South Korea, Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT #3

2025.02.15 - 2025.02.21Add to Calendar

Poker Dream

Zheng Tianhao

China

Place

22nd

Prize

$8,720

Prize (KRW)

₩12,560,000

Blind level

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

Entries

9/1,384

Total Chips

33,433,000

Average

3,714,778

Day 3

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, 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)

Blind level

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

Entries

27/1,384

Total Chips

33,433,000

Average

123,259

Day 2

SMPSMP

2/19/2025, 1:07:25 PM

Li Dong Increases Lead Even More

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

Having the largest stack to work with, Li Dong opens another hand from under the gun to 50,000 and takes three customers to the flop 6♦ 8♦ K♠ that gets checked to the hijack in position, who makes it 75,000 that gets rid of one, Li calls and Zheng Tianhao raises to 200,000. Only Li sticks around for the turn K♦ where Zheng fires another 300,000 and Li check-calls once more to complete the board 2♦ . Two checks have Li Dong flip over another winner with A♠ 8♥ and Zheng mucks.

Player	Chips
LD Li DongChina	4,765,000(191 BB)
ZT Zheng TianhaoChina	1,640,000(66 BB)

SMPSMP

2/19/2025, 12:40:48 PM

Yang Zhihua Bites The Dust

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Yang Zhihua

With 240,000 in the middle and Q♠ Q♣ T♣ 5♦ on the board Zheng Tianhao leads 115,000, Yang Zhihua raises to 250,000 and Zheng puts Yang allin for 525,000 total holding Q♦ 9♣ . Yang quickly calls with J♦ J♠ , cant find another jack with the board completing K♣ and starts packing up.

Player	Chips
ZT Zheng TianhaoChina	2,140,000(107 BB)
YZ Yang ZhihuaChina	busted

SMPSMP

2/19/2025, 11:44:48 AM

Zheng Tianhao Takes A Chunk Off Anton Lu's Stack

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Zheng Tianhao

Under the gun +2 Zheng Tianhao opens 40,000 and takes two customers to the flop 5♥ 8♦ 8♥ that gets checked to the turn J♣ . A delayed c-bet of 65,000 by Zheng keeps only Anton Lu around for the river Q♣ where he fires another 245,000 with 9♥ T♥ . Lu calls and mucks, handing a big pot to Zheng Tianhao.

Player	Chips
ZT Zheng TianhaoChina	1,600,000(80 BB)
LA Lu Anton Zhen ZhaoAustralia	1,380,000(69 BB)

SMPSMP

2/19/2025, 10:49:16 AM

Top Stacks

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Player	Chips
YW Yilong WangChina	2,530,000(158 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	1,950,000(122 BB)
LA Lu Anton Zhen ZhaoAustralia	1,740,000(109 BB)
HY Haibo YangChina	1,420,000(89 BB)
LZ Lin Zhaoyi	1,415,000(88 BB)
LK Lee Kyung MinUnited States of America	1,255,000(78 BB)
YM Yi MaChina	1,250,000(78 BB)
ZX Zhang XiangChina	1,200,000(75 BB)
ZT Zheng TianhaoChina	1,200,000(75 BB)
YC Ye ChenChina	1,155,000(72 BB)
CP Chen PengChina	1,155,000(72 BB)
YZ Yang ZhangChina	1,135,000(71 BB)
YN Ya NaChina	970,000(61 BB)
HW Huang WeiweiChina	930,000(58 BB)
XY Xu YuanChina	880,000(55 BB)
LC Lim Chin YuMalaysia	865,000(54 BB)
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	803,000(50 BB)
ZY Zhiyong YanChina	775,000(48 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	760,000(48 BB)
SY Song YingChina	735,000(46 BB)
LX Li XinzeLiberia	710,000(44 BB)
YX Yu XiaotongChina	665,000(42 BB)
SS Sua Shung ErMalaysia	640,000(40 BB)
ZL Zhongyao LiChina	555,000(35 BB)
PZ Peng ZhouChina	545,000(34 BB)
BM Ben MillerUnited Kingdom	540,000(34 BB)
DD Dongxu DaiChina	530,000(33 BB)
JX Jin XudongChina	515,000(32 BB)
CX Chen XiongChina	510,000(32 BB)
YW Yucheng WangChina	480,000(30 BB)
YZ Yang ZhihuaChina	382,000(24 BB)
JX Jing XuChina	365,000(23 BB)
JY Jia YuequanChina	305,000(19 BB)
JL Jason LiUnited States of America	292,000(18 BB)
LJ Lam Ji HoMalaysia	225,000(14 BB)
ZJ Zhu JieChina	170,000(11 BB)

SMPSMP

2/19/2025, 8:33:50 AM

Chip Counts Going Into Level 19 With 59 Player Left

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Player	Chips
LA Lu Anton Zhen ZhaoAustralia	1,500,000(150 BB)
YC Ye ChenChina	1,327,000(133 BB)
ZT Zheng TianhaoChina	1,210,000(121 BB)
LD Li DongChina	1,196,000(120 BB)
ZY Zhiyong YanChina	1,175,000(118 BB)
CP Chen PengChina	930,000(93 BB)
LY Liu YuHong Kong	915,000(92 BB)
LX Li XinzeLiberia	901,000(90 BB)
LK Lee Kyung MinUnited States of America	879,000(88 BB)
DD Dongxu DaiChina	867,000(87 BB)
HY Haibo YangChina	846,000(85 BB)
HW Huang WeiweiChina	768,000(77 BB)
WY Wang Yang (4)China	732,000(73 BB)
PZ Peng ZhouChina	690,000(69 BB)
PH Peng HuangChina	646,000(65 BB)
SY Song YingChina	630,000(63 BB)
LZ Lin Zhaoyi	629,000(63 BB)
JL Ji LinruiChina	541,000(54 BB)

SMPSMP

2/19/2025, 6:29:01 AM

Chip Counts Going Into Level 3 With Zheng Tianhao As Runaway Chip Leader

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Defending champ Kong Qingtao and fan favorite John Juanda unfortunately had their runs cut short in 102nd and 149th place.

Player	Chips
ZT Zheng TianhaoChina	1,560,000(260 BB)
YQ Yi QinChina	945,000(158 BB)
QJ Qiu Jinqiang	812,000(135 BB)
LA Lu Anton Zhen ZhaoAustralia	807,000(135 BB)
LY Liu YuHong Kong	761,000(127 BB)
JZ Jason ZhangChina	688,000(115 BB)
YL Yayun LiuChina	685,000(114 BB)
LD Li DongChina	663,000(111 BB)
JS Jie SuChina	653,000(109 BB)
ZY Zhiyong YanChina	611,000(102 BB)
YW Yilong WangChina	600,000(100 BB)
HW Huang WeiweiChina	584,000(97 BB)
SY Song YingChina	583,000(97 BB)
JZ Jingxuan ZhuChina	570,000(95 BB)
JX Jing XuChina	550,000(92 BB)
DJ Daqiao JiangChina	541,000(90 BB)
YX Yu XiaotongChina	535,000(89 BB)
BL Bing LiChina	523,000(87 BB)
XS Xiao ShiziChina	488,000(81 BB)
JL Ji LinruiChina	478,000(80 BB)
YZ Yang ZhihuaChina	471,000(79 BB)
LJ Lam Ji HoMalaysia	466,000(78 BB)
JX Jin XudongChina	463,000(77 BB)
SS Sua Shung ErMalaysia	447,000(75 BB)
WS Wai Sim KokMalaysia	447,000(75 BB)
YN Ya NaChina	443,000(74 BB)
XX Xiao XianChina	443,000(74 BB)
PH Peng HuangChina	435,000(73 BB)
JY Jia YuequanChina	427,000(71 BB)
PG Peng GuoChina	423,000(71 BB)
CH Chuang HaoTaiwan	418,000(70 BB)
XY Xu YuanChina	412,000(69 BB)
BM Ben MillerUnited Kingdom	398,000(66 BB)
PZ Peng ZhouChina	386,000(64 BB)
LH Liu Haoting	371,000(62 BB)

SMPSMP

2/19/2025, 6:10:33 AM

New Chip Leader Zheng Tianhao Increases His Lead

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Zheng Tianhao

Picking up the action on a complete board 2♥ 6♥ 3♣ 7♦ 7♥ and 200,000 to play for we see Yea Joonhee try to steal for 130,000 with a missed gutter 9♣ 5♣ , but the chip leader is not getting pushed around with K♦ 6♦ and picks up even more chips.

Player	Chips
ZT Zheng TianhaoChina	1,302,000(217 BB)
JY Joonhee Yea	126,000(21 BB)