South Korea, Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT #37

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Poker Dream

Paulius Plausinaitis

Lithuania

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, 8:49:23 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, 8:35:49 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, 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, 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, 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, 4:13:21 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)

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, 2:48:00 PM

Paulius Plausinaitis Cold Four-bets Pre

Level 10: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Another 30,000 open from under the gun has hijack Lee Wai Kiat three-bet to 65,000, but it is Paulius Plausinaitis who picks up the pot with a cold four-bet to 125,000 out of the big blind.

Player	Chips
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	1,580,000(105 BB)
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	310,000(21 BB)

SMPSMP

2/23/2025, 2:44:29 PM

Massive Double Up For Paulius Plausinaitis

Level 10: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Paulius Plausinaitis

After the cutoff opened 30,000 Jamil Wakil jams 642,000 from the small blind with Q♦ T♦ and big blind Paulius Plausinaitis wakes up with A♣ K♠ , calls and the cutoff gets out of the way.

Player	Hand	Chips
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	A♣K♠	1,275,000(85 BB)
JW Jamil WakilCanada	Q♦T♦	32,000(2 BB)

Board:8♣4♥7♠3♣2♠

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, 1:35:02 PM

Paulius Plausinaitis Chips Up

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

Paulius Plausinaitis

Looking at the flop 4♥ T♠ A♠ , 170,000 in the pot and a 35,000 lead from Lee Wai Kiat, Lithuanian high roller Paulius Plausinaitis check-raises to 80,000 and Lee calls. The turn 2♣ gets checked around to the river 9♥ where Plausinaitis jams before scooping the pot.

Player	Chips
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	524,000(44 BB)
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	361,000(30 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