South Korea, Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT #3

2025.02.15 - 2025.02.21Add to Calendar

Poker Dream

Blind level

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Entries

9/1,384

Total Chips

33,433,000

Average

3,714,778

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SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 10:55:40 AM

The Poker Dream 16 Main Event Final 9 Are Set With Li Dong Still Leading The Field

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Poker Dream 16 Main Event Final 9

After a rather short day with less than six hours of play we reached the Final 9, down from 27 players who started the day. Li Dong put on another masterclass of aggressive table control with the largest stack throughout the day, bagging 12,790,000 (160BB), more than 38% of all chips in play.

Zhao Hongjun will start the final table 2nd in chips, banking 4,430,000 (55BB) largely due to a hero call where he opened 2.2BB from the button with 7♦ 7♥ , called a 15BB three-bet from Bai Junpeng in the big blind, who had around double his stack, the flop fell 8♥ 2♠ Q♥ where Bai put him all-in for 13BB with A♦ J♦ and his sevens held. He will have his work cut out for him with the chip leader just two seats behind him.

Finishing the day in 3rd with 3,900,000 (49BB), Lin Zhaoyi was chip leader on the second table and played a solid game, before having his aces cracked by jacks pre, just to reclaim most of them a few hands after with aces against kings, knocking out Ya Na in 14th place.

The Final 9 will resume play on level 27 (40,000/80,000/80,000) on February 21 at 1pm local with the live updates covering the entire action.

Final Table Draw:

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
ZY Zhiyong YanChina	2,930,000(37 BB)	2	1
SY Song YingChina	1,865,000(23 BB)	2	2
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	4,430,000(55 BB)	2	3
YM Yi MaChina	3,125,000(39 BB)	2	4
LD Li DongChina	12,790,000(160 BB)	2	5
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	1,000,000(13 BB)	2	6
JZ Jason ZhangChina	1,120,000(14 BB)	2	7
HY Haibo YangChina	1,780,000(22 BB)	2	8
LZ Lin ZhaoyiChina	3,900,000(49 BB)	2	9

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	12,790,000(160 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	4,430,000(55 BB)
LZ Lin ZhaoyiChina	3,900,000(49 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	3,125,000(39 BB)
ZY Zhiyong YanChina	2,930,000(37 BB)
SY Song YingChina	1,865,000(23 BB)
HY Haibo YangChina	1,780,000(22 BB)
JZ Jason ZhangChina	1,120,000(14 BB)
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	1,000,000(13 BB)

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/1384

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 9:36:44 AM

Huang Weiwei Becomes Bubble Boy For KRW 23,260,000 ($16,150) In 10th Place

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Huang Weiwei

Ma Yi kicks off the last hand with a min-raise to 160,000 from under the gun, Huang Weiwei jams his remaining 300,000 from the big blind and Ma calls with a slightly better hand.

Player	Hand	Chips
YM Yi MaChina	A♣5♣	3,625,000(45 BB)
HW Huang WeiweiChina	K♦8♥	busted

Board:5♥T♥2♣J♣2♥

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 9:32:33 AM

Li Dong Keeps Chipping Up

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

With another open from the button for 160,000, Li Dong takes big blind Zhang Jason to a very spicy flop 7♠ 8♠ 9♠ that has Zhang donk-bet 120,000 which keeps Li around for the turn J♣ . Zhang slows down to a check, but calls Li's 300,000 bet to see the board complete 7♦ . Checked to Li Dong once more, his 700,000 bet gets the job done, extending his lead even further.

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	12,790,000(160 BB)
JZ Jason ZhangChina	1,120,000(14 BB)

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 9:26:10 AM

Bai Yunpeng Hits The Rail In 11th, Taking Home KRW 23,260,000 ($16,150) For His Efforts

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Yunpeng Bai

Bai Yunpeng opens very large for 1,025,000 (13BB) from the button that doesn't scare away Li Dong in the small blind and they see the flop 7♦ J♣ 5♦ . When checked to him, Bai c-bet-jams 1,050,000 and Li has an easy call with top pair top kicker.

Player	Hand	Chips
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	K♥7♠	busted
LD Li DongChina	J♠A♠	12,400,000(155 BB)

Board:2♣T♠

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 9:24:48 AM

Shorty Zhang Jason Gets Much Needed Double Up

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Jason Zhang

Picking up the action with Zhang Jason and Ma Yi showing down pre, with the former being at risk for 640,000, the dealer takes the spotlight.

Player	Hand	Chips
JZ Jason ZhangChina	A♣K♣ CO	1,400,000(18 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	A♥J♠ BB	2,480,000(31 BB)

Board:Q♠8♦6♥K♣Q♣

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 9:14:59 AM

Zhao Hongjun Reclaims His Chips

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Zhao Hongjun

Zhao Hongjun lays out 175,000 from the button, Bai Yunpeng pumps it to 1,230,000 and Zhao fills up to see the flop 8♥ 2♠ Q♥ . Bai jams A♦ J♦, putting Zhao all-in for 1,005,000 who hero calls with 7♦ 7♥ and the board completes T♠ and 8♣ , putting Zhao Hongjun in great spot again.

Player	Chips
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	4,590,000(57 BB)
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	2,065,000(26 BB)

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 9:14:12 AM

Ma Yi On A Tear With Fourth Consecutive Scoop

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Ma Yi opens yet another hand for 160,000 from the cutoff and Zhang Jason defends his big blind to lay eyes on the flop Q♥ 7♦ 8♣ . Zhang donk-bets 150,000 and a call from Ma reveals the turn T♠ that gets checked by Zhang and Ma forks out 350,000 that get called. The river K♥ gets checked to Ma Yi again, who puts his opponent all-in for 960,000, but Zhang surrenders.

Player	Chips
YM Yi MaChina	3,200,000(40 BB)
JZ Jason ZhangChina	960,000(12 BB)

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 9:02:07 AM

Blind Battle Ends with Ma Yi Doubling Up

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Yi Ma

With the action folded to small blind Huang Weiwei having A♦ 5♣ and big blind Ma Yi looking at K♠ 8♠ we have another preflop showdown with Ma Yi at risk for 1,015,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
HW Huang WeiweiChina	A♦5♣	590,000(7 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	K♠8♠	2,110,000(26 BB)

Board:T♠2♣5♠A♠7♥

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 8:59:22 AM

Massive Double Up for Yan Zhiyong

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Cutoff Yan Zhiyong kicks off the action with a 160,000 raise to take Zhao Hongjun from the button and Bai Yunpeng in the big blind to the flop 2♣ 7♣ Q♦ . Yan c-bets 200,000, raised to 600,000 by Zhao, Bai gets out of the way and Yan jams for a total of 1,405,000. Zhao snaps and puts his opponent at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZY Zhiyong YanChina	K♦K♥ CO	3,410,000(43 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	K♣Q♣ D	2,635,000(33 BB)
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	BB	4,160,000(52 BB)

Board:9♥9♠

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 11/1384

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 8:47:20 AM

Chip Counts Entering Level 27

Level 26: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

With 11 players left and the ICM pressure increasing, Li Dong and Lin Zhaoyi are still in the best positions to bully their opponents.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
HY Haibo YangChina	1,020,000(17 BB)	2	1
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	4,400,000(73 BB)	2	2
LD Li DongChina	9,980,000(166 BB)	2	4
ZY Zhiyong YanChina	1,565,000(26 BB)	2	6
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	4,200,000(70 BB)	2	8
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	880,000(15 BB)	3	1
HW Huang WeiweiChina	1,440,000(24 BB)	3	3
YM Yi MaChina	1,195,000(20 BB)	3	4
LZ Lin Zhaoyi	4,530,000(76 BB)	3	5
SY Song YingChina	2,525,000(42 BB)	3	6
JZ Jason ZhangChina	1,700,000(28 BB)	3	8

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	9,980,000(166 BB)
LZ Lin Zhaoyi	4,530,000(76 BB)
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	4,400,000(73 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	4,200,000(70 BB)
SY Song YingChina	2,525,000(42 BB)
JZ Jason ZhangChina	1,700,000(28 BB)
ZY Zhiyong YanChina	1,565,000(26 BB)
HW Huang WeiweiChina	1,440,000(24 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	1,195,000(20 BB)
HY Haibo YangChina	1,020,000(17 BB)
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	880,000(15 BB)

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 8:46:00 AM

Zhao Hongjun Takes On The Leader

Level 26: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Zhao Hongjun

Li Dong opens 125,000 from the button and takes big blind Zhao Hongjun to the flop 4♦ 5♥ 2♠ where Li's 100,000 c-bet finds a check-call for the turn 5♠ . Another 300,000 barrel gets check-called by Zhao to complete the board 2♥ who takes over the reins with a 700,000 lead. With the board hitting the big blind's range quite hard, Li Dong decides to let it go.

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	9,980,000(166 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	4,200,000(70 BB)

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 8:31:46 AM

Yan Zhiyong's Cowboys Take Him To A Double

Level 26: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Zhiyong Yan

Yan Zhiyong wakes up with K♠ K♣ in the cutoff and Yang Haibo looks at A♦ K♥ in the big blind for another preflop showdown with Yan at risk for 820,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZY Zhiyong YanChina	K♠K♣	1,880,000(31 BB)
HY Haibo YangChina	A♦K♥	1,050,000(18 BB)

Board:8♣2♥8♥J♥Q♦

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 8:26:29 AM

Zhang Jason Back To Where He Started

Level 26: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Cutoff Zhang Jason initiates the action with a raise to 150,000 and Ma Yi defends big blind to see the action flop K♠ 7♥ 4♣ . Zhang continues for 225,000, Ma check-jams to put Zhang all-in for a total 710,000, who snaps.

Player	Hand	Chips
JZ Jason ZhangChina	A♥K♣	1,810,000(30 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	K♥T♥	1,520,000(25 BB)

Board:J♣3♠

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 8:25:35 AM

Huang Weiwei Joins The Cracking-Aces-Club

Level 26: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Huang Weiwei

Under the gun Huang Weiwei declares all-in for 645,000 with 6♠ 6♦ and finds a happy customer in Ma Yi from the hijack who wakes up with A♣ A♠ . Ma's mood takes a 180 degree turn when the window shows the 6♥ and no more help on J♦ 3♣ 5♣ 2♣ arrives.

Player	Chips
YM Yi MaChina	2,380,000(40 BB)
HW Huang WeiweiChina	1,440,000(24 BB)

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 8:10:09 AM

Lam Ji Hu Is The Next Victim, Exiting In 12th for KRW 20,840,000 ($14,470)

Level 26: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Lam Ji Ho - 12th Place

Right the next hand Li Dong continues the pressure and finds his next victim in Lam Ji Hu, both getting it in pre with the latter being at risk for 620,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
LD Li DongChina	K♣K♦	9,970,000(166 BB)
LJ Lam Ji HoMalaysia	Q♠J♠	busted

Board:6♣2♥J♦2♣Q♣

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 7:57:05 AM

Sean Ooi Falls Next In 13th For KRW 20,840,000 ($14,470)

Level 26: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Sean Ooi - 13th Place

Picking up the action on J♦ 8♠ 8♦ 2♦ and a whopping 1,545,000 in the middle, Li Dong leads 350,000 in position and gets check-called from Sean Ooi to complete the board 4♦ Li puts Ooi all-in for 1,175,000 who snap calls with a flush K♦ J♥ , but receives bad news when Li Dong tables a boat with 4♥ 4♣ .

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	9,200,000(153 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	busted

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 7:54:20 AM

Ya Na Sent To The Payout Desk, Cashing KRW 18,770,000 ($13,030)

Level 26: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Ya Na - 14th Place

Lin Zhaoyi has A♠ A♦ and Ya Na wakes up with K♣ K♠ , ending up in a preflop showdown with Ya Na at risk for 580,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
LZ Lin Zhaoyi	A♠A♦	3,900,000(65 BB)
YN Ya NaChina	K♣K♠	busted

Board:2♦5♠4♦8♠4♥

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 7:51:12 AM

Ma Yi Finds No Opposition

Level 26: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Yi Ma

Under the gun +1 Ma Yi raises to 120,000 and takes 3 players to the flop 3♣ 7♥ 7♠ that gets checked to the turn 7♣ where a delayed c-bet of 200,000 takes it down for Ma Yi.

Player	Chips
YM Yi MaChina	3,080,000(51 BB)

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 7:48:33 AM

Table Balance

Level 26: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

After Zhang Yang's exit Li Zhongyao was moved from table 2 seat 3 to table 3 seat 1 and is probably quite happy about getting out of the big stack sandwich he was in.

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 7:47:26 AM

Zhao Hongjun Puts His Foot Down Pre

Level 26: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Zhao Hongjun

Under the gun +1 Zhao Hongjun min-raises to 120,000, Yang Haibo ups it to 280,000 from the hijack and Zhao forks out a hand ending 750,000 four-bet.

Player	Chips
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	3,300,000(55 BB)
HY Haibo YangChina	2,800,000(47 BB)

Level 26: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 14/1384

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 7:39:23 AM

Jacks Crack Rockets Again

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Song Ying

Under the gun +1 kicks us off with a raise to 100,000, Lin Zhaoyi makes it 225,000 from the hijack and Song Ying cold four-bet-jams her 795,000 stack with J♠ J♣ from the button. The initial raiser throws it away before Lin Zhaoyi snaps with A♠ A♥ . Song Ying has a big smile on her face when the window card is the J♥ and the board completes 6♥ 4♥ 5♠ Q♣ to cause a rapid unscheduled disassembly of Lin's rockets.

Player	Chips
LZ Lin Zhaoyi	3,405,000(68 BB)
SY Song YingChina	1,815,000(36 BB)

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 7:30:30 AM

Zhang Yang Exits In 15th for KRW 18,770,000 ($13,030)

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Yang Zhang - 15th Place

Looking at J♥ 8♥ in +1, Zhang Yang decides its go-time and declares all-in for 325,000 that quickly gets called by table leader Lin Zhaoyi with A♠ J♦ to dominate. The dealer keeps it interesting till the end on 5♥ 4♠ 6♠ 3♠ K♠ but ultimately sends Zhang Yang to the rail.

Player	Chips
LZ Lin Zhaoyi	4,200,000(84 BB)
YZ Yang ZhangChina	busted

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 7:28:57 AM

Li Zhongyao Back Above Average

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Zhongyao Li

Under the gun +1 Li Zhongyao rips his 975,000 stack and finds a customer in Yang Haibo from the big blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	A♣K♦	2,025,000(41 BB)
HY Haibo YangChina	A♦J♦	3,250,000(65 BB)

Board:2♠3♠9♥Q♠2♥

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 7:17:59 AM

Huang Weiwei's Nines Come Just At The Right Time

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Huang Weiwei

With the action folded to Zhang Yang in the small blind, he puts Huang Weiwei all-in for 690,000 in hope to collect the blinds. Huang doesnt oblige and instead calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
YZ Yang ZhangChina	K♠5♠	400,000(8 BB)
HW Huang WeiweiChina	9♣9♦	1,430,000(29 BB)

Board:2♥4♥8♦8♥Q♦

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 7:14:43 AM

Zhao Hongjun With A Big River Bet

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Zhao Hongjun

Sean Ooi opens 100,000 from the cutoff, Zhao Hongjun three-bets to 300,000 and a call from Ooi reveals the flop 9♥ T♣ T♠ where a 200,000 c-bet from Zhao gets check called for the turn 2♠ . No bets there take us to the river K♣ where Zhao Hongjun lays out a hefty 950,000 that gets the job done.

Player	Chips
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	2,750,000(55 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	1,530,000(31 BB)

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 7:02:02 AM

Table Draw With 15 Players Left In The Hunt

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Li Dong and Lin Zhaoyi in a great position to dominate their tables playing down to the Final 9.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
HY Haibo YangChina	3,915,000(78 BB)	2	1
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	4,655,000(93 BB)	2	2
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	1,250,000(25 BB)	2	3
LD Li DongChina	7,000,000(140 BB)	2	4
ZY Zhiyong YanChina	810,000(16 BB)	2	5
LJ Lam Ji HoMalaysia	1,150,000(23 BB)	2	6
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	1,400,000(28 BB)	2	7
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	2,000,000(40 BB)	2	8
YZ Yang ZhangChina	950,000(19 BB)	3	2
HW Huang WeiweiChina	890,000(18 BB)	3	3
YM Yi MaChina	2,500,000(50 BB)	3	4
LZ Lin Zhaoyi	3,950,000(79 BB)	3	5
SY Song YingChina	515,000(10 BB)	3	6
YN Ya NaChina	630,000(13 BB)	3	7
JZ Jason ZhangChina	720,000(14 BB)	3	8

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 7:01:09 AM

Ben Miller Eliminated In 16th for KRW 16,700,000 ($11,595)

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Ben Miller - 16th Place

Ben Miller almost jams from under the gun for 350,000, Huang Weiwei calls from the cutoff and the flop hits K♣ A♦ Q♣ with Miller going all-in for 5,000 holding A♣ T♦ and Huang calling with Q♦ Q♠ . The board completes A♥ and 8♦ to send Ben Miller packing.

Player	Chips
HW Huang WeiweiChina	890,000(18 BB)
BM Ben MillerUnited Kingdom	busted

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 6:49:49 AM

Jin Xudong Hangs On By A Thread

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Jin Xudong

Getting to the action with Jin Xudong and Li Zhongyao already all-in, with the latter being at risk for 510,000, the dealer has another big flip to decide.

Player	Hand	Chips
JX Jin XudongChina	Q♥Q♠	210,000(4 BB)
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	A♥K♥	1,095,000(22 BB)

Board:K♣4♥3♦6♦K♠

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 6:46:26 AM

Ma Yi Recovers Some

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Yi Ma

Yang Haibo makes use of his massive stack with a jam from the cutoff and small blind Ma Yi wagers his last 655,000 for a flip.

Player	Hand	Chips
HY Haibo YangChina	8♣8♠	4,495,000(90 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	A♦T♥	1,410,000(28 BB)

Board:9♥2♥4♥A♣J♠

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 6:44:26 AM

Yang Haibo Hands Out Double Knockout

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Haibo Yang

Yang Haibo makes it 100,000 from the cutoff, Anton Lu jams 1,520,000 from the button, big blind Xu Yuan calls for his remaining 515,000 and Yang fills up, putting both opponents at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
HY Haibo YangChina	A♠A♣	5,150,000(103 BB)
LA Lu Anton Zhen ZhaoAustralia	A♦Q♠	busted
XY Xu YuanChina	9♦9♠	busted

Board:Q♦8♣6♣K♥4♣

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 19/1384

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 6:20:23 AM

Chip Counts Going Into Level 25 With 19 Players Left

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Bai Yunpeng was just catapulted into 2nd place after winning a massive pot against a disgusted Ma Yi with 2♥ 4♠ on 7♣ 8♣ 4♥ 2♠ 4♣ .

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	7,185,000(180 BB)
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	5,215,000(130 BB)
HY Haibo YangChina	3,170,000(79 BB)
LZ Lin Zhaoyi	2,625,000(66 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	2,425,000(61 BB)
JZ Jason ZhangChina	1,700,000(43 BB)
LA Lu Anton Zhen ZhaoAustralia	1,520,000(38 BB)
ZY Zhiyong YanChina	1,380,000(35 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	1,165,000(29 BB)
SY Song YingChina	970,000(24 BB)
YN Ya NaChina	940,000(24 BB)
LJ Lam Ji HoMalaysia	895,000(22 BB)
JX Jin XudongChina	775,000(19 BB)
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	660,000(17 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	605,000(15 BB)
YZ Yang ZhangChina	580,000(15 BB)
HW Huang WeiweiChina	530,000(13 BB)
XY Xu YuanChina	515,000(13 BB)
BM Ben MillerUnited Kingdom	485,000(12 BB)

SMPSMP

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

Li Dong Increases Lead

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Li Dong

Zhao Hongjun opens 80,000 from +1 and takes three players to the flop Q♥ 2♦ 8♦ where the action gets checked to Li Dong on the button, making it 100,000. Big blind folds, Zhao calls and Song Ying check raises from the hijack to 305,000 that takes us to the turn 8♣ three-way where Li Dong takes it down with a 405,000 bet.

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	7,185,000(180 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	2,425,000(61 BB)
SY Song YingChina	970,000(24 BB)

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 6:10:50 AM

Yu Xiaotong's Unlucky Day

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Yu Xiaotong

After just losing a massive pot against Yang Haibo with 95% on the river, Yu Xiaotong picks up 7♥ 7♠ on the button and Yang Haibo has A♦ K♣ in the big blind. We didnt see how it happened, but both end up all-in pre with Yu Xiaotong being at risk for 950,000. Not being able to catch a break, Yu Xiaotong watches the dealer flip over 5♠ J♥ K♦ 9♥ K♠ and starts packing his things.

Player	Chips
HY Haibo YangChina	3,170,000(79 BB)
YX Yu XiaotongChina	busted

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 6:04:45 AM

Li Zhongyao Has Live Cards

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Zhongyao Li

Cutoff Li Zhongyao wagers his last 300,000 and chip leader Li Dong calls from the button with a slightly better hand.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	K♦9♦	700,000(18 BB)
LD Li DongChina	A♣8♣	5,400,000(135 BB)

Board:3♠9♥9♠K♥K♣

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 6:02:48 AM

Lim Chin Yu Eliminated In Blind Battle

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Lim Chin Yu

The action folds to small blind Lin Zhaoyi, who puts Lim Chin Yu all-in for 460,000 and receive a call, after Lim thought about it for a while.

Player	Hand	Chips
LZ Lin Zhaoyi	J♥6♣	2,700,000(68 BB)
LC Lim Chin YuMalaysia	7♣7♥	busted

Board:K♠6♥K♦A♦A♠

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 6:02:48 AM

Zheng Tianhao Out

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Li Dong opens 80,000 from +1, Zheng Tianhao jams 440,000 from the hijack, Li calls and Zheng is at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
LD Li DongChina	A♣K♣	5,700,000(143 BB)
ZT Zheng TianhaoChina	Q♥J♠	busted

Board:A♥A♦Q♦6♣8♠

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 6:00:38 AM

Yang Haibo In Trouble

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Haibo Yang

Yu Xiaotong has A♠ A♦ in the hijack and Yang Haibo, who just lost a massive pot, picks up J♦ J♣ on the button and they end up all-in pre. Going into day 3 as runner-up, Yang Haibo needs major help to not bust. The dealer erases almost all hope when flipping over 8♣ Q♦ 6♠ 4♣ but grants the two-outer when the river falls J♠ and Yang Haibo is back among the leaders.

Player	Chips
HY Haibo YangChina	2,360,000(59 BB)
YX Yu XiaotongChina	1,100,000(28 BB)

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 5:45:50 AM

Anton Lu Hits Massive Double

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Lu Anton Zhen Zhao

Yang Haibo and Anton Lu clash in the blinds until being all-in pre with the latter at risk for 1,030,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
HY Haibo YangChina	A♣J♦ SB	1,130,000(28 BB)
LA Lu Anton Zhen ZhaoAustralia	A♠Q♠ BB	2,100,000(53 BB)

Board:T♣7♥2♣9♠Q♣

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 5:43:57 AM

Li Zhongyao Needs An Ace

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Zhongyao Li

Song Ying opens 80,000 from the button, Li Zhongyao jams hi small blind for 325,000 and Song quickly calls to put Li in danger.

Player	Hand	Chips
SY Song YingChina	T♦T♠	1,735,000(43 BB)
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	A♣6♠	730,000(18 BB)

Board:7♠5♣5♥A♥2♦

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 5:43:08 AM

Zhao Hongjun Stands His Ground

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Zhao Hongjun

Picking up the action on the turn 5♣ J♥ 5♠ K♣ with 365,000 to play for, we see Li Dong separate 250,000 from his massive stack, but Zhao Hongjun min-check-raises to 500,000 and scoops the pot right there.

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	5,000,000(125 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	3,000,000(75 BB)

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 5:31:20 AM

Big Clash Of The Blinds

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Yi Ma

Under the gun +1 kicks off the action with a raise to 80,000, Ma Yi calls in the small blind, Xu Yuan slides a big 540,000 over the line, the initial raiser gets out of the way and Ma Yi jams 1,085,000 with 9♥ 9♣ . Xu Yuan barely covers, but calls with J♣ J♥ to dominate. Things are looking peachy for Xu Yuan when the dealer flips over 3♥ K♥ 7♣ 8♣ before going pear shaped on the river 9♦ , giving Ma a set and leaving Xu with less than 4BB.

Player	Chips
YM Yi MaChina	2,290,000(57 BB)
XY Xu YuanChina	135,000(3 BB)

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 5:25:54 AM

Lam Ji Ho Is Back In Contention

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Lam Ji Ho

Chip leader Li Dong opens 80,000 from the button and Lam Ji Ho defends his big to see the flop K♣ T♥ 5♥ where a 55,000 c-bet gets check-called. The turn T♦ has Li Dong fork out a second barrel of 150,000, but decides to let it go after Lam Ji Ho check-jams for about 750,000.

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	5,020,000(126 BB)
LJ Lam Ji HoMalaysia	1,200,000(30 BB)

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 5:20:55 AM

Huang Weiwei At Risk

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Huang Weiwei

Under the gun Huang Weiwei wakes up with 7♠ 7♣ and jams 305,000, small blind Ben Miller has a monster with A♥ Q♣ , fills up his small blind and starts digging. He doesnt strike gold on 2♥ 8♥ 9♦ 7♦ 9♥ and Huang Weiwei doubles up.

Player	Chips
BM Ben MillerUnited Kingdom	850,000(21 BB)
HW Huang WeiweiChina	690,000(17 BB)

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 5:17:05 AM

Chen Peng Needs To Win A Flip To Stay In The Running

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Chen Peng

Chen Peng declares all-in for 330,000 from +1 and Zhang Jason quickly calls from the small blind to put the former at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
CP Chen PengChina	9♣9♦	busted
JZ Jason ZhangChina	K♠J♣	2,435,000(61 BB)

Board:8♣3♦K♦5♠J♠

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 23/1384

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 5:11:15 AM

Ben Miller Stays Active

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Ben Miller

A 65,000 raise from the cutoff takes both blinds to the flop 3♥ 5♦ 6♥ where the big blinds takes a stab for 65,000, cutoff calls, but small blind Ben Miller scoops the pot with a 230,000 check-raise.

Player	Chips
BM Ben MillerUnited Kingdom	1,150,000(38 BB)

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 5:08:23 AM

Sua Shung Er Eliminated

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Sua Shung Er

Under the gun +1 Sua Shung Er jams for 60,000 and Ben Miller fills up his big blind to to dominate and put Sua at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
SS Sua Shung ErMalaysia		busted
BM Ben MillerUnited Kingdom		860,000(29 BB)

Board:K♥Q♥4♣6♥2♦

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 5:03:21 AM

Big Swing For Zhao Hongjun

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Zhao Hongjun

Zheng Tianhao min-raises 60,000 from under the gun, Zhao Hongjun pumps it to 150,000 from the hijack and Zheng calls to see the flop 2♥ 3♣ 5♠ where Zhao continues for 125,000 and Zheng check-calls for the turn 2♠ to hit the felt. A second barrel of 400,000 gets called again, this time with the use of a time bank, the board completes 8♦ and Zhao Hongjun forks out another 600,000 with K♦ K♠ . After the aid of an additional time bank, Zheng Tianhao finds the call, but throws it in the muck after seeing Zhao's over pair.

Player	Chips
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	3,000,000(100 BB)
ZT Zheng TianhaoChina	720,000(24 BB)

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 4:56:24 AM

Ya Na Is Next In Line For A Double

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Ya Na

Under the gun Zhang Jason wants 85,000 and big blind Ya Na wagers her last 410,000. Table chip leader Zhang Jason quickly calls, but is behind.

Player	Hand	Chips
JZ Jason ZhangChina	K♠J♦	2,600,000(87 BB)
YN Ya NaChina	A♠K♠	785,000(26 BB)

Board:T♦6♥9♠2♠8♥

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 4:54:20 AM

Double Up For Lin Zhaoyi

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Lin Zhaoyi

Under the gun +2 starts us off with a raise to 65,000, Sua Shung Er almost jams for 495,000 from the button, big blind Lin Zhaoyi cold calls for his remaining 440,000 which gets rid of the initial raiser and we have another player at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
SS Sua Shung ErMalaysia	6♠6♣	60,000(2 BB)
LZ Lin Zhaoyi	K♥K♠	990,000(33 BB)

Board:T♠K♣T♣9♣2♥

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 4:49:06 AM

Lam Ji Ho Triples Up

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Lam Ji Ho

Zhao Hongjun initiates the action with a 60,000 open from +1, followed by a 165,000 three-bet from Huang Weiwei in +2, big blind Lam Ji Ho declares all-in for 135,000 and Zhao fills up to see the flop 7♥ J♦ 8♠ . Huang successfully isolates with a 105,000 c-bet and is heads up with Lam, who is at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZH Zhao HongjunChina		1,650,000(55 BB)
HW Huang WeiweiChina	K♥Q♥	955,000(32 BB)
LJ Lam Ji HoMalaysia	8♣T♠	450,000(15 BB)

Board:7♠7♣

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 4:37:44 AM

Sua Shung Er Dominates To Double Up

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Sua Shung Er

Zhang Yang puts 500,000 in the middle from the button, putting Sua Shung Er all-in, who finds a call after four time banks go the dealers way to flip over A♠ T♦ against Zhang's 9♣ T♥ . Sua Shung Er sweats till the end on 7♦ K♣ 6♣ J♣ A♥ , but comes out on top for a much needed Double up.

Player	Chips
YZ Yang ZhangChina	975,000(33 BB)
SS Sua Shung ErMalaysia	500,000(17 BB)

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 4:34:51 AM

Song Ying Continues Her Early Charge

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Song Ying

Huang Weiwei makes it 65,000 from the cutoff and takes two players to the flop 8♣ T♣ 3♠ where Huang lays out a 65,000 c-bet, raised to 150,000 by Song Ying on the button that shuts down the action.

Player	Chips
SY Song YingChina	1,800,000(60 BB)
HW Huang WeiweiChina	985,000(33 BB)

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 4:25:56 AM

Ye Chen Another Early Victim

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Ye Chen

Ye Chen opens 60,000 from the hijack, Song Ying defends her big blind with a three-bet to 175,000 and Ye fills up to lay eyes on the flop 9♥ A♥ 4♣ . Song leads 120,000, Ye jams for 535,000 and Song quickly calls with top two.

Player	Hand	Chips
YC Ye ChenChina	K♠9♠	busted
SY Song YingChina	A♦9♣	1,640,000(55 BB)

Board:4♥T♣

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 4:15:09 AM

Li Dong Comes Out Of The Gate Swinging

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Li Dong

Lin Zhaoyi kicks off the action with a raise to 60,000 from the hijack, cutoff Li Dong ups it to 160,000 and Lin calls to see the flop 9♠ Q♥ 2♦ . A 75,000 c-bet from Li forces Lin to check-fold.

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	5,460,000(182 BB)
LZ Lin Zhaoyi	495,000(17 BB)

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 4:14:05 AM

Zhou Peng Becomes First Elimination

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Zhang Jason opens his small blind to 65,000, Zhou Peng jams his big blind for 530,000 with Zhang calling and putting the first player at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
JZ Jason ZhangChina	6♥8♥	2,600,000(87 BB)
PZ Peng ZhouChina	K♥T♣	busted

Board:8♦J♠3♣4♦Q♣

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 27/1384

SMPSMP

2/19/2025, 11:54:01 PM

Poker Dream 16 Main Event Day 3 Has Begun

Shuffle up and deal!

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2/19/2025, 6:35:32 PM

Poker Dream 16 Main Event Day 3 Kicks Off At 1pm Local Time

Level 22: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

We are heading into Day 3 of the Poker Dream 16 Main Event at the Jeju Shinhwa World in South Korea. The event surpassed the guarantee hitting a total prize pool of KR₩ 2,580,588,000 (~USD 1,790,086) after 11 opening flights and 1,394 combined entries. A total of 151 players started Day 2 - excluding some multiples that collected Poker Dream Bonuses for their efforts - with 27 players still standing at the end who will gather later at 1pm local on February 20 to play down to the final table.

Everyone still in the running already has KRW 10,540,000 ($7,320) in the bank, but all the players will have their sights set on the top prize of 376,000,000 KRW ($261,045) and bragging rights.

Li Dong will start the day as chip leader with 4,910,000 (196BB), more than double of runner-up Yang Haibo's 2,430,000 (97BB) who is closely followed by Zhang Jason with 2,040,000 (81BB).

Live updates will be running until the end!

Day 3 Seat Draw

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
BM Ben MillerUnited Kingdom	450,000(18 BB)	1	1
HY Haibo YangChina	2,430,000(97 BB)	1	2
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	1,438,000(58 BB)	1	3
LC Lim Chin YuMalaysia	775,000(31 BB)	1	5
YW Yilong WangChina	425,000(17 BB)	1	6
LA Lu Anton Zhen ZhaoAustralia	1,565,000(63 BB)	1	7
YZ Yang ZhangChina	1,385,000(55 BB)	1	8
YX Yu XiaotongChina	1,855,000(74 BB)	2	1
ZY Zhiyong YanChina	1,235,000(49 BB)	2	2
JZ Jason ZhangChina	2,040,000(82 BB)	2	4
PZ Peng ZhouChina	560,000(22 BB)	2	5
HW Huang WeiweiChina	800,000(32 BB)	2	6
YN Ya NaChina	785,000(31 BB)	2	7
LJ Lam Ji HoMalaysia	240,000(10 BB)	2	8
YM Yi MaChina	1,605,000(64 BB)	3	1
XY Xu YuanChina	1,660,000(66 BB)	3	2
LZ Lin Zhaoyi	735,000(29 BB)	3	3
LD Li DongChina	4,910,000(196 BB)	3	5
SS Sua Shung ErMalaysia	355,000(14 BB)	3	6
JX Jin XudongChina	270,000(11 BB)	3	7
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	1,570,000(63 BB)	3	8
ZT Zheng TianhaoChina	1,925,000(77 BB)	4	2
YC Ye ChenChina	710,000(28 BB)	4	3
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	660,000(26 BB)	4	4
CP Chen PengChina	1,490,000(60 BB)	4	5
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	630,000(25 BB)	4	6
SY Song YingChina	915,000(37 BB)	4	8