South Korea, Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT #37

2025.02.23 - 2025.02.24Add to Calendar

Poker Dream

Blind level

Level 26: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Entries

1/81

Total Chips

40,500,000

Average

40,500,000

Watch PokerDream JEJU - #37 $20,000 NLH Superstar Challenge Final live on YouTube

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 6:02:01 PM

Christopher Park Crowned Poker Dream 16 $20,000 Superstar Challenge Champion For KRW622,100,000 ($431,905)

Level 26: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Christopher Park - Poker Dream 16 $20,000 Superstar Challenge Champion

After two days, 26 levels and outlasting all of his opponents in this 81 entry star studded field that reached a total prize pool of KRW2,262,330,000 (~$1,585,263), Christopher Park wins his first career trophy against some of the best players in the world and more than doubles his current live earnings.

"Well it was my first time ever winning a big tournament, so it feels pretty great and I'd like to win some more."

The final table alone included several WSOP bracelet and ring winners and had combined live earnings of over $135M. Park emerged as commanding chip leader entering the final 9 after winning a massive pot against then chip leader Ding Biao with A♣ A♥ against Q♥ 9♥ and knocking out Joseph Cheong - also a bracelet and three-time ring winner - on the final table bubble with 8♠ 8♦ against A♥ Q♥ . Asked about adjusting his game going into the final table he said:

"Honestly this the first time that I've gone deep in this kind of tournament so I was definitely confused in certain scenarios, I really don't know what I'm going to do."

With a big stack, a bright smile and love for the game he started getting to work by knocking out Tony Lin - current GPI leader - in 9th place, Yeu Wei Hsiang, that had just finished 3rd in the $15,000 Superstar Challenge three days earlier, in 8th, Stephen Chidwick - two time bracelet winner and #3 on the all time money list - with a gutsy call from the big blind with A♥ 4♠ when Chidwick was trying to steal the blinds with 7♥ 5♥ for 17BB in 7th.

Michael Jozoff - a young gun with two rings to his name finished 4th and Ding Biao - #3 on China's all time money list and 4th place finisher of the $15,000 Superstar Challenge three days earlier - where he made another gutsy call with A♠ 8♥ against Ding's 8♠ 8♦ , binking an ace on the flop.

"I was watching the stream during break time and I saw that he was raising me a lot with trash hands so I knew he didn't have a really good hand. I wasn't sure whether he had a hand worse than mine or a little better, he definitely tricked me but in the end I got lucky."

Further talking about Ding when asked who he felt his toughest opponents were:

"They were all tough, they are really really good players, but it was Ding Biao that stood out because he's so tough. He was really aggressive, he got it in with the best hand against me but i got lucky."

That leaves us with the heads-up against young Malaysian poker phenom Sean Ooi who is only on the scene for about two years and has already racked up a bunch of big results adding up to now over $1.6M in live earnings. It was a very lopsided 3 to 1 in favor of Christopher Park, going back and forth for a while until a flip with 9♠ 9♦ against Sean Ooi's A♥ J♦ made Park the champion.

Well done everyone! It was a feast for every poker fan and a very worthy conclusion to the Poker Dream 16 Festival here at the Jeju Shinhwa World in South Korea.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize (KRW)	Prize (USD)
1	CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	622,100,000	$431,905
2	SO Sean OoiMalaysia	442,230,000	$307,025
3	BD Biao DingChina	289,600,000	$201,060
4	MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	222,800,000	$154,685
5	DD Daniel DvoressCanada	176,500,000	$122,540
6	YL Yu LeiChina	138,000,000	$95,810
7	SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	108,600,000	$75,400
8	YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	84,800,000	$58,875
9	TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	64,500,000	$44,780

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 5:38:14 PM

Sean Ooi Finishes 2nd For KRW 442,230,000 ($307,025)

Level 26: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Sean Ooi - 2nd Place

With the stacks being the same, but Chris Park coming off of a successful bluff we see Sean Ooi open 1,200,000 with A♥ J♦ , Chris Park jams with 9♠ 9♦ and a quick call has the young Malaysian at risk, flipping for his tournament life.

Player	Hand	Chips
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	9♠9♦	41,000,000(68 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	A♥J♦	busted

The flop comes K♥ 8♦ Q♣ , giving Ooi four more outs, the turn 8♠ is none of them and the river 7♦ seals the deal, granting Ooi his 2nd biggest win of his still short career.

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 5:22:47 PM

Chris Park Back At 29M

Level 26: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Christopher Park

After a few hands with nothing changing in the counts it is Sean Ooi again who opens 1,200,000 with 5♣ 4♥ and Chris Park defends with 8♠ 7♣ for a flop 6♥ 3♦ 9♣ where Ooi's 2,200,000 c-bet gets called. The turn 9♥ gets checked to the river 3♣ and we see Chris Park bluff 4,500,000 with the best hand, making Ooi fold.

Player	Chips
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	29,000,000(48 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	11,000,000(18 BB)

Level 26: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 2/81

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 5:09:22 PM

Sean Ooi Hero Calls

Level 25: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Sean Ooi opens 1,000,000 with 5♠ 4♥ and Chris Park defends J♠ 7♥ to see the flop 5♦ K♣ 6♣ that gets checked to the turn 9♣ where Park tests the waters with a 1,200,000 bet that gets called by Ooi for the river 2♥ . Park fires another 1,700,000 with jack-high before Sean Ooi puts his cape on for the hero call, taking down a nice pot.

Player	Chips
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	26,000,000(52 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	14,000,000(28 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 4:52:33 PM

Sean Ooi Is Trying To Turn This Lopsided Heads-up Around

Level 25: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Sean Ooi

After starting the heads up with 6,400,000 in chips, Sean Ooi clawed his way back to over 10M in the last 4 hands without seeing a flop. This time around he opens 1,000,000 and Chris Park defends to see the flop 3♥ 6♦ 6♠ where Ooi's 600,000 c-bet gets answered for the turn Q♥ to be revealed and no more action takes us to the river 2♠ with Park's K♦ 9♣ coming out on top of Ooi's T♦ 9♥ .

Player	Chips
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	32,000,000(64 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	8,300,000(17 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 4:31:01 PM

Ding Biao's Run Cut Short Again Finishing 3rd For KRW289,600,000 ($201,060)

Level 25: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Biao Ding - 3rd Place

After taking a few chips from both opponents with a three-bet pre, Chris Park opens the button for 1,000,000, Ding Biao jams 15,000,000 from the big blind and Park calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	A♠8♥ D	34,000,000(68 BB)
BD Biao DingChina	8♠8♦ BB	busted

With the A♣ in the window it is looking grim for Ding, being left with one out. The rest of the board runs J♦ 7♣ 3♠ J♥ and the #3 on China's all time money list is out in 3rd. Another great result after finishing 4th in the $15,000 Superstar Challenge on the weekend.

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 4:15:49 PM

Ding Biao Gets Value From Top Pair

Level 25: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Chris Park kicks off the action with a button limp and calls Ding Biao's 1,800,000 raise from the big blind. The flop 6♦ 5♥ J♣ gets checked to the turn 5♦ that gets checked again to the river 4♥ . Ding has had enough of the checking, forks out 3,200,000 with top pair J♦ 8♦ and Chris Parks wants to see it and calls with king-high K♥ Q♦ , handing the lead back to Ding.

Player	Chips
BD Biao DingChina	19,000,000(38 BB)
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	17,000,000(34 BB)

Level 25: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 3/81

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 4:13:45 PM

Chris Park Takes The Lead Again

Level 24: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Christopher Park

After banking a small pot against Ding Biao the hand before, Chris Park defends his big blind with J♠ 6♥ against Sean Ooi's 800,000 open from the button. The flop Q♦ J♣ 7♥ fails to connect with Sean Ooi's A♠ 9♣ but he continues for 575,000 and Park calls. The turn 7♠ gets checked to the river 3♣ and Park's 750,000 bet takes it down.

Player	Chips
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	21,000,000(53 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	5,600,000(14 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 4:05:54 PM

Shuffling Chips Around

Level 24: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Eight hands with no flop and four walks have Sean Ooi chip up the most.

Player	Chips
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	18,000,000(45 BB)
BD Biao DingChina	18,000,000(45 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	6,200,000(16 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 3:58:31 PM

Ding Biao Is In The Shared Lead

Level 24: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

After picking up the blinds the hand before, Ding Biao opens 800,000 from the button with J♦ 9♦ and takes big blind Sean Ooi to the flop who has 9♠ 6♠ . The flop 2♥ 6♦ 4♥ has Sean Ooi check-call Ding's 1,200,000 c-bet for the turn 3♠ where a 2nd 3,000,000 barrel gets Ooi to fold.

Player	Chips
BD Biao DingChina	18,000,000(45 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	3,800,000(10 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 3:51:41 PM

Ding Biao With Another Double Up

Level 24: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Biao Ding

Chris Park open-jams the button, Ding Biao snaps and the dealer takes center stage once more.

Player	Hand	Chips
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	K♥9♥ D	20,000,000(50 BB)
BD Biao DingChina	A♠J♣ BB	14,000,000(35 BB)

Board:7♦2♥8♠2♣A♣

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 3:41:47 PM

Chris Park Back In Control

Level 24: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

After Ding Biao picked up the blinds we see Chris Park open-limp his small blind with 9♦ 8♦ and Sean Ooi elects to check with J♦ 6♣ to see the flop 7♦ 2♦ 8♥ . Park's 500,000 get called for the turn 2♥ to be revealed where Park switches to a check. Ooi forks out 1,400,000 and a call from Park completes the board 8♠ . Having made a boat, Chris Park opts to lead for 2,800,000, Sean Ooi raises to 6,500,000 and Park just calls.

Player	Chips
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	27,000,000(68 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	6,100,000(15 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 3:39:31 PM

Chris Park Takes Back Some

Level 24: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Christopher Park

Chris Park makes it 800,000 from the button and Ding Biao defends big. The flop A♠ T♣ K♦ gets checked to the turn 5♣ and Park's 800,000 delayed c-bet gets the job done.

Player	Chips
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	19,000,000(48 BB)
BD Biao DingChina	6,400,000(16 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 3:37:39 PM

Three-way Flop

Level 24: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Shortest stack Ding Biao opens 800,000 from the button and takes his opponents to the flop 6♦ Q♥ 9♦ where his 1,500,000 continuation doesn't find any customers.

Player	Chips
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	17,000,000(43 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	16,000,000(40 BB)
BD Biao DingChina	7,800,000(20 BB)

Level 24: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 3/81

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 3:29:43 PM

Massive Double For Sean Ooi

Level 23: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Sean Ooi raises to 600,000 from the button and Chris Park jams his huge stack, putting Ooi all in for his last 8,100,000 who obliges and dominates the chip leader.

Player	Hand	Chips
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	A♥Q♥ D	17,000,000(57 BB)
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	A♠4♦ BB	18,000,000(60 BB)

Board:J♦7♦2♦8♥3♣

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 3:27:30 PM

Ding Biao Doubles Up

Level 23: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Biao Ding

Sean Ooi jams from the small blind, Ding Biao calls his last 2,800,000 and is in good shape.

Player	Hand	Chips
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	Q♣4♠ SB	8,100,000(27 BB)
BD Biao DingChina	5♥5♣ BB	6,000,000(20 BB)

Board:T♥7♠4♥6♦2♣

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 3:25:27 PM

Michael Jozoff Exits In 4th Adding KRW222,800,000 ($154,685) To His Young War Chest

Level 23: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Michael Jozoff - 4th Place

The action folds to Michael Jozoff in the small blind, jamming 5,000,000 with T♥ 9♣ and Chris Park calls with Q♣ J♥ . Nobody improves on 5♠ 8♦ 8♠ 2♠ 6♥ , leaving the WSOP Ring holder in the dust.

Player	Chips
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	26,000,000(87 BB)
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	busted

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 3:18:25 PM

Sean Ooi Bounces Back

Level 23: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Sean Ooi

Ding Biao kicks of the action with a 600,000 open from under the gun and takes both blinds to the flop Q♠ A♥ Q♥ where he c-bets 400,000. Chris Park folds the small blind but Sean Ooi sticks around for the turn 4♠ that gets rejected and the board completes J♥ . Ooi lays out a 1,500,000 value bet with Q♥ J♠ and after handing a time bank to the dealer, Ding hero calls with K♣ 9♣ before finding out he is behind.

Player	Chips
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	21,000,000(70 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	9,600,000(32 BB)
BD Biao DingChina	3,800,000(13 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 3:14:10 PM

Chip Counts For The Final 4

Level 23: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	5,600,000(19 BB)	1	1
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	23,000,000(77 BB)	1	5
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	5,800,000(19 BB)	1	6
BD Biao DingChina	6,400,000(21 BB)	1	9

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 3:11:50 PM

Daniel Dvoress Goes Home In 5th For A KRW 176,500,000 ($122,540) Payday

Level 23: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Daniel Dvoress

Right the next hand it is go time for Daniel Dvoress, jamming 1,400,000 from the button and Ding Biao fills up his big blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	K♥7♦ D	busted
BD Biao DingChina	Q♥5♥ BB	6,400,000(21 BB)

Another upset dealt by the dealer flipping over A♥ Q♦ J♦ 4♦ 5♣ leaving the Canadian with almost $40M in live earnings and two bracelets with today's first 6-figure cash.

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 3:03:17 PM

Yu Lei Takes Trip To The Payout Desk In 6th Cashing KRW138,000,000 ($95,810)

Level 23: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Yu Lei - 6th Place

After the chip leaders Sean Ooi and Chris Park traded some chips the hands before it is Michael Jozoff's turn to raise 1,600,000 from the hijack, Yu Lei jams 1,800,000 in the big blind and Jozoff calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	K♦Q♦ HJ	5,600,000(19 BB)
YL Yu LeiChina	A♥J♥ BB	busted

Being ahead preflop, Yu Lei is immediately falling behind when the dealer flips over Q♥ T♣ 3♥ 5♠ 7♣ , eliminating the bracelet holder Yu Lei in 6th place, two better than the 8th place in the $15,000 Superstar Challenge on the weekend.

Level 23: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 6/81

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 2:54:59 PM

Jozoff All-in The Next Hand

Level 22: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Michael Jozoff

Yu Lei tries to steal with a 750,000 raise from the button, Michael Jozoff jams his last 1,600,000 and Yu calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
YL Yu LeiChina	Q♦5♦ D	2,100,000(8 BB)
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	A♦6♠ BB	3,600,000(14 BB)

Board:T♥K♥3♥K♠A♠

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 2:50:53 PM

Ding Biao Wakes Up

Level 22: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Biao Ding

Michael Jozoff opens 575,000 from under the gun, Ding Biao jams 2,400,000 from big blind and Jozoff calls for a flip.

Player	Hand	Chips
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	9♠9♥ UTG	1,900,000(8 BB)
BD Biao DingChina	A♥K♥ BB	5,200,000(21 BB)

Board:Q♠4♥T♣6♥T♥

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 2:47:43 PM

Christopher Park Only Knows One Direction - Up

Level 22: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Christopher Park

Raising to 550,000 from the button with A♦ J♦ , Chris Park takes big blind Daniel Dvoress to the flop A♠ 7♦ 4♣ where a 350,000 c-bet gets called, the turn J♣ sees a 550,000 second barrel being called and the river 3♠ has Christopher Park fire a third barrel, putting Dvoress all-in, but he doesn't take the bait and folds.

Player	Chips
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	20,000,000(80 BB)
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	1,700,000(7 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 2:39:58 PM

Stephen Chidwick Eliminated In 7th For KRW108,600,000 ($75,400)

Level 22: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Stephen Chidwick - 7th Place

Right after doubling up, Stephen Chidwick is in the small blind, the action gets folded to him and he jams 7♥ 5♥ for 4,300,000. Park looks at A♥ 4♠ and takes the gamble.

Player	Hand	Chips
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	A♥4♠ BB	18,000,000(72 BB)
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	7♥5♥ SB	busted

The dealer keeps it interesting until the end on A♠ 6♥ 4♦ 5♠ Q♠ , but eliminates the #3 on the all time money list and allows the rest of the field to catch up by a little bit.

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 2:37:48 PM

Stephen Chidwick Doubles Up Again

Level 22: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Daniel Dvoress opens 500,000 from the hijack with A♦ T♥ and big blind Stephen Chidwick defends with K♠ 5♥ . The flop K♦ 2♥ Q♠ has Dvoress c-bet 250,000, Chidwick check-raises to 550,000 and Dvoress jams to put the Brit all-in, who does so, calling for a total of 1,500,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	A♦T♥ HJ	3,300,000(13 BB)
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	K♠5♥ BB	4,300,000(17 BB)

No help for Dvoress on the turn 4♠ and river 5♠ , taking Chidwick to his biggest stack all tournament.

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 2:35:03 PM

Current Chip Counts

Level 22: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	4,400,000(18 BB)	1	1
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	2,200,000(9 BB)	1	4
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	14,000,000(56 BB)	1	5
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	8,800,000(35 BB)	1	6
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	5,200,000(21 BB)	1	7
YL Yu LeiChina	4,300,000(17 BB)	1	8
BD Biao DingChina	2,000,000(8 BB)	1	9

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 2:29:10 PM

Yeu Wei Hsiang Eliminated In 8th For KRW84,800,000 ($58,875)

Level 22: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Yeu Wei Hsiang - 8th Place

Yeu starts the action with a bang, declaring all-in for 2,600,000 from under the gun with 4♠ 4♥ , chip leader Chris Park flats from +2 and Yu Lei's J♦ J♣ all of a sudden don't look so good anymore, letting them go, including one time bank.

Player	Hand	Chips
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	4♠4♥	busted
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	A♣Q♦	14,000,000(56 BB)

The board runs 5♠ A♠ A♥ T♥ 6♣ and Yeu Wei Hsiang is out early in his 2nd Superstar Challenge final table, after finishing 3rd in the $15,000 SSC on the weekend.

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 2:21:33 PM

Stephen Chidwick Stays With Us

Level 22: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Stephen Chidwick

Looking at A♠ T♣ in the hijack, Stephen Chidwick announces all-in for 925,000 and Yu Lei calls from the big blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	A♠T♣ HJ	2,200,000(9 BB)
YL Yu LeiChina	6♦5♥ BB	3,400,000(14 BB)

Board:4♣5♠A♣5♣A♦

Level 22: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 8/81

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 2:05:21 PM

Sean Ooi Almost Even With The Leader

Level 21: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Yeu Wei Hsiang opens 400,000 from the cutoff with A♥ 5♥ and big blind Sean Ooi defends with Q♦ 7♠ . The flop A♠ 8♦ T♦ has Yeu c-bet 300,000 and Ooi ups it to 900,000 after using a time bank. A call treats us with the turn 6♥ and Ooi tanks again, using another time bank before sliding out 1,400,000 and Yeu calls again. The river A♦ triggers Ooi to jam 3,700,000 with queen-high into Yeu's 2,600,000 stack, who goes into the tank and stays there for a while. After three time banks he decides to let go of his trips.

Player	Chips
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	9,400,000(47 BB)
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	2,600,000(13 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 1:55:20 PM

Christopher Park Marches Ahead

Level 21: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Christopher Park

After picking up the blinds, Christopher Park defends his big blind against Sean Ooi's 400,000 open from under the gun. The flop 3♦ 9♥ 7♣ gets checked around for the turn 8♥ where Park leads 200,000 and picks up the pot.

Player	Chips
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	10,000,000(50 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	6,600,000(33 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 1:53:30 PM

Sean Ooi Goes From 2nd to Last to 2nd In Chips

Level 21: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Sean Ooi kicks off the action with a 400,000 raise holding A♥ K♥ from the hijack and Michael Jozoff defends big with Q♣ 9♣ for the flop 6♠ 8♥ 5♠ . Jozoff donks 300,000 and gets called for the turn K♣ to be revealed where Jozoff lays out another 1,200,000. Another call from Ooi completes the board and two checks have Sean Ooi coming out on top.

Player	Chips
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	7,000,000(35 BB)
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	4,100,000(21 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 1:48:14 PM

Michael Jozoff Chips Up

Level 21: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Michael Jozoff

After having taken out a few chips of the leader's stack three hands ago, Michael Jozoff opens 400,000 from +1 and takes big blind Yu Lei to the flop K♠ K♣ Q♠ where a 225,000 c-bet gets the job done again for Jozoff.

Player	Chips
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	6,200,000(31 BB)
YL Yu LeiChina	4,300,000(22 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 1:35:39 PM

Sean Ooi Doubles Up

Level 21: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Sean Ooi

Sean Ooi opens 1,000,000 from +1, big blind Stephen Chidwick jams 3,600,000 and Sean Ooi calls for a total of 2,100,000 and we have a 2nd all-in in just the 2nd hand of the final table.

Player	Hand	Chips
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	A♠T♣ UTG+1	4,400,000(22 BB)
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	T♦T♣ BB	1,500,000(8 BB)

Board:7♠Q♠K♣6♣8♠

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 1:27:23 PM

Tony Lin Finishes 9th For KRW64,500,000 ($44,780)

Level 21: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Tony Ren Lin - 9th Place

Chris Park opens 400,000 from +1 and with most of his remaining chips in the middle from the blind and ante, we see Tony Lin call to see the flop 6♣ Q♦ Q♥ before shoving his last 250,000 and Park calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	9♠9♣ UTG+1	9,700,000(49 BB)
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	6♥7♠ BB	busted

The turn 8♦ and river 4♠ has Park extend his lead and leave Tony Lin, who just missed out on a bracelet in December, in the dust.

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 12:55:52 PM

The Final Table Draw Is Complete

Level 21: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

$20,000 NLH SuperStar Challenge Final 9

With 4 WSOP Bracelets, 2 WSOP Rings and more than $135M in live earnings between them, this final table will be a treat for every poker fan. All of them will be gunning for the $431,905 top prize. Flop well everyone!

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	4,725,000(24 BB)	1	1
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	5,875,000(29 BB)	1	2
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	850,000(4 BB)	1	3
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	3,825,000(19 BB)	1	4
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	8,725,000(44 BB)	1	5
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	2,100,000(11 BB)	1	6
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	5,750,000(29 BB)	1	7
YL Yu LeiChina	4,875,000(24 BB)	1	8
BD Biao DingChina	3,750,000(19 BB)	1	9

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 12:43:49 PM

Joseph Cheong Misses 2nd Final Table Banking KRW56,600,000 ($39,295) For 10th

Level 21: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Joseph Cheong - 10th Place

Joseph Cheong picks up a beautiful looking A♥ Q♥ under the gun, declares all-in for 1,525,000 and watches chip leader Christopher Park call from the small blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	A♥Q♥ UTG	busted
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	8♠8♥ SB	8,725,000(44 BB)

Another beautiful sight for Cheong is the flop Q♠ 7♥ 7♦ , jumping ahead of Park, the turn T♣ leaves Christopher Park with less than 5%, but binks the river 8♣ for a boat, denying Joseph Cheong a second Superstar Challenge final table appearance in just three days.

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 12:38:38 PM

Two All-ins On The Bubble

Level 21: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Michael Jozoff opens 400,000 from the button, small blind Sean Ooi jams 850,000 and Jozoff calls. While that is happening the other table has a player at risk too.

Player	Hand	Chips
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	Q♥8♦ D	4,700,000(24 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	J♠J♦ SB	2,100,000(11 BB)

Board:5♠3♦T♣4♦A♠

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 12:34:42 PM

Daniel Dvoress Next One At Risk

Level 21: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Daniel Dvoress

The action folds to small blind Daniel Dvoress who wants the all-in triangle, wagering 2,725,000. Big stack Yue Wei Hsiang goes for it and another massive pot gets to be decided by the dealer.

Player	Hand	Chips
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	J♣T♠ SB	5,650,000(28 BB)
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	A♦3♥ BB	4,775,000(24 BB)

Board:5♠6♥Q♦K♥J♥

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 12:26:01 PM

Yeu Wei Hsiang Catapults Into The Lead

Level 21: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Yeu Wei Hsiang

Kicking off the action with a raise to 400,000 from under the gun, Yeu Wei Hsiang takes cutoff Tony Lin to the flop 2♣ T♣ 9♠ where Yeu's 250,000 c-bet gets called to reveal the turn 8♦ . Yeu checks, Lin lays out 900,000 and Yeu risks it all with a 2,950,000 all-in. Liu calls for the biggest pot of the tournament.

Player	Hand	Chips
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	J♥T♥ UTG	7,700,000(39 BB)
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	K♣K♦ CO	1,350,000(7 BB)

Digging for 13 outs, Yeu hits one of them on the river 7♥ , keeping the bubble intact and dealing a huge blow to Tony Lin.

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 12:17:53 PM

Christopher Park With Massive Double Up Against Chip Leader

Level 21: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Christopher Park

When the action is folded to chip leader Ding Biao in the small blind he announces all-in to bully Christopher Park, who wakes up with rockets for an easy call.

Player	Hand	Chips
BD Biao DingChina	9♥Q♥ SB	4,125,000(21 BB)
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	A♣A♥ BB	5,300,000(27 BB)

Board:K♠5♥7♦8♦9♣

Level 21: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 10/81

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 11:20:19 AM

Chip Counts On The Bubble For The Final 9

Level 20: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

The remaining 10 players have four familiar faces from the $15,000 Superstar Challange final table among them. Still in the hunt for a second appearance are Joseph Cheong, Yeu Wei Hsiang, Yu Lei and chip leader Ding Biao.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YL Yu LeiChina	4,800,000(32 BB)	1	2
BD Biao DingChina	6,700,000(45 BB)	1	4
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	2,900,000(19 BB)	1	5
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	4,725,000(32 BB)	1	7
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	2,000,000(13 BB)	1	8
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	2,650,000(18 BB)	2	3
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	4,950,000(33 BB)	2	5
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	6,075,000(41 BB)	2	6
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	2,400,000(16 BB)	2	7
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	3,125,000(21 BB)	2	8

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 11:17:55 AM

Yeu Wei Hsiang Takes Some More From Daniel Dvoress

Level 20: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Yeu Wei Hsiang gets us going with a 300,000 open from under the gun and Daniel Dvoress defends his big blind to see the flop 7♥ 9♠ 8♦ where Yeu's 200,000 c-bet finds a customer to take along to the turn 9♣ . No action reveals the river 7♦ and two more checks have Dvoress show K♦ 6♣ , losing against Yeu's better high card A♦ 4♣ .

Player	Chips
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	3,775,000(25 BB)
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	3,400,000(23 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 11:08:34 AM

Michael Jozoff Flops A Straight

Level 20: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Michael Jozoff

Sean Ooi kicks off the action with a 300,000 raise from under the gun and takes Michael Jozoff in the big blind to the flop Q♦ T♣ J♣ . Ooi's 350,000 c-bet gets check-raised to 900,000, Ooi calls and the turn A♥ kills all the action for the board to complete 6♣ . The young American shows 9♦ 8♥ and Sean Ooi mucks.

Player	Chips
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	5,000,000(33 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	2,800,000(19 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 11:06:03 AM

Ding Biao Takes Back His Chips

Level 20: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Biao Ding

Christopher Park min-opens 300,000 from under the gun, Ding Biao pumps it to 900,000 from the big blind and Park fills up to see the flop 3♠ 5♠ Qj where Dings 500,000 c-bet gets called and the turn K♦ hits the felt. Ding fires a second barrel of 1,000,000 that gets the job done, taking most of his chips back from Park.

Player	Chips
BD Biao DingChina	6,100,000(41 BB)
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	3,975,000(27 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 11:01:19 AM

Xu Qiang Eliminated In 11th Place Taking Home KRW56,600,000 ($39,295)

Level 20: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Qiang Xu - 11th Place

Xu Qiang limps his small blind, Stephen Chidwick wants 425,000 from the big blind and Xu obliges, watching the flop fall A♦ 8♠ 6♦ . Xu donk-bets 300,000, Chidwick puts him all-in and Xu pays up.

Player	Hand	Chips
QX Qiang XuChina	9♦T♠ SB	busted
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	A♥K♥ BB	3,500,000(23 BB)

Drawing for a gutter and some running outs, Xu gets one of them on the turn T♥ , but his luck runs dry on the river J♠ and one of the remaining bracelet winners is out.

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 10:49:15 AM

Stephen Chidwick Doubles His Short Stack

Level 20: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Stephen Chidwick

Hijack Stephen Chidwick looks at Q♣ J♥ , puts his remaining 700,000 in the middle and Christopher Park gets good odds to fill up with 5♦ 7♣ to put England's all-time great at risk once more.

Player	Hand	Chips
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	Q♣J♥ HJ	1,625,000(11 BB)
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	5♦7♣ BB	5,250,000(35 BB)

Board:3♠6♣2♦K♣J♠

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 10:46:10 AM

Yeu Wei Hsiang Doubles Up, Keeping Chance Alive To Reach Second Superstar Challange FT In Three Days

Level 20: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Yeu Wei Hsiang

Yue Wei Hsiang open-jams 1,375,000 from under the gun and Daniel Dvoress calls, putting the former at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	K♠T♣ UTG	2,975,000(20 BB)
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	A♦Q♣ BB	4,175,000(28 BB)

Board:3♣K♦4♦7♣T♦

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 10:44:06 AM

Tony Lin Cold Four-bets Pre

Level 20: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Tony Ren Lin

Michael Jozoff min opens 300,000 from under the gun, cutoff Sean Ooi ups it to 650,000 but Tony Lin takes it down with a 1,400,000 cold four-bet that goes unanswered.

Player	Chips
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	6,000,000(40 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	3,600,000(24 BB)
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	2,650,000(18 BB)

Level 20: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 11/81

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 10:42:19 AM

Christopher Park On a Heater

Level 19: 50,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

When the action folds to Ding Biao in the small blind he fills up and Christopher Park opts to check and sees the flop 8♣ A♥ 7♠ that gets checked to the turn 4♦ . Checked to Park again he lays out 300,000, Ding check-calls and the board completes 8♦ . Another 1,500,000 bet from Park sends Ding in the tank before he folds, handing 2 time banks to the dealer. That's the 3rd time Park picked up a small pot against Ding in just a few hands.

Player	Chips
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	5,300,000(42 BB)
BD Biao DingChina	4,500,000(36 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 10:25:45 AM

Christopher Park Passive, But Chipping Up

Level 19: 50,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Christopher Park

Stephen Chidwick kicks off the action with a raise to 275,000 and Christopher Park defends big to see the flop 4♠ 5♥ 7♥ that gets checked to the turn 7♦ . Chidwick tests the waters with a 175,000 delayed c-bet that gets called, before forking out a large 800,000 bet on the river A♣ . Park check-calls again with A♠ 3♥ top pair winning against Chidwick's queen-high Q♥ J♦ .

Player	Chips
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	3,900,000(31 BB)
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	1,400,000(11 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 10:23:46 AM

Daniel Dvoress Stays Among The Leaders

Level 19: 50,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Daniel Dvoress

Yue Wei Hsiang raises to 250,000 from under the gun and takes big blind Daniel Dvoress to the flop 6♣ 4♥ 8♦ . A 300,000 c-bet and a call is all she wrote until the board completes 8♣ and 7♠ with two more checks revealing Dvoress as the winner with Q♠ 6♠ .

Player	Chips
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	5,300,000(42 BB)
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	1,975,000(16 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 10:11:33 AM

Sean Ooi On A Tear

Level 19: 50,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

After winning two hands this orbit already, Sean Ooi opens another 250,000 from under the gun and Michael Jozoff defends big blind. The flop 4♣ 2♦ T♦ has Ooi lay out a 400,000 c-bet that gets the job done once more.

Player	Chips
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	4,850,000(39 BB)
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	2,500,000(20 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 10:05:52 AM

Ding Biao Back Up

Level 19: 50,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Biao Ding

Picking up the action on the heads up turn 4♦ 5♦ 3♣ J♦ with 575,000 up for grabs Ding Biao leads 350,000, Stephen Chidwick check-calls and the river 6♣ gets checked around for Ding Biao to scoop the pot with A♣ 3♦ against Chidwick's A♦ 9♥ .

Player	Chips
BD Biao DingChina	5,400,000(43 BB)
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	2,600,000(21 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 10:00:46 AM

Chip Counts After The Bubble Has Burst, Two Away From Final 9

Level 19: 50,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YL Yu LeiChina	6,200,000(50 BB)	1	2
BD Biao DingChina	4,300,000(34 BB)	1	4
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	2,400,000(19 BB)	1	5
QX Qiang XuChina	2,700,000(22 BB)	1	6
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	3,500,000(28 BB)	1	7
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	2,000,000(16 BB)	1	8
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	2,700,000(22 BB)	2	3
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	5,900,000(47 BB)	2	5
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	3,200,000(26 BB)	2	6
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	3,000,000(24 BB)	2	7
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	4,500,000(36 BB)	2	8

Level 19: 50,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 11/81

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 9:56:46 AM

Sean Ooi Bounces Back

Level 18: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Sean Ooi

After losing a few chips more since his last tussle with Tony Lin, Sean Ooi is back in the drivers seat with a raise to 200,000 from under the gun and takes big blind Michael Jozoff to the flop 5♦ Q♥ 3♠ . A first barrel of 150,000 gets called to the turn 9♣ where Ooi's second barrel of 525,000 is enough to take down the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	3,200,000(32 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	3,000,000(30 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 9:53:51 AM

Zhao Hongjun Becomes Bubble Boy

Level 18: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Zhao Hongjun

With the action folded to small blind Zhao Hongjun, an 800,000 all-in is declared, but big blind Tony Lin has an easy call.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	Q♣6♣ SB	busted
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	A♠9♥ BB	6,400,000(64 BB)

The flop 8♦ 9♠ A♣ has Zhao left with just a few runner runner options, one being the turn J♠ but the dealer puts an end to his run with the river 8♠ . With that we are in the money for a min cash of KRW 56,600,000 ($39,295) guaranteed.

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 9:42:39 AM

Tony Lin Chips Up Further On The Bubble

Level 18: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Tony Ren Lin

A raise to 200,000 from under the gun Tony Lin has Sean Ooi fill up and watch the flop flip over 9♦ 6♣ 3♥ . Lin's 300,000 c-bet gets called to the turn K♦ where two checks complete the board Q♠ . Lin forks out another 900,000 with K♥ 8♠ , Ooi calls but throws it in the muck.

Player	Chips
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	5,600,000(56 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	3,200,000(32 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 9:36:21 AM

Sean Ooi Stands His Ground

Level 18: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Daniel Dvoress opens 200,000 from under the gun and Sean Ooi defends big blind to see the flop 3♦ 9♠ Q♥ where Ooi check-calls a 200,000 c-bet for the turn to fall 4♥ . Dvoress fires a second barrel of 600,000, Ooi check calls again and the board completes 8♣ . Two checks reveal Sean Ooi as the winner with A♦ 9♣ .

Player	Chips
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	3,525,000(35 BB)
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	3,400,000(34 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 9:33:06 AM

Stephen Chidwick With Massive Double Up On The Bubble

Level 18: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Stephen Chidwick

Ding Biao kicks off the action with a raise to 200,000 from the cutoff, Stephen Chidwick jams 1,650,000 with A♣ K♦ from big blind and Ding calls with A♠ T♣ . No help for Ding on 3♥ 2♣ 2♠ 2♥ 4♥ and Stephen Chidwick gets propelled back into contention on the bubble.

Player	Chips
BD Biao DingChina	5,200,000(52 BB)
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	3,450,000(35 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 9:28:00 AM

Lee Wai Kiat Hits The Rail

Level 18: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Lee Wai Kiat

The action is folded to Lee Wai Kiat on the button who decides its go time with J♠ 9♠ for a 675,000 all-in. Chris Park wakes up with K♦ K♠ in the big blind, calls and Lee needs major improvement to not bust.

Player	Hand	Chips
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	J♠9♠ D	busted
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	K♦K♠ BB	2,600,000(26 BB)

Board:9♥A♥4♥A♠6♥

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 9:25:20 AM

Big Double For Sean Ooi Close To The Bubble

Level 18: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Sean Ooi

Sean Ooi jams 1,175,000 from under the gun and Zhao Hongjun pays up from the button to dominate and put Ooi at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	A♥7♥ UTG	2,600,000(26 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	A♦K♥ D	675,000(7 BB)

Board:7♦3♠7♣5♠4♦

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 9:23:10 AM

Daniel Dvoress Versus Three

Level 18: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Daniel Dvoress

Under the gun opens 200,000 and takes three players to the flop 7♠ A♥ 2♠ that gets checked around to the turn J♠ . Yeu Hsiang puts out a 175,000 feeler from the small blind, Zhao Hongjun calls from the big, UTG folds and Daniel Dvoress pumps it to 650,000 out of the cutoff. Yeu folds and Zhao pays up to see the board complete J♣ . Two checks have Dvoress table the winner A♣ Q♥ against Zhao's outdrawn 7♦ 2♥ .

Player	Chips
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	4,850,000(49 BB)
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	3,650,000(37 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	1,650,000(17 BB)

Level 18: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 13/81

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 8:59:24 AM

Chip Counts And Table Positions One Spot Away From The Bubble

Level 17: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	4,000,000(50 BB)	1	3
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	3,000,000(38 BB)	1	4
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	4,000,000(50 BB)	1	5
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	3,690,000(46 BB)	1	6
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	1,170,000(15 BB)	1	7
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	3,335,000(42 BB)	1	8
YL Yu LeiChina	3,710,000(46 BB)	2	2
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	925,000(12 BB)	2	3
BD Biao DingChina	6,350,000(79 BB)	2	4
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	1,925,000(24 BB)	2	5
QX Qiang XuChina	2,325,000(29 BB)	2	6
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	1,750,000(22 BB)	2	7
JS Joseph Sanghyon CheongMalaysia	4,325,000(54 BB)	2	8

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 8:57:18 AM

Daniel Smiljkovic's Roller Coaster Afternoon Comes To An End

Level 17: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Daniel Smiljkovic

Zhao Hongjun open jams 1,800,000 from under the gun and Daniel Smiljkovic calls his last 960,000 from the small blind and all eyes go to the dealer once more.

Player	Chips
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	3,000,000(38 BB)
DS Daniel SmiljkovicGermany	busted

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 8:51:27 AM

Stanley Choi's Big Slick Misses

Level 17: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Stanley Choi

Under the gun opens 160,000, cutoff Joseph Cheong calls and button Stanley Choi declares all-in for 1,600,000. The initial raiser folds, Cheong calls and puts the #4 on Hong Kong's all time money list at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	9♦9♥ CO	4,510,000(56 BB)
SC Stanley ChoiHong Kong	A♣K♦ D	busted

Board:7♦J♠7♣4♦6♠

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 8:49:23 AM

Paulius Plausinaitis Out

Level 17: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Paulius Plausinaitis

Paulius Plausinaitis wagers his last 565,000 from +1 and it is Tony Lin again who puts another short stack at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	T♣Q♠ UTG+1	busted
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	A♦T♦ CO	4,300,000(54 BB)

Board:7♦7♥2♠4♥J♠

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 8:47:44 AM

Daniel Smiljkovic Bounces Back

Level 17: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Jamming 465,000 from under the gun +1 with K♥ Q♣ , Daniel Smiljkovic dominates Tony Lin who calls with Q♥ J♠ from the button.

Player	Hand	Chips
DS Daniel SmiljkovicGermany	K♥Q♣ UTG+1	1,130,000(14 BB)
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	Q♥J♠ D	3,600,000(45 BB)

Board:7♦A♥3♦8♣8♦

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 8:43:11 AM

Stephen Chidwick Stays Above Water

Level 17: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Stephen Chidwick

Looking at Q♣ T♥ in under the gun +1, Stephen Chidwick says all-in for 535,000 and Ding Biao fills up his small blind to put the #3 on the all time money list at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	Q♣T♥ UTG+1	1,230,000(15 BB)
BD Biao DingChina	A♦9♦ SB	6,080,000(76 BB)

Board:5♥3♦T♠8♠K♦

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 8:35:49 AM

Chip Counts Down To Two Tables With Ding Biao In A Commanding Lead

Level 17: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Final Two Tables Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
DS Daniel SmiljkovicGermany	560,000(7 BB)	1	1
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	745,000(9 BB)	1	2
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	4,500,000(56 BB)	1	3
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	1,800,000(23 BB)	1	4
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	3,600,000(45 BB)	1	5
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	3,900,000(49 BB)	1	6
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	1,400,000(18 BB)	1	7
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	3,150,000(39 BB)	1	8
SC Stanley ChoiHong Kong	2,200,000(28 BB)	2	1
YL Yu LeiChina	3,600,000(45 BB)	2	2
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	2,170,000(27 BB)	2	3
BD Biao DingChina	6,300,000(79 BB)	2	4
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	2,100,000(26 BB)	2	5
QX Qiang XuChina	2,800,000(35 BB)	2	6
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	530,000(7 BB)	2	7
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	3,480,000(44 BB)	2	8

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 8:31:09 AM

Biggest Pot Of The Tournament Goes To Ding Biao

Level 17: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Biao Ding

Ding Biao raises to 160,000 from the cutoff and fellow big stack Mao Renji defends big to see the flop 6♦ 9♥ T♣ that gets checked to the turn A♦ with two more checks revealing the river K♠ . Mao leads 500,000, Ding jams his massive stack with the nuts Q♥ J♠ and Mao finds the call with two pair A♣ 6♣ for his remaining 2,350,000 to hand Ding Biao a massive lead over the remaining 16 players.

Player	Chips
BD Biao DingChina	6,300,000(79 BB)
MR Mao RenjiChina	busted

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 8:28:58 AM

Daniel Smiljkovic Loses Another Preflop All-in

Level 17: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Daniel Smiljkovic

After losing the three-way all-in, Daniel Smiljkovic collected the blinds and is at it again with a raise to 160,000 out of the hijack. Stanley Choi goes all-in for 710,000 from the button and Smiljkovic calls once more.

Player	Hand	Chips
DS Daniel SmiljkovicGermany	A♠T♥ HJ	565,000(7 BB)
SC Stanley ChoiHong Kong	9♠9♥ D	1,620,000(20 BB)

Board:J♠5♦7♠2♠7♦

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 8:23:05 AM

Three Way All-in Goes To Joseph Cheong

Level 17: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Joseph Cheong

Joseph Cheong - one-time WSOP bracelet and three-time ring holder with almost $20M in live earnings - open jams 740,000 from under the gun, Daniel Smiljkovic calls from the button, Yan Jingyao jams over the top to 775,000 and Smiljkovic fills up once more for the dealer to decide this massive three-way all-in.

Player	Hand	Chips
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	J♠J♥ UTG	2,380,000(30 BB)
DS Daniel SmiljkovicGermany	A♦J♥ D	810,000(10 BB)
YJ Yan JingyaoChina	A♣Q♣ SB	70,000(1 BB)

Board:4♥A♠Q♠9♠J♦

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 8:20:10 AM

Kosei Ichinose Sent Packing

Level 17: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Kosei Ichinose

Cutoff Kosei Ichinose declares all-in for 200,000 and big blind Christopher Park calls, putting the Japanese at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
KI Kosei IchinoseJapan	A♥3♣ CO	busted
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	2♥8♠ BB	1,900,000(24 BB)

Board:T♥6♥2♠5♣Q♠

Level 17: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 19/81

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 8:18:15 AM

Mao Renji Back Over 3M

Level 16: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Mao Renji

Ding Biao gets the ball rolling with a raise to 120,000 from under the gun and takes button Mao Renji to the flop T♠ 2♣ A♣ . Mao bets 100,000 into a missed c-bet, gets called and the turn Q♠ hits the felt. Mao's 450,000 gets check-called again and the river K♠ kills the action, having Mao table the winner with A♠ Q♥ against Ding's K♣ T♥ .

Player	Chips
BD Biao DingChina	3,330,000(56 BB)
MR Mao RenjiChina	3,300,000(55 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 8:10:10 AM

Michael Jozoff Bullies With Big Stack

Level 16: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Michael Jozoff

Picking up the action on 8♥ K♣ 6♥ K♦ and 555,000 in the middle, Michael Jozoff leads 500,000, Zhao Hongjun forks out a raise to 1,350,000 after using up three time banks, Jozoff jams for 2,430,000 and Zhao is in the tank again before folding and handing another time bank to the dealer.

Player	Chips
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	4,335,000(72 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	1,500,000(25 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 8:05:35 AM

Yu Lei Catapults Into The Lead

Level 16: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Yu Lei

Opening 120,000 from the button, Yu Lei takes big blind Christopher Park to the flop A♣ 2♥ Q♥ where Yu c-bets 65,000. Parks's 220,000 check-raise gets called for the turn J♥ where Park leads with 275,000. Yu calls and goes deep in the tank when the river 6♣ has Park lead again for a massive 900,000. Consuming two time banks, Yu Lei finds the call with a straight K♦ T♥ against Park's 5♣ 4♣ bluff.

Player	Chips
YL Yu LeiChina	3,900,000(65 BB)
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	1,740,000(29 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 8:00:50 AM

Luo Xixiang Falls Next

Level 16: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Luo Xixiang

Luo Xixiang goes all-in for 610,000 and fellow Chinese player Yu Lei - who just joined Luo Xixiang in the bracelet club last December - successfully isolates from the small blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
LX Luo XixiangChina	A♦9♦ UTG+1	busted
YL Yu LeiChina	J♣J♦ SB	2,200,000(37 BB)

Board:4♣T♠8♦5♥8♠

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 7:59:03 AM

Jamil Wakil Picks Up Rockets

Level 16: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Jamil Wakil

A raise to 125,000 from under the gun +2 gets three-bet to 300,000 from Jamil Wakil in the hijack and Yeu Hsiang cold four-bet jams Q♦ Q♣ to put them both all-in. With the aid of two time banks, +2 gets out of the way before Wakil snaps with A♥ A♣ for 1.280,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
JW Jamil WakilCanada	A♥A♣ HJ	busted
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	Q♦Q♣ BB	3,500,000(58 BB)

Wakil's mood changes immediately, when the dealer shows the Q♠ in the window, completing the board 6♦ 9♥ 4♥ 4♣ and sends the super high roller regular to the rail.

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 7:46:09 AM

Showers For Steve O'Dwyer

Level 16: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Stephen O'dwyer

Under the gun gets the action started with a raise to 120,000, Daniel Dvoress calls from the hijack and small blind Steve O'Dwyer jams his 1,160,000 stack. The initial raiser gets out of the way and Dvoress snaps for a heads up race between these two legends having more than $80M in combined live earnings.

Player	Hand	Chips
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	Q♣Q♥ HJ	3,500,000(58 BB)
SO Stephen O'dwyerUnited States of America	9♦9♣ SB	busted

Board:5♣K♠J♥8♥2♦

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 7:40:50 AM

Xu Qiang Wins Flip

Level 16: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Qiang Xu

Getting to the action with Xu Qiang and Steve O'Dwyer having all there chips in the middle, it is Xu Qiang who is at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
QX Qiang XuChina	A♦8♠ D	2,450,000(41 BB)
SO Stephen O'dwyerUnited States of America	6♥6♠ BB	1,160,000(19 BB)

Board:8♥T♥7♦2♦4♣

Level 16: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 23/81

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 7:39:08 AM

Michael Jozoff Marches Forward

Level 15: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Michael Jozoff

Hijack Michael Jozoff raises to 100,000 and Stephen Chidwick - fresh from his 2nd WSOP bracelet win in December for $1.3M - defends his big blind. The flop 6♦ J♠ 7♦ has Jozoff continue for 110,000, Chidwick raises to 260,000 and Jozoff calls to see the turn A♠ that gets checked to the river A♥ . Checked to Jozoff again, 450,000 slide over the line and Chidwick goes in the tank. He finds the call and mucks, after seeing Jozoff flip over Q♥ J♣ , losing two time banks in the process.

Player	Chips
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	2,880,000(58 BB)
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	460,000(9 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 7:27:17 AM

Lee Wai Kiat Doubles Against The Leader

Level 15: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Yeu Hsiang opens 100,000 from the button, Lee Wai Kiat jams 775,000 from the small blind and Yeu fills up for another flip.

Player	Hand	Chips
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	7♦7♠ D	2,480,000(50 BB)
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	A♦Q♠ SB	1,650,000(33 BB)

Board:3♣8♦5♠2♦A♠

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 7:23:06 AM

Tobias Schwecht Hits The Rail

Level 15: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Tobias Schwecht

Getting to the action with Steve O'Dwyer and Tobias Schwecht all-in pre, the latter being at risk for 520,000, the dealer takes center stage once more.

Player	Hand	Chips
SO Stephen O'dwyerUnited States of America	A♦T♣ HJ	2,500,000(50 BB)
TS Tobias SchwechtGermany	K♥Q♣ SB	busted

Board:5♠A♣9♠T♥Q♥

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 7:19:26 AM

Blind Battle Goes Distance

Level 15: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

With 410,000 in the pot and Q♣ 2♣ 9♦ on the board that gets checked to the turn T♦ we see Ding Biao lead 260,000 from the big blind and two-time WSOP ring holder Michael Jozoff check-calls for the board to complete 2♥ . Two More checks have Ding Biao scoop the pot with J♥ J♣ against Jozoff's A♦ J♠ .

Player	Chips
BD Biao DingChina	2,915,000(58 BB)
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	1,950,000(39 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 7:10:43 AM

Chip Counts And Table Draw With 24 Players Left

Level 15: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
QX Qiang XuChina	1,065,000(21 BB)	1	1
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	945,000(19 BB)	1	2
SO Stephen O'dwyerUnited States of America	1,660,000(33 BB)	1	3
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	3,175,000(64 BB)	1	4
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	3,715,000(74 BB)	1	5
TS Tobias SchwechtGermany	640,000(13 BB)	1	6
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	1,365,000(27 BB)	1	7
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	1,820,000(36 BB)	1	8
KI Kosei IchinoseJapan	675,000(14 BB)	2	1
YL Yu LeiChina	2,150,000(43 BB)	2	2
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	2,400,000(48 BB)	2	3
BD Biao DingChina	2,400,000(48 BB)	2	4
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	3,300,000(66 BB)	2	5
LX Luo XixiangChina	955,000(19 BB)	2	6
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	1,310,000(26 BB)	2	7
MR Mao RenjiChina	2,300,000(46 BB)	2	8
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	3,200,000(64 BB)	3	1
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	825,000(17 BB)	3	2
DS Daniel SmiljkovicGermany	1,800,000(36 BB)	3	3
YJ Yan JingyaoChina	1,260,000(25 BB)	3	4
JW Jamil WakilCanada	1,300,000(26 BB)	3	5
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	1,500,000(30 BB)	3	6
SC Stanley ChoiHong Kong	420,000(8 BB)	3	7
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	250,000(5 BB)	3	8

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 7:09:09 AM

Chris Brewer Eliminated

Level 15: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Tony Ren Lin

A few hands later we see Tony Lin and Chris Brewer all-in pre, with the latter being at risk for 655,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	3♥6♥ SB	3,700,000(74 BB)
CB Christopher BrewerUnited States of America	Q♣8♣ BB	busted

Board:A♦7♥2♥8♦A♥

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 7:06:23 AM

Daniel Smiljkovic Doubles Up

Level 15: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Daniel Smiljkovic

Picking up the action on the flop 8♦ 5♦ 7♥ and 475,000 up for grabs, big blind Daniel Smiljkovic leads 125,000, Chris Brewer calls for the turn J♦ to hit where Smiljkovic jams 565,000 and gets snapped.

Player	Hand	Chips
CB Christopher BrewerUnited States of America	Q♥J♥ D	600,000(12 BB)
DS Daniel SmiljkovicGermany	A♦6♣ BB	1,855,000(37 BB)

Two-time bracelet winner Brewer is ahead, but Smiljkovic has a lot of outs. Hitting one of them on the 9♥ river for a straight grants him a double up.

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 6:59:56 AM

Tony Lin Moves To The Top

Level 15: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Tony Ren Lin

Bracelet winner and late entry Daniel Smiljkovic gets the ball rolling with a 100,000 open from the hijack and Tony Lin defends big blind to lay eyes on the flop T♥ K♣ 5♥ that gets checked to the turn J♦ . A delayed c-bet of 125,000 gets called, the board completes 6♦ and Tony Lin takes over the reins with a 285,000 lead. Daniel Smiljkovic calls, but throws it in the muck after looking at Lin's 6♣ 5♣ two pair.

Player	Chips
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	3,300,000(66 BB)
DS Daniel SmiljkovicGermany	940,000(19 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 6:59:01 AM

Yan Jingyao Takes Some Back

Level 15: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Under the gun +1 starts off with a raise to 100,000, Sean Ooi ups it to 250,000 from the hijack and Yan Jingyao puts the hammer down with a 1,100,000 jam, scooping the pot.

Player	Chips
YJ Yan JingyaoChina	1,535,000(31 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	1,425,000(29 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 6:57:59 AM

Sean Ooi Recovers

Level 15: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Sean Ooi

Cutoff Sean Ooi raises to 100,000 and takes big blind Yan Jingyao to the flop 3♣ 2♣ 5♥ where a 125,000 c-bet gets check-called for the turn 7♠ to hit the felt. Checked to Ooi again, 300,000 go over the line and Yan let's it go.

Player	Chips
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	1,675,000(34 BB)
YJ Yan JingyaoChina	985,000(20 BB)

Level 15: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 28/81

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 6:36:34 AM

Chip Counts Going Into Level 15

Level 14: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

With late registration concluded and a total of 81 entries, the $20,000 Superstar Challenge prize pool ballooned to a whopping KRW2,262,330,000 (~$1,585,263) and KRW622,100,000 (~$435,932) for first. We have 28 player still in the hunt with ITM starting at 11th place.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	1,450,000(36 BB)	1	1
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	1,710,000(43 BB)	1	1
DS Daniel SmiljkovicGermany	1,440,000(36 BB)	1	3
MR Mao RenjiChina	2,100,000(53 BB)	1	4
SC Stanley ChoiHong Kong	570,000(14 BB)	1	5
SO Stephen O'dwyerUnited States of America	1,200,000(30 BB)	1	6
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	2,700,000(68 BB)	1	7
CB Christopher BrewerUnited States of America	1,600,000(40 BB)	1	8
YJ Yan JingyaoChina	1,290,000(32 BB)	2	1
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	450,000(11 BB)	2	2
KI Kosei IchinoseJapan	415,000(10 BB)	2	2
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	2,425,000(61 BB)	2	4
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	1,460,000(37 BB)	2	6
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	2,600,000(65 BB)	2	7
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	600,000(15 BB)	2	8
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	1,560,000(39 BB)	3	1
JS Joseph Sanghyon CheongMalaysia	1,935,000(48 BB)	3	2
BD Biao DingChina	1,665,000(42 BB)	3	3
YL Yu LeiChina	1,810,000(45 BB)	3	4
QX Qiang XuChina	1,495,000(37 BB)	3	5
LC Lim Chin WeiMalaysia	350,000(9 BB)	3	6
TS Tobias SchwechtGermany	270,000(7 BB)	3	7
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	600,000(15 BB)	4	2
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	2,930,000(73 BB)	4	3
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	2,800,000(70 BB)	4	4
JW Jamil WakilCanada	1,760,000(44 BB)	4	5
WY Wang Yang (4)China	30,000(1 BB)	4	7
LX Luo XixiangChina	1,100,000(28 BB)	4	8

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 6:34:35 AM

Jamil Wakil Wins Flip And Doubles Up

Level 14: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Jamil Wakil

Jamil Wakil raises to 80,000 from the cutoff, Wang Yang three-bets his button to 225,000 and Wakil jams for 830,000 total. Wang slightly covers, calls and the dealer has another player at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
JW Jamil WakilCanada	8♦8♣ CO	1,760,000(44 BB)
WY Wang Yang (4)China	K♣J♣ D	30,000(1 BB)

Board:2♣T♣8♥6♦T♦

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 6:28:56 AM

Yan Jingyao Doubles Up As Well

Level 14: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Yan Jingyao

Under the gun opens 80,000 and takes two customers to the flop 9♦ 7♣ 7♦ where big blind Yan Jingyao donks his flush draw Q♦ 4♦ for 125,000. The initial raiser gets out of the way and Zhao Hongjun calls from the button to see the turn 4♥ hit the felt. Yan jams 245,000 and Zhao calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	K♦Q♥ D	2,500,000(63 BB)
YJ Yan JingyaoChina	Q♦4♦ BB	1,040,000(26 BB)

Yan stays ahead on the river 8♠ and scoops a nice pot.

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 6:18:49 AM

Ding Biao Doubles Up Again

Level 14: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

One orbit later Paulius Plausinaitis opens the button again, this time for 90,000 and Ding Biao defends big once more. The flop T♣ 7♦ 4♠ has Ding check-call a 100,000 c-bet for the turn 5♥ where Plausinaitis fires a 2nd barrel of 150,000, Ding check-jams 420,000 and Plausinaitis snaps.

Player	Hand	Chips
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	T♦8♦ D	1,500,000(38 BB)
BD Biao DingChina	A♣A♦ BB	1,320,000(33 BB)

This time it is Ding who has to evade his opponents outs and does so on the river 2♦ to double up once more, being back above average.

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 6:04:22 AM

Ding Biao Stays Alive

Level 14: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Paulius Plausinaitis opens 125,000 from the button and 4th place finisher of the $15,000 Superstar Challenge Ding Biao defends big blind to see the flop 9♦ 8♠ A♥ . Ding donk-jams 180,000 and Plausinaitis fills up.

Player	Hand	Chips
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	K♠9♣ D	1,795,000(45 BB)
BD Biao DingChina	Q♣T♥ BB	670,000(17 BB)

Digging for ten outs with a gutter and two overs, Ding Biao strikes gold in the form of the turn J♥ that gives him the nuts and makes the river 2♥ just a formality.

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 6:00:20 AM

Tobias Schwecht Versus Xu Qiang Again

Level 14: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Tobias Schwecht

Hijack Xu Qiang raises to 80,000, Tobias Schwecht jams 455,000 from the button and Xu fills up.

Player	Hand	Chips
QX Qiang XuChina	A♦Q♥ HJ	1,260,000(32 BB)
TS Tobias SchwechtGermany	T♦T♣ D	1,080,000(27 BB)

Board:J♣T♠3♠6♣J♠

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 5:55:21 AM

Henrik Hecklen Eliminated

Level 14: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Henrik Hecklen

Picking up the action with bracelet winner Calvin Lee and Danish #1 Henrik Hecklen all-in pre, with the latter being at risk, the dealer takes the spotlight once more.

Player	Hand	Chips
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	A♠A♥ HJ	1,500,000(38 BB)
HH Henrik HecklenDenmark	A♣5♣ CO	busted

Board:6♠K♥2♣4♠7♣

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 5:52:42 AM

Christopher Park With Much Needed Double Up

Level 14: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Christopher Park

Hijack Chris Park opens 80,000, Luo Xixiang jams from the small blind and Park snaps for 805,000 total, being at risk, but way ahead.

Player	Hand	Chips
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	Q♣Q♠ HJ	1,690,000(42 BB)
LX Luo XixiangChina	6♣6♦ SB	1,000,000(25 BB)

Board:J♠5♣4♣A♦9♦

Level 14: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 37/81

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 5:50:15 AM

Xu Qiang Stays Aggressive

Level 13: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Qiang Xu

With the board showing T♣ 5♠ T♥ 6♠ and 740,000 up for grabs, small blind Tobias Schwecht - bracelet winner and APT Super High Roller champ in Manila two weeks ago - leads 320,000 and sends Xu Qiang in the tank. Xu declares all-in, enough to get Schwecht off the hand and flicks a time bank to the dealer.

Player	Chips
QX Qiang XuChina	1,740,000(58 BB)
TS Tobias SchwechtGermany	635,000(21 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 5:43:41 AM

Shi Xiao Chun Doubles Up

Level 13: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Xiaochun Shi

The action folds to Matt Belcher in the small blind who limps, Shi Xiao Chun jams 490,000 and Belcher calls for another race, putting his opponent at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
MP Matthew Paul BelcherUnited Kingdom	K♣9♦ SB	825,000(28 BB)
XS Xiaochun ShiChina	A♥8♣ BB	1,010,000(34 BB)

Board:J♠6♣2♥4♣A♠

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 5:40:56 AM

Tony Lin Bounces Back

Level 13: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Tony Ren Lin

Stephen Chidwick opens 75,000 from the hijack, Tony Lin ups it to 175,000 from the cutoff and Chidwick calls to see the flop Q♦ 5♦ 9♦ . Checked to Lin, he announces all-in and Chidwick quickly folds.

Player	Chips
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	1,200,000(40 BB)
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	455,000(15 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 5:35:04 AM

Mao Renji Marches Away From The Field

Level 13: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Mao Renji

Picking up the action on T♣ 3♠ A♦ with 165,000 in the pot, hijack Issac Haxton leads 40,000, big blind Mao Renji check-calls for the turn 6♦ and four more checks revealed the river 9♦ and have Mao table the winner K♠ T♥ .

Player	Chips
MR Mao RenjiChina	3,065,000(102 BB)
IH Isaac HaxtonUnited States of America	630,000(21 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 5:29:11 AM

Roller Coaster For Matt Belcher

Level 13: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Ling Tien Loon raises to 60,000 from the hijack, Matt Belcher declares all-in for 605,000 from the button and Ling calls to dominate.

Player	Hand	Chips
LT Ling Tien LoonMalaysia	A♥Q♠ HJ	355,000(12 BB)
MP Matthew Paul BelcherUnited Kingdom	Q♦J♦ D	1,285,000(43 BB)

Board:7♥4♠7♦9♠J♠

Everything is looking peachy for for Ling Tien Loon when the dealer flips over 7♥ 4♠ 7♦ 9♠ before going pear shaped on the river J♠ , having Matt Belcher suck-out and double up after being down to 7%.

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 5:22:59 AM

Ling Tien Loon Doubles Up

Level 13: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Ling Tien Loon

Under the gun opens 60,000, Ling Tien Loon - late entry today and high roller regular - jams 425,000 from the button, Matt Belcher successfully isolates from the big blind and we have another player at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
LT Ling Tien LoonMalaysia	A♦Q♣ D	955,000(32 BB)
MP Matthew Paul BelcherUnited Kingdom	A♠J♠ BB	620,000(21 BB)

Board:6♥3♥5♦4♥8♥

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 5:20:14 AM

Double Up For Matt Belcher

Level 13: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Matthew Paul Belcher

Two-time bracelet winner Luo Xixiang jams his big stack into all the lower stacks on his table from under the gun, Matt Belcher wakes up with a monster and wagers his last 500,000 from +1.

Player	Hand	Chips
LX Luo XixiangChina	Q♣Q♦ UTG	1,600,000(53 BB)
MP Matthew Paul BelcherUnited Kingdom	K♠K♣ UTG+1	1,075,000(36 BB)

Board:J♦7♠4♥8♣2♠

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 5:10:55 AM

Yeu Wei Hsiang Climbs Up The Ladder

Level 13: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Yeu Wei Hsiang

Picking up the action on a complete board J♦ 5♠ 3♥ 8♦ 7♠ and a whopping 915,000 in the middle we see Shi Xiao Chun jam bottom pair 2♦ 3♦ that sends Yu Wei Hsiang - 3rd in the $15,000 Superstar Challenge two days ago - in the tank. Yeu emerges with a call for his last 600,000 and scoops this massive pot with K♣ J♥ .

Player	Chips
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	2,115,000(71 BB)
XS Xiaochun ShiChina	970,000(32 BB)

Level 13: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 43/81

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 4:54:03 AM

Paulius Plausinaitis Second In Chips

Level 12: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Under the gun kicks off the action with a raise to 50,000 and takes two players to the flop 8♥ 3♥ T♦ that gets checked to the turn 7♣ . Cutoff Xu Qiang leads 125,000 in position, small blind Paulius Plausinaitis ups it to 350,000, the initial raiser folds and Xu calls for the board to complete J♠ . Plausinaitis puts out a 250,000 value bet with a straight J♣ 9♣ , Xu calls and throws it in the muck.

Chip Counts With Late Registration Over

Player	Chips
MR Mao RenjiChina	2,800,000(112 BB)
LX Luo XixiangChina	2,200,000(88 BB)
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	2,200,000(88 BB)
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	2,065,000(83 BB)
XS Xiaochun ShiChina	1,900,000(76 BB)
WY Wang Yang (4)China	1,800,000(72 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	1,700,000(68 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	1,680,000(67 BB)
YL Yu LeiChina	1,640,000(66 BB)
JS Johan Schultz-PedersenDenmark	1,475,000(59 BB)
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	1,400,000(56 BB)
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	1,150,000(46 BB)
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	1,050,000(42 BB)
HH Henrik HecklenDenmark	1,000,000(40 BB)
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	925,000(37 BB)
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	840,000(34 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 4:50:53 AM

Roman Hrabec Sent To The Desk Once More

Level 12: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Roman Hrabec

Folded to bracelet winner Xu Qiang we see a limp from the small blind, Roman Hrabec - #2 on the Czech Republic's all time money list and winner of the Triton Main Event here in Jeju in March last year for $4.3M - makes it 85,000, Xu Qiang puts him all-in for 335,000 and Hrabec calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
QX Qiang XuChina	Q♣8♠ SB	1,400,000(56 BB)
RH Roman HrabecCzech Republic	9♠9♣ BB	busted

Board:7♥J♥7♠K♠Q♠

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 4:32:46 AM

Lee Wai Kiat Recovers More

Level 12: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

With the board complete 2♣ 3♣ K♦ 5♦ 9♦ and 305,000 up for grabs big blind Lee Wai Kiat slides 300,000 over the line, putting Sean Ooi in the tank. After two time banks were consumed we hear call from Ooi, who looks at Lee's 3♠ 5♠ two pair and mucks.

Player	Chips
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	1,970,000(79 BB)
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	1,230,000(49 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 4:28:26 AM

Tony Lin Out

Level 12: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Tony Ren Lin

Two-time bracelet winner Chris Brewer kicks us off with a raise to 50,000 from the cutoff, Tony Lin - #2 on China's all time money list - jams 410,000 from the button and Brewer calls, putting Lin at risk for his 2nd bullet of the day.

Player	Hand	Chips
CB Christopher BrewerUnited States of America	A♠K♥ CO	1,065,000(43 BB)
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	6♣6♦ D	busted

Board:A♥2♣3♥8♦8♣

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 4:25:51 AM

The Two Chip Leaders Collide

Level 12: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Sean Ooi

Picking up the action with 335,000 in the pot and 3♥ 2♥ 3♣ on the board, Sean Ooi leads 180,000 and gets check-called by Daniel Dvoress. The turn 9♦ has Ooi fork out another 400,000 and Dvoress folds, giving the young Malaysian the lead.

Player	Chips
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	2,450,000(98 BB)
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	1,875,000(75 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 4:22:12 AM

Winfred Yu Eliminated

Level 12: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Yu Ka Wing Winfred

Other short stack and Poker Dream co-founder Winfred Yu jams 180,000 from the hijack and Johan Schultz-Pedersen calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
YK Yu Ka Wing WinfredHong Kong	A♦3♦ HJ	busted
JS Johan Schultz-PedersenDenmark	9♥9♦ D	1,180,000(47 BB)

Board:K♠Q♣8♥T♦4♠

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 4:18:36 AM

Lee Wai Kiat Doubles Up

Level 12: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Lee Wai Kiat

Lee Wai Kiat open-jams 170,000 from the hijack and chip leader Daniel Dvoress calls from the small blind putting the Malaysian at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	8♦8♥ HJ	390,000(16 BB)
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	A♦4♠ SB	1,780,000(71 BB)

Board:3♥5♣6♦K♠T♦

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 4:13:21 AM

Paulius Plausinaitis Picks Up First Pot Of The Day

Level 12: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Paulius Plausinaitis

With an open to 55,000 from the hijack, Paulius Plausinaitis takes big blind Xu Qiang to the flop 4♠ K♣ J♠ . A 60,000 c-bet gets called for the turn A♥ where Plausinaitis takes it down with a second barrel of 200,000.

Player	Chips
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	1,630,000(65 BB)
QX Qiang XuChina	905,000(36 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 4:07:24 AM

The Final Day Of The $20,000 Superstar Challenge Is Live

Level 12: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Shuffle up and deal!

Level 12: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 33/62

SMPSMP

2/23/2025, 6:58:09 PM

The Final Day Of The $20,000 Superstar Challenge Begins At 1pm Local

The Poker Dream 16 $20,000 Superstar Challenge Final Day will start with 30 out of 59 players remaining after 11 levels of 40min each yesterday. The total entries will certainly increase with late registration still open throughout the first 40 minutes of play until 13:40, giving the late entries still 20BB to work with in the hunt for a slice of the already over $1,100,000 prize pool.

Canadian 2-time WSOP bracelet winner Daniel Dvoress bagged the biggest stack with 2,550,000, after a massive all-in against Rainer Kempe just a few hands before the end of Day 1. Dvoress opened 2.5BB with A♠ Q♣ from UTG+1, big blind Rainer Kempe made it 10,7BB with K♣ K♠ and Dvoress called to hit the nuts on J♦ K♦ T♥ where Kempe led 7,5BB and snapped Dvoress' 58BB jam and couldn't improve on 6♣ and 2♥ .

2nd in chips is young Malaysian poker phenom Sean Ooi with 2,280,000 who continuously picked up small to mid-sized pots, growing his stack from start to finish. He is in a good position to make the chip leader's day not too easy, sitting to his immediate left.

Mao Renji from China, also a bracelet winner and runner-up of the Super High Roller last night, had a steady day as well, closing the gap to the chip leader last minute in a three-way pot, knocking out Rainer Kempe and winning a small side pot against Dvoress that has him bring 1,880,000 to the table today.

Poker Legends like Stephen Chidwick and Isaac Haxton - who are 3rd and 9th on the all time money list with live earnings of more than $50M each - are also still in the running, most likely getting company from some more all time greats during the last level of late registration today.

Live updates will be covering the event from 1pm until a new champion is crowned.