Name: $20,000 NLH SuperStar Challenge
Start: 2025-02-23
End: 2025-02-24

Poker Dream 16 Jeju 2025

Korea (Republic of), Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT #37

2025.02.23 - 2025.02.24

Poker Dream

Daniel Smiljkovic

Germany

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, 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, 8:47:44 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, 8:35:49 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	530,000(7 BB)	2	7
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	3,480,000(44 BB)	2	8

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, 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	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, 7:06:23 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, 6:36:34 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	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