South Korea, Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT #3

2025.02.15 - 2025.02.21Add to Calendar

Poker Dream

Blind level

Level 31: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Entries

1/1,384

Total Chips

33,457,445

Average

33,457,445

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SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 11:19:08 AM

Li Dong Hoists The Poker Dream 16 Main Event Trophy For A KRW 376,000,000 ($261,045) Payday

Level 31: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Li Dong - Poker Dream 16 Main Event Champion

After four days, 31 levels, conquering a field of 1,394 players and absolutely dominating the final table, Li Dong emerges as the new Poker Dream 16 Main Event Champion here at the Jeju Shinhwa World in South Korea. The event surpassed the guarantee hitting a total prize pool of a whopping KR₩ 2,580,588,000 (~USD 1,790,086) after 11 opening flights.

"I’m happy, but not that happy, to be honest, because it reminds me of the WPT Main Event at the Jeju Poker Festival in November last year. I made a mistake on the final table and finished in third place in that event. If it weren’t for that mistake, my first main event trophy would have come to me sooner."

Getting the chip lead late on Day 2 he never looked back, retaining the top spot throughout the rest of the tournament and single handedly knocked out six out of his eight opponents on the final table. An absolute masterclass!

"Generally speaking, as the chip leader, I had prepared myself with a strategy of acting according to the circumstances. If the opponent presented a strong hand, I would consider giving up the pot, because my deep stack allowed me to do so, but if the opponent showed weakness, I would try to take advantage of that."

One of the pivotal moments that took him to victory was hand #79 with five players left, when he opened 2BB from the button with T♠ 6♦ and big blind Jason Zhang - 2nd in chips with 35BB at the time - called for a flop T♥ 7♥ K♥ where Li continued for 1.9BB, Zhang check-called, the turn came 4♦ and Zhang switched to a lead for 2.5BB. Li raised to 11.2BB, got called by Zhang who then jammed for almost 20BB on the river 3♠ . After using three time banks Li called, eliminating Zhang who had A♥ 8♦ that left him with 138BB while 2nd and 3rd in chips had 28BB.

"Before the final day, I played against Jason and found that he often led without strong made hands in his range. Instead, facing aggressive players like me, he was highly likely to check-raise if he had strong made hands in his range. So, when he led, I would think he only had draws or weak made hands. Back to this hand, I knew he didn’t hit a flush on the flop. So, when he jammed in the river, it was a “flush or bluff” situation in his hand. I admit I was feeling a lot of pressure because if that all-in was not a bluff and I called, I would loose a large amount of chips and Jason would become the chip leader. That’s why I used up all my three time bank cards and made the decision to call in the last second. That hand was very difficult to me and definitely one of the key moments in my tournament life."

Shortly after that he knocked out 2nd in chips Ma Yi and 4th Lin Zhaoyi, who both had ace-king, hitting a straight with jack-ten and ended the tournament the very next hand with Q♠ Q♥ against Song Ying's K♠ 6♣ .

Well done to everyone and congratulations to the very worthy winner!

Final Table Results:

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
1	LD Li DongChina	$261,045
2	SY Song YingChina	$157,980
3	YM Yi MaChina	$111,050
4	LZ Lin ZhaoyiChina	$83,345
5	JZ Jason ZhangChina	$64,130
6	ZY Zhiyong YanChina	$47,065
7	ZH Zhao HongjunChina	$34,720
8	HY Haibo YangChina	$24,850
9	ZL Zhongyao LiChina	$19,420

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 9:48:19 AM

Song Ying Finishes Runner-Up Cashing KRW 227,548,000 ($157,980) For Her Efforts

Level 31: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Song Ying - 2nd Place

The first and last hand of the heads-up starts with Li Dong min-raising 400,000, Song Ying asks for the all-in triangle and before it gets to her, Li Dong already called and flipped over Q♠ Q♥ , dominating Song Ying's K♠ 6♣ . The dealer speeds up the inevitable by flipping over 9♦ 6♥ 7♠ 9♥ A♥ , ending Song Ying's stellar run and leaving Li Dong as last man standing.

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	34,000,000(170 BB)
SY Song YingChina	busted

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 9:31:49 AM

Chip Counts Entering A Very Lopsided Heads-Up

Level 31: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	29,000,000(145 BB)
SY Song YingChina	4,200,000(21 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 9:24:08 AM

Double Elimination For Lin Zhaoyi In 4th Taking Home KRW 120,050,000 ($83,345) And Ma Yi In 3rd Banking KRW 159,950,000 ($111,050)

Level 31: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Yi Ma - 3rd Place

Lin Zhaoyi - 4th Place

Under the gun Lin Zhaoyi opens 1,500,000, small blind Ma Yi calls and big blind Dong Li jams his massive stack. Lin calls his remaining 125,000 and Ma Yi fills up for a total of 6,300,000 as well, putting Li Dong in a position to knock out two players.

Player	Hand	Chips
LZ Lin ZhaoyiChina	A♦K♣	busted
YM Yi MaChina	A♥K♠	busted
LD Li DongChina	J♦T♠	29,000,000(145 BB)

Board:J♥3♥Q♠8♥9♠

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 9:08:00 AM

Ma Yi Picks Up Rockets

Level 31: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Yi Ma

After three-betting fives against an open by the chip leader to pick up the pot before, Ma Yi wakes up with A♦ A♣ on the button and raises to 525,000. Big blind Lin Zhaoyi looks at K♣ Q♦ , declares all-in and Ma snaps to be at risk for 3,200,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
YM Yi MaChina	A♦A♣	6,700,000(34 BB)
LZ Lin ZhaoyiChina	Q♦K♣	1,700,000(9 BB)

Board:9♠T♦6♥Q♥T♥

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 9:04:54 AM

Song Yi Doubles Through The Chip Leader

Level 31: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Song Ying

After winning the two previous hands preflop, Li Dong kicks off the action with another 500,000 raise from the button, Song Ying jams her remaining 1,900,000 from the big blind and Li calls for a very close race.

Player	Hand	Chips
LD Li DongChina	K♦9♦ D	22,000,000(110 BB)
SY Song YingChina	A♥7♦ BB	4,200,000(21 BB)

Board:J♥7♠T♣2♥2♠

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 8:58:19 AM

Lin Zhaoyi Triple Barrel Bluffs

Level 31: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Lin Zhaoyi

Opening 400,000 from the button with 9♠ 8♥ , Lin Zhaoyi takes big blind Ma Yi to the flop 5♠ T♠ 6♣ . Two barrels of 300,000 and 750,000 get check-called by Ma to complete the board J♦ and 2♦ . After consuming a time bank, Lin Zhaoyi fires another 1,000,000 with nine-high and Ma Yi folds his missed flush-draw K♠ 3♠ .

Player	Chips
LZ Lin ZhaoyiChina	6,100,000(31 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	2,800,000(14 BB)

Level 31: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 4/1384

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 8:40:21 AM

Current Stacks With 4 Players Left In The Hunt For The Trophy

Level 30: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	22,000,000(138 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	4,400,000(28 BB)
LZ Lin ZhaoyiChina	4,400,000(28 BB)
SY Song YingChina	2,600,000(16 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 8:26:02 AM

Jason Zhang Out In 5th For KRW 92,370,000 ($64,130)

Level 30: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Jason Zhang

After losing a small pot against Ma Yi, Jason Zhang defends his small blind with A♥ 8♦ against Li Dongs 325,000 open from the button and we get treated with the monochrome flop T♥ 7♥ K♥ . Li continues for 300,000 and Zhang floats to the turn 4♦ where he takes the reins with a 400,000 lead that gets countered by a raise to 1,800,000 by Li Dong. After calling, looking at the 3♠ river and having missed his nut-flush-draw, Jason Zhang decides to pull the trigger, jamming 3,000,000 into a 5,200,000 pot with ace high which sends Li Dong deep into the tank. One time bank, two time banks, three time banks go the dealers way before Li Dong makes an incredible call with T♠ 6♦ , sending Jason Zhang to the rail.

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	22,000,000(138 BB)
JZ Jason ZhangChina	busted

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 8:19:22 AM

Jason Zhang Eats Into The Leaders Stack

Level 30: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Jason Zhang opens 320,000 from under the gun with A♦ J♦ and Li Dong defends big with 6♦ 2♦ for a spicy flop K♦ J♠ 8♦ . Zhangs 340,000 cbet gets peeled for the turn Q♣ getting checked around and the board completes 4♣ . Li Dong forks out a 2,000,000 over-bet to put Zhang to the test who makes a great call and catches the leader with his pants down.

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	16,000,000(100 BB)
JZ Jason ZhangChina	6,100,000(38 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 8:14:16 AM

Ma Yi With Another Double Up

Level 30: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Under the gun Li Dong opens 400,000, big blind Ma Yi jams 1,700,000 and Li calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
LD Li DongChina	K♣J♦ UTG	19,000,000(119 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	J♥J♣ BB	1,700,000(11 BB)

Board:6♠9♠2♠3♥8♠

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 8:01:32 AM

Lin Zhaoyi and Li Dong Pick Up Chips

Level 30: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Lin Zhaoyi

With two successful three-bets preflop each, Lin Zhaoyi and Li Dong are the biggest winners of the last few hands.

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	21,000,000(131 BB)
LZ Lin ZhaoyiChina	5,100,000(32 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 7:59:14 AM

Double Up For Ma Yi

Level 30: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Yi Ma

Button Ma Yi leaves himself 50,000 when he puts in a 1,100,000 raise with A♣ T♠ , gets called by big blind Jason Zhang with Q♦ J♠ for the flop K♦ 2♣ 4♥ where the all-in and a call is just a formality. The board completes 8♣ and 5♠ granting Ma Yi a much needed double up.

Player	Chips
JZ Jason ZhangChina	3,700,000(23 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	2,500,000(16 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 7:55:15 AM

Jason Zhang Surrenders Some To Li Dong

Level 30: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Jason Zhang

Li Dong raises to 325,000 from the button with Q♥ J♥ and Jason Zhang defends his small blind holding T♦ 6♦ to see the flop A♠ A♦ 7♥ where Li continues for 200,000 and Zhang peels for the turn J♣ . Zhang switches gears to a 400,000 lead, gets called, the board completes T♥ and he slides out another 500,000 lead. Not impressed, Li Dong jams to put Jason Zhang all-in for 4,600,000 more and scoops the pot.

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	17,000,000(106 BB)
JZ Jason ZhangChina	4,600,000(29 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 7:47:42 AM

Current Chip Counts

Level 30: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

After Li Dong and Song Ying picked up some more blinds, the Top 5 chip counts are:

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	18,000,000(113 BB)
JZ Jason ZhangChina	6,100,000(38 BB)
SY Song YingChina	4,100,000(26 BB)
LZ Lin ZhaoyiChina	4,100,000(26 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	1,500,000(9 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 7:43:08 AM

Yan Zhiyong's Run Ends In 6th, Taking Home KRW 67,790,000 ($47,065)

Level 30: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Zhiyong Yan - 6th Place

After losing a big pot against Lin Zhaoyi the hand before, Li Dong opens 400,000 from the cutoff with A♥ Q♦ , big blind Yan Zhiyong figures A♣ 9♥ is crushing the chip leaders opening range and jams for 1,900,000, but gets the bad news when Li calls with a bigger ace.

Player	Hand	Chips
LD Li DongChina	A♥Q♦ CO	17,000,000(106 BB)
ZY Zhiyong YanChina	A♣9♥ BB	busted

Board:J♦5♣2♣5♠K♣

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 7:35:38 AM

Zhao Hongjun Takes Trip To The Payout Desk To Bank KRW 50,010,000 ($34,720) For 7th

Level 30: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Zhao Hongjun - 7th Place

Zhao Hongjun open-jams his cutoff for 1,400,000 and big blind Jason Zhang tries to eliminate.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	K♥6♥ CO	busted
JZ Jason ZhangChina	A♦3♦ BB	6,800,000(43 BB)

Board:2♦Q♦K♦5♣4♣

Level 30: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/1384

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 7:28:00 AM

Jason Zhang Continues To Chip Up

Level 29: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Ma Yi starts us off with a raise to 300,000 from under the gun, Jason Zhang calls from the hijack and big blind Zhao Hongjun defends big to see a three-way flop 2♦ 2♥ 4♥ . Ma c-bets 300,000 and everyone pays up to see the turn K♣ that gets checked to Zhang in position, who forks out 400,000 to take it down.

Player	Hand	Chips
YM Yi MaChina	8♠8♦ UTG	1,700,000(14 BB)
JZ Jason ZhangChina	9♠9♥ HJ	5,300,000(44 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	5♠4♠ BB	1,500,000(13 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 7:22:15 AM

Triple Barrel For Li Dong

Level 29: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Li Dong

Keeping the pressure on, we have Li Dong open another pot from hijack for 240,000 to take big blind Yan Zhiyong to the flop 5♦ 6♠ 9♥ . Li Dong triple barrels 215,000, 700,000 and 600,000 with Yan Zhiyong check-calling twice for the board to complete 2♠ and A♣ , before going deep in the tank with 8♦ 8♣ . After handing the dealer three time banks, Yan Zhiyong finds a good fold against Li Dong's A♠ 3♣ .

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	16,000,000(133 BB)
ZY Zhiyong YanChina	2,100,000(18 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 7:14:46 AM

Jason Zhang In 3rd After Starting The Day Short

Level 29: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Jason Zhang

Having picked up a pot against Li Dong pre a while back we see Jason Zhang defend his big blind with 8♠ 5♥ against Zhao Hongjun's 250,000 open from the cutoff with A♦ 4♥ to lay eyes on the flop 5♦ 6♦ 7♠ where Zhang opts to donk-bet for 175,000 and Zhao floats. After the turn 5♣ hits the felt, Zhang check-calls Zhao's 300,000 bet for the board to complete 7♥ that gets checked around and Jason Zhang's boat wins the pot.

Player	Chips
JZ Jason ZhangChina	4,000,000(33 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	2,200,000(18 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 7:01:56 AM

Small Pots Are Being Traded

Level 29: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Song Ying and Li Dong are cementing their leads, picking up a few blinds and small pots before Ma Yi finds A♥ K♠ in the big blind to jam into Li Dong's open to win his first pot in a while.

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	14,000,000(117 BB)
SY Song YingChina	4,100,000(34 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	2,400,000(20 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 6:51:27 AM

Yan Zhiyong Wins Big Against Chip Leader

Level 29: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Zhiyong Yan

After picking up the blinds in three out of the last four hands, Li Dong defends his big blind with T♣ 5♦ against Yan Zhiyong's 240,000 open from hijack with 8♠ 8♥ . The flop J♠ 2♦ 3♣ has Yan c-bet 150,000, gets check-raised to 350,000 by Li and a call reveals the turn 9♣ where Li forks out another 600,000. After consuming a time bank, Yan Zhiyong pulls the trigger for a 1,800,000 all-in and scoops the pot.

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	14,000,000(117 BB)
ZY Zhiyong YanChina	3,800,000(32 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 6:41:16 AM

Lin Zhaoyi Picks Up Massive Pot Pre

Level 29: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Lin Zhaoyi

Zhao Hongjun gets the ball rolling with a 240,000 raise from the hijack holding K♦ Q♣ , button Li Dong three-bets 650,000 with Q♥ 7♠ , but Lin Zhaoyi scoops the pot after cold four-betting 1,600,000 with J♦ J♣ from the big blind.

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	15,000,000(125 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	3,500,000(29 BB)
LZ Lin ZhaoyiChina	3,400,000(28 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 6:24:11 AM

Yang Haibo Exits In 8th For KRW 35,790,000 ($24,850)

Level 29: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Haibo Yang - 8th Place

After taking down a pot pre-flop against Li Dong with a three-bet, Song Ying picks up J♥ J♦ in the hijack and jams into Yang Haibo's 1,500,000 open from under the gun who fills up for a total of 1,700,000 with A♠ Q♥ and the spotlight is on the dealer.

Player	Chips
SY Song YingChina	4,100,000(34 BB)
HY Haibo YangChina	busted

Level 29: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 8/1384

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 6:11:53 AM

Current Chip Stacks Going Into Level 29

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	16,000,000(160 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	3,600,000(36 BB)
JZ Jason ZhangChina	3,200,000(32 BB)
ZY Zhiyong YanChina	2,800,000(28 BB)
LZ Lin ZhaoyiChina	2,400,000(24 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	2,400,000(24 BB)
HY Haibo YangChina	1,700,000(17 BB)
SY Song YingChina	1,600,000(16 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 6:00:58 AM

Li Dong Stays In Charge

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Li Dong

After picking up the blinds and another small pot with 6♠ 5♣ on A♦ 8♥ 8♣ two hands ago, Li Dong opens 200,000 from under the gun +1 holding A♣ 3♣ to take big blind Zhao Hongjun to the flop 6♦ T♥ 2♣ where a 200,000 c-bet gets called by Zhao for the turn 7♠ and a second barrel of 700,000 gets the job done for Li Dong.

Player	Hand	Chips
LD Li DongChina	A♣3♣	15,000,000(150 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	A♦5♦	3,700,000(37 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 5:56:01 AM

Yang Haibo Picks Up Another Pot

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Haibo Yang

Ma Yi kicks off the action with a 200,000 open from the cutoff holding K♥ J♣, Jason Zhang fills his small blind with J♥ 9♣ , but Yang Haibo scoops the pot after declaring all-in for 1,500,000 with A♠ Q♥ from the big blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
YM Yi MaChina	K♥J♣ CO	2,400,000(24 BB)
JZ Jason ZhangChina	J♥9♣ SB	3,100,000(31 BB)
HY Haibo YangChina	A♠Q♥ BB	2,000,000(20 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 5:53:37 AM

Song Ying Puts Pressure Pre

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

With Yan Zhiyong opening 200,000 from +2, holding A♥ Q♥ we see Song Ying jam for 2,000,000 in the hijack with A♠ K♥ and Yan finds a strong fold after the aid of two time banks.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZY Zhiyong YanChina	A♥Q♥	2,800,000(28 BB)
SY Song YingChina	A♠K♥	2,500,000(25 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 5:46:05 AM

Li Dong Marches Ahead

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

After Yang Haibo picks up his first hand, Li Dong collects the blinds twice to get to 14,000,000 in chips.

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	14,000,000(140 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	2,600,000(26 BB)
HY Haibo YangChina	1,600,000(16 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 5:40:50 AM

Song Ying Picks Up A Pot

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Song Ying

After winning some chips against Li Dong pre, three-betting Queens, Jason Zhang opens 200,000 from +2 and takes small blind Song Ying to the flop 6♥ K♠ 5♠ that gets checked to the turn 7♣ and river T♥ , where a 230,000 lead from Song ends the hand.

Player	Hand	Chips
JZ Jason ZhangChina	K♠J♦	3,500,000(35 BB)
SY Song YingChina	Q♦Q♥	2,100,000(21 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 5:29:48 AM

Li Dong Recovers

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Li Dong

After picking up the blinds, Li Dong looks at 9♠ 9♦ and raises to 250,000 to take big blind Lin Zhaoyi to the flop 7♦ 3♠ K♥ where a 150,000 c-bet and a call is all the action we see until the board completes A♥ and 6♥ with Li Dong's nines taking it down.

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	14,000,000(140 BB)
LZ Lin ZhaoyiChina	3,100,000(31 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 5:28:13 AM

Jason Zhang Continues His Run

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Li Dong opens 200,000 from the button with 9♠ 9♦ and Jason Zhang defends big with A♣ 2♣ to see the flop 8♠ 3♣ 4♥ where a 250,000 c-bet from Li gets called for the turn J♣ . Another 450,000 continuation gets called for the board to complete A♠ , where Li Dong checks back and has to surrender the pot to Zhang's last minute top pair.

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	13,000,000(130 BB)
JZ Jason ZhangChina	3,300,000(33 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 5:24:11 AM

Li Zhongyao Becomes First Elimination For KRW 27,970,000 ($19,420) In 9th

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Zhongyao Li - 9th Place

After an open limp from the small blind, Li Dong snaps Li Zhongyao's 700,000 jam and we have the first player at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
LD Li DongChina	Q♥Q♣ SB	14,000,000(140 BB)
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	8♠8♦ BB	busted

Board:K♣3♦3♣7♦2♦

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 5:20:09 AM

Jason Zhang Keeps Digging

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Jason Zhang

With a 200,000 open from +1, Jason Zhang takes big blind Li Dong to the flop 6♦ A♣ 2♠ that gets checked to the turn K♥ , where a delayed c-bet of 250,000 takes down the pot for Zhang.

Player	Hand	Chips
JZ Jason ZhangChina	K♦J♥	2,400,000(24 BB)
LD Li DongChina	Q♠6♣	13,000,000(130 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 5:17:09 AM

Current Stacks

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	13,000,000(130 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	4,400,000(44 BB)
LZ Lin ZhaoyiChina	3,500,000(35 BB)
ZY Zhiyong YanChina	3,200,000(32 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	2,900,000(29 BB)
JZ Jason ZhangChina	2,100,000(21 BB)
SY Song YingChina	1,700,000(17 BB)
HY Haibo YangChina	1,600,000(16 BB)
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	800,000(8 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 5:14:10 AM

Yan Zhiyong Chips Up

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Zhiyong Yan

Cutoff Yan Zhiyong opens 200,000 with A♦ 2♣ and Ma Yi defends big with 9♦ 9♣ to see the flop J♣ K♣ 7♣ where a 150,000 c-bet from Yan gets called to the turn 3♦, where Yan Zhiyong's 300,000 second barrel gets Ma Yi off of the better hand.

Player	Chips
ZY Zhiyong YanChina	3,200,000(32 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	2,900,000(29 BB)

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/1384

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 5:10:10 AM

Zhao Hongjun Recovers

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

Zhao Hongjun

After picking up the blinds with A♠ Q♣, Zhao Hongjun defends his big against an 160,000 open from Lin Zhaoyi to see the flop 2♦ 8♦ 4♦ that gets checked to the turn Q♠ and further to the river 7♠ , where Zhao slides out 200,000 with Q♣ J♦ to take down the pot uncontested.

Player	Hand	Chips
LZ Lin ZhaoyiChina	A♣2♣	3,500,000(44 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	Q♣J♦	4,500,000(56 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 5:01:05 AM

Li Dong Bounces Back To 13M

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

After three betting to 400,000 pre, Li Dong takes initial raiser Ma Yi to the flop 3♣ 5♥ 6♠ where a 225,000 c-bet takes it down for him.

Player	Hand	Chips
YM Yi MaChina	J♥T♥	3,400,000(43 BB)
LD Li DongChina	J♣J♠	13,000,000(163 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 4:55:04 AM

Early Double Up For Jason Zhang Against The Chip Leader

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

Jason Zhang

Li Dong jams his massive stack from the cutoff to apply pressure, but small blind Jason Zhang wakes up with sixes and goes for it.

Player	Hand	Chips
LD Li DongChina	7♣5♣ CO	13,000,000(163 BB)
JZ Jason ZhangChina	6♥6♦ SB	2,100,000(26 BB)

Board:6♣2♣3♣7♦7♠

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 4:51:34 AM

The Li Dong Show Begins

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

Li Dong

Opening to 160,000 from the button, Zhao Hongjun takes big blind Li Dong to the flop K♦ 7♦ 3♣ that gets checked around to the turn 4♠ where Li Dong leads 400,000 and Zhao calls. The board completes 6♥ and Li Dong fires another 900,000 with queen high to take it down against Zhao who folds bottom pair.

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	13,000,000(163 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	3,900,000(49 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 4:43:04 AM

Poker Dream 16 Main Event Final 9 Begins!

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

Cards are in the air! Good Luck everyone!

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 12:04:53 PM

The Newest Poker Dream Main Event Champion Will Be Crowned Today

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

Poker Dream 16 Main Event is headed into Day 4 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, and on Day 3 they played down from 27 to the Final 9 who will gather later at 1pm local on February 21 to crown the winner.

Everyone still in the running are from China ensuring a back-to-back PD Jeju champion from the mainland. They are all guaranteed KRW 27,970,000 ($19,420) in the bank and will have their sights set on the top prize of KRW 376,000,000 ($261,045) and bragging rights.

Li Dong will start the day first in chips with a towering 12,790,000 (160BB), more than 38% of all chips in play! Zhao Hongjun will start second in chips though very far behind the leader with 4,430,000 (55BB), and ranked third is Lin Zhaoyi with 3,900,000 (49BB).

The Final 9 will resume play on level 27 (40,000/80,000/80,000) and the live updates will cover 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)

Final 9 Payouts

Place	Payout (USD)
1	$261,045
2	$157,980
3	$111,050
4	$83,345
5	$64,130
6	$47,065
7	$34,720
8	$24,850
9	$19,420