South Korea, Landing Casino JejuEVENT #12

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Red Dragon Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Entries

37/997

Total Chips

49,850,000

Average

1,347,297

SMPSMP

5/8/2025, 3:14:34 AM

Red Dragon Championship DAY 2

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 6:28:16 PM

Day 2 Of The Red Dragon Championship Concludes With Qing Zhao Bagging The Lead

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Qing Zhao

The headline event of the Red Dragon Poker Tour here at the Landing Casino in Jeju attracted a total of 997 entries across all four opening flights resulting in a total prize pool of KRW 2,175,953,000 (~$1,582,120) with KRW 360,000,000 (~$250,615) going to the champion. We started the day with 237 players unpacking their chips and are now left with only 37 that will resume play on Day 3 tomorrow at 12:00 local.

A lot of the big names didn't make it, leaving only one bracelet winner - Weiran Pu with 565,000 (16 BB) - in the field and a single player that doesn't reside on the Asian continent in Australian Marcus Law with a respectable 2,185,000 (54 BB). Which means that a lot of the remaining players will be looking to bank the biggest cash of their careers by simply making it to the final table.

One of the early international exits was Hungarian Patrik Demus - 3rd place finisher at the WPT Cambodia Prime Championship for $111,200 just two months ago - who fell victim to a scripted preflop all-in with A♥ Q♠ against Xiangchen Gao's A♠ K♠ and a board that ran all blanks.

Not long after that another elimination by Xiangchen Gao - open jamming from the small blind with A♥ 2♣ into short stack Chung Cheun Co who called with A♣ K♠ , but was outdrawn on the board 8♠ T♦ 2♥ 3♥ 9♥ - started hand for hand play on the bubble with 151 players eager to make the 150 ITM spots.

With the tournament clock on hold, it took over an hour until the bubble burst with every short stack all-in resulting in a double up over and over until Chi Zhang - WPT Jeju 2024 Main Event 3rd place finisher for $159,008 - was forced all-in on the big blind with his last 0,7BB. Qingbo Gao min-raised and Ruoyu Yang called with both of them checking down to the river 6♠ 3♥ 9♥ 2♠ A♥ where Gao won with king-high K♣ 7♦ against Zhang's ten-high T♠ 4♦ . This extended bubble play with the clock on hold later led the organizers to shorten play by one level.

Another European player that didn't make the cut was Tom Verbruggen who was all-in against Erdun Xu three times within a few hands before finishing in 111th. We caught up with him yesterday after the end of Day 1C where he said:

"My run today was all right, i only fired one bullet. I think my highest Chip Count was 200K this was around break, so after level 9, then unfortunately from there went slowly but surely downhill, so i only bagged 93K which will be 15BB. Tomorrow could be better but at least I'm in day 2, and as one of my coaches says 'you can't win the main event in day one', so let's go for day 2."

When asked about Jeju and the tournaments at the Landing Casino he said :

"It's nice to come here, because there are many Chinese people here and I used to live in China for over seven sears, so for me it's actually a great opportunity to keep my Mandarin on point as well. I think it's a very beautiful casino, very luxurious, so it's a nice place to be."

Once the day came to an end after level 23 it was Qing Zhao on top of the leaderboard who started the day as second in chips, kept using his stack to apply pressure throughout the day and knocked out several opponents along the way. He ended the day with a late charge that started with the elimination of Xiangchen Gao after a preflop all-in with A♥ Q♣ against Gao's A♦ 5♦ that started out grim, being out-flopped on 9♠ 5♥ T♠ improving on the turn A♠ and ultimately clinching the win on the river T♥ . From then on he ran over his table - at one point scooping four pots preflop in less than an orbit - to finish the day with 3,455,000 (86 BB).

Day 3 will start tomorrow at 12:00 on Thursday the 8th of May and SMP will cover the entire action from start to finish.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 3:09:52 PM

Table Draw And Leaderboard For Day 3

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Player	Chips
QZ Qing ZhaoChina	3,455,000(86 BB)
KZ Kaiyun ZhuChina	3,135,000(78 BB)
JH Junjie HeChina	2,565,000(64 BB)
SH Shengfa HuangChina	2,440,000(61 BB)
YZ Yong ZhaoChina	2,425,000(61 BB)
JS Jianfeng SunChina	2,315,000(58 BB)
ML Marcus Lok Sheng LawAustralia	2,185,000(55 BB)
JH Jiawei HuangChina	2,160,000(54 BB)
WW Wen Wen ChenChina	1,860,000(47 BB)
VS Vyacheslav ShinUzbekistan	1,810,000(45 BB)
DL Dong LiChina	1,710,000(43 BB)
TY Ting Yu LiaoChina	1,665,000(42 BB)
XG Xiaochun GuChina	1,480,000(37 BB)
ZC Ziwei ChenChina	1,460,000(37 BB)
HF Huahuan FengChina	1,445,000(36 BB)
CZ Chenxu ZhangChina	1,415,000(35 BB)
SY Sun YunfengChina	1,300,000(33 BB)
KW Kwok Wai WongHong Kong	1,145,000(29 BB)
YN Yepeng NiChina	1,095,000(27 BB)
CS Chuan Shu ChenChina	1,080,000(27 BB)
PW Pingfeng WuChina	1,060,000(27 BB)
GC Guanyu ChenChina	1,010,000(25 BB)
JY Jiapeng YuChina	1,000,000(25 BB)
GZ Guanxiong ZhangChina	890,000(22 BB)
SY Song Yang	840,000(21 BB)
ZB Zhang BoruiChina	780,000(20 BB)
EX Erdun XuChina	770,000(19 BB)
WY Wang YuzhuChina	750,000(19 BB)
JZ Junlong ZhangChina	705,000(18 BB)
ZL Zhongxian LiChina	580,000(15 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	565,000(14 BB)
XP Xu PanChina	560,000(14 BB)
CY Chia Yun WuTaiwan	435,000(11 BB)
LZ Lu ZijieChina	390,000(10 BB)
SP Sishu PengChina	380,000(10 BB)
YL Yi Lu (7)China	360,000(9 BB)
FF Fan FanChina	275,000(7 BB)

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JS Jianfeng SunChina	2,315,000(58 BB)	1	1
ZC Ziwei ChenChina	1,460,000(37 BB)	1	2
YN Yepeng NiChina	1,095,000(27 BB)	1	3
YL Yi Lu (7)China	360,000(9 BB)	1	4
SP Sishu PengChina	380,000(10 BB)	1	5
ZL Zhongxian LiChina	580,000(15 BB)	1	6
WY Wang YuzhuChina	750,000(19 BB)	1	7
CZ Chenxu ZhangChina	1,415,000(35 BB)	1	8
GZ Guanxiong ZhangChina	890,000(22 BB)	2	1
JH Jiawei HuangChina	2,160,000(54 BB)	2	2
JH Junjie HeChina	2,565,000(64 BB)	2	3
DL Dong LiChina	1,710,000(43 BB)	2	5
LZ Lu ZijieChina	390,000(10 BB)	2	6
QZ Qing ZhaoChina	3,455,000(86 BB)	2	7
KW Kwok Wai WongHong Kong	1,145,000(29 BB)	2	8
JZ Junlong ZhangChina	705,000(18 BB)	3	1
SY Song YangChina	840,000(21 BB)	3	3
CS Chuan Shu ChenChina	1,080,000(27 BB)	3	4
VS Vyacheslav ShinUzbekistan	1,810,000(45 BB)	3	5
XP Xu PanChina	560,000(14 BB)	3	6
SH Shengfa HuangChina	2,440,000(61 BB)	3	7
KZ Kaiyun ZhuChina	3,135,000(78 BB)	3	8
JY Jiapeng YuChina	1,000,000(25 BB)	4	1
EX Erdun XuChina	770,000(19 BB)	4	2
GC Guanyu ChenChina	1,010,000(25 BB)	4	3
FF Fan FanChina	275,000(7 BB)	4	5
ML Marcus Lok Sheng LawAustralia	2,185,000(55 BB)	4	6
ZB Zhang BoruiChina	780,000(20 BB)	4	7
WW Wen Wen ChenChina	1,860,000(47 BB)	4	8
XG Xiaochun GuChina	1,480,000(37 BB)	5	1
TY Ting Yu LiaoChina	1,665,000(42 BB)	5	2
SY Sun YunfengChina	1,300,000(33 BB)	5	3
HF Huahuan FengChina	1,445,000(36 BB)	5	4
YZ Yong ZhaoChina	2,425,000(61 BB)	5	5
PW Pingfeng WuChina	1,060,000(27 BB)	5	6
WP Weiran PuChina	565,000(14 BB)	5	7
CY Chia Yun WuTaiwan	435,000(11 BB)	5	8

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 3:08:15 PM

Guanxiong Zhang Binks Double Up On The Buzzer

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Guanxiong Zhang shoves 405,000 from +1 and small blind Zijie Lu has an easy call.

Player	Hand	Chips
GZ Guanxiong ZhangChina	J♥T♥ UTG+1	890,000(22 BB)
LZ Lu ZijieChina	K♠K♦ SB	375,000(9 BB)

With this being the last hand of the day, Guanxiong Zhang gets out his phone, and feels good about his chances. The dealer agrees by turning over 8♠ 5♣ Q♠ 9♥ 5♥ for the straight with another gasp going through the crowd that gathered around the table and Zhang records the event.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 3:07:01 PM

Players Around The Table Are In Shock

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

With a raise to 80,000 from +2 and a 270,000 three-bet from small blind Chia Yun Wu in front, big blind Xiaochun Gu declares all-in for 690,000 and only Wu fills up.

Player	Hand	Chips
CY Chia Yun WuTaiwan	J♠J♣ SB	335,000(8 BB)
XG Xiaochun GuChina	A♠A♣ BB	1,500,000(38 BB)

Miles ahead, Gu watches in delight when the dealer hits the felt 6♠ 2♠ 3♥ before he and the players watching gasp in shock when the turn J♦ is revealed. With the murmurs still going on, the dealer slowly flips over the river A♥ and another gasp goes through the room.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 3:05:39 PM

Yi Lu Doubles Up But Is Still Short

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Jamming 140,000 from the cutoff, Yi Lu is at risk after small blind Zhongxian Li pays up.

Player	Hand	Chips
YL Yi Lu (7)China	K♥Q♠ CO	360,000(9 BB)
ZL Zhongxian LiChina	K♦T♠ SB	455,000(11 BB)

No surprises on the board A♠ 7♠ 3♥ K♠ 2♦ lets Lu double up, but is still very much on life support.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 3:05:15 PM

Red Dragon Championship Day 2 Will End At The End Of Level 23

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

The organizers have decided to cut one level from today's play, because we had an hourlong bubble where the clock was stopped. That means we are in the final minutes of Day 2.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 3:03:03 PM

APT Jeju 2024 PLO Masters Champion Zhongxian Li Doubles Up

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Sishu Peng tries to steal the blinds and goes all-in from the button, but small blind Zhongxian Li takes the offer for his last 280,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZL Zhongxian LiChina	A♠8♦ SB	640,000(16 BB)
SP Sishu PengChina	J♦2♦ D	480,000(12 BB)

Board:9♦K♠5♣4♦8♠

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 2:45:42 PM

Dragon Egg day 1A

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
ZY Zhihua YangChina	114,000(3 BB)	38	1
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	257,000(6 BB)	38	2
JL Jia-Lin LouTaiwan	69,500(2 BB)	38	4
WC Weng Chien ChihTaiwan	85,500(2 BB)	38	6
ZJ Zheng JieChina	104,000(3 BB)	38	7
TL Tang LiliChina	90,000(2 BB)	38	8
HQ Heng QiaoChina	257,000(6 BB)	38	9
CB Cheng BoChina	126,000(3 BB)	39	1
JW Jia WilliamAustralia	425,000(11 BB)	39	3
XF Xueqi FengChina	544,000(14 BB)	39	4
QZ Quan ZhangChina	482,000(12 BB)	39	5
JQ Jinqiang QiuChina	100,000(3 BB)	39	6
QT Qishen TangChina	134,500(3 BB)	39	7
ZM Zhang MingjieChina	119,000(3 BB)	39	8
GC Gailiang ChenChina	175,500(4 BB)	40	2
QD Qifeng DuanChina	371,000(9 BB)	40	3
KJ Kim JosephAustralia	106,500(3 BB)	40	4
HH Huang HuaChina	74,000(2 BB)	40	5
MJ Mendoza JamesUnited States of America	222,500(6 BB)	40	6
YT Yixi TangChina	67,000(2 BB)	40	8
LZ Longsheng ZhangChina	508,500(13 BB)	41	2
WZ Wei ZengChina	156,000(4 BB)	41	3
RY Ruoyu YangChina	161,000(4 BB)	41	4
JW Julian-andrew WarhurstAustralia	117,000(3 BB)	41	6
HK Hye Keun ParkUnited States of America	144,000(4 BB)	41	7
HC Hon Cheong LeeHong Kong	152,000(4 BB)	41	8
TH Tae Hoon HanNew Zealand	114,500(3 BB)	41	9

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 2:40:15 PM

Double Up For Borui Zhang

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Button Borui Zhang wagers his last 245,000 and big blind Jiapeng Yu defends.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZB Zhang BoruiChina	K♣7♣ D	550,000(14 BB)
JY Jiapeng YuChina	K♦J♦ BB	850,000(21 BB)

Immediate relief for Zhang when the dealer tables A♠ 7♠ K♠ 5♠ 8♦ to outdraw Yu for a much needed double up.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 2:39:37 PM

Kwok Wai Wong Wins Preflop War

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Hijack Kwok Wai Wong wants 80,000, Jiawei Huang ups it to 200,000 from the button, but lets it go after Wong four-bet to 425,000,

Player	Chips
KW Kwok Wai WongHong Kong	1,980,000(50 BB)
JH Jiawei HuangChina	1,000,000(25 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 2:19:43 PM

Showers For Fei Gao

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Guanyu Chen shoves from the button and small blind Fei Gao puts his last 280,000 to the test.

Player	Hand	Chips
GC Guanyu ChenChina	K♥K♠ D	1,210,000(30 BB)
FG Fei GaoChina	A♦9♣ SB	busted

Board:7♠T♣2♣9♦K♣

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 2:18:38 PM

Qing Zhao Second To Surpass 3M

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Qing Zhao

Jiawei Huang defends big blind against an 80,000 raise from cutoff Qing Zhao and a checked flop reveals the board K♦ 6♠ A♦ K♥ . Zhao's 125,000 delayed c-bet gets called to the river 2♥ where his 650,000 ends the hand.

Player	Chips
QZ Qing ZhaoChina	3,500,000(88 BB)
JH Jiawei HuangChina	1,250,000(31 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 2:13:15 PM

Guanxiang Zhang Wins After Running Out Of Time

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Under the gun raises to 80,000 and takes two customers to the flop 6♠ 5♠ 9♦ where the action checks to cutoff Zijie Lu who puts out a feeler of 75,000. Zhang grabs a bunch of chips to raise, puts them over the line without releasing or saying anything when his clock runs out. The floor gets called and it is ruled a call, which makes the rest of the table gasp in shock. The initial raiser gets out of the way and the turn falls Q♠ where Zhang leads 275,000 to win the pot.

Player	Chips
GZ Guanxiong ZhangChina	1,300,000(33 BB)
LZ Lu ZijieChina	935,000(23 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 1:56:09 PM

Dragon Egg Mystery Bounty Update

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Day 1A is on the last level with 29 out of 132 players remaining and Day 1B still has one level of late reg open with currently 54 out of 92 left.

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 41/997

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 1:49:22 PM

Table 3 Update With Last Remaining Uzbek Player Vyacheslav Shin Clawing Back Some Chips

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JZ Junlong ZhangChina	885,000(30 BB)	3	1
JC Jia Chi LiTaiwan	510,000(17 BB)	3	2
SY Song Yang	815,000(27 BB)	3	3
VS Vyacheslav ShinUzbekistan	1,100,000(37 BB)	3	5
XP Xu PanChina	660,000(22 BB)	3	6
SH Shengfa HuangChina	1,565,000(52 BB)	3	7
LS Lei ShenChina	685,000(23 BB)	3	8

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 1:45:23 PM

Leaderboard Going Into Level 23 With Kaiyun Zhu Breaching 3M

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Kaiyun Zhu

Player	Chips
KZ Kaiyun ZhuChina	3,050,000(102 BB)
QZ Qing ZhaoChina	2,700,000(90 BB)
JH Junjie HeChina	2,675,000(89 BB)
WW Wen Wen ChenChina	2,400,000(80 BB)
JS Jianfeng SunChina	2,200,000(73 BB)
CZ Chenxu ZhangChina	2,000,000(67 BB)
ML Marcus Lok Sheng LawAustralia	1,860,000(62 BB)
TY Ting Yu LiaoChina	1,800,000(60 BB)
YZ Yong ZhaoChina	1,800,000(60 BB)
KW Kwok Wai WongHong Kong	1,800,000(60 BB)
YN Yepeng NiChina	1,630,000(54 BB)
HF Huahuan FengChina	1,480,000(49 BB)
JH Jiawei HuangChina	1,435,000(48 BB)
SY Sun YunfengChina	1,400,000(47 BB)
DL Dong LiChina	1,400,000(47 BB)
GC Guanyu ChenChina	1,390,000(46 BB)
CY Chia Yun WuTaiwan	1,300,000(43 BB)
LZ Lu ZijieChina	1,300,000(43 BB)
CS Chuan Shu ChenChina	1,200,000(40 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 1:40:43 PM

Roller Coaster Of Emotions

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Guanyu Chen declares all-in for 680,000 from the small blind and Fei Gao defends.

Player	Hand	Chips
GC Guanyu ChenChina	6♥6♦ SB	1,390,000(46 BB)
FG Fei GaoChina	A♠T♥ BB	155,000(5 BB)

The flop 7♠ 2♣ 8♥ lets Chen's odds rise, before taking a massive dip on the turn A♦ but comes out on top after the dealer flips over one of the two remaining outs on the river 6♠ .

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 1:38:04 PM

RDPT 2024 Mini HR Turbo Champ Jie Chen Bites The Dust

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

With Jie Chen and Kwok Wai Wong showing down pre, it is the former who is at risk for 210,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
JC Jie ChenAustralia	A♠Q♥ UTG+1	busted
KW Kwok Wai WongHong Kong	Q♦Q♣ SB	1,900,000(63 BB)

Board:5♠T♣8♠J♠7♣

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 1:35:59 PM

Sihui Gao Crashes Out With Big Slick

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Ting Yu Liao

Ting Yu Liao leads 70,000 from +1, hijack Sihui Gao makes it 260,000 before filling up after Liao put him all in.

Player	Hand	Chips
TY Ting Yu LiaoChina	J♣J♥ UTG+1	1,950,000(65 BB)
SG Sihui GaoChina	A♣K♠ HJ	busted

Board:T♠Q♦Q♣6♠4♣

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 1:30:13 PM

APT Jeju 2024 Mystery Bounty Runner-Up Junjie He Jumps Up The Leaderboard

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Junjie He

Zijie Lu defends his big blind against a 60,000 open from cutoff Junjie He to see the flop 5♥ Q♥ 9♠ that gets checked to the turn 4♣ where he check-calls a 60,000 delayed c-bet from He. The river T♥ has He bet another 155,000, before calling Lu's 400,000 check-raise. He's Q♠ 8♣ is good against Lu's J♦ 9♥ .

Player	Chips
JH Junjie HeChina	2,600,000(87 BB)
LZ Lu ZijieChina	1,270,000(42 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 1:26:53 PM

Geng Zhong Hits The Rail

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Huahuan Feng open-limps his small blind and calls after big blind Geng Zhong wagered his last 175,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
HF Huahuan FengChina	7♠J♦ SB	1,100,000(37 BB)
GZ Geng ZhongChina	A♠7♦ BB	busted

Everything is looking peachy for Zhong when the dealer flips over 2♦ 5♥ 5♣ 4♥ before turning pear shaped on the river J♥ , granting Feng the three-outer to knock Zhong out of the tournament.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 1:18:53 PM

Table 6 Update With Overall Chip Leader Kaiyun Zhu

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Firmly in control of his table for a while, Kaiyun Zhu got some opposition now with Yong Zhao just doubling up against Zhongxian Li with A♦ K♦ against Li's A♥ Q♥ and the board running A♠ 5♥ 4♦ 9♦ T♠ .

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SY Sun YunfengChina	1,365,000(46 BB)	6	1
ZL Zhongxian LiChina	420,000(14 BB)	6	2
KZ Kaiyun ZhuChina	2,970,000(99 BB)	6	3
WY Wang YuzhuChina	410,000(14 BB)	6	4
FF Fan FanChina	620,000(21 BB)	6	5
YZ Yong ZhaoChina	2,000,000(67 BB)	6	6
CS Chuan Shu ChenChina	1,050,000(35 BB)	6	7
WP Weiran PuChina	625,000(21 BB)	6	8

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 1:03:48 PM

Jiawei Huang Chips Up

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Jiawei Huang

Jiawei Huang gets the ball rolling with a raise to 60,000 from +1 and big blind Kwok Kai Wong defends to see the flop 8♣ 7♦ T♦ . Huang triple barrels 70,000, 150,000 and 30,000 with Wong paying up until the river 3♥ and A♠ before folding to the min-bet.

Player	Chips
JH Jiawei HuangChina	1,800,000(60 BB)
KW Kwok Wai WongHong Kong	1,200,000(40 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 1:02:38 PM

Chuan Shu Chen Wrestles Down Pot On The Flop

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Under the gun Yong Zhao opens 75,000 and takes two customers to the flop Q♦ K♠ 5♠ . He continues for 100,000, Chuan Shu Chen ups it to 250,000 from +1 which pushes both opponents out of the hand with big blind Fan Fan losing two time banks in the process.

Player	Chips
CS Chuan Shu ChenChina	1,400,000(47 BB)
YZ Yong ZhaoChina	1,100,000(37 BB)
FF Fan FanChina	625,000(21 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 12:54:59 PM

Wen Wen Chen and Marcus Law Still Vying For Control Over Table 4

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JY Jiapeng YuChina	720,000(24 BB)	4	1
EX Erdun XuChina	630,000(21 BB)	4	2
GC Guanyu ChenChina	490,000(16 BB)	4	3
FG Fei GaoChina	900,000(30 BB)	4	4
ML Marcus Lok Sheng LawAustralia	1,960,000(65 BB)	4	6
ZB Zhang BoruiChina	465,000(16 BB)	4	7
WW Wen Wen ChenChina	2,460,000(82 BB)	4	8

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 12:53:37 PM

Xuanbang Cai Eliminated With Ducks

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

When the action folds to Xuanbang Cai in the small blind, all-in is declared for 230,000 and Chia Yun Wu defends.

Player	Hand	Chips
XC Xuanbang CaiChina	2♦2♥ SB	busted
CY Chia Yun WuTaiwan	K♠J♠ BB	650,000(22 BB)

Board:4♠9♣3♠A♠J♣

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 47/997

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 12:45:32 PM

Vyacheslav Shin Sucks Out To Recover

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Vyacheslav Shin

Vyacheslav Shin open-shoves 350,000 and small blind Shengfa Huang has an easy call from the small blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
VS Vyacheslav ShinUzbekistan	7♦7♣ CO	750,000(30 BB)
SH Shengfa HuangChina	K♦K♠ SB	1,800,000(72 BB)

Shin gets his two-outer right away on 5♣ Q♥ 7♥ Q♠ A♥ to suck out and double up against the big stack on the table.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 12:36:27 PM

Wen Wen Chen Has Kings But Is Behind

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

A scripted preflop showdown ends with under the gun Ning Zhu and button Wen Wen Chen being all-in with the latter at risk for 1,200,000 to generate the biggest pot of the day so far.

Player	Hand	Chips
NZ Ning ZhuChina	A♥A♦ UTG	60,000(2 BB)
WW Wen Wen ChenChina	K♥K♦ D	2,465,000(99 BB)

Things are looking great for Zhu on the flop Q♣ 6♣ J♥ , but take a turn for the worse on the turn K♠ and conclude his nightmare with a blank 5♣ on the river, losing the biggest pot of the day with the best starting hand possible.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 12:31:23 PM

Poker Dream 16 Mystery Bounty Winner Yong Zhao Wins Flip

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Yong Zhao

Under the gun Yunfeng Sun raises to 75,000, cutoff Yuchuan Yang declares all-in for 430,000 with the aide of two time banks and button Yong Zhao successfully isolates.

Player	Hand	Chips
SY Sun YunfengChina	UTG	900,000(36 BB)
YY Yang YuchuanChina	K♣Q♣ CO	335,000(13 BB)
YZ Yong ZhaoChina	T♠T♦ D	1,400,000(56 BB)

Board:9♣8♠8♥2♣8♦

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 12:26:08 PM

Jia Chi Li Bounces Back With Big Slick

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Looking at ace-king, Jia Chi Li wants the all-in triangle for 325,000 in +1 and fellow short stack Lin Lu comes along for 250,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
JC Jia Chi LiTaiwan	A♠K♥ UTG+1	640,000(26 BB)
LL Lin LuChina	A♥J♥ CO	busted

The dealer keeps it interesting till the end on T♦ Q♣ 7♥ 6♣ 5♣ but lets Li prevail to recover some of her losses.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 12:18:49 PM

Table 3 Update With Shengfa Huang Towering Over His Competitors

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Shengfa Huang

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JZ Junlong ZhangChina	840,000(34 BB)	3	1
JC Jia Chi LiTaiwan	200,000(8 BB)	3	2
SY Song Yang	670,000(27 BB)	3	3
LL Lin LuChina	250,000(10 BB)	3	4
VS Vyacheslav ShinUzbekistan	350,000(14 BB)	3	5
XP Xu PanChina	440,000(18 BB)	3	6
SH Shengfa HuangChina	2,150,000(86 BB)	3	7

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 12:17:40 PM

Big Double Up For Ting Yu Liao With Better Kicker

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Ting Yu Liao

Cutoff Pingfeng Wu leads 55,000 and fills up after big blind Ting Yi Liao declared all-in for 660,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
PW Pingfeng WuChina	A♣Q♣ CO	1,160,000(46 BB)
TY Ting Yu LiaoChina	A♠K♦ BB	1,360,000(54 BB)

Board:T♦8♥3♠5♦6♦

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 12:03:09 PM

Jia Chi Li's Stack Dwindles Even More

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Jia Chi Li raises 50,000 from +1 and pays up after small blind Shengfa Huang upped it to 240,000 to see the flop Q♠ T♥ 5♥ where she lays out 170,000 when the action checked to her. Huang calls and the turn K♦ gets checked to the river 5♠ with Huang back in control, making it 300,000 with A♦ K♠ . Li calls before throwing it in the muck.

Player	Chips
SH Shengfa HuangChina	2,150,000(86 BB)
JC Jia Chi LiTaiwan	200,000(8 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 11:57:47 AM

Kwok Wai Wong Continues Aggression

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

After starting Day 2 as chip leader, Kwok Wai Wong kept his foot on the gas, staying in the top 5 all day long. He defends his big blind against a 50,000 open from cutoff Jie Chen and watches the flop hit the felt 4♠ T♥ 4♦ where two check give us a free turn 9♠ . Chen leads 90,000, but lets it go after Wong check-raised to 220,000, winning his 2nd pot in a row.

Player	Chips
KW Kwok Wai WongHong Kong	1,900,000(76 BB)
JC Jie ChenAustralia	320,000(13 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 11:51:22 AM

Dragon Egg Mystery Bounty Opening Flights Updates

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Day 1A is post late reg at level 11 with 47 out of 132 remaining and Day 1B just got to level 5 with late reg still open until the end of level 10. Both flights will play down to the end of level 14 before players can bag their chips.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 11:50:28 AM

Dong Li Spins His Way Back Up

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Dong Li

After being down to less than 50,000 a few hours ago, Dong Li sits on an average stack again, opening 50,000 from under the gun and takes three customers to the flop 5♣ 3♥ 3♦ where he continues for 65,000. Only button Jiawei Huang pays up, but lets it go on the turn T♠ after Li put out another 150,000.

Player	Chips
JH Jiawei HuangChina	1,065,000(43 BB)
DL Dong LiChina	965,000(39 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 11:37:11 AM

Table 2 Update With Three Mega Stacks Vying For Control

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YL Yuhan LiuChina	735,000(29 BB)	2	1
JH Jiawei HuangChina	1,180,000(47 BB)	2	2
JH Junjie HeChina	1,885,000(75 BB)	2	3
JC Jie ChenAustralia	590,000(24 BB)	2	4
DL Dong LiChina	725,000(29 BB)	2	5
LZ Lu ZijieChina	1,655,000(66 BB)	2	6
GZ Geng ZhongChina	320,000(13 BB)	2	7
KW Kwok Wai WongHong Kong	1,640,000(66 BB)	2	8

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 63/997

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 10:47:18 AM

Top Stacks With 64 Players Going Into The Dinner Break

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Qing Zhao keeps his lead, picking up small pots left and right using his massive stack to bully. Current payout is at KRW 6,250,000 (~$4,350) with a $455 pay jump from 62nd onwards.

Player	Chips
QZ Qing ZhaoChina	2,390,000(120 BB)
LZ Lu ZijieChina	1,950,000(98 BB)
CS Chuan Shu ChenChina	1,700,000(85 BB)
KW Kwok Wai WongHong Kong	1,655,000(83 BB)
ML Marcus Lok Sheng LawAustralia	1,600,000(80 BB)
PW Pingfeng WuChina	1,500,000(75 BB)
NZ Ning ZhuChina	1,350,000(68 BB)
YZ Yong ZhaoChina	1,330,000(67 BB)
WW Wen Wen ChenChina	1,300,000(65 BB)
SH Shengfa HuangChina	1,275,000(64 BB)
GZ Guanxiong ZhangChina	1,245,000(62 BB)
JH Jiawei HuangChina	1,220,000(61 BB)
WK Wai Kin SuenHong Kong	1,140,000(57 BB)
KZ Kaiyun ZhuChina	1,100,000(55 BB)
JC Jia Chi LiTaiwan	1,000,000(50 BB)
TY Ting Yu LiaoChina	950,000(48 BB)
ZL Zhongxian LiChina	940,000(47 BB)
WY Wang YuzhuChina	850,000(43 BB)
HF Huahuan FengChina	800,000(40 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 10:40:18 AM

All Gas No Breaks For Chip Leader Qing Zhao

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Qing Zhao

Zhongxian Li opens 40,000 from +1, but lets it go after Qing Zhao increased to 110,000 from the hijack, making this the fourth time in less than an orbit that the Chinese chip leader picked up a pot preflop.

Player	Chips
QZ Qing ZhaoChina	2,390,000(120 BB)
ZL Zhongxian LiChina	1,050,000(53 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 10:34:58 AM

APT 2023 High Roller Champ Ken Suen Joins 7-digit Club

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Jia Kai Tian declares all-in for 150,000 from +1, button Cang Sheng Ni tries to isolate for 290,000, but lets it go after small blind Wai Kin Suen shoved over the top.

Player	Hand	Chips
JT Jikai TianChina	A♣Q♣ UTG+1	busted
NC Ni CangshengChina	D	110,000(6 BB)
WK Wai Kin SuenHong Kong	A♠A♦ SB	1,110,000(56 BB)

Board:8♣6♥Q♠K♦9♦

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 10:18:33 AM

Huge Double Up For Jiawei Huang With Kings

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Jiawei Huang

Chin Kai Liao opens 40,000, finds a customer in the hijack before cutoff Jiawei Huang pumps it to 150,000. Liao declares all-in and only Huang fills up for a total of 500,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
CK Chin Kai LiaoTaiwan	A♠J♠ UTG+1	535,000(27 BB)
JH Jiawei HuangChina	K♥K♣ CO	1,090,000(55 BB)

No ace from space for Liao on Q♥ 7♣ 4♥ J♣ 7♠ switching stack sizes with Huang who now sits at over 1M.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 10:10:38 AM

Table 8 With Qing Zhao In A Commanding Overall Lead After Starting The Day In Second

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
QZ Qing ZhaoChina	1,900,000(95 BB)	8	2
EX Erdun XuChina	330,000(17 BB)	8	3
JR Junkui RenChina	200,000(10 BB)	8	4
NC Ni CangshengChina	550,000(28 BB)	8	5
WK Wai Kin SuenHong Kong	740,000(37 BB)	8	6
NS Ning SunChina	440,000(22 BB)	8	7
ZL Zhongxian LiChina	1,070,000(54 BB)	8	8

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 10:10:03 AM

Fei Gao Puts The Hammer Down Pre

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Fei Gao leads 40,000 from +1, button Wen Wen Chen - 7th place finisher in the Baby Dragon earlier this week - ups it to 125,000 and goes deep in the tank after Gao four-bet to 390,000. Three time banks later, Chen finds a fold.

Player	Chips
WW Wen Wen ChenChina	640,000(32 BB)
FG Fei GaoChina	615,000(31 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 10:02:33 AM

Ni Yepeng Doubles With Cowboys

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

With a 40,000 raise from Yezhou Liang in +1 and a 90,000 three-bet from hijack Marcus Law in front, Yepeng Ni wagers his last 260,000 before Liang successfully isolates with an all-in of his own.

Player	Hand	Chips
YL Yezhou LiangChina	A♠K♦ UTG+1	710,000(36 BB)
ML Marcus Lok Sheng LawAustralia	HJ	1,270,000(64 BB)
YN Yepeng NiChina	K♠K♦ BB	640,000(32 BB)

Board:7♠3♣Q♦7♦6♥

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 9:59:41 AM

RDPT Jeju 2024 Mini Main Finalist Xiangchen Gao Dominated And Out

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Getting to the table with Qing Zhao in +1 and cutoff Xiangchen Gao getting ready to show pre it is the latter who is at risk for 200,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
QZ Qing ZhaoChina	A♥Q♣ UTG+1	1,655,000(83 BB)
XG Xiangchen GaoChina	A♦5♦ CO	busted

Board:9♠5♥T♠A♠T♥

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 9:56:49 AM

Marcus Law Adds Some More

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Jiapeng Yu raises 40,000 from +2 and big blind Marcus Law defends to see the flop K♣ A♥ 9♠ where Yu's 30,000 c-bet gets called and a second barrel of 80,000 achieves the same on the turn 6♠ . The river 8♣ gets checked down with Law tabling the winner A♣ 9♣ .

Player	Chips
ML Marcus Lok Sheng LawAustralia	1,400,000(70 BB)
JY Jiapeng YuChina	325,000(16 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 9:47:55 AM

Zijie Lu Propels Into The Lead

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Zijie Lu

Jia Chi Li makes it 40,000 from the hijack, button Zijie Lu ups it to 140,000 and big blind Jiayu Ruan cold four-bet-jams 340,000. Both opponents fill up to see the flop 4♣ A♦ 9♠ that gets checked to the turn T♥ where Lu lays out 250,000 before Li makes a strong check-fold showing Q♠ Q♦ .

Player	Hand	Chips
JC Jia Chi LiTaiwan	Q♠Q♦ HJ	1,155,000(58 BB)
LZ Lu ZijieChina	T♣T♦ D	1,900,000(95 BB)
JR Jiayu RuanChina	A♣K♠ BB	busted

Drawing dead already, Ruan gets up before the river 8♦ makes his exit official.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 9:43:55 AM

Table 4 Update With Australian Front-runner Marcus Law Vying For Control

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JY Jiapeng YuChina	510,000(26 BB)	4	1
ZT Zongguo TianChina	5,000(0 BB)	4	2
LD Linghui DaiChina	415,000(21 BB)	4	3
YL Yezhou LiangChina	1,070,000(54 BB)	4	4
NZ Ning ZhuChina	375,000(19 BB)	4	5
ML Marcus Lok Sheng LawAustralia	1,200,000(60 BB)	4	6
ZB Zhang BoruiChina	615,000(31 BB)	4	7
IS Iargo SebastianBrazil	375,000(19 BB)	4	8

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 84/997

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 9:41:39 AM

Brazilian Sebastian Iargo Keeps The South American Hopes Alive

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Sebastian Iargo

Zongguo Tian opens 60,000 from +1 and fills up after big blind Sebastian Iargo declares all-in for 175,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZT Zongguo TianChina	A♣T♣ UTG+1	5,000(0 BB)
IS Iargo SebastianBrazil	A♠A♥ BB	375,000(25 BB)

Board:3♣8♥5♦7♣Q♦

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 9:39:56 AM

Vyacheslav Shin Spins It Up To 1M

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Vyacheslav Shin

With a limp and an 85,000 raise in front, Nan Zhang declares all-in for 560,000 out of the small blind and only big blind Vyacheslav Shin takes him up on the offer, calling for 445,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
SH Shengfa HuangChina	CO	1,060,000(71 BB)
NZ Nan ZhangChina	K♣Q♠ SB	115,000(8 BB)
VS Vyacheslav ShinUzbekistan	A♦K♥ BB	1,005,000(67 BB)

The flop T♦ A♥ 2♠ gives Zhang one more out, but stays behind when the board completes 6♥ and 6♣ , taking the patient Uzbek player up the leaderboard.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 9:31:24 AM

Song Yang Doubles Up After Scare On The Flop

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Button Boxiang Rui jams 310,000 and big blind Song Yang has an easy call for his last 255,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
BR Boxiang RuiChina	4♦4♠ D	55,000(4 BB)
SY Song Yang	9♥9♣ BB	535,000(36 BB)

Yang's heart skips a beat when the flop falls A♣ 4♥ J♥ - now digging for 2 outs - before resuming in perfect health when the board completes 9♦ and 7♣ .

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 9:28:39 AM

Table 7 Update With Fan Fan Still Cruising Up Front

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
FF Fan FanChina	1,170,000(78 BB)	7	1
FZ Fangwei ZuoChina	250,000(17 BB)	7	2
WY Wang YuzhuChina	910,000(61 BB)	7	3
SL Shiyu LiChina	570,000(38 BB)	7	4
YL Yi Lu (7)China	170,000(11 BB)	7	5
XC Xuanbang CaiChina	220,000(15 BB)	7	6
LS Lei ShenChina	165,000(11 BB)	7	7
YY Yang YuchuanChina	335,000(22 BB)	7	8

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 9:19:08 AM

Chenxu Zhang Continues To Run Over Her Table

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Chenxu Zhang

Sishu Peng opens 30,000 and Chenxu Zhang defends her big blind to watch the dealer flip over 7♠ Q♠ 4♣ . Peng c-bets 25,000, called by Zhang and lays out another 105,000 on the turn J♦ that gets filled again. The board completes 3♦ and Zhang takes over the reins with a 275,000 lead that gets the job done.

Player	Chips
CZ Chenxu ZhangChina	1,200,000(80 BB)
SP Sishu PengChina	680,000(45 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 9:11:40 AM

Kaiyun Zhu Takes On One Of The Chip Leaders

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Button Kaiyun Zhu leads 30,000 and fills up after small blind Wei Xu pumped it to 100,000 to watch the flop Q♣ 8♥ A♥ hit the felt. Xu continues for 70,000, but quickly lets it go after Zhu laid out a min-raise to 140,000.

Player	Chips
WX Wei XuChina	1,400,000(93 BB)
KZ Kaiyun ZhuChina	560,000(37 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 9:09:27 AM

Baofeng Zhang Starts Trip To The Payout Desk

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Baofeng Zhang open-jams 165,000 out of the hijack and small blind Yangyi Ding successfully isolates.

Player	Hand	Chips
BZ Baofeng ZhangChina	6♥6♠ HJ	busted
YD Yangyi DingChina	T♦T♥ SB	475,000(32 BB)

Board:Q♣4♠A♣8♣3♥

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 9:07:35 AM

Pingfeng Wu Ascends Further

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Pingfeng Wu

Getting right back into the action with Pingfeng Wu three-betting to 90,000 from the button, cutoff Huahuan Feng fills up his 30,000 open to see the flop K♦ A♠ 8♦ where Wu's 100,000 continuation gets the job done.

Player	Chips
PW Pingfeng WuChina	1,630,000(109 BB)
HF Huahuan FengChina	385,000(26 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 9:05:27 AM

Table 5 Update With 2nd In Chips Pingfeng Wu Running Over The Table

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
XG Xiaochun GuChina	265,000(18 BB)	5	1
TY Ting Yu LiaoChina	485,000(32 BB)	5	2
SG Sihui GaoChina	735,000(49 BB)	5	3
HF Huahuan FengChina	475,000(32 BB)	5	4
PW Pingfeng WuChina	1,500,000(100 BB)	5	6
HL Hon Leung IpHong Kong	220,000(15 BB)	5	7
CY Chia Yun WuTaiwan	610,000(41 BB)	5	8

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 9:04:11 AM

Jia Chi Li's Heater Continues

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Right the next hand we see under the gun Yiming Kuang put his last 15,000 in the middle and Jia Chi Li tries to isolate with a raise to 35,000 from the hijack, but instead finds three more customers to share the flop 7♥ 5♠ K♥ with. Everyone checks to reveal the turn 8♠ where big blind Dapeng Wang moves all-in for 115,000 with Li and small blind Ping Chen taking the offer. Li jams on the river J♣, forcing the only remaining player with some chips behind out of the hand to deliver a double knockout with top two K♣ J♥ against Kuang's A♥ J♠ and Wang's Q♦ 6♦ which takes her close to the leader.

Player	Chips
JC Jia Chi LiTaiwan	1,285,000(86 BB)
PC Ping ChenTaiwan	275,000(18 BB)
YK Yiming KuangChina	busted
WD Wang DapengChina	busted

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 8:59:05 AM

Big Double Up For Jia Chi Li

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Catching the action with Yiming Kuang pushing 405,000 into the middle after some re-raising action already took place we see cutoff Jia Chi Li - cashing in all four women's events, including a win, at the APT Taipei two weeks ago - fill up for a total of 390,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
YK Yiming KuangChina	K♣Q♣ UTG+1	15,000(1 BB)
JC Jia Chi LiTaiwan	Q♠Q♥ CO	820,000(55 BB)

Board:2♥T♠J♦4♦4♠

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 8:42:08 AM

Table 6 Update With Yet Another New Overall Chip Leader In Wei Xu

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JP Jiacheng PangChina	175,000(12 BB)	6	1
YD Yangyi DingChina	385,000(26 BB)	6	2
KZ Kaiyun ZhuChina	300,000(20 BB)	6	3
WX Wei XuChina	1,500,000(100 BB)	6	4
SL Shijia LiChina	485,000(32 BB)	6	5
YZ Yong ZhaoChina	640,000(43 BB)	6	6
BZ Baofeng ZhangChina	200,000(13 BB)	6	7
WH Wang HualongChina	225,000(15 BB)	6	8

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 104/997

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 8:31:09 AM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 19

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

With 104 players left, the current payout sits at KRW 5,300,000 (~$3,690) with another $105 jump after 98 players will be remaining.

Player	Chips
WX Wei XuChina	1,500,000(125 BB)
QZ Qing ZhaoChina	1,270,000(106 BB)
LZ Lu ZijieChina	1,250,000(104 BB)
KW Kwok Wai WongHong Kong	1,200,000(100 BB)
ML Marcus Lok Sheng LawAustralia	1,200,000(100 BB)
LD Linghui DaiChina	1,100,000(92 BB)
FF Fan FanChina	1,035,000(86 BB)
CS Chuan Shu ChenChina	1,000,000(83 BB)
SP Sishu PengChina	960,000(80 BB)
PW Pingfeng WuChina	910,000(76 BB)
CZ Chenxu ZhangChina	905,000(75 BB)
JZ Junlong ZhangChina	875,000(73 BB)
WY Wang YuzhuChina	870,000(73 BB)
JS Jianfeng SunChina	860,000(72 BB)
CK Chin Kai LiaoTaiwan	700,000(58 BB)
SG Sihui GaoChina	690,000(58 BB)
TC Tingjia CaoChina	685,000(57 BB)
NZ Nan ZhangChina	670,000(56 BB)
SY Sun YunfengChina	660,000(55 BB)
YZ Yong ZhaoChina	640,000(53 BB)
FG Fei GaoChina	630,000(53 BB)
JH Junjie HeChina	625,000(52 BB)
GC Guanyu ChenChina	620,000(52 BB)
TY Ting Yu LiaoChina	605,000(50 BB)
WK Wai Kin SuenHong Kong	600,000(50 BB)
NS Ning SunChina	585,000(49 BB)
LH Lo Ho ChuenHong Kong	580,000(48 BB)
SL Shaohao LinChina	570,000(48 BB)
CY Chia Yun WuTaiwan	570,000(48 BB)
KX Ke XiongChina	555,000(46 BB)
JY Jiapeng YuChina	550,000(46 BB)
GQ Gao QingboChina	505,000(42 BB)
NC Ni CangshengChina	495,000(41 BB)
EX Erdun XuChina	480,000(40 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 8:27:53 AM

Team Red Dragon Pro Chenxu Vanessa Zhang Shows Emotion

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Catching another preflop showdown, this time between Chenxu Zhang in +2 and hijack Yang Chen with the latter being at risk for a massive 349,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
CZ Chenxu ZhangChina	J♣J♠ MP	905,000(75 BB)
YC Yang ChenTaiwan	A♦K♠ HJ	busted

When the dealer flips over J♥ 2♣ 7♣ 9♠ K♦ , Vanessa lets everyone know of her approval by shouting "Yes Yes Yes" before scooping up a significant pot that takes her among the top spots on the leaderboard.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 8:18:14 AM

Xu Pan Wins Flip

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Shengfa Huang

Getting to the table with Xu Pan and Shengfa Huang showing down pre, it is the former who is at risk for 221,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
XP Xu PanChina	A♥K♣ D	460,000(38 BB)
SH Shengfa HuangChina	6♠6♦ BB	302,000(25 BB)

Pan pairs up right away on A♣ Q♣ 2♥ 8♦ 7♦ granting him a double up worth almost 40BB.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 8:16:52 AM

Round No. Three For Tom Verbruggen And Erdun Xu

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Tom Verbruggen

After two prior all-ins between the two, it is go time again with Tom Verbruggen declaring all-in for 89,000 from +2 and Erdun Xu successfully isolating from the hijack.

Player	Hand	Chips
TH Tom Henricus VerbruggenNetherlands	K♠T♣ D	busted
EX Erdun XuChina	A♦A♠ BB	408,000(34 BB)

Board:5♥2♥7♣A♥3♣

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 8:09:31 AM

Ning Sun Collects Big Pot On Showdown

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Under the gun Ning Sun leads the way with 25,000 and takes button Junkui Ren to the flop T♥ 6♠ 6♦ before triple barreling 35,000, 60,000 and 50,000 with the board completing J♥ and 5♦ to show J♣ T♣ that has Ren throw his cards in the muck.

Player	Chips
NS Ning SunChina	784,000(65 BB)
JR Junkui RenChina	269,000(22 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 8:08:30 AM

APT Jeju 2024 Main Event Finalist Erdun Xu's Cowboys Hold

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Erdun Xu

With a 25,000 raise in front, Tom Verbruggen jams 206,000 from the button and only small blind Erdun Xu pays up for his last 117,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
TH Tom Henricus VerbruggenNetherlands	Q♦T♦ D	89,000(7 BB)
EX Erdun XuChina	K♠K♣ SB	283,000(24 BB)

No miracle for the dutchman on 7♥ 8♣ A♠ 3♦ 3♠ leaves him with crumbs.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 8:04:12 AM

Table 12 Update With New Overall Chip Leder Zijie Lu In Control

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Zijie Lu

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
VS Vyacheslav ShinUzbekistan	357,000(30 BB)	12	1
DL Dong LiChina	603,000(50 BB)	12	2
LZ Lu ZijieChina	1,387,000(116 BB)	12	3
WK Wai Kin SuenHong Kong	214,000(18 BB)	12	4
JH Junjie HeChina	501,000(42 BB)	12	5
ZC Ziwei ChenChina	599,000(50 BB)	12	6
WX Wenbin XuChina	248,000(21 BB)	12	8

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 7:44:10 AM

Tao Li Scoops Pre

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Tao Li gets the ball rolling with a raise to 26,000 from +1, finds a caller in the cutoff, but Yunfeng Sun squeezes to 80,000 from the big blind. Li four-bets to 161,000 and pushes his competiton out of the hand.

Player	Chips
SY Sun YunfengChina	762,000(64 BB)
TL Tao LiChina	603,000(50 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 7:34:12 AM

Table 2 Update With Kwok Wai Wong Breaching 1M And Day 1C Leader Fang Zhou Zhu As The Shortest Stack

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SA Sacha Albert Antoine BayardFrance	258,000(22 BB)	2	2
JC Jindong ChenChina	622,000(52 BB)	2	3
JC Jie ChenAustralia	412,000(34 BB)	2	4
FZ Fang Zhou ZhuChina	160,000(13 BB)	2	5
TC Tingjia CaoChina	705,000(59 BB)	2	6
GZ Geng ZhongChina	230,000(19 BB)	2	7
KW Kwok Wai WongHong Kong	1,026,000(86 BB)	2	8

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 7:32:26 AM

Sacha Bayard Bounces Back

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

One hand later, Yezhou Liang opens 24,000 from the button and calls after Sacha Bayard wagered his last 117,000 from the small blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
YL Yezhou LiangChina	6♠9♠ D	412,000(34 BB)
SA Sacha Albert Antoine BayardFrance	A♥3♣ SB	258,000(22 BB)

Board:J♥K♣5♣2♦4♠

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 7:30:56 AM

Three-Way All-in Results In One Knockout And A New Table Leader

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Catching the action preflop with Jiangeng Li all-in for 98,000 from the hijack, Junlong Zhang for 390,000 on the button and big blind Sacha Bayard covering both, the dealer gets to work.

Player	Hand	Chips
JL Jianfeng LiChina	A♣K♥ HJ	busted
JZ Junlong ZhangChina	J♠J♦ D	896,000(75 BB)
SA Sacha Albert Antoine BayardFrance	Q♦Q♠ BB	117,000(10 BB)

Another bad beat on 6♥ 6♦ 4♥ J♣ T♦ lets Junlong Zhang shoot up the leaderboard, leaves Jianfeng Li in the dust and Sacha Bayard with crumbs.

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 143/997

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 7:23:40 AM

Side Events Headlined By The Two-Day Dragon Egg Mystery Bounty

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

With the Red Dragon Championship down to 150 players that all made the money, the KRW 3,000,000 buy-in Dragon Egg Mystery Bounty will be the prime target for the players that didn't make the cut.

Flight 1A is already underway currently on level 6 with a 40,000 starting stack and 40 minute blind intervals. Late registration will be open until the end of level 10.

Flight B starts at 18:00 with the same structure other than the blind intervals being cut down to 30 minutes.

All the qualifiers will start the hunt for the biggest bounties at 12:00 tomorrow and play until a new champion is crowned.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 7:17:27 AM

WPT Jeju 2024 Main Event 6th Place Finisher Chi Zhang Bubbles

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Qingbo Gao leads 20,000 from +1, Ruoyu Yang flats and big blind Chi Zhang is already all-in for 7,000. A friendly check down to the river 6♠ 3♥ 9♥ 2♠ A♥ has Gao table the winner with king-high K♣ 7♦ against Yang's Q♠ J♥ and Zhang's T♠ 4♦ . With that, the one hour bubble finally comes to an end and the clock is resumed.

Player	Chips
GQ Gao QingboChina	503,000(50 BB)
YR Yang RuoyuChina	148,000(15 BB)
ZC Zhang ChiChina	busted

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 7:05:23 AM

Yue Sun Stays Alive But Is Still On Life Support

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Yue Sun

Yue Sun wagers her last 20,000 from the small blind after Yiming Kuang opened 23,000 from under the gun.

Player	Hand	Chips
YK Yiming KuangChina	K♣T♣ UTG	264,000(26 BB)
YS Yue SunChina	A♠9♣ SB	60,000(6 BB)

The dealer shocks Sun With the K♠ in the window, but goes on to let her breathe again after completing the board 9♦ 9♥ Q♠ 8♠ , getting her back to 6BB and a whole orbit to wait out the bubble.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 7:00:14 AM

Wenbin Xu Can't Find The Call

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Hijack Wenbin Xu lays out 20,000 and fills up after small blind Zijie Lu pumped it to 80,000 to lay eyes on the flop 3♦ 8♣ 2♦ where he calls a 55,000 c-bet form Lu. The turn Q♥ gets checked to the river K♦ where Lu puts Xu all-in after the use of a time bank. Using a time bank himself, Xu lets it go, waiting for a better opportunity to put his las 21BB to the test.

Player	Chips
LZ Lu ZijieChina	731,000(73 BB)
WX Wenbin XuChina	214,000(21 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 6:58:45 AM

Fei Gao Risks All On The Flop

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

With a 20,000 open from the hijack and a 50,000 increase from button Federico Butteroni in front, big blind Fei Gao cold-four-bet-squeezes to 150,000. Only Butteroni sticks around to see the flop K♥ 7♣ 8♥ where he elects to fold against a 157 all-in from Gao.

Player	Chips
BF Butteroni FedericoItaly	576,000(58 BB)
FG Fei GaoChina	492,000(49 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 6:22:42 AM

April's VPT Main Event Champ Yankai Zhang Survives Preflop Showdown

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Ruoyu Yang leads 20,000 from +2 and fills up after button Yankai Zhang wagered his last 55,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
YR Yang RuoyuChina	T♠J♠ MP	158,000(16 BB)
YZ Yankai ZhangChina	A♥Q♥ D	135,000(14 BB)

The dealer keeps it interesting till the end when flipping over 3♣ 6♣ 6♥ 2♥ K♠ letting the preflop favorite prevail.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 6:21:15 AM

Two-Time Side Event Champ Dong Li Stays Alive

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Dong Li

Picking up the action with chip leader Qing Zhao and short stack Dong Li getting ready to show down, it is the latter who is at risk for 134,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
QZ Qing ZhaoChina	5♠6♠ HJ	1,096,000(110 BB)
DL Dong LiChina	J♥J♦ D	293,000(29 BB)

Zhao connects on the flop 5♦ 3♦ T♥ but cant improve further when the dealer flips over Q♠ and 2♣ ending Li's sweat and keeping the bubble in a perfect spherical shape.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 6:07:21 AM

2024 WSOP Main Event Casher Wei Xu Catapults Up The Leaderboard

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Zhenhua Lu

With a 20,000 raise from under the gun Zhenhua Lu and two callers in front, small blind Wei Xu pumps it to 120,000 before Lu counters with a min-four-bet to 220,000. Only Xu sticks around for the flop Q♥ 5♣ 4♣ that gets rejected for a free turn 2♣ . Xu needs a time bank before sliding out 100,000 and Lu calls which completes the board 3♥ . With the aide of another time bank, Xu pulls the trigger for a 153,000 jam which sends Lu in the tank. Two time banks later he lets it go.

Player	Chips
WX Wei XuChina	853,000(85 BB)
ZL Zhenhua LuChina	109,000(11 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 6:00:59 AM

Shijia Li Gets Penalty But Scoops The Pot

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Under the gun Shijia Li raises to 21,000, Baofeng Zhang ups it to 60,000 from +2 and Li announces a 110,000 four-bet while the action is still on the small blind, resulting in a one hand penalty for Li. The four-bet stands though, putting Zhang deep in the tank before he throws A♦ K♣ in the muck, losing two time banks in the process.

Player	Chips
SL Shijia LiChina	383,000(38 BB)
BZ Baofeng ZhangChina	221,000(22 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 5:47:21 AM

Time Banks Have Been Given Out

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Just before we went into Level 17 all the remaining players have been given 5 time bank chips worth an additional 30 seconds each.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 5:45:20 AM

Recent Triton Casher Chung Chuen Co's Elimination Starts Hand For Hand Play

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

The action folds to Xiangchen Gao in the small blind who jams and short stack Chung Chuen Co calls with a monster.

Player	Hand	Chips
XG Xiangchen GaoChina	A♥2♣ SB	518,000(52 BB)
CC Co Chung ChuenHong Kong	A♣K♠ BB	busted

Heartbreak for Co when the dealer flips over 8♠ T♦ 2♥ 3♥ 9♥ , eliminating the Hong Kong native which gets us to the bubble and hand for hand play.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 5:43:09 AM

Table 4 Update With Linghui Dai In 2nd Overall

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JY Jiapeng YuChina	512,000(51 BB)	4	1
ZT Zongguo TianChina	235,000(24 BB)	4	2
LD Linghui DaiChina	1,027,000(103 BB)	4	3
ZC Zhihao ChenChina	249,000(25 BB)	4	4
NZ Ning ZhuChina	140,000(14 BB)	4	5
ML Marcus Lok Sheng LawAustralia	900,000(90 BB)	4	6
GH Guanchu HuangChina	135,000(14 BB)	4	7
CH Chung Heng ChanHong Kong	85,000(9 BB)	4	8

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 156/997

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 5:11:23 AM

Top Chip Counts Going Into Level 17

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

With 156 players left we are six eliminations away from the KRW 5,150,000 (~$3,585) money bubble.

Player	Chips
QZ Qing ZhaoChina	1,100,000(138 BB)
LD Linghui DaiChina	1,060,000(133 BB)
FF Fan FanChina	973,000(122 BB)
KW Kwok Wai WongHong Kong	950,000(119 BB)
ML Marcus Lok Sheng LawAustralia	897,000(112 BB)
ZC Ziwei ChenChina	835,000(104 BB)
PW Pingfeng WuChina	798,000(100 BB)
SL Shaohao LinChina	778,000(97 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	765,000(96 BB)
WY Wang YuzhuChina	665,000(83 BB)
SP Sishu PengChina	640,000(80 BB)
KY Kozo YamadaJapan	635,000(79 BB)
JY Jiapeng YuChina	618,000(77 BB)
SY Sun YunfengChina	610,000(76 BB)
RJ Ren Jun YangChina	582,000(73 BB)
YD Yangyi DingChina	575,000(72 BB)
KX Ke XiongChina	573,000(72 BB)
LZ Lu ZijieChina	555,000(69 BB)
JC Jindong ChenChina	547,000(68 BB)
NZ Nan ZhangChina	543,000(68 BB)
JH Junjie HeChina	543,000(68 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	540,000(68 BB)
SL Shiyu LiChina	533,000(67 BB)
KZ Kaiyun ZhuChina	508,000(64 BB)
SG Sihui GaoChina	490,000(61 BB)
WX Wei XuChina	485,000(61 BB)
BF Butteroni FedericoItaly	480,000(60 BB)
JT Junxiang TanChina	473,000(59 BB)
SH Shengfa HuangChina	458,000(57 BB)
NS Ning SunChina	450,000(56 BB)
JC Jia Chi LiTaiwan	444,000(56 BB)
ZL Zhenhua LuChina	429,000(54 BB)
XL Xiang LiChina	426,000(53 BB)
YZ Yong ZhaoChina	425,000(53 BB)
XG Xiangchen GaoChina	424,000(53 BB)
YL Yuhan LiuChina	421,000(53 BB)
YL Yezhou LiangChina	415,000(52 BB)
FZ Fang Zhou ZhuChina	400,000(50 BB)
IS Iargo SebastianBrazil	398,000(50 BB)
JM James MendozaPhilippines	389,000(49 BB)
CY Chia Yun WuTaiwan	384,000(48 BB)
JY Junyan YangChina	370,000(46 BB)
TH Tom Henricus VerbruggenNetherlands	366,000(46 BB)
GQ Gao QingboChina	358,000(45 BB)
GZ Guanxiong ZhangChina	350,000(44 BB)
HF Huahuan FengChina	340,000(43 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 5:05:38 AM

Zijie Lu Passive With Trips

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Zijie Lu

After delivering a double knock out a few hands ago, Ziwei Chen is at it again with a 16,000 open and small blind Zijie Lu defends to see the flop T♥ K♥ T♠ where he goes on to check call 20,000, 30,000 on the turn 5♦ and 50,000 on the river 2♠ with 9♣ T♣ to scoop the pot against Chen's A♦ K♣ .

Player	Chips
ZC Ziwei ChenChina	734,000(92 BB)
LZ Lu ZijieChina	484,000(61 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 4:59:22 AM

Jiapeng Yu Hits Runner-Runner Flush

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Jiapeng Yu kicks off the action with a raise to 17,000 that takes button Ning Zhu to the flop Q♣ 9♥ 2♦ where his 25,000 c-bet gets called to reveal the turn T♣ . Yu fires a 30,000 2nd barrel and fills up after Zhu raised to 75,000. The river A♣ completes Yu's flush 8♣ 9♣ , going for max value with a 214,000 jam and Zhu pays up with a straight K♠ J♦ .

Player	Chips
JY Jiapeng YuChina	682,000(85 BB)
NZ Ning ZhuChina	164,000(21 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 4:56:33 AM

Table 5 Update With Pingfeng Wu Firmly In Control

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YC Yifan CaoChina	126,000(16 BB)	5	1
TY Ting Yu LiaoChina	315,000(39 BB)	5	2
LY Lei YuChina	277,000(35 BB)	5	3
HF Huahuan FengChina	320,000(40 BB)	5	4
CK Chun Kit LeungHong Kong	205,000(26 BB)	5	5
PW Pingfeng WuChina	770,000(96 BB)	5	6
YC Yingjie ChenChina	86,000(11 BB)	5	7

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 4:55:21 AM

Yuefeng Pan Triple Barrels With Flopped Set

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Under the gun Yuefeng Pan opens 18,000 and takes hijack Joseph Cheong to the flop 3♥ 4♦ 6♠ where he starts a triple barrel sequence of 25,000, 50,000 and 70,000 with Cheong calling all the way through the turn Q♦ and river J♠ before throwing it in the muck after watching Pan flip over 4♥ 4♠ set.

Player	Chips
YP Yuefeng PanChina	348,000(44 BB)
JS Joseph Sanghyon CheongUnited States of America	64,000(8 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 4:48:42 AM

Kaiyun Zhu Puts The Hammer Down Pre

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Kaiyun Zhu

Hijack Kaiyun Zhu raises to 16,000, small blind Zhenhua Lu ups it to 45,000, but lets it go after Zhu four-bet to 90,000.

Player	Chips
ZL Zhenhua LuChina	496,000(62 BB)
KZ Kaiyun ZhuChina	478,000(60 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 4:39:09 AM

Table 1 Update With Poker Dream 16 Main Event 3rd Place Finisher Yi Ma Growing His Stack

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Yi Ma

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YM Yi MaChina	685,000(86 BB)	1	1
YR Yang RuoyuChina	243,000(30 BB)	1	2
ST Sergey TsoyUzbekistan	108,000(14 BB)	1	3
ZC Zhang ChiChina	84,000(11 BB)	1	4
YZ Yankai ZhangChina	86,000(11 BB)	1	5
GQ Gao QingboChina	372,000(47 BB)	1	6
RJ Ren Jun YangChina	541,000(68 BB)	1	7
CZ Chenxu ZhangChina	207,000(26 BB)	1	8

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 4:37:23 AM

Meng Wu Bites The Dust

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Linghui Dai makes it 16,000 from +2 and fills up after cutoff Meng Wu increased to 55,000. The flop 4♣ 6♦ 6♣ gets rejected for a free turn 3♦ where Dai leads 65,000 before going into the tank when faced with Wu's 252,000 jam. Dai finds the call and needs to evade a ton of outs.

Player	Hand	Chips
LD Linghui DaiChina	T♦T♥ MP	1,000,000(125 BB)
MW Meng WuTaiwan	A♦5♦ CO	busted

The 9♣ is a blank, giving the Jeju regular a nice juicer early in the day.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 4:33:12 AM

Double Knock Out For Ziwei Chen

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Ziwei Chen

Under the gun Ziwei Chen leads 24,000, Yixi Tang wagers his last 11,000 from +1 and big blind Yirui Tang defends to see the flop 6♠ 3♦ 9♥ where Chen's 40,000 c-bet gets check-called by Zhang. The turn 4♦ has table chip leader Chen put his massive stack in the middle and Zhang calls for his last 180,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZC Ziwei ChenChina	6♣6♥ UTG	958,000(120 BB)
YT Yixi TangChina	8♦8♠ UTG+1	busted
ZY Zhang YiruiChina	3♣4♣ BB	busted

The Q♥ river keeps Chen ahead, knocking out two to run up his stack to almost 1M.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 4:24:31 AM

Table 20 Update With Kozo Yamada In Good Position To Go Deep Again

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
KY Kozo YamadaJapan	906,000(113 BB)	20	1
TR Tao RanChina	146,000(18 BB)	20	2
SP Sishu PengChina	440,000(55 BB)	20	3
JC Jianping CaiChina	170,000(21 BB)	20	4
SX Shizi XiaoChina	194,000(24 BB)	20	5
WW Weiping WangChina	214,000(27 BB)	20	7
LS Lei ShenChina	145,000(18 BB)	20	8
JC Jindong ChenChina	306,000(38 BB)	28	6

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 4:21:30 AM

Table 17 Update With Bracelet Winner Weiran Pu In Command

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Weiran Pu

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
WP Weiran PuChina	520,000(65 BB)	17	1
HL Hon Leung IpHong Kong	240,000(30 BB)	17	2
YL Yuhan LiuChina	158,000(20 BB)	17	3
JP Jiacheng PangChina	336,000(42 BB)	17	4
YS Yue SunChina	188,000(24 BB)	17	5
CX Chunnuan XuChina	90,000(11 BB)	17	6
CW Cheng WeiTaiwan	135,000(17 BB)	17	7
TT Tetsuya TsujisakaJapan	286,000(36 BB)	17	8

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 4:19:03 AM

Uzbek Vyacheslav Shin Doubles Up

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Vyacheslav Shin

Yixi Tang requests the triangle for 87,000 in the cutoff and small blind Vyacheslav Shin wagers his last 74,000 for a short stack battle.

Player	Hand	Chips
YT Yixi TangChina	K♣T♣ CO	13,000(2 BB)
VS Vyacheslav ShinUzbekistan	A♥J♥ SB	164,000(21 BB)

Board:8♦J♦5♦9♣6♦

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 4:16:06 AM

Table 12 Update With Ziwei Chen Towering Over His Opposition

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
VS Vyacheslav ShinUzbekistan	74,000(9 BB)	12	1
ZJ Zhou JieChina	103,000(13 BB)	12	2
LZ Lu ZijieChina	153,000(19 BB)	12	3
WK Wai Kin SuenHong Kong	190,000(24 BB)	12	4
ZY Zhang YiruiChina	250,000(31 BB)	12	5
ZC Ziwei ChenChina	742,000(93 BB)	12	6
YT Yixi TangChina	87,000(11 BB)	12	7
WX Wenbin XuChina	337,000(42 BB)	12	8

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 4:12:11 AM

Qing Zhao Breaks 1M On Table 14 After One Hour Of Play

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
QZ Qing ZhaoChina	1,163,000(145 BB)	14	1
DL Dong LiChina	240,000(30 BB)	14	3
HC Hao ChuangTaiwan	328,000(41 BB)	14	4
JY Jie YuChina	61,000(8 BB)	14	5
WW Wen Wen ChenChina	156,000(20 BB)	14	6
XL Xiang LiChina	483,000(60 BB)	14	7
XG Xiaochun GuChina	51,000(6 BB)	14	8

Player	Chips
QZ Qing ZhaoChina	1,163,000(145 BB)
XL Xiang LiChina	483,000(60 BB)
HC Hao ChuangTaiwan	328,000(41 BB)
DL Dong LiChina	240,000(30 BB)
WW Wen Wen ChenChina	156,000(20 BB)
JY Jie YuChina	61,000(8 BB)
XG Xiaochun GuChina	51,000(6 BB)

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 185/997

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 4:09:35 AM

Kexue Liu Runs into Flush And Is Out

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Under the gun Kexue Liu opens 13,000 and big blind Qing Zhao defends to see the flop 9♠ 3♠ 8♠ where Liu c-bets 10,000 and fills up after Zhao raised to 40,000. the turn A♣ has Zhao lead 55,000, Liu announces all-in for 153,000 and Zhao snaps.

Player	Hand	Chips
KL Kexue LiuChina	5♠5♥ UTG	busted
QZ Qing ZhaoChina	Q♠J♠ BB	1,150,000(192 BB)

Dead on arrival, Liu doesn't need to wait for the river 9♥ to start packing up.

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 4:08:03 AM

Hungarian Patrik Demus Out After Scripted All-in

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Patrick Demus - fresh from his biggest cash for finishing 3rd in the WPT Cambodia Prime Championship for $111,200 - raises to 15,000, the cutoff flats and big blind Xiangchen Gao jams his massive stack. Demus calls for his last 108,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
PD Patrik DemusHungary	A♥Q♠ MP	busted
XG Xiangchen GaoChina	A♠K♠ BB	494,000(82 BB)

Board:J♦4♠T♠J♠J♣

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 4:01:32 AM

Yifan Cao Takes On Big Stack

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Yifan Cao

Huahuan Feng leads 13,000 from +2 and big blind Yifan Cao defends to see the flop 8♠ 9♠ K♣ where Cao check-calls a 15,000 c-bet to reveal the turn A♣ where he switches gears to a 65,000 check-raise. Feng fills up his initial 30,000 bet, watches the board complete 3♦ with Cao going all-in for 180,000. He lets it go after spending some time in the tank.

Player	Chips
HF Huahuan FengChina	446,000(74 BB)
YC Yifan CaoChina	375,000(63 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 3:46:13 AM

Jing Qiu Hits The Rail

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Under the gun Jing Qiu declares all-in for 77,000 and big blind Xinghui Zhao quickly pays up.

Player	Hand	Chips
JQ Jing QiuChina	A♥T♦ UTG	busted
XZ Xinghui ZhaoChina	A♠K♠ BB	283,000(47 BB)

Board:5♥2♠7♣A♦2♥

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 3:42:30 AM

Chun Kit Leung Chips Up

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Chun Kit Leung defends big blind against a 12,000 open from Yingjie Chen in +1 and check-calls another 15,000 on the flop 8♦ 2♠ 3♥ . The turn 7♥ has Chen follow up 30,000, but lets it go after Leung put him all-in.

Player	Chips
CK Chun Kit LeungHong Kong	228,000(38 BB)
YC Yingjie ChenChina	57,000(10 BB)

SMPSMP

5/7/2025, 3:41:13 AM

Last Month's KPC Mystery Bounty Champ Joseph Kim Is Out

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Fang Yuan raises to 12,000 from +1 and snaps after Joseph Kim shoved his last 85,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
FY Fang YuanTaiwan	A♣K♣ UTG+1	198,000(33 BB)
KJ Kim JosephAustralia	J♠J♦ HJ	busted

Kim's jacks get immediately outdrawn on T♦ A♠ T♥ 8♥ Q♠ and the field loses another Australian.

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5/7/2025, 3:34:36 AM

Xianglai Li Slow Plays Flopped Full House

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Hijack Xianglai Li leads 12,000 and fills up after button Jing Tang made it 35,000 to see the flop 8♦ K♣ K♦ where Tang's 15,000 c-bet gets check-called. Checking down to the river 9♣ 5♠ Li shows 8♣ 8♥ , not being able to induce any more action from Tang.

Player	Chips
XL Xianglai LiChina	243,000(41 BB)
JT Jing TangChina	234,000(39 BB)

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5/7/2025, 3:32:51 AM

Kexuan Lin Eliminated

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Chin Kai Liao

Under the gun Kexuan Lin declares all-in for 32,000, Zhihua Yang flats, but Chin Kai Liao successfully isolates from the button.

Player	Hand	Chips
KL Kexuan LinChina	9♦T♥ UTG	busted
ZY Zhihua YangChina	HJ	138,000(23 BB)
CK Chin Kai LiaoTaiwan	A♦Q♠ D	506,000(84 BB)

Board:Q♥T♦J♦T♣K♣

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5/7/2025, 3:31:29 AM

Shiyu Li Sucks Out To Double

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Catching the action with hijack Shiyu Li and button Kai Zheng both all-in pre, it is Li at risk for 213,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
SL Shiyu LiChina	8♦8♥ HJ	441,000(74 BB)
KZ Kai ZhengChina	T♥T♠ D	64,000(11 BB)

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5/7/2025, 3:24:39 AM

Poker Dream 12 Main Event Champ Qingtao Kong Triples Up

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Qingtao Kong

William Jia opens 12,000 from +1 and takes both blinds to the flop K♠ 2♦ 6♠ where he continues for 10,000, small blind Zhihua Yang makes it 40,000 and big blind Qingtao Kong shoves for 47,000. Only Yang fills up.

Player	Hand	Chips
WJ William JiaAustralia	UTG+1	116,000(19 BB)
ZY Zhihua YangChina	K♦Q♥ SB	201,000(34 BB)
KQ Kong QingtaoChina	6♥2♥ BB	146,000(24 BB)

Kong stays ahead on 4♣ and 5♥ , giving him some breathing room.

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5/7/2025, 3:16:40 AM

The Red Dragon Championship Day 2 Is Underway

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Flop well everyone!

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 237/997

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5/6/2025, 8:02:44 PM

Day 2 Of The Red Dragon Championship Begins At 12:00 Local

The headline event of the Red Dragon Poker Tour here at the Landing Casino in Jeju attracted a total of 997 entries across all four opening flights resulting in a total prize pool of KRW 2,175,953,000 (~$1,582,120) with KRW 360,000,000 (~$250,615) going to the champion. The remaining 237 players will have to bring their A-game if they want to be part of the few that will bag chips for Day 3 at the end of level 24 today.

Day 1B chip leader Kwok Wai Wong from Hong Kong will lead the field today with 674,000 (135 BB) . Qing Zhao from China brings the second most chips to the table after bagging the lead on Day 1A with 632,000 (126 BB) and third in chips Kozo Yamada from Japan - 3rd place finisher at the Red Dragon Championship in July last year - has 614,000 (123 BB) to work with, trying to improve that already impressive result.

With players from all around the globe entering we still have four more continents represented. American bracelet winner Joseph Cheong is leading the charge for North America with 375,000 (75 BB), Brazilian Sebastian Iargo holds the torch for South America with 314,000 (64 BB), top Australian Marcus Law brings 239,000 (48 BB) to the table and Patrik Demus has the most chips of the handful of Europeans left in the running with 219,000 (44 BB).

Live coverage will be here for you from start to finish. See you at 12:00!

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5/6/2025, 6:06:58 PM

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
LW Luyao WuChina	140,000	1	1
YR Yang RuoyuChina	78,000	1	2
LM Lu Ming ChenTaiwan	58,000	1	3
ZC Zhang ChiChina	43,000	1	4
YZ Yankai ZhangChina	233,000	1	5
GQ Gao QingboChina	528,000	1	6
RJ Ren Jun YangChina	350,000	1	7
YY Yang YiChina	48,000	1	8
YX Yaxiong XuChina	250,000	2	1
MX Mingze XuChina	128,000	2	2
ZW Zhu WuChina	95,000	2	3
YL Yufei LiuChina	135,000	2	4
JY Jinhan YangChina	158,000	2	5
TC Tingjia CaoChina	175,000	2	6
GZ Geng ZhongChina	120,000	2	7
HZ Hang ZhouSingapore	91,000	2	8
BR Boxiang RuiChina	320,000	3	1
JC Jia Chi LiTaiwan	189,000	3	2
XH Xin HeChina	138,000	3	3
KX Ke XiongChina	386,000	3	4
PC Ping ChenTaiwan	220,000	3	5
WD Wang DapengChina	81,000	3	6
DH Dongzhan HeChina	160,000	3	7
ZL Zhan LiChina	247,000	3	8
WH Weiwei HuangChina	98,000	4	1
ZT Zongguo TianChina	264,000	4	2
CL Chang Liang SunChina	252,000	4	3
ZC Zhihao ChenChina	125,000	4	4
MW Meng WuTaiwan	255,000	4	5
XX Xi Xiang LuoChina	168,000	4	6
CY Chow Yuen TingHong Kong	13,000	4	7
CH Chung Heng ChanHong Kong	227,000	4	8
YC Yifan CaoChina	288,000	5	1
HZ Hongjun ZhaoChina	99,000	5	2
LY Lei YuChina	339,000	5	3
HF Huahuan FengChina	445,000	5	4
CK Chun Kit LeungHong Kong	155,000	5	5
PW Pingfeng WuChina	183,000	5	6
YC Yingjie ChenChina	143,000	5	7
MD Mengqi DaiChina	112,000	5	8
QZ Quan ZhangChina	152,000	6	1
YD Yangyi DingChina	400,000	6	2
KZ Kaiyun ZhuChina	510,000	6	3
WX Wei XuChina	279,000	6	4
ZL Zhenhua LuChina	424,000	6	6
YJ Yea Joonhee	57,000	6	7
WH Wang HualongChina	73,000	6	8
CS Chuanwang ShengChina	113,000	7	1
FZ Fangwei ZuoChina	420,000	7	2
WY Wang YuzhuChina	421,000	7	3
SL Shiyu LiChina	213,000	7	4
SW Shenghao WuChina	327,000	7	5
KZ Kai ZhengChina	238,000	7	6
YW Yilong WangChina	115,000	7	7
XZ Xiang ZhangChina	210,000	7	8
GL Gao LuoChina	103,000	8	1
TH Tom Henricus VerbruggenNetherlands	93,000	8	2
EX Erdun XuChina	150,000	8	3
LN Liaio NianfengChina	47,000	8	4
XG Xiangchen GaoChina	471,000	8	5
CC Co Chung ChuenHong Kong	70,000	8	6
NS Ning SunChina	374,000	8	7
PD Patrik DemusHungary	219,000	8	8
WJ William JiaAustralia	138,000	9	1
YP Yuefeng PanChina	120,000	9	2
KL Kexuan LinChina	152,000	9	3
JS Joseph Sanghyon CheongUnited States of America	375,000	9	4
NC Ni CangshengChina	322,000	9	5
ZY Zhihua YangChina	250,000	9	6
KQ Kong QingtaoChina	65,000	9	7
CK Chin Kai LiaoTaiwan	404,000	9	8
PZ Pengfei ZhuChina	422,000	10	1
FG Fei GaoChina	371,000	10	2
XY Xiaolu YangChina	302,000	10	3
YY Yunchao YuChina	244,000	10	4
SY Sun YunfengChina	351,000	10	5
YL Yajing LiChina	148,000	10	7
LP Lau Pak Hei KevinHong Kong	55,000	10	8
YR Yawen RenChina	223,000	11	1
JT Jing TangChina	266,000	11	2
JE Jung EricUnited States of America	58,000	11	3
XS Xianchao ShenChina	422,000	11	4
JT Jikai TianChina	145,000	11	5
HC Hao ChuangTaiwan	249,000	11	6
FZ Fang ZhenlongChina	75,000	11	7
XL Xianglai LiChina	183,000	11	8
VS Vyacheslav ShinUzbekistan	100,000	12	1
CY Chenjun YanChina	104,000	12	2
LZ Lu ZijieChina	72,000	12	3
XJ Xiaqing JiChina	334,000	12	4
ZY Zhang YiruiChina	77,000	12	5
ZC Ziwei ChenChina	261,000	12	6
ZZ Zhiying ZhouChina	197,000	12	8
JQ Jing QiuChina	98,000	13	1
WH Wei Hsiang WangChina	94,000	13	2
JY Junyan YangChina	188,000	13	3
JR Jiayu RuanChina	438,000	13	4
HC Hon Cheong LeeHong Kong	192,000	13	5
HZ Hao ZhengshanHong Kong	87,000	13	6
YL Yi Lu (7)China	170,000	13	7
XZ Xinghui ZhaoChina	192,000	13	8
QZ Qing ZhaoChina	632,000	14	1
BH Bei HuangChina	149,000	14	2
DL Dong LiChina	353,000	14	3
TH Tai Hsing HsiungTaiwan	76,000	14	4
JY Jie YuChina	138,000	14	5
CW Christian William Steven HarderUnited States of America	148,000	14	6
XL Xiang LiChina	343,000	14	7
XG Xiaochun GuChina	86,000	14	8
LL Lin LuChina	127,000	15	1
RS Rui SunChina	88,000	15	2
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	291,000	15	3
JZ Jinnan ZhaoChina	211,000	15	4
XC Xuanbang CaiChina	316,000	15	5
LH Lo Ho ChuenHong Kong	70,000	15	6
YC Yang ChenTaiwan	247,000	15	7
TH Tae Hoon HanNew Zealand	217,000	15	8
LD Lee Daniel HyonginUnited States of America	76,000	16	1
JC Jingling ChenChina	141,000	16	2
JF Jiayu FanChina	172,000	16	3
JT Junxiang TanChina	417,000	16	4
IS Iargo SebastianBrazil	314,000	16	5
JQ Jinqiang QiuChina	172,000	16	6
JS Jianfeng SunChina	427,000	16	7
WT Wu Tung JungTaiwan	66,000	16	8
WP Weiran PuChina	440,000	17	1
LJ Liu JinbaoChina	74,000	17	2
YL Yuhan LiuChina	201,000	17	3
JP Jiacheng PangChina	318,000	17	4
YS Yue SunChina	328,000	17	5
CX Chunnuan XuChina	98,000	17	6
CW Cheng WeiTaiwan	72,000	17	7
TT Tetsuya TsujisakaJapan	233,000	17	8
JL Jianfeng LiChina	124,000	18	1
YD Yanbo DuChina	102,000	18	2
JZ Junlong ZhangChina	382,000	18	3
YL Yezhou LiangChina	208,000	18	4
SA Sacha Albert Antoine BayardFrance	160,000	18	5
CC Chien Chih WengTaiwan	107,000	18	6
JZ Jianhui ZhangChina	269,000	18	7
ZB Zhang BoruiChina	67,000	18	8
SW Shuo WangChina	192,000	19	1
SL Shaohao LinChina	409,000	19	2
JZ Jiaming ZhaoChina	144,000	19	3
RL Ruidong LiChina	156,000	19	4
CL Chi Lun HuangChina	120,000	19	5
CL Chenwu LiuChina	179,000	19	6
JM James MendozaPhilippines	228,000	19	7
XZ Xinyue ZhangChina	103,000	19	8
MD Mi DengChina	97,000	20	1
TR Tao RanChina	196,000	20	2
SP Sishu PengChina	273,000	20	3
ZC Zhang ChunhaoChina	90,000	20	4
SX Shizi XiaoChina	171,000	20	5
YL Ye LiChina	192,000	20	6
WW Weiping WangChina	151,000	20	7
LS Lei ShenChina	143,000	20	8
HS Hanyu ShaoChina	152,000	21	1
CY Chia Yun WuTaiwan	197,000	21	2
YK Yiming KuangChina	318,000	21	3
YZ Yong ZhaoChina	425,000	21	4
YL Yizheng LiChina	117,000	21	5
CL Chen LongChina	47,000	21	6
ZM Zhaoxi MaChina	158,000	21	7
BH Binxin HuChina	92,000	21	8
YN Yizhou NieChina	145,000	22	1
JC Jie ChenAustralia	166,000	22	2
SL Shijia LiChina	224,000	22	3
NZ Ning ZhuChina	130,000	22	4
YY Yang YuchuanChina	527,000	22	5
CM Chen MichaelUnited Kingdom	3,000	22	6
YH Yong HuangChina	107,000	22	7
WZ Wei ZhuAustralia	133,000	22	8
MD Meng Dian PengChina	145,000	23	1
GC Guanyu ChenChina	176,000	23	2
JH Junjie HeChina	420,000	23	3
HH Haoyu HuangChina	165,000	23	4
HM Haohui MaChina	282,000	23	5
SJ Sun JiashengChina	75,000	23	6
KW Kwok Wai WongHong Kong	674,000	23	7
KL Kai LuiChina	144,000	23	8
TK Tsz Kin HeungHong Kong	323,000	24	1
JR Junkui RenChina	289,000	24	2
FY Fang YuanTaiwan	215,000	24	3
KJ Kim JosephAustralia	72,000	24	4
BG Biao GuoChina	95,000	24	5
JC Jianping CaiChina	172,000	24	6
SY Song Yang	341,000	24	7
XP Xu PanChina	202,000	24	8
TL Tao LiChina	96,000	25	1
XX Xian XiaoChina	177,000	25	2
NZ Nan ZhangChina	214,000	25	3
ST Sergey TsoyUzbekistan	165,000	25	4
CS Chuan Shu ChenChina	380,000	25	5
WD Wu DifeiChina	78,000	25	6
HL Hon Leung IpHong Kong	282,000	25	7
WK Wai Kin SuenHong Kong	106,000	25	8
KL Kexue LiuChina	250,000	26	1
FZ Fang Zhou ZhuChina	520,000	26	2
YM Yi MaChina	260,000	26	3
AH Andrew Hosok HanAustralia	128,000	26	4
ZL Zhongxian LiChina	208,000	26	5
YL Yin LiuTaiwan	210,000	26	6
SG Sihui GaoChina	225,000	26	7
KY Kozo YamadaJapan	614,000	26	8
JH Jiaqi HeChina	246,000	27	1
JW Jingzhi WangChina	100,000	27	2
WW Wen Wen ChenChina	132,000	27	3
BZ Baofeng ZhangChina	220,000	27	4
PH Paul HongNew Zealand	116,000	27	5
WH Wei HuangTaiwan	247,000	27	6
JH Jiawei HuangChina	356,000	27	7
FF Fan FanChina	321,000	27	8
BF Butteroni FedericoItaly	77,000	28	1
LC Luo ChuanChina	58,000	28	2
JW Jun WuTaiwan	109,000	28	3
YW Yi WangTaiwan	163,000	28	4
ZJ Zhou JieChina	67,000	28	5
JC Jindong ChenChina	233,000	28	6
EA Eric AhnUnited States of America	194,000	28	7
WX Wenbin XuChina	334,000	28	8
YN Yepeng NiChina	306,000	29	1
GZ Guanxiong ZhangChina	345,000	29	2
JY Jiapeng YuChina	294,000	29	3
YT Yixi TangChina	174,000	29	4
YZ Yang ZhangChina	230,000	29	5
SH Shengfa HuangChina	136,000	29	6
TY Ting Yu LiaoChina	281,000	29	7
WG Wang GuyueChina	231,000	29	8
LD Linghui DaiChina	420,000	30	1
CZ Chenxu ZhangChina	236,000	30	2
ML Marcus Lok Sheng LawAustralia	239,000	30	3
WC Wong Chak SenHong Kong	82,000	30	4
SS Shaoji ShenChina	328,000	30	5
YX Yang XuanChina	140,000	30	6
TD Tianyu DuanChina	192,000	30	7
GH Guanchu HuangChina	219,000	30	8