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Anton Zhen Zhao Lu Dominates Day 1b of Poker Dream Jeju 16 Main Event

That’s a wrap on Day 1B of the Poker Dream Juju 16 Main Event here at the Poker Dream Jeju 16 Main Event hosted at Jeju Shinhwa Landing Casino in Jeju Island, South Korea. The second of 11 starting flights attracted 39 entrants and by the end of the night just 3 players remained.
Player | Chips |
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LA Lu Anton Zhen Zhao | 262,000(22 BB) |
DD Dongxu Dai | 171,000(14 BB) |
BG Biao Guo | 152,000(13 BB) |
After nearly 19 levels Anton Zhen Zhao Lu emerged as the Day 1b chip leader, finishing the night with 262,000. Lu is most closely followed by Dai Dong Xu (171,000) with Biao Guo rounding out the three Day 1b survivors with 152,000.
Ten starting flights remain, with Day 1c starting tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. local time, with a buy-in of KRW 2,400,000 (~1,700 USD). Later that evening, Day 1d takes place, featuring a buy-in of KRW 1,600,000 (~USD 1,100).
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Haibo Yang Eliminated to Burst Day 1b Money Bubble

Haibo Yang was all in from the big blind with his last 5,000 and all three of his opponents limped in.
The three players checked the flop, turn and river on the 2♣ 7♦ 8♦ Q♠ K♣ runout. Yang had missed with 9♣ 3♠ while Biao Guo was in the small blind with 9♠ 9♦ to eliminate Yang on the stone bubble and win the last hand of the evening.
Player | Chips |
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BG Biao Guo | 152,000(13 BB) |
YH Yang Haibo | busted |
Yang Dealt Near-Mortal Blow from Lu
Haibo Yang shoved from under the gun and Anton Zhen Zhao Lu called from the small blind with his stack of 125,000, putting himself at risk.
Anton Zhen Zhao Lu: K♠ K♦
Haibo Yang: Q♦ Q♠
The K♣ J♣ 8♣ A♠ 3♥ runout gave Lu a set of kings to double up while Yang was left with less than half a big blind.
Player | Chips |
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LA Lu Anton Zhen Zhao | 274,000(23 BB) |
YH Yang Haibo | 5,000(0 BB) |
Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000
20 minutesThe Bubble Goes On

Haibo Yang shoved from the small blind for 48,000 and Dongxu Dai called from the big blind with a covering stack.
Haibo Yang: K♦ 9♠
Dongxu Dai: J♦ 5♦
Yang made second pair on the Q♠ 3♠ 7♠ K♥ A♥ runout to double up through Dai.
Yang Getting Short
Haibo Yang shoved from under the gun and Dongxu Dai called from the button with his stack of 98,000.
Dongxu Dai: Q♥ T♣
Haibo Yang: A♥ J♥
The 9♦ ts 6♠ 9♠ 4♠ runout gave Dai two pair to double up while Yang was left with just over four big blinds.
Player | Chips |
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DD Dongxu Dai | 221,000(22 BB) |
YH Yang Haibo | 43,000(4 BB) |
Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
20 minutesYet Another Double Up

Dongxu Dai shoved for 65,000 from under the gun and Haibo Yang called from the big blind with a covering stack.
Dongxu Dai: K♥ J♦
Haibo Yang: Q♦ T♠
Neither player connected with the 8♣ 3♣ 8♦ 9♦ 9♣ runout. Dai was good at showdown with a king kicker to the two pair on the board and he doubled up.
Player | Chips |
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DD Dongxu Dai | 142,000(18 BB) |
YH Yang Haibo | 131,000(16 BB) |
Lu’s Turn to Double

Dongxu Dai shoved from the small blind with a covering stack and Anton Zhen Zhao Lu called off from the big blind with his stack of 68,000.
Anton Zhen Zhao Lu: A♥ 2♥
Dongxu Dai: 8♦ 2♦
Lu had his opponent dominated and remained ahead on the 8♥ 7♣ K♥ Q♠ 6♥ runout to double up.
Player | Chips |
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LA Lu Anton Zhen Zhao | 144,000(18 BB) |
DD Dongxu Dai | 65,000(8 BB) |
Another Bubble Double

Haibo Yang shoved from under the gun and Biao Guo called from the big blind with his stack of 82,000, putting himself at risk.
Biao Guo: A♥ Q♣
Haibo Yang: 7♥ 7♦
The Q♦ 8♦ 5♠ 9♦ 8♠ runout gave Guo two pair, queens and eights to double up.
Player | Chips |
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YH Yang Haibo | 221,000(28 BB) |
BG Biao Guo | 176,000(22 BB) |
Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
20 minutesYang Doubles Through Guo in the Blinds
Biao Guo shoved from the small blind and Haibo Yang called from the big blind with his stack of 120,000, putting himself at risk.
Haibo Yang: A♦ Q♠
Biao Guo: 2♣ 2♦
The A♥ K♥ 8♦ K♦ Q♣ runout gave Yang two pair to double through Guo.
Player | Chips |
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YH Yang Haibo | 246,000(41 BB) |
BG Biao Guo | 95,000(16 BB) |
Yang Doubles Through Lu

Haibo Yang shoved for 51,000 from the button and Anton Zhen Zhao Lu called with a covering stack from the big blind.
Haibo Yang: A♣ 5♣
Anton Zhen Zhao Lu: K♦ J♦
The 8♣ A♦ 2♣ Q♣ J♣ runout gave Yang the nut-flush to double up through Lu.
Player | Chips |
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YH Yang Haibo | 111,000(19 BB) |
LA Lu Anton Zhen Zhao | 59,000(10 BB) |
Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
20 minutesBubble Double for Guo

Anton Zhen Zhao Lu shoved from under the gun and Biao Guo called from the button with his stack of 125,000, putting himself at risk.
Biao Guo: K♠ K♦
Anton Zhen Zhao Lu: Q♠ J♠
Guo’s pocket kings held up on the 2♠ 6♦ 4♦ 3♠ A♦ runout and he doubled up through Lu.
Player | Chips |
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BG Biao Guo | 268,000(54 BB) |
LA Lu Anton Zhen Zhao | 126,000(25 BB) |
Bubble Time After Lu Eliminates Jiang

Anton Zhen Zhao Lu limped in from the small blind, Jacky Jiang shoved for 70,000 from the big blind and Lu called with a covering stack.
Jacky Jiang: A♠ A♣
Anton Zhen Zhao Lu: K♣ 3♣
Jiang had the best preflop hand but the 4♣ 5♥ 3♥ Q♣ K♠ runout gave Lu two pair to crack Jiang’s aces and eliminate him two spots shy of making the money.
Player | Chips |
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LA Lu Anton Zhen Zhao | 237,000(47 BB) |
JJ Jacky Jiang | busted |
Level 15: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
20 minutesLu Ends Tang’s Run

Chi Ngong Tang shoved for 26,000 from the hijack and Anton Zhen Zhao Lu called from the big blind with a covering stack.
Chi Ngong Tang: K♣ J♣
Anton Zhen Zhao Lu: A♦ 8♦
Neither player connected with the 3♥ 7♥ 9♠ 5♥ T♠ runout. Lu was good at showdown with ace-high to send Tang to the rail and claim the last of his chips.
Player | Chips |
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LA Lu Anton Zhen Zhao | 139,000(35 BB) |
TC Tang Chi Ngong | busted |
Tang Doubles Through Dai

Chi Ngong Tang shoved for 10,000 from the cutoff and Dongxu Dai called from the big blind with a covering stack.
Dongxu Dai: A♠ 8♦
Chi Ngong Tang: 9♣ 9♠
Tang’s nines held up on the 6♥ Q♦ 3♥ J♦ T♦ runout and he doubled up through Dai.
Player | Chips |
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DD Dongxu Dai | 122,000(31 BB) |
TC Tang Chi Ngong | 26,000(7 BB) |
Dai Leaves Tang on Fumes

Dongxu Dai shoved for 63,000 from under the gun and Chi Ngong Tang called from the button with a covering stack.
Dongxu Dai: K♠ K♣
Ngong Chi Tang: K♥ 8♦
Dai was a massive favorite with pocket kings and remained ahead on the 5♥ J♦ 6♥ J♣ 4♣ runout to double through Tang.
Player | Chips |
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DD Dongxu Dai | 136,000(34 BB) |
TC Tang Chi Ngong | 10,000(3 BB) |
Lu Doubles Through Tang

Anton Zhen Zhao Lu shoved for 54,000 from the button and Chi Ngong Tang called with a covering stack from the big blind.
Anton Zhen Zhao Lu: A♠ 6♦
Chi Ngong Tang: A♦ Q♠
The board ran out 7♠ K♠ 3♦ 5♠ J♠ giving Lu the nut-flush to double up through Tang.
Player | Chips |
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LA Lu Anton Zhen Zhao | 114,000(29 BB) |
TC Tang Chi Ngong | 66,000(17 BB) |
Jiang Takes from Lu

Anton Zhen Zhao Lu limped in from the small blind, Jacky Jiang raised to 12,000 from the big blind and Lu called.
The flop came K♦ 9♣ 2♥ and Lu check-folded to an 8,000 bet from Jiang.
Player | Chips |
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JJ Jacky Jiang | 87,000(22 BB) |
LA Lu Anton Zhen Zhao | 54,000(14 BB) |
Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
20 minutesTop Stacks
Player | Chips |
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TC Tang Chi Ngong | 126,500(42 BB) |
YH Yang Haibo | 107,500(36 BB) |
JJ Jacky Jiang | 89,000(30 BB) |
BG Biao Guo | 84,000(28 BB) |
LA Lu Anton Zhen Zhao | 73,500(25 BB) |
DD Dongxu Dai | 65,000(22 BB) |
Wang Eliminated by Tang

A player in the hijack opened to 6,500, Chi Ngong Tang three-bet to 16,500 from the cutoff, Yongbin Wang shoved for 25,000 from the button, the hijack folded and Tang called with a covering stack.
Yongbin Wang: T♥ T♦
Chi Ngong Tang: K♠ K♥
Tang remained in front on the 3♥ 2♣ 6♣ 7♦ 8♥ runout to eliminate Wang and take the pot.
Player | Chips |
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TC Tang Chi Ngong | 126,500(42 BB) |
YW Yongbin Wang | busted |
Tang Shows Down Two Pair

Haibo Yang opened to 6,000 from early position and Chi Ngong Tang three-bet to 15,000 from the small blind. Yang called.
The flop came Q♦ 6♠ Q♥ and Tang fired an 11,000 continuation bet that Yang called. Both players then checked the T♣ turn and 8♦ river.
Tang howed A♥ 8♠ for two pair and Yang mucked.
Player | Chips |
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TC Tang Chi Ngong | 117,000(39 BB) |
YH Yang Haibo | 82,000(27 BB) |
Yang Knocks Out Sun

Haibo Yang opened to 6,000 from the hijack, Qi Sun shoved for 27,000 from the cutoff and Yang called with a covering stack.
Qi Sun: A♣ 5♦
Haibo Yang: 8♥ 8♦
The 8♠ A♠ 2♥ 9♥ 7♣ runout gave Yang a set of eights to eliminate Sun.
Player | Chips |
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YH Yang Haibo | 108,000(36 BB) |
QS Qi Sun | busted |
Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
20 minutesLu Forces Two Folds
Anton Zhen Zhao Lu opened to 5,000 from early position and was called by Yongbin Wang in the cutoff and Qi Sun in the big blind.
The flop came 7♦ K♥ 3♦ and action checked around to Wang who bet 4,000. Both opponents called.
All three players checked the 4♦ turn leading to the 2♣ river. Qi bet 8,000, Lu raised to 31,000 and both opponents folded.
Player | Chips |
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LA Lu Anton Zhen Zhao | 98,500(39 BB) |
YW Yongbin Wang | 37,000(15 BB) |
QS Qi Sun | 26,000(10 BB) |
Lu Doubles Through Wang

A player opened to 5,000 from under the gun, Anton Zhen Zhao Lu shoved for 29,000 from middle position, Yongbin Wang four-bet shoed with a covering stack and the original raiser got out of the way.
Anton Zhen Zhao Lu: A♦ Q♣
Yongbin Wang: T♦ T♣
The 5♦ 8♦ 6♣ Q♥ 3♦ runout gave Lu top pair to double through Wang.
Player | Chips |
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LA Lu Anton Zhen Zhao | 69,000(28 BB) |
YW Yongbin Wang | 46,000(18 BB) |
Wei Eliminated by Tang

Guoliang Wei shoved for 7,000 from under the gun and Chi Ngong Tang called from the button with a covering stack.
Guoliang Wei: A♠ 7♥
Chi Ngong Tang: A♣ A♥
The board ran out J♠ 8♦ T♥ A♦ 3♠ giving Tang top set to eliminate Wei and take the pot.
Player | Chips |
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TC Tang Chi Ngong | 63,000(25 BB) |
WG Wei Guoliang | busted |
Dai Doubles Through Wei

A player opened to 5,500 from under the gun, Guoliang Wei shoved for 40,500 from early position and Dongxu Dai called from the hijack with his stack of 33,500, putting himself at risk.
Dongxu Dai: J♦ J♥
Guoliang Wei: 8♠ 8♦
Dai held up with the higher pocket pair on the 6♣ 3♦ 6♥ T♣ 6♦ runout to double up through Wei.
Player | Chips |
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DD Dongxu Dai | 78,500(31 BB) |
WG Wei Guoliang | 7,000(3 BB) |
Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
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