South Korea, Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT #37

2025.02.23 - 2025.02.24Add to Calendar

Poker Dream

Mao Renji

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, 8:31:09 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, 8:18:15 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, 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, 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, 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, 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)

Blind level

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

Entries

30/59

Day 1

SMPSMP

2/23/2025, 6:32:44 PM

Day 1 Of The $20,000 Superstar Challenge Concludes With Daniel Dvoress Topping The Remaining 30 Players

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

Daniel Dvoress - $20,000 Superstar Challenge Chipleader

The Poker Dream 16 $20,000 Superstar Challenge Day 1 came to a close with 30 out of 59 players remaining after 11 levels of 40min each. The total entries will certainly increase with late registration still open throughout the first 40 minutes of play tomorrow 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 the day. 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.

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 left him with 1,880,000.

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 tomorrow.

The Final Day will start at 13:00 on February 24 with 40 minutes of late registration and finishes when a new champion is crowned. Live updates will be there from beginning to the end!

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	465,000(23 BB)	1	1
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	385,000(19 BB)	1	2
MR Mao RenjiChina	1,880,000(94 BB)	1	4
SC Stanley ChoiHong Kong	810,000(41 BB)	1	5
DF Dietrich FastGermany	350,000(18 BB)	1	6
OB Oliver BithellUnited Kingdom	415,000(21 BB)	1	8
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	195,000(10 BB)	2	1
XS Xue SongChina	450,000(23 BB)	2	2
KI Kosei IchinoseJapan	175,000(9 BB)	2	3
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	2,550,000(128 BB)	2	4
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	2,280,000(114 BB)	2	6
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	1,620,000(81 BB)	2	7
JS Johan Schultz-PedersenDenmark	1,035,000(52 BB)	3	1
HH Henrik HecklenDenmark	1,095,000(55 BB)	3	2
IH Isaac HaxtonUnited States of America	590,000(30 BB)	3	3
QX Qiang XuChina	1,040,000(52 BB)	3	5
YK Yu Ka Wing WinfredHong Kong	240,000(12 BB)	3	6
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	1,480,000(74 BB)	3	8
RH Roman HrabecCzech Republic	625,000(31 BB)	4	1
XS Xiaochun ShiChina	1,720,000(86 BB)	4	2
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	1,590,000(80 BB)	4	3
XH Xu HangChina	530,000(27 BB)	4	5
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	1,510,000(76 BB)	4	6
LX Luo XixiangChina	1,785,000(89 BB)	4	8
BD Biao DingChina	680,000(34 BB)	5	3
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	600,000(30 BB)	5	4
WY Wang Yang (4)China	1,700,000(85 BB)	5	5
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	735,000(37 BB)	5	6
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	400,000(20 BB)	5	8

SMPSMP

2/23/2025, 3:30:34 PM

Rainer Kempe Eliminated Just Before The End Of The Day

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

Rainer Kempe

Daniel Dvoress kicks off the action with a 45,000 raise from under the gun, Mao Renji ups it to 125,000 from the cutoff and Rainer Kempe flicks his remaining two blinds into the middle before Dvoress calls. The flop 9♦ 5♥ K♣ has Dvoress fold to Mao's 125,000 c-bet with K♦ Q♥ , Kempe flips over A♥ 5♦ , but cant improve on 4♣ and T♥ exiting the tournament with just a few minutes left until the end of Day 1.

SMPSMP

2/23/2025, 2:06:52 PM

Chip Counts And Table Positions Going Into Level 10

Level 9: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	1,000,000(83 BB)	1	1
BD Biao DingChina	500,000(42 BB)	1	2
LX Luo XixiangChina	1,825,000(152 BB)	1	4
OB Oliver BithellUnited Kingdom	550,000(46 BB)	1	5
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	445,000(37 BB)	1	6
CB Christopher BrewerUnited States of America	950,000(79 BB)	2	1
DF Dietrich FastGermany	435,000(36 BB)	2	2
IH Isaac HaxtonUnited States of America	385,000(32 BB)	2	4
YS Yong Seng ChenMalaysia	605,000(50 BB)	2	6
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	945,000(79 BB)	2	7
RH Roman HrabecCzech Republic	575,000(48 BB)	2	8
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	751,000(63 BB)	3	3
LT Ling Tien LoonMalaysia	725,000(60 BB)	3	4
MN Martin NielsenDenmark	700,000(58 BB)	3	5
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	805,000(67 BB)	3	6
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	480,000(40 BB)	3	7
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	630,000(53 BB)	4	1
RK Rainer KempeGermany	801,000(67 BB)	4	2
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	235,000(20 BB)	4	4
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	770,000(64 BB)	4	5
JW Jamil WakilCanada	657,000(55 BB)	4	8
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	185,000(15 BB)	5	1
XS Xue SongChina	702,000(59 BB)	5	2
MR Mao RenjiChina	765,000(64 BB)	5	3
SC Stanley ChoiHong Kong	175,000(15 BB)	5	5
HH Henrik HecklenDenmark	1,005,000(84 BB)	5	6
KI Kosei IchinoseJapan	303,000(25 BB)	5	7
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	805,000(67 BB)	6	1
WY Wang Yang (4)China	544,000(45 BB)	6	2
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	1,180,000(98 BB)	6	3
QX Qiang XuChina	298,000(25 BB)	6	4
XH Xu HangChina	681,000(57 BB)	6	8
MP Matthew Paul BelcherUnited Kingdom	1,027,000(86 BB)	7	1
CD Chen DongChina	1,491,000(124 BB)	7	2
LA Lu Anton Zhen ZhaoAustralia	159,000(13 BB)	7	4
YL Yu LeiChina	731,000(61 BB)	7	6
YK Yu Ka Wing WinfredHong Kong	461,000(38 BB)	7	7
JS Johan Schultz-PedersenDenmark	1,240,000(103 BB)	7	8

Player	Chips
LX Luo XixiangChina	1,825,000(152 BB)
CD Chen DongChina	1,491,000(124 BB)
JS Johan Schultz-PedersenDenmark	1,240,000(103 BB)
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	1,180,000(98 BB)
MP Matthew Paul BelcherUnited Kingdom	1,027,000(86 BB)
HH Henrik HecklenDenmark	1,005,000(84 BB)
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	1,000,000(83 BB)
CB Christopher BrewerUnited States of America	950,000(79 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	945,000(79 BB)
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	805,000(67 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	805,000(67 BB)
RK Rainer KempeGermany	801,000(67 BB)
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	770,000(64 BB)
MR Mao RenjiChina	765,000(64 BB)
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	751,000(63 BB)
YL Yu LeiChina	731,000(61 BB)
LT Ling Tien LoonMalaysia	725,000(60 BB)
XS Xue SongChina	702,000(59 BB)
MN Martin NielsenDenmark	700,000(58 BB)
XH Xu HangChina	681,000(57 BB)
JW Jamil WakilCanada	657,000(55 BB)
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	630,000(53 BB)
YS Yong Seng ChenMalaysia	605,000(50 BB)
RH Roman HrabecCzech Republic	575,000(48 BB)
OB Oliver BithellUnited Kingdom	550,000(46 BB)
WY Wang Yang (4)China	544,000(45 BB)
BD Biao DingChina	500,000(42 BB)
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom	480,000(40 BB)
YK Yu Ka Wing WinfredHong Kong	461,000(38 BB)
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	445,000(37 BB)
DF Dietrich FastGermany	435,000(36 BB)
IH Isaac HaxtonUnited States of America	385,000(32 BB)
KI Kosei IchinoseJapan	303,000(25 BB)
QX Qiang XuChina	298,000(25 BB)
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	235,000(20 BB)
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	185,000(15 BB)
SC Stanley ChoiHong Kong	175,000(15 BB)
LA Lu Anton Zhen ZhaoAustralia	159,000(13 BB)

SMPSMP

2/23/2025, 1:43:51 PM

Mao Renji Enters The Chat

Level 9: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Mao Renji

Calvin Lee, who won a single day high roller here in Jeju last November, gets the ball rolling with a raise to 27,000 from the button, Main Event runner-up Mao Renji three bets his big blind to 85,000 and Lee calls for the flop 6♠ 4♣ 5♦ . Mao c-bets 95,000, Lee calls and the turn 9♦ has Mao finish the job with a jam that goes unanswered.

Player	Chips
MR Mao RenjiChina	765,000(64 BB)
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	243,000(20 BB)