South Korea, Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT #37

2025.02.23 - 2025.02.24Add to Calendar

Poker Dream

Christopher Brewer

United States of America

Blind level

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

Entries

1/81

Total Chips

40,500,000

Average

40,500,000

Final Day

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, 6:36:34 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, 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♣

Blind level

Level 11: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Entries

30/59

Day 1

SMPSMP

2/23/2025, 12:31:48 PM

Three Bracelets In One Heads Up

Level 7: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Christopher Brewer

Picking up the action on 4♠ 4♣ J♣ 3♣ with 272,000 up for grabs, Chen Dong leads 85,000 from +1 and gets called by Chris Brewer in the hijack. The river K♦ has Chen bet small for 80,000 with K♠ K♣ , hoping to get raised, but Brewer just calls and mucks.

Player	Chips
CD Chen DongChina	1,483,000(185 BB)
CB Christopher BrewerUnited States of America	710,000(89 BB)

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	887,000(148 BB)	1	1
LX Luo XixiangChina	1,380,000(230 BB)	1	4
OB Oliver BithellUnited Kingdom	87,000(15 BB)	1	5
SO Stephen O'dwyerUnited States of America	493,000(82 BB)	1	6
IH Isaac HaxtonUnited States of America	390,000(65 BB)	1	7
YL Yu LeiChina	740,000(123 BB)	1	8
CB Christopher BrewerUnited States of America	1,084,000(181 BB)	2	1
DF Dietrich FastGermany	436,000(73 BB)	2	2
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	560,000(93 BB)	2	4
ZQ Zhou QuanChina	256,000(43 BB)	2	5
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	593,000(99 BB)	2	6
CD Chen DongChina	1,094,000(182 BB)	2	8
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	357,000(60 BB)	3	1
RK Rainer KempeGermany	628,000(105 BB)	3	2
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	485,000(81 BB)	3	3
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	477,000(80 BB)	3	5
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	526,000(88 BB)	3	6
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	694,000(116 BB)	3	7
MP Matthew Paul BelcherUnited Kingdom	566,000(94 BB)	3	8
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	227,500(38 BB)	4	1
JJ John JuandaIndonesia	133,500(22 BB)	4	2
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	678,500(113 BB)	4	4
QX Qiang XuChina	744,500(124 BB)	4	5
TS Tobias SchwechtGermany	412,000(69 BB)	4	6
JW Jamil WakilCanada	771,000(129 BB)	4	8
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	410,500(68 BB)	5	1
XS Xue SongChina	375,000(63 BB)	5	2
JS Johan Schultz-PedersenDenmark	682,000(114 BB)	5	4
SC Stanley ChoiHong Kong	252,000(42 BB)	5	5
HH Henrik HecklenDenmark	430,000(72 BB)	5	6
KI Kosei IchinoseJapan	562,000(94 BB)	5	7
AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	642,000(107 BB)	5	8

SMPSMP

2/23/2025, 11:07:08 AM

Roman Hrabec Knocked Out

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

Roman Hrabec

Looking at the board 6♠ 4♣ 2♦ J♦ with 227,000 already in the middle and Chris Brewer's 190,000 lead in front, Roman Hrabec decides to jam 373,000 with his draws holding 5♦ 7♦ . Brewer goes in the tank, costing him a time bank, but fills up with A♦ 9♦ , being in good shape. The river is a blank T♠ and Hrabec gathers his things. With his recent $2,5M Triton Monte Carlo cashes he can afford another bullet.

Player	Chips
CB Christopher BrewerUnited States of America	1,185,000(198 BB)
RH Roman HrabecCzech Republic	busted

SMPSMP

2/23/2025, 9:11:30 AM

Chris Brewer Continues Ascend

Level 4: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Christopher Brewer

Picking up the action on the flop 7♦ 6♦ A♦ with 94,000 in the middle, two time bracelet winner Chris Brewer leads 25,000 from the button and gets called by big blind Henrik Hecklen for the turn Q♣ where another 60,000 bet lets Brewer scoop the pot.

Player	Chips
CB Christopher BrewerUnited States of America	730,000(183 BB)
HH Henrik HecklenDenmark	231,000(58 BB)

SMPSMP

2/23/2025, 9:01:45 AM

Tony Lin Wins Another

Level 4: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Tony Ren Lin

Christopher Brewer opens 8,000 from under the gun +2, button Stanley Choi and big blind Tony Lin fill up the lay eyes on the flop J♦ 5♣ 9♥ . When checked to him, Choi forks out 7,000 and both opponents comply to see the turn T♥ that gets checked around to the river 5♠ . Lin takes over the reins with a 35,000 open that gets the job done.

Player	Chips
CB Christopher BrewerUnited States of America	672,000(168 BB)
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	662,000(166 BB)
SC Stanley ChoiHong Kong	390,000(98 BB)

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
CB Christopher BrewerUnited States of America	687,000(229 BB)	2	1
DF Dietrich FastGermany	703,000(234 BB)	2	2
HH Henrik HecklenDenmark	288,000(96 BB)	2	3
SC Stanley ChoiHong Kong	405,000(135 BB)	2	4
ZQ Zhou QuanChina	607,000(202 BB)	2	5
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	630,000(210 BB)	2	6
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	4,760,000(1587 BB)	2	7
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	642,000(214 BB)	3	1
RK Rainer KempeGermany	411,000(137 BB)	3	2
YL Yu LeiChina	529,000(176 BB)	3	3
XS Xue SongChina	504,000(168 BB)	3	4
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	420,000(140 BB)	3	5
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	500,000(167 BB)	3	6
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	404,000(135 BB)	3	7
MP Matthew Paul BelcherUnited Kingdom	184,000(61 BB)	3	8

SMPSMP

2/23/2025, 6:45:38 AM

The USA - UK Heads-Up Continues

Level 1: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Matthew Paul Belcher

Matthew Belcher opens 5,000 from the cutoff, small blind Christopher Brewer pays up and the flop falls 5♣ 9♣ 8♦ , checked to the turn J♦ . A delayed c-bet of 10,000 finds a customer for the river 9♥ where Belcher lays out another 27,000 with K♠ J♠ top pair. Brewer calls with 9♦ Q♦ trips and scoops the third pot against Belcher in just a few minutes.

Player	Chips
CB Christopher BrewerUnited States of America	689,000(345 BB)
MP Matthew Paul BelcherUnited Kingdom	340,000(170 BB)

SMPSMP

2/23/2025, 6:40:23 AM

Christopher Brewer Chips Up Some More

Level 1: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Matthew Belcher, who finished 7th in the $15,000 Superstar Challenge last night kicks us off with a raise to 5,000 from the button and takes big blind Christopher Brewer to another flop 4♥ K♠ 5♠ , slides out a 4,000 c-bet, Brewer calls and we see the turn 2♠ that gets checked to complete the board 7♥ . Another check by Brewer has Belcher fork out 24,000, Brewer increases to 95,000 with a flush 9♠ 4♠ and Belcher calls to muck.

Player	Chips
CB Christopher BrewerUnited States of America	643,000(322 BB)
DB David BrewerUnited States of America	382,000(191 BB)
MP Matthew Paul BelcherUnited Kingdom	184,000(92 BB)

SMPSMP

2/23/2025, 6:33:52 AM

Christopher Brewer Comes Out Swinging

Level 1: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

David Brewer

Hijack David Brewer opens 5,000 and takes big blind Matthew Belcher to the flop 8♠ 9♦ 7♠ where a 7,000 c-bet gets check-called by Belcher for the turn 8♣ where another 21,000 barrel gets filled before the river 5♠ shuts down the action with Brewer flipping over his flopped straight T♥ J♦ against Belcher's A♣ 9♠ top pair.

Player	Chips
CB Christopher BrewerUnited States of America	538,000(269 BB)
MP Matthew Paul BelcherUnited Kingdom	486,000(243 BB)