Winner to be Crowned in the 2024 Jin Bei Cup $50,000 Short Deck Main Event
The final day of the inaugural 2024 Jin Bei Cup series at the lavish five-star Jin Bei Palace Hotel in Sihanoukville has arrived. It will be the thrilling conclusion for one of the largest high-stakes short deck tournaments thus far and the $5,000,000 guarantee in the $50,000 Short Deck Main Event has been virtually reached thanks to 96 entries on Day 1.
However, with the late registration and add-on option still available prior to the start of Day 2 at 2 p.m. local time, the overall tally will grow further and that will also have an influence on the pre-determined payouts of the top three spots as well. The fireworks on yesterday's Day 1 never really stopped and the field was whittled down to just 23 survivors, all hailing from China.
Leading the way for the final day is Da Seng Sun with 3,900,000, thirteen times the total starting stack after a roller coaster ride in the final stages. He is followed by Kobe, who finished with 3,175,000 and there is already a gap to Quan Zhou in third place, who bagged up 2,180,000. He is fifth on the China's all-time money list with nearly $8.8 million in cashes and may add another big payday to his resume today.
Top 10 Chip Counts for the final day
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Antes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Da Seng Sun | China | 3,900,000 | 260 |
| 2 | Kobe | China | 3,175,000 | 212 |
| 3 | Quan Zhou | China | 2,180,000 | 145 |
| 4 | Gavin | China | 2,083,000 | 139 |
| 5 | Zong Tao | China | 1,541,000 | 103 |
| 6 | Duan | China | 1,474,000 | 98 |
| 7 | Ke Xu | China | 1,435,000 | 96 |
| 8 | Esti Wang | China | 1,206,000 | 80 |
| 9 | Ge Hua | China | 1,098,000 | 73 |
| 10 | Aori | China | 1,021,000 | 68 |
Esti Wang, a familiar face from the Triton Poker high-stakes short deck tournaments and cash games, returns with 1,206,000 in chips whereas Yang Yang (880,000), Ming Zhong Liu (850,000), Fei Xu (821,000), and Lirui "Ivan" Zhang (774,000) also hope to reach the money stages and beyond.
Among those expected to re-enter are Singapore's number one Kenneth Kee, WSOP Short Deck bracelet winner Martin Nielsen, Dan "Jungleman" Cates as well as Tom "durrrr" Dwan who all bowed out on an action-filled opening day of the tournament.
Players can enter and re-enter until 2 p.m. local time and everyone also has the option to purchase additional add-ons as well. They can choose to add one or two stacks on top, with each stack exchanging the buy-in amount for 300,000 chips.
The antes for level 13 will be 15,000 with a button double ante of 30,000. Until a winner has been crowned, the levels will breeze by at a duration of 30 minutes each and that guarantees plenty of action all the way to the eventual conclusion.
So far, at least 12 spots will be paid as confirmed by the organisers prior to the tournament with the biggest slice reserved for the top three finishers. Based on the guarantee of $5,000,000, the podium spots will come with these huge prizes:
- First Place: $1,500,000
- Second Place: $800,000
- Third Place: $600,000
At 4 p.m. local time, there is also a final $10,600 Hyper Turbo NLH Side Event with a 20-minute duration as well that runs concurrently with the marquee event of the series.
The high-stakes short deck tournament here in Cambodia will recommence at 2 p.m. local time and the PokerNews team will be back on the floor to bring you as many of the showdowns as possible until a champion has been crowned.