluded, the Red Dragon Poker Tour has announced its next major event:
2026 Jeju Poker Carnival
time:
October 28 to November 8, 2026
Place:
Jeju Shinhwa World Resort, South Korea
This event will be organized by:
RDPT (Red Dragon Poker Tour)
KPC (K Poker Cup)
Let's build it together.
The 12-day competition will once again attract top Asian athletes to Jeju.
The 2026 Red Dragon Cup Plus Summer Jeju Station has officially concluded.
From the main event finals to the suspense surrounding the Dragon Ball Mystery Bounty tournament at the very last moment, this Asian poker extravaganza has produced countless exciting stories.
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