South Korea, Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT #24

2025.02.20 - 2025.02.22Add to Calendar

Poker Dream

Blind level

Level 29: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Entries

1/123

Total Chips

61,500,000

Average

61,500,000

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SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 10:48:58 AM

Martin Zamani Crowned Poker Dream 16 Super High Roller Champion Taking Home KR₩ 409,200,000 ($284,095)

Level 29: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Martin Zamani - Poker Dream 16 Super High Roller Champion

After three days of play, 29 levels and beating a field of 123 including some of the best poker players in the world who all paid KR₩14,500,000 (~USD 9,998) to take part in this event with a total prize pool of KR₩ 1,626,195,300 (~USD1,134,545), Martin Zamani emerged as the winner.

"I feel good and this is a good start for me. It's a small event compared to the upcoming events, so let's see how it goes."

Putting his opponents in tough spots with plenty of opening all-ins he came back from an early 6BB short stack after losing a massive preflop all-in as chip leader with Q♠ Q♦ against Mao Renji's A♠ K♠ , who was 3rd in chips at the time, when the board fell 3♥ A♥ 8♥ 7♦ 2♠ .

"I just got lucky, you know. It's just poker, you go all-in and some hands you win, some hands you lose, that's all that happened. I'm the all in guy, everyone knows it."

One of the crucial spots on his way to victory was hand #101, being back up the leader board already with a 34BB stack and Mao Renji in 2nd with 33BB, when he opened-jammed 3♠ 4♣ in the small blind and short stack Wang Yilong woke up with A♥ Q♣ calling for his last 14BB. The flop came 2♣ 3♣ K♦ K♥ 9♥ , knocking out Wang in 4th place.

"Yeah that was a good one, I'm just hoping he folds that time, but i hit the 3 and got lucky."

He went on to eliminate Aram Oganyan in 3rd with A♠ Q♠ against Oganyan's Q♣ J♠ pre, hitting an ace and then finished off WSOP bracelet winner Mao Renji after opening 4,5BB with KH T♥ , Mao Renji jammed 23BB with 7♣ 6♣ and Martin Zamani found the call, coming out on top of 8♥ A♥ 2♥ 2♣ A♣ , making him the new Poker Dream 16 Super High Roller Champion.

Thanks to everyone for this exciting final table!

Full Final Table Payouts:

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
1	MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	$284,095
2	MR Mao RenjiChina	$191,965
3	AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	$124,755
4	YW Yilong WangChina	$103,310
5	YL Yu LeiChina	$83,315
6	XS Xue SongChina	$65,680
7	CY Christopher Young ParkUnited States of America	$50,265
8	CF Chunjian FengChina	$37,840
9	GS Gao ShengChina	$28,255

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 10:35:55 AM

Mao Renji Finishes Runner-Up For KRW 276,500,000 ($191,965)

Level 29: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Mao Renji - 2nd Place

After surrendering a hand to Martin Zamani on the turn it is go time for Mao Renji in the big blind , jamming 24,000,000 into Zamani's 3,500,000 open. Zamani calls with K♥ T♥ and watches Mao Renji flip over 7♣ 6♣ . The dealer tables 8♥ A♥ 2♥ 2♣ A♣ , granting Martin Zamani the pot and the tournament win, leaving Mao Renji with a decent six-figure consolation prize for a great show.

Player	Chips
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	62,000,000(78 BB)
MR Mao RenjiChina	busted

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 10:28:15 AM

Massive Double Up For Mao Renji Keeps Him In Contention

Level 29: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

After Martin Zamani open jams another hand, Mao Renji looks at J♣ 9♣ and calls for his remaining 14,000,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	K♠T♥ D	33,000,000(41 BB)
MR Mao RenjiChina	J♣9♣ BB	29,000,000(36 BB)

Board:6♠5♣7♣2♠J♦

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 10:23:25 AM

Aram Oganyan Exits In 3rd for KRW 179,695,300 ($124,755)

Level 29: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Aram Oganyan - 3rd Place

After picking up the blinds once, Aram Oganyan three-bets Mao Renji's 1,800,000 open to 7,500,000 from the small blind, Martin Zamani successfully isolates and Oganyan flicks in his last 500,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	Q♣J♠ SB	busted
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	A♠Q♠ BB	44,000,000(55 BB)

Board:5♠A♣3♦7♣5♣

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 10:02:33 AM

Aram Oganyan Recovers Some

Level 29: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Opening 2,900,000 from the small blind with Q♠ 9♦ , Aram Oganyan takes big blind Martin Zamani to the flop T♠ 9♠ 9♥ that gets checked to the turn 3♥ where Oganyan's last 600,000 go in the middle and Zamani calls with T♠ 4♠ . No flush for the underdog and Aram Oganyan banks a much needed double up.

Player	Chips
AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	7,800,000(10 BB)
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	3,500,000(4 BB)

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 9:59:47 AM

Mao Renji Immediately Doubles Up

Level 29: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Mao Renji

Right the next hand now short stack Mao Renji jams 10,000,000 from the small blind and Aram Oganyan calls from the big blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
MR Mao RenjiChina	Q♥2♥ SB	21,000,000(26 BB)
AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	K♠9♣ BB	2,900,000(4 BB)

Board:3♠Q♦A♣3♦T♠

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 9:51:58 AM

Martin Zamani Doubles Up Giving Him Enormous Lead

Level 29: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Martin Zamani

Another hand and another open jam from Martin Zamani, this time with Q♠ T♣ from the small blind for 18,000,000. Mao Renji thinks for a while, clearly not being thrilled, but ends up calling with K♥ 9♣ for a potentially tournament deciding pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	Q♠T♣ SB	37,000,000(46 BB)
MR Mao RenjiChina	K♥9♣ BB	11,000,000(14 BB)

Board:6♠4♦Q♦6♥T♠

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 9:34:13 AM

Mao Renji Back In The Driver's Seat

Level 29: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Hot on the heels of his massive double up that catapulted him into a small lead, Mao Renji opens Q♦ 2♦ from the button for 1,800,000 and Martin Zamani defends his big with 7♣ 6♥ . The flop Q♣ 7♥ 9♦ has Mao continue for 1,500,000 and Zamani check-calls to the turn 8♣ that gets checked to complete the board K♠ where two more checks reveal Mao Renji as the winner.

Player	Chips
MR Mao RenjiChina	30,000,000(38 BB)
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	18,000,000(23 BB)

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 9:27:10 AM

Mao Renji Wins Massive Flip

Level 29: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Mao Renji

Martin Zamani continued to pick up the blinds four more times - three times with an open jam - and Aram Oganyan once, before Mao Renji picks up A♥ J♣ in the small blind, facing another all-in from chip leader Zamani with 6♥ 6♦ on the button. Mao crushes his range and quickly calls and the dealer has a massive flip to decide.

Player	Hand	Chips
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	6♥6♦ D	22,000,000(28 BB)
MR Mao RenjiChina	A♥J♣ SB	26,000,000(33 BB)

Board:J♠3♥9♠T♦9♥

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 9:14:12 AM

Martin Zamani Most Active, But Aram Oganyan Holds His Ground

Level 29: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Martin Zamani

After Martin Zamani picked up the blinds four times, including a walk, with Aram Oganyan defending and winning a hand on the turn in between, Zamani limps his button with T♦ 5♦, Mao Renji fills up his small blind holding 5♥ 4♦ and Aram Oganyan puts down the hammer with a 3,600,000 squeeze to pick up another pot with K♦ 4♠ .

Player	Chips
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	30,000,000(38 BB)
MR Mao RenjiChina	16,000,000(20 BB)
AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	16,000,000(20 BB)

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 9:10:45 AM

Chip Counts For The Final 3

Level 29: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	12,000,000(15 BB)	1	2
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	30,000,000(38 BB)	1	6
MR Mao RenjiChina	20,000,000(25 BB)	1	9

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 9:04:15 AM

Wang Yilong Sent To The Payout Desk, Picking Up KRW 148,800,000 ($103,310) For 4th Place

Level 29: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Yilong Wang - 4th Place

Folded to Martin Zamani in the small blind, 21M go in the pot with 3♠ 4♣ , but Wang Yilong wakes up with a monster A♥ Q♣ to call for his last 8,800,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	3♠4♣ SB	30,000,000(38 BB)
YW Yilong WangChina	A♥Q♣ BB	busted

Board:2♣3♣K♦K♥9♥

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 9:03:10 AM

Triple Up For Wang Yilong

Level 29: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Back with a big stack, Martin Zamani opens 2,000,000 from under the gun and takes Wang Yilong from the button and Aram Oganyan in the big blind to the flop K♦ 3♥ 2♠ . Checked to short stack Wang, 600,000 all-in is announced and both opponents pay up to see the turn A♦ that gets checked to the river 4♣ with two more checks revealing Wang as the winner with K♠ T♣ scooping up a much needed pot.

Player	Chips
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	22,000,000(28 BB)
AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	11,000,000(14 BB)
YW Yilong WangChina	8,700,000(11 BB)

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 8:57:37 AM

Yu Lei Double Teamed And Out In 5th For KRW 120,000,000 ($83,315)

Level 29: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Yu Lei - 5th Place

Mao Renji tries to bully with a massive jam from under the gun, holding J♥ 7♦ , but Yu Lei calls his remaining 2,400,000 from the button and big blind Martin Zamani joins the action with his 9,800,000, hoping for a massive swing.

Player	Hand	Chips
MR Mao RenjiChina	J♥7♦ UTG	22,000,000(28 BB)
YL Yu LeiChina	6♠6♦ D	busted
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	A♠K♦ SB	23,000,000(29 BB)

Board:2♥Q♦K♠T♠7♠

Level 29: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 5/123

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 8:40:17 AM

Chip Counts Close To The End Of Level 28

Level 28: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Yu Lei and Wang Yilong picked up some blinds to bolster their short stacks and Mao Renji took some from Aram Oganyan leaving us with this table dynamic:

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	14,000,000(23 BB)	1	2
YL Yu LeiChina	2,400,000(4 BB)	1	5
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	9,800,000(16 BB)	1	6
YW Yilong WangChina	4,100,000(7 BB)	1	7
MR Mao RenjiChina	31,000,000(52 BB)	1	9

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 8:32:55 AM

Yu Lei Quadruples Up But Is Still Shortest Stack

Level 28: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Mao Renji opens another hand from under the gun, making it 1,200,000 with T♦ 6♦ this time. Yu Lei flicks in his last 500,000 from the button and big blind Wang Yilong tags along to the flop 3♥ 2♥ 9♥ that gets checked to the turn K♣ . Checked to Mao again, he puts out a delayed 1,200,000 c-bet, Wang calls with Q♠ 9♣ and the board completes 3♠ . Mao Renji jams, Wang goes in the tank, but decides to preserve his last 2,900,000, losing a time bank in the process. Mao picks up the side pot with ten-high, but has to surrender the main pot to Yu Lei's K♠ 5♥ .

Player	Chips
MR Mao RenjiChina	31,000,000(52 BB)
YW Yilong WangChina	2,900,000(5 BB)
YL Yu LeiChina	2,400,000(4 BB)

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 8:22:30 AM

Mao Renji In Absolute Control

Level 28: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

After three betting Martin Zamani's open the hand before to take down the pot, Mao Renji opens 1,200,000 from the cutoff and faces Zamani again, who fills up his big blind to see the flop J♦ 9♠ 9♣ . A single 800,000 continuation has Mao pick up the chips once more.

Player	Chips
MR Mao RenjiChina	30,000,000(50 BB)
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	9,800,000(16 BB)

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 8:18:16 AM

Aram Oganyan Picks Up Huge Double Up

Level 28: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Aram Oganyan

Martin Zamani kicks off the action with a 1,600,000 open from the cutoff and big blind Aram Oganyan jams 6,700,000, sending Zamani in the tank. After handing a time bank to the dealer, Zamani calls and is dominated.

Player	Hand	Chips
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	A♣5♣ CO	13,000,000(22 BB)
AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	A♥Q♦ BB	14,000,000(23 BB)

Board:8♦A♠4♦J♦T♣

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 8:14:55 AM

Chip Counts With Mao Renji And Martin Zamani Way Ahead Of The Rest

Level 28: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	7,300,000(12 BB)	1	2
YL Yu LeiChina	3,500,000(6 BB)	1	5
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	20,000,000(33 BB)	1	6
YW Yilong WangChina	7,400,000(12 BB)	1	7
MR Mao RenjiChina	24,000,000(40 BB)	1	9

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 8:08:11 AM

Xue Song's Run Ends In 6th For KRW 94,600,000 ($65,680)

Level 28: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Xue Song - 6th Place

With no opportunities to pick up any chips recently, Xue Song opens K♠ Q♦ for 1,600,000 from under the gun, Wang Yilong Isolates from the small blind and Xue throws in his last 100,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
XS Xue SongChina	K♠Q♦ UTG	busted
YW Yilong WangChina	A♠8♠ SB	7,400,000(12 BB)

Board:6♥6♦3♣4♥2♠

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 8:06:04 AM

Mao Renji Bullies Martin Zamani Off The Better Hand

Level 28: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

After just limping his small ace from the button last orbit, Martin Zamani opts for a raise to 1,500,000 with A♥ 2♠ and Mao Renji defends big with Q♦ T♦ . The flop 5♦ 4♠ 6♣ gets rejected by both players to reveal the turn 6♦ . Having picked up a flush draw, Mao slides out a big 3,000,000 that ends the hand right there.

Player	Chips
MR Mao RenjiChina	23,000,000(38 BB)
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	16,000,000(27 BB)

Level 28: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 6/123

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 7:52:46 AM

Mao Extends Lead Again

Level 27: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Mao Renji

After a few pots were decided preflop we see Mao Renji open 1,000,000 with Q♦ J♦ from under the gun to take big blind Wang Yilong to the flop 8♦ 5♠ 9♣ where Mao puts his opponent all-in and scoops the pot.

Player	Chips
MR Mao RenjiChina	21,000,000(42 BB)
YW Yilong WangChina	4,500,000(9 BB)

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 7:51:28 AM

Martin Zamani Almost Caught Up To The Chip Leader Again

Level 27: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Martin Zamani

After collecting the blinds, Martin Zamani open-limps his button with A♠ 4♣ and chip leader Mao Renji waves his option holding 5♠ 2♦ for the flop K♣ 5♣ Q♣ to hit. Zamani leads 850,000 and scoops the pot.

Player	Chips
MR Mao RenjiChina	19,000,000(38 BB)
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	16,000,000(32 BB)

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 7:46:42 AM

Xue Song Stays Above Water

Level 27: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Xue Song

Shorty Xue Song open jams 2,300,000 from the button and gets called by Yu Lei in the big blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
XS Xue SongChina	K♣4♥ D	5,900,000(12 BB)
YL Yu LeiChina	J♠7♠ BB	5,500,000(11 BB)

Board:Q♥T♥2♠3♣K♥

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 7:27:14 AM

Current Chip Counts With 6 Left

Level 27: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
XS Xue SongChina	2,600,000(5 BB)	1	1
AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	9,000,000(18 BB)	1	2
YL Yu LeiChina	8,300,000(17 BB)	1	5
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	14,000,000(28 BB)	1	6
YW Yilong WangChina	7,200,000(14 BB)	1	7
MR Mao RenjiChina	21,000,000(42 BB)	1	9

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 7:25:02 AM

Christopher Park Hits The Rail In 7th For KRW 72,400,000 ($50,265)

Level 27: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Christopher Young Park

Martin Zamani had been quite for a few hands, but decides A♦ 4♣ is good enough for 1,400,000 from the hijack. Christopher Park looks at 7♦ 7♠ and declares all-in for 2,800,000 which gets quickly called to put Park at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	A♦4♣ HJ	14,000,000(28 BB)
CY Christopher Young ParkUnited States of America	7♦7♠ D	busted

Board:3♦3♠A♥5♠4♥

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 7:21:46 AM

Aram Oganyan Breaks Drought

Level 27: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Aram Oganyan

After a few hands of Yu Lei, Martin Zamani and Mao Renji picking up the blinds, Mao min-opens 1,000,000 once more, but faces opposition from button Aram Oganyan pumping it to 2,000,000 with A♦ J♣ . Mao decides to fold T♣ 8♦ against Aram's first play in almost two orbits.

Player	Chips
MR Mao RenjiChina	19,000,000(38 BB)
AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	9,000,000(18 BB)

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 7:17:54 AM

Martin Zamani Continues His Recovery

Level 27: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Martin Zamani

Looking at J♦ 6♦ , Martin Zamani opts for a thin GTO open of 1,000,000 from the button which takes big blind Xue Song along for the ride holding J♠ 9♥ . The flop 8♠ 3♣ 5♦ has enough backdoor potential for Zamani to fork out another 625,000 which gets the job done.

Player	Chips
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	9,700,000(19 BB)
XS Xue SongChina	4,300,000(9 BB)

Level 27: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/123

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 7:08:55 AM

Martin Zamani Doubles Up Again

Level 26: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

After Mao Renji and Yu Lei picked up some blinds the hands before the action is folded to Yu Lei in the small blind, Yu jams to put short stack Martin Zamani all-in, who wagers his last 3,900,000 and is at risk once more.

Player	Hand	Chips
YL Yu LeiChina	Q♥J♣ SB	8,100,000(20 BB)
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	T♥T♣ BB	8,200,000(21 BB)

Board:5♠K♦T♠3♦7♠

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 7:01:49 AM

After Four Additional Preflop Exchanges The Jumbled Up Chip Count Looks Like This

Level 26: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
XS Xue SongChina	4,600,000(12 BB)	1	1
AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	9,000,000(23 BB)	1	2
YL Yu LeiChina	12,000,000(30 BB)	1	5
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	4,300,000(11 BB)	1	6
YW Yilong WangChina	8,500,000(21 BB)	1	7
CY Christopher Young ParkUnited States of America	5,800,000(15 BB)	1	8
MR Mao RenjiChina	18,000,000(45 BB)	1	9

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 6:53:47 AM

Yu Lei Dominates And Catapults Into 2nd Place

Level 26: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Yu Lei

Chris Park min-opens from the hijack, big blind Yu Lei declares all-in for 5,700,000 and Park calls with the aid of a time bank, putting Yu at risk, who is dominating.

Player	Hand	Chips
CY Christopher Young ParkUnited States of America	7♠7♦ HJ	5,000,000(13 BB)
YL Yu LeiChina	8♣8♠ BB	12,000,000(30 BB)

Board:A♦4♠6♠K♣J♠

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 6:50:43 AM

Zamani Back On His Feet

Level 26: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Martin Zamani

Two hands after his crushing blow, Martin Zamani picks up K♠ T♦ under the gun and jams for 2,400,000. Small blind Mao Renji calls for a rematch with A♣ J♥, putting Zamani at risk this time.

Player	Hand	Chips
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	K♠T♦ UTG	5,500,000(14 BB)
MR Mao RenjiChina	A♣J♥ SB	18,000,000(45 BB)

Board:K♦K♣2♣7♦7♣

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 6:44:37 AM

Massive Double Up for Bracelet Winner Mao Renji

Level 26: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Mao Renji

With Martin Zamani picking up the blinds twice, but surrendering some immediately after, it is Mao Renji who min-opens A♠ K♠ from under the gun, Zamani ups it to 2,100,000 with Q♠ Q♦ and a jam and a call puts Mao at risk with 9,300,000. The dealer flips over 3♥ A♥ 8♥ 7♦ 2♠ , granting Mao Renji the biggest pot of the tournament and leaves former chip leader martin Zamani crippled with 2,400,000.

Player	Chips
MR Mao RenjiChina	20,000,000(50 BB)
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	2,400,000(6 BB)

Level 26: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/123

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 6:27:49 AM

Chip Counts For A Very Even Final 7

Level 25: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

After Xue Song has grown his short stack back to 25BB and the chip leaders all bleeding some, to leave the most active player and chip leader Martin Zamani with 40BB it is everyone's game to win.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	12,000,000(40 BB)
CY Christopher Young ParkUnited States of America	11,000,000(37 BB)
MR Mao RenjiChina	8,900,000(30 BB)
AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	8,200,000(27 BB)
YW Yilong WangChina	8,200,000(27 BB)
XS Xue SongChina	7,400,000(25 BB)
YL Yu LeiChina	6,100,000(20 BB)

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 6:24:57 AM

Xue Song Back Among The Field

Level 25: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Under the gun +1 Xue Song opens 300,000 with A♣ K♣ , cutoff Yu Lei ups it to 1,400,000 holding A♥ 6♥ and Xue forks out a 2,400,000 four-bet that has Yu in the tank for one time bank but finally calls to see the flop 9♦ J♦ J♠ . Xue jams his remaining 1,800,000 which ends the hand.

Player	Chips
XS Xue SongChina	7,400,000(25 BB)
YL Yu LeiChina	6,100,000(20 BB)

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 6:20:11 AM

Yu Lei Climbing Back Up

Level 25: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Yu Lei

Checked to the small blind Yu Lei we see a limp with A♦ 3♣ and a check from Martin Zamani holding Q♣ 9♥ . The flop K♣ K♦ 3♦ has Yu lead 300,000 which gets called for the turn 5♦ , where Yu elects to check, but calls Zamani's 300,000 bet for the board to complete 8♠ . No action there reveals Yu Lei's bottom pair as the winner.

Player	Chips
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	11,000,000(37 BB)
YL Yu LeiChina	8,500,000(28 BB)

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 6:11:57 AM

Xue Song Closes The Gap

Level 25: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Xue Song

After a few hands of the shorter stacks picking up some small pots against the leaders we see Martin Zamani open 9♦ 4♣ for 700,000 from the hijack that takes shortest stack Xue Song from the big blind to see the flop 7♠ 4♦ Q♣ . Xue Song jams 1,900,000 with his mystery hand which is enough to get Zamani off bottom pair and scoop a much needed pot.

Player	Chips
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	13,000,000(43 BB)
XS Xue SongChina	3,700,000(12 BB)

SMPSMP

2/22/2025, 6:02:34 AM

Christopher Park Solidifies 2nd Position

Level 25: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Christopher Young Park

Fresh from delivering a knock-out two hands earlier, Chris Park is at it again, opening 600,000 with K♦ Q♠ from hijack and big blind Yu Lei tags along for the river K♣ 3♥ 3♣ . A single 800,000 c-bet takes it down for Park

Player	Chips
CY Christopher Young ParkUnited States of America	13,000,000(43 BB)
YL Yu LeiChina	9,700,000(32 BB)

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2/22/2025, 5:55:51 AM

Chip Counts With 7 Left and Chris Park Joining The Leaders

Level 25: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
XS Xue SongChina	3,000,000(10 BB)	1	1
AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	7,300,000(24 BB)	1	2
YL Yu LeiChina	11,000,000(37 BB)	1	5
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	14,000,000(47 BB)	1	6
YW Yilong WangChina	7,400,000(25 BB)	1	7
CY Christopher Young ParkUnited States of America	12,000,000(40 BB)	1	8
MR Mao RenjiChina	7,200,000(24 BB)	1	9

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2/22/2025, 5:49:22 AM

Feng Chunjian Out In 8th for KRW 54,500,000 ($37,840)

Level 25: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Chunjian Feng - 8th Place

After picking up a big pot pre with a cold four-bet-jam against the two chip leaders, Christopher Park looks at K♣ Q♣ when Feng Chunjian declares all-in for 2,300,000. He calls from the button and puts Feng at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
CF Chunjian FengChina	A♣9♥	busted
CY Christopher Young ParkUnited States of America	K♣Q♣	12,000,000(40 BB)

Board:5♠K♥3♣8♦3♠

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2/22/2025, 5:47:31 AM

Martin Zamani In Control

Level 25: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

After winning three of the last five hands preflop, Martin Zamani fills up his button to match Yu Lei's 600,000 min open from the cutoff. The flop 8♥ 6♦ 9♥ has Zamani lead 450,000 against a missed c-bet from Yu, which gets called for the turn 9♠ . A check around completes the board A♣ , Yu Lei leads 650,000 with A♥ 8♠ , but Martin Zamani calls with A♠ J♥ to scoop the pot with the better kicker.

Player	Chips
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	16,000,000(53 BB)
YL Yu LeiChina	11,000,000(37 BB)

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2/22/2025, 5:41:30 AM

Chip Stacks Going Into Level 25 With 8 Players Left

Level 25: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Player	Chips
YL Yu LeiChina	13,000,000(43 BB)
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	13,000,000(43 BB)
MR Mao RenjiChina	8,000,000(27 BB)
YW Yilong WangChina	7,500,000(25 BB)
AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	7,300,000(24 BB)
CY Christopher Young ParkUnited States of America	6,800,000(23 BB)
XS Xue SongChina	3,600,000(12 BB)
CF Chunjian FengChina	2,300,000(8 BB)

Level 25: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 8/123

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2/22/2025, 5:37:55 AM

Gao Sheng First Elimination In 9th For KRW 40,700,000 ($28,255)

Level 24: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Gao Sheng - 9th Place

Yu Lei starts off with a min-raise to 500,000 and big blind Gao Sheng finally picks up a hand with 9♥ 9♦ to jam his 2,600,000 short stack. Yu calls for a flip with K♣ Q♣ and we have our first player at risk. The dealer has Gao's hopes go up by flipping over 5♦ 6♠ 4♥ 2♠ before delivering the final blow K♥ .

Player	Chips
YL Yu LeiChina	14,000,000(56 BB)
GS Gao ShengChina	busted

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2/22/2025, 5:30:07 AM

Yu Lei Continues To Chip Up

Level 24: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Yu Lei

With the three previous hands going to Martin Zamani preflop the last of which was a three-bet against Oganyan Aram, Aram mounts another attack with a 500,000 raise under the gun. Yu Lei fills up from +3 to go to the flop 6♦ 4♣ A♥ heads-up. Checked around to the turn J♣ Aram lays out a delayed c-bet of 1,800,000 with K♦ Q♣ which gets called by Yu's A♠ J♠ for the board to complete 2♠ . Checked to him, Yu takes down the pot with a 1,800,000 bet of his own.

Player	Chips
YL Yu LeiChina	11,000,000(44 BB)
AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	7,900,000(32 BB)

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2/22/2025, 5:19:41 AM

Martin Zamani Active

Level 24: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Martin Zamani

Surrendering to two three-bets pre this orbit, Martin Zamani fills up his big blind with K♠ Q♥ after a 500,000 open from Wang Yilong with A♦ J♣ . The flop Q♣ K♥ 9♥ has Wang continue for 675,000, but lets his gutter go when Zamani protects top two with a raise to 2,000,000.

Player	Chips
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	9,500,000(38 BB)
YW Yilong WangChina	8,700,000(35 BB)

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2/22/2025, 4:59:46 AM

Chip Counts With Yu Lei and Wang Yilong Head-to-Head

Level 24: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Player	Chips
YL Yu LeiChina	10,000,000(40 BB)
YW Yilong WangChina	9,900,000(40 BB)
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	9,300,000(37 BB)
AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	8,300,000(33 BB)
MR Mao RenjiChina	7,300,000(29 BB)
CY Christopher Young ParkUnited States of America	6,800,000(27 BB)
CF Chunjian FengChina	3,500,000(14 BB)
GS Gao ShengChina	3,500,000(14 BB)
XS Xue SongChina	3,000,000(12 BB)

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2/22/2025, 4:53:45 AM

Wang Yilong Recovers Some

Level 24: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Yilong Wang

Wang Yilong limps 9♠ Q♣ from the cutoff and big blind Xue Song opts to check with J♠ 5♥ for the flop 8♣ K♣ J♥ to hit the felt. Wang leads 300,000 which gets check-called by Xue to reveal the 4♣ turn where Wang forks out 850,000 to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips
YW Yilong WangChina	9,900,000(40 BB)
XS Xue SongChina	3,000,000(12 BB)

Level 24: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/123

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2/22/2025, 4:51:38 AM

Bracelet Winner Mao Renji Takes On Chip Leader

Level 23: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Mao Renji

Under the gun +1 Mao Renji min-raises to 400,000 with A♦ K♦ and takes big blind Wang Yilong's 9♠ 7♠ to the flop 5♦ A♣ 7♣ . One 400,000 c-bet gets called by Yu for the turn 8♥ that gets checked around to the river 3♦ where a 1,100,000 bet from Mao goes unanswered.

Player	Chips
YW Yilong WangChina	9,100,000(46 BB)
MR Mao RenjiChina	7,900,000(40 BB)

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2/22/2025, 4:43:52 AM

Yu Lei Wins Opening Hand

Level 23: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Yu Lei

Christopher Park kicks off todays action with a raise to 400,000 from +2 and takes big blind Yu Lei to the flop 9♠ 3♦ 2♥ where a 275,000 c-bet gets called by Yu before checking to the river 9♦ and A♥ having Yu Lei table the winner 5♠ 2♠ against Park's Q♠ J♣ .

Player	Chips
YL Yu LeiChina	9,400,000(47 BB)
CY Christopher Young ParkUnited States of America	7,300,000(37 BB)

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2/22/2025, 4:39:16 AM

Poker Dream 16 Super High Roller Final 9 Begins

Level 23: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

The Final 9 resume play on level 23 (100k/200k/200k) with 12min on the clock. Shuffle up and deal!

Level 23: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/123

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2/22/2025, 3:23:53 AM

Poker Dream 16 Super High Roller Final 9 Starts at 1PM Today

Poker Dream 16 Super High Roller Final 9

After a total of 123 entries ponied up the KR₩14,500,000 (~USD 9,998) buy-in we got to a total prize pool of KR₩ 1,626,195,300 (~USD1,134,545) with KR₩409,200,000 (~USD285,496) up top and everyone taking a seat later will have KR₩40,700,000 (~USD28,398) guaranteed for 9th place already.

Wang Yilong was the only one breaching the eight-figures bagging 10,075,000 who came back from 2,200,000 just a few minutes before the end last night, starting with a triple up that eliminated Yong Wei Keong in 11th and then bursting the final table bubble, knocking out Xu Qiang in 10th.

Martin Zamani had been chip leader for most of the ITM play, but lost a few in the end, still bringing 9,800,000 to the table in 2nd.

The Final 9 will resume play on level 23 (100k/200k/200k) very even in chips with an average of 34BB at 1pm local on the 22nd of February.

Final Table Draw

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
XS Xue SongChina	3,800,000	1	1
AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	7,825,000	1	2
CF Chunjian FengChina	2,875,000	1	3
GS Gao ShengChina	3,950,000	1	4
YL Yu LeiChina	8,575,000	1	5
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	9,800,000	1	6
YW Yilong WangChina	10,075,000	1	7
CY Christopher Young ParkUnited States of America	7,950,000	1	8
MR Mao RenjiChina	6,800,000	1	9

Chip Counts

Player	Chips
YW Yilong WangChina	10,075,000
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	9,800,000
YL Yu LeiChina	8,575,000
CY Christopher Young ParkUnited States of America	7,950,000
AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	7,825,000
MR Mao RenjiChina	6,800,000
GS Gao ShengChina	3,950,000
XS Xue SongChina	3,800,000
CF Chunjian FengChina	2,875,000

Live updates begin at 1pm local time on February 22, 2025.