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

Yan Jingyao

China

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, 8:23:05 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, 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)

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

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.

Blind level

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

Entries

30/59

Day 1

SMPSMP

2/23/2025, 12:06:32 PM

Rainer Kempe Breaks 1M

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

Rainer Kempe

With a complete board 9♦ 5♦ T♠ 2♠ 5♣ and 259,000 to play for, Rainer Kempe forks out 220,000, sending Yan Jingyao deep in the tank before surrendering the pot, losing two time banks in the process.

Player	Chips
RK Rainer KempeGermany	1,028,000(129 BB)
YJ Yan JingyaoChina	134,000(17 BB)

SMPSMP

2/23/2025, 10:16:45 AM

Massive Double Up For Luo Xixiang

Level 5: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Luo Xixiang

With an early position raise to 11,000, Yan Jingyao fills up his small blind before two time bracelet winner Luo Xixiang pumps it to 69,500 from big. The initial raiser folds, Yan goes in the tank worth a time bank, but declares all-in for 518,000. Luo snaps for a total of 453,500, putting him at risk, but dominating his opponent.

Player	Hand	Chips
YJ Yan JingyaoChina	A♦Q♠	65,000(13 BB)
LX Luo XixiangChina	A♠K♣	1,067,000(213 BB)

Board:2♠6♥2♦J♥A♣